Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Xie Qingli pondered for a moment before giving the order in a deep voice, "Leng Shuang, immediately lead your men to the various pawnshops in the capital to conduct a thorough investigation and locate their whereabouts as quickly as possible. At the same time, send someone to the Dali Temple to report that a criminal has forged documents and abducted dozens of innocent people. Request that the Dali Temple send someone to rescue them immediately."

Leng Shuang's expression froze, and she hesitated, "Miss, if the Dali Temple finds out that they are all slaves..."

Xie Qingli's eyes were slightly stern, and he interrupted directly, "If the Dali Temple asks, you should say that today, after divorcing her husband, A Niang is disheartened and wants to completely break with the past. To prevent the past from being brought up, she has decided to dismiss all the maids and servants who served her in the Marquis's mansion and set them free. According to the law, the master has agreed that they are now good citizens, and all they need to do is to go to the government to change the documents. Who would have thought that someone would be so audacious as to take advantage of the opportunity to abduct and sell them."

Leng Shuang's face lit up when he heard that. He quickly bowed and said, "Yes, sir!" Then he pointed to a few people, turned around and left quickly.

Cheng Shan's lips curled up slightly, a flicker of approval in his eyes. According to Dongling law, the severity of the crimes of kidnapping innocent people and kidnapping slaves differed greatly. The Dali Temple always took cases of kidnapping innocent people seriously, and once a case was filed, it would be thoroughly investigated. Though young, the young lady possessed a meticulous mind and exceptional wit.

He curled his lips into a smile, his tone somewhat tentative: "Miss, aren't you afraid of offending the backers behind the dental clinic?"

Xie Qingli snorted coldly, "The aftermath of the Xuanjing Temple girl trafficking case is still lingering, and public sentiment is running high, shaking the government and the country. With the loss of a pawnshop, even if the people behind it are furious, they probably won't dare to make a big deal out of it at this time."

Cheng Shan's smile deepened. He originally thought that the young lady was rushing around recklessly out of passion, but he never expected that she had seen through the situation and even considered this aspect.

Xie Qingli's eyes turned and fell on the cowering little maid, and asked in a clear voice: "Do you know where Xie Jingyuan hid my mother's dowry?"

The little maid scratched her head and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "This servant... This servant doesn't know. After the Marquis kidnapped the maids and servants of Yingxue Residence, he ordered the servants to drive all the servants in the mansion to their respective courtyards and not to move around freely. This servant only vaguely heard that the servants moved a few boxes and cages to the courtyards of the second and third young ladies. As for the rest... This servant really doesn't know..."

Xie Qingli nodded slightly. She took out a bag of silver from her bosom and gently put it into the little maid's hand. She said softly, "Thank you for your hard work. Thank you, Sister Rong'er, for me. Go back quickly. Be careful on the road and don't let anyone see you."

The little maid took the silver and bowed quickly: "Thank you, Miss. I will definitely convey your message." She turned and left quickly, and her figure soon disappeared at the door.

Xie Qingli watched the little maid leave, his eyes darkening. Sister Rong'er was willing to take the risk of delivering the message at this time. She was a kind and loyal person.

She withdrew her gaze and turned to Cheng Shan, saying, "Uncle Cheng, the Marquis's mansion is surrounded by people watching the excitement today. Even if Xie Jingyuan is extremely bold, he would not dare to carry away A Niang's dowry in broad daylight. Apart from the few boxes given to Xie Qingyao and Xie Qingqi, the rest of the dowry must be hidden in the mansion."

Cheng Shan nodded slightly, his expression respectful: "What are your plans, young lady? I will follow your instructions."

Xie Qingli made such arrangements and divided the people into several groups, sending them to search for several places where the dowry might be hidden.

As the two were talking, they suddenly saw the little maid come back. She ran into the yard, panting, and reported breathlessly, "Miss... Miss, I just noticed that there are many more servants guarding outside Songhe Hall. There weren't any of them before!"

Xie Qingli and Cheng Shan looked at each other, then led their men quickly towards Songhe Hall.

From a distance, one could see a group of servants standing at the entrance of Songhe Hall, with alert expressions and glances everywhere, as if they were trying to cover up something.

Xie Qingli frowned slightly, a strange feeling rising in her heart. She suddenly stopped and whispered, "Uncle Cheng, send someone to guard the gate of Songhe Hall. Don't move, just hold it there."

She quickly called a team of people and hurried towards Xie Jingyuan's study.

Xie Jingyuan was the most selfish person. Having snatched A Niang's dowry, he would surely hold onto it tightly in his own hands until he felt at ease. The boxes he gave to Xie Qingyao and Xie Qingqi were simply to silence them and drag them into the water. As for the servants guarding Songhe Hall, they were probably a decoy, just to buy him time to hide the dowry.

At the gate of the study, three servants were guarding the door. Seeing Xie Qingli and his group, two of them stepped forward to stop them. Before they could say anything, Xie Qingli had already stepped forward and knocked them unconscious with a palm strike.

Seeing this, the other servant's face changed drastically. He ran towards the courtyard, shouting, "My Lord, Da..."

However, before he could finish his shout, a servant from the Jiang Mansion rushed forward like lightning and kicked him hard on the back. He was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground, whimpering in pain, unable to get up again.

Everyone ignored the servant and rushed straight into the courtyard. The study was silent, but there were bursts of noise coming from the backyard, mixed with low, urging voices: "Hurry, hurry up!"

Xie Qingli and her group walked through the study and went straight to the backyard. They saw dozens of boxes and cages filled with her mother's dowry!

Xie Jingyuan stood among the boxes, his face agitated, urging the servants to hurry up. The servants were divided into two groups. One group carried the boxes and boxes containing gold, silver, and jade, repeatedly lowering them through the broken ice of the pond. The other group gathered around the blazing fire, throwing the silk and satin, which would be unusable if contaminated by the pond's dirty water, into the flames one by one.

Xie Qingli suppressed the anger that was boiling in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Father, what are you doing? Why are you destroying my mother's dowry?"

Xie Jingyuan was startled. Looking up, he saw Xie Qingli and his group right before him, and he panicked. He had never expected them to arrive so quickly, and he secretly hated Xie Jingliang: "What a loser! He can't even handle such a trivial matter!" If he could only hold them at Songhe Hall for half an incense stick, he could completely destroy the bodies and wipe out all traces of the corpses. But now, his plan had failed!

He forced himself to remain calm, a dignified look on his face, but his voice trembled slightly: "Evil girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Who said this is Jiang's dowry?"

Xie Qingli's eyes were filled with sarcasm. This scumbag father's shamelessness was truly limitless, allowing him to lie so openly. She sneered, "Father, please open your eyes and take a good look. These boxes are engraved with the Jiang family crest!"

Xie Jingyuan was choked and speechless for a moment. He rolled his eyes and pretended to be tough, "Jiang shamelessly said she wanted to divorce her husband? Ha, I don't agree! It was clearly me who divorced her! As an abandoned woman, her dowry is naturally left to the Marquis's Mansion to deal with. I will do whatever I want with her, and it is not your turn to dictate!"

After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling the servants to continue...