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Shen Youfu glared at Shen Zhu and asked her to bring back Shen Zhang's small box, otherwise he would break her legs. Shen Zhu's legs went limp with fear. She was still quite afraid of Shen Youfu, but then she thought again that she was a lady now and her status was much higher than that of her fifth brother. She didn't need to be afraid of Shen Youfu at all. Shen Youfu couldn't break her legs, and for the sake of Shen Ziju's future, he wouldn't do that. So she was no longer afraid.

"Dad, you can't wrongly accuse me. It was Mom who misunderstood me. Her box was lost, but you can't say that I took it. After all, I'm married and don't spend much time at home. If you say that I took it, then anyone in this family is more suspicious than me. Why are you blaming me?"

Shen Zhu began to complain.

Shen Youfu slammed the table and cursed, "You stupid girl! Are you saying that your brother and I took the box?! What's the point of us taking it? Don't think I don't know that you have been thinking about your mother's things for a long time! Even if someone in the family took it, it would only be you! It's impossible for me and Zi Ju! Your fifth sister-in-law didn't even know about the box. She is a lady from a wealthy family, she wouldn't do such a thing even if she knew!"

Shen Ziju also nodded. He actually felt that his sister might have done such a thing. If there were jewelry or something like that in his mother's box, then it must have been taken by his sister. Although his wife was not someone he liked, he knew that she was not the kind of greedy person.

Shen Ziju said nothing. He didn't want to offend Shen Zhu. He knew best that his sister was narrow-minded.

Shen Zhu pouted and said, "It's possible that a servant of the family stole it. Why would they suspect family members instead of outsiders? How could this be possible? It's really heartbreaking!"

When Shen Youfu heard this, he thought it made sense, so he said to Shen Zhang: "Could it be stolen by someone else?"

Shen Zhang shook her head and said, "You know it. I kept the box well. I usually take it out when no one is around. If anyone could have seen it, it would be this girl! Zhu'er, if you took it, return it to me as soon as possible! It's something important!"

Shen Zhang said to Shen Zhu in an almost pleading tone at the end.

Everything in the box is valuable. In addition to a few pearls, there are also jade pendants and rings, all of which are finely carved. Even people with high standards will be dazzled by them. Not to mention the priceless value, it is enough to make people greedy. However, the most important thing about these pearl and jade jewelry is not its value, but its former owner.

When she was young, Shen Zhang was a maid in a wealthy family. When her master was in trouble, she stole things from the master's house and ran away. She thought that after the master died, she could live a good life with these things, but she didn't expect that after she ran away and asked about the master's family, she found out that they were fine. They were looking for her everywhere, and she accidentally heard someone say that the master's family had been watched by pawnshops everywhere, and as long as they saw the things in her hands, they would catch her.

Shen Zhang was so frightened that she immediately took these things and ran away. She did not dare to sell these things and kept them with her. Women all love beautiful jewelry. Although she could not exchange these things for money in recent years, she kept them in her hands. She would take them out to look at them from time to time. Knowing that these things belonged to her, she was happy in her heart even if she could not wear them.

Shen Zhang wanted to give these things to Shen Zhu. But she wanted to wait until she thought she was going to die before giving them to her, and she wanted to tell her the dangers of these things. When she died, Shen Zhu could either put them away, or sell them without leaving any trace, or keep them for herself. Even if someone found them, they could say they were bought, and then everything would be fine. But she didn't expect that they were gone now!

Shen Zhang was now hoping that it was Shen Zhu who took it, so that at least it was in her own home, and she would have given it to Shen Zhu in advance. She was only afraid that these things would fall into the hands of outsiders, and if they were discovered by her former master, if they still remembered these things and her crimes in the past, if they found her, not only would she be finished, but the Shen family would also be finished! Her daughter was the sister-in-law of the imperial concubine, and her son was a fifth-rank official!

Shen Zhang was going crazy when she thought that her children would lose their reputation because of a mother like her.

"Zhu'er, if you took it, just admit it! I gave you those things, you just need to tell me that those things are in your hands! I just want to know that those things are in your hands! Those things can't be seen by others!"

Shen Zhang looked at Shen Zhu, hoping that she would nod.

Seeing that Shen Zhang had begged her, Shen Zhu was also worried. Could there be some secret behind this thing? She also knew that those things were good. Apart from other things, those pearls were very valuable and rare. Her mother was just a country woman, and it was very unusual for her to have such precious things. This thing was probably not easy to come by, right? Her mother said that she couldn't let others see it. Could it bring trouble? !

Shen Zhu was also scared.

Shen Youfu and Shen Ziju also became worried. One of them asked Shen Zhang what was in the box, and the other asked whether Shen Zhu had taken it, and if so, to hand it over quickly.

Shen Zhang said to Shen Zhu, "Zhu'er, I swear to you here that as long as the things are in your hands, they are yours! But you have to let me see, you have to let me know that they are in your hands! If I lie to you, I will be struck by lightning!"

