Chapter 553: Closing the Net
The sisters of the Chu family went crazy for most of the night before falling asleep.
When I woke up the next day, before Chu Yuqin had eaten, an old lady came over and said that the old lady asked her to come over.
"Sister." Chu Butterfly said: "Is the old lady fierce? ”
Chu Yuqin poked Chu Butterfly: "What nonsense? Mama is still here, even if you want to ask, you should come back and ask again, right? ”
Chu Butterfly stuck out her tongue.
The old lady kept a polite smile: "It's okay. The little girl is innocent, and the old lady is not so worried about the child. ”
"Let Mama see it. My two younger sisters are simple-minded and speak openly. You don't have to take it personally. After Chu Yuqin finished speaking to the old lady, he turned back to Chu Butterfly and Chu Yulan and said, "You eat first, I will come back soon." If you're bored, go to the study and pick up two books to read. Your brother-in-law bought me a lot of travelogues, including exotic spice recipes. ”
"Spice recipes? We love this. Lan'er and I haven't been able to come up with a new perfume recipe lately, and we're worried about this! Anyway, my brother-in-law is not here in broad daylight, so Lan'er and I will go to the study to have a look. Chu Butterfly touched Chu Yulan's arm. Right? Lan'er. ”
Chu Yulan nodded: "Yes." ”
Chu Yuqin followed the old lady to the old lady's yard.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw Ling Guogong, the third aunt, and Mama Zhao all here.
Next to the old lady sat an old lady who looked more energetic. And Ling Shengzhi and Jiang of the big house sat next to Ling Guogong. And the third aunt and Mama Zhao stood behind Ling Guogong.
"Met grandmother. Dad, aunt, big brother and sister-in-law. Chu Yuqin greeted them.
Ling Guogong nodded solemnly.
Old Madam Ling pointed to the old lady next to her: "This is Aunt Zhu." ”
Chu Yuqin saluted the old lady again: "Aunt Zhu, Grandma is good." ”
Aunt Zhu nodded: "Mrs. Shizi is not polite. ”
Old Madam Ling pointed to the empty seat: "Sit down and talk!" ”
Chu Yuqin walked to the empty seat next to Jiang and sat down.
"Do you know what I called you for?" Old Madam Ling said.
Ling Guo said openly: "What does my mother command?" ”
"I'm too old to care about your business. If it's not something important, I don't want to care about you at all. Old Madam Ling said angrily, "Call the whole Wang family in." ”
A middle-aged woman walked over tremblingly.
plopped, knelt down and kowtowed: "I've seen all the masters." ”
"Do you know what I'm calling you in for?" Old Madam Ling said coldly.
Wang Quanjia shook his head: "The slave doesn't know." ”
"Mama Chen, show him something." Old Madam Ling commanded.
The old lady next to her picked up a tray from the side, and the tray was covered with a piece of cloth.
"Open it and take a look." Mama Chen said to the Wang family.
The whole Wang family lifted the cloth tremblingly.
I saw a set of jade teapots and teacups placed there.
When the Wang family saw this set of jade teapots and teacups, their bodies were paralyzed and their faces were colorless.
"Is the face familiar?" Mama Chen said sharply: "Do you think you have seen it somewhere?" ”
"Slave maid...... The old lady spared her life. The slave knew she was wrong. The old lady spared her life. The whole Wang family knelt there and kept kowtowing.
"Mother, what does this mean?" Ling Guogong never understood what the situation was.
"You don't care about the affairs of the inner house, it stands to reason that these things don't need to quarrel with you. But there are some things that at least let you know the inside story. Old Madam Ling said, "This set of blue water is your father's favorite thing before. Your dad is gone, so these things are put away. I never thought that Mama Chen would see it in her house when she went to give Mrs. Lin a birthday gift. Mama Chen asked Mrs. Lin, and she said that her son-in-law bought it from the Treasure Pavilion. This set of blue water is unique, and it also has the mark of our Ling family on it. It's just that the mark is very secret, and only our Ling family knows about it. You can't be mistaken. ”
"Mama Chen reported this matter to me. I asked her to continue the investigation, and I found that the treasury of our Ling Guo Mansion was always full of lost treasures and antiques. I asked her to ask around, and I managed to buy a few of them. ”
At this time, the other servants came in with some treasures and curios.
Ling Guogong looked at those familiar treasures and looked at the Wang family: "Is it this dog slave who betrayed the master and sold something?" ”
"Is it something she can do alone? I'm afraid that the master behind it is the one who is in charge. Old Madam Ling looked at Wang's family and said, "Grandpa Guo is here, what do you have to say?" ”
In addition to the constant kowtowing, the Wang family kept confessing. For superfluous words, she didn't dare to say a word.
"Chu Clan, aren't you in charge now? How do you run the house? Ling Guogong glared at Chu Yuqin angrily.
Chu Yuqin said aggrievedly: "Father, how long have I been in the mansion?" There's nothing beautiful in the warehouse I took over. Besides, I've just taken over, and there's always a lot of problems in the house. What kind of treasury fire, burned out many precious treasures and so on. What kitchen has introduced a batch of poor quality ingredients or something. I didn't replace any of the original people, why didn't there be anything before, since I became this housekeeper, all kinds of problems have arisen? The daughter-in-law is also very distressed. ”
"Grandpa Guo, it's the old slave's fault. The old slave had been deceived by this old thing before, thinking that these things were really broken. "Mama Zhao can only come forward to confess at this time." The old slave had received the favor of this old thing before, and she believed it with kind words and pleading. The Duchess did not know about these things. I also asked the old lady and the grandfather of the country to punish the old slave alone, and not to blame the lady. ”
"You mean, you're the owner behind this old thing?" Ling Guogong looked at Mama Zhao coldly. "You are a minion, where do you get such a big face?"
"The old slave is guilty." Mama Zhao knelt down. "I beg the old lady, the Duchess of the country spared the old slave's life for the sake of the old slave's loyalty. The old slave is willing to be a cow and a horse. ”
"Any of the treasures here is very expensive. If you know your mistake lightly, you want to be exempted from punishment if you are guilty. Do you really think that our Lingguo Mansion is a good church? The third aunt said, "What's more, this is only one part. Where did the money go? and all the money must be handed over. Plus, it's not something that one or two people can do. How many other people in the house are involved? All of these people have to be found. Wang Quan's family, if you confess honestly, the old lady will leave you a way to live. Otherwise, your three-month-old grandson will be ......."
Wang's family looked stiff.
Although she panicked just now, she was not afraid. But now that her weakness is mentioned, the fear in her heart cannot be hidden.
"Aunt Zhu, can you see if there is anything you are familiar with in those things?" Old Madam Ling looked at Aunt Zhu next to her.