As soon as Liu Yuchan and Chen Wanyan pushed open the door of the study, they saw a black shadow, like lightning, jumping out of the window.

The shadow was too fast to see what it was, but it seemed to be a figure. The study was dark, and if it weren't for the glimmer of light reflected in the lamp on the porch, the two of them would not have been able to find the dark shadow.

"Someone! There are thieves! Catch the thief! Liu Yucian reacted first and shouted. Hearing the cry of the grandmother, the nearby family members hurriedly rushed to the direction of the study from all directions.

A few sharp-eyed men spotted the man in black, and led a large group of people to chase along the corridor in front of the study, all the way to the outer courtyard. But the black shadow was very fast and agile, and after a few movements, it disappeared behind the trees. Armed with long sticks, knives, and bows and arrows, the housekeepers carefully searched the nearby bushes, corridors, and even the piles of miscellaneous items.

"Look! He's over there! One of them pointed behind the pillars with his hand. Sure enough, as soon as the black shadow heard this, it quickly dodged from behind the pillars, and after a few ups and downs, it fled in the direction of the front yard.

"Catch him! Don't let him run! "Liu Yucian is worthy of being the housewife of Duke Chen's mansion. She calmly commanded the family to surround the thief, and at the same time, she also followed behind the family and chased after him.

The reason why she attaches so much importance is because Liu Yucian feels that the purpose of this thief is not simple. If it is for money, then he should patronize the account room and the bedroom of his family. In addition to the collection of books, some calligraphy and paintings, and porcelain, the study is a correspondence with various ministers in the palace. Some of these important epistolary materials are not known to outsiders.

From this point of view, it is very likely that this thief came in response to these letters, and it is very likely that he was sent by someone in the imperial court who disagreed with the politics of the Chen Gong Mansion, in order to seize the handle of the Chen Gong Mansion and bring down the Chen Gong Mansion.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuciao's expression couldn't help but become more cold, "Quick!" Don't let him run! Signal flares were sent to inform the front yard to fence in. ”

The family received the order, and in a few moments, a signal flare rose into the sky. After the explosion, the dazzling light almost illuminated the Chen Gongfu into daylight. The housekeeper in the front yard saw the signal flare from the backyard and knew that there were thieves in the house, so he hurriedly searched and surrounded him. In such a situation, it is difficult for the thief to fly even if he has wings.

When the grandmother and others rushed to the front yard, the figure of the thief was gone, and a family member came to report that the direction in which the thief disappeared was the back kitchen of Gong Chen's mansion.

Liu Yuchan's face was gloomy, "Strictly guard the exits of Duke Chen's Mansion, and only enter and exit tonight, no one is allowed to do so." Come! Go and invite Zheng Xiu, we have to check everyone in the back kitchen. In addition, go and call Xue Langzhong, he will come in handy. ”

"Yes!"

"Wait!" Liu Yuchan eased his tone, "There is such a big movement in the mansion, the lord and the old lady must have heard the rumors, send someone to the lord and the old lady, explain the matter clearly, and send additional people to protect the lord and the old lady, in case the thieves have accomplices, don't fall for their plan to divert the tiger from the mountain." ”

"Yes!" Then the family took the order and left.

Liu Yucian turned around and looked at Chen Wanyan, who was frightened, and her heart suddenly overflowed with warmth, and it was hard for this child to follow behind him in such a panicked scene. I was just focused on chasing the thief, but I didn't notice that she was still following her. Thinking of what she experienced tonight, she first felt that she was robbed of her mother's love by Lin Miao, and then she was wronged by her second uncle, and then she was punished by her mother, Liu Yucian couldn't bear it in her heart, and said softly to Chen Wanyan, "Wanyan, you are also tired today, go back to your room early to rest." ”

Chen Wanyan looked at Liu Yucian in disbelief, "Mother, you don't punish me?" ”

"Humph!" Liu Yuchan deliberately sank her face, "Do you know where you did wrong today?" ”

Chen Wanyan lowered her head and bit her lip, "I shouldn't fight with Lin Miao, I should have the appearance of a sister, and I should love my sister." ”

Liu Yucian saw that she still hadn't opened her mind, and couldn't help frowning, "That's it, you still don't understand the intention of being a mother." I won't talk about it today, you have a good rest, and I'll talk to you about it another day. ”

Chen Wanyan obediently said goodbye and went back to her room to rest.

After a while, Zheng Xiu was summoned. Xue Langzhong also arrived soon.

The eldest grandmother, Liu Yuchan, said to Zheng Xiu, "Zheng Xiu, there are thieves in the house tonight, do you know?" ”

Zheng Xiu hurriedly replied respectfully, "The old slave just heard about it, and I also heard that the thief entered the back kitchen of the house. The old slave will arrange the manpower for duty and rest tonight, and report them to the eldest grandmother one by one. ”

Liu Yucian nodded, very satisfied with Zheng Xiu's ability and good sense. It is worthy of being the main thing in charge of the entire back kitchen, the eldest grandmother only said a word, she knew what the master wanted to do, what news she wanted to hear from her, and she didn't have to worry about the eldest grandmother, Zheng Xiu explained everything she wanted to know one by one. Including who is on duty tonight, who is resting, and who has changed the guard with others. During the time period when the thief was just caught, who happened not to be busy in the kitchen. These people who are not in the back kitchen are all suspicious people.

"Grandma, look, are you going to summon all these people who weren't in the kitchen just now?" Zheng Xiu cautiously asked Liu Yucian what he meant. This is also Zheng Xiu's cleverness, although he knows what the master is going to do next, he will not make his own clever decisions, but leave the decision to the master. Just like the question she just asked, the eldest grandmother must have summoned all the people who were not present just now to come over for questioning. Zheng Xiu first asked the grandmother for advice, and then the grandmother took the idea and asked her to do things, which showed the master's cleverness and control.

Liu Yucian nodded, "Call them all over." ”

Zheng Xiu's subordinates are in charge of dozens of people, and there are 25 people on duty tonight, and nearly 30 people are resting. Zheng Xiu called these people to the small courtyard in front of the back kitchen, and stood in two columns according to the order of height and height, divided into men and women.

"Tell grandma, everyone who wasn't there just now has already arrived, and none of them are missing." After Zheng Xiu counted the number of people, he stepped forward and replied respectfully to Liu Yuchan.

Liu Yucian stood up and paced left and right in front of the crowd, her eyes swept over their faces one by one, but she didn't find anything unusual. She stopped, beckoned Xue Langzhong, and whispered a few words to him. Xue Langzhong nodded while listening, and finally saluted Liu Yucicada, "I understand, please rest assured." ”

Liu Yucian nodded to signal that he could start, and he walked to the seat next to him and sat down, picked up the tea brought by the maid, took a sip lightly, and then leaned back on the chair, looking quietly watching the changes.

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