Chapter 393 Little Blue Box
The eighteenth day of the first lunar month.
Every household gathered at the Ningguo Marquis Mansion to participate in the Flower Goddess Festival.
Madam Shen and Old Madam Shen came today. The Duke's wife only brought Qiao with her, Li Jiaojiao did not come.
The eldest princess said she was unable to do it, but today her face was beaming with joy. She even brought five or six jars of homemade apricot wine, saying that she came to pay tribute to the goddess of flowers.
After paying tribute to the goddess of flowers, everyone gathered together to taste the princess's apricot wine.
On the other side, the princess's residence was in chaos.
"Catch the thief! Catch the thief!" Yun'er, the eldest princess's personal maid, suddenly shouted, "Quick, quick, stop him!!"
A group of servants were hunting down a petty thief.
The thief, with his face masked and carrying a bag, tried to break out left and right, but was finally captured by the servants.
Yun'er walked up to him and dumped his bag on the ground with a clatter. She saw seven or eight pieces of jewelry inside.
She widened her eyes and said, "Humph, how dare you! How dare you sneak into our princess's mansion!"
"This is the princess' hairpin! This is the princess' bracelet... This... doesn't belong to my princess! This one doesn't belong to me either! Tell me, where did all these things come from?"
Yun'er pointed at a pile of messy things on the ground.
The thief trembled in his voice: "Many families..."
"Hmph, I don't care how many houses you stole from! Let the prefect find him. Come on, send him to the authorities."
After saying this, he took a few servants and escorted the thief to the yamen.
The prefect of the capital, whose surname was Song, heard that the thief was sent by the princess's mansion, and immediately went to the court to investigate the case:
"Who is here?"
Yun'er bowed and said, "My lord, I am a servant in the residence of Grand Princess Fushun. This little thief came to the residence to steal things and stole two pieces of jewelry from my princess."
"I don't know who the rest belonged to. I am sending the thieves here so that you can find the owners and deal with them."
As she spoke, Yun'er put the thief's bag on the ground and opened it. She saw six or seven pieces of jewelry inside, in addition to that, there was also an exquisite small royal blue box.
Prefect Song slammed the gavel hard: "You bold little thief, how dare you steal in broad daylight! Tell me, whose house did you steal from?"
The little thief trembled: "From the Duke of Ping's Mansion, the Marquis of Ning's Mansion... and the Zhang family."
Song Fuyin said, "Come here, notify the three families mentioned above and ask them to send someone to identify the things."
Immediately, three yamen runners turned around and left.
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Ningguo Marquis Mansion——
A banquet is being held in the mansion at this moment.
In the Gu family's garden, the eldest princess was a little drunk and her words were incoherent.
The female members of the family felt that the eldest princess had behaved a little inappropriately, but since she was a princess, no one dared to say anything.
Mrs. Mei looked very pleased. The princess was so relaxed in her house, which showed that she was very satisfied with her banquet.
"Your Highness, would you like to rest in the guest room?"
The princess' face turned red and she waved her hands: "I'm not drunk, I'm sober! Pour more wine!"
At this time, a little maid quickly walked up to Mei and whispered:
"The prefect sent a runner to say that a thief was caught and that he seemed to have stolen some jewelry from our house. He asked for someone to identify him."
Mei said impatiently, "Can't you see I'm entertaining guests? Just ask Luzhu for this kind of trivial matter and let her recognize it."
The little maid quickly bowed and left.
Mei put on a smile again and chatted with the noble lady beside her.
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Duke Ping's Mansion——
Li Jiaojiao was rummaging around on the dressing table: "Where's my ruby hairpin? Xiaolu, where did you throw it?"
Xiaolu's face turned pale: "I clearly put it there well..."
At this time, a little maid came in:
"There's a yamen runner outside who said they caught a thief who stole jewelry. It seems he has something from our house. The prefect asked Miss to send someone to identify him."
At present, the only mistress in the mansion is Li Jiaojiao, so the maid came to inform her
Li Jiaojiao was stunned: "It was stolen? Come on, Xiaolu, let's go and identify it."
Li Jiaojiao likes to enjoy the fun, so when she encounters such an event, she will naturally go there in person.
Having said that, he took Xiaolu out.
Soon they went out of the second gate and saw a yamen runner standing in the outer courtyard.
Li Jiaojiao was about to get on the carriage when Gu Han rushed out from the hanging flower gate: "Jiaojiao, wait for me!"
Gu Han rushed out and stopped in front of her, panting.
"Why are you here?"
"I was watering the flowers just now... and I heard... I heard that you lost your jewelry, so I wanted to go check it out!"
It's not just about losing jewelry!
He was watering the flowers at the time when two maids suddenly came chatting and said that there was a thief stealing things everywhere.
Not only did he steal from the Duke of Pingguo's mansion, he also stole from the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion. In addition to the jewelry, there is also a small blue box...
The little blue box?
The blue box is simply Gu Han’s nightmare in his life!
A small blue box was also found in his room that year, which contained mosquito bites...
Then, his father indiscriminately said that he had poisoned him...
Therefore, the combination of "Ningguo Marquis Mansion" and "Little Blue Box" was a great stimulation to Gu Han.
Could it be that...
If it were any other time, he wouldn't be so sensitive, but they had been concentrating on finding something to hold against the Gu family these days, and now this had appeared...
No matter what, he had to go and take a look. Maybe it would be another important clue!
Li Jiaojiao frowned slightly: "Aren't you afraid..."
Gu Han said anxiously: "I'm not afraid! I'll wear a soft hat and cover myself with a scarf."
It's normal to cover half of your face with a scarf in such cold weather.
Li Jiaojiao nodded: "Okay, let's go together."
Li Jiaojiao got on the carriage, and Gu Han sat next to the coachman.
Soon, the two arrived at the yamen.
Before long, a circle of people who had eaten their fill and came out to watch the fun had gathered outside the court.
"Make way." Xiaolu walked in front and cleared a path.
Li Jiaojiao and Gu Han walked to the front, and when they saw the court, Li Jiaojiao's face turned pale.
The last time she went to court, she was sentenced to jail...
"Jiaojiao, hurry up!" Gu Sai urged in a low voice.
Li Jiaojiao suppressed the discomfort in her heart and walked in.
I saw a thin man in gray kneeling in the middle of the court, with a bundle spread out in front of him, containing some miscellaneous jewelry.
The servants from the other two families had already arrived, including Mei's maid Luzhu and a maid from Zhang's family.
Li Jiaojiao bowed and said, "Hello, sir. I am the third young lady of the Duke of Ping's mansion."
Song Fuyin, who was sitting in the hall, said, "Please stand up quickly. Look around and see which one belongs to your family."
The old woman from the Zhang family took the lead and picked up a jade hairpin and a golden jade necklace from the bundle on the ground. "These belong to my old lady. Humph, you blind thing, how dare you steal from our house!"
Li Jiaojiao immediately stepped forward and pointed at the ground: "This is my ruby hairpin!"
Xiaolu said: "Also, these are Madam's bracelets and earrings!"
As he spoke, he picked up Li Jiaojiao's hairpin, a bracelet and earrings and wrapped them in a handkerchief.
As Xiaolu took the things away, only an exquisite blue box was left in the bag.
Mei's maid Luzhu frowned. She was the one who took care of the lady's jewelry, but there was no such small box, and neither did the young lady.
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