The six bound men nodded in unison: "Of course we know each other. He's our boss, he pays us our monthly allowance, how could we not know him?"
Fang's face was pale, and she shook her head slightly at them.
But the movement of her head was so small that the six people didn't notice it and instead looked at the people standing in front of them.
A middle-aged man with a stern face and fierce eyes, his beard twitching as if he were angry.
A young master dressed in fine clothes and jade belt, quite handsome, but he also seemed angry.
And then there was the young lady who was talking to them. She was wearing a red cloak, with a circle of bright white fox fur around her neck, revealing a bright and charming face. She was so beautiful that they couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Lu Yucheng took a step forward and blocked Zhu Yu's path.
Zhu Yu: "..."
Oh, she's too beautiful; she can't be seen by others.
Next time you go out of the manor, perhaps you should bring a curtain.
Without even glancing at the group, the Duke of Zhenguo followed Luo Wang into the secret chamber.
The soundproofing of the secret room was excellent. When Wei's mother found herself locked in, she was terrified. She thought that the burly men guarding the gate had gotten themselves into a bad mood and wanted to starve her to death inside so they could take the money and leave.
She banged on the door and shouted, but unfortunately, no one could hear her.
Luo Wang opened the door to the secret chamber and invited Zhu Yu and the others inside.
When Wei's mother saw so many people at the door, and then saw the Duke of Zhenguo and his entourage, and then saw Fang's pale face, she was so frightened that she sat down on the ground.
It's over.
She was being followed by Luo Wang, but she didn't realize it at all.
There were more than ten boxes piled up in the secret room. Lu Yucheng stepped forward and opened them, and each box was filled with things.
Rare and unique books, precious calligraphy and paintings, jade artifacts, gold and silver jewelry, a dazzling array!
Sure enough, they were all things left behind by my mother.
If Luo Wang hadn't followed Wei's mother, we don't know when we would have found these things.
Lu Yucheng suddenly remembered that it seemed to be his sister who had hinted to him that Luo Wang should pay attention to Wei's mother's every move these days.
He turned to look at "Lu Xiaoyun" standing by the door who hadn't come in, and felt that something was off.
This feeling kept popping into his mind when he first brought his sister back to the mansion, but then the Lantern Festival happened, and he got so busy that he forgot about it.
Now, that strong feeling returned. If the person in front of him wasn't his sister, he would have suspected that his soul had been replaced.
The Duke of Zhenguo's face was dark and he watched in silence as his eldest son laid out Xiaoyun's mother's dowry items one by one in front of him.
He seemed to see that gentle woman, stroking her high, swollen belly, pointing to these things and saying to him, "Husband, shall we leave all these things to Xiaoyun? When she gets married, they can be her dowry, so she can hold her head high in her husband's family."
He hardened his face and said, "My daughter, Lu Zhongyi's daughter, will marry the best man in the world! If he dares to bully her, I'll break his legs!"
The gentle woman nestled in his arms and giggled, "Then let's all go to our son-in-law's house and break his legs."
He couldn't break Prince An's leg, so he took his daughter back to his residence.
Luo Wang took a small box out of a trunk and handed it to the Duke of Zhenguo.
The Duke of Zhenguo opened it, and inside was an account book and several deposit slips.
A total of over 200,000 taels.
Is there anything else you don't understand?
He turned and looked coldly at Madam Fang: "What else do you have to say?"
Fang knelt on the ground, her lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.
Wei Mama knelt before the Duke of Zhenguo, crying out, "Your Excellency, please understand! These things were all secretly stolen from the Duke's mansion behind Madam's back. It has nothing to do with Madam! Your Excellency, if you must punish someone, punish this old servant. Madam knows nothing, she knows nothing!"
Fang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and wept, not daring to utter a single word.
Zhu Yu tugged at Lu Yucheng's sleeve.
He said in a soft, sweet voice, "Brother, Mother Wei is really amazing. She can even imitate the stepmother's handwriting. Look, the words on this account book are exactly the same as the stepmother's."
He tilted his head back, looking completely bewildered, and said, "Mother Wei stole quite a lot of things, even the account books. How strange."
"Brother, what if someone accidentally discovers this secret room one day and finds so many treasures and silver? Won't they think Father and you embezzled it?"
"Didn't my second sister say last time that His Highness Prince An commands 200,000 Northern Army soldiers, so he's very rich?"
Fang: "..."
That brat was definitely faking it before, she was faking it!
Now that they've grown up and have their fathers and brothers backing them up, they don't respect her anymore!
Why didn't she kill that wretched girl sooner!
Mother Wei: "..." You little slut, you always know how to add fuel to the fire.
The master and servant cursed each other, and Zhu Yu saw that the score on the bracelet had become 11,100.
Qi Yu glanced silently at the back of her young mistress's head. Her mistress was so amazing; she wanted to learn from her too.
You need to be just as good with your mouth as with your hands.
"Luo Wang!" the Duke of Zhenguo roared.
"Here!" Luo Wang had a pair of Emei daggers tucked behind his back. He placed his hand on the handle of the daggers behind him and stood there, pressing down on Fang Shi and Wei Mama like a mountain, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Go to the Jingzhao Prefecture and have everything here properly handled. Then move it all back to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and hand it over to the heir and the eldest daughter."
"yes!"
“Sell all six servants guarding the gate. My Zhenguo Duke’s Mansion has no need for such servants.”
"yes!"
"Tie up Wei Mama immediately and take her back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, then beat her to death!"
"yes!"
Madam Wei closed her eyes tightly and kowtowed to the Duke of Zhenguo: "This old servant thanks the Duke, and only asks that the Duke treat the Madam well."
The Duke of Zhenguo did not look at her and continued to issue orders: "Send the lady to the estate tomorrow and have her kept under guard. Without my order, no one is allowed to see her, and she is not allowed to return to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!"
"yes!"
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, you can't treat Madam like this! For the past ten years or so, you've been away from Shengjing, and it's Madam who has single-handedly supported this vast Duke's Mansion."
Before Wei's mother could say anything more, Qi Yu stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth and dragged her out.
Fang lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Two old women grabbed Fang and shoved her into the carriage before returning to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Zhu Yu, Lu Yucheng, and the others went to Lianfu Restaurant in high spirits.
A familiar carriage was parked in front of Lianfu Restaurant.
As soon as the innkeeper saw the new owners arrive, he hurriedly and attentively invited them to a private room on the second floor.
As a result, they saw Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Dan having dinner in a private room.
Besides the two of them, even Lu Yuyan wasn't inside.
The food in front of the two remained largely untouched. Lu Xiaoyun kept her head down, while Zhu Dan, with his back to the door, kept staring at the person opposite him.
Then Zhu Dan asked, "Can you tell me how I can get it back?"
Zhu Yu felt his breath catch in his throat.
The innkeeper led them to the next room, and Zhu Yu stepped into their room.
The two people inside the room both looked over.
Upon seeing Zhu Yu, Lu Xiaoyun immediately stood up, her expression changing slightly.
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