Nanny Deng's words were ruthless. Now that the facade was torn, she ripped it to shreds without leaving Lady Cheng any chance to rebut. You could say Cheng Lizi's incident was an accident, but the negligence of your steward can't be escaped.
Lady Cheng's face reddened with rage as she glared at Nanny Deng. When she had first arrived, she had been thinking about how to deal with Granny Liu, since she was certain Yueyao would not intervene. But she had never anticipated Old Granny Deng getting involved. The longstanding discord between her and Granny Liu meant that she could find a way out if she had a good enough reason, but now with the outsider Nanny Deng present, and even allowing this outsider to listen in, the Old Master was truly furious this time.
