The housekeeper shook his head vigorously: "No, I don't. How dare I have such thoughts!"
In the woodshed, besides the housekeeper and Mingyan, there was only Tian You. She slowly approached the housekeeper and asked coldly, "No? Then why are the banknotes in the cash box missing, but the cash box is intact?"
"The door is in good condition, the windows are in good condition, and even the safe is in good condition. If it weren't for the key, how could anyone open all these locked things without leaving any trace?"
Facing Tian You's question, the housekeeper frowned: "Auntie Tian, are you saying that someone stole the money from the safe?"
“That’s right!”
"Mrs. Tian, I have been imprisoned here the entire time. The key has always been with me and never left my sight. I have been imprisoned in the woodshed, and there are servants guarding outside. I cannot leave this place. How did I manage to steal?"
Tian You narrowed his eyes and said, "I knew you wouldn't admit it honestly, but it doesn't matter, you will admit it!"
There was a flash of surprise in the housekeeper's eyes. Tian You clapped his hands. Outside the house, a servant came in holding two children.
Tian You smiled and asked, "Why don't you tell the truth?"
The housekeeper immediately lost his composure when he saw the two children being brought in.
"Auntie Tian, if the master knew that you were threatening me with your child in order to force me, the master would not let it go easily!"
Facing the housekeeper's words, Tian You only smiled disdainfully: "Is that so? I'm about to be finished. Am I still afraid of being punished by the master?"
She turned and looked at the two children: "Look, is your father seriously injured?"
The two children were very happy holding the windmill in their hands, but when they saw the housekeeper being beaten all over his body, they were stunned and didn't know how to react.
"Do you want to make your father suffer less?"
"think!"
The child spoke without thinking, and Tian You laughed: "Then take the blame for yourself and be punished for your father!"
Several children stood there and started crying loudly: "No, no!"
Tian You smiled somewhat cruelly: "If you are so unfilial at such a young age, who knows how rebellious you will be when you grow up!"
"Someone, come and beat them! Beat these two kids!"
The servant came forward, pressed the two boys to the ground, and began to beat them with a feather duster. The feathers flew in the air and fell all over the ground. The children's crying filled the entire woodshed.
Tian You looked at the butler, who was extremely proud. The butler knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Madam, madam, if there is any fault, it is all my fault! I am willing to accept the punishment, madam, please don't lay a hand on the two children!"
Tian You looked at him with disdain, "If you don't want the child to die, then confess obediently, otherwise, we will all be doomed!"
"Who are you going to drag down with you?" An angry voice sounded outside the woodshed. Tian You's body stiffened and he turned around, only to see Miao Yuan and Ni Gaofei walking towards him.
"Master." Tian You called out politely, and the servants beside him stopped torturing the two children.
Ni Gaofei stepped in, and the housekeeper kowtowed to the ground, begging for mercy. "Master, Master, please help me! Aunt Tian tortured me to find out the truth. I dare not say anything, but I am really scared for my two children! Please help me and save these two innocent children!"
Ni Gaofei cast sharp eyes on Tian You: "You have to know when to stop!"
Tian You said with great grievance: "Master, the housekeeper is about to confess! Let me interrogate him again!"
Ni Gaofei clenched his fists and said, "Take the two children away!"
The housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief. Tian You wanted to stop him, but Ni Gaofei gave him a cold look: "You disappoint me so much!"
He then turned and walked out. Miao Yuan stood there motionless, looking Tian You up and down. "Madam Tian, you and the housekeeper each had the key, but the housekeeper was locked up in here and had no chance to steal. But the money disappeared, so it must have been done by someone else. Was that person you?"
Tian You angrily said, "You're talking nonsense! If it were me, why would I bother using my jewelry as collateral?"
"Because you originally thought that you could just drag it out for a day, and by the time the truth was uncovered, you could still run away with the money and live your life after being divorced!"
Tian You's expression changed: "You, you, it's you, you stole it, right? You framed me! Clear my name! Hurry and take out the money!"
She roared and was furious, but Miao Yuan remained calm and turned away. "Once today is over, Aunt Tian should pack up your things and get out of the Prime Minister's residence!"
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