The old lady is reborn

Soon, the servants in the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion were talking about how Ning Chen, after taking charge of the kitchen, had falsified purchases and accounts, and embezzled several thousand taels of silver from the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion, which he had used to buy a house for his own family.

Wu Siyu, who was already furious at her wife's insistence on getting in trouble with the chef, heard the rumor spread by her personal maid.

He immediately said angrily: "There is no smoke without fire. My son insisted on marrying a girl from such a poor family. This whole family is trying to suck the blood of the Nan'an Marquis's Mansion.

If she dares to do this now, when the mansion is passed to Yun Yue in the future and she becomes the mistress, will the mansion still belong to her son? It will be hers!

I’m afraid that her family members will move in, and the mansion will have to take her maiden name!

Go check, check quickly! "

After all, Wu Siyu was the housekeeper, and what was divided out was only the big kitchen. This matter touched on her sore spot, so she immediately sent several groups of people to investigate.

It was soon discovered that Ning Chen's parents were indeed buying a house worth five thousand taels of silver, and the commercial contract had already been drafted.

The accounts of the big kitchen that Ning Chen was in charge of were indeed in disarray. The items purchased on the books were often different from what the big kitchen actually received, and the quantities were also incorrect.

But Ning Chen did not dare to go too far. According to this estimate, she should be able to make some profit by taking away eight or nine hundred taels of silver, but she would not be able to get five thousand taels.

Wu Siyu immediately took people to Ning Chen's yard. Seeing that all the valuable jewelry and clothes registered in the book were there, she was at a loss for a moment.

A first-class maid named Shuanghua in Rong Yunyue's yard knelt down in front of Wu Siyu and cried, saying that many of the young master's things were missing. After reporting to the young master, several senior maids searched among the servants in the yard, but the things were nowhere to be found.

They wanted to report it and investigate the whole mansion, but the young master would not allow it. Anyone who reported it would be kicked out. The head maid in charge of the house was led by Shuanghua, who was terrified.

If they don't report it now, when something happens in the future, will these people who are in charge of things still have a chance to survive?

Shuanghua has been worried about this matter day and night. Today, when she saw the lady coming to investigate, she took the risk and came to report to her.

After hearing this, Wu Siyu took people to his son's yard to check, and soon a list was drawn up.

Wu Siyu looked at it angrily and said, "My son has something good in his hand, so he just moves it out!

That’s because these huanghuali furniture are too big and heavy to be carried out, otherwise the whole house would have to be emptied!”

Wu Siyu asked someone to call Ning Chen over, threw the list in front of her, and asked her to explain what was going on.

Ning Chen refused to give in and just said that he didn't know.

Wu Siyu said, "Then continue investigating! No matter who stole these things, they must either keep them or sell them for silver.

You can check all the major pawnshops, calligraphy and painting studios, jewelry shops, and black markets, both open and covert. It may take some effort and time, but you will eventually find out.

I originally thought that this was a family matter and I should deal with it behind closed doors. But if this is the case, then the Nan'an Marquis' Mansion will lose face and we will all be embarrassed together.

Report it to the police!"

When Ning Chen heard that he was going to report to the police, he turned pale with fright.

Wu Siyu said, "After reporting to the police, we will find out who did it. Not only will the stolen money be returned, but whether the thief should be jailed or not is up to the Jingzhao Yin to decide."

Ning Chen was scared inside, and wanted to admit it, but then he wondered if he was just trying to scare himself?

For the sake of the reputation of Nan'an Marquis' Mansion, Wu Siyu may not necessarily report it to the police, right?

The mansion of her mother's family is about to be purchased. If she accepts it now, Wu Siyu will definitely get the money back.

Isn't that house just a duck in the mouth that flew away? Therefore, he hesitated and worried in his heart, but remained silent.

Seeing that Ning Chen was still silent and pretending to be stupid after hearing what he said, Wu Siyu was furious and said, "Report to the police! Report to the police!"

The girl next to Wu Siyu knew that it was probably just a scare, but it would be bad if no one responded to it now.

So he hurriedly said, "Yes!" As soon as he went out, he stopped a servant and deliberately said loudly, "Go to Jingzhao Yin and report to the officials that there was a theft in the house of Nan'an Marquis, and valuables worth ten thousand taels of silver were missing."

The boy was originally a third-class servant, and he didn't know what to do when he received this order.

The girl said again, "Go quickly!" But she whispered, "Go to the gatehouse and wait for a while."

Thirteen had been paying attention to the movements here. Seeing that the servant had gone to wait at the gatehouse, he went back to report to Song Ying.

Song Ying said, "Report to the police? This is better than just removing the housekeeper's power."

Thirteen carried the basket and went out to his home. He picked up his brother, took out a set of clothes for a servant in Nan'an Marquis Mansion from the basket, gave his brother the clothes to change into, and gave him a sign of Nan'an Marquis Mansion and gave him detailed instructions.

Shisan's younger brother, Xiao Shitou, was smart. He followed his sister's instructions and went directly to the Jingzhao Yin inspection team to report the incident.

He took out a purse filled with small change and handed it to the head of the patrol team: "Thank you for your hard work, officials. You are bothered to come to our house later. Please don't despise this little tea money.

Go to Nan'an Marquis' Mansion to handle this case, my prince's wife will thank you!"

Here, Wu Siyu punished Ning Chen by confining him to his room and forbade him to go anywhere until the matter was investigated. She also took Ning Chen's two personal maids away.

Rong Yunyue stepped forward to stop her and advised, "Mother, there's no need to make a big deal about this. Just think of it as your son being taken out and thrown outside."

Wu Siyu said: "Are you confused? How can you say such words that condone evil?

As the saying goes, what goes up comes down. If she really did it, if she is not dealt with today, the house will be full of thieves of all sizes tomorrow.

It is difficult to guard against thieves within the family. If you ignore the five thousand taels today, will you ignore the fifty thousand taels tomorrow?

Besides, is she a responsible person? I took away the servants around her, and everyone knows that if I took them away, they would suffer physically. Do you think she would say anything?

Being tired of her, she shrank her turtle neck and looked like nothing happened!"

Seeing Rong Yunyue speak up for her, Ning Chen became a little bolder and said, "Mother, you don't have to assume that I did it.

You took these two girls away to force them to confess. Now you say that if I don’t admit it, it means I’m irresponsible. Anyway, I can’t escape.”

After hearing this, Wu Siyu became so angry that she fainted.

The doorman reported that the Jingzhao Yin patrol team had arrived. Wu Siyu heard it and said, "You've arrived just in time. Please come in and have some tea first."

Rong Yunyue complained: "Why did mother actually report it to the police?"

Wu Siyu said angrily: "You don't blame the person who stole the things, but blame the person who reported it to the police!"

Then he said, "Shuanghua, take the list and go with me to meet the guest."

Seeing that Ning Chen was still pretending to be stupid, Wu Siyu left with her personal maid and Shuanghua.

As he walked, he thought: Ning Chen is such a person, and she has a son who protects her so much. If he doesn't get to the bottom of this, I'm afraid she will turn the tables on him.

I was a little hesitant at first, but now I have made up my mind. It is a good opportunity to investigate this case. If it is really her who did it, I will let my son divorce her. Why keep such a bad daughter-in-law? Will she cause trouble every day?