Wen didn't know what was going on, so he hurried over.

I saw that the courtyard was full of people, and Master Yan's face was faintly angry, and Yan Ran was on the side for a long time.

Wen hurriedly stepped forward and asked softly, "Master, what's the matter, why are you so angry?" ”

Old Man Yan was still angry, and said in a deep voice: "Someone actually swallowed the gifts sent by Beining, I want to see who is so bold!" ”

When Wen heard this, he sighed in his heart, and asked tentatively: "Yan Mansion and Beining have not had contact for many years, why did the master suddenly mention this stubble?" ”

Yan Ran continued unhurriedly: "Mother didn't know, my uncle sent someone to deliver the letter, saying that every year he would bring Bac Ninh specialties to the house, and he prepared many gifts for my grandmother's birthday. But the father and daughter had never seen these things, and they thought that someone had hidden them privately. ”

Mrs. Yan happened to walk in, and when she heard Yan Ran say that General Zhang had sent her a lot of good things, but she didn't know where she was, she immediately shouted angrily.

"Which shameless person dares to steal the property in the house and doesn't want to die?"

Wen's face stiffened, and the shameless person in Mrs. Yan's mouth was her.

She had long forgotten about this stubble, and she never expected Yan Ran to suddenly attack, and she had no countermeasures for a while, so she subconsciously wanted to throw the pot out.

"This ...... Could it be that the things weren't delivered to the Yan Mansion at all? After all, Bac Ninh City and Anyang City are far apart, and it is unknown what happened on the way. ”

Yan Ran denied: "No, most of the people entrusted by my uncle are officials who report back to the capital, and they take the official road, there will be no accidents, and no one will hide privately." Why don't I write to my uncle and ask my uncle which officials they were, and ask them to come to the Yan Mansion to identify who received the gift at that time. ”

Old Madam Yan was anxious to get back the gift that belonged to her, and waved her hand and said, "There is no need to be so troublesome, I don't know how much time it will take to go back and forth, wouldn't it give the thief a chance to transfer his property?" Since no one wants to admit it, then search the house! With so much possessions, it must be difficult to hide, and they will definitely be able to be found! ”

When the people heard this, they were all silent.

After all, who doesn't have a little privacy?

If all the things that the master did not want to be picked up, and the things that he had hidden from the people he was good for, if they were all found out, stolen, and given to each other privately, they would all be guilty of violating family rules.

Wen was even more like a frightened bird, and his heart was flustered.

After she deducted those things, she regarded them all as her own, and put them in her private vault, and even some of the girl's jewelry, which she took directly to Yan Yao to use.

If you really search her private vault, one search is accurate, where will she put her face at that time?

Losing face is still a trivial matter, once it is spread that she has deducted the things that are greedy for Mo Yanran, then her reputation as a mean stepdaughter will be confirmed, and even Yan Yao's reputation will be affected.

Wen thought of this, and hurriedly dissuaded Master Yan and said, "Master, the matter of searching the mansion is very important and involves a wide range of people. The subordinates are the most loyal, but this move is afraid of chilling the hearts of the old people in the house, and they need to be considered in the long run! ”

Yan Ran followed: "What my mother said is that this matter is not trivial, the things sent by my uncle are worth a lot of money, and if it is punished for stealing, it can be beheaded." This thing is lost, but once it is known, the subordinates of our Yan Mansion steal such a valuable thing from the master and are not punished, won't it make people laugh at our Yan Mansion for not distinguishing between dignity and inferiority, and it will even criticize our Yan Mansion for ignoring the law? At that time, where is the majesty of our Yan Mansion?! ”

Yan Ran's words were righteous and strict, and she looked like she was thinking about the reputation of the Yan Mansion.

Then, she took the lead in saying: "Dad, this matter is really difficult to do, my daughter is willing to set an example, but she can start the search from Qionghua Courtyard first!" ”

Mrs. Yan thought about the furs and jewelry of Bac Ninh's specialties, so she united with Yan Ran: "My wife has nothing to see, just go to search Hongfu Yuan, who dares to stop him, see how I clean him up!" ”

Old Madam Yan, as the person with the highest rank in the house, still expressed her attitude, and the Wen family had nothing to say.

She could only pretend to be calm, and forced a smile: "Naturally, I am also ......"

"Madam, it's all the old slave's fault!"

Mama Zhao, who was beside Wen, suddenly stood up and knelt on the ground with a thud.

Wen was taken aback and reached out to help her: "Mama, what are you doing here?" ”

Mama Zhao refused to get up, and only glanced at Wen deeply, signaling her to feel at ease.

Wen immediately reacted to Mama Zhao's intentions, and her eyes turned red and her throat choked.

Mama Zhao kowtowed to Mrs. Yan and Mr. Yan a few more times, and said tremblingly: "Master, old lady, madam, it was the old slave who secretly withheld the things that the uncle gave to the eldest girl and hid them in the lady's private vault. ”

Old Madam Yan sneered, and looked at Wen with contempt, her tone yin and yang.

