Mrs. Pei executed Qin Nanny and Qin Nanny's son who was addicted to gambling.
All the men were sent to the mine and became miner slaves.
All the women were sent to the farm to do the hardest and most tiring work.
The other four big maids are better than not guarding themselves.
But because they knew too much about Pei's family and the palace, they couldn't sell them, so they all sent them to the farm to do coolies.
Even their family members were implicated.
Miju, the maid who said she wanted to report and report, was not spared, and suffered the same as everyone else.
Immediately afterwards, King Ning ordered to investigate the property of the palace.
Just as Gu Jiu guessed, in troubled times, one thing more is worse than one thing less.
There is no need for a big cleaning.
It made people panic, and if the palace asked questions, it would be difficult to answer.
…
On this day, the order of the Wangfu's family personally brought people to the East Courtyard, facing the account books, and interrogated all the decorations in the East Courtyard.
Gu Jiu asked Qian Fu to cooperate.
It took half a day to complete the thorough investigation of the East Court.
The palace family ordered Mr. Shi to meet Gu Jiu in the upper room.
"The next official pays his respects to his wife."
"Your Majesty, please be polite. Can the upper and lower members of the East Court check it out?"
Master Jialing nodded, "I have checked it out. Compared with the account books, there are three items missing from the document garden. They are a jade lion, a calligraphy and painting from the former dynasty, and a Xuanwei hand stove from the former dynasty."
Gu Jiu frowned slightly, "Master Jia Ling, can you show me the account book?"
"Madam, please take a look."
Gu Jiu took the account book and flipped through it.
The account book clearly records when these three items arrived at the document garden and who handled them during the period, all of which are clear at a glance.
The people who dealt with it were Lin Shuping, the servant.
Lin Shuping is still serving Liu Zhao at Zongzheng Temple.
Gu Jiu closed the account book and returned it to Mr. Jialing.
She recruited Qian Fu and asked, "Three things are missing from the document garden, are you clear?"
Qian Fu hesitated for a moment, "Madam, ask those maidservants, maybe there will be an answer."
Gu Jiu frowned, "Could it be that there are also people guarding and stealing from the document garden?"
"This old slave doesn't know, madam should ask the person involved."
Gu Jiu stared at Qian Fu, this old slave, what the hell is going on.
She ordered her servants to call all the Qin servants.
Then he said to Master Jialing: "My wife will investigate this matter clearly."
Lord Jialing nodded, "Then I will leave this matter to my wife. I hope my wife can give me a reply as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will send someone to inform you as soon as I know the ins and outs."
"In that case, I will take my leave first."
Master Jialing took the people and left the East Courtyard.
Shiqin and several maidservants were called to the upper room.
Gu Jiu sat on the chair, not getting angry.
Her eyes swept over everyone's faces, "Tell me, what happened to the three missing items?"
The maidservants were silent.
Gu Jiu sneered, "If you don't open your mouth, then my wife can only hand you over to the Master Jialing. I'll give you a cup of tea, so you can think clearly about where to go."
"Ma'am misunderstood."
Just as Gu Jiu finished speaking, Shi Qin finally spoke.
Gu Jiu's face turned cold, "I dare to say that my wife misunderstood without explaining anything. I want to ask you, what did I misunderstand? Make it clear!"
The volume was suddenly raised, everyone's heart was shaken, and they seemed a little flustered.
Shi Qin hurriedly said: "The calligraphy and painting of the former dynasty was splashed with water, and it cannot be rescued. The young master ordered the servants to deal with it."
"When did this happen?" Gu Jiu asked calmly.
"That's what happened last summer."
"Why is it not registered in the account book?"
The maidservants lowered their heads guiltily.
Shi Qi said: "The slaves and maids were afraid of being punished, so they didn't dare to report it. Thinking that the young master already knew about this, it should be fine. Who would have thought that the prince would suddenly order an inventory of the property in the mansion. The servants and maids have been thinking about it for the past few days. Confess this matter to Madam, but I just can't open my mouth. I dragged it until today."
