crossing into bastard

The master came in from outside the door, saw the ancient jade, took it over in surprise, played with it in his hand and said, "Wang's mansion is different from Yu's mansion, they always give such precious ancient jade as gifts, which can be regarded as family heirlooms in some big families. gone."

The older lady's face turned pale the more she listened, she pointed to Gu Yu and said, "It's not a gift from the palace, someone secretly tampered with it, Yufu is in trouble."

The master said indifferently: "It's not a gift from the palace, who else is so generous, the gift is received by us, and the person who gave it is the one who gave it if there was any trouble."

"Master." The eldest wife shouted: "Do you still remember the last time the Wangfu cut off the family's business? Are there still few people outside who use the reputation of the Wangfu to do their own things in private? Who knows if someone borrowed from the business?" The reputation of the palace, whether this gift is given out of good intentions, or whether there is some secret conspiracy, who can say clearly."

The master asked: "But the ancient jade has been sent over, did you lose the ancient jade?"

"Where can I throw it away? In such a big Yufu, I don't believe it can't hide a piece of ancient jade." The eldest lady said: "Hide this ancient jade quickly, and don't let the third person know."

As soon as the words were finished, the servant ran in and said, "Master, madam, there are people from the palace."

The eldest wife was shocked: "Then someone will come soon, master, go in quickly, I will receive people from the palace."

Just as the master was about to leave, the servant went on to say, "Someone said they wanted to see the master and his wife, but the gatekeepers didn't stop them, and they are coming right here."

The master glanced at his wife, the eldest lady held her breath, and signaled the master to hide the ancient jade in her hand with her eyes, and the two sat in the upper seat, waiting for the people from the palace to come in.

The one who came was Guanshi. As soon as Guanshi Liu came in, he first saluted and said a few good words. The master and the eldest wife couldn't sit still. After chatting for a while, Guanshi Liu said: "Today I came here at the order of Princess Lin Fang. , it was supposed to be a day late, but the matter was too urgent and I really couldn't wait, so I came here rashly."

"Concubine Lin Fang is famous for her generosity. Fortunately, there is Princess Lin Fang in the palace. Otherwise, the little girl will marry and I don't know what wrong she will do." The eldest wife smiled and said: "It's just Yu Fu It's a small family, so I really dare not invite Princess Lin Fang as a guest."

"The eldest wife is famous for being a good businessman. Even us stewards feel ashamed when talking about the eldest wife. If it weren't for the low status, I really want to ask the eldest wife a thing or two." Liu Guanshi said: "I can come to Yufu today. , but there are other matters.”

"Oh, what is Guanshi Liu's business?" asked the eldest lady.

"It's like this. The prince has been bedridden for a year, and he hasn't bothered about the outside affairs. It is inevitable that some people will have some thoughts. Recently, the prince's health has improved and he wants to manage the outside affairs again. Only then did he realize that on the items, A lot of things are missing, and at this moment, there is no way to recover all of them, so we can only check one by one." Liu Guanshi glanced at the eldest wife and said: "It's just a matter of checking an ancient jade today, and I finally got it. The clue was interrupted again, this is so urgent, after Princess Lin Fang knew about it, she dared not report it to the prince, but sent me to check it out, and then inform the prince.”

The master heard something was wrong, and said: "The item is missing, how can I go to Yufu to check?"

Liu Guanshi said respectfully: "Last night, the palace prepared a gift for the princess to bring over, and it happened that the missing item was inside the gift, so come and have a look."

The eldest wife said angrily: "Presumptuous, you are doubting Yufu."

"Don't dare." Liu Guanshi hurriedly said: "It is possible that someone put something in the gift, just came to check, no offense meant."

"The gift was brought by the concubine. It's either that you suspect Yufu or the concubine." The eldest lady said with a straight face, "No matter how bad the Yufu is, it is also the concubine's natal family. The concubine Yu and Aunt Yu are the daughters of the Yu family , you are in charge, you have so much courage, even Princess Lin Fang doesn't have the right to investigate here."

Liu Guanshi said: "This matter is so important that Princess Lin Fang can't bear to think too much. Just check it out, and she can restore the innocence of the princess and Yufu, and the younger ones can go back and explain. The eldest wife is a sensible person, so don't disturb this matter. Good luck to the prince."

"Use the prince to suppress Yufu." The eldest wife snorted coldly: "In so many years of business, I have never seen anyone. I have seen a servant like you a lot. You are just a running dog. You don't even have the qualifications to enter Yufu. , still dare to speak nonsense here, come and drive Liu Guanshi out."

Guanshi Liu's expression turned ugly. When he saw a servant coming in, he said in a leisurely manner: "If you don't check it out today, the little one won't leave. The eldest lady is guilty, and she knows the inside story. If you don't worry about making trouble The young one is cheeky, please tell the eldest lady that she has the backing of the princess, but the rules cannot be lost. If the young one is kicked out of the mansion now, Yufu's reputation of secretly stealing items from the palace is just a solid one. gone."

