Chapter 176 A broken cup
Hearing this, the atmosphere in the dining room suddenly froze.
Yu Wenyuan was keenly aware of some undercurrents. He raised his head and glanced at Aunt Hui, followed her flickering gaze at Shang Ruyi, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shang Ruyi said immediately: "Dad, there is something that my wife has never had time to report. Today's mother's funeral is over, so it's time to let you know."
After that, she told the story about the theft in the waiter. Read it again.
The more Yu Wenyuan listened, the tighter his brows became.
And Yu Wenye had been in a state of despair for the past few days at the wake, not knowing what happened in the tea room. Now when he heard what Shang Ruyi said, he frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me?"
Shang Ruyi said softly: "Your situation in those days... I don't want you to "Don't worry anymore."
Yu Wenye said: "But-"
Before he could finish his words, this time Yu Wenyuan interrupted him and asked: "Ruyi, 豼Why did people lock Chang Wan up? Do you think she stole the thing?”
Shang Ruyi shook his head and said: "Locking up Changwan is just a temporary measure. There were many guests at the time, some came to express condolences for their mother, and some later came to congratulate their husband. No matter what, it was a decent thing; although the theft of the tea room was a minor matter, But it’s not honorable. If it spreads, the face of our Duke’s government will be ruined.”
Yu Wenyuan Diandian. Head: "You did the right thing."
Aunt Hui on the side smiled and said: "The young lady is indeed young and mature, and she solved the matter as soon as she came. However, the cup cannot be found, and I can only get other things today. The cup is for the public use.”
Yu Wenyuan glanced down at the white porcelain cup in his hand and frowned slightly.
Shang Ruyi said: "It may not be impossible to find it back."
"...?!"
After hearing this, the atmosphere in the dining room changed again.
Even Yu Wencheng, who had been eating with his head down, raised his head and looked at her at this time: "Second sister-in-law, how do you know where the cup is?"
Aunt Hui said: "Is it possible? , Young Madam is going to search the house now?”
Shang Ruyi smiled, shook his head and said: "I said in the waiter that day that I wanted to search the house, but it has been so many days. How could the person who took the cup not be worried about being found out? I'm afraid he would have been found out long ago. It’s taken care of. Let’s search again now. Where can I find it?”
Aunt Hui said: "If you don't search, how can you find it back?"
Shang Ruyi raised his head and looked at the sky outside, and then said: "It seems that Aunt Hui is not at ease, so let's search." Search, let’s go and get suspicious. There’s no need to make a big fuss, since we all suspected Chang Wan had stolen it before. If you have something, then go search her room."
As she said that, she raised her head and glanced at Yu Wenyuan: "Dad..."
Yu Wenyuan waved his hand calmly. : "Let your people go."
"Yes."
Shang Ruyi turned around and gave instructions to Tu Sheer and Wuxue. They immediately turned around and went down, and after about a meal, they came back. Tu Sheer reported back: "I have searched Chang Wan's residence carefully. It's true." There isn’t that cup.”
Wuxue said, “My slave has even dug into the cracks in the wall. There is nothing.” Loose bricks. ”
There will be thieves like this in the wealthy households of Hou family. When the news is tight, they will find a hidden place to pick out a piece of the brick and steal it. Hide the obtained items and seal the bricks back, making them seamless and difficult to find when searching.
I didn’t expect that this girl knew this.
Shang Ruyi glanced at her, nodded with a smile, then turned to Yu Wenyuan and said: "As soon as the incident happened, my wife had Chang Wan locked up in the woodshed. If she really stole it, There was absolutely no time to hide the things, let alone deal with them, so at least most of her charges were cleared.”
Yu Wenyuan said: "So that's why you immediately asked someone to lock her up."
Shang Ruyi said: "Dad, please don't worry, my wife has not been abused by anyone. She has been sent tea and rice these days. , It’s just that the weather was cold, so she still suffered a little.”
Yu Wenyuan waved his hand: “Let’s get the person out in a moment.”
Aunt Hui. He sighed: "Although she is innocent, someone else will do it. Unfortunately, after delaying it for so many days, that person may have disposed of the things long ago. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the cup."
Shang Ruyi said: "Don't worry, Aunt Hui, since the cup is dad's favorite thing, then as a junior, I have to try my best to get it back."
Aunt Hui smiled and said: "Really? How do you plan to find the young lady?"
Shang Ruyi said: "We are looking."
"Huh?"
Hui Auntie was stunned, and several people at the table were also stunned. Yu Wenye looked back at her, and suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He turned around and looked outside the dining room. The few people who usually followed him, this Time has disappeared.
Yu Wenye’s eyes flickered and he understood immediately.
Aunt Hui said: "What do you mean when the young lady said she is searching? Is there anyone still searching in this mansion at this moment?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head and said: "Aunt Hui also said just now, already After so many days, the person who took the cup had already disposed of it to prevent me from searching the house, so the only way to find it was to look for it outside." "Outside. Head? "
Hearing this, Yu Wenyuan was puzzled: "It's so big outside, how can I find it?"
