In the end, her implication was still to blame Luo Xi.
If Luo Xi had moved the flowers, Lin Xuan wouldn’t have mistakenly thought they were for decoration.
Lin Xuan’s eyes were red. She felt that Luo Xi was framing her. She said hatefully, “Yes, I knew it must be you!”
“Hold on, let’s discuss it again. There are so many flowers for decoration here. Why did Miss Lin Xuan specifically choose this lily? Perhaps we should consider whether it’s really my fault.” Luo Xi was unbothered by Lin Xuan’s glare. Instead, she turned to the maid she had questioned earlier and said, “Did you overhear anything else?”
The maid replied, “I also heard Xiao Fei say that it was the madam who recommended the flowers to Miss Lin Xuan. Miss Lin Xuan immediately took a liking to them and had someone cut some to take to her room. Then the madam asked the maid who cut the flowers to make them look nicer. That’s all I know.”
“Oh? So it was the madam’s recommendation? Didn’t you realize these were Grandma’s flowers? Were you trying to help Miss Lin Xuan by recommending it to her, causing her to mistakenly think they were for decoration and ask someone to cut them?” Luo Xi feigned realization and glanced at the flustered Wang Yaru!
Hearing this from the maid, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered. She looked incredulously at Wang Yaru. Yes, it was her recommendation. That’s why she hadn’t thought twice before having them cut!
Lin Xuan stared at Wang Yaru in disbelief.
Wang Yaru panicked. “Nonsense! I was just visiting and didn’t realize they were Mom’s flowers. I merely complimented them.”
Luo Xi smiled and said, “Then may I ask, how did you recognize they were Grandma’s flowers just now? You didn’t notice them before, but suddenly did?” She stroked her chin, feigning curiosity. “Isn’t that a bit far-fetched?”
Wang Yaru suppressed her panic and said, “All of Mom’s flowers are planted in the same type of pot. I only noticed the flowers at that time. How would I know? And if you hadn’t moved them, how could Xuan’er and I have not thought twice? In the end, it’s your fault!”
Luo Xi took a deep breath. “I knew you would say that.”
Wang Yaru was taken aback. “What do you mean?”
The old lady and the rest looked at Luo Xi curiously.
“So when I first discovered that the flowers had been moved, I had them relocated. These flowers were newly planted. I didn’t expect that it would lead to such a commotion,” she said helplessly.
“What?” Everyone looked at her in surprise.
Wang Yaru couldn’t believe it and looked at her. “That’s impossible. What about the pots?”
“If I’m not mistaken, the flowerpots Grandma uses should be a product from Qingyou’s. When I saw how nice they were, I had someone buy the same model. I didn’t expect this would become a problem. When I chose this venue, the butler informed me that these were Grandma’s flowers, so I moved them out of concern they might get bumped or damaged. Grandma’s flowers are just fine.” Luo Xi smiled.
“Why didn’t you say anything before?” Leng Youran looked at Luo Xi with a dark face.
Luo Xi sighed. “Because I didn’t think anyone would go to such lengths to smear my name. Since it turned out this way, I thought I should cooperate, otherwise it would be too awkward for them, wouldn’t it?”
Everyone: “…”
So this whole scene was merely her way of playing with them?