After Su Liluo and Xiao Ye boarded the carriage, she carefully covered his legs with a thin blanket and smiled as she said "thank you".

In both her past and present lives, Xiao Ye is the first person who would choose to protect himself over Su Wanshi.

This unconditional trust and protection warmed her heart.

Xiao Ye looked at the woman in front of him who was wearing a veil but whose eyes were curved into crescent moons.

Thinking of Lord Su's terrible attitude towards her just now, coupled with the information she had her secret guards investigate, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

He knew that she was not favored in the Su family. Although she was the legitimate daughter of the second wife, the Su family members all favored Su Wanshi, who had no parents.

In fact, their marriage almost drove Su Liluo to suicide.

After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you really the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Su family?"

If it's true, judging from the character of the second branch of the Su family, they are definitely not the kind of magnanimous people who would show favoritism to their elder brother's child because they feel sorry for him having no parents.

Su Liluo's smile froze as she met Xiao Ye's deep, all-seeing gaze.

A faint smile appeared on her lips.

“My answer is not important. The person outside sees me as someone who grew up in the second branch of the family since birth. The second branch insists that I am their legitimate daughter, so I can only be the legitimate daughter of the second branch.”

This answer is quite meaningful.

Xiao Ye was very wise. He immediately connected the information he had gathered with the information he had personally witnessed regarding Su's father's attitude towards Su Liluo, and was basically certain of the situation.

Su Liluo is not the legitimate daughter of the second wife.

As for her background...

The parents of the eldest son of the Su family passed away, leaving behind a vast fortune and a marriage agreement with the crown prince.

It is not surprising that such allure would lead greedy people to commit such shameless acts.

Seeing Su Wanshi standing with the Prince of Chu today, it's not hard to guess that the Su family thought they would die sooner or later, so they wanted their daughter to find a better match.

Xiao Ye sighed inwardly, never expecting that he would end up marrying the right person by some twist of fate.

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Meanwhile, Su Wanshi and the others returned to the Su residence in a huff and went straight to the storeroom.

He planned to immediately spend the family's money to buy the best clothes.

Only by spending the wealth left by Su Liluo's parents could she quell the resentment in her heart.

But when she opened the storeroom and saw the empty room, she was completely terrified.

Su Wanshi stood frozen at the doorway, repeatedly rubbing her eyes.

Her voice trembled: "Fuyue, my storeroom..."

Fu Yue stared in disbelief at the empty house, her heart filled with horror.

She cried out, "Miss, the storeroom, the storeroom is empty!"

"......."

Su Wanshi's eyes rolled back and she fainted.

The large storehouse was her pride and joy, and she always hoped that these assets would become her source of confidence after she married into the royal family.

But now all of that is gone. How can she bear the blow?

Su's parents, Su Xuanlang, and Su Chenfeng also rushed over after hearing the news.

When they saw the empty warehouse, their first reaction was that thieves had broken into the mansion.

They immediately reported it to the authorities, but after a thorough investigation, the authorities found no clues whatsoever.

After Su Wanshi woke up, she stayed in the room crying sadly.

Jiang Qinshu was heartbroken and could only urge the government to investigate thoroughly, to find the thief no matter how hard they tried.

On the other side, he held Su Wanshi and comforted her.

"Wanshi, don't be sad. You still have us. Our second branch's storeroom will also be yours in the future! All the expenses for this plum blossom viewing banquet will come from our second branch!"

"Granny Du, go to the storeroom and fetch a chest of gold for the young lady!"

As she spoke, she gave instructions to her personal maid.

Granny Du quickly obeyed and went to do as instructed.

Fifteen minutes later, Granny Du ran back in a panic.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! Our storeroom... the storeroom is empty too!"

Granny Du tripped over her foot in her excitement at the door and fell to the ground, screaming in alarm.

Jiang Qinshu's voice suddenly rose, and her body trembled.

"Our warehouse...was it also stolen from? What kind of damned thief came from! How dare he steal from the Su family's warehouse!"

Su's father and his two brothers, Su Xuanlang and Su Xuanlang, were also very surprised and quickly ran to the second storeroom to check.

They were furious when they resigned themselves to the fact that the storerooms of the first and second branches of the Su family had been completely emptied.

They pestered the official to conduct repeated investigations.

These past two days, the Su residence has been shrouded in gloom, and everyone's face is filled with sorrow.

Lord Li, who was in charge of the investigation, looked helplessly at Su's father, who was furious.

He said tactfully, "Lord Su, we have searched diligently for several nights, but we have not found any trace of the thief. If your Su family's warehouse is really stolen, it will definitely be difficult to transport the goods."

But there's been no unusual activity in the city these past two days, and no one has moved so much wealth. Are your belongings still in your residence?

The Su family's warehouse is priceless; stealing it would certainly cause a great commotion.

But the city has been unusually quiet these past two days, so it's impossible for anyone to have stolen so many things.

"Impossible! If we were in our own residence, wouldn't we know?"

Su's father vehemently denied it.

They searched the Su residence from top to bottom, but found nothing.

Lord Li said with a puzzled look, "That's strange. If it was stolen, there's no way a thief could have transported so much treasure so easily. Unless they knew about some secret passage in your mansion, it would require a lot of manpower for transportation. But outsiders shouldn't know about any secret passages in your mansion. Could it be that your mansion...?"

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