The sun shone on the vermilion gate of the marquis's mansion. The gatekeeper Xiao Si stood there bored, looking at the passers-by on the street from time to time.
Suddenly, a servant in gorgeous clothes came hurriedly, holding a gold-embossed invitation in his hand.
"This is an invitation from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion. Please be sure to give it to the Marquis."
The boy handed the invitation to Xiao Si with a respectful look.
Xiao Si hurriedly took it and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely send it to you."
Xiao Si came trotting all the way with the invitation in his hand to the study of Lord Bai Zhen.
After steadying his breath, he raised his hand and knocked on the door: "My Lord, Xiao Si has something important to report."
"Come in."
The Marquis Bai Zhen's low voice came from inside the house.
Xiao Si pushed open the door, walked into the study, and presented the invitation with both hands: "My Lord, the old lady of the Left Prime Minister's family sent someone to deliver the invitation tomorrow morning."
Bai Zhen put down the book in his hand, took the invitation, unfolded it and nodded slightly: "I have to give face to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Butler, please go to the storehouse and pick out some presentable gifts. Don't violate the etiquette of our mansion. ”
The housekeeper received the order and hurried to the storeroom.
But the moment he opened the warehouse door, he froze in place.
The warehouse was empty. All those rare treasures and silks that had once filled it were now gone.
The butler's eyes widened in disbelief, his legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
“This…how is this possible?”
The butler muttered to himself, turned around in panic, and trotted all the way to find the marquis.
At this time, Bai Zhen was still in the study. When he saw the housekeeper rushing in in a panic, he felt something was wrong before he even opened his mouth.
"My Lord, this is bad!"
The housekeeper panted, his voice trembling, "The warehouse... the warehouse has been emptied!"
"What did you say?"
Wu'an Hou Bai Zhen suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, glaring, the shock on his face instantly turned into raging anger, "Did you look carefully?"
"My Lord, it's absolutely true!"
The housekeeper fell to his knees with a thud, and said in a tearful voice, "When I opened the door, it was empty inside. There was nothing left."
Lord Wu'an was shocked, a surge of blood rushed to his head, he almost couldn't breathe, his body swayed, the housekeeper was quick to move forward and supported him.
“The opposite!
The rebellion! ”
Wu'an Marquis Bai Zhen was furious. He clenched his fists, his joints turning white from the force. "How dare you run wild in my mansion and empty the warehouse? Do you think I, Bai Zhen, am a vegetarian?"
He kicked over the chair next to him, and as the chair fell to the ground, the ornaments in the study also shook.
The noise spread quickly and attracted other people.
Aunt Li and Bai Xinyao rushed over first. Seeing Bai Zhen's face full of anger, Aunt Li covered her mouth in panic:
"My Lord, what happened?
What happened? ”
Wu'an Hou Bai Zhen turned his head and looked at Aunt Li with a look that seemed to want to eat someone, and scared Aunt Li so much that she took a step back.
"You ask me what's wrong?
The warehouse was emptied. How could you not know about such a big thing? ”
Bai Zhen roared, his voice echoing in the room.
Aunt Li turned pale and waved her hands quickly, "My Lord, please don't wrongly accuse me!
I really don't know anything. ”
At this time, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Wang and Aunt Liu also hurried over. The three of them stood aside, looking at each other, not daring to breathe.
"Check them all for me!"
Wu'an Hou Bai Zhen roared, "No matter who did it, I will find the person even if I have to dig three feet deep!"
His chest heaved violently and veins bulged on his forehead, like an angry lion.
"And you too!"
Wu'an Hou Bai Zhen looked at the three concubines and Concubine Li, "Behave yourself, if I find out that it has anything to do with you, don't blame me for being cruel!"
Everyone was so scared that they lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the eyes.
The servants and maids also gathered at the door, each of them silent, afraid of being swept away by the raging anger.
Wu'an Hou Bai Zhen strode out of the study and walked towards the storeroom, and everyone hurriedly followed behind him.
Along the way, Bai Zhen kept cursing, and every word was filled with endless anger.
