The next day, after breakfast, Yang Youxue took her family to Tong Mansion.
"Your humble servant greets Princess Xueyao!" The captain saluted the princess.
Although the imperial edict had not yet been issued, the ministers in the capital all knew it.
"I'm not a princess yet, so there's no need to be so polite, sir.
"Let's go in and take inventory of the property to see if anything is missing," Yang Youxue said to the captain.
Ba Zongzong felt that the princess seemed to be causing trouble, so he had to be extremely alert and not get implicated.
"Your humble servant greets the princess!" Tong Lijing, along with his family and servants, saluted Yang Youxue.
"Imperial College, oh, that's wrong, it should be called Imperial College Assistant.
"Sorry, I forgot you were defeated by me and demoted to assistant teacher." Yang Youxue said sarcastically.
Killing someone and destroying their heart, this should be how Tong Lijing feels now.
Tong Lijing was so angry that his face turned ashen, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
However, he could not lose his temper or get angry, so he could only endure it: Princess Xueyao, one day, I will repay you a thousand times the humiliation I suffered today.
Brain is a good thing, but unfortunately Tong Lijing doesn't have it.
When he was a commoner, he couldn't beat Yang Youxue, let alone after he became a princess. What could he use to fight Yang Youxue?
Therefore, such short-sighted and cowardly people who only know how to fight among themselves are only fit to be defeated.
Yang Youxue felt relieved and in a good mood when she saw Tong Lijing, who dared not speak out, hated her but could not get rid of her.
The captain looked at the expressions of the two men and knew that something big was going to happen today, and they must not let him get hurt.
Taking Yang Youxue's family and Tong Lijing's family to the warehouse, Yang Youxue handed the list to Bai Chen, and she and her family waited on the side.
After a quarter of an hour, Bai Chen said.
"Miss, a lot of things are missing, look!" Bai Chen handed the circled things to Yang Youxue to see.
"Great! How dare you steal my things? How bold of you!
Come on, search for me!" Yang Youxue said angrily.
So, the officers and soldiers and Yang Youxue's men began to search the Tong family and servants, crying and cursing.
Some officers and soldiers volunteered to search the maids, and of course they took the opportunity to grope them. The maids cried, cursed, and begged for mercy.
The concubines, Madam Tong, Miss Tong, officers and soldiers also took advantage of the opportunity to gain a lot of benefits, and Tong Lijing dared not say anything.
Yang Youxue had no choice, because all the officers and soldiers were men.
Could it be that she had to search it herself? If Tong Lijing turned the tables and said that she took the opportunity to frame him, she would never be able to clear herself of the charges.
Tong Han and her mother were examined by Qingpei and Bai Yi. This was an intentional arrangement by Yang Qingpei.
Sure enough, a lot of jewelry and banknotes were found on them, but some were not found. The officers and soldiers went to the room to search, and found all the jewelry except the ones stolen by Bai Chen.
"Tong Lijing, what else do you have to say?" Yang Youxue was furious.
"Princess, please spare my life. I didn't know they were so bold and presumptuous. Please have mercy on me, Princess!" Tong Lijing was so scared that he begged for mercy.
"Sir, please send someone to send those who stole my things to the Dali Temple. I want them to be imprisoned." Yang Youxue said.
"I will send someone to take them away right away." After the captain said this, he sent five trusted officers and soldiers to take the thieves to the Dali Temple.
"Thank you, sir." Yang Youxue said.
"There are still five pieces of jewelry that have not been found. Assistant Professor Tong, what do you think we should do?" Yang Youxue asked Tong Lijing.
"Princess, it's unfair! I really didn't steal anything?" Tong Lijing was so scared that he kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"You said you didn't steal anything just now, but you still found a lot of it. Do you think I will still believe you?" Yang Youxue looked at him with a sneer.
"Captain, how do you think we should deal with this?" Yang Youxue asked the captain.
"Assistant Professor Tong stole from his supervisor and defied the emperor's will. He deserves death!
I will report this to the Emperor and wait for his decision." said the captain.
"Princess, please spare me! I really don't know how those jewelries disappeared. Please investigate." Tong Lijing was so scared that he begged for mercy and made excuses.
"You mean it was stolen? There are soldiers guarding this place, not even a fly can fly in.
You mean…” Yang Youxue was so frightened that she covered her mouth and dared not continue.
Yang Youxue was hesitant to speak, and the captain naturally understood. Wasn't it just that his people stole the jewelry?
He couldn't eat so many dead cats.
"Assistant Instructor Tong, you are so bold that you dare to slander me. You deserve to have your heads chopped off." The captain's eyes were bloodshot and he was furious.
"Your Excellency, please be merciful. That's not what I meant." Tong Lijing was trembling with fear.
Yang Youxue felt that it was enough, so she said.
"Sir, forget it. Maybe Assistant Teacher Tong didn't mean that. We misunderstood.
"Assistant Professor Tong, no matter what, my jewelry disappeared from your house. You have an unshirkable responsibility. How do you want to deal with this?" Yang Youxue asked Tong Lijing.
"What does the princess want? I will do it." As long as he doesn't go to jail or get beheaded, he will do anything.
"Bai Chen, how much silver are those stolen jewelry worth in total?" Yang Youxue did not answer Tong Lijing's question, but asked Bai Chen instead.
"Miss, the total is five thousand taels." Bai Chen told the truth.
This price was calculated before coming.
"Assistant Professor Tong, you have two options. One is to compensate according to the original price, and the other is to use someone as collateral." Yang Youxue gave the options.
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