"Alright, even if you feel guilty, you can't make the thief who stole the jewelry return it on his own. Don't cry, there will always be a way."
"Miss, do you have a solution?"
Bai Qianmo scoffed, "Once we know where those pendants are, getting them back won't be that difficult."
The only thing she couldn't understand was why Li Ma had specifically stolen the pair of pendants.
The fact that the three old women conspired to steal while she was away clearly shows that they had planned it for a long time and were constantly monitoring the situation.
What puzzles her now is that with so many valuable items in the jewelry box, why would they steal a pair of earrings?
Was it Chen Xin'e who wanted it, or was Li Ma acting on someone else's orders?
"Xiao Huan, come here."
“Miss…” Xiao Huan walked up to Bai Qianmo curiously.
Bai Qianmo whispered a few words in her ear.
Xiao Huan looked at Bai Qianmo with a puzzled expression.
"Do as I say, go."
"yes!"
Li Ma's residence
Three women in their fifties or sixties sat together.
"Sister Li, has this matter been settled?"
Li Ma chuckled smugly and spread a bag of silver dollars out on the table.
The other two old women stared intently at the hundreds of silver dollars.
"Second wife is really generous, she gave us so much."
"Hehe, Second Madam said that as long as you keep your mouths shut, she will never forget you if there are any good things in the future. There are two hundred silver dollars in here, you can take them and divide them up."
"Thank you, Second Madam. Thank you, Sister Li."
The two women couldn't wait to start counting the silver dollars.
"By the way, Sister Li, if Miss Si discovers that something is missing, will she suspect that we stole it?"
Li Ma scoffed, "Hmph, although her surname is Xu, it's a pity that the master doesn't love her, and she's also suppressed by her stepmother, the First Madam. To be honest, she doesn't live as well as us servants in the Xu family. Even if she finds out that her jewelry is missing, she wouldn't think that we stole it. After all, the jewelry box has always been under Xiao Huan's nose. Without any evidence, why would she blame us?"
Upon hearing this, the two old women put away their silver dollars with peace of mind.
They were overjoyed; one hundred silver dollars was equivalent to their monthly wages for two years of hard labor at the Xu family's house.
Knock knock knock!
A knocking sound suddenly rang out on the door.
The three people inside the room exchanged glances as if facing a formidable enemy.
Li Ma was the first to calm down.
He cleared his throat and asked, feigning composure, "Who?"
"It's me, Xiao Huan."
Li Ma's expression changed instantly, and the other two old women began to panic.
"Li Ma, has the Fourth Miss discovered something?"
"Shh!" Li Ma glared fiercely at the woman who had spoken.
She took a deep breath, turned and walked calmly toward the door.
She opened the door and saw Xiao Huan staring at her calmly.
"Xiao Huan, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
"Li Ma, my young lady requests your presence."
"Oh? Miss Fourth wants to see me? Is there anything you wish to instruct me on?"
Xiao Huan's eyes held a smile, but in her heart she gritted her teeth in hatred.
She had just caught a glimpse of panic in Li Ma's eyes. The young lady's guess was indeed correct; the pair of pendants had been stolen by Li Ma and those two women.
Suppressing her anger, Xiao Huan said, "I'm not sure, you'll know when you get there."
Li's mother felt a little uneasy.
Did the Fourth Miss suspect her so quickly?
How could that be? From my observation, this fourth young lady is weak-willed. She has been back in the Xu family for more than half a month, and even the servants in the mansion can be disrespectful to her. How could someone with her personality guess who stole the pendants so quickly?
But now that they've invited her, she still has to go.
She tidied her hair and patted her dress.
Mrs. Li said arrogantly, "Then let's go."
Xiao Huan didn't say anything more and led Li's mother back to her own courtyard.
"Miss, Mama Li is here!"
Hearing the noise, Bai Qianmo, who was sitting in the study, slowly put down the newspaper in her hand.
Recently, she asked Xiao Huan to buy a lot of newspapers from outside.
Firstly, they wanted to understand the current era and the wartime situation.
Secondly, it also helps me understand the business climate in Shanghai.
Since we can't leave now, we should at least do something to make it meaningful.
The most direct way to understand the current environment is to read the daily newspapers.
The study door was pushed open.
Xiao Huan led a woman in her sixties, with a plump figure, into the house.
"Fourth Miss!" The old lady looked at Bai Qianmo.
Bai Qianmo stared at Li Ma silently for a moment.
"Mama Li, I just got back. Xiao Huan told me that a thief broke into the First Madam's room yesterday?"
"In response to Fourth Miss, last night, the First Madam said that a dark figure broke into her room. The Madam was quite frightened and was somewhat disoriented. She even said that it was the work of a ghost. Haha, where in this world are there really any ghosts? I suspected that there might be a thief in the manor, so today I led people to check every courtyard to see if the masters in each room had lost any valuables."
After saying that, Li Ma slowly raised her head and looked at Bai Qianmo.
Bai Qianmo stared intently at Li Ma with deep eyes. The moment their eyes met, Li Ma's heart clenched.
She had met this fourth young lady before, and her previous impression of her was that the girl was beautiful, but she always felt that something was missing.
Having worked for a wealthy family for half her life, she had seen all sorts of people.
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