Qin Jingchang asked, "Why do you say that, Ning'er?"

Qin An Ning said, "Didn't the eldest sister from the East Mansion dismiss the servants a few days ago?"

Liu Yinghua's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands vigorously, saying, "Yes, Master, could those jewels have been secretly taken out by those damn... those servants?"

Qin Jingchang asked in disgust: "But how do you explain those furniture?"

Liu Yinghua snorted coldly and said, "That's hard to say. If the maids guarding the corner gates of the East Palace secretly took things out in the middle of the night, who would know?"

This is the only explanation.

Otherwise it would be too weird and unbelievable!

Qin Jingchang then began to speculate on the conspiracy theory, "Then why are the things in the dead girl's dowry storeroom intact?"

Is there any trap here?

Qin An Ning said: "The things in the East Palace and the inner courtyard belong to my second brother. Most of the people in the clan will not care whether they are lost or not. But the clan is also involved in the safekeeping of the dowry. If the matter gets out of hand, even if my eldest sister has a lot of clever tricks, I'm afraid it won't end well."

"Yes, Master, I think what Ning Er said makes sense."

Liu Yinghua's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "When she handed the dowry book to the clan, she was sure that there would be no problem keeping the dowry in the mansion."

When the dead girl entrusted her family to keep her dowry, she probably never expected that Baocai would break in in the middle of the night and that the Cheng family would agree to let Baoyi marry into the house instead.

The dowry that was preserved with great effort brought happiness and wealth to others.

In this world, perhaps, only that dead girl is so stupid, right?

If Qin Shu stayed in the temple during this time, Qin Jingchang would call the elders of the clan over and complete the adoption process.

When she comes back, except for her dowry and the things in her room, everything else will have nothing to do with her.

To be even more petty, if Liu Yinghua couldn't resist the temptation and took the dowry privately, that damn girl would have an excuse to ask the West Mansion to pay the money to make up the gap.

I will also give another copy to my clan members.

I believe that those people in the tribe would also be happy to see this happen.

Qin Jingchang thought thoughtfully: "So, as long as we find those dismissed servants, we can find the things that were secretly transported out of the mansion?"

Qin Anning nodded, "That should be the case."

Qin Jingchang's gloomy expression finally brightened up a little, and he nodded after thinking for a while, "I'm still not sure if it was the servants who took those things away."

He looked at Liu Yinghua and said, "Wait until dawn, when the city gate opens, go to Liujia Village and bring back the 1,000 taels of silver. I need it urgently. Ning'er, secretly send someone to find the servants who were dismissed from the East Palace and ask them where they put the things they took out."

Qin An Ning nodded quickly in response.

Liu Yinghua stammered, "I'm afraid it might be difficult to talk to my sister-in-law."

Qin Jingchang said with a cold face, "Then tell her that if she can't get the money back, she can never enter the gate of the Qin Mansion again!"

Liu Yinghua smiled awkwardly.

Before dawn, Qin Jingchang dragged Liu Yinghua up.

When we arrived at the city gate, it was not open yet.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the gate of Jinzhou City slowly opened in the thin morning mist.

The Qin Mansion's carriage was the first to rush out.

Liujia Village is only a few dozen miles away from Jinzhou.

Liu Yinghua was anxious and hurried on the way. They arrived at their eldest brother's house just as the sun rose.

My eldest brother and his family are having dinner.

Hearing Liu Yinghua's voice calling for help outside the door, sister-in-law Yang quickly put down her chopsticks and picked up a plate of roast chicken on the table.

As he stood up, he suddenly noticed that his little daughter was holding a chicken claw in her mouth, and he snatched it away.

Liu Xiaoni protested, "Mom, why are you taking my chicken feet?"

Yang rolled her eyes at her little daughter and whispered, "Your aunt is a weasel. She can't even move her legs when she sees a chicken."

Then, he quickly walked to the back room and hid the plate of roast chicken in the cupboard.

After coming out, she did not forget to pick up the rag on the table which was so black that its original color could not be seen anymore, and grabbed her little daughter's hand and wiped it hard.

As soon as I put down the rag, Liu Yinghua walked in.

As soon as she entered the door, she asked, "Are you eating, sister-in-law?"

Yang laughed dryly, picked up the large coarse porcelain bowl in front of her, and said, "Well, we just started eating. Have you eaten yet? Today's vegetable leaf paste is mixed with wheat kernels."

Her family's huge wealth had flown away, and her endless wealth had become a bubble. How could Liu Yinghua have the heart to eat?

He didn't even see the chicken bones that had been gnawed clean in front of Liu Baocai.

Liu Yinghua walked up to Yang, tugged at her sleeve, and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I have something to discuss with you."

Yang wiped the oil off her hands with her collar and quickly stood up. "What's the matter?"

Seeing this, Liu Weiran also pricked up his ears quietly.

Liu Yinghua took Yang to the back room.

When Yang heard that she wanted to take back the 1,000 taels of silver that Liu Yinghua had given her last time, her eyes widened, "What? You want to take the silver back?!"

How could my aunt have the nerve to ask for something back after she had given it to me?

Besides, her son Baocai was beaten so badly and even went to jail.

Is that government jail a place where people can stay?

Rats are bigger than cats, and fleas are more numerous than clods of earth.

After Baocai returned home, he boiled his clothes three times. Within a few days, his body was covered with bite bumps again.

How could her beloved son have ever suffered such injustice and such suffering since he was a child?

Liu Yinghua patiently explained, "Sister-in-law, I just took it away for a few days because we were temporarily short of cash. My master said that he would return it to you double the amount in a few days."

Yang was not fooled and said with a curled lip, "Can't make ends meet? How many days of temporary use? And double the money?"

She snorted, "You've already paid back double the money, how can you still be short of money? Isn't it said that your uncle is the richest man in Jinzhou? Is he still short of this thousand taels of silver?"

Liu Yinghua said angrily: "Are you going to give it to me or not?"

Are you so arrogant when asking for money?

This money was not asked for by Baocai, but was given to him by his aunt on her own initiative.

Baocai has done everything I asked him to do. Why is he coming here to ask for the money back now?

Why haven’t I seen my aunt’s family be so shameless before?

Just as Yang was about to refuse, Liu Weiran suddenly walked in.

She tugged at Yang's sleeve and called out, "Mother, since aunt said so, she must have her own difficulties."

Liu Yinghua quickly smiled and said, "My niece still understands my aunt."

She said proudly: "Since I gave this one thousand taels of silver, it must have been approved by our master. Our master is a scholar, he always keeps his word and always keeps his promise. How could he regret something he has decided?"

Liu Weiran asked softly, "Aunt, has Miss Qin gone to Pudu Temple?"

Liu Yinghua's face froze, she said "hmm", and said, "I left yesterday."

Liu Weiran's eyes lit up, and he said, "Since Miss Qin is not in the mansion, Aunt, my niece has long admired Miss Qin's blood jade bracelet. I wonder if you can help her open her eyes?"

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