The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

Early the next morning, Song Qianning went to pay her respects to her grandmother. When she arrived at the inner room, she found that not only her mother and three aunts were there, but also Song Qianxue and Song Qianyu were there.

Only then did she remember that today was the day that their house arrest ended. Last time, they were fighting over something and the original owner fell into the water, so their grandmother punished them with house arrest for ten days. The ban was lifted yesterday, and they came to pay their respects to their grandmother this morning.

Today, Jiang simply gave them a warning and did not make things difficult for them anymore.

Song Qianxue listened to Jiang's teachings respectfully, but Song Qianyu was extremely unwilling and disdainful. It was fine that Song Qianning was favored by the people in the Marquis' Mansion, but who was she, Song Qianxue? How dare a bastard be on an equal footing with her?

"Madam, I heard that there was a thief in the mansion yesterday?" Aunt Li couldn't help but ask what happened last night.

"I also heard something last night. What on earth is going on, aunt?"

Aunt Su was almost scared to death when she heard the noise last night. She thought it was... Fortunately... Fortunately...

The old lady knew that she couldn't hide what happened last night from them, but she didn't want to go into details, so she just said perfunctorily: "It's not a big deal. Ning Jie'er's Nanny Li was interrogated last night for embezzlement, and her family was sent to the government office this morning for punishment."

Aunt Mu was very smart. Although she knew that things were probably not as simple as the old lady said, she did not say much. Even when Jiang was lecturing her two daughters just now, she did not interrupt.

Song Qianning watched her standing aside quietly and meekly, as if she was staying out of the matter. She seemed to be a law-abiding person, but her actual thoughts and methods were really eye-opening.

"This Madam Li is so abominable. Can Miss San's lost things be found?"

Aunt Li said caring words, but in fact she was gloating to death. Usually, the Marquis and the old lady rewarded Song Qianning with valuables, and she was relieved when they lost all of them this time!

Jiang smiled and said, "Don't worry! Zhou Ge'er and Yi Ge'er recovered more than half of the property last night. This morning, they left the house to continue tracking down the remaining property. There shouldn't be any big problems."

"That's such a blessing." Aunt Li felt a little disappointed and replied dryly.

Aunt Su mocked: "Aunt Li seems a little unhappy that the Third Miss's property was recovered!"

Su Yi Niang and Li Yi Niang didn't get along well. She was the most scheming among the other Yi Niangs. She used all kinds of tricks to win the favor of the Marquis, but the Marquis liked her coquettish look. Unfortunately, she was still unable to have children like herself.

"Mrs. Su, you are slandering me. When have I ever been unhappy? Old Madam, Madam, you have to make the decision for me! This Madam Li wants to blame me to death!"

What Aunt Li hated the most was Aunt Su. She relied on the fact that she was the daughter of the old lady's brother and looked down on everyone. She didn't even think about the fact that she was just born to a concubine. What was there to be proud of?

Aunt Su covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed, "You know it best in your heart, right? Last year you begged the Marquis for the glass cup, but he gave it to Miss Three. You have been jealous of Miss Three for a long time."

This concubine Li always thought that she was a big shot because the Marquis often stayed in her Haitang Courtyard. But the Marquis didn't pamper her at all.

When Aunt Li heard Aunt Su expose her past, she was furious. If the old lady and the lady were not there, she would tear Aunt Su's mouth to pieces. She never thought that the Marquis would not recognize her once he put on his pants. Every time she liked something, it was mostly the Marquis's gift to the Third Miss. No matter how she tried to please him, she was always humiliated.

Aunt Li really hoped that all the goods in the Third Miss's storehouse would be stolen, but she would not be so foolish as to admit it. Wouldn't that cause trouble for the Old Lady and the Madam?

Aunt Li said coldly: "Aunt Su, you have repeatedly hinted that the Third Miss and I are not on good terms, what is your intention?"

The old lady was annoyed by their quarrel. She slammed the table and said, "Shut up, everyone. If you know, you are here to pay your respects to me. If you don't know, you might think you are here to cause trouble for me."

"Mother, calm down. Aunt Li and Aunt Su, do you want to punish me by copying scriptures and being confined like Sister Yu and Sister Xue?"

Jiang was already somewhat impatient with the quarrels between the two concubines. In the past, she had just thought that they were just bickering, but now they were involving her Ning'er, which she absolutely could not tolerate.

