Mrs. Xiao finally reacted. She raised her head. "Are you really not lying to me?"
Mrs. Liu and the others covered their mouths, giggling. "Look at this! We tell the truth, but it's not as pleasant to hear as a lie. She's got truth and falsehood completely backwards, and now she's questioning us."
Mrs. Wang wasn't having it. "Do you think something is automatically true just because a lot of people say it? You simply didn't notice just now. She really did look over here, just for a fleeting second. I'm not lying."
The crowd fell speechless.
At that moment, Mrs. Liu suddenly pointed at the entrance with a surprised expression. "...We're in for a good show today."
At the archway to the garden, the very subject of their gossip had just made a highly conspicuous entrance, surrounded by a flock of maids and old servant women.
