Mei Xianghan’s face turned deathly pale; she had not expected to be found out so quickly.
Mei Changgong, standing by, was confused. He had clearly felt Mei Gongxue’s attitude soften just moments ago, which was why he hadn’t intervened. Seeing the situation now, he hurriedly asked, "A Xiang, what is going on? Didn’t you say you carved this hairpin yourself?"
Caught in her lie, Mei Xianghan could only sob out the truth. "I—I did intend to make it myself, but the carving tool was just too painful to use, so… so I had someone secretly buy one to use as a substitute…"
Chapter 48