Chapter 9: The Thief
Lin Zhiyi looked up and saw that it was Fang Mama's son - Dalin.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Without waiting for Dalin to speak, Lin Zhiyi hurriedly got up.
"Girl, please get in the carriage."
The carriage drove slowly along the empty street and soon arrived at Fang Mama's residence.
"Miss, do you really want to go to Fangzhou with the master and the mistress?"
Mother Fang couldn't help wiping away her tears.
Their girl has never suffered such hardship.
Since the Lin family fell into trouble, the Qin family was so cruel that they not only divorced the girl, but also wanted to seize her dowry.
After all, it was her who raised the child, and she felt sad just thinking about it.
"I have made up my mind. Please take care of yourself in the future, Nanny."
Even if the Lin family fell into trouble, with the love of the original owner by his parents and two brothers, it was still much better than staying in the capital.
Besides, she would not suffer any grievances. The dowry in the space was enough for her and the Lin family to spend their entire lives.
Mother Fang was reluctant to let Lin Zhiyi go. "Miss, Fangzhou is not as prosperous as Chang'an. I am just worried that you will not be used to it if you go there."
Lin Zhiyi could feel that Mother Fang really loved the original owner.
"Nurse, I'm no longer that rich daughter. Now that the Lin family has been convicted, how can I, as their daughter, stay out of this?"
Mother Fang was very surprised to hear this, because when the Lin family was just convicted, she went to the Qin family to find Lin Zhiyi, but she was driven away by her before she even entered the Qin family's door.
The doorman also said that it was Lin Zhiyi's instruction.
"Miss, the journey of exile is very hard. Why not let Dalin drive the carriage and take you directly to Fangzhou? You can wait for the master and his wife in Fangzhou."
Take a carriage to Fangzhou?
Lin Zhiyi wanted to do so, but when she thought about the fact that the original owner's father and mother both died on the road to exile, she felt a little reluctant.
"No need, nurse. I can still endure this little bit of hardship."
Although Mother Wang felt distressed, she knew that Lin Zhiyi had made up her mind, so she stopped trying to persuade her. Instead, she made a decision to sell the house and go to Fangzhou with Lin Zhiyi.
The next morning.
When the Qin family woke up, they found that the weather had changed.
Since Old Lady Qin came to the capital, she has also met several noble ladies and learned from them how to set rules for her daughter-in-law.
Therefore, she also got used to getting up early.
It was not until Lin Zhiyi was driven to the compound that she asked Mother Wang to inform Lin Zhiyi that she no longer had to visit her every morning and evening, so as to avoid being an eyesore by seeing Lin Zhiyi.
When Old Lady Qin opened her eyes, the first thing she did was to touch her wrist. Her expression changed immediately, and she cried out, "Ah! Where's my gold bracelet?"
Her favorite were the two big gold bracelets that Lin Zhiyi had given her before, and she never took them off since she put them on.
In Qinjia Village, only the wife of the village chief can wear it, and others can only envy her.
The village chief's wife's gold bracelet was not even half as heavy as hers.
Ever since her son passed the imperial examination, she came to the capital to discuss her son's marriage. When she returned to the village, she had two large gold bracelets on her wrists, and they were of extremely fine workmanship.
After she returned, she walked around the whole village, with a look of showing off in her eyes and eyebrows.
Now the whole Qinjia Village knew that Qin Lang had passed the imperial examination and had climbed up the social ladder with the powerful Lin family in Beijing.
Now her big gold bracelet is gone, which is really killing her.
She yelled, "Mother Wang!"
When Mother Wang came in, she was startled to see Old Queen Qin. "Madam, your face..."
The words I wanted to say were suddenly choked at my lips.
The reason was that she saw that the room was empty. Apart from the old lady's bed, there was nothing else. Even the wardrobe and boxes were gone.
But Old Lady Qin obviously hasn't discovered this yet.
"Where's my gold bracelet?"
"The old lady's gold bracelet is not meant for your wrist."
Mother Wang looked again and saw that the old lady's wrist was bare, so there was no gold bracelet at all.
This is really annoying. Ever since she was assigned by Lin Zhiyi to serve the old lady, she has never seen the old lady take it off. She would look at it twice before going to bed at night.
"Madam, I don't know either."
Besides, what happened to the wound on the old lady’s face?
"You must have stolen it. You are the only one who can come in and out of my house."
What Old Lady Qin said is also true.
Ever since Qin Lang married Lin Zhiyi, he has given Old Lady Qin a lot of good things.
Old Mrs. Qin had always been poor and had never seen so many good things. She was really worried about having servants coming in and out of her house, so she ordered that only Mother Wang could enter and leave her house.
Mother Wang quickly knelt down and said, "Old Madam, please understand. Even if I had ten times the courage, I would never dare to do this."
Old Lady Qin glared at Mother Wang and asked, "It's really not you?"
Before Mother Wang could say anything, she suddenly heard a scream outside, which sounded like her daughter Qin Yuelian's voice.
"What's wrong with Yuelian? Mother Wang, help me change my clothes."
Since moving into this house, Old Lady Qin has been used to being served by servants, and she is even too lazy to do things like dressing herself.
Seeing that Mother Wang didn't move, she was about to scold her, but then she realized that the room was already empty and even her clothes were gone.
She no longer bothered to put on her coat and wanted to put on her shoes and go outside to take a look, but she found that even her shoes were gone.
She cursed, "Who the hell is this? How dare he come to the Qin Mansion to steal? If I catch him, I'll skin him alive sooner or later."
She glanced at Mother Wang and said, "Give me your shoes."
Old Mrs. Qin put on Mother Wang's shoes and ran out.
Seeing Qin Yuelian sitting outside in the corridor wearing only a bellyband and shorts, she asked anxiously, "Yuelian, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Yuelian wiped her tears and said, "Mom, all my clothes and jewelry are gone. Did our house get robbed?"
Qin Yuelian, who grew up wearing coarse linen clothes, digging wild vegetables and eating coarse grains, has always regarded her clothes and jewelry as her life.
No, it's more important than life.
She had suffered so much. The Qin family lived frugally and gritted their teeth just to support her brother Qin Lang's studies. She had finally got these nice clothes and jewelry, and suddenly they were taken away. It really cost her her life.
Old Mrs. Qin was shocked. Could it be that the Qin family really had a thief?
Looking further in the distance, the eldest son and daughter-in-law also ran over, also wearing middle-length clothes, "Mom, our house has been robbed."
The third son of the Qin family, his old friend, also came over and said, "Mom, everything in my room is gone. Is it the work of those slaves?"
Qin Lang heard the quarrel outside and opened his eyes.
Today is his lucky day, the day he marries Jiaojiao. He has to get up early to prepare to welcome the bride.
Seeing that it was only dawn outside, he blamed his mother and family for not knowing what the ghost was yelling about.
He felt around but couldn't find his coat by the bed. He was a little annoyed and called out twice, but no servant came in.
He put on his shoes and walked out to the inner courtyard. Seeing that his family was there, he frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
When Qin Lang spoke, everyone looked at him and then showed an expression of disbelief.
Old Lady Qin exclaimed, "Erlang, where's your hair?"
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