Gu Jiu laughed mockingly, "What's the matter with the hand furnace and the jade lion?"
It was still Shiqi who said, "Sister Shiqin's hands are cold in winter, and she can't keep warm anyway. For your kindness, I gave the hand stove to Sister Shiqin."
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What about the Jade Lion?"
"A corner of the Jade Lion was smashed, so it was put away and put in a cage. When the housekeeper went to check the things, the slaves didn't dare to take them out. Therefore..."
All the servant girls lowered their heads, as if waiting for their release.
Gu Jiu waved at Qingmei, and called her to her side, "Go to the document garden and bring the jade lion here, Madam, I want to see it for myself."
"Your servant obeys." Qingmei hurried away.
Gu Jiu asked Qian Fu again, "Is what they said true?"
Qian Fu bowed and said: "Reporting to Madam, it is basically true."
Gu Jiu looked at several people with a half-smile, "Is there something wrong with that?"
The servant girls of Shiqin didn't dare to speak, obviously guilty.
Qian Fu had a hesitant look on his face.
Gu Jiu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, with an indifferent expression, "Tell me, what happened to the broken jade lion and the calligraphy and painting that couldn't be saved after being splashed with water? And that hand stove, is it really a reward from the young master?"
What the maidservants said was not true.
As soon as Gu Jiu heard it, she knew there was something tricky about it.
Qian Fu was concerned about the identities of the maids, after all, they were the big maids around Liu Zhao, so he wanted to show some face, so he kept silent.
Gu Jiu didn't force him either.
Qian Fu didn't care about internal affairs, his main duty was to take care of external affairs for Liu Zhao.
He didn't want to get involved in these internal affairs, Gu Jiu understood and didn't make things difficult for him.
At this time, Qingmei brought the jade lion, "Madam, please have a look."
One corner of the jade lion was broken and split in the middle.
The valuable jade lion has become a defective product.
Gu Jiu snorted coldly, "The fall was hard enough. Could it be that you were fighting, or did someone hit someone with a jade lion?"
If the jade lion fell from the museum shelf, it would not be so serious.
Especially the missing corner, such a large area, a museum shelf as tall as a person is not capable of it.
No sound.
Gu Jiu sneered and scolded angrily, "Are you all dumb? Talk! Chunhetang just dealt with the four big maids. If you want to follow in their footsteps, this lady will let you do it. Or do you think that this lady dare not treat you How is it? Hmm!"
The word "um" carried a strong sense of threat.
The four maids knelt on the ground together.
Shi Qin lowered her head, "I know my mistake, Madam please punish me."
Gu Jiu's tone was cold, "Jade lions, calligraphy and paintings, hand stove, these three items, explain clearly one by one. Otherwise, don't blame Mrs. Ben for disposing of you."
Shi Qin exchanged a glance with the other three.
Shi Qi suddenly said: "It's all the servant's fault, madam should punish the servant."
Gu Jiu laughed mockingly, "You are my wife's three-year-old child. If you say it's your fault, I will obey you. If you dare to talk nonsense, you will all be slapped."
Shi Qi trembled all over, obviously afraid.
She gritted her teeth and was about to speak.
Unexpectedly, the servant suddenly burst into tears, "Ma'am, it's all the servant's fault. The servant and the sisters lost their minds, smashed the jade lion on the ground, and smashed it. Afterwards, the sisters concealed it for the servant. I put the Jade Lion into a cage, pretending it never happened. This is all the fault of the servants alone, and it has nothing to do with the sisters."
Gu Jiu asked: "What about the calligraphy and painting and the stove?"
The waiter cried and said: "The calligraphy and painting were also accidentally spilled by the servants. The servants were panicked at the time, and the rescue was not timely, so that the calligraphy and paintings were destroyed. The hand stove, the slaves could not stand the cold in winter, so they used it to keep warm. Forgot to put it back."
