Chapter 189 The money is gone again
Looking at the guard's panicked look, the Third Prince didn't take it seriously.
It has to be said that the psychological quality of his guards is getting worse and worse.
What big thing could be so scary that it could scare people like this?
As long as the money is not gone, it doesn’t matter even if the emperor dies or the prince rebels.
"The money... the money is gone." The guard's legs were shaking and he spoke incoherently.
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince felt as if a bolt from the blue had exploded overhead, and he was completely stunned.
No, no, I must have heard it wrong!
His expression suddenly changed, and he asked sternly, "Say it again, what's gone?"
"The bank's... all the money is gone." The guard's face was pale, and his words were a little clumsy. "Just now, the shopkeeper and I were sitting in the warehouse, and all the money just disappeared right under our noses."
"Really? In the blink of an eye, everything was gone, leaving only empty boxes!"
When the Third Prince heard this, he felt a black screen before his eyes and almost fainted.
This is a huge sum of money, enough to support an army for most of half a year. How could it just disappear like that?
He barely supported his body and looked out of the city gate.
At this time, the convicts were only a few miles away from the city gate.
It is absolutely impossible to come back and steal under his nose.
But if it wasn't them, who could it be?
The third prince racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
"Could it be... a ghost?" the guard said cautiously with a pale face.
When he witnessed the money disappear, his first reaction was that it was a ghost.
Apart from ghosts, who else has the ability to move such a large amount of money right under someone else's nose?
Even if it was given for free, it would take several strong men half a day to carry it.
But as a modern man, how could the third prince believe this?
"Nonsense, there are no ghosts in this world!" His eyes turned cold and he shouted sternly, "Come here, tie him and everyone in the bank up for me!"
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly for this king!"
It wasn't Shen Wan and Xie Mubai who did it, but that doesn't mean their accomplices can be ruled out.
The Prince Consort's Mansion is heavily guarded, so couldn't there be spies from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion sneaking in?
If the shopkeeper was the one who embezzled the money, then everything seemed to be explainable.
"Master, this is an injustice, a huge injustice!" The guard was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, "We really didn't touch that money!"
Unfortunately, the third prince was so angry at this time that he was not willing to listen to his explanation.
As a result, everyone in Baotong Money House was thrown into jail.
Inside the car.
"We've really made a fortune this time." Chen Wan's eyes sparkled with excitement. She pulled out a stack of banknotes from her space and handed them over like she was offering a treasure. "But your idea is a good one. First, it can clear us of suspicion, and second, it can also take the opportunity to eliminate the Third Prince's followers."
"This time, we really made a lot of money!"
Seeing her excited look, Xie Mubai asked deliberately, "Is this money for me?"
When Shen Wan heard this, she was so scared that she quickly hid the banknotes behind her.
"No!" She shook her head, refusing to give it to him. "I'm just letting you see."
"I will give it to you when you need it in the future, but definitely not now!"
Men become bad when they have money. This is an eternal truth.
Looking at the cute little woman, Xie Mubai stretched out his big white hand and gently pinched the tip of her nose: "You, when will you grow up?"
"Okay, you can rest in the carriage. Today I will drive the train."
The weather was really too hot. As a man, he couldn't bear to let his woman suffer so much.
Besides, driving a carriage does not require legs, so even if Zhao saw it, she would not suspect anything.
Shen Wan nodded and randomly counted the silver bills in her hand: "Then go ahead, I'll sort it out again, there are really too many things."
Xie Mubai kissed her forehead and then slowly moved out of the car.
Everyone was a little surprised to see this sickly pretty guy driving the carriage himself.
What was even more unexpected was that he actually had pretty good skills.
That’s right, how could the men of the Xie family be useless?
Now that they had money, the convicts bought a lot of things in the county town.
Wang Qi didn't buy too much, but bought an ox cart.
Although this ox cart is slow, it is still easier than walking.
But the big yellow ox didn't listen at all. He told it to go east, but the ox went west instead.
Da Niu did not ride in the horse-drawn carriage with Er Bao. Instead, she and her mother rode in an ox cart, which made both mother and daughter feel dizzy due to the shaking.
"Big girl, why is your scalper always against your uncle?" Erbao asked with a smile, leaning on the carriage window.
The girl pouted and retorted in a baby voice, "My big yellow cow has personality, what do you know?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but laugh.
"That's right, your cow doesn't take the usual route." Hearing the voice, Shen Wan poked her head out of the carriage and looked at the group of fugitives, "Who among you can drive a cart? Go over and help Wang Qi."
Upon hearing this, a man raised his hand.
Shen Wan recognized this man; he was Dengtuzi's half-brother.
Although he has a stepmother and a younger brother who like to stir up trouble, he has been quite honest along the way.
"Feng Er, can you drive a car?" Shen Wan was a little curious.
Feng Er nodded and said, "I learned a little from the coachman when I was at home, but it was a horse-drawn carriage at that time."
In Shen Wan's eyes, cows and horses are roughly the same.
She thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "Then go and help Wang Qi."
After hearing this, Feng Er walked to the ox cart.
Wang Qi doesn't like the people from the Feng family, but the ox doesn't listen to him at all, so he can only hand the whip to Feng Er.
Strangely enough, Feng Er only gave the ox a light whip and the ox started walking in a straight line obediently.
"Uncle, why does this scalper listen to you and not my uncle?" The girl asked curiously, blinking her big watery eyes.
Feng Er smiled and said, "Perhaps the scent of ink on your uncle is too strong, and the ox doesn't like it."
Upon hearing this, everyone almost laughed their stomachs off.
Listening to the laughter and joy along the way, Zhao's face turned pale with anger.
Just at this moment, an unpleasant smell of urine came into the air.
Needless to say, Dabao has urinated again.
Qi Sinong died, and Dabao had to continue treating his illness.
In desperation, Zhao could only take off Dabao's pants and wash them in the roadside ditch.
"Dabao has no shame. He's so old but still naked!" The other children saw it and made faces at him.
When Dabao heard this, he immediately got annoyed and said angrily, "Who said I don't have new pants? I will have some!"
As he spoke, he pulled Zhao's arm and said, "Mom, I want to wear new pants!"
"I'll buy it for you when I have money." Seeing this, Zhao hurriedly coaxed.
Seeing that she refused to buy it for him, Dabao burst into tears: "You just don't want to buy it for me!"
"I saw it all. There are two banknotes in the lining of your clothes."
"You have money but you don't buy me new clothes. You must be saving it for some wild man!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao's face turned pale with anger.
She gritted her teeth and slapped Dabao in the face.
The sudden slap stunned Dabao.
Not to mention him, even Zhao herself was shocked.
Over the years, she couldn't bear to say even a harsh word to Dabao, let alone hit him.
For him, she had to submit to an old and ugly man, but what he said today really hurt her heart!
"No wonder someone has been running around every day lately." Shen Wan stared at her from the carriage window and suddenly sneered, "So he has a lover again."
"It's fine if you have a lover, but how can you hide the money and not even take care of your child?"
Upon hearing this, others also began to criticize.
Shen Wan took out a piece of cloth from the car and handed it to Li: “Fourth sister-in-law, please make a pair of pants for Dabao.”
Li thought about it and took it.
She didn't like Dabao, but she really couldn't bear to see him naked every day.
When Zhao saw this, her eyes turned red.
She rushed forward, snatched the cloth and threw it at Shen Wan's face: "Stop crying wolf here - fake mercy, we don't want your rags!"
"If you are really such a good person, why don't you cure Dabao's illness?"
"Why, now that you want to drive a wedge between us mother and son, you start pretending to be a good person?"
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