Kong Tianru half-opened her mouth, tears in her eyes, looking pitifully at Mrs. Gao.
Mrs. Gao, however, didn't want to hear her excuses, "From the beginning, we hired a nanny from the palace to teach you etiquette. You went to school with your siblings, read so many books, all to help you discern right from wrong. But look at your behavior. The Duke Mansion's century-old reputation is now ruined by your hands because of what you did."
"Sister Ning must have done it on purpose. If not for her, how could I have fallen into the water? How could I have ended up like this..."
Before Kong Tianru could finish, Mrs. Gao harshly interrupted her, "Enough! You don't even believe your own excuses, do you? How could that be the calculation of a five-year-old child? Besides, the Gu Mansion has been in mourning, you haven't seen each other during this time, so how could she know about this shameless act and the child in your belly?"
