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"Where is Miss Zhao's personal maid?!" Jian Lan's sudden shout drew Old Madam Zhao's attention back. "How did Madam's things end up with Miss Zhao? And where did those bolts of shimmering brocade come from? Explain yourself!"

Lianruo looked at the maids gathered to one side and shouted, "Why aren't you stepping forward and answering!"

The maids shuddered and shoved Chunyu.

Chunyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward: "This servant is... but this servant... doesn't know."

"You serve Miss Biao, how could you not know? Are you deliberately hiding something?!" Lian Ruo said sharply.

Chunyu was very wronged: "I really didn't know! These days, Miss Biao only relies on Sanmei, and Sanmei is the only one who serves her personally. Miss Biao doesn't ask me to do anything!"

Even this time when she left the manor, Miss Biao took Sanmei with her without saying a word!

Now, she's the one being held accountable.

A hint of resentment arose in Chunyu's heart.

She was the one who was initially given important responsibilities, and she always remembered to do more and talk less, and listened to Miss Biao wholeheartedly. Why is she now even worse off than Sanmei?!

Lianruo didn't believe it: "How could someone who serves you so closely really not know? I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"

She turned to Jianlan and said, "Miss, so many of the things that the madam lost have mysteriously appeared here. I'm afraid it's related to the thief who stole the money! Either the servants in the courtyard are too audacious, or it's Miss... Just detain these people and interrogate them one by one!"

Chunyu and the others' expressions changed slightly, and they cried out that they were wronged.

Madam Zhao stood up abruptly: "Wait! You are investigating the thieves who stole the silver. Just investigate this most important thing. Put the others aside for now."

“But Madam, isn’t it suspicious that Madam’s things appeared here without explanation? In my opinion, this thief is a habitual thief, and we must investigate thoroughly. Otherwise, if Madam’s things disappear and reappear with Miss Biao in the future, won’t Miss Biao have no way to explain herself?” Jianlan said logically.

Madam Zhao was extremely anxious. If the investigation continued and it was discovered that these gifts were given by Zhao Ye, it would be a huge problem! Besides, it wouldn't be honorable for people to know that the Zhao family had been using Cheng Nanzhi's dowry for the past three years!

"It didn't appear here without reason." Old Madam Zhao wanted to stop the matter as soon as possible, but she couldn't let Zhao Ye get involved. In desperation, she said, "I had it given to Yue'er as a gift, is that not allowed?!"

"You gave it to me, Madam?" Lianruo was taken aback. "Why did you give Miss Biao something instead of your own? And why didn't you tell our Madam?"

The servants around all turned to look.

Madam Zhao cursed Lian Ruo in her heart and said, "Actually, I have known for a long time that Yue'er is lonely and wanted her to come and seek refuge. As her aunt, I should of course give her a gift, so I took the liberty of preparing these."

"It's because I, this old woman, don't have many items suitable for young girls in my storeroom, so I took a few from Nanzhi's storeroom. How could she, as her sister-in-law, be unwilling? If she wasn't willing, why didn't she lock the storeroom? Leaving it unlocked means that we're family and don't need to worry about each other."

The old lady seemed to be thinking of Cheng Nanzhi's best interests. "At that time, I didn't know if Nanzhi would come back. I thought she needed to recuperate, so I didn't tell her, so as not to disturb her."

"This..." Lianruo looked at Lan with hesitation and difficulty. The old lady was right, and it was indeed inconvenient to continue to argue about this.

Seeing Lan ask, "What about that 'Floating Light Brocade'? I don't recall seeing it in Madam's storeroom. Where did the Old Madam get it from?"

Madam Zhao choked and looked pale.

She couldn't very well say that she had withheld the imperial family's reward for Cheng Nanzhi!

Seeing Lan's solemn expression, she said, "Madam, I'm afraid there are some strange things about this matter that you are unaware of. In order to prevent you from being used as a tool by thieves, it would be best to investigate and find out the truth first."

She glanced at Lianruo.

Lianruo immediately understood: "Men, take these servants away and interrogate them to see what they have been doing these past two days. If there is anything unclear, do not hesitate to use torture!"