Gu Jiu snorted, "So, the destruction of the jade lion and calligraphy and painting is all your responsibility?"
"Exactly! This servant dare not lie to Madam." The secretary cried uncontrollably.
Gu Jiu observed the looks of the maids, and finally looked at Qian Fu.
"Eunuch Qian, is what the secretary said true?"
Qian Fu hesitated for a moment, "It's true."
Gu Jiu asked Shi Qin and the others, "What else do you have to say? It's still too late."
Several servant girls shook their heads together.
Gu Jiu said in a deep voice: "The servant damaged the property in the palace, and then concealed it and did not report it. He was punished with five strokes of the stick and expelled from the palace.
Serving piano, playing chess, serving painting, not reporting what he knew, and trying to hide the truth for Shishu, fined for half a year, demoted to second-class maid, and still working in Wenshuyuan. "
The four servant girls looked pale and kowtowed, "Mrs. Xie for punishment."
…
The four servant girls returned to the document garden, each of them looked miserable.
No one spoke.
The waiter silently packed his luggage.
Shi Hua suddenly said: "If I had known today, I might as well have been fired back then, and this disaster would not have happened."
The waiter sobbed twice, "I'm the one who made you suffer."
The waiter Hua said eccentrically: "Now we are doing the work of a first-class maid, and with the money of a second-class maid, we will be fined half a year's monthly payment. When my family finds out about this, I don't know how angry I will be. Not to mention the embarrassment and the loss of a lot of money."
The waiter cried more and more.
Shi Hua snorted, "I know how to cry every time."
Shi Qin sighed, "Shi Hua, please don't say a few words. We have been sisters for many years, and Shi Shu has been like this, why are you like this."
Shi Hua was not convinced, "It's because you pampered her every time that you made such a big mistake. We worked together on errands, and that time we were not cautious.
As for her, she couldn't bear the slightest bit of grievance, and her temper was bigger than the sky. If she didn't agree with her, she would pick up the jade lion and hit people. Really proud.
Giving her a jade lion worth thousands of gold to vent her anger, do you really think you are a lady of the palace? Afterwards, you still concealed it for her.
In the final analysis, the servant is half responsible for today's disaster. Shiqin and Shiqi, you both have to take on the other half of the responsibility. "
Shi Qin frowned.
Shi Qi said with a stern face, "Yes, we shouldn't condone Shi Shu. But you didn't object at the beginning. Besides, who would have expected today's disaster? Besides, is it meaningful to say these things now? ?”
The waiter said angrily: "Can't I vent my anger? I'm not like you, my family is not short of money. My family is waiting for my monthly routine to fire up to live."
The servant suddenly became furious, "I'll return the money to you, okay? Okay?"
She was crying and screaming, which was really scary.
The waiter stuck his neck, "Then you give it back to me."
The waiter pulled the earrings and the headgear, "I'll give it back to you, I'll give it all back to you."
Shi Qin hurriedly stopped her, "Stop talking, stop talking. You will have a lot of money to spend in the future, don't do that."
Shiqi roared, "Okay, just don't say a few words."
The room fell silent.
Shi Qi said to Shi Hua: "If you are short of money, I can lend it to you. As for the matter of Shi Shu, this is the end of the matter, let's forget it. Sisters, do you really want to turn your face?"
Shi Hua died down, "That's all, that's all. I don't have the same knowledge as her. This time I should learn a lesson."
Shi Qin finally persuaded Shi Shu.
The concierge woman came to urge her to tell the servant to leave quickly.
From today onwards, she is no longer a servant of the palace.
…
The order of the Wangfu's family was ordered to investigate the property of the Wangfu, and many problems were indeed found.
Two items were damaged in the east courtyard, and the hand furnace was returned intact, which was considered the least loss.
In other courtyards, the whereabouts of properties ranging from seven or eight to as many as ten or twenty are unknown.
Some of them were pawned by others and used in exchange for money.
Some were damaged, but they were not reported in time.
Some were given away as gifts and forgot to register.
