Chapter 556 - 566: Must Not Break Trust with Others
Lin Qianqing was so astonished that she opened her mouth wide; her cousin’s defense was so remarkable that she couldn’t find words to refute it.
"Alright, granted, your reasoning is sound, but let’s see how you explain to grandmother about spending the night out and then following me to the Jie Family’s residence first thing in the morning once we get back home."
Although Lin Qianqing said that Gu Youyou would be in trouble when she returned, she still voluntarily took the blame upon herself.
"Grandmother, it was I who asked my cousin to accompany me to the Jie Family," she said.
Both girls were kneeling in the room of Madam Lin, the Lin Family matriarch, who was seated next to the Jin Family’s Madam Lin.
Gu Youyou understood why she took the blame upon herself; aside from the grandmother, Madam Lin from the Jin Family was also present.
As Qianqing’s birth mother, Madam Lin wouldn’t punish her daughter too harshly for her mistake, but it was different for Gu Youyou. Since arriving at the Lin Residence, the girl had gained the special favor of both the venerable Lin Xingyi and the old Madam Lin, yet she lacked the temperament of a refined lady that she appreciated, and was even a bad influence on her daughter. Two tigers cannot share one mountain, let alone when she was but a poor relative.
Next to the old lady, the head maid Lusun was massaging her legs. She glanced at Madam Lin and said indifferently to the two kneeling girls, "The floor is cold, and your health isn’t well, so stand up. Lusun, bring a stool for the young miss and her cousin."