After leaving the warehouse, Bai Zhen looked at the empty room and kicked the wall:
“A bunch of rubbish!
Such a big thing, and no one noticed it! ”
The housekeeper said cautiously: "My Lord, why don't we report it to the authorities and let them investigate.
Three months ago, I came to pick up something and everything was normal at that time. How come it was suddenly emptied? This is definitely not a trivial matter. ”
Bai Zhen bit his tongue and said, "Report!
Report to the police immediately!
I want to see who is so bold as to touch my mansion! ”
Not long after, the chief constable from the government came hurriedly with a group of yamen runners.
As soon as Li entered the Marquis's residence, he clasped his fists and said, "My Lord, I heard that there was a thief in your residence, and we are ordered to come here to investigate the case."
Bai Zhen's face darkened as he said, "Captain Li, you must find this thief. The things in my mansion's storehouse are priceless, and they have emptied them all."
The captain nodded and said, "Don't worry, my lord, we will do our best.
Please tell me in detail, sir. You mentioned that you took something out three months ago. Has anyone entered or left the warehouse since then? ”
The housekeeper stepped forward and said, "In reply to the captain, three months ago, after I took the things.
The warehouse was locked and I kept the key. It has never been opened again, and I am sure no one else has the key. ”
The captain asked again, "Did anyone in the mansion notice anything unusual in the past three months?"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate no.
Bai Xinyao whispered, "I've been in the yard for the past three months, and I haven't heard any movement."
The captain frowned and said, "So, this gang of thieves is extremely skilled. They were able to empty the warehouse without anyone noticing in three months."
Aunt Li also pretended to say, "This is really terrible. The Marquis's Mansion is heavily guarded. How could such a thing happen?"
The captain of the police began to check the storeroom carefully and questioned the servant who was on night watch.
A servant trembled and said, "I have been keeping watch for three months, and I really haven't noticed anything unusual. Every night is just like any other."
The captain asked, "Do you patrol at night?"
The servant nodded quickly: "Yes, we patrol every hour."
The captain pondered for a moment and said, "This is strange. If there were patrols, how come they didn't find the thieves? Unless..."
"Unless what?"
Bai Zhen asked anxiously.
The head of the police said slowly: "Unless this group of thieves knows the layout of the mansion and the patrol schedule very well, it is even possible..."
He looked at the people around him and said, "It's possible that there is an insider in the mansion."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Bai Zhen's eyes once again swept over the concubines and servants, his eyes full of suspicion: "If I find out who is the traitor, I will tear him into pieces!"
Aunt Li turned pale with fear and said hurriedly, "My Lord, please don't wrongly accuse me. How could I do such a thing?"
Aunt Zhao also cried and complained: "Yes, Lord, we are loyal to you. How could we collude with outsiders and steal our own things?"
At this time, Aunt Li's eyes turned and she suddenly said, "My Lord, could it be the eldest lady who did it?
She had been missing for so long, who knows where she went and learned some crooked tricks, and when she came back she emptied the warehouse. ”
When Bai Zhenji heard this, his eyes widened with anger. He turned around and slapped Aunt Li in the face with a loud slap. Aunt Li staggered and almost fell.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Bai Zhen roared, "My daughter went to burn incense with you and came back, and you said she fell off a cliff and was stabbed to death, and now you haven't found her.
Now you dare to slander her and emptied the warehouse?
Did you see it with your own eyes? ”
Aunt Li covered her burning face and cried, "My Lord, I...I was just guessing."
Bai Zhen was still furious and continued to curse, "Guess?
Don't make false statements without evidence!
How could Linglong, a weak woman, move the warehouse?
Moreover, no signs of anything being moved were found around the warehouse.
I think you are the one who should be most suspicious!
Maybe you were the one who secretly moved them out one by one! ”
Aunt Li was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a plop and kowtowed repeatedly: "My Lord, this is unjust!
I really don’t, I wouldn’t dare to do it even if I were given a hundred times the courage! ”
Bai Zhen glared at her fiercely, then turned to the captain and said, "Captain, you must thoroughly investigate this matter. No matter who it is, you must find out and never let them off easily!"
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