"Lord Yue has a few words to ask Madam." Lord Liu looked sullen and was very dissatisfied with Madam Liu's behavior.
Even though he disliked Madam Liu in the past, at least her behavior was flawless. To outsiders, she was the legitimate daughter of the noble Duke of Qi and the wife of Minister Liu. Her daughter might even marry into the royal family. From any perspective, Madam Liu had every right to be proud of herself.
But now is not the past...
Madam Liu glanced at Yue Wenhan, who stood up and bowed to her as a greeting.
Because she is the biological mother of the Crown Princess, this face should be given to her.
Madam Liu sat down next to Lord Liu, looked Yue Wenhan up and down, and asked, "Lord Yue from the Dali Temple?"
"That's right." Yue Wenhan said lightly, his eyes also falling on the woman in front of him. He had seen Madam Liu before, but now she seemed like a different person.
She is no longer the lady who looked dignified, graceful, calm and noble.
"Madam Liu, I am here to inquire about some matters. Please speak frankly and ensure that what you say is true. Otherwise, this matter will be difficult to deal with." Yue Wenhan said with a serious face. He called himself "your humble servant" out of respect for the Crown Princess Liu Jingyu.
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Liu asked.
She didn't like Xiao Yue, so naturally she wouldn't like Yue Wenhan either. But when Yue Wenhan brought up the Dali Temple, she couldn't ignore it.
Although she knew about what happened in the inner and outer courtyards, and that the Dali Temple came to investigate, she didn't expect that they would come to see her.
"Madam Liu, please take a look at these." Yue Wenhan took out the copied paper from his sleeve and handed it to Madam Liu.
After Mrs. Liu had beaten him up and down, she looked at Yue Wenhan in confusion.
"Madam Liu, these are gifts from Duke Qi's Mansion to the Crown Princess. There is a word 'Qin' engraved on them. These jewelry are now in Madam Liu's hands, right?"
All the things engraved with the word "Qin" were the dowry of Princess Xian'an. After Madam Liu knew her own life experience, she regarded all these things as her own.
Anything that was awarded by Madam Qi, even those given to Liu Jingyu, indeed fell into the hands of Madam Liu.
Mrs. Liu actually had quite a few jewelry of this kind in her hands. Some of them were from her own hands, some were from her daughter, and some were even from other places. When she saw the list in Yue Wenhan's hand, she really thought that they were all the ones she had before, and she didn't think about it too much.
"Yes." Madam Liu nodded. She had been cautious at first, thinking that these things might not be presentable to others. Besides, she had another use for them. She had sent some of the jewelry to Northern Xinjiang, and there were not many left in her hands. She couldn't remember if it was on the list, but since her daughter said so, it must be true.
"Madam Liu, could you take out all these things and let me see them?" Yue Wenhan raised his eyes and asked.
"What use does Lord Yue have for these things?" Madam Liu looked unhappy.
"There is some important evidence related to the word Qin. Madam Liu, please show me the jewelry sent by Duke Qi's Mansion. I will record it in the file, that's all."
"Some things... may no longer exist after so many years." Madam Liu said after a pause.
"Is there a record in the palace?" Yue Wenhan asked.
"There are records." Madam Liu said calmly, and called her personal maid to get the account book.
The maid went out and came back with the account book after a while. Yue Wenhan took it and started to look through it. After reading it from beginning to end, he put the account book down.
"Madam Liu, can I ask where all the jewelry in your house went? Why did so many jewelry go? Could it be that the Liu Mansion has been robbed?"
Yue Wenhan asked while holding the account book.
"There are always a few servants with bad hearts. We have found out that some servants have problems several times before. It may be because of this reason that so many jewelry in the mansion were damaged." Madam Liu said generously.
"How come everything that happened to the servants in the Liu Mansion is related to Northern Xinjiang?" Yue Wenhan asked, watching the changes on Madam Liu's face.
Madam Liu's expression remained unchanged. "I don't know why so many people from the Northern Frontier have set their sights on our house. It seems that since my daughter and the Crown Prince got engaged, this kind of thing has never stopped."
"Madam, you are wrong. I found that the servants who have connections with Northern Xinjiang have all been working in the Liu Mansion for a long time. Some of them even followed you when you were still unmarried in the Duke of Qi's Mansion." Yue Wenhan stared at Madam Liu.
Madam Liu raised her eyelids and said disapprovingly: "I don't know about this matter. Maybe the Duke of Qi's Mansion was also targeted by someone a long time ago."
"Madam Liu, there are people in your house who have connections with Northern Frontier. The Dali Temple suspects that there is a master in your house who has connections with Northern Frontier. This time when Northern Frontier was assassinated, an earring with the word 'Qin' engraved on it fell. Now this earring may be related to the Liu family."
Yue Wenhan spoke slowly, enunciating each word.
Madam Liu was stunned. The people from the Dali Temple came too hastily. She still couldn't figure out the reason, but it turned out that the reason was here!
