Chapter 10 My Lord, why are you dressed as the steward?
Wang put on the clothes that the maid had brought her, and then gave another set to Steward Wu to wear.
Granny Chen was large, and the clothes the maid found for her could also fit Steward Wu.
Wang said to Steward Wu, "I'll go out first and take the person to the front hall. You can go out when no one is around and go back to change your clothes."
The housekeeper, Wu, who was lying under the bed, replied in a low voice, "Yes, Madam."
Steward Wu was also frightened. If what happened today were discovered, the Marquis and the Old Madam would definitely beat him to death.
He gave her a set of clothes, and then Granny Chen had nothing to wear before Wang Shi left.
Wrapped in a quilt, Granny Chen chased after her and asked, "Madam, could you find this old servant some clothes?"
She was a respectable woman, but she was caught naked in her house with another man, which led to gossip and her husband's family no longer tolerated her.
Wang was in a bad mood, and even passing dogs would get kicked by her. She impatiently scolded, "Who told you to be so stupid as to not let the maid find you another set of clothes?"
Granny Chen, "..."
She assumed the other set of clothes was for her, and had no idea that Butler Wu was still inside.
"lady……"
"Okay, wait inside."
On the other side.
Marquis Yunyang awoke to the commotion outside and found himself lying naked on the ground with his beloved concubine.
I wanted to find something to cover myself, but there was nothing in the room.
Only when the servants came to report did they realize that their house had been burgled and the storeroom had been emptied.
He closed his eyes and fainted from shock.
Aunt Chen, fearing that she would be left destitute after his death, frantically pounded his chest, crying out, "My lord, my lord, please don't die! How can I live if you die?"
Although Yun Xiuwen was unconscious, he was still conscious.
Hearing his beloved concubine pounding his chest, he still couldn't bear to let her die.
He felt he couldn't lie there any longer, so he sat up and shouted, "Men, at all costs, catch these thieves and tear them to pieces!"
main hall.
Yun Xiuwen, Madam Wang, and all the young masters and ladies of the mansion gathered in the main hall to await news.
When Lady Wang learned that the Marquis's residence had been robbed, she analyzed who was most likely the thief.
Recently, the Marquis's mansion only has a grudge against Yun Zhaoxue.
She returned to the manor the day before yesterday to ask for her dowry; the next day, she hired an assassin to kill her; and on the third day, the manor was robbed.
If she's not dead, it must have been her who did it.
I should have strangled that little slut back then.
"My lord, you are so wise and powerful, you will surely catch the thief, won't you? The South China Sea pearl necklace and kingfisher feather headdress that you bestowed upon me, I haven't even worn them yet, they are worth thousands of taels, I couldn't bear to wear them, and yet they were stolen by that damned thief! My heart is bleeding! Waaah!"
Dressed in a pink maid's dress, Aunt Chen wept bitterly, her body slumped in Yun Xiuwen's arms.
Yun Xiuwen held her in his arms and wiped away her tears with his fingertips. "Rou'er, don't cry, don't cry. It hurts me to see you cry..."
Wang was furious that her husband was only concerned with the beauty in his arms at such a time, showing no sense of responsibility whatsoever.
However, as a wife, she could not vent her anger on her husband, but she could punish the concubine.
"You shameless woman, what time is it? You're still so preoccupied with jealousy and using those courtesan tricks you learned in the brothel to seduce the Marquis that you've forgotten all about your business." Madam Wang was furious. She pulled Aunt Chen from Yun Xiuwen's arms and slapped him hard across the face.
"Smack!—"
"Ah! My lord, my lord, save me..."
Lord Yun roared, "Wang, have you gone mad?"
He felt sorry for his beloved concubine being beaten and wanted to reach out and pull her back into his arms to protect her.
Wang slapped her again with her own hand, "Smack!"
"Ah!" Aunt Chen was spun around by the blow before collapsing to the ground, "Waaah..."
Aunt Chen's personal maidservant hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, "Aunt, Aunt, are you alright?"
Aunt Chen collapsed into her maid's arms, coughing and spitting out blood, "Cough, pfft~"
"My lord, my lord, I'm in pain, it hurts so much."
Lord Yun was both angry and heartbroken, and raised his hand to slap Lady Wang.
Wang looked up as he slapped her, and sneered, "My lord, do you want to hit me? Do you dare to hit me? My father was the former prime minister, and his students are all over the court. My brother-in-law is the current prime minister, and my niece is the crown princess and the future empress. Your current position as the vice minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices was obtained by me begging my family."
