Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Theft from the warehouse?

Such a coincidence? Xiaochun hadn't even started to check the details of the Gu family's transactions, but it was stolen at this moment?

Jiang Xue frowned and looked at Gu Lintan.

Gu Lintan just stared at Huang Fu and said, "What's going on?"

Jiang Xue felt that he was not surprised.

She stopped looking at Lin Tan, put down her chopsticks, and sat up straight.

Huang Fu said: "This old slave originally wanted to inventory and take care of the items in the warehouse in the morning so that they can be handed over to Miss Xiaochun to take over."

"Oh?" Jiang Xue raised her eyebrows and asked, "Didn't Uncle Huang give the key to the warehouse and a set of records to Xiaochun yesterday? How come he can still enter the warehouse today?"

"This..." Huang Fu said with a look of shame on his face, "They are all old slaves. They have become forgetful as they age. There were originally two copies of the warehouse key, one of which is in the old slave's room."

"The old slave only remembered this matter when he returned to the room last night, but it was too late, so the old slave thought that if Miss Xiaochun wants to take care of the house, I should first count these items correctly before delivering them, so as not to worry the girl."

"So the old slave wanted to finish counting the keys today and hand them all over to Miss Xiaochun."

Jiang Xue said coldly: "Uncle Huang is really serious."

"What happened to the warehouse theft?" Gu Lintan asked.

"The old slave went to the warehouse and found that some valuable things in the warehouse were missing, so he hurriedly came to report to His Highness the Consort."

"Really? What have you lost?" Jiang Xue asked.

"Originally, the Prince Consort's Mansion didn't have very valuable things. His Highness and the Prince Consort were married, and there were countless dowries sent from the palace and countless gifts from various mansions. Because of recent busy schedules, they were all piled up in the warehouse."

"I went to the warehouse today to take a look - the red jade coral tree given by the prime minister's house, the white jade ivory screen given by Zhang Shilang's house, and some large items that I can't remember the names of were all invisible."

"Although Uncle Huang is old, he has a good memory." Jiang Xue said sarcastically, "He said he was too busy to take care of these gifts, but he seems to have a photographic memory for them. He actually knew what was missing at a glance."

She looked at Xiaochun, who took a step forward and said:

"Then, please take the inventory that Uncle Huang gave me yesterday, go to the warehouse to check, and then count what is missing, so as to prevent any loss when I give you gifts in return in a few days."

Jiang Xue was about to nod when she heard Huang Fu tremblingly say:

"Your Highness, please forgive me! Prince Consort, please forgive me! These are too many gifts. I was busy preparing for the wedding a few days ago, so I only wrote down a book. That book - I remembered that it was placed in the gift box in the warehouse. Today But, I can’t find it no matter what!”

Jiang Xue's hands under her sleeves were tightly clenched into fists.

Gu Lintan, good, very good!

Yesterday I just handed over the power of Huang Fu's stewardship, and today I used the excuse that the warehouse was stolen - even the booklet of these valuable gifts was lost!

"I don't know which thief would take away this worthless book when stealing?" Jiang Xueyao said.

"Perhaps the thief only thought about the gold and silver jewelry in the box, so he took the box away with him..." Huang Fu hesitated.

Jiang Xue then looked at Gu Lintan, "What do you think, Prince Consort?"

"Your Highness, please calm down and let me ask you more questions. After all, Uncle Huang is old, so it's normal that he can't remember some things." Gu Lintan said.

"I'm getting older," Jiang Xue laughed sarcastically, "If Uncle Huang has a bad memory, he can tell what has been stolen or lost in the warehouse at a glance."

"Uncle Huang has a good memory, but he can't even remember how many keys to the warehouse he has. He can also throw the booklet recording the details of the gifts into the box."

"Uncle Huang, you are unwilling to take good care of the gifts and objects you received for the wedding. Is it just a bad memory or a contempt for the royal family?"

Huang Fu immediately fell to his knees, shaking like chaff, and shouted loudly, "I don't dare! I don't dare!"

Seeing Jiang Xue being too aggressive, Gu Lintan frowned slightly and said:

"Your Highness, after all, Uncle Huang is the old man of my Gu family. He has watched me grow up since I was a child. I hope Your Highness will be more generous for my sake."

Jiang Xue's face was frosty and she didn't speak.

Just now, she was still willing to put down her body and be cowardly for the sake of guarding.

But at this moment, Gu Lintan had made it clear that he had teamed up with Huang Fu to treat her as a fool. The matter involved the current accounts of Gu Mansion's treasury. She was so angry that she couldn't show any good face.

"Your Highness, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to complain. After all, Uncle Huang is old and incapable."

"Didn't His Highness also say that incompetent people can be replaced, but punishment is useless?"