"Bold." The old man slapped the table angrily and said, "It's not your turn to be a servant of Yufu to act recklessly here, drag him out, and you are not allowed to step into Yufu."

"Is Yu Mansion guilty?" Manager Liu added fuel to the fire, "I'd rather bear the crime and not let it be checked. Is it true that Yu Mansion has been unclean all along, and there are some small things that I don't know?"

"Get out." The eldest lady was so angry that she was about to faint: "Throw him out immediately."

Just as the servants were about to step forward, Guanshi Liu waved to the outside, and a group of people trotted in in a row, surrounded the servants, and both sides froze.

The old man's face turned blue with anger, and he roared angrily: "Does this mean you don't take Yufu seriously? The servants who came out of the Wangfu have the guts to think that Yufu will be afraid of the prince."

"My lord is a big celebrity in front of the emperor. As far as the Yufu is concerned, I don't know how noble my lord is." Steward Liu glanced behind him and said, "The lord has the right to check if he has stolen items from the palace. Fair enough."

"So what about the lord, he can bully others by taking advantage of his power, turn his face and deny people with ungratefulness, if Yufu hadn't married his son and went to the palace to become the princess, the lord's illness would have recovered, why is he so unkind and unrighteous as a general, he is bullying the emperor, The fame you got." The master said angrily.

"Master, don't talk nonsense." The eldest wife said in surprise: "Don't be so angry."

Liu Guanshi smiled and said: "Master is not confused, the words are clear and bright, even if you are outside, you can still hear what Master said clearly."

Aunt Yu came in with a pale face, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Father."

Along with those who came in, there was a large group of people, Yu Cheng sullenly, Yu Fei pale, Concubine Lin raised her head triumphantly, and said imposingly when she came in: "Master Yu is really bold, even the emperor doubts it, In the eyes of Master Yu, the prince is a liar, so I won’t make it clear today, but if the word is spread and the emperor hears it, it is a capital crime, and the fame of the prince is not something that Master Yu can casually despise.”

The eldest lady was completely lost. She didn't expect that a gift would lead to this matter. She lost her attention for a while. Seeing that the situation was favorable, Concubine Lin followed closely and said, "In order not to convince Yufu, I will investigate it today. , Where did the items missing from the palace fall?"

Yu Cheng stood up and said, "I brought the gift here. It was prepared by Aunt Xiao. It has nothing to do with the old lady."

Concubine Lin said with a smirk: "The princess was married into the palace by Yufu, and she has nothing to do with Yufu. The princess can do whatever she wants in the palace. Why should she steal from her own family? It's for the sake of her natal family. Of course, for the sake of fairness, everyone who has passed through must be investigated."

Aunt Yu stepped forward and said: "Sister Lin, there is no proof or certificate, I'd better ask the Wangfu for instructions before investigating. My parents never ask for things of unknown origin, and Yufu doesn't know about it at all."

Concubine Lin said coldly: "Aunt Yu knows something when she talks like this, or Aunt Yu is also responsible for this matter."

Aunt Yu opened her mouth, closed her mouth again, and silently stepped aside. Concubine Lin was targeting the concubine and Yufu from the very beginning. Aunt Yu usually doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, and she knows that this matter can't be sticky, and she can't explain it clearly. For any crime, as far as the status of an aunt is concerned, the execution will not be more than a look or a question.

"Princess Lin Fang insisted on investigating the Yufu. Is there any certainty or the order of the prince, otherwise, what right does a side concubine have to speak here." Yu Cheng suppressed his anger and said: "The old princess asked you to investigate, Or check it out yourself."

The eldest wife came to her senses, straightened her waist and said: "A side concubine dares to point fingers here. Doesn't the palace have no teaching rules, the lower ones commit crimes, and there is no maidservant in front of the princess. The Lin family always educates such daughters."

Humiliation flashed across Concubine Lin's face. What she hated the most was when people said he was a side concubine, or the concubine's family pointed it out in front of everyone. This was the first time someone dared to say that in front of him. Concubine Lin gritted her teeth and countered. : "No matter how crowded the daughters are, the daughters taught by the Lin family are justifiable and have no stigma. Unlike the daughters taught by the Yufu, who came to the palace with a clean reputation, just to be an aunt, and even their sons are willing, just for the sake of profit. Sending a son as a daughter to the palace as a concubine, or sending them together as a sister, Yufu is really an eye-opener."

This scolding scolded Yucheng, Yufei, and Aunt Yu, and the reputation of Yufu was scolded, and everyone in the room looked ugly. Concubine Lin continued to sarcastically: "No man in Yufu knows how to do it." In business, I can only play with women, but fortunately, I have given birth to enough children, so I can send one or two children to anywhere, which can be regarded as stabilizing Yufu's financial resources. I am really worried about you. This man only wants to do business. Knowing how to give money and children, even if there is a mountain of gold and a hundred children, it is not enough for you to give like this."