Xia Tian nodded in agreement, "I think it's better to report this to the authorities. The thief has already sneaked into the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. Why should we care about our reputation? If we don't report it to the authorities, we will only encourage the thief's arrogance."
"That's right. But the old lady wouldn't let me, and I think my sister-in-law probably didn't want to embarrass herself by making this matter known, so she didn't insist on reporting it to the police. As outsiders, it's hard for us to speak out."
The second lady originally wanted to persuade the old lady, but after seeing Liu's expression, she gave up the idea.
They themselves are not in a hurry, so why should she, an outsider, be anxious?
"Has anything else been stolen?" Xia Tian asked with concern. "Fortunately, I didn't have anything valuable stolen."
"No. I heard today that the private vault was robbed, so everyone rushed to check everywhere, but nothing was found so far."
"But why is this so strange? How did the little thief outside know where the Marquis's wife's private vault is?" Xia Tian asked puzzledly.
The second wife smiled but said nothing.
She looked as if she had suddenly realized something. "Could there be a traitor?"
"Anyway, this thing will definitely not be accomplished without a traitor." The second wife drank a sip of tea leisurely.
Xia Tian moved closer to the Second Madam and said, "Second Aunt, do you think she is stealing from the company?"
The second lady paused. This is possible!
Otherwise, so many things would just disappear like that. Who would believe it if they told others about it?
But he didn't show it on his face, "No way? What's the reason for doing this?"
"Why not?" Xia Tian said firmly, "She still had Shen Lan's dowry in her private vault. If it was stolen, wouldn't Shen Lan's dowry be less? The missing part must come from the public treasury."
Although there are standards for the marriage of the eldest daughter of the Marquis's family, the preparations are usually over-standard. Liu had nothing to add to the dowry, so for the sake of face, she could only make up for it with the money from the public servants of the Marquis's family.
The second wife had not expected this, and after hearing what Xia Tian said, she suddenly felt that it was very possible.
Liu has always been a calculating person. Although she appears to be kind and generous on the surface, she is actually the most calculating.
I guess he has embezzled a lot of money as the head of the family over the years.
If she didn't want to pay the money, it's not impossible that she would embezzle it.
Xia Tian saw that the second lady had listened carefully, so he sat for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he returned to Jinglan Garden.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Shen Nian sitting on the kang in the warm room, leaning back and reading a book.
"Where did you go?" He got off duty late today and didn't see her when he came back.
"I'm going to talk to my second aunt." Xia Tian took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang.
"Have you heard? The private vault at Huaruitang was robbed." She winked at Shen Nian.
"Yeah, I just heard about it." Shen Nian looked up at her and answered seriously.
"I heard from Second Aunt that nothing was left. This thief is so bold that he even stole things from the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion." Xia Tian said, shaking his head.
"Indeed. It seems that the defense of the Marquis' Mansion is still too weak." Shen Nian suppressed a smile and nodded in agreement.
Ningxiang and Ningxue watched the two people talking. Why did they feel that something was a little strange today?
The Liu family's private vault was robbed. Isn't this a good thing? Shouldn't we be happy?
She thought the prince was quite normal, but it was a bit strange that her wife was also so calm!
Xia Tian noticed the gazes of the two people and reacted a little.
Sui cleared his throat and said seriously, "Ningxiang, go get my erhu. Today is a good day, I'll play a song to liven up the atmosphere."
Ningxiang agreed and turned around to get the erhu.
Ningxue tried to hold back her laughter. It turned out that Madam was just pretending!
I knew it, this is such good news, how could the lady be so calm?
After Ningxiang brought the erhu over, Xia Tian adjusted it, got into position, and began to announce, "The next song I'm going to give to everyone is 'Today is a Good Day.'"
After saying that, he raised his arm slightly, and the cheerful melody of "Today is a Good Day" floated out.
Shen Nian watched Xia Tian sway gently with the movement of his arms, a smile on his face, matching the cheerful melody, and he seemed to be glowing at this moment.
Ningxiang and Ningxue were also stunned. They didn't expect the erhu could sound so beautiful.
This song is also very appropriate and fits my mood today.
The more I look at them, the more I like them.
When the song ended, Xia Tian smiled and spread his hands towards Chen Nian, "Sir, are you satisfied with what you heard?"
Seeing Shen Nian nod without any other movements, he hooked his finger and said, “Reward, Master.”
Shen Nian found it funny, so she pulled her hand over and kissed it directly.
Ningxiang and Ningxue, who were caught off guard by the dog food, blushed instantly and quickly retreated.
The two of them covered their faces. Their prince was also led astray by their wives!
Inside the room, Xia Tian scolded, "This doesn't count."
"What about this!" Shen Nian picked her up and walked towards the bedroom.
Xia Tian put her arms around his neck and said with a smile, "Then it depends on whether you can satisfy me."
"Just don't cry later."
Outside the house, Ningxiang and Ningxue quickly lowered the curtains, closed the door, told people not to disturb them, and then returned to their room.
Anyway, the prince and his wife didn't need them to serve them when they rested at night, so they went to rest with peace of mind.
In the bedroom, after the two finished their conversation, they began to take inventory of the things they had taken from Liu's private warehouse.
These days, I was busy at the porridge stall during the day, and Ningxiang and the others were there at night. I wanted to find a chance to take a look before going to bed, but I fell asleep quickly.
There is no one else like him.
She only felt it with her mind and hadn't taken it out to take a good look at it yet.
It was still early and the two of them were not sleepy yet, so it was a good opportunity to come and see what good things Liu had stored.
In the summer, I take out a part of it first, put it away after looking at it, and then take out another part, mainly because there is not enough space in the bedroom.
You can only take it out and check it part by part.
The most common items are various silks, brocades, and various jewelry.
There are also five large boxes of calligraphy and paintings by various famous artists.
The main reason is that these are difficult to monetize, so there is not much interest in them in the summer.
What made her happiest was the ten large boxes of silver ingots, estimated to be worth 50,000 taels.
Xia Tian asked Shen Nian to check carefully one by one, but found no special marks, which meant that the silver could be used at will.
Xia Tian stood on the ground, stroking his beardless chin, and laughed silently towards the sky, "I've made a fortune."
Seeing her happy look, Shen Nian couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
The next day, she learned from the old lady that nothing was left in the private storehouse, and the bunk beds, screens and other items were still there.
Xia Tian was annoyed. It was too dark and she was only busy collecting the things on the shelves and the boxes on the ground.
Maybe I was too nervous at the time and I mistook the bunk beds and screens for shelves.
Otherwise, I would definitely empty it out for her without leaving anything behind.
Mrs. Liu is sick. As her daughter-in-law, she should go and see her, right?
After paying her respects to the old lady in the morning, Xia Tian took the second lady to accompany her to Huarui Hall to see Liu.
I also brought the health-preserving soup she made.
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