With a "snap," the box lid slammed shut. Shen Qiyin's gaze was deep and unfathomable, her emotions hard to discern.
She went to see Lu Shan.
Then he went to the front yard and instructed Dafu to report to the authorities.
The reason given was: My house was burgled!
Several days later, when Qian Chuan stepped into the Shen family's house again, he strangely felt a sense of "belonging".
When the constables arrived, Shen Cang was in Jiang Wan's room.
Because he had embarrassed the other person in public during the day, Shen Cang was filled with remorse afterward, so he hurriedly bought a bunch of things to appease the person.
Before he could even calm the person down, a servant came to report that constables from the Jingzhao Prefecture had arrived. Shen Cang was completely stunned and felt an overwhelming urge to scream wildly.
He never gets a moment's peace!
One minute it's this, the next it's that, there's never a moment of peace.
So annoying!
"What are you doing here for no reason, constable?" Shen Cang asked irritably as he walked out, his face ashen.
"Reporting to your master, it was the second young lady who sent someone to report to the authorities, saying that the silver was lost."
Shen Cang suddenly stopped in his tracks: "Silver?"
"What silver?" Could it be that the imperial silver has been lost?!
It hasn't even warmed up yet.
The maid shook her head blankly, indicating that she did not know.
The second young lady only said that she lost money, but did not specify what kind of money it was.
When Shen Cang arrived at the front hall and heard Shen Qiyin and Qian Chuan recount the details of the theft, his expression was priceless.
Her being granted the title of Lady of the Township was a matter of daytime; it would take some time for the news to reach the ears of those thieves, let alone for it to come so quickly!
Besides, what kind of thief would break into someone's house in broad daylight?
He could figure out what was going on even with his toes.
It must have been the old lady who did it!
That's stupid...
Thinking that the other party was ultimately his mother, Shen Cang banished the word "goods" from his mind.
"My lords," Shen Cang cupped his hands and said with a forced smile, "I'm so sorry to trouble you both."
“Our household has not been robbed; this is all a misunderstanding.”
"Please take this money and use it to buy yourself some drinks. Thank you for making this trip."
As Shen Cang spoke, he took out a string of coins and handed it to Qian Chuan.
The latter did not respond.
He looked at Shen Qiyin.
The latter then looked at Shen Cang and asked, "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Did Father take that money and spend it? Has our family become so poor?"
"The silver His Majesty bestowed this morning was used to alleviate an emergency this afternoon?"
“But that shouldn’t be the case.” Shen Qiyin looked puzzled. “If you were really so poor, why did you bring Aunt Jiang into the mansion a few days ago? And just now you were so generous in giving Brother Qian and the others money.”
Her words, though seemingly gentle, were like a barb, and they stung Shen Cang's heart.
He quickly denied it, saying, "I didn't touch your money!"
"Oh, it's not you." Shen Qiyin nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject: "Then who is it?"
Shen Cang was stumped by the question.
It's inappropriate to criticize anyone.
Because Shen Qiyin had already blocked all his escape routes, no one, no matter who it was, would be in a hurry to spend this reward money, especially in such an undignified way!
"Father?" Say it, why are you not saying anything?
Weren't you just talking a lot?
Why are you silent?
Is he mute?
Shen Cang's mind wasn't sharp enough, and he couldn't think of a way to cover it up for a moment.
His face was ashen, and he smacked his lips dryly a couple of times before stammering, "Ah...yes, that's how it is..."
"I wondered, where could a thief come from in broad daylight?"
"So, I'm guessing there might be some misunderstanding here?"
He raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "...guess, just a guess."
Shen Qiyin smiled coolly: "You guessed well. Don't guess next time."
After saying that, she turned to Qian Chuan and said, "Brother Qian, then I'll have to trouble you."
Qian Chuan: "You're too kind, young lady. As you requested, I specially brought a government dog with me, hoping it can help you find the lost silver as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Shen Cang became even more puzzled.
Did this girl have something planned in advance?
Perhaps guessing what he was thinking, Shen Qiyin kindly explained to him, "Father probably doesn't know that the lacquer smell in the box containing the silver hasn't completely dissipated, and the silver might have also picked up some of that smell."
"Humans may not easily notice it, but a dog's nose can smell it immediately."
Of course, this statement was made to outsiders.
The truth is, after Shen Qiyin had someone send the silver back to Haitang Courtyard, she put some medicine in the box.
The scent was subtle and lingered for a long time.
More importantly, dogs are very sensitive to that smell and will bark excitedly from a great distance.
They discovered this by chance when Chunsheng was teasing Ah Huang with the herbs.
Qian Chuan led the government dog and first went to the Begonia Courtyard to sniff out the remaining box of silver. Then he searched each courtyard and house one by one.
Shen Cang was right about one thing.
Thieves generally do not commit crimes during the day.
Therefore, Qian Chuan and his team were more inclined to believe that there was an "insider" in the mansion, so they decided to start the investigation from within.
Shen Cang followed behind, his mind heavy with worry. The thought that the silver might be found in Old Madam Shen's room later gave him a major headache.
I really don't want to embarrass myself anymore.
He did consider sending someone to inform Old Madam Shen, but with Qian Chuan and his men right under their noses, he was afraid of alerting them and catching them red-handed.
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