Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Muxiang's reputation is worthless in front of Ye Jintang.

In other words, the face of a maid would be a joke to her as a princess. The system of hierarchy in the Tianqin Kingdom was very clear.

As long as the slave had signed a death indenture, even if he was beaten to death by his master, he would only have to pay some silver as compensation.

After Ye Jintang came to Tianqin Kingdom, she still liked this system very much. Otherwise, how could she, a young woman, manage so many people in the backyard of the palace.

Of course, after she grows up, she still hopes to abolish this system that does not treat people as human beings. After all, people are not animals and cannot be killed at will.

Ye Jintang once again felt that it was a great deal to buy the title of princess for five hundred thousand taels. As a superior, she could be hypocritical and live freely.

It really feels comfortable.

It only took Nanny Zhang two cups of tea to bring the things back.

"My lady, these items were dug out by Xuetuan from the yard where Muxiang lived."

It was a bundle covered in mud. Nanny Zhang didn't dare to open it and just took it.

Muxiang, who was kneeling on one side, turned her head and saw the bundle in Nanny Zhang's hand. Her face instantly turned pale with fright and her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Madam Zhang, open it in front of everyone and see what's inside."

"Yes."

When the bundle was opened, the first thing that caught the eye was silver ingots of various sizes, and there was also a small wooden box. When the box was opened, it was empty, with only a thin piece of oil paper left inside.

Liuli stepped forward and took a closer look, then said, "My Lady, the oil paper must have been used to wrap the Linggu Powder, and there is some medicinal powder on it."

"Very well, Muxiang, do you have anything to say? This bundle was found in your yard."

Mu Xiang bit her lip and said sternly, "Madam, there are four girls living in our yard. How can you be sure that this bundle belongs to me? Maybe it belongs to Hong'er."

Hong'er was so frightened that she was completely stunned. She had always had a good relationship with Muxiang, and she even treated Muxiang as her own sister.

But at the critical moment, Muxiang actually pinned false evidence on her. If the evidence was proven, she would be beaten to death.

"Your Majesty, please understand. The bag is not yours. Please check carefully."

Hong'er was so scared that tears started falling down her face.

She is still young, she hasn't lived enough, and she doesn't want to die.

"Madam Zhang, go and take a look at the bundle to see if you can find any clues."

All purchases in the palace were recorded, so if it was something from the palace, it would be easy to find out.

As the chief steward in the palace, Nanny Zhang was naturally very familiar with the items in the palace. She picked up the bundle and examined it carefully for a long time, but she didn't remember that there were any bundles made of this kind of fabric in the palace.

Muxiang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Nanny Zhang couldn't figure out anything. As long as Ye Jintang couldn't confirm that the bag was hers, he couldn't punish her.

"Madam Zhang, I remember that a few years ago, when Muxiang, I and several other palace maids first went to serve in the prince's bedroom, the palace gave each of us a bag like this. The next year, when we went to serve in the prince's bedroom, we had a different style."

"I have one exactly like it, but it's been sitting at the bottom of a box for so long that I haven't used it much."

"There are only 10 palace maids in our group. Madam Zhang can check them one by one to see whose bag is missing. Then this belongs to whom."

Muxiang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, never expected that after so many years, someone still remembered a bag skin. When she took the bag skin, she was afraid that someone would find out, so she chose one that had not been used for a long time.

For a moment, Muxiang felt very regretful. If she had known that Hong'er had such a good memory, she should not have blamed her just now. It would have been enough to blame some other maid.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. Once words are spoken, they cannot be taken back. Now Muxiang can only focus on moving forward.

"Your Highness, you are very clear-sighted. Hong'er is guilty of something. I don't know where I threw the bag many years ago. I'm sure I can't find it now."

Muxiang stood up as if she was crazy and tugged at her clothes and the hair accessories on her head.

"Your Highness, please look, I am a maidservant in the palace. I get five taels of silver a month. My food and daily necessities are better than those of the girls from wealthy families in the capital. The baggage I use is also made of the finest cotton cloth. How could I still remember the rough baggage I used a few years ago?"

Muxiang tried her best to prove her innocence, but she didn't expect that the more she explained, the worse it got. The more she tried to prove herself, the more it proved that she had something to hide.

If she wasn't guilty, she would be like Pineapple, who would not go into excessive explanations to prove her innocence even if she was afraid.

Ye Jintang started from scratch in her previous life, and was able to earn billions of wealth, not just relying on luck. Her insight is definitely strong, otherwise no matter how much wealth she earned, she would not be able to keep it.

If Muxiang had not defended herself, she might have just suspected that the poison was put there by Muxiang, but now that Muxiang was defending herself so frantically, she could basically conclude that this matter was related to Muxiang.

"Hong'er, tell me whether this silver is yours or not. You stole my bag and now you are deliberately framing me."

"We are sisters, why did you want to frame me? Is it because I became a first-class maid and you have always been a second-class maid? You are not deliberately framing me because you are jealous of me?"

Muxiang's eyes were red and she looked at Hong'er with a face full of grievance.

"I don't have it. Aunt Zhang will know if it's yours once she checks it."

Ye Jintang glanced at Hong'er and thought that none of the maids working in the palace were naive. Even though Hong'er looked weak and vulnerable, she would bite if she was cornered.

"Madam Zhang, go call all the maids who came to the palace from the palace and ask them to take their own bags. If they can't find it, they must give me a reasonable reason."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

There are only 6 maids left in the group of Muxiang and Honger. In addition to Muxiang, there are 4 senior maids who usually serve Xiao Mo, and the others are second-class maids.

The four big maids searched for a long time before they finally took out some old bag wrappings. The other maids were quite fast and brought the bag wrappings over in a short while.

Before, Ye Jintang had never paid attention to what the maids serving Xiao Mo looked like.

Today, when the four big maids stood in front of her, she realized that each of them was extremely beautiful. The clothes they wore might not be as good as those worn by the daughters of wealthy families in the capital, let alone the daughters of officials.

The various jewellery they wore on their heads were also out of date, including silver hairpins inlaid with gemstones.

In the past, there was no princess consort in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and the steward who managed the rear house was probably afraid of offending the maids who served Xiao Mo. Even though he knew that they had overstepped the boundaries, he turned a blind eye.

Even if Nanny Zhang had three heads and six arms, she had only been in the palace for a short time. The miscellaneous matters in the backyard had already taken up too much of her energy, so naturally she couldn't take care of them for the time being.

If it weren't for the poisoning incident, even Ye Jintang would not pay attention to these little things, but since the person was standing in front of her, she naturally had to take care of the matter.

However, this matter has to wait until the poisoning incident is dealt with.