Let's say that the fifth aunt is out of the limelight at today's family banquet, eating at the same table with the old lady of the Su family, although she is very attentive and careful to serve the two masters, but because her identity is there, serving so closely also shows her status in the Su Mansion.

Su Yi also felt strange, for more than a month, although her mother would often come to the yard to see her, she never talked about her father, but more to take care of her body and tell herself to recuperate, but when she saw the current scene, she seemed to realize that her mother must have done something since this month.

During the banquet, everyone was talking, or whispering, or laughing in a low voice, or gentle and quiet, Su Yi could hear whoever she wanted to hear, but she was a little lazy after all, and when she saw that these people at the banquet were really boring to talk and laugh, she closed her eyes and recuperated.

It wasn't until the eldest lady instructed the people to invite the royal gift and put it on the arranged table, that everyone stopped making noise and the atmosphere began to be solemn.

"Putting on the case. Salute. After Su Mu finished speaking, he got up, and then the whole room stood up and moved closer to the middle.

In this case, Su Yi had to stand up as well, supported by Huanyu, and stood behind Su Li.

In the front stood Su Mu and the eldest lady, followed by the three old men Su and his wife, followed by the young ladies of each garden, behind the aunts, and finally the maids and daughters-in-law who were present, a group of people, etc., facing the emperor's imperial gifts, shouting long live the mountain, and thanking the emperor. After kneeling three times and bowing nine times, he got up.

Su Mu personally stepped forward and opened the New Year's gift packages one by one, and everyone saw these New Year's gifts, and they were grateful to Dade.

I have also seen the New Year's gift, in order to save the case, I immediately ordered someone to send it back to the treasure room, and then the old and young masters of the Su Mansion began to push the cup and change it.

Halfway through the banquet, the housekeeper Su Zhong hurriedly came over and whispered a few words in Su Mu's ear, Su Mu's originally friendly and smiling face suddenly converged on his smile and became extremely gloomy, but he did not attack on the spot.

Su Mu got up and said to everyone: "At this banquet, although everyone is casual, I still have things to deal with, so I will leave first." ”

The eldest lady got up and wanted to send him off, but he blocked her back, "Madam, you are the head of the house, and you have something to deal with for your husband, so you can stay and take care of one or two." Wu'er, you also stay. ”

At this banquet, except for Su Mu, everyone else still had to do what they should do, and they were not affected in the slightest.

And Su Yi, who was sitting at the end of the banquet hall, saw all this in her eyes, no matter what it was, it was not a trivial matter to make Su Mu so nervous, so she released her skills to the fullest, and she already knew what was going on when Su Zhong spoke in Su Mu's ear.

It turned out that when Su Zhong arranged for his subordinates to arrange this year's New Year's Thanksgiving ceremony, he found that a coral jade mountain rewarded by the emperor the year before was missing. Su Zhong didn't dare to publicize such a big matter, so he could only investigate and search secretly, but after searching around the next person's house, there was no result, so he came to report to the master.

After Su Mu left the banquet hall, he walked straight to the study, and Su Zhong bowed his head and said: "Master, three days ago, the slave counted the objects in the treasure room according to the old practice, at that time, this coral jade mountain was still there, but today, when the slave went to ask for the imperial gift of the New Year according to the instructions of the eldest lady, he found that the coral jade mountain was gone, these days, the people in the family are busy with Chinese New Year's Eve, only a very few people have left the house, the slave has also checked these people, and no problems have been found, so the slave guessed that this year's ceremony must still be in the mansion. ”

Su Zhong's family has been a housekeeper in Su Mansion for many years, it can be said that he is a qualified person in Su Mansion, the two of them grew up together, his position in Su Mu's heart is something that no one can shake, what Su Zhong said at this moment, and the analysis he made, Su Mu also thought so.

He said with a solemn face: "This matter must not be publicized, think that the thief, if he wants to sell it for money, he will not be in the capital, he will go to another country to sell, so as not to attract the attention of others, you go to check, who will leave Beijing after the year." ”

"I've checked, the south is freezing very much this year, and few people are going home, so the slave guesses that this coral jade mountain will be taken by which master in the house to play with, and it has not been reported?" Su Zhong tentatively said his thoughts, you know, if this sentence is said from someone else's mouth, he will definitely think that he is a bad person who disobeys and slanders his master, but Su Zhong said this, Su Mu didn't feel anything wrong.

Su Mu snorted, thinking of the Su family's uncompetitive disciples and nephews, he felt heartwarming, "Check, give me a door-to-door check, close the door to check, you find two reliable people to be responsible for this matter, you can't leak the slightest rumor, you know?" ”

Su Zhong should be, so he walked out and ordered two high-level guards to take charge of this matter, so that they were already responsible for patrolling and walking in the courtyard, so no one would know where they went.

Besides, Su Yi has not only been paying attention to Su Mu, but also became interested in the strange reaction of the eldest lady in the banquet hall, since Su Mu left, the eldest lady first smiled proudly and talked to everyone, and after a while, an old mother came over and said a few words in her ear, but it also made Su Yi listen.

"Big lady, the lord is now searching the whole house, do you want to continue this matter?" The old lady said in the ear of the eldest lady.

The eldest lady smiled, but she still tilted her head slightly, so as not to be heard, "Of course I have to continue, I finally gave that cheap hoof a little color, but I can't just wipe it off." ”

The old mother's face showed embarrassment, "However, I heard that in the past few days, the old man has been at that aunt's place, and besides, the people of Yuzhuju have been extremely low-key these days, and they rarely walk around the house, if this is investigated, I am afraid it is difficult to say." ”

"What are you afraid of, the person who did this is no longer in the capital, even if the old man finds out, he can't find anyone to confront him, and he won't find the old man here at all. Go ahead. After the eldest lady finished speaking, she continued to talk and laugh with others, and the old mother said goodbye and left.

Having said this, Su Yi also guessed who the aunt in their mouth was, today, my father gave my mother such treatment, it can be seen that I have done a lot of homework before, so it attracted the jealousy of the eldest lady.

In this case, Su Yi felt that it was necessary to help the fifth aunt, after all, she was still the mother of her body!

"Huanyu," Su Yi greeted Huanyu, Huanyu was standing to make vegetables for her, and when she heard the young lady calling her, she responded, Su Yi felt that she was still standing tall, so she stretched out her hand and motioned her to lower down, "You go to our house and bring Lao Hei over." ”

"Miss, the eldest lady wanted to kill Lao Hei just now, it's very dangerous here." Huanyu wrinkled his eyebrows and said worriedly.

Su Yi waved his hand, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you just wrap it in a big coat and hug it, if someone asks, just say I'm cold, let you go back to the yard to get clothes." ”

Huanyu remembered that the young lady had a black coat, which was just right to wrap the old black, and no one would definitely see it.