Chapter 6 Do these things have anything to do with you?

"In that case, Jiuye and I will not talk about this matter anymore. The most important thing right now is that we must make preparations in advance.

If the whole family is to be executed, we can only accept our fate. If we are to be exiled, we must have money in our hands if we don’t want to starve to death on the road.”

"Mother, I have three hundred taels of private money. As long as we save some on the road, it should be enough." Sixth sister-in-law spoke first.

When it comes to private matters, Eighth Sister-in-law feels a little unsure.

"Mother, you know me well. I usually like to eat, so I used all the money from the monthly calendar to buy snacks. However, I still have a few decent pieces of jewelry, so I think I can exchange them for some silver."

"I have some valuables here too. I'll exchange them all for banknotes and take them with me."

Listening to the sisters-in-law talking to each other, they actively reported their own property.

Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran looked at each other unconsciously.

Both of them knew that although the sisters-in-law had some private money, these things were different from banknotes. How could the emperor let them take them away openly?

If that's the case, wouldn't it be a waste of time for them to search the house?

"My dear sisters-in-law, I know you have no selfish motives. It's already this late, and there is no time to exchange those things for silver notes."

Mo Jiuye's words were like a basin of cold water poured on the eight sisters-in-law.

Several people were suddenly at a loss.

"Ninth brother, what do you think we should do? Even though the things we have are not worth much, we can't let those bastards get away with it." In her anxiety, the Sixth Sister-in-law even cursed.

Mo Jiuye had considered this, but he couldn't think of a good solution.

Just when everyone didn't know what to do, He Zhiran spoke.

"Mother, sisters-in-law, I suggest that you all sew a pocket close to your body, find some cotton, wrap the banknotes and put them inside.

Cotton is soft, so even if someone searches you, they might not be able to find it. As for the other items, we can slowly figure it out in the remaining time."

Madam Mo agreed and said, "Well, what Mrs. He said makes sense. Let's do as she says. Let's go back and prepare now."

Logically speaking, since the mother-in-law had spoken, everyone should go back to work immediately. However, the imperial physician had not come to see Mo Jiuye's injuries yet, and they were a little worried about Mo Jiuye's condition and did not want to go back.

Old Madam Mo usually felt sorry for her daughters-in-law who had no husbands, and she would not easily act like a mother-in-law to them.

The situation is urgent now, and this is not the time to let them act as they please.

Then, Madam Mo said in a cold voice: "Don't just stand there, hurry back and prepare."

Seeing this, the eight sisters-in-law could only leave one by one.

Seeing these people leave, Madam Mo's gaze fell on Mo Jiuye again.

"How long has the doctor been gone? Your sisters-in-law and I have been here for almost an hour, and the doctor hasn't arrived yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, servants who had gone out to ask for the imperial physician came back one after another to report.

The news they brought back were all excuses why the imperial doctors couldn't come to treat Mo Jiuye's injuries.

He Zhiran could figure out the whole thing even if he counted on his toes. The emperor simply didn't want Mo Jiuye to have an easy life, or even didn't want him to leave the capital alive, so he deliberately ordered the imperial physician to do this.

Mo Jiuye seemed to have predicted such a thing and did not show any abnormality.

However, in order to reassure his mother, he still said, "Mother, my injury is not serious, you don't have to worry."

Madam Mo was not someone who did not have plans in mind. Now that things had come to this, even though she was worried about her son's injuries, there was nothing she could do.

What's more, looking at Mo Jiuye's current condition, there shouldn't be any big problems.

"In that case, I'll go back and prepare."

No matter what, Mo Jiuye was actually beaten with fifty sticks, and it was still difficult for him to walk.

He Zhiran took the initiative to escort Madam Mo out of the yard.

After returning to the room, she took out two indentures from the space using the cover of her sleeves.

One was for Qiaoyu, and the other was for another maid who came with the dowry.

"The Emperor has ordered the Duke's Mansion to be exiled. The servants must not be taken with them on the journey. I plan to return the indentures of the maids who came with the dowry and set them free."

Mo Jiuye did not object to this because he had the same idea in his mind.

"Well, whatever you think is appropriate."

Just when Mo Jiuye was about to say something, a guard came running over in a panic to report the news.

"Your Majesty, the storeroom in the mansion was robbed. It was completely stolen, leaving only empty shelves."

As soon as the guard finished speaking, the eldest and second sisters-in-law ran over in a panic.

"Ninth brother, my sister-in-law and I went to the kitchen to prepare some dry food, but unexpectedly, everything in the kitchen disappeared."

"Ninth brother, our Duke's Mansion must have been robbed."

After hearing her sister-in-law say that the Duke's Mansion had attracted thieves, He Zhiran felt somewhat guilty. After all, she was the "thief" that people were talking about.

But she soon let it go. She didn't really want to steal anything. She did it for everyone's good.

Upon hearing this, Mo Jiuye was also confused.

Although the Duke's Mansion was about to be confiscated and exiled, it had not happened yet.

The guards were patrolling normally, so let alone stealing everything from the warehouse, even if they stole some small items, there would be no noise at all.

His intuition told him that this matter must be related to He Zhiran.

After all, this woman's behavior was too bizarre.

He waved at the guard and said, "Go down first. I will investigate this matter myself."

"Ninth brother, what about the theft in the kitchen?" asked the eldest sister-in-law.

Mo Jiuye replied helplessly: "Sister-in-law, it doesn't matter if the things are lost. We can't take them away anyway. Instead of filling up the treasury of our enemy, it's better to let that little thief get some money."

The eldest sister-in-law seemed to agree with Mo Jiuye's words. She nodded solemnly: "Ninth brother, what you said makes sense. In this case, your second sister-in-law and I will get busy."

After watching the two sisters-in-law leave, only Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were left in the room.

Mo Jiuye's deep gaze always stayed on He Zhiran.

Facing his sharp eyes, He Zhiran did not show any fear.

After a long while, Mo Jiuye asked in a deep voice, "Are these things related to you?"

This sentence is a question on the surface, but it contains a sense of affirmation.

Even though he had developed the ability to remain calm in the face of praise or criticism in his previous life, He Zhiran was still a little overwhelmed by the question at this moment.

If nothing else, she could completely conclude from Mo Jiuye's tone that the other party had completely determined that it was her who did it.

What should I do if I encounter such a situation?

He Zhiran really didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

Although history records that Mo Jiuye was an upright person, they were not even familiar with each other after all. She couldn't tell him that she had a space, right?