C44

Witness?

Hong Ying was puzzled for a moment, then saw two nanny s walking over, followed by an old woman.

That old woman still didn't know what had happened, but when she saw Madam Wang's expression, she immediately gave a respectful bow.

"I wonder what orders Second Madam has brought this old servant here for?"

Madam Wang shot a glance at her own nanny, who immediately said, "Yesterday, there were a few things lost in the warehouse. You were guarding the gatehouse, did you find anything amiss?"

"This old servant has been guarding the door the whole time and didn't find anything inappropriate." When she was asked that question, she immediately thought of Peach Blossom, but why would she drag the Madam Li into it?

She rejected him without hesitation, causing a hint of coldness to surface in Madam Wang's eyes.

"Old Mrs. Zhang, please think about it carefully."

Her fingertips lightly tapped on the table, making a 'pa da da' sound as if it was knocking on Old Mrs. Zhang's heart.

"If you speak the truth, I won't hold it against you for your dereliction of duty. However, if you don't repent and change your mind, don't blame me for disregarding our relationship."

Old Zhang wanted to deny it, but suddenly, she saw Hong Ying tied up into a ball in the corner of her eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she dared not hide it anymore, saying honestly, "Reporting to the Second Madam, yesterday, the Peach Blossom Lady who was with the Aunt went to the front yard to look for her brother Hong Ying. Since she had also been to the front yard before, this old servant didn't think too much about it. But what mistake did Hong Ying commit? "

With just a few words, Old Mrs. Zhang had completely plucked herself out.

She was old, so she didn't need to say or do anything to help out in the palace. As long as she didn't cause any trouble, she could earn some money from her position. It was enough for her family to eat and drink.

It was obvious that the Second Madam was here to interrogate his, so how could she shield Hong Ying and implicate himself?

After Madam Wang heard what Old Mrs. Zhang said, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his hand that was gently grabbing onto the table also stopped.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Her dignified eyes swept across Hong Ying as she instructed the servant girl beside her, "Go and bring Hongtao over to Madam Li. I want to see who gave the two dog slaves the guts to steal the property of the Duke Palaces!"

The maidservant by his side complied and walked out respectfully.

When the servant returned, Hongtao was not the only one following behind him, there were even Madam Li.

"What's wrong with Second Madam? Why are you so angry?"

Madam Li laughed, and her gaze landed on Hong Ying's body, "What mistake did this servant make, for Second Madam to have him tied up in such a manner?"

"Madam Li, don't pretend to be unaware." "Yesterday, your servant, Hongtao, disregarded the rules and sneaked into the front courtyard. Coincidentally, last night, you lost something in the warehouse.

"Of course I know about this." "Yes." Madam Li nodded, "Hongtao went to the front courtyard following my orders, but this has nothing to do with the treasury's missing property."

A complacent look flashed across Madam Wang's eyes, but on the surface, it looked like it was filled with pain.

"Good, Madam Li. I thought that since you've wielded the Prince An's Palace many years ago, at least you should have gained benefits from the Prince An's Palace first. But I never thought that in order to frame me, you would actually ask someone to steal the properties of the Prince An's Palace!"

"What does Second Madam mean? Why can't I understand it?" Madam Li blinked his eyes, looking innocent and confused.

"At this point, you still want to pretend to be ignorant?" "This morning, the person I sent out was in Hong Ying's house. He found the loot there and I'll get someone to invite the old lady over to see how she's going to deal with you."

"I didn't do these things!" Madam Li's face was stern, his expression gloomy, "Second Madam, don't think that just because the madame gave you control over the warehouse that you can slander me."

However, Madam Wang noticed the panic that flashed past Madam Li's face. She smirked, and spoke in a threatening tone, "Let the old lady decide what really happened."

She had her men bring Hong Ying and that old woman to the old lady's courtyard.

As if afraid that she would be exposed, Madam Li followed behind her quickly.

The group of people quickly arrived at Qingfeng Garden.

The old mistress was exhausted from the journey and slept soundly yesterday.

When they arrived at Qingfeng Courtyard, the old mistress had just had her breakfast.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?"

The madame leaned back in her chair and looked at them, frowning slightly.

He was the first to step forward, and before he could even speak, his face was already filled with worry. "Madam, you don't know this, but yesterday you gave the warehouse to your daughter-in-law to take care of.

At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, but when I sent my men down to check, I realised that the person who stole all the treasures in the warehouse, was the older brother Hong Ying who was just beside Madam Li, the servant girl!

A hint of displeasure appeared on the old lady's face as she stared at Madam Li with her sharp eyes, "Is what she said true?"

"This humble one is wrongly accused." Just as Madam Li opened her mouth, tears flowed down her face, "Madam, I know that I have not served you for many years, you do not understand my character. However, despite being in the Prince An's Palace for so many years and having to work at home, I can't say that I've never encountered any mishaps, but I've never caused any sort of disaster either. How could I dare to let a servant steal something from the warehouse?

"It was because you resented me for taking the power to manage the warehouse from your hands that you thought of a way to make me lose face." Madam Wang was also looking at Old Madem Xiang, his round jade face appeared to be extremely wronged, "Obviously it was you who took over the warehouse, the old lady was worried, so she let me take care of the warehouse. Who knew that you would hold a grudge and think of such a way to frame me."

"Second Madam is really talking empty-handed, inverting right and wrong." Madam Li wiped the tears from her eyes with the handkerchief, "You must know that you have to rely on evidence to say this, otherwise, how would I have the face to continue to stay in this mansion?"

Madam Wang raised his chin at the servant beside him, "If you want evidence, I'll give you evidence."

The maid was clever enough to immediately place the loot she had found in front of the madame.

Madam Wang pointed to the items, her eyes opened wide, "These are stolen goods that were found in Hong Ying's house, Madam Li, do you have anything else to say?"

"Impossible!" Madam Li screamed in disbelief as she rushed forward and grabbed a golden hairpin to examine it.

Unexpectedly, she wasn't able to hold it in place. The golden hairpin dropped to the ground with a 'pa!' sound. It was broken into two pieces.

The old mistress sat on a chair and looked at the object that had been broken into two. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "What is that?"

He saw that the part where the golden hairpin broke off began to emit a black glow. It was obviously not the color of gold.