Chapter 15 It Was Because of Poverty

After saying that, Cao Ren whispered a few words to the officer behind him, and the officer immediately ran away.

Not long after, the officer came back with a few fierce-looking women.

Each of the women was holding a large package in her hands.

Cao Ren ordered, "Search them thoroughly. If anyone dares to let them go, bring them to me with your heads."

"Yes!" Several maids responded and walked towards the female relatives.

Mo Hanyue was so scared that she shrank behind Old Madam Mo.

"Mom, Hanyue is scared."

Madam Mo said sternly, "Stand up straight. You can't lose face for the ancestors of the Mo family."

Hearing this, Mo Hanyue stood up straight with fear, tears still falling down her face.

The old woman who searched them was merciless. In order to conduct a more thorough search, she took the women directly to a nearby house and asked them to take off their clothes for inspection.

In this way, everyone could no longer hide the pockets sewn on the inner clothes according to He Zhiran's method.

No one was spared. All the banknotes hidden in their inner pockets were dug out, and all the jewelry on their heads were taken away.

Seeing this scene, He Zhiran was extremely grateful that her medical room had traveled through time with her, allowing her to take away those valuables without any pressure.

Finally, the old women even took away the silk clothes of the women of the Mo family and made them all change into the coarse linen clothes they had brought with them.

Looking at these clothes, not only were they gray in color, but they also had a lot of patches on them, the sisters-in-law felt a headache.

The eighth sister-in-law said unconvincedly, "Our clothes are not worth much, they are not going to take them away, are they?"

The old woman bared her large yellow teeth and sneered, "Look at your current situation clearly. Having a piece of clothing to cover your body is already good enough. Why are you still complaining?"

The eighth sister-in-law wanted to say something, but was stopped by Madam Mo.

"Zhao, no need to say more."

As she spoke, Madam Mo casually picked up a patched piece of clothing and put it on herself.

He Zhiran didn't care at all. He followed Mrs. Mo's actions and put on any clothes at random.

Seeing this, the other sisters-in-law and Mo Hanyue could only suppress their anger and each picked up a piece of clothing to put on.

Fortunately, the shoes they were wearing were still their original ones.

When the women saw that they had put on their clothes, they turned around and left with the "spoils" they had found.

They handed over all the banknotes and jewelry to Cao Ren without missing a single one.

Cao Ren looked at the silver note worth just over a thousand taels that the old woman handed to him and put it in his arms with disdain. As for the jewelry, he placed them in a wooden box that he had prepared in advance.

The hidden banknotes were taken away, and the sisters-in-law were all heartbroken.

Without money, it would be extremely difficult for them to reach the northwest alive.

Madam Mo no longer had the composure she had just now. Without any money, how could she bribe those ruthless officials on the road?

Just when the women were feeling extremely disappointed, the people who had searched other courtyards in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion also came back one after another.

The news they brought back was enough to make Cao Ren furious.

"General Cao, the treasury of the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion is empty."

"What did you say?" Cao Ren's face was full of disbelief.

The officer timidly repeated, "General Cao, there's really nothing in the warehouse."

"General Cao, not only is there nothing in the warehouse, even the kitchen is empty." Another officer added.

Cao Ren was furious and looked at the women: "Tell me, did you guys move all the property of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion in advance?"

Madam Mo replied in a deep voice, "General Cao, the Emperor just issued an imperial decree to confiscate our property today. Could it be that my Mo family has the ability to foresee and transfer our property in advance?"

Hearing Madam Mo say this, Cao Ren also knew that this was the truth.

However, he did not think that the Duke of Protectorate would be so poor.

Just when he was puzzled, another official came back to report.

"General Cao, I found several large water tanks and some worthless items in Mo Jiuye's yard."

"General Cao, I have found some women's jewelry in several courtyards."

"I found several dozen taels of silver."

After listening to these people's reports, Cao Ren could already confirm a fact.

It’s not that the Mo family transferred their property in advance, but that the Mo family was really poor.

If someone really transferred their belongings in advance, it would be impossible for them to still have these jewelry and silver.

Unexpectedly, the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion was even poorer than his family of a small fourth-rank general.

No wonder Mo Jiuye wore a black robe all day long and I never saw him change his clothes.

It turns out it was because of poverty.

How could he know that ever since Mo Jiuye was old enough to understand, his family had often held funerals for his brothers.

Mo Jiuye wears a black robe all day long in memory of his brothers who sacrificed their lives for the country.

He doesn't have only one black robe, they are just of the same style!

Thinking of this, Cao Ren suddenly felt a sense of superiority in front of the Mo family.

"I never thought that the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion would be nothing but an empty shell. No wonder, how can a group of women make money?"

Upon hearing this, an official quickly agreed: "General Cao is absolutely right."

Cao Ren liked the feeling of being praised. He glanced around and saw that the searchers had returned. He ordered:

"The rest of you will look after the seized property and the servants in the mansion, and wait for the emperor's order."

"The rest of the people are responsible for escorting the prisoners to the outskirts of the city."

After saying that, Cao Ren did not forget to glance at He Zhiran, and left reluctantly.

He Zhiran was disgusted by this look again.

While the officials were watching Cao Ren leave, she quickly left the crowd.

Walking to a place where no one could see her, He Zhiran deftly rolled up her skirt and climbed up a sturdy tree.

She entered the space with her mind and retrieved a sniper rifle that she had stored there.

The bullet is loaded and aimed.

The sight was always aimed at the back of Cao Ren's head.

It was not until Cao Ren came out of the Duke of Protector's Mansion and rode on a tall horse that she finally pulled the trigger.

There was a deafening explosion, and Cao Ren, who had just been showing off in front of the Mo family, suddenly tilted his body and fell off his horse...

At the same time, He Zhiran immediately entered the space.

The gunshot sounded like thunder, and everyone would definitely look for the source of the sound.

She planned to hide in the space temporarily and wait for everyone's sight to leave this place before reappearing.

If Cao Ren hadn't repeatedly touched her bottom line, He Zhiran wouldn't have wanted to cause trouble at this time.

For people like this, every minute they live is a waste of air.

Little did he know that all of He Zhiran's actions were seen by Mo Jiuye who was hiding in the dark.

Who is this woman and why does she have such a powerful weapon?

Moreover, she can disappear on the spot...

Could it be that she is a fairy?

Mo Jiuye shook his head vigorously, feeling that He Zhiran's behavior in the past two days had far exceeded his understanding.