Xin He almost spat out the mouthful of tea she was drinking, and hurriedly handed the teacup to Xiaoyu, "Put this away in the cupboard."
Unable to resist, Xiaoyu burst out laughing: "Madam, you did not seem so panicky when you asked your servant for the cold tea earlier."
Xin He glared at her: "Hurry up! If he finds out, I'll definitely get you involved."
Xiaoyu went pale: "Madam, you promised not to implicate me."
"I've changed my mind."
At this point Xiaoyu dared not delay, she hurriedly packed away the items, fearing they might implicate her.
Fortunately, Xiaoyu acted quickly and managed to hide the teacup in a small closet just before Marquis Mu Houchu entered the room. The teacup would cool down soon and the secret would remain unnoticed.
With a sequence of "Greetings, my lord."
Mu Houchu strode into the room.
Xin He said with a smile: "You're back? I heard that you were out all day today, did you have anything urgent to attend to?"
