Upon hearing this, the two men in the courtyard exchanged a glance, pointed to the location of the east wing, and then stealthily walked over.
The two of them first listened for a while under the window, only to hear faint snoring. Then they looked at each other, made a gesture to enter the room, and reached out to push open the door of the east wing. Once inside, they began to rummage around, only to find that there was nothing in the room except a broken box.
"Brother, didn't Cuiya say she saw ten bolts of cloth, a set of jade jewelry, and some silver in the Miraculous Doctor Zhu Courtyard? Why can't we find any of that?"
"Don't panic. Maybe they think this thing is too valuable to keep in the east wing. Let's go out and look in the other rooms in a bit."
Just as the two turned to leave, they saw Ning Huaizhi sitting upright on the edge of the bed, staring at them with a cold gaze.
What are you looking for?
Seeing this, the eldest brother immediately pulled out the dagger from his waist, pointed it at Ning Huaizhi, and cursed:
I advise you not to meddle in other people's business!
Seeing this, the second brother, who was standing nearby, quickly hid behind the eldest brother and said tremblingly:
"That's right, shut up if you don't want to die!"
Seeing the second brother's spineless appearance, the eldest brother spoke up directly:
"Second brother, go check the other rooms to see where the things are. Thieves never leave empty-handed; there's no reason for us to go back empty-handed!"
Upon hearing this, the second son hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, turning back every few steps.
Ning Huaizhi was too lazy to waste words with the two. If they sneaked into his wife's room in the middle of the night, his wife and Wan'er would definitely be frightened. So Ning Huaizhi shot the eldest brother in the left eye with his slingshot and then shouted into the yard:
"Someone has come into the courtyard, everyone get up."
At this moment, Cuiya, who was squatting outside the door keeping watch, realized that her plan had been exposed. She turned around and ran into her own courtyard. If Lin Xiang found out that she had brought people to steal from the Zhu family tonight, he would definitely beat her to death.
She didn't know what was going on. Ever since her mother-in-law married the skilled healer Zhu, Lin Xiang had become a completely different person. He would beat Cuiya for being lazy and not cooking at home, and he would threaten her with divorce at the drop of a hat.
In the past, Lin Xiang wouldn't have dared to raise his voice at Cui Ya. Now, it seems the roles have reversed. Before, Cui Ya would always use her family home to scare Lin Xiang, but now he seems completely unafraid that Cui Ya will leave home. As a result, Cui Ya has no choice but to keep quiet and act like a good wife in front of Lin Xiang.
Hearing that a thief had broken into his yard, Master Zhu quickly jumped up from the kang (a heated brick bed). Aunt Lin also wanted to get off the kang to check, but Master Zhu stopped her.
"You just fell today, so don't go out. I'll take care of things outside, don't worry!"
As he spoke, he grabbed the broom handle from beside his kang (heated brick bed) and rushed out of the house, bumping right into his second brother, who was standing in the yard in a panic. Just as Zhu, the skilled hand, raised the broom handle to strike, he heard his second brother shout:
"Miracle Healer Zhu, stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! It's me! It's me!"
The skilled healer Zhu found the voice somewhat familiar, and upon closer inspection by the moonlight, he realized...
"Oh my, aren't you that guy, Cuiya's second brother? What are you doing in our yard?"
At this moment, Gou Dan and Ning Zhao also rushed into the courtyard with their weapons.
When the second brother saw that so many people lived in the courtyard, he immediately felt a little intimidated.
"Um, I mean, I just came to drop by, do you believe me?"
The eldest brother rushed out of Ning Huai's house, covering one eye.
Ning Huaizhi called out from inside the house:
"Ning Zhao, stop them! They're thieves!"
The second son had just reached the door to open it and leave when Ning Zhao immediately held a sword to his neck.
"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do here?"
Ning Zhao coldly stared at the two people in front of her.
Jiang Yuwei had also finished dressing and came out. She had overheard the skilled healer Zhu saying that this man was Cuiya's second brother, so she had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
Presumably, Cuiya didn't get anything good from the courtyard today, and seeing the gifts the Prince's mansion gave her, she had wicked thoughts. Not daring to tell Lin Xiang, she called her cousin to steal things.
Ning Huaizhi put on his shoes and came out, coldly looking at the two people standing at the door, and said:
"I heard what you two said just now. Cuiya told you to come and steal the cloth?"
Before the eldest brother could speak, the second brother, whose neck was held to Ning Zhao's by a sword, spoke first:
"Yes, yes, it was Cuiya who forced us to come. We were confused for a moment and made such a mistake. Look, I didn't get anything, and my brother was injured. Can you have mercy and let us go?"
Jiang Yuwei walked into the courtyard, stood beside Ning Huaizhi, and said calmly:
"No, this constitutes theft. Although you didn't succeed in stealing, you broke into a private residence at night, and I cannot let you go like this."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Zhao and Gou Dan and gave them instructions:
"Go get a rope and tie them both up. Take them to Cuiya's house and ask her what really happened!"
Upon hearing this, Liu, who was standing nearby, quickly raised her hand and said:
"I'll go get it; I've already put all the ropes away!"
As she spoke, she turned and went into the storeroom. A moment later, she came out with two bundles of rope. Liu didn't dare to approach and just threw the rope to Gou Dan. Gou Dan and Miao Shou Zhu tied up the injured eldest brother together.
"Let me go! What right do you have to kidnap me? You wait, I'll kill you all!"
The leader, who was tied up, struggled and shouted incessantly.
Jiang Yuwei thought that since these two were Cuiya's brothers, and Cuiya was Xiaobao's mother, Aunt Lin's daughter-in-law, and Lin Xiang's wife, she couldn't really do anything to them because of this relationship.
He just wanted to take this opportunity to scare Cuiya and remind her to stay away from her master and mistress.
But now it seems that this boss is a ruthless person. If he can't kill him with one blow this time, his master and mistress will not have a peaceful life after his family moves away.
Soon, Gou Dan and Ning Zhao tied up the second brother again.
At this moment, Tie Zhu and Ning Wu, who lived in Aunt Liu's courtyard, heard the commotion and got up to check. Jiang Yuwei, seeing this, said to Ning Wu:
"Ningwu, you go back to Aunt Liu's courtyard and stay there. Don't worry about what's going on here. Tiezhu, you'll come with us to Lin Xiang's house in a little while."
Tie Zhu nodded and said:
"Okay, Sister Yuwei, shall we take the oxcart?"
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"No need. Thieves don't deserve to ride in an oxcart. We'll just drag them over in a bit."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned to Ning Huaizhi and said:
"You stay in the courtyard and keep watch. I'm afraid that if we all leave, more people will come to the courtyard."
Ning Huaizhi nodded to Jiang Yuwei and said:
"Take this with you and be careful when you go out."
As he spoke, Ning Huaizhi placed a dagger that he had specially crafted for Jiang Yuwei into her hand. Ning Huaizhi had originally planned to give it to Jiang Yuwei as a gift after she had mastered medical skills, but the situation was urgent today, so he could only give it to her sooner so that she could keep it for self-defense.
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