"Fortunately, His Highness the Second Prince had the foresight to leave the housekeeping duties to Miss Xiaochun. The girl is smart, young and strong, and I think she will be able to take care of things very well in the future."

Gu Lintan actually used her words to defeat her.

Jiang Xue laughed angrily. She calmed down a little. Now was not the time to break up with them.

But she couldn't give in immediately.

Gu Lintan was tempted. If she was really angry and punished Huang Fu, word would spread that she, the princess, would punish the old servant harshly regardless of his old age.

If she relented and acted virtuous and gentle, I'm afraid Gu Lintan's suspicious character would notice something was wrong.

After all, Jiang Xue is a princess of a country. Even if she is not domineering, it is normal for her to lose her temper a little when faced with this matter.

Jiang Xue spoke, her voice filled with anger, and said: "Then according to the consort's plan, how should we deal with this matter? Do we need to report it to the official?"

Report to the official?

Gu Lintan didn't expect this level.

He asked Huang Fuli to report the theft for two purposes.

First, in the past, only Huang Fulai took care of the things in the warehouse. The only people who handled the shady items and account books there were him and Huang Fu.

But now that Jiang Yu ordered Xiaochun to take over, it was equivalent to Jiang Xue taking over. He had to find a reason as soon as possible to hide these things without anyone noticing.

Although he was worried about something happening in his house last night, the appearance of this "thief" really solved his urgent need.

Secondly, he wanted to use this incident to test Jiang Xue's true views on what happened last night.

After Jiang Xue heard about the theft, whether she was anxious or angry, it was normal.

Jiang Xueruo didn't react much to this matter, so she probably had connected the person last night with Gu Lintan, so she would stand by and watch him "catch the thief" with cold eyes.

If Jiang Xueru could still smile at him, that would be even more thought-provoking.

Now it seems that Jiang Xue's reaction is relatively normal.

In Gu Lintan's eyes, Jiang Xue was both angry and struggling to control herself because of her status as a princess.

In this way, his heart was half relieved.

He gently patted the back of Jiang Xue's hand and said: "Your Highness, please be patient. Reporting to the official is absolutely impossible. If this matter is handed over to Jingzhao Mansion, everyone in the Gu family will know about it, and both Your Highness and I will not be able to save our face."

"The current plan is to find the thief."

"If my consort feels that everything is not possible, then there is no need to discuss it with me in the future!" Jiang Xue feigned anger and said, "Now that things are missing, where can I find the thief?"

"The person who disturbed His Highness last night has such a high level of skill that he will not leave the Gu Mansion empty-handed," Gu Lintan said.

"What do you mean, Prince Consort, that person was the culprit of the theft in the warehouse last night?"

Jiang Xue sneered in her heart. Even if Gu Lintan thought she was aloof from the world, even if he thought she was arrogant and stupid, he shouldn't treat her as a fool.

It's the perfect time not to talk about theft or loss.

The red jade coral tree given to me by my grandfather is three feet tall and more than two feet wide - who can carry this thing and run without leaving a trace in the night?

"This is the only possibility when I think about it. After all, there are only two keys to the warehouse, and one is in the hands of Uncle Huang. If Uncle Huang wants to guard against theft, he can hide the gift secretly when it comes into the house. There is no need to wait until today to make the matter a big deal."

"The other key is in the hands of Miss Xiaochun."

After Gu Lintan finished speaking, he looked at Xiaochun meaningfully.

"Miss Xiaochun is a member of the palace and should not be suspected."

"Xiaochun was with me all night last night," Jiang Xue said coldly, "According to what the consort said, if she is suspicious, then the matter must have something to do with me."

"So the suspicions of both of them can be ruled out. The only outsider in the mansion right now is the young man from last night."

"Consort, do you think he can handle these objects alone?" Jiang Xue sneered, "It seems that this person must have a gang."

Gu Lintan said: "That should be the case."

Jiang Xue had already made up her mind and said angrily:

"The gang entered the Gu's warehouse, but none of the guards you chose noticed it."

"It seems that the guards of the Gu Mansion are about to be replaced. We really can't wait any longer."

"Fu Dong, took my token and asked Xu Chong to accompany Xiang Lu. He immediately went to the palace and asked the Queen Mother to dispatch the palace guards to the Gu Mansion."

"Tell them all. Guard the entire Gu Mansion tightly!"

Jiang Xue was originally afraid that she would bring too many people for no reason to scare others away.

Now she had a "dispute" with Gu Lintan over the theft of the warehouse. She just used this reason to break out and try to make Gu Mansion a place under her control.

In this way, at least in the eyes of others, she just lost her temper because she was offended.

Before Gu Lintan could react, Fu Dong had already taken the token and left the small side hall.

Huang Fu knelt on the ground and raised his eyes to glance at Gu Lintan.

Gu Lintan's face was ashen and as gloomy as a ghost.