Su Yuejian held Yuzhu in her hand, her fingers clenched tightly, and her face became solemn.

The voice asked anxiously, "Dead? What happened?"

Uncle Xu sighed slightly and said, "He committed suicide by taking poison. He was found dead in his room this afternoon."

Su Yue saw that the beautiful eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Committing suicide by taking poison?

Uncle Xu led her to Rong'an Hall. On the way, Uncle Xu explained to her the cause and effect of the matter in detail.

It turned out that Accountant Sun had embezzled a lot of money from the mansion over the years. Seeing that the treasury was going to be opened for inventory the next day, he was desperate and left a letter and committed suicide by taking poison in his room.

Su Yuejian immediately understood after hearing this.

Qiao has put a lot of things back into the warehouse these days, but there is still no way to replenish them completely.

It seems that Accountant Sun has become the scapegoat.

The cunning look of Sun the Accountant emerged in her mind, and she felt more and more suspicious. Suicide? He didn't look like someone who would do such a thing.

My mind was full of doubts, and when I looked up again, I had already arrived at Rong'an Hall.

Old Madam Su sat in the hall, her face sullen. Several people from the Su residence sat below, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

Even Mrs. Wu was there, with an expression of enjoying the show on her face, and her gloating look was disgusting.

As soon as Su Yuejian finished her greetings, Wu couldn't wait to say, "Oh, Yue'er, such a big thing happened in the mansion, everyone is waiting for you, where have you been this afternoon?"

Su Yuejian said calmly, "I went to the Dajue Temple outside the city to fulfill my vow. The journey was long, so I came back a little late."

Wu said sarcastically, "He's dead, and you still have the mood to fulfill your vow."

Yuzhu helped Su Yuejian sit down slowly. Su Yuejian felt impatient when she heard her words: "You are not right. I don't have the ability to predict the future. What does death have to do with me going out?"

Mrs. Wu was choked and speechless.

This little girl doesn't talk much usually, but I didn't expect she is so eloquent.

Su Yuejian said to the old lady and Su's father, "On the way here, I heard from Uncle Xu that Accountant Sun mentioned in his letter how much silver he embezzled and where he spent it."

Father Su and Old Madam Su's expressions became even gloomier.

Qing Lan replied, "It wasn't mentioned in the letter, but we opened the warehouse overnight to take inventory and found that more than half of the valuables were gone."

Su Yuejian nodded slightly and pondered silently.

Su Xuewei sneered: "What's going on recently? Since my sister took over the family, so many things have happened one after another, and now someone has died."

Mrs. Qiao put on a virtuous look and defended Su Yuejian, "Wei'er, don't talk nonsense. Master, Yue'er is young. The death of this accountant Sun was an accident. You can't blame Yue'er."

Father Su glanced at Mrs. Qiao impatiently. He used to think she was gentle and respectful, but why did her words seem so harsh recently?

He said coldly and angrily, "Of course I don't blame Yue'er. He did something awful and wanted to die. What does it have to do with Yue'er? If Yue'er hadn't said she wanted to check the storeroom, I'm afraid his theft wouldn't have been discovered until now."

Qiao felt a little embarrassed by the criticism and could only smile awkwardly.

Su Yuejian sneered and said, "Sister Wei said that so many things have happened since I took over the family. I don't understand what they mean. Grandma and father both said that I managed it well, but what mistakes did I make that made sister dissatisfied?"

Su Xuewei was stunned. She realized that she had spoken too quickly and said what was in her heart.

Father Su and Old Madam Su were also staring at her. She felt a little flustered, but she immediately adjusted her expression and replied with a smile, "Of course not. I was just angry about the mess in the account office and was talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart, sister."

Su Yuejian continued to question Mrs. Qiao: "The mansion was previously managed by Aunt Qiao. After all these years, didn't Aunt Qiao notice anything unusual about Accountant Sun?"

Mrs. Qiao's face froze, then she put on a pitiful look and said, "It's my own fault that I've been deceived all these years. It's Yue'er who's amazing. It's thanks to Yue'er that we were able to discover this evil slave."

Su Yuejian looked at her pretentious appearance and was too lazy to pay attention to her.

She thought for a moment and said, "I wonder who else is in this accountant Sun's family? Has the handwriting on this letter been verified?"

The old lady looked at her meaningfully, as if she had noticed something.

Qing Lan said, "He only has his old mother and one son, Sun Ming, at home. His mother is bedridden due to illness, and his son is studying in school preparing for exams."

Su Yuejian said to her father, "Father, Accountant Sun stole such a large amount of money. We should investigate carefully. Although there are letters, I think it would be safer to confirm the handwriting first."

Wu said with disdain, "What does Yue'er mean by this? Could it be that you suspect he didn't commit suicide?"

Su Yuejian said calmly, "I just want to be cautious. After all, money can move people, but people's hearts are hidden. There's no guarantee that someone will collude with him or frame him."

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, her heart trembled violently, but she remained calm on the surface and pretended to drink tea calmly, but her hands were shaking slightly unconsciously, and she was extremely nervous.

The old lady said seriously: "Yue'er did the right thing, go and bring his son."

A moment later, the servant brought Sun Ming in. Sun Ming had a handsome face, but there was a calculating look between his eyebrows.

As soon as he came in, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, crying, "Please spare my life, Master, Madam. I didn't know my father did these things. It has nothing to do with me."

The old lady said, "Please get up first. I called you here to show you the handwriting on this letter. Is it your father's?"

Qinglan handed him the letter.

Sun Ming looked at it carefully, and a trace of imperceptible surprise flashed across his eyebrows, but disappeared in an instant.

Qiao stared at his expression nervously, her heart in her throat.

Sun Ming lowered his head and replied, "Madam, this is definitely my father's handwriting."

Hearing this, Su Yuejian remained silent. She thought to herself: Am I really overthinking it?

Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and secretly felt relieved.

Su's father had him taken away.

When Sun Ming passed by Qiao on his way out, he turned around and looked at her. Qiao saw the malicious smile in his eyes and immediately had a bad premonition.

The old lady said, "Alright, everyone, go down. Lin'er, have his body sent to the government office and find out where the things in the warehouse went."

Father Su nodded in agreement.

Everyone was getting ready to leave. The old lady said, "Yue'er hasn't eaten yet, right? Come eat with me tonight."

Su Yuejian nodded and said okay, then followed the old lady to the inner hall.

A sumptuous dinner had already been laid out in the hall. The old lady gave Lu Yun a look, and all the maids withdrew, leaving only Su Yuejian and herself.

Su Yuejian was a little confused. She looked at the old lady and asked, "Grandma?"

The old lady looked at her carefully, her eyes seemed to be able to see through her thoughts.

The old lady said, "Yue'er, are you hiding something from me?"

Su Yuejian was stunned at first. She felt a little flustered and didn't know how to answer.

She quickly replied, "Grandma, I don't understand..."

The old lady interrupted her and said, "Although I am old, I am not stupid. I can understand the affairs of the inner house. Think it over before you reply."

Su Yuejian remained silent.

It's not that she didn't want to say it, but she didn't know how to say it, and she didn't know what the old lady was referring to.

There are so many things she has no evidence for now, so what would it matter even if she spoke out?

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