"mother!"

Shen Ziju quickly called Shen Zhangshi and said to Shen Zhu, "Zhu'er, don't tell the truth! Are you trying to force your mother to death?!"

Shen Youfu also stared at Shen Zhu.

Shen Zhu couldn't stand it anymore, so she took a few steps back and whispered, "I took it. Last time I came back, I took it away while my mother was not in the room."

"You dirty bastard! If I hadn't seen that you're already married and I didn't want your in-laws to divorce you, I would have broken your hands!" Shen Youfu stood up and cursed, "You stole things and brought them to your own home! You're really capable! Where is the thing! Let me bring it back to you!"

Shen Youfu thought that he hadn't seen those things yet. If those things were really good, he would not give them to his daughter even if Shen Zhang asked him to!

Shen Ziju looked at Shen Zhu with some disappointment and said, "Zhu'er, why did you steal mother's things? Are you short of money? Why don't you tell me!"

Shen Zhu wiped her tears and said aggrievedly: "Little brother, your family is short of money, how can I ask you for money again! I just saw that mother always kept that box, and wanted to see what was inside, but I couldn't open it, so I took it back. After opening it and seeing the things inside, I couldn't bear to take it back, and I was afraid that if mother knew that I took it, she would blame me! Mother, you are also a woman, you should know how much your daughter will like those things. Since you originally planned to give them to me, don't blame me!"

"Bring it back quickly so I can see if everything is there, then I can feel at ease! Then I will tell you why this thing can't be seen by others! Then you will know how powerful it is!"

Shen Zhang said angrily that she just wanted to see those things again.

Shen Zhu said, "Wait a minute, mother. I'll go back and get it."

"Go, go!"

Shen Zhang urged.

Shen Zhu called her maid and was about to leave, but was stopped by Shen Ziju.

"Zhu'er, go back and leave Xiaolan behind."

When Xiaolan heard this, her legs went weak and she looked at Shen Ziju in panic. When she saw him looking at her, she lowered her head in panic.

Shen Ziju narrowed his eyes and thought that there was indeed something wrong with Xiaolan. He had noticed Xiaolan just now and felt something was wrong, so he was looking at her when he said this. Sure enough, Xiaolan's reaction was the same as he thought.

Shen Zhu said in astonishment: "Brother, why do you want Xiaolan to stay? I only brought her and a maid with me today. There are other servants to clean up the house, so let me take her back."

Shen Zhujue would be laughed at if she didn't have a maid by her side. Only when she had servants did she feel superior.

Shen Zhang understood what Shen Ziju meant. Her heart skipped a beat and her eyes turned cold when she looked at Xiaolan. Seeing that Shen Zhu still didn't understand, she glared at her and said, "Listen to your fifth brother and go back and check what's in the box!"

Shen Zhu was not stupid. When Shen Zhang glared at her, she understood what was going on. She looked at Xiaolan and saw that she was shaking with her head down. She was shocked and thought, could it be that she was the mantis catching the cicada while the oriole was behind her? She glared at Xiaolan fiercely, turned around and walked out quickly, not caring about the dignity of a noble lady.

Shen Zhu returned to Wang's house and to her own yard. She pushed the servants away, went back to the house, and found the box from a hidden place. She opened it and looked inside. After flipping through it, her face turned pale. She found that a hairpin and two beads were missing, and also a pendant!

"Good boy, Xiaolan! You are really tired of living!"

Shen Zhu was so angry that she wanted to tear Xiaolan apart. She, Shen Zhu, actually let herself be plotted against by the little girl whom she never looked up to!

Shen Zhu found something to wrap the box, then hurried back to the Shen Mansion. After entering the house, she put the cloth bag on the table, then walked up to Xiaolan and slapped her in the face.

Xiaolan cried out "Ah!" and started crying.

"You little bitch! How dare you steal my things?! You don't want your hands anymore?! Tell me! Where did you take the stolen things? If you don't hand them over, I'll make you live a life worse than death! Tell me now!"

Shen Zhu scolded and pinched Xiaolan's ears. When she thought of those treasures, her heart bled and she wished she could pull Xiaolan's ears off.

Xiaolan screamed in pain and cried, "Madam, spare my life! Madam, spare my life! I didn't steal! I really didn't!"

"You didn't steal anything, so why are you so scared?! Our eyes are wide open! Tell us the truth. If you found the things, I will spare your life. Otherwise, I will have someone sell you to a brothel and then have someone beat you up every day! Do you believe that you won't survive more than a month? You can spend those treasures with your life!"

I'm covering my face. I'll update one more time. I was running around the government during the day and couldn't finish it in one day. There were too many procedures. At night, I helped a friend solve a problem, so I was delayed. I'm sorry, my dear friends, and I'm sorry to the editor. I have to go out again tomorrow and have to get up early. Please forgive me. I owe four updates. Remember it.

(Lishu Literature)