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Shen Bingshu took the wooden box. When he saw the so-called silver notes, he frowned deeply. "This is not silver notes. It is clearly a pile of waste paper." "Impossible!" The first lady gave a scream and went forward to grab a few pieces of silver notes. She carefully examined them in her hands and found that some of the ink marks on the edges of the notes had already opened up, blurring people's vision to the point that they couldn't clearly see the amount. It was clearly a fake. "This box hasn't been touched since I handed it over yesterday."

It must be a fake! "

Mu Yunyao's face turned pale. "Eldest Aunt, all of the silver notes used at the Nebula Market and the Avaricious Restaurant are from Chang He. They all have roots there and can never be faked …"

The First Lady panicked to the extreme. "So what? Can it be that you can't deliberately fake these banknotes? I never thought that you would have such malicious thoughts at such a young age! "

"I've been staying at the Treasure Hua Temple for the past few days. Even when I was in the Mansion, I still stayed in the Primordial Moon Pavilion obediently. May I ask if I have the chance or the ability to falsify a banknote to frame you?" You think too highly of me. "

The first wife turned her head to look at Su Wenyuan in panic. With a resolute tone, she said, "Master, I haven't touched this wooden box since it was delivered here. I don't even know what the silver notes inside are. It must be Mu Yunyao framing me!" Mu Yunyao shook her head slightly. She looked at the First Madam with a strange gaze, as if she had just realised her true appearance, "Eldest Aunt, if you give me any precious items, such as banknotes, I will have someone fill them up with a box. After that, the box's edge is sealed with wax and it will be locked.

What about the sealing wax and the lock on the box? "

"How would I know? This box has been delivered here!"

"Nonsense! "Cough cough …" Yun Chun was very excited and coughed a few times before picking it up, "When I brought the box over, it was clearly sealed and undamaged, but now it's been opened … You must have done something … " Mu Yunyao shook her head, as if she was already extremely disappointed. "Yunchun, don't say anymore, these two hundred thousand silver taels … Forget it, let's just pretend that it never existed. If worse comes to worse, we can postpone the opening of the New Cloud Workshop and the Avaricious Restaurant in the capital for a few months. Now, mother and I only want to move out …

I ask First Uncle and First Aunt to agree. "

"No, I have to make this matter clear. If you continue to confuse me like this, won't you make it so that I won't lose my reputation and spread the word around? Everyone will think that I, the dignified lady of the library, am greedy for your money!"

"Aunt, why must you persist when things have come to this point? He clearly knew that Lord Shen's rank was one level lower than Eldest Uncle's and that without His Majesty's approval, it would be impossible for him to investigate this matter. Could Eldest Aunt be willing to have someone search the room? "

The Madam gritted her teeth and looked at Su Wenyuan. She had to clean herself of this matter. If she could not prove her innocence and could only cover it up, her reputation would be completely ruined. Once her reputation was ruined, it would definitely implicate Su Yuyi, who she had raised with her own hands.

"Alright, so long as you can prove my innocence, so what if I let you search the courtyard? The clear-minded and the muddleheaded are all muddleheaded. Only those with dark hearts and dark hearts are allowed to meddle in others' affairs all day long with the heart of a lowly person! " When Su Wenyuan saw his wife's resolute expression, his heart relaxed a little. He could no longer explain the previous matter clearly. The crime of being greedy for two hundred thousand taels of silver could not be committed any further. Seeing the Meng Clan's expression, it was clear that she hadn't touched the banknotes at all. If that was the case, then she couldn't …

To have so much silver appearing out of nowhere, he wasn't afraid of being found out.

"Madam's words are reasonable. In order to prove the innocence of my Su Family and prevent rumours from being spread outside, it is also fine to search the courtyard. It just so happens that Sir Shen is present and can be a witness from the side."

Shen Bingshu looked a little troubled. "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Su Wen Yuan said: "Don't worry, Sir Shen, I spoke of it myself. No matter what happened, I will not implicate Sir Shen, even if the Emperor were to ask, I will explain it to him."

Shen Bingshu nodded his head: "If that's the case, then I'll be the witness." He wanted to know as well what exactly those 200,000 silver bills were.

The First Wife coldly looked at Mu Yunyao. "Yunyao, you also have some maids by your side. Do you want them to search around?"

Mu Yunyao shook her head, "Since I'm involved, then I should avoid suspicion."

Shen Bingshu praised in his heart, "Miss Mu is truly reasonable and is truly worthy of respect." The young lady in front of him was not that old, but her etiquette was especially thorough. Even though she knew that she might not be able to recover from the beating she received from the dark, she still endured the pain and did not cry. Such elegance was not something that an average noble family could bring up, but now …

It was such a pity that he would be unable to bear a child later …

The people that Shen Bingshu brought were all men. Naturally, they could not personally search his wife's room. They could only send some maidservants from the west yard for them to take action. The people from Shuntian were standing inside the room to supervise.

Not long after, the first lady's room was searched, but nothing was found.

The First Wife sneered, "Mu Yunyao, you should believe me now, right?"

"Who knows if the First Wife has hidden the banknotes somewhere else?" Jin Lan spoke up angrily.

"Jin Lan, shut up!" Mu Yunyao turned around and berated him. "Apologize to Eldest Aunt."

Jin Lan unwillingly stepped forward and bowed. "Your servant's words have no meaning, First Madam, please punish me."

"Heh, alright. Since I've already searched my room once, I might as well search the entire East Branch. I have a clear conscience, so naturally, I am not afraid of the villains! " The first madame immediately ordered the maidservants and wives, "Keep searching. Shuntian manor's men, please watch from the side."

The East District was huge, so the search was naturally not that quick. Before long, a maid came by and asked, "Madam, do we still need to open the storehouse?"

There wasn't anything shameful in the East District's storeroom, so the First Wife simply nodded. "Senior Servant Qi, go back to my room and get my key. Let these people search thoroughly."

Mu Yunyao quietly stood at the side. Seeing that Su Qing's expression was sad, she comforted her in a small voice, as if she didn't care about the results of the search.

After about a quarter of an hour, an official of Shuntian Clan came over with a stack of silver notes in his hand. "Sir Shen, we've found them."

The first wife felt as if her ears had been struck by lightning, causing her to be struck dumb on the spot. What? What did you find? "

Su Wen Yuan was also stunned. He stared at the stack of banknotes as he strode forward to pick up a piece of the banknotes. These banknotes were issued by Chang He. Each banknote was worth a thousand taels of silver. This thick stack of banknotes was really captivating. The first wife came back to her senses, disbelief written all over her face. She stepped forward and grabbed the banknotes, "Impossible. Where did you find all these banknotes?"

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