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Chapter 70: She's the mastermind behind it all...

Throw it away?

Qin Wan's pupils dilated, and she looked somewhat surprised. What did he mean by that?

The jade hairpin was indeed missing this morning, but she definitely didn't throw it away.

Qin Lang once threatened that if she didn't wear the jade hairpin, she would kill Wan Shuang. Wan Shuang was the only maid she could trust in the Marquis's mansion, and she wouldn't joke about Wan Shuang's life.

Even if she were to actually throw away that jade hairpin, it would only be after she had completely left the Marquis's mansion and Qin Lang could no longer threaten her.

But he just said she threw away the jade hairpin. What happened?

Qin Lang stared intently at Qin Wan, and seeing that she didn't react for a long time, he said again, "What? You dare to do it but not admit it?"

Qin Wan frowned. Why should she admit to it if she didn't throw it away?

"I'm not wearing the jade hairpin today because I can't find it, but it's definitely not because I threw it away!"

"Qin Wan, you can lie without batting an eye now, you've mastered it to the extreme!"

As he spoke, Qin Lang took out the jade hairpin that he had kept in his bosom for a long time and threw it at Qin Wan.

Qin Lang, being a martial artist, possessed great strength and speed. By the time Qin Wan reacted, the jade hairpin had already passed right in front of her.

A stinging sensation struck her, and she instinctively touched her cheek.

is blood!

Qin Wan looked at the bloodstains on her fingers and trembled. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that the jade hairpin had fallen to the ground and was smashed to pieces, beyond repair.

Qin Lang was stunned. Why didn't she dodge?

He didn't do it on purpose; he felt heartbroken when he saw the bloodstains on her face.

But then he remembered that he had bought the jade hairpin with his first military reward and given it to her. She had sold it first, then it was broken, and after it was repaired and given back to her, she finally threw it away.

Anger and heartache mingled together, leaving him feeling uneasy, as if there was a fire burning inside him that he just wanted to vent.

If he hadn't discovered the jade hairpin outside Nanfeng Courtyard early this morning, he might not have known that his sincerity had been so trampled on by her.

He didn't believe it at first, but after asking several servants, they all saw people from Wanyue Courtyard passing by.

If this wasn't her order, then who else could it be!

Qin Lang's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Qin Wan, automatically avoiding the bloodstains on her face. He pointed to the shattered jade hairpin on the ground and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Qin Wan was speechless; she didn't know how the jade hairpin ended up in his hands.

She remembered that she had put it away carefully, but she couldn't find it this morning. There was only one explanation: he had taken it in the middle of the night and was using it to frame her and deliberately make things difficult for her.

After all, this wasn't the first time he'd sneaked into her room under the cover of night.

Qin Wan felt she had a clear conscience and met Qin Lang's eyes without flinching.

"Qin Lang, is this funny? You brought the jade hairpin here, then stole it in the middle of the night, and now you're deliberately framing me. Do you think this is amusing?"

"You're spouting nonsense! It was clearly you who deliberately threw it away, and even threw it outside Nanfeng Courtyard so I would see it. You've betrayed my sincerity, and now you're turning around and blaming me. There's no one more vicious than you in the world!"

Qin Lang had thought that if she said she had lost it by accident, he might forgive her, but she turned around and accused him, which he could not accept.

Qin Lang's temper seemed to be about to get out of control, and he slammed his fist on the table.

Qin Wan glanced at the table and saw that a crack had appeared. She gasped. Luckily, Wan Shuang hadn't returned yet, or she would have been the one to suffer.

"You say I threw it outside Nanfeng Courtyard, do you have any evidence?" Qin Wan asked.

"If I had no evidence, why would I come to you?" Qin Lang continued to press, wanting to see just how far Qin Wan could go with her excuses.

"Someone saw people from Wanyue Courtyard passing by outside Nanfeng Courtyard today. Who else could it be if not you who instructed them?"

Qin Wan lowered her eyes, her mind starting to work. She knew that she hadn't ordered this. If Qin Lang was right, it meant that the servants in Wanyue Courtyard had ulterior motives.

Thinking of this, Qin Wan broke out in a cold sweat. These servants were all recently replaced by her. Who was so quick to bribe the servants in her courtyard?

Just then, a sound came from outside the door, interrupting Qin Wan's thoughts.

"What happened? I just entered the yard and heard you arguing here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ye walked in. The first thing he saw was Qin Wan's face with bloodstains and her eyes slightly red.

He rushed forward and asked, "What happened? Wan'er, what happened to your face?"

Qin Wan remained silent, only looking at Qin Lang in front of her.

Feeling guilty under Qin Wan's gaze, Qin Lang dared not meet her eyes.

Seeing this, Qin Ye guessed pretty much everything.

He then asked, "What exactly happened?"

Wan'er has just been betrothed. Although the Fifth Prince is a good-for-nothing, he is still a prince. If Wan'er is left with a scar on her face, it will ruin the reputation of the Marquis's mansion.

"Brother, the thing is..."

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qin Lang explained the whole story, and Qin Ye understood.

Without saying much, he gathered all the servants of Wanyue Courtyard together and then asked the servant Qin Lang had mentioned to come forward and identify them.

Within half an hour, they had identified a maid named Xiao Tao.

Qin Ye stood in front of Xiao Tao, his tall stature radiating an extremely powerful aura of pressure.

"Tell me, did you do this?"

This one sentence terrified Xiao Tao, and she immediately revealed who was behind her.

"It was...it was Miss Yan'er who told me to do it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, but Qin Lang's first reaction was disbelief.

"You're talking nonsense. You're a servant in Wanyue Courtyard. How could you possibly be acting on Yan'er's orders? Did she tell you to say that?"

Qin Lang pointed at Qin Wan, refusing to believe that Su Yan'er was responsible; he was certain that Qin Wan had deliberately framed her.

Qin Wan sneered, "Whether it is or not, we'll know once we bring Su Yan'er here and ask her!"

Su Yan'er must have learned of what had happened here, because she came over as soon as Qin Wan finished speaking.

"I heard that a thief broke into Fourth Sister's courtyard. It happened..."

Su Yan'er stepped into the room and saw Xiao Tao kneeling on the ground. She panicked immediately, and her words stopped abruptly.

Seeing her subconscious panic, Qin Wan knew that she was the one who did it.

Without saying a word, Qin Wan stepped forward and slapped Su Yan'er across the face, then immediately scoffed.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, Qin Lang and Qin Ye instinctively pushed Qin Wan.

They said in unison, "Qin Wan, you've gone mad!"

Qin Wan was pushed back a few steps and almost fell to the ground.

Su Yan'er was stunned by the beating. She covered her burning cheek and knelt on the ground, but she was facing Qin Lang. She wanted to show Qin Lang her most wronged side.

"Second brother, what exactly happened? Fourth sister came up and hit me, and even made me kneel down. I don't know what I did to offend her so much that she's so angry!"

Su Yan'er's tears streamed down her face, her whole body radiating grievance and fear, which made Qin Lang and Qin Ye feel that Qin Wan had gone too far.

"Yan'er, don't be afraid. This has nothing to do with you. She's a vicious person who did something wrong but won't admit it and even framed someone!" Qin Lang still didn't believe Su Yan'er's actions.

Yan'er is so timid, how could she do such a thing? It must have been Qin Wan who did it on purpose.