"And those boxes of things, move them back to Madam's storeroom and verify them one by one, to see which ones belong to Madam and which ones appeared out of nowhere. Let's make sure it's not some thief trying to slip in the chaos and use Miss as a shield to get away with it!"

Seeing Lan then said, "This concerns Miss Biao's innocence, so we servants have offended you."

Old Madam Zhao panicked even more: "Wait, it's not as bad as you think..."

Lianruo didn't give her a chance to continue and directly ordered the servants to take her away.

The people she and Jianlan brought only listened to them, and immediately detained people to move things.

Chunyu and the others turned pale and vehemently protested their innocence.

Seeing that she couldn't stop it, Old Madam Zhao was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Just then, Zhao Ye rushed over and saw the scene as soon as he entered the courtyard. He shouted, "Stop! Who gave you permission to act so disrespectfully in Miss Biao's and the Old Madam's place?! Have you no manners?!"

As if seeing a lifeline, Old Madam Zhao stepped forward and quickly explained the situation to Zhao Ye, adding, "We're all relatives, why make things so tense? Ye'er, go and persuade Nanzhi, don't let Yue'er be truly wronged and hurt, lest she develop a grudge against her sister-in-law in the future."

Finally, Old Madam Zhao glared at Zhao Ye with resentment and dissatisfaction.

He spoiled Ye Ruyue too much, and now he's brought trouble upon himself! If he doesn't handle this matter well today, he'll definitely be exposed to Cheng Nanzhi!

Zhao Ye was also shocked. He hadn't expected so many things to happen in a row, and the things he had given to Ye Ruyue had even been found!

"Son-in-law." Seeing Lan step forward and address him, Zhao Ye's face turned pale.

"This matter is of great importance, and we must find out the truth for Miss. You have always cared about Miss, so you will surely support her and not disappoint her, right? Besides, finding out the truth will also clear Miss's name. Why would Miss have a grudge against Miss?"

"Could it be that Miss Biao is really hiding something, feeling guilty?"

Lan spoke slowly.

A few words left Zhao Ye with no way out.

It would be even stranger if he continued to favor Ye Ruyue.

Zhao Ye closed his eyes briefly and said, "Of course, your handling of this is very appropriate." He almost gritted his teeth as he said the last few words.

"Did you hear what the master said? Hurry up and take them away!" Lianruo immediately ordered.

The servants quickly and easily took the people and the boxes away.

Seeing that Lan and Lianruo had also taken their leave, they followed.

Old Madam Zhao could no longer stop them. After everyone left, she vented her anger on Zhao Ye, scolding, "Foolish! Didn't I tell you not to associate too much with Ye Ruyue in the manor? Not only did you associate with her, but you also kept sending her so many things. Are you afraid that others won't notice anything unusual? Where did your previous caution go?!"

Zhao Ye now regrets giving Ye Ruyue so many things just to please her.

He said irritably, "It's already been delivered, what's the use of saying anything now? Besides, I never expected there to be a thief in the house. If there hadn't been a thief, this wouldn't have been discovered!"

Madam Zhao was even angrier.

What is this thing called?

"Madam, the most important thing right now is to deal with those things, especially the Floating Light Brocade. We must make sure that you don't find out about the relationship between you and Miss Ye."

Granny Zhang stepped forward and said, "Compared to these things, the matter of the thief stealing money is not so important. You and the master should quickly come up with a reason to deceive the madam."

Hearing this, Old Madam Zhao felt even more heartbroken. She glared at Zhao Ye and said, "You gave the things that didn't go to your own mother to me to that woman Ye Ruyue. I'll settle this score with you later! Come on, hurry up and go to Guantang Courtyard to keep an eye on things so that we can deal with anything that happens in time."

Zhao Ye couldn't help but retort, "Yue'er isn't that woman. She's your grandson's mother. Mother, please be polite to Yue'er."

"Stop talking nonsense. If we don't get through this, I will definitely not let her off!" Old Madam Zhao said angrily.

Zhao Ye then fell silent, his face grim as he and Old Madam Zhao headed towards Guantang Courtyard.