If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

Mr. and Mrs. Jingyuan were really willing to spend money on their daughter. The dowry was filled with more than one hundred pieces of money, and each item was a rare treasure.

Even so, the clothes that should be made before the wedding, the silk fabrics for the dowry, the furniture and other things that are easy to become outdated or need to be made to measure have not been prepared yet.

If everything is prepared, how much more can it be carried?

Seeing that Liu Yinghua was reluctant to respond, Qin Shu was about to cry, "Could it be that Second Aunt is unwilling to worry about her niece?"

When he thought about adopting his son into the mansion, he spoke so enthusiastically.

When it comes to this thankless task, people just push it off.

So everything I said before was false?

Liu Yinghua smiled awkwardly, "That's not the case."

Qin Shu stood up and bowed crisply, "Since Second Aunt has no objection, then your niece would like to thank you first."

After she sat down, she continued, "The mansion has been in a mess these days."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yinghua immediately felt that something was wrong.

Qin Shu pinched the handkerchief, pressed the corners of her eyes, and said in tears: "Xiao Tao, who was beside me, stole the silver for Second Aunt on her own initiative, so I'm afraid that the dowry is not complete. It just so happens that the clan leader is here, so why not check my dowry as soon as possible. Before my stepbrother is adopted into the mansion, these missing things should have been supplemented by the mansion. So..."

Second Aunt jumped up when she heard this. "Investigate, definitely investigate, investigate carefully. If there's anything missing, search the house..."

Second Uncle turned his head and glanced at Second Aunt.

Second Aunt felt sad, but she couldn't say it.

The clan leader was naturally happy to see this happen, and quickly stood up, "In that case, while we still have some free time, why not count Shu'er's dowry first."

Qin Shu also stood up, walked to her second aunt, and took her arm affectionately.

Liu Yinghua tried to shake her off several times but failed. She could only be half-dragged and half-carried by Qin Shu all the way to the warehouse where her dowry was kept.

One hundred and twenty loads of dowry may sound like a lot, but it is actually very quick to check.

In less than an hour, Qin Shu's dowry was checked and indeed a lot of things were missing: four bracelets, two sets of gemstone head ornaments, a set of kingfisher head ornaments, two pots of red coral and a box of oriental pearls.

Each one is a priceless treasure.

The eyes of the people present were red with tears.

Qin Shu said somewhat depressedly: "Originally, the second sister of my great uncle's family was going to get married, and I was planning to give her a headdress and two oriental pearls as a dowry. But it turned out to be stolen..."

Upon hearing this, the clan leader was immediately furious, and the pestle in his hand made a loud thumping sound on the ground. "Investigate, you must investigate, this is too much! The master of the family is in trouble, but the servants in the mansion took the opportunity to steal his property. Such a heartless servant should be beaten to death!"

The second sister Qin Shu mentioned is the clan leader’s granddaughter.

Qin Shu hesitated a little, "I'm afraid the things have been taken out of the house and sold. Why not use the money from the public account..."

Second Aunt quickly interrupted, "It may not have been sold. Why don't we search first to see if we can find it?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly led his men out, "Close all the doors of the mansion. No one in the mansion is allowed to go out. Anyone who disobeys will be beaten to death!"

Looking at Second Aunt's hurried back, Qin Shu was moved to tears, "Second Aunt, I really feel sorry for Shu'er..."

Not only does it hurt my heart, it also hurts my body.

The dowry belongs to the daughter, but the money from the public treasury is her own.

When a daughter gets married, she has to take her dowry with her to her husband's house. Using the public treasury's money to supplement her dowry is actually a loss for her!

Aunt Qi, who was beside Liu Yinghua, received the signal from her master and crawled towards the West Mansion.

After entering the West Mansion, I went directly to Miss Qin Baoyi's boudoir.

As soon as she entered the room, Nanny Qi grabbed Qin Baoyi's hand and pulled down the jade bracelet on her wrist.

Qin Baoyi was protecting the bracelet while yelling angrily, "You are courting death, why did you steal my bracelet?"

"Oh my dear, it was the Madam who asked me to come back and get it. I don't know what the hell happened to that girl in the East Palace. She suddenly asked the clan leader to bring people to count her dowry. If there is any shortage, it must be supplemented from the public funds of the East Palace."

Qin Baoyi hid her hands behind her back. "It's all her family's money, so I can repair it. I haven't worn enough..."

It was the first time she had seen such a beautiful bracelet and she loved it very much.

Aunt Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, young lady. The girl from the East Mansion has agreed to adopt the second young master."

Qin Baoyi's eyes lit up, "Really?"

Madam Qi was so happy that her teeth were showing. "Of course it's true. Once the funeral is over and the second young master changes the family tree, everything in the East Palace will belong to our family!"

"Great!" Qin Baoyi changed her mind and pouted again, "She will be ours sooner or later anyway, so let her learn from the public."

Aunt Qi had no choice but to persuade her patiently: "Miss, you don't know that the girl from the East Mansion has also promised to add dowry to the clan leader's granddaughter. If these things cannot be found, we have to make up for it from the public treasury. This is all using the money from our mansion."

"She even insisted that since the Second Madam was in charge of the affairs of the mansion, it was her fault if something was lost in the mansion, and she had to take out the same amount of silver to replenish the clan."

"Miss, think about it. These things are all good things. How much silver will we have to pay to the clan? Besides, if she takes these dowries back and puts them there, won't they belong to you in the end? It's just that they will be kept with her for a while."

After Qin Baoyi heard this, although she was confused by the mess of losses and supplies, but seeing Aunt Qi's happy look, she subconsciously felt that it was an honor to return the things.

So Madam Qi successfully took a few bracelets, a few sets of head ornaments, two pots of corals, and the box of oriental pearls, and asked two of the young lady's personal maids to help carry them. She sneaked into the kitchen of the East Mansion and hid the things under the stove.

On the other side, Liu Yinghua brought people to search the East Mansion thoroughly, and actually found several pieces of jewelry that Qin Shu had found out were lost in her mother's storeroom.

Even the bag of jewelry that Dong He had hidden in the kang hole in her room and had not yet had time to send out of the house was searched out.

Looking at Dong He kneeling in the yard with a look of despair, Qin Shu couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

Liu Yinghua rushed over and slapped her twice. She still felt unsatisfied after that, so she spat at Dong He fiercely and said, "Bitch! My sister-in-law values ​​you, yet you dare to steal things. You betrayed your master and stole things right after the death of your master. Even wolves are not as cruel as you!"

Why is she so angry?

Because once An Tai was adopted, these things became hers!

If you dare to steal things from her house, beating to death would be the least of your punishment!

She had no master-servant relationship with these bastards.

The most eye-opening thing is Xiaotao.

In her room, they actually found five hundred taels of silver, as well as a box full of gold hairpins, earrings, a jade skirt, and a mutton-fat jade pendant...

Xiaotao was forced to kneel on the ground.

Everyone present was stunned.

Who could have thought that the maid in the room of the eldest lady of the East Mansion was actually a thief?

Stole so much money and jewelry from the master?

Xiao Tao looked at Qin Shu in panic, struggling to rush over, "Miss, Miss, I was wrong..."

Her eyes moved quickly, and she immediately changed her words, "Miss, although these things are here with me, I don't want to hide them myself."

Xiao Tao was scared and burst into tears quickly, "Miss, you know, I have lost my home, who can I give all these jewels to?"

Her voice was trembling, and she sounded very pitiful. "Miss, this servant has been wronged..."

wronged?

what!

Even though he was caught red-handed, he still refused to admit it!