Aunt Li and Aunt Su quickly said they didn't dare, and the old lady waved her hand and told them to go away! The aunts had no choice but to bow and leave.

Jiang pulled Song Qianning to sit together, patted her hands and said, "Yesterday I asked Manager Zhang to check the recovered property and put it back in your storeroom. I have asked Manager Zhang to sell some damaged and used jewelry for cash and put it in your storeroom. When the time comes, I will make you some new jewelry. Here is the key to the storeroom, keep it safe and don't give it to anyone else. Do you understand?"

"Your mother is right. The keys must be kept safe. Although we only recovered a large part of them this time, fortunately, the items that Li Ma sold were not very valuable."

[That's right. Nanny Li's son needs to take care of the exam for the scholar, and her two grandsons need to marry in the future. Because of this selfishness, they kept the most valuable money and hid it. But this grandmother and mother are really amazing! They were able to pry open Nanny Li's mouth and make her tell the whereabouts of the hidden money. It turns out that the old ones are still the best! ]

Song Qianning's admiring voice reached the ears of the old lady and Jiang. The two of them smiled at each other tacitly but did not say anything. This little fool naively thought that it was Nanny Li who confessed.

At this time, the maid Qingfeng led Song Chengzhou and Song Chengyi in. They both bowed with both hands and said, "Greetings to Grandmother."

"Grandson, have you found it?"

Before Song Chengzhou could speak, Song Chengyi could not wait to answer the old lady's question: "Don't worry, grandma. The things have been retrieved. At first, Nanny Li's daughter, Li, did not want to hand them over, so I ordered the yamen runners to arrest all the Liu family members for hiding the property of the Marquis' Mansion. Liu Dalang was afraid that his family would be in trouble, so he told his wife, Li, that if she did not hand over the things, he would not only divorce her, but also drive her and her daughter out. Li was so scared that she handed over everything, including the gold hairpin."

"However, the Li family could only hand over a small portion of their property. Most of it was squandered by the Liu family. The Liu family members were also taken back to the yamen by the yamen runners for trial." Song Chengzhou added the rest of the information.

Song Chengzhou handed the gold hairpin to his mother. Jiang took it carefully. Looking at the familiar old thing, her heart ached and her eyes turned red. A tear rolled down quietly. This was the hairpin that Xiyun loved to wear when she was young. It was said that it was a gift from her aunt for her coming of age. Fortunately, it was recovered.

[Wow! The beauty is crying. If I were a man, I would hug my mother and comfort her.]

Ahem... The old lady choked badly on the tea she drank.

Puff... The two brothers Song Chengzhou couldn't help laughing out loud because of their third sister's outrageous words.

Jiang was still feeling sad, but Song Qianning's words made her face turn red. Fearing that her daughter would become suspicious, she handed the hairpin to Song Qianning.

"This is the only thing your mother has. Remember to keep it well, okay?"

"Is this really the gold hairpin my mother had when she was alive, mother?" Seeing Jiang nod, Song Qianning held the hairpin tightly and looked at Jiang and continued: "I will definitely keep it well and will not let anything of my mother's belongings go missing again."

After receiving her daughter's assurance, Mrs. Jiang nodded with relief.

The old lady felt that she, as a grandmother, had failed to discover Li Ma's evil ambitions in time. After thinking for a while, she said, "Jiang, have Zhang, the chief steward, arrange for someone to check Ning's storehouse to see how much is missing from the recovered property and the previous amount. Find out the whereabouts of the pawned items by Li Ma and others as soon as possible and redeem them. I will make up for any missing amounts from my own private storehouse."

"Mother, how can you do this? It's better for my daughter-in-law to make up for the shortfall!"

"You should keep your dowry! The Song family doesn't take their daughter-in-law's dowry. Besides, do you have as much money as I do?"

Jiang was amused by the old lady's domineering tone. She said, "That's not the case!"

[Although my mother is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion and has a lot of dowry, it is indeed not as good as my grandmother's. My grandmother is a very rich woman! My grandmother's aunt gave her a huge fortune before she died! And my grandmother is also a good moneymaker. Manager Li who helps her manage the shop is definitely a genius. The money is turned over and over in his hands! My grandmother sits every day and counts the money! ]

The old lady was completely numb. This Ning girl even knew this? ?

Jiang looked at her mother-in-law's expression and knew that Ning'er was right. In order to prevent the little girl from revealing all of her grandmother's secrets, she had to let her children leave first.