Mrs. Wang looked at her son and clapped her hands in relief. "You have always been kind-hearted. Don't worry. I will handle this matter myself. Don't worry about it."
Wen Tingbai was a complete hypocrite, enjoying the fruits of his labor while unwilling to bear the infamy. It was a pity he hadn't realized that he no longer had a good reputation in the entire capital.
After seeing Wen Tingbai off, Madam Wang looked at the old nanny who had been by her side for decades and said slowly, "I have a gold bracelet carved with a phoenix and inlaid with gems. It's truly a priceless treasure. I remember I haven't worn it for a long time. Please take it out and show me if it's still good."
"Yes." The nanny said, and turned to go to the warehouse to look for something for Mrs. Wang.
After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she waved to her mother at the door and said, "Come here. Brother Bo has a concubine in his courtyard. I've never seen her before. Quickly call her over to have tea with me."
The mother at the door responded, turned and left Mrs. Wang's yard, and went to Lan Courtyard to call someone.
Mrs. Wang sat in the room and drank two cups of tea. Seeing that Cui Xiaoxiao was about to be brought in, Mrs. Wang said, "The child is taking so long to arrive. I will take a nap first. Don't let anyone disturb me. If Xiaoxiao comes, let her walk around my yard first."
After saying this, Mrs. Wang went into the inner room to rest.
Cui Xiaoxiao was led by the nanny to Mrs. Wang's courtyard, but she saw that there were only a few maids serving her, and Mrs. Wang had disappeared long ago.
Cui Xiaoxiao felt something was wrong and looked at the nanny and asked, "Mammy, where did Madam go? Why can't we see her?"
The nanny smiled and helped Cui Xiaoxiao sit down, comforting her, "Don't worry, Auntie. Madam must have been waiting anxiously, so she took a nap inside. Madam usually only needs half an incense stick of time to wake up. Auntie, just sit in this courtyard for a while and wait for Madam to wake up."
If it were in the past, Cui Xiaoxiao, relying on Wen Tingbo's favor, would naturally not be willing to wait. Unfortunately, things are no longer the same as they were back then, and Cui Xiaoxiao can only wait obediently.
Normally, there were about ten maids and servants serving Mrs. Wang, but now she was shocked to find that those maids and servants had disappeared. Even the housekeeper and nanny beside Mrs. Wang was missing, but the door of the room was open.
Cui Xiaoxiao waited for an incense stick of time, but the nanny beside Madam Wang did not appear, nor did Madam Wang come out.
Cui Xiaoxiao felt strange and stood up to look at the door. She just happened to see the nanny coming back from outside. She looked at her and said, "Auntie, the mistress hates being disturbed when she's asleep. Seeing that she's fast asleep today, you'd better go back first. When the mistress wakes up, I'll naturally report back to her that the nanny has been here."
"Okay." Cui Xiaoxiao felt confused. Seeing that Mrs. Wang really couldn't find anyone, she had to go back to the yard by herself.
What Cui Xiaoxiao didn't expect was that she had just stepped into the courtyard of Lanyuan when the entire courtyard was surrounded by the servants of the Marquis' Mansion. The servants with their weapons were almost walking into the house.
Cui Xiaoxiao was a little confused. Looking at Tianxiang beside her, she asked, "What's going on outside?"
Tianxiang shook her head. Before she could say anything, she heard a familiar voice outside, "They're surrounded. The madam's dowry is lost. If we can't find it, we'll all be in trouble."
Cui Xiaoxiao couldn't help but stand up and go out to ask, looking at her mother who was leading the group, "Mom, what happened? Why is there so much noise?"
"What happened? You just came out of the madam's yard, and the madam's dowry bracelet disappeared. The nanny specially sent someone to let us go into the aunt's yard to look for it." The mother put her hands on her hips, looked at Cui Xiaoxiao and sneered, "Aunt, if you have any sense, just return the madam's bracelet and avoid suffering physical pain."
Cui Xiaoxiao patiently explained, "I've never seen a bracelet before. I'm afraid Mom must have made a mistake. I didn't even wander around after entering Madam's yard. I just sat there for a stick of incense before returning."
Mom stared at Cui Xiaoxiao and asked firmly, "Auntie said so, are there any witnesses?"
Cui Xiaoxiao now knew what was wrong. A very bad premonition surged in her heart, and she murmured, "No..."
"In that case, Auntie, please don't blame us for being rude." Mother said, waving to the maids and servants behind her, "Go in and search."
"Mom, this must be a misunderstanding. How could I take the wife's dowry bracelet?" Cui Xiaoxiao was really anxious now. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Looking at her mother standing at the gate of the yard, she said, "I really just sat in the yard for a while and then left. Mom, you might as well believe me this time. After I explain it to Tingbai, Tingbai will also thank you."
The maid rushed out of the room, shouting, "Mother, I found it, I found it, it's under the pillow. I guess Auntie didn't have time to hide it."
The mother took the bracelet from the maid's hand, examined it carefully, and said with certainty, "This bracelet is the madam's dowry."
"Impossible, how is it possible?" Cui Xiaoxiao murmured as she stepped back, in disbelief. "I want to see Tingbai. I want to see Tingbai now."
The mother at the door sneered at Cui Xiaoxiao, "Auntie, now that we've caught the perpetrator red-handed, what else do you have to say?"
"Impossible..." Cui Xiaoxiao said, and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face. She looked up at the mother and said, "I want to see Tingbai. Mom, please call Tingbai over."
"Second Master is busy with official duties every day, so how could he have time to care about such trivial matters as yours?" The mother looked up, raised the bracelet in her hand and said, "Cui stole the bracelet that came with the Madam's dowry, which is truly immoral. Madam said that if the facts are true, she can be kicked out immediately without reporting it."
After hearing what her mother said, Cui Xiaoxiao finally understood that the mistress had set her up specifically to kick her out. She felt despair, vaguely thinking that Wen Tingbo must have known about this...
"Tingbai, I want to see Tingbai. I once saved his life, and he said he would treat me well for the rest of his life." Cui Xiaoxiao cried and made a fuss, trying to go out, but was surrounded by maids.
The mother said in a cold and decisive voice, "Kick him out of the house, and anyone who lets her in again will be beaten out with a stick."
At this moment, Song Wanning's voice suddenly appeared at the door, "What's going on? Why is it so lively?"
Cui Xiaoxiao raised her head from the crowd and saw Song Wanning standing at the door. She quickly knelt and crawled forward until she was in front of Song Wanning. "Grandma, save me! They said I stole the lady's things, but I didn't."
As Cui Xiaoxiao spoke, she kowtowed twice on the ground. Her intuition told her that only Song Wanning could save her.
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