Shang Ruyi was about to say. What, suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside. When she looked back, her face immediately lit up: "I've found it!"
Everyone turned to look outside and saw Mu Xian hurriedly came to the door of the dining room and saluted the people inside: "Greetings to the Duke."
Yu Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at He held a page in his hand.
So he asked: "What is that in your hand?"
Mu Xian hurriedly put the piece of paper into his hand. Yu Wenyuan took it and looked at it with slightly squinted eyes. It turned out to be a torn-off bill, with only two simple lines on it. He read: "As soon as Jia of Metro South Street signed the Feng number, on the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, he entered the rags and threw a cup..."
At this point, he lit the bill angrily and cursed: "This is nonsense. Why did it become a piece of junk?"
Shang Ruyi glanced at the side from afar and said with an apologetic smile: "Dad, don't be angry with those idle people in the market. That cup is something from the Yue kiln. The tribute in the pawnshop will not mistake it even if it has no eyesight. However, They saw that the goods were good, and those who pawned them did not dare to redeem them. In order to lower the price, they deliberately described the goods as junk. "
Yu Wenyuan looked up from the bill and looked at her: " Ruyi, you even have a pawnshop Do you know everything?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi felt a little embarrassed - after all, she was from a famous family, and a lady from a famous family should not know too much about money, especially Such a low-class pawn shop could only say perfunctorily: "I heard it from my servants before."
Yu Wenye turned back to Yu Wenyuan and said: "I also mentioned this to her."< br>
Shang Ruyi raised his head and glanced at him. He said nothing and only lowered his head gently.
Yu Wenyuan didn't pay attention to this undercurrent, and continued to look at the bill and said: "What a bastard, you just pawned thirty taels of silver!"
At this time, he was not angry at anything. Being stolen and cheated made him even more angry that his beloved pearl was covered in dust and abandoned like a worn-out shoe. Fortunately, Yu Wenye comforted him and said, "Didn't Ruyi just say it? It's good for people to know." The price was deliberately lowered."
Yu Wenyuan was angry and looked up at Mu Xian again: "Why did you only come back with this bill?"
Mu Xiandao? : "The young lady ordered us to take the money and look at the cup first. We confirmed that it was the Yue Kiln Cup that the Duke lost, but we only took the money to pay for the bill and left the cup alone for the time being."
Yu Wenyuan frowned slightly and turned to look at Shang Ruyi: "What does this mean?"
Shang Ruyi smiled and said: "It's easy to redeem the cup. You can redeem it and the pawn shop will close the account. I can’t find the person who actually took this cup.”
“Oh?”
Yu Wenyuan seemed to understand something. He raised his hand and handed the bill to her. He said nothing more and only motioned for her to continue. Shang Ruyi took the bill and glanced at it. In fact, just now Yu Wenyuan The information Yuan Nian came out was already the most important information, and there was nothing worth reading anymore. So she raised her head and smiled at Aunt Hui: "Excuse me, Aunt Hui, please call all the waiters over."
Aunt Hui glanced at her, said nothing, turned around and went to call the waiter herself.
After a while, several waiters from the waiter came to the dining room.
It was obvious that the uncle among them was already covered in cold sweat. When he walked in, he tripped over the threshold and almost fell.
Shang Ruyi looked at them, and then said: "I think you still remember the theft in the tea room that day. I said at that time that I had to dig three feet into the ground to find the cup. Now The whereabouts of the cup are already known, but whoever took it out and gave it to Deng Feng in Metro South Street needs someone to identify it."
She paused, but no one spoke.
Shang Ruyi said gently: "Whoever admits it can only be regarded as surrendering. Even if he is kicked out of the government and no longer employed, it is not easy to be punished; but if he does not admit it, he is determined. If you want to be a thief, since you are a thief, you will have to face the consequences.”
Those maids and boys, you look at me, I look at you.
Some people were surprised, some were frightened, and the tallest uncle wanted to retract his head into his shoulders at this moment, curling up into a ball.
Looking around them, no one responded. Shang Ruyi sighed and said with some disappointment: "Since this is the case, then I will just call them by name."
Aunt Hui said from the side: "Young madam, this bill only contains things and money, and no names. How do you know who it is?"
Shang Ruyi smiled and said: "Of course I know."< br>
After saying that, she turned around and said: "Hu Hua."
As soon as she finished speaking, the young man standing in the crowd suddenly showed a look of astonishment. He looked at Shang Ruyi in surprise and said: "Young Master Madam, although I work in the waiter, my hands and feet have never been unclean. Besides, there is no name on the pawnshop’s account. Why did the young lady say it was me? "
Shang Ruyi said? : "Although there is no name in the account, your name is written between the lines."
Hu Hua was confused and only said: "Young Madam, I have never read it. Book, I don’t understand. In short, if you catch a cheater or a thief and get the stolen goods, you can’t admit it even if you die here.”
(End of this chapter)