"What?" Startled, Ye Jiuge pressed Qing Liu, "When did you see the belt in Fifth Concubine's room?"
"Three days ago!" Qing Liu replied.
Then, carefully, she explained what had happened. When she and Qing Hu first arrived at the Qiu Shui Residence, they had wanted to build good relationships with the other maids, so they consistently helped out as much as they could.
Xing Hua, who was staying in the same room as her, was responsible for cleaning Fifth Concubine's private chamber. One day, Xing Hua was feeling unwell, so Qing Liu volunteered to help her.
However, shortly after she entered Fifth Concubine's interior room, Qiu Mama rushed in angrily and chased her away. She also rebuked Xing Hua. From then on, Xing Hua did not dare let anyone help her again.
