Chapter 75 If it was that woman, how did she do it?
Lan Xiyue returned from Qingfengyuan. On the way, she heard heart-wrenching pleas for mercy and cries of pain.
Lan Xiyue couldn't help but stop and frowned slightly.
"Miss, let me go and see what's going on?" Chuchun saw this and hurried forward.
Lan Xiyue nodded slightly and uttered only one word: "Yeah."
Chuchun left quickly, and soon returned breathlessly, "Miss, the storehouse was robbed! The master is very angry. The bailiffs from Shuntian Prefecture have been here for a long time, but they haven't found anything. The guards who were on duty last night were caned a hundred times by the master. The cries of pleading for mercy and pain were all from the guards being beaten."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue curled up the corner of her mouth into a barely perceptible smile.
All the valuables in the warehouse were stored in her space. Last night, she erased all traces. No matter how they investigated, they would not be able to find any clues.
Chuchun was obviously not as calm as her. She asked with a worried look on her face, "Miss, the storehouse was robbed. What are we going to do in the future? Won't our lives be much more difficult?"
Lan Xiyue shook her head slightly, "These are not things we should worry about."
Chuchun hesitated for a moment before speaking, "But, just now, the old lady said that because the storehouse was robbed, the family has to cut back on food and clothing. Miss, you gave all the dowry left by the late wife to the lady. Now that the family is in this state, I'm afraid our lives will be difficult."
Lan Xiyue's eyes flashed slightly when she heard this.
"You forgot, I still have the gold ingots that the Queen Mother gave me last time."
Upon hearing this, Chuchun's eyes lit up immediately, and she clapped her hands and laughed, "Yeah, I actually forgot about that!"
Lan Xiyue had just returned to Xilingyuan when Nanny Li walked in hurriedly.
When she saw Lan Xiyue, she bowed and said solemnly, "My lady, the storehouse in the mansion has been robbed, and the profits of the several shops outside the mansion are not as good as before.
The old lady meant that she wanted the young lady to take out the things that the empress dowager had given her and give them to the mansion first to deal with the emergency. When Mr. Bao catches the thief and recovers the money in the mansion, he will definitely return it to the young lady in full.
Upon hearing this, Lan Xiyue curled up the corner of her mouth into a playful smile.
She looked at Matron Li and said slowly, "Matron Li, the treasury was robbed. Even if the mansion is in financial difficulty, we shouldn't have to use the reward the Queen Mother gave me. How could the old lady and my aunt be so broke without a penny? My mother's dowry is still in my aunt's hands."
Lan Xiyue was a little annoyed. She actually forgot last night that she should have looted Furong Courtyard. Since you took advantage of the reward given to me by the Queen Mother, okay, I will go to each of your courtyards tonight and loot them all.
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li's expression changed slightly. After a moment's silence, she sighed, her tone filled with helplessness, "Miss, the old lady and the mistress do have some savings, but the expenses at the mansion are very high right now, and those savings are only enough to barely get by. The old lady had no other choice but to ask Miss to take out some things first as an emergency measure."
Lan Xiyue shook her head, a trace of unremitting sorrow condensed between her brows. She sighed softly, the sound was as thin as a thread, but it was clearly heard by Li Ma Ma beside her.
"Madam, I certainly want to help with the current situation at the mansion. However, if I were to sell the Yun Lingjin brocade that the Empress Dowager gave me, it would be a crime of great disrespect. Once the Empress Dowager learns of this, not only will the Zhoushi Mansion be unable to escape her punishment, but it will even make matters worse."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li's body trembled slightly, and a hint of astonishment flashed in her eyes.
She quickly came to her senses, bowed, and hurried away, her steps filled with a bit of panic and anxiety.
Lan Xiyue's gaze followed Nanny Li's retreating figure, a sneer curling up at the corner of her mouth, a smile tinged with mockery and disdain. "Try to take things from her? No way!" Humph, she's not the original owner, so easy to fool.
Nanny Li traveled quickly and soon returned to Qingfeng Courtyard.
With a serious expression, she told the old lady exactly what Lan Xiyue had said.
When the old lady heard this, her face turned pale as paper in an instant, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes. She was really anxious and lost her mind just now. She even forgot that the rewards from the palace could not be sold easily.
However, with so many people in the mansion, the daily expenses are enormous. Now that the warehouse has been robbed, how will they maintain their lives in the future?
Seeing this, Nanny Li thought for a moment and then said, "Don't worry, Madam. When I came back just now, I heard that Madam had gathered all the maids and servants in the mansion together, even the maids and servants from Qingfeng Courtyard.
Madam said that those who didn't sign the death contract should be released after their wages are settled, so that the mansion can save some money. As for the shops outside, those that didn't make much money are also planned to be sold at a low price.
Upon hearing this, the old lady frowned and remained silent.
After a moment, she said in a deep voice, "Bring me the box from my dresser drawer."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Li responded quickly, hurriedly ran to get an exquisite box, and handed it carefully to the old lady.
The old lady opened the box with trembling hands, and saw some banknotes and some jewelry inside.
The old lady took out three thousand taels of silver from the box and handed it to Li Ma, "Give it to Yun Shi. I hope it can temporarily alleviate the difficulties in the mansion."
Nanny Li took the banknote with mixed feelings. She knew very well that these three thousand taels were just a drop in the bucket for such a huge mansion.
When Yun Qing saw the three thousand taels of silver that Nanny Li brought, her face instantly turned gloomy.
She bit her lower lip tightly. The daily expenses of the mansion were not a small amount, not to mention the daily affairs of the master in the officialdom, the gifts for the guests, etc., which of them did not require money? This old woman only gave her such a small amount of money?
An Yi hurried into the study of the Prince Regent's Mansion and said, "Master, the treasury of the Marquis of Wuguo Mansion has been robbed."
Mo Liyuan put down the book in his hand and narrowed his eyes suddenly when he heard this. "The storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion was robbed?"
An nodded, "Yes, the treasury of the Wuguo Marquisate was completely robbed overnight. Mr. Bao from the Shuntian Prefecture came to investigate in person, but he couldn't find any clues."
Lan Xiyue's figure involuntarily appeared in Mo Liyuan's mind.
The warehouse of the Wuguohou Mansion was robbed, and he felt that this theft was inextricably linked to Lan Xiyue.
"Where's Lan Xiyue? Is there anything unusual?"
An Yi shook his head. "No, it's just that the old nanny beside the old lady of the Wuguo Marquis's Mansion told Miss Lan to take out the things the Queen Mother gave her as a reward for an emergency. But Miss Lan said that if the Yunlingjin brocade given by the Queen Mother was sold, it would be a crime of disrespect. She didn't mention the gold ingots given by the Queen Mother, so the people in the Marquis' Mansion should not know about it."
Mo Liyuan heard this and a playful smile appeared on his lips.
"This woman is so cunning. She didn't mention a single word about the gold ingots that the Queen Mother gave her as a reward, and only talked about Yun Lingjin."
He waved his hand, signaling An Yi to withdraw. "Continue to watch her, and report any abnormalities immediately."
An Yi took the order and left, and the study returned to peace again.
Mo Liyuan's fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound.
The treasury of the Marquis of Wuguo Mansion was completely robbed overnight. Who had such great ability? If it was that woman, how did she do it alone?
If she was really involved, how did she manage to move everything out of the warehouse? Was there an even more shocking secret hidden behind her?
Mo Liyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Woman, no matter how big your secret is, I will uncover your secrets layer by layer."
And who was that aura last night?
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