By the second watch, she begged for pastries.
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Everyone quieted down and looked at Lady Zhou.
"Mother," only Lian Xiuxiu called out aggrievedly, pointing at Lian Manman with her hand, "She...ouch..."
Lian Xiuxiu hadn't finished what she was saying when she suddenly cried out and turned back, puzzled, to look at Lady Zhou.
At this moment, Lady Zhou was both embarrassed and angry, but she was more worried, afraid that Lian Xiuxiu would suddenly say something that would force Lian Manman to produce that piece of evidence, so she twisted Lian Xiuxiu's waist hard.
Indeed, it was she who had gone through the Fourth Household's rooms to inspect their belongings.