"I'll just say, there are not a few cars and boxes of things that have been sent from so far away, how can a person in the house hide the things without knowing it? It turned out that the housekeeper was guarding and stealing, so no one would find it strange that there were some movements of moving and lifting, going in and out. What else do you say about being born in a noble family, you are so shallow-eyed, even a little girl's things are greedy, I bah! ”

Old Madam Yan finally got the opportunity to ridicule the Wen family, so naturally she would not let it go, and picked up some ugly words.

Wen's face turned red and white, and he couldn't even raise his head.

Mama Zhao defended her: "Old lady, master, this matter has nothing to do with Madame. Madame trusts the old slave, so even the private treasury is guarded by the old slave, and Madame doesn't know what is in the library. It was the old slave who opened his eyes when he saw the money, betrayed the trust of his wife, and was ashamed of his uncle and eldest girl. But begging the master to punish, the old slave has no complaints! ”

Old Lady Yan didn't care how Mama Zhao repented and admitted her mistakes, squinted at Wen's eyes, and asked, "Mama Zhao is your nurse, what she did, would you not know?" ”

Wen lowered his head and didn't make much excuses, only made a look of self-blame.

Old Man Yan obviously thought the same as Old Madam Yan.

Mama Zhao is Wen's nursing mother, and she has been with her for longer than her mother, and the two are like mother and daughter, whether it is feelings or interests, they have long been connected.

What Mama Zhao did, even if it wasn't instructed by Wen, it was impossible for her to be unaware.

But Mama Zhao has already confessed, and it will not benefit Master Yan at all to implicate the Wen family again.

He didn't want to spread any rumors that would humiliate him because "the mother of the Yan Mansion embezzled the property of the eldest daughter", and then give his political enemies a chance to strike at his unworthiness.

Old Man Yan thought about it, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

He looked at Wen with cold eyes and scolded angrily: "Wen, this is the subordinate you disciplined!" ”

Wen got up, knelt down with Mama Zhao, and begged bitterly.

"Master, it's all the concubine's fault, it's the concubine's body that connived too much at Mama Zhao, so she made such a big mistake! I also beg the lord to take care of Mama Zhao's concubine for many years, and let her hair fall lightly! ”

Without waiting for Old Man Yan to speak, Old Madam Yan was not happy at first.

"Lightly haired? You think beautifully! Things were hidden by her, and money was spent by her, so it would not be too much to kill her! ”

Mama Zhao defended: "Old lady Mingjian, everything is in the library, and the old slave hasn't moved at all!" ”

Mama Zhao had previously admitted that she had opened her eyes when she saw money, but now she said that she had not touched anything about her property, and Mrs. Yan had to believe that she had a ghost!

Mrs. Yan was angry, even if she wanted to call people to move the family law.

Wen remembered Yun Sleeve, who was crippled by Old Madam Yan, and his heart was horrified.

In order to protect Mama Zhao's life, she hurriedly said: "If there is a loss of property, my daughter-in-law is willing to make up for it with a private house!" ”

Old Madam Yan snorted coldly: "Everything is yours, and you have the final say on whether you lose it or not, how do I know if you make it up or not?" ”

Yan Ran was waiting for this sentence, and hurriedly walked to Mrs. Yan's side and helped her stroke her back, very well-behaved.

"Grandmother rest assured, my uncle was afraid that his granddaughter would make a mistake, so he made a list of what things were honored to your old man, what things were for your father to play with, and what things were given to us juniors. If you check them one by one according to this list, and ask Mama Zhao to return the property, there will be no loss. ”

When Mrs. Yan heard this, her mood changed in an instant, she nodded with satisfaction, patted the back of Yan Ran's hand and said, "Well, your uncle has a heart." ”

Master Yan also agreed: "Okay, Ran'er will take the list and check it." ”

Master Yan said, looking at Wen fiercely: "Be sure to return all the things!" ”

Wen's heart was suddenly glared at by Master Yan, and his heart was full of sourness and unspeakable.

Master Yan glanced at Mama Zhao impatiently: "Mama Zhao dares to hide the master's property privately, and it is valuable, it is a violation of the law, and the Yan Mansion can't keep you." But thinking of your love for serving your wife for many years, I won't send you to the official, you can pack up your things and go out of the house! ”

Mama Zhao knew that the ending had been decided, and the old man kowtowed to Master Yan and Wen respectively in tears: "Old slave, thank you for your magnanimity!" ”

Wen looked at Mama Zhao, who was guilty of her crimes, her tears were blurred, like a heart-wrenching heart, and she was in pain.

Wen was so aggrieved that she cried a lot when she went back, and she was even more worried about the expulsion of Mama Zhao, who had been loyal to her for many years, and fell ill.

In fact, Wen's family was born in a wealthy family, she has never seen any good things, and she holds a shop, so she is not short of money.

The reason why she wanted to detain those things was not because she was greedy for money, but because she wanted Yan Ran to lose contact with her relatives, and she had no property to live with, so she was completely isolated, so that she could hold her in her hands.

But Wen couldn't show this kind of thought, so he could only grit his teeth and admit the crime of embezzling his stepdaughter's property, how could he not be wronged.

And when Wen saw the list sent by Yan Ran, it was not just as simple as being wronged, she was almost hating Yan Ran to death!

She really thought that General Zhang was not giving up, and many letters were lost in the sea, and she made a special trip to send people to deliver the letters.

But it turned out that all this was Yan Ran's strategy!