I'll tell you the secret and let's laugh together!

"Don't pull me in. I have other ideas to offer to you gentlemen."

A young servant was held up by two guards by his arms, his kicking feet showing his last sign of stubbornness.

Speaking of stubbornness, the most stubborn one is the butler. He clung to the guard's thigh tightly and refused to let go. "Let me go. I'm a good person. I can help you search for the stolen silver. Don't arrest me."

Lu Mao's patience was exhausted by the steward. He had a bad feeling in his heart, and the steward's words and actions made him almost lose his temper. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Teach him a lesson!"

The steward curled up his body and hugged his head, trying to protect himself as much as possible.

The guards kicked twice and then stopped. When beating a dog, you have to look at its owner. No matter what the reason was for them to search the Shangshu Mansion, at least the Shangshu Mansion was still a behemoth that they could not afford to provoke.

The steward did not stop, but used the force of the guards to roll twice. His face was rubbed against the dust on the ground, and the right side of his face was scratched. His hair was loose, and he looked like he had been tortured to a pulp.

A clever servant followed suit, deliberately angering the guards and taking the opportunity to make himself look miserable.

Soon, the "poor little ones" who were bullied in the Shangshu Mansion were shivering and gathered together for warmth.

"Sir, we have searched all of them. There is no suspicious silver in the Shangshu Mansion."

The one who replied was Lu Mao's confidant Li Erneng. He took people to search all the cellars in the mansion. Not to mention silver, there was not even a copper coin in the cellars!

"Have you searched carefully? Is there anything you missed?"

Lu Mao leaned down and looked at Li Erneng in a very intimidating manner. He didn't believe that nothing was found. The only explanation was that his men did not search diligently.

"Your Excellency, I have checked everything without missing a single thing. There is really nothing unusual!"

Lu Mao couldn't hold it anymore, he leaned down even lower and said angrily:

"Do you know what you are talking about? Nothing unusual? Do you know that if there is no abnormality, we are both finished? Now tell me, is there any abnormality?"

Li Erneng's forehead was covered with sweat and he was not at peace in his heart, but he had searched all the cellars carefully, inside and out, and he was almost done with digging three feet into the ground.

But there really isn’t the slightest bit of difference!

"Sir, I swear on my head that there is nothing unusual!"

Lu Mao stared carefully at Li Erneng's eyes, trying to find any trace of lying in them, but to his disappointment there was none!

Li Erneng's eyes were full of panic, and what made Lu Mao even more panicked was that he could clearly see his own panic in his eyes.

Yes, he was also panicked. He dared to search the Shangshu Mansion so arrogantly because he was sure that he would find the stolen silver. Now he found nothing. How would this messy Shangshu Mansion end?

No, no, I was clearly the one watching over the silver being delivered to the Shangshu Mansion, how could it disappear inexplicably? There must be something wrong!

Then, thinking about the various strange behaviors of the housekeeper and the servants in the Shangshu Mansion, he felt as if he had fallen into a huge trap!

"Let's go, leave first!"

His mind was almost a mess and he could only tell his men to leave. He had to find Su Yunyu and think of a way to resolve this matter!

"Sir, have you finished searching the mansion? I wonder if you have found the stolen silver. Is there anything else I can help you with? As long as you ask, I will do my best to cooperate."

The manager and a few servants were blocking the gate. They asked with a smile on their faces, but their actions were not ambiguous at all.

It clearly shows one thing: it's easy to get in, but it's not so easy to get out!

"Get out of the way! Do you dare to block the path of an official appointed by the imperial court?"

The manager was not frightened by Lu Mao's words. He continued to smile and pretended not to understand and asked:

"Of course I dare not block the way of the imperial officials, but there are no imperial officials here today. There are only a group of scoundrels who broke into the mansion."

"Open your dog eyes and look at what I am wearing. This is the official uniform of the imperial court. I also have the official seal on me. You can't even recognize these two things. Are you planning to rebel?"

The smile on the steward's face completely disappeared, replaced by a sneer.

"You should open your eyes wide and see clearly. This is the Shangshu Mansion. It is not something that anyone can search at will. If you want to search, show us your search warrant. If you don't have a search warrant, you will be guilty of breaking into the residence of an imperial official!"

"Bah, you dare to forcefully search the Shangshu Mansion? Why don't you just take a piss and look at yourself to see what you are like!"

Lu Mao's face turned blue with anger. The housekeeper's words were directed at his face, making him so angry that his face turned red, and then turned ashen.

But the situation was stronger than the person, and he dared not make any trouble now, "Open the door, let's go!"

The servant behind the butler took out wooden sticks as thick as babies' arms from behind, waiting for the butler's order.

"Oh, why is the mansion so lively today?"

The voice of the Minister of Revenue came from the door.

Ning Zhiyi followed him silently like a little tail.

[Tong'er, after watching for such a while, I really have to give the butler a bonus. The movements of lying down and rolling just now were really perfect.]

The system laughed, [That's right, look at these little ones with dusty faces, anyone who sees them will say: "Hey kid, who bullied you? Why are you bullied so badly?"]

[Yes, Tong'er, that's right, this outfit is perfect for complaining, I reasonably suspect that the housekeeper did it on purpose.]

Sure enough, not long after Ning Zhiyi finished thinking about it, the butler suddenly changed his expression to one that looked aggrieved and pitiful.

"Master, you can return home now. Today, a group of people pretending to be officials broke into the mansion. They did not search for documents, but forcibly searched the mansion. Look, those precious items that Madam brought as a dowry were all damaged by them."

The steward pointed at the mess on the ground and emphasized the "precious" "madam's" "dowry" in a louder and louder voice.

The Minister of Revenue glanced at the worthless items he had found from somewhere, and an expression of deep sorrow appeared on his face.

"What? Madam's precious dowry, how could it be broken like this? It's such a pity!"

He turned his head and looked at Lu Mao coldly, "Who are you and why did you dare to trespass into the Shangshu Mansion!"

He went to court all day and saw the Minister of Revenue every day. How could he not recognize him? Lu Mao felt guilty and had no time to think about this question.

He forced himself to speak, "Master Shangshu, calm down. I came here to search because I received a letter of complaint from someone. I am also following the rules."

"My men were careless and broke something, and I have already severely reprimanded them."

The Minister of Revenue sat on the armchair brought by the butler and asked leisurely:

"Then what rules are you following? Orders? Whose orders are you following? Where is the search warrant? Bring it to me and see it."

Lu Mao felt bitter, "Sir, I came in a hurry and the search warrant was left on the table. I will go back and get it and send it to you later."

I made up my mind that I must get the search warrant from my superiors when I get back, no matter if I use threats or inducements!

The Minister of Revenue's face turned gloomy, "No search warrant? Then what country's law did you follow to search the Shangshu Mansion?"

Ning Zhiyi poked his head out and added fuel to the fire, "Not only that, they also beat up innocent people from the Shangshu Mansion. They are really lawless. It would be unreasonable if we don't teach them a lesson."

The butler took the lead and knelt down, and the servants behind him followed suit.

"Sir, this man broke in with his men in official uniform. I was incompetent and failed to stop him. I just said a few more words and he beat me up like this. I beg you to punish this traitor who pretended to be an official of the court and broke into the official's mansion!"

Lu Mao felt like he had swallowed ten thousand flies and had no way of expressing his pain.

The Minister of Revenue knew that the preliminary preparations had been made and now it was time for revenge.

"Go, fight back the way he beat you, don't be soft-hearted, I will take responsibility for everything!"

The steward stood up, his eyes gleaming, "Beat him!"