My wife has been busy with many things recently and her old migraine problem has come back. As a result, she has been having trouble sleeping and eating for days. Although this sachet is small, it is a thoughtful gift.

The wife patted the girl's hand and smiled at her, "Luan Niang is so thoughtful."

A lively birthday banquet came to an end, and each lady received a reward from the mistress. Several of them pretended to be happy, except Ruan Yuxi.

The banquet ended in the evening.

When Ruan Yuluan slowly walked back to Guiyue Pavilion, she saw Cui Liu tied up and kneeling in the courtyard, shouting loudly that she was wronged.

"My wife is here, be quiet!"

Qiu Xiu scolded her, then turned around, bowed to the girl, and told her what happened.

"Madam, look at this girl. She took advantage of the master's absence to sneak into your room and search around..." Qiu Xiu was filled with anger. "Fortunately, Madam said it was a bit cold and called me back to find my coat. Otherwise, we would not be able to catch her!"

Cui Liu immediately started to cry out her grievances: "I didn't mean to steal anything! I just... just checked to see if the window was closed!"

"You're lying!" Qiu Xiu retorted immediately, "When I came in, I just happened to see you reaching your hand into my wife's closet."

Cui Liu was speechless for a moment, her lips moved a few times, and she felt she had no way to defend herself.

She really wasn't going to steal anything. She was just following the Fourth Lady's instructions to find some of the Fifth Lady's personal belongings to see if she could mix them in.

But my motives were not pure, and I could not tell anyone about the crime of "murdering my wife", otherwise the outcome would be even more serious than being stolen.

She looked at the girl hopefully, hoping that she would let it go gently as she had done in the past.

But this time, Ruan Yuluan did not do as she wished. Her eyes were cold and she gave orders slowly.

"There is still such a thing... Go and ask Mother Liu to do justice."

Mother Liu is considered the most respected housekeeper around the Madam, and it is in accordance with the rules to ask her to handle all the major and minor affairs in the mansion.

Cui Liu looked ashen.

Soon, Qiu Xiu went to invite Madam Liu to come. Madam Liu heard her reply and had already made a decision, followed by two or three strong servants.

Sure enough, as soon as Mother Liu entered the yard, she started to explode in a cold voice.

"Someone, go search this house called Cui Liu."

"Yes." The two of them took the order and left. Soon, they took out a bag of jewelry and showed it to Mother Liu.

Madam Liu flipped through the books casually and picked out two golden hairpins. She asked her, "These two things are not something a maid like you can afford. Tell me, did you steal your wife's hairpins?"

"No slave!"

Cui Liu complained bitterly, "That was... a reward from the Fourth Lady when I was serving her."

"Fourth Lady gave you such valuable things?" Mother Liu found some gold and silver jewelry, all of which were very valuable. "Please think carefully and tell me. Did Fourth Lady ask you to do something for her in order to give you these things? If you can't explain clearly, I will report to Madam and summon Fourth Lady for questioning. You will have to be careful when the time comes!"

Cui Liu's eyes were red and swollen. After thinking it over carefully, she didn't dare to drag Ruan Yuxi into the water, so she kowtowed and confessed her guilt.

"These were not given by the Fourth Lady... These were all stolen by me!"

Mother Liu originally wanted to force her to confess the Fourth Lady, but when she saw her admitting the crime with gritted teeth, she sneered, "It's fine if you admit it. In this case, you will be the only one to be punished."

Cui Liu was about to ask how to punish her, but she heard Mama Liu coldly order, "We dare not employ a girl with such dirty hands and feet. Drag her out, find a human trafficker, and sell her to a brothel!"

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