Mrs. Beigong looked at Mingruo: "Yaohua, what was lost in your yard yesterday?"
"I lost some dowry jewelry and ornaments, and my husband lost a few paintings." Mingruo replied softly.
"When did it happen? Why didn't you come and tell grandma?" Mrs. Beigong scolded.
"Not long after returning yesterday, the maid discovered it when she was putting the noodles in the small warehouse." Mingruo said with a bit of embarrassment on her face, "At that time, the guests at the banquet had not yet left, so my granddaughter-in-law thought that it was not a glorious thing.
No one told grandma."
"What have been lost?" Old Mrs. Beigong asked, if it's nothing worth a few dollars, that's all.
"I lost an eight-treasure gold necklace, a pair of mutton-fat jade bracelets given by my second aunt, a pair of agate headsets and a soapstone ornament. My husband lost three paintings, one of which was a turquoise scroll, which was a birthday gift for my grandfather.
..." Ming Ruo had a bitter look on her face, and she saw that this was "making the already poor family even worse."
The painting of "Master Beigong" is worth a thousand dollars, and the trousseau jewelry of the young lady is worth tens of thousands of silver coins by rough calculation.
Mrs. Beigong has been in charge of the family for decades, and there has never been such a big mistake in the backyard: "I want to see who is so brave. If I find out, I will definitely punish you severely!"
When Mrs. Beigong heard that so many things had been lost in Qingqiuyuan, she felt heartbroken. This daughter-in-law here is really useless, she can't even keep her dowry!
Mrs. Beigong took a deep breath: "Sixi, go and call Butler Zhu over. I have something to tell him."
"Yes." Sixi trotted out of the yard.
Mrs. Beigong called Qingming in again for questioning.
"My dear, please greet me, old lady." Qingming saluted quickly after coming in.
"Did you go to the pawnshop early in the morning just to catch thieves?" There are several pawnshops in Yunling City, large and small. It's too cheap for them to wait until the thieves sell the stolen goods.#@$&
"This..." Qingming looked at the young lady and then at the old lady, as if she wanted to say something but didn't dare.
When Mrs. Beigong saw Qingming like this, she knew there was something hidden, and her eyes turned sharp as she looked at Mingruo.
Mingruo seemed to be frightened by Mrs. Beigong, she lowered her head aggrievedly but said nothing.
Seeing his wife acting like this, the 'young master of Beigong' immediately stopped working and protected her: "When the old lady asks you a question, just tell the truth."
Qingming gritted his teeth and said: "To answer the old lady's question, I went to the pawn shop with Qingfeng not to catch thieves, but to pawn things."%&(&
'Young Master Beigong' didn't look very good, and said in a deep voice: "The warehouse was stolen yesterday, and I couldn't find any clues after checking it. I was afraid that the remaining things would be lost if I put them in the warehouse, so I picked a few valuable items.
It's easy to move, so let Qingfeng and Qingming use it as a bank note so that they can be put away.
Besides, the yard also needs expenses on weekdays, and Young Master Helian’s birthday is coming soon, so he needs money."
The more Mrs. Beigong listened, the more she felt dissatisfied: "The expenses in your courtyard, as well as your favors, all depend on the money from your daughter-in-law's dowry?"
Mrs. Beigong's body stiffened suddenly, and she was just about to stop her words.
It's a pity that the 'eldest young master of Beigong' is now a liar: "My grandson also wants to sell paintings to support the expenses, but my wife said that those paintings are my beloved things, and I will sell some for dowry now. I will not be able to paint them later."
The same goes for selling paintings you like."
Mrs. Beigong slapped the table and said angrily: "I just gave you the monthly payment, why didn't you go to the accounting office to get it?"
Mingruo murmured in a low voice: "My granddaughter-in-law...sent Qiushui to collect it, but...but the accountant said...the money has been paid..."
"Who paid it?" Mrs. Beigong's eyes fell on Mrs. Beigong who looked guilty.
Mrs. Beigong hesitated and said: "In the past, there were few people waiting in front of Lang Yue. They were all people working in front of my daughter-in-law, helping to collect the monthly money. This month, I also took the lead. I'm afraid I haven't had time to send it over."
Where is Qingqiuyuan?"
Mrs. Beigong has long regarded the monthly money from Qingqiuyuan as her own. She has completely forgotten that her son is not only stupid after marrying a daughter-in-law...
"Haha, I'm afraid I not only received it by the way, but also spent it by the way, right?" Mrs. Beigong sneered, "In other families, the father and mother support the son. It's better to come to your place. You can plunder all the son's money and still have a son."
Your daughter-in-law sells dowry to help you raise your son! Your daughter-in-law is really getting married!
Look at what you've done, you've brought the Beigong family's face to shame!"
Mrs. Beigong lowered her head and did not dare to speak. She greeted all the eighteen generations of 'Helian Yaohua's ancestors in her heart. This bitch was just here to defeat her. Ever since she got married, she had never lived a peaceful life.
(Mingruo smiles with crooked eyebrows: You can greet the ancestors of the Helian family as you like, but where are you? There is still a big move left!)
Mrs. Beigong wanted to scold her eldest daughter-in-law a few more times, so Sixi came with Butler Zhu.
Although Butler Zhu's legs are a little short, he can fly very fast. Coupled with his chubby body, from a distance, it looks like a meat ball rolling in from the door: "Old lady, okay, what are your orders?"
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"Who are you bringing this with you..." Mrs. Beigong pointed to Qingming, "Go to the Yamen and bring back the caught thief. Just say that this is a family matter of the Beigong family. We will interrogate it ourselves without the Yamen getting involved."
"Don't worry, old lady, I'll take care of it now, little one." Butler Zhu took Qingming and 'rolled' out of the main courtyard.
The second wife of Beigong didn't show it on her face, but she was happy in her heart. The status of their second wife was a bit unstable, and they were thinking about how to hinder the first wife. Unexpectedly, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started fighting on their own.
It also made the old lady very angry, which was really satisfying.
Butler Zhu was very efficient this time. In less than half an hour, together with Qingming and Qingfeng, he escorted the two 'thieves' back.
It was when I saw these two 'thieves' in the Yamen that I felt a little confused - weren't these the boys beside Master Xing, Caiyuan and Guangjin!
Mrs. Beigong was also shocked when she saw the source of wealth and Guang Jin, and suddenly realized that something was not good.
Mrs. Beigong squinted at the people kneeling on the ground. Although she couldn't name them, she was sure that these two young men were usually with Zhao Xing: "Tell me, these jewelry you went to pawn.
Where did the calligraphy and painting come from?”
"..." The two boys knelt there without saying a word.
Mrs. Beigong breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that they would be tough enough and not say anything they shouldn't!
Mrs. Beigong said in a deep voice: "These two unruly slaves are from my Beigong family?"
"To answer the old lady's question, these two are young master Cousin's servants, not from our house." Butler Zhu replied quickly.
"Then find their master, it will save you money and make them look like they don't care about relatives!" Mrs. Beigong glanced at Mrs. Beigong who was pretending to be a quail.
