Master, Master is bluffing her.
She was fooled.
Her face grew paler, all color drained from her, and she lowered her head, her gaze falling on the quilt, her fingertips digging into the sheets.
She gave a weak laugh. "What are you saying, sir? How could it be the Tong family? Didn't they leave the capital?"
The more panicked you are, the more flaws you'll reveal.
Yinzhen vaguely understood that this matter was not only the responsibility of the Nian family, but perhaps even instigated by the Nian family itself.
It's not strange that the Tong family left the capital to seek revenge by having the Nian family's property stolen; it's just an eye for an eye.
The Tong family, from the Ningbao branch, with more than twenty members, were all demoted to commoners, while the Nian family only lost money and retained their status.
Yinzhen thought of Lady Tong, the woman who boasted that if the Nian family made a mistake on the first day of the month, she would be the fifteenth. Could it be her?
The fourth uncle was immediately at his wit's end.
Leaving aside the fearful Li Yi and Li Er, apart from Zheng Yong, Yinzhen was the first person to suspect Nan Yi.
The mysterious disappearance of treasure from the home of Prefect Liu in Shanxi bears a striking resemblance to the theft from the Nian family.
He should be thankful that this little woman showed him mercy. With such a powerful and skillful woman living in his mansion, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Yinzhen couldn't contain his curiosity about how she had managed it.
Having aroused suspicion, Nan Yi hid in the house and sorted through the books and letters. She picked out all the letters and put the books away. These things were enough to give the Nian family a hard time.
Few of the officials under Old Master Kang were innocent, and the Nian family was no exception.
Before that, she wanted to meet with Fourth Master.
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