Su Shunci shut up upon seeing this, but her slightly chubby face remained tense.
Su Qingyu noticed something was wrong and wanted to ask Su Shunci what was wrong.
Before he could speak, he heard the old lady's voice behind him.
"What happened? Has the person been rescued?"
Su Qingyu turned around to greet her, and the old lady's gaze fell on her with obvious anger.
When Mrs. Zhao was entertained at noon, she thought this girl was polite and sensible, but she gave her a surprise in the afternoon. Three hundred thousand taels of silver were taken away without a word.
But now is not the time to talk about this. The old lady became panicked when she thought that her son might be in there, and her hand holding Nanny Yuan could not stop shaking.
Su Qingyu pretended not to notice the old lady's look, stepped forward and gave her a slight hand, saying, "Don't worry, grandma, the servants are putting out the fire."
Then he asked the servant beside him, "Have you informed father? Father has to take charge of this matter."
The old lady's face flashed with panic when she heard this, and she said, "Your father may not be at home, so let's put out the fire first."
At this time, flames were still blazing in Shaohua Hall. The female members standing outside all had anxious expressions on their faces, and servants would come forward from time to time to answer questions.
Cheng Ruijin came running over, crying and calling for her mother, and tried to rush inside, but was held by two old women.
Only Su Qingyu had a calm expression. The firelight in Shaohua Hall reflected on her eyes and merged with the faint light in her eyes.
Jade suddenly stood beside Su Qingyu calmly and nodded slightly.
The corners of Su Qingyu's cold lips curled up. The feeling of collecting debts was really good.
As the fire gradually died down, the fourth young master Su Yuanche was carried out by his wet nurse. The old lady hurriedly ordered someone to call a doctor and arranged for someone to take Su Yuanche to live in Songhe Hall first.
Just as Su Yuanche was carried away, two more people ran out of the main room of Shaohua Hall, covered with wet quilts. Their bare thighs could even be seen through the gaps in the quilts.
Seeing this, the old lady quickly whispered to Madam Yuan, "Take them away quickly, don't let them be discovered."
The two of them were bent over and covered with quilts, so their faces could not be seen clearly. Everyone thought they were Gu Ruoyun and her maid.
Su Qingyu suddenly screamed, "Father, why is he here? Are you okay?"
As he said that, he trotted forward and directly lifted the quilt over their heads.
Su Chengye's face turned red and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
What's the difference between this and catching someone cheating in bed?
The most shocked were Concubine Xue and Concubine Lian. They never dreamed that the Marquis was involved with this cousin who was living with them.
Aunt Lian was fine. She was used to being submissive, so she lowered her head and said nothing, and even covered Su Shunci's eyes.
Aunt Xue couldn't help but feel angry, and said sarcastically, "My cousin is really capable. I was wondering why the Marquis came into the inner palace less and less. It turns out it's all because of you."
"What kind of thing is this? If it gets out, people will think our family is unruly, with cousins secretly having an affair like this."
Cheng Rujin, who was standing aside, was also shocked at this moment, but she didn't dare to say a word. It was clear that everything had been fine for so many years, so why did it suddenly catch fire and be discovered again? She suddenly realized that it seemed that everything was out of control since the funeral of Mr. Shen Sanye.
Aunt Xue was still making insinuations, and the old lady's eyes, which had just been slightly narrowed, suddenly opened and said, "Shut up."
Aunt Xue was so frightened that she immediately fell silent, but the look she gave Gu Ruoyun was filled with complete contempt and hatred.
The old lady pondered for a long time before making up her mind. Gu Ruoyun was already a widower, so at worst, she could just take her as a concubine. Although she was considered the family of a criminal, it had been several years since the incident, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Just as he was about to speak, someone suddenly carried something out of Shaohua Hall.
"Madam, Miss, these are the valuables we looted. There are a few more boxes that will be taken out soon."
The servant's words caught everyone's attention. Property? Back then, the entire Cheng family was exiled, and all their property and gold and silver were turned over to the national treasury.
When Gu Ruoyun was rescued by Su Chengye through his connections, she didn't even have money to buy clothes, so where did the money and property come from?
Even if I have been in the Su family for a few years and received annual rewards from the old lady, it wouldn't be this much, right?
Su Qingyu walked forward and opened two boxes. One was full of silver, and the other was filled with antique jewelry. Each piece was a masterpiece among the best.
The servants were still carrying out boxes, boxes of jewelry, antiques, and rare ancient books exposed to everyone.
Su Qingyu looked at Gu Ruoyun in disbelief. "Aunt, I interrogated the servants today, and several of them said you were the mastermind behind this. They said all the embezzled money went into your pocket, but I didn't believe it. I never thought Aunt would actually do such a thing."
After Su Qingyu said these words with deep sorrow, she walked up to the old lady again.
"Grandma, I took away the three hundred thousand taels of silver for a reason."
"After my mother passed away, I checked the accounts of the inner house and found that although the accounts looked balanced, there were many unreasonable points."
"Later, I secretly checked the accounts of the outer courtyard and discovered that my father had bought a lot of jewelry and antiques, but the items in the warehouse didn't match the accounts. There were hundreds of thousands of taels of silver missing. I thought my father had been deceived by someone."
"It just so happened that my uncle encountered some difficulties, so I returned all the money to him. I thought that our two families are relatives by marriage, and my uncle can't just stand by and watch when my family is in trouble. It's better than having it all taken away by others."
"But I never expected that all these things and silver would end up in my cousin's aunt's hands."
Su Qingyu's words mentioned two issues. One was the affair between Su Chengye and Gu Ruoyun, and the other was Gu Ruoyun's corruption.
These two matters were not something that Su Qingyu, a junior, could handle, so she was in effect urging the old lady to make a decision.
Madam Su looked at Su Chengye and said with a look of disappointment, "You two should go wash up and change your clothes first, and then go to Songhe Hall to report back."
Then he looked at Aunt Xue and the others, "Come here too."
Aunt Lian felt that her daughter was still young, so she asked the wet nurse to take Su Shunci back first.
Everyone followed the old lady to Songhe Hall, and the boxes of valuables were also carried to Songhe Hall.
Half an hour later, Su Chengye brought Gu Ruoyun to the side hall of Songhe Hall, and everyone sat down according to their age.
The old lady was in a state of panic. She had never expected Su Chengye to give Gu Ruoyun so many things, and even had them revealed in public. The problem with the harem is not the lack of things, but the inequality. How could anyone accept that Gu Ruoyun wasn't even a concubine?
She was extremely grateful that Lin had gone to the farm, otherwise, with Lin's temper, the situation would have ended in a worse way and she might have had a miscarriage.
Seeing that no one was talking, Su Qingyu didn't rush and just sat there drinking tea quietly.
After a long while, the old lady finally spoke: "Chengye, what do you think about this matter?"
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