The next day.
Xie Zhaoan listened to the guard's report and smiled.
"Since Miss Shen already knows about this, why not add fuel to the fire and let her see what else Madam Shen has been doing behind her back."
"Yes, Fourth Prince, but if this happens, what if the truth is revealed..."
"We are just the icing on the cake. The one who really plays a role is Madam Shen herself. Even if she finds out, what does it matter?"
"yes."
Soon, sounds of beating and scolding were heard from Shen's side. It was an ignorant maid who broke the family's fine celadon ware. She was severely punished by Shen and it was said that she would be driven out of the house.
Shen Xining had never cared about these things, but perhaps because she recently learned about the Shen family's sale of family property, Shen Xining was inexplicably sensitive. She asked Chunxing to go and see what happened to the maid in the end.
Unexpectedly, after Shen announced that the maid would be kicked out, the maid disappeared. It was not until the evening, when it was almost dark, that two people dressed as servants dragged a person wrapped in a bag out from the side door of the Shen Mansion.
The people who were transporting the people were very careful, probably because they were afraid of being seen. Their movements were very gentle and their voices were low, so it was hard to hear what they were saying. Haruyuki had been hiding in the corner, and could only see that after the servants dragged the people out, they came back with smiles on their faces and silver in their hands.
"Keep your voice down. This money belongs to us brothers. Don't let the master know. Otherwise, our lives will be in danger."
"That's natural. We still know these things."
Several people left here with smiles on their faces. Chun Xing told Shen Xining about this, and Shen Xining was rarely angry.
"Asshole, I've been the Shen family mistress for so many years, and the smell of poverty on me should have been reduced to some extent. Now I'm selling people in the compound. What about the maid? How is she now? After all, she is a member of my Shen family, and she shouldn't have ended up like this."
"Miss, we have sent people to look for him, but the hope is probably slim."
Since the Shen family dared to sell it, the lawsuit here must have been settled.
Shen Xining clenched his fists.
This Shen, she will make her pay the price she deserves in the near future.
At this moment, the maid in the car opened her eyes and found that she was in an ox cart. She woke up desperately with tears streaming down her face. The transporter knew she was awake and laughed.
"Are you awake? Don't cry. There's nothing to cry about. Now that we're here, you'll have plenty of opportunities to cry."
Peng... ...
The car seemed to have hit something and stopped suddenly.
"Cui, what bad luck! It's the middle of the night and we're walking in this remote place. Is the car going to break down?"
As soon as the man got off the car, he was kicked hard at the ankle. His knees went weak and he fell to his knees.
"I have money! Gentlemen, if this is a robbery, I will give..."
Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the head and fell unconscious instantly.
Someone not far away indicated that there was no need to beat him to death, so the guard nodded and helped the maid in the car up. The maid's wrists were all red marks and her face was covered with tears. After she was untied, she almost slapped the guard directly in the face.
"You were the ones who told me to break the blue and white porcelain. If it weren't for you, how could I have almost been sold to a brothel!?"
The guard handed over a few silver bills and whispered.
"This banknote is our compensation to you, but you should remember to keep it to yourself. You can take the money and live freely. This deal should be a good one."
The maid hesitated for a few seconds, then took the banknote and ran away.
The guard walked to Xie Zhaoan who was not far away, looked at the man who was still unconscious on the ground, and said hesitantly.
"Mr. Xie, are you sure this person doesn't need to be dealt with?"
"Although he was engaged in a business that deserved death by a thousand cuts, he was doing it to support his family. The reason why such a person appeared was, after all, because there was something wrong with this dynasty."
Besides, if he was killed, there would definitely be a lot of unnecessary trouble.
In the next few days, Chun Xing took the hairpins and rings that Shen Xining had asked for from the Shen family to various major black markets to see if there were similar items for sale. In the deep mansions, people would certainly not dare to sell such hairpins and rings through formal channels. In a few days, they did collect quite a few items.
Shen Xining looked at these items, and the veins on his forehead jumped. Some of these items were worth thousands of taels, not to mention the items that had not been found. What had Shen done in the Shen family over the years? How many deficits were there in the account books? The Shen family looked like a tycoon, but in fact, it had already become a rotten wall.
"Tomorrow is the day when Shen goes to burn incense and worship Buddha. She has not left the house all day. Because she is a stepmother, she does not have a deep foundation in the capital, and her character is not very good. She rarely goes to banquets, but she goes to the temple on the second day of every month. I am afraid that this is where she contacts that person."
Shen had so much money, but she had never bought anything for herself or her children. Either she saved all the money to leave Shen Xiyao and Shen Zhu for their safety, but she was already the mistress of the Shen family, so this was really unnecessary. Or, if Shen Xining guessed correctly, it was Shen's poor relatives who bought the money.
Thinking of this, Shen Xining clenched his hands, and veins bulged on the back of his fair hands. It can be seen that the person's emotions have fluctuated to the extreme.
"Miss, what happened back then is in the past. Now you..."
"I've let go of what happened back then, but now it seems that I haven't... I'm afraid some people are just ungrateful."
Shen Xining closed her eyes and signaled Chunxing to go out first. Tomorrow, she would teach Shen a good lesson.
The next day.
As usual, Shen announced at the dinner table that she was going to the temple today, and Shen's father was quite relieved.
"You are a filial person. Since your mother passed away two years ago, you have been going to the temple at the beginning of every month. Your mother in heaven will also comfort you for your kindness."
Shen lowered her head, looking a little shy.
"Don't say such things, Dalang. Your mother's death is a great pain to you. You often can't sleep at night. Every time I see this, I feel deeply sad. I wish I could take your place and suffer this heart-wrenching pain. I can only do my best to help you."
Shen was embraced by Shen's father. The two of them looked so affectionate to each other that people who didn't know them would probably sigh at the touching love between them.
Unfortunately, Shen Xining was standing not far away, and seeing that the love on his father's face did not seem fake, he felt nauseous. It seemed like something was churning in his chest, and he almost vomited.