There are various reasons.
After careful calculation, the property loss of the palace has been quite serious over the years.
The royal family ordered the investigation results to be handed over to King Ning.
King Ning flipped through the ledger, his face was as cold as a lump of ice.
"There are so many objects pawned in the courtyard of the third child? The couple take medicine all day long, they have never stepped outside the gate of the courtyard, and there are not many places to spend money. Why do they pawn so much property?"
Lord Jialing bowed and said: "My lord, according to the nurse next to the third lady, these items were all taken by the third lady's natal family to pawn shop."
King Ning scolded angrily, "Nonsense. The Cai family has been fighting for generations, and they have earned a lot of money. What is the cost? Who are you fooling?"
Master Jialing reminded: "Did the lord forget? The third wife has a brother who has bad habits."
King Ning frowned, "It's ridiculous, this king wants to raise a son for the Cai family. What do the Cai family eat? Pass on this king's words, and the brothers of the third wife will not be allowed to come to the door in the future. If you dare to take the property of the palace as a pawn, this king Break his leg."
"The officer obeys."
King Ning continued to look through the ledger, and when he saw the situation in Bixi Pavilion, he immediately gritted his teeth and felt a toothache.
It is none other than His Royal Highness Ning Wang who suffered the most severe property loss.
King Ning frowned, "What's the matter with the Bixi Pavilion? How can you lose so much property under the eyes of this king?"
Master Jialing reminded again, "Have you forgotten, the lord? The princess often comes to the Bixi Pavilion to chat with the lord. Every time she leaves, she will take a few things with her."
Ning Wang felt his face was swollen.
The biggest prodigal son of the palace is none other than his own sister, Princess Huyang.
King Ning asked, "What has Huyang been up to lately?"
"The Princess of the Princess goes out every three days, and the official occasionally heard people say that the Lady of the Princess made friends with several young talents outside."
A sentence of young talent made King Ning's face change again and again.
Huyang is his own sister, and he knows his temper better than anyone else.
"You bullshit young talent. Where did the little boy come from to deceive the head of the princess. Check, check this matter thoroughly."
"This?"
The family makes adults look embarrassed.
"My lord, should I inform the princess about this matter first? If the princess knows that the lord is investigating her in private and there is trouble, the lord will have a headache again."
King Ning's complexion twisted, "This king told you to investigate, what are you talking so much about? Chang En, you lead someone to thoroughly investigate the matter of the princess's diplomatic friends. Find out who the little faces are, one by one. If this king asks them to eat Walk around."
Chang En smiled wryly, "I want to report to the lord, the old servant knows a thing or two about the little boy in the lord's mouth."
"You dog slave, you dare to hide and not report what you already knew."
King Ning kicked Chang En over.
Chang En knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty, "It's not that the old servant concealed it deliberately, but because he didn't dare."
He is a eunuch, so he would sue if he dared to be foolish.
The princess made a fuss, but he couldn't afford it.
King Ning snorted coldly, and pointed at Chang En, "I'll spare you for the time being. Who are the little boys who are with the princess, and tell the truth."
"My lord, as far as I know, the person who has been in frequent contact with the princess recently is Han Wulang from the Daihou Mansion..."
Chang En reported the names of seven or eight people in one go.
Half of them are descendants of the family.
The other half are speculators. Relying on his good appearance, good health, and being able to serve others, he got in front of the Princess of Huyang.
There is no one who knows the messy things here more than the confidant woman next to Princess Huyang.
King Ning was so angry that he was half dead.
Chen Concubine has only been dead for a long time, so he dared to do something wrong. Are you really not afraid of impeachment by the censor
And how did those descendants of aristocratic families get mixed up with Hu Yang
"Go and find the master of Huyang County for this king. In addition, send someone to arrest those little fair faces."
"Han Wulang of the Daihou Mansion..."
"Don't be shy, arrest them all. Who dares to resist, beat them! Beat them to death."
King Ning was really angry.