Lady Wang was furious. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was raised in the Wang family according to the standards of a legitimate daughter because her mother was favored. She was proud and arrogant back then and thought she could enter the palace as a concubine or marry a prince or nobleman.
As a result, she was arranged by her family to marry into the Marquis's mansion as a concubine. The man was a good-for-nothing, and she had to beg her family for any official position.
If she hadn't been living off the dowry left by the eldest princess, she would have had to pay her own dowry to go back to her parents' home to ask for money to fill the hole. What sins had she committed?
Marrying such a useless man.
In contrast, her elder sister's husband was the prime minister, second only to the emperor, and was admired wherever he went. She, on the other hand, had to flatter her elder sister to get close to her and secure a place among the wives of officials.
Otherwise, she would always be seated in a corner at the ladies' banquets, or perhaps not even have a seat at all, which would be worse than death for her.
Marquis Yun, fearing the power of her maternal family, suppressed his anger and, with resentment simmering inside, could only point at her nose and curse, "You're simply a shrew! I'll let it slide this time, but if there's a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'll divorce you! Divorce you!"
Wang's children immediately pleaded for her.
Yun Jiaoyue said, "Father, you mustn't! Mother hasn't done anything seriously wrong. You can't divorce her. Grandmother will definitely not agree."
She had a deep bond with the Wang mother and daughter, and knowing the pain in her mother's heart, she chose to stand by her mother's side.
The eldest son, Yun Yanzhe, said, "Father, Mother, the most important thing now is to catch the thieves and recover the property. We should unite against the enemy, not fight amongst ourselves."
"Father, Mother, my elder brother is right. Please stop arguing and let each of you compromise, okay?"
Yun Xiuwen angrily flung his sleeves and sneered, "Retreat? How do you expect me to retreat? It's your mother who's pushing her luck. If she doesn't kneel down and beg for my forgiveness today, I'll never want to deal with this shrew again in my life."
"Yun Xiuwen, can you divorce me? Do you dare to divorce me? You don't dare!" After enduring more than ten years of hardship, this sudden change occurred, and the man was still useless, only concerned with comforting his concubine in his arms.
She completely disregarded all notions of female virtue and restraint; she just wanted to go crazy and make a scene.
The Marquis's mansion was robbed, and the storeroom was emptied.
The most heartbroken person is her, as all the hard work she has put in for more than a decade has gone down the drain.
Yun Yanzhe frowned, "Mother, don't argue with Father. He is the head of the family."
If his wife were to talk back to him in the same way, he would be just as angry as his father and want to divorce her.
Lord Yun was still very angry.
Yun Jiaoyue had already tried to persuade her father, but seeing that her father and mother were still at odds, she squatted down and whispered a few words in her seven-year-old brother Yun Yanyang's ear, then pushed him forward.
Yun Yanyang walked to Yun Hou's side, tugged at his sleeve, and said in a childish voice, "Father, please don't be angry with Mother. If you want to scold someone, scold Yang'er instead."
"Yang'er, this is an adult matter, you're just a child, don't interfere. Get out of the way, someone, take the young master away."
The youngest son was the late-life son of the Marquis of Yun, and he was well-behaved and sensible, so the Marquis doted on him.
His plea calmed Yunhou down considerably. His eldest son was right; now was not the time for infighting.
She picked up her youngest son and placed him on a chair. Hearing the rumbling in his stomach, she instructed the servant to quickly go to Furongzhai to buy her youngest son's favorite honey cake and sugar cake.
The servant whispered, "My lord, there's no money left in the manor."
A serving costs several taels, or even more than ten taels. How can you buy it if you don't have money?
Lord Yun said, "I'll pay on credit first, and you can pay later."
"yes!"
Wang
main hall.
All the masters in the Marquis's mansion wore servants' clothes.
The servant who went to report to the authorities brought back Magistrate Zhang.
Magistrate Zhang looked around the main hall and saw only a group of people dressed as servants.
"Why are there only servants? Where is the Marquis?"
Upon hearing this, he reported to the authorities that the Marquis's residence had been burglarized, and all the valuables in the storeroom had been stolen. In his decades as an official, he had never heard of such a formidable thief.
This is practically equivalent to ransacking a house.
Therefore, as soon as they heard the news, they rushed over without stopping.
Such a big matter, yet none of the masters in the manor have shown up. Could it be that they are lying to him?
Yun Xiuwen, dressed as a steward, stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Lord Zhang, I am here."
Prefect Zhang asked in surprise, "Lord Yun? Why are you dressed as a steward?"
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