Kick the scumbag, she brought space and married the national teacher to rebel

Everyone in the Xiao family looked unhappy, especially Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Changchuan. If the dowry was less, it must have been taken away by these women.

Xiao Zhengde wanted to strangle the Lan family to death. The hundreds of thousands of taels of silver had already made them feel troubled. If they had to pay for other things, how would they fill this huge hole?

After leaving the hall, the wide area was filled with boxes, all of which were her dowry.

"What's missing?" Chu Feiyan asked.

"To answer your question, Princess. We have only counted forty-six boxes now, but almost everything in each box is missing."

Dongmei walked over to a large box and said to the list, "This is box number 37. It originally contained a pair of enamel carved jade vases, but the contents are gone."

After she finished speaking, she walked towards another box and said, "This is box number 52. It originally contained three pairs of jade ruyi, but one pair of butterfly-transforming jade ruyi is missing."

"Lan, please explain this matter!" Chu Feiyan looked at Lan with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

Lan's face turned pale, "Princess, the things are in your own storeroom, how could I know?"

"Don't you know?" Chu Feiyan sneered, "Two years ago, you said that this princess was young and didn't know how to manage her dowry, so you took a warehouse key from me. Do you dare to say that you don't know what was lost?"

"No, I returned the key to you within two days!" Lan refused to admit it.

Anyway, no one saw her taking the things, so as long as she doesn't admit it, no one can do anything to her.

"Since you didn't take it, it must have been stolen!" Long Shirui ordered a guard next to him, "Wang Yong, go and invite the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture and tell him that Princess Min'an's dowry was stolen."

"Yes, sir!" Wang Yong bowed and accepted the order, and was about to retreat.

"Wait!" Xiao Zhengde hurriedly stopped Wang Yong, "Your Highness, since the things were lost in the Marquis' Mansion, I will give the princess an explanation."

He knew in his heart that his mother and Lan must have taken the things away. If the government officials were to investigate, the matter would become serious and the entire mansion would be implicated.

"Ms. Lan, if you were the one who took the things, please return them as soon as possible. If there is something that cannot be found, you should compensate them with silver." Xiao Zhengde said to Mrs. Lan.

"Mother, did you take it? If you did, return it to me." Xiao Changlin, who had been silent, also advised.

He knew that most of Chu Feiyan's dowry were items bestowed by the emperor. If the items could not be found, neither the prince nor Chu Feiyan would give up, and their whole family would suffer.

Mrs. Lan looked at her two sons and suddenly realized that the situation was serious. She could not let her two sons' future be affected.

This damn Chu Feiyan, he was obviously easy to control before, how come he seemed to become a different person overnight.

She knelt down slowly, "I took the things alone. It has nothing to do with other people in the mansion."

"You..." Xiao Zhengde pointed at her and her whole body was trembling, "Why don't you go and return the things quickly."

Lan's face was swollen from being beaten. She thought he was going to hit her again and shrank back in fear. "Half of the things were given to Rong'er as a dowry, and the rest... were given to my brother..."

"What? You gave the princess's things to Yurong as a dowry? Lan, how dare you? I will divorce you!" Xiao Zhengde was so angry that he didn't know what to say.

"Then what do you want from me?" Lan was also desperate and yelled at him, "You are a useless thing. When I married into the mansion, it was just an empty shell. I spent all my dowry for the sake of my children. If my daughter gets married without a dowry, how can she survive in her husband's family?"

"You still think you're right!" Xiao Zhengde was so angry that he wanted to hit her again, but was stopped by Xiao Changlin.

"You have no dowry, so you steal other people's things to use as your own? You gain face, but you harm the entire Marquis's Mansion."

"Since the things have entered the Marquis' Mansion, they belong to the Mansion. How can it be stolen?" With her son protecting her, Lan's arrogance grew again.

"Mother, please stop talking!" Xiao Changchuan was annoyed by their quarrels. "Since the things have arrived at the Su Mansion, send someone to get them back!"

"No!" Xiao Yurong limped forward with the help of Su Mao, "Brother, if you take my dowry back, how will people outside look at me? How can I hold my head up in the Su family?"

Su Mao rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, since the things have already arrived at the Su family, there is no point in taking them back. Why don't you talk to the princess and exchange them for silver? I'll pay for it no matter how much it is."

He had always wanted to get a job in the court. When he saw that Xiao Yurong's dowry contained many precious items, he took them away and gave them as gifts to officials in the court. He had no way of getting them back.

Xiao Changchuan also thought it made sense, and looked at Chu Feiyan and said, "Princess, how about I convert the things into silver to give to you as a supplement?"

"Convert it into silver? I'm afraid you can't afford it." Chu Feiyan sneered.

Xia An reminded him, "Mr. Xiao, the things the princess lost were all gifts from the emperor, priceless! If the things cannot be found, you, the Xiao family, will be punished!"

"A gift from the Emperor!" Xiao Changchuan's face flushed.

In Longyuan Kingdom, except for some special items, ordinary imperial gifts can be transferred or sold, but they must be agreed by the owner.

Now, as long as Chu Feiyan nods, the things don't have to be taken back, or they can be converted into silver.

But their relationship had gotten to this point, and Chu Feiyan couldn't possibly give them face.

"Since the dowry was taken away by Lan secretly, it is considered theft. Regardless of whether the things are found or not, it is a fact that Lan has violated the law." Long Shirui raised his hand, "Come here! Arrest Lan and put her in jail. Make her explain the case clearly."

Xiao Changchuan and Xiao Changlin were shocked and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy, "Your Highness, our mother is old, please spare her life!"

"Stealing the imperial gift is a capital crime. Anyone who pleads for mercy will be taken away with the crime." Long Shirui glanced at them coldly, "If the things are not found within half a month, the Xiao family will be punished!"

After these words were spoken, no one in the Xiao family dared to speak anymore.

At this time, two guards from the East Palace had already taken Lan away.

Long Shirui looked at Chu Feiyan again and walked away.

"Crown Prince cousin." Chu Feiyan caught up with him a few steps, "Thank you for today."

Long Shirui did not stop, nor did he look back, "Count the things and go back to see the Duke of Weiguo!"

"Yes!" Chu Feiyan's eyes turned red when he mentioned his grandfather.

She looked at Long Shirui's figure, her thoughts surging.

It seems that there is a secret connection between the Eastern Palace and this mansion, which is why the prince appeared at such a timely moment.

But why did the prince help her? Was he here for the Dragon Hidden Order?

Having learned the bloody lesson from her previous life, she would not easily trust anyone in this life except her grandfather, younger brother, and a few loyal people around her.

At this time, Xia An came over to report, "Princess, the items have been counted. A total of sixty-seven items are missing, forty-one of which are imperial gifts."

"Yes." Chu Feiyan took the dowry list and read it through. "You stay and check the missing items with Xin Wuhou. This princess will take these things back to the princess's mansion first."

"Yes!" Xia An replied.

The three girls felt relieved when they saw the Xiao family members looking dejected.

I am also happy that the princess finally saw the true face of the Xiao family and realized that Xiao Changchuan is a heartless and ungrateful person.