When she heard the door open, Mother Hu looked up and saw Ruixiang first. She was struggling more violently and making a whimpering sound.

Lu Zhenzhen signaled the maid to pull out the rag that was gagging her.

Mother Hu opened her mouth and yelled, "Rui Xiang, you little bitch, let me go! Who gave you the courage to kidnap your grandmother Hu? You shameless little whore, whose power are you relying on?"

"Hurry up and let me go! Otherwise, once I'm out of this, I'll go to my wife and complain about you! You're just a little girl, and you dare to hit me..."

Foul words followed.

Ruixiang was still a little girl after all, and she couldn't bear to hear such words. Her face turned red and tears were about to come out.

Lu Zhenzhen ordered expressionlessly, "Shut her mouth."

The old woman beside her hurriedly picked up the saliva-stained rag and stuffed it back into Mother Hu's mouth.

Only then did Mother Hu notice Lu Zhenzhen standing behind Ruixiang.

He was completely stunned, and when he came to his senses, he struggled frantically.

There was a pleading look in his eyes.

He fell to the ground while struggling, and kowtowed to Lu Zhenzhen desperately.

Lu Zhenzhen turned around and ordered, "Help Mother Hu sit down."

Two maids came forward, helped Mother Hu sit down, and held her down so that she would not move.

Mother Hu couldn't struggle anymore, her face was covered with tears and snot, she looked both pitiful and hateful.

Lu Zhenzhen didn't waste any words: "Mother Hu, you are already an elder in the courtyard. If you behave yourself, the Fourth Master and I will not treat you unfairly when you are old."

"But you are a person who is not only petty but also treacherous and dishonest."

"You're just holding a grudge against me for taking over your limited authority over the courtyard, so you're colluding with outsiders to murder your master! Just for this reason, Tingtaoju won't tolerate you!"

"I didn't expect you to be so bold as to steal the master's belongings while he's away!"

"With these two things, we at Tingtaoju won't dare keep you here anymore."

At the same time, he ordered, "Pack up Madam Hu's things. Let her carry the luggage and have Madam Zhang, the housekeeper, take her away."

This mother of Zhang is Lan's companion, from Zhang Xian's family.

After all, Mother Hu was originally assigned by the Lan family to serve Fu Zhiyi, so let Zhang Xian's family handle it.

Mother Hu knew that there was nothing she could do to save the situation, and she stared at Lu Zhenzhen with silent resentment.

Lu Zhenzhen saw it all and sneered, "Mother Hu, you don't have to glare at me like that. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself! As someone from the third house, you actually colluded with someone from the first house. You deserve what you've got today."

After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling Ruixiang and the others to take the person away.

Ruixiang and the others had been prepared for a long time. The little maids gathered Mother Hu's things and packed them into seven or eight bundles. Inside were various kinds of clothing and fabrics, some gold and silver jewelry, some small change, some toys that Fu Zhiyi had lost in the house before, and the four treasures of the study.

Ruixiang watched the little girls collect so many things, many of which looked familiar. They were all things that Fu Zhiyi had said were lost or scrapped in the house before.

It turned out that they were all secretly taken away by Hu's mother.

He was immediately furious and pointed at the familiar ones to show Lu Zhenzhen.

Mother Hu's face was already pale, and after seeing the things that were collected, it turned even paler. It seemed as if all the strength in her body was drained away at once, and she couldn't even stand up straight.

He had to be supported by the two maids beside him before he could barely stand.

Lu Zhenzhen gave Mother Hu a meaningful look, signaled the maids and the old woman to take all these things and head straight to Lan's yard.

Although Lan was the director in front, she still placed her most trusted companion, Zhang Xian's family, in the yard to look after the house.

Zhang Xianjia didn't sleep well yesterday. He saw that nothing serious happened in the house, so he was planning to take a nap in the outer room.

I heard that Fourth Grandma had come with a large group of people, and I was immediately shocked. Could something have happened?

He hurried out of the house and saw Lu Zhenzhen with a furious look on her face. Behind her were a group of maids and servants holding bundles, and at the end, they were holding someone as a guard?

When I looked closely, it turned out to be Mrs. Hu who had taken care of Tingtaoju before?

Zhang Xianjia immediately knew that something was wrong.

He hurriedly and respectfully invited Lu Zhenzhen to sit outside, and asked the maid to serve tea. Then he cautiously asked, "Fourth Madam, what is this?"

Lu Zhenzhen gestured for Ruixiang to answer.

Ruixiang explained the whole story in a few words, especially the fact that Mother Hu had stolen Fu Zhiyi's toys and study treasures from the same room. She described it in detail: "Fourth Grandma originally wanted to let Mother Hu pack up her things and let her come to Mother Zhang to tell you, that's all."

"I never thought I'd find a lot of Fourth Master's things in Hu Mama's room. A lot of toys were missing from Fourth Master's room, and they couldn't be found. There were also several sets of tea sets, but every now and then, two of them would go missing, and they wouldn't be a complete set anymore, so we had to replace them."

"And the four treasures of the study. During that time, Mother Hu went to pick them up not long after. She said that the Fourth Master's pen was broken, the inkstone was accidentally broken, or the paper was used up!"

"We are still wondering. The Fourth Master is not a careless person. We just don't dare to ask him."

"Now I know it wasn't the Fourth Master who broke it, it was a thief who stole the things from the yard! They were all taken away to Mother Hu's own home!"

"If this hadn't happened so suddenly, I'm afraid Mother Hu would have secretly moved these things out again—"

Zhang Xianjia's face became increasingly gloomy. He glanced at the toys and study supplies, as well as the set of tea sets, that Ruixiang had pointed out, placed on the kang.

These would be fine, there are also a few pieces of clothing material, which were given by the Third Madam to Madam Hu, asking her to take them back to make clothes for the Fourth Master.

Now she was even angrier than Daphne!

He slammed the table and said, "Okay, okay! Is this how you look after the Fourth Master for the Madam? You secretly hide all the things the Madam gave to the Fourth Master?"

Mother Hu had already collapsed to the ground, her whole body shaking like a sieve.

Zhang Xianjia snorted coldly, "Come here, lock her up in the side room and don't give her any food or water. Keep her locked up for the night and wait for the Madam to make her decision tomorrow!"

Two maids came up immediately and dragged Mother Hu away.

As for these things, they were naturally kept as evidence of crimes.

Zhang Xianjia then apologized to Lu Zhenzhen again and explained on behalf of his wife: "Fourth Madam, don't worry. When the wife comes back, I will report it to her immediately! Mrs. Hu is so treasonous. She pretended to obey her master but secretly disobeyed him. She even stole the master's property. She will definitely not be let off easily!"

"The Madam originally allowed her to take care of the Fourth Master because she saw her honesty and integrity, and she has always trusted her. I never thought she was such a treacherous person, doing such a thing behind the Madam's back!"

"If it weren't for you, Fourth Grandma, finding out, I'm afraid we would still be kept in the dark—"

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