Perhaps Xuemei's words worked, as Ping'er began to slowly lift her head. But after glancing at Lin Jiaojiao she became frightened and lowered it again.
"I...I...My beloved is in trouble..." Ping'er's voice still trembled, but eventually she clenched her teeth and blurted out, "I didn't want my beloved to be killed, so I stole the silver from the house!"
As the words fell, Ping'er immediately kowtowed on the ground, saying, "I know I'm wrong, I'm willing to accept punishment."
"Your beloved?" Lin Jiaojiao asked, casting a glance at Chen Luo, whose hands were tightly clenched, and immediately guessed the truth.
She didn't expose anything, but asked Ping'er, "So, why did your beloved need you to risk stealing such a large amount of silver to help him?"
