Soon after, the entire mansion became bustling with activity, and the servants were of course alarmed.
The sound of dogs barking was heard everywhere.
Then all the servants who were carrying the goods were arrested.
Bai Chen saw that the person had been captured when he was on the big tree, so of course he wanted to go and see what the excitement was and what Qin was going to do.
The next morning, another maid called out at the door, "Madam, Madam asks you to go to the main courtyard as soon as possible."
Bai Chen understood, and after a simple make-up, she headed towards the main courtyard, with her two maids jogging to follow.
"Madam, were you awakened last night? The Marquis's mansion was robbed." Qin Lan said as she ran.
"Really? How many thieves are there?"
"There seem to be seven of them, all servants of the Marquis's Mansion."
"Slave, this is really weird!"
"Madam, do you think this is strange
Just as the thieves were about to take away the late lady's things and leave, for some unknown reason, several of the thieves were injured at the same time.
It was so strange that what attacked them were just a few finger-sized stones.
It was as if the eldest son was appearing in spirit."
Qin Lan became more and more excited as she spoke, with a hint of excitement on her face, but Qin Shu pulled her sleeve and said, "Alright, hurry up."
Bai Chen strode forward with a smile. Today's show was definitely exciting.
In the main courtyard hall, all the members of the Qi family except the two concubines were present.
The faces of the Marquis and Qin were very ugly. Bai Chen greeted them politely and then sat down at the bottom.
The whole hall was in total silence; you could hear a pin drop. All the servants had already left.
Qin's eyes were bloodshot, as if she had been crying.
The three children of the Qi family still had indifferent expressions, their eyes not looking away, and their lips tightly pursed.
Lord Qi had his eyes slightly closed, looking very dignified, and no one knew what he was thinking.
After waiting for a long time, Qin finally let out a long breath and said, "Daughter-in-law, our house was robbed last night. Did you know?"
Bai Chen then raised his head and said in surprise, "Did it really get robbed? I heard Qinlan talk about it this morning, but my daughter-in-law doesn't believe it at all. The Marquis's Mansion would be robbed.
Where did those thieves come from? Are they habitual criminals? "
"No." Qin held her hair, looking helpless, "They stole the dowry of the late wife.
Wasn't her dowry handed over to you yesterday
It's only been a few hours, and something like this has happened.
Tell me, should you give an explanation for this matter?"
At the same time, the three children of the Qi family finally turned their attention to Bai Chen, and their eyes were surprisingly consistent.
Watching with eagerness and indignation.
Who among them didn't know that the eldest brother was very rich? He could be described as extremely rich. They originally thought that after the eldest brother died, his property and money would be divided among them.
But their mother actually gave their eldest brother's things to a country woman from a remote corner.
On paper, she is the eldest brother's wife, but in reality, they have never even met each other. Why should she take the eldest brother's property
In the eyes of the Qi family's children, the so-called sister-in-law is a complete outsider.
But it is such a person who actually wants to hold all the eldest brother's property and money in her hands. Isn't this a joke
Who gave her such a big face
Anyway, they have a thousand things they can't figure out.
The Marquis of Qi never opened his eyes from beginning to end, as if he was asleep.
He looked a little tired, even lonely.
"What was stolen was my late mother-in-law's dowry." Bai Chen was very surprised, "Uncle Kang went to report to his daughter-in-law yesterday.
But when the daughter-in-law asked to count the dowry of the late mother-in-law, he refused and said that he would ask for your permission before handing it over to the daughter-in-law.
"Hmph! Is that so?" Qin no longer had the kindness she once had, and her eyes were full of disgust when she looked at Bai Chen.
I don't want to act anymore.
This matter must be blamed on Ji Jiuyue, otherwise, I can't justify myself.
The perfect image that he had cultivated in the Marquis' Mansion for nearly twenty years could not be destroyed because of this incident.
Even if the eldest son was a god in heaven, she no longer cared.
Because, either Ji Jiuyue or himself would be responsible for stealing the late lady's dowry.
If I were to take the blame for this, how would I be able to stay in the mansion in the future? How would I convince the servants
She wanted to see what would happen if she pinned the matter on Ji Jiuyue. Would the eldest master always protect her
Thinking of this, Qin's mouth curled up with a sinister sneer, "You are really making a fuss. When something goes wrong, you want to shirk responsibility, right?"
At the same time, he slapped the coffee table hard, shaking the tea out.
"Why don't you tell the truth?"
"Mother-in-law, who are the people who stole the late mother-in-law's dowry
I heard that they have been arrested, why not bring them up and ask them." Bai Chen felt very wronged, tears were about to flow, "If this matter is not clarified, my daughter-in-law is really wronged."
The thieves were all Qin's men. When she was awakened from her dream last night, she was also confused. Fortunately, the Marquis was not at home at that time.
That's why she quickly took control of the situation.
After the guards of the Marquis' Mansion caught several thieves, they took them directly to the inner affairs hall of the Marquis' Mansion.
Qin rushed there in a hurry, and when she saw that they were all her people, she was so angry that she almost fainted.
When she heard that the Marquis' Mansion had been robbed, she still had a sense of luck, thinking that these thieves were not the ones who were ordered to secretly move the dowry.
But contrary to our expectations, it turned out to be them.
This matter has alarmed the entire Marquis' Mansion, and she can't just let these people go.
Soon, as smart as she was, she came up with another vicious plan.
Then, she gave a stern lecture to the "thieves" and even memorized the lines, insisting that she must frame Ji Jiuyue for this matter.
The thieves all believed that Qin had a way to save them, so they memorized their lines very obediently until dawn.
As long as several people spoke with the same voice, they all said that they were coerced and bribed by Ji Jiuyue and planned to move the late lady's valuable dowry and smuggle it back to her parents' home.
Then she would definitely die.
Now, even the gods in heaven couldn't help her. The Marquis' Mansion had been good enough to her. She was just short-sighted. Who could she blame
Does the god in heaven have to come down to earth again for a so-called wife whom he has never even met
Early in the morning, when the Marquis of Qi came back from the palace, Qin of course exaggerated what had happened from yesterday morning to midnight.
But she didn't tell the truth afterwards.
Rather, it was said that Xuan's daughter-in-law actually wanted to steal the late lady's dowry and transport it back to her parents' home.
Lord Qi frowned and said lightly, "Please come over for questioning."
In his opinion, Xuan's daughter-in-law couldn't possibly be that brave.
He actually had thoughts about his late wife's dowry, but as the head of the family, he was too embarrassed to ask his eldest son for it.
Moreover, the Tan family has been at odds with the Qi family for years, and he doesn't want to give others a chance to criticize him.
So, it was just a thought, but no action was taken.
After the eldest son passed away, Qin quickly took over his property. He knew this, but he felt that it was the right thing to do.
The lady has been worrying about her eldest son over the years and treats him as her own son.
Since he is gone, the things that cannot be brought with him when he is born and cannot be taken with him when he dies should of course be kept by his mother.
Although the Marquis' Mansion has a simple staff, its expenses are actually quite high.
The Marquis's business has not been well managed in recent years and the income is not as much as before. In the future, there will be many places to spend money, including the marriages of the three children and the careers of the two sons.