She thought for a moment and spoke, "Theft is a serious matter, but as this maid was brought here by the County Princess from Prince Rui's Mansion, it is not fitting for the Marquis' Estate to overstep its bounds. It would be better to let the County Princess handle the punishment herself."
Yongjia found herself in a dilemma. Fortunately, she had cleared herself of suspicion this time.
She shot a resentful glare at Xie Mingyue. *Punish the girl herself?* If she made the punishment too light, what would everyone else think of her? But if it was too severe...
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