"Lord Yue, are you talking about the assassination of the Northern Frontier delegation?" Madam Liu asked back.
"Exactly!"
"This... this is really ridiculous. Lord Yue thinks it has something to do with me?" Madam Liu laughed and looked at Yue Wenhan sarcastically. "If Lord Yue wants to find an assassin from our mansion to assassinate Northern Frontier, then it's really in vain. Why would our mansion send someone to assassinate someone from Northern Frontier?"
This is truly the biggest joke that Madam Liu has never heard of. Would she send someone to assassinate her cousin
"Isn't it?" Yue Wenhan raised his eyelids slightly.
"Of course it's impossible." Madam Liu said coldly, with a smile on her face that was filled with a bit of contempt and ridicule. She glanced at Yue Wenhan with some disdain.
"Mrs. Liu, do you mean that the Liu family and Northern Frontier have a good relationship?" Yue Wenhan suddenly asked.
Lord Liu, who had originally relaxed because of Madam Liu's words, immediately tensed up, frowned tightly, and stared at Madam Liu's face, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Master Yue, do you know what you are talking about?" Madam Liu was stunned at first, then she stood up suddenly, pointed her finger at Yue Wenhan and scolded him loudly.
"Madam Liu, I know what I am doing and what I am asking. This matter concerns Madam Liu. Her earrings are missing, but they were said to have disappeared long ago. This matter is related to the Northern Frontier. I think Madam Liu should also be related to the Northern Frontier." Yue Wenhan stood up, his eyebrows were stern, and he looked like he was doing his job. "Madam Liu, please go to the Dali Temple with me and ask Lord Zhang to make a decision."
"You...how dare you talk nonsense like that? Is there no law in the world?" Madam Liu's face turned pale with anger, and she pointed at Yue Wenhan with trembling fingers.
"Lord Yue, how could my wife be related to this matter?" Lord Liu had to step forward and speak.
"Sir Liu, I don't know whether Madam Liu has any connection or not, but it is better for me to go to the Dali Temple once. Your mansion has been in trouble one after another, and I don't know how to deal with it." Yue Wenhan was quite polite to Sir Liu.
Madam Liu slammed her hand on the table and said, "How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you do this to me?"
"Who is the madam?" Yue Wenhan raised his head calmly and looked at Madam Liu. "Could it be that she is Doctor Liu's wife?"
She was once the wife of a minister, then the wife of a vice minister, and finally the wife of a doctor.
Yue Wenhan specifically pointed out her identity, and every word was sharp.
“Okay… okay, you, a mere junior official of the Dali Temple, actually dare to treat me like this… I will go to the Eastern Palace now and ask the Crown Princess to judge who gave you the courage to be so presumptuous.” Madam Liu scolded harshly.
"Lord Zhang has already gone to the East Palace, and the Crown Princess only said that she would ask Madam about this matter." Yue Wenhan said indifferently.
Madam Liu was speechless and could only grit her teeth in hatred. She had never felt so aggrieved in all these years. She used to be the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qi, then she was the wife of the Minister of the Chancellery, and even the biological mother of the Crown Princess. But now she was forced to this extent by a small official. The anger in her heart burned fiercely.
"Are you determined to go against me and the Crown Prince?" Madam Liu said coldly.
"Madam Liu, the prince is the prince, and the Liu Mansion is the Liu Mansion. Since when did everything the Liu Mansion does represent the Eastern Palace's opinion?" Yue Wenhan had no intention of letting Madam Liu.
Before he came, the King of England had already told him to do whatever he was supposed to do and not to worry too much...
"Lord Yue, can't you ask anything here? You can sit down and talk about anything slowly. It would be inappropriate to go to the Dali Temple." Lord Liu finally spoke, stretched out his hand to stop him, and said.
Madam Liu wanted to say something, but Lord Liu suddenly glared at her with cold eyes.
Although Madam Liu has always looked down on Lord Liu, it was like this in the past and even more so now, but this time she did not dare to be tough with Yue Wenhan. She suppressed her anger and took advantage of the situation.
"Indeed, you can ask here, but Madam Liu doesn't seem willing to talk properly." Yue Wenhan also took advantage of the situation. Madam Liu's status was there, so he had to take it into consideration.
"We will cooperate with Lord Yue's official business." Lord Liu smiled, his expression gentle.
After all, he had been a minister, so he knew what to say at this time.
Someone was called over the accounting maids, and they all said that it was a real accident. Some important things also happened in the mansion when the accident happened. The servants in the mansion knew a lot about these things, and their reasoning was well-founded.
After Yue Wenhan had someone record the confessions of these people, he let Mrs. Liu go back.
We have almost finished investigating outside, but have not found anyone who is related to this incident.
Lord Liu sent Yue Wenhan to the door. When he saw Yue Wenhan leaving, his brows furrowed tightly. Today's incident seemed to be accidental, but was it really an accident
He beckoned a servant over and said, "Go and ask Master Gao to come over."