Chapter 246
The concierge came to report that no one had left the mansion tonight, and the old lady suspected that the thief was still in the mansion. At this time, the matter of putting out the fire was also put on the back burner, and it was true to get the money back as soon as possible.

So the old lady sent more people to start a big search in the mansion.

But I searched all over the mansion three times, and found nothing of the stolen property...

When the government and neighbors saw that the Qian family was in trouble, they sent people to ask if they needed help. The old lady was afraid of making her family ugly, and even more afraid of being fished in troubled waters. She could only say that the fire was under control and sent the government and the neighbors away.

It was getting brighter.

After being interrogated, the mother-in-law in charge of inspections said that tonight they had been conscientiously inspecting various places in the mansion as usual.They are not negligent, and they do not know why this is the case.Someone must have premeditatedly bypassed their patrol, and the person who did this must know the mansion very well.

Ni Hong and the maids in Qianxiang's courtyard were also interrogated separately, but no matter how they pressed them, they both insisted that Chuntao from the second wife's courtyard was the one who went to find them.

But the second room rebounded strongly, the old lady wanted to interrogate Chuntao, but the second room refused.The old lady was afraid that they would report to the officials, so she had to give up.

After returning, Qian Feng and Qian Xiang fought again.Qian Feng put down his words, and from now on he broke up with Qian Xiangen, as if he didn't have this younger brother.Qian Feng even packed his luggage, clamoring to go to another state capital to find his father and come back to make decisions.The old lady went there in person before stopping him.

Those who were sent to catch the Taoist priests returned empty-handed.They rushed to the Taoist temple and found that the Taoist priest was not there.There was no one in the entire Taoist temple, only a note was left on the door, saying that he was out to do something.

Is this an escape?Or is it a coincidence?The old lady was so angry that she smashed the cup in her hand.But she didn't know where the soldier had gone, and she didn't dare to report to the official, what else could she do?

In this way, even if you scratch your head, the mess is still a mess, and there is nowhere to sort it out.

The old lady's head was buzzing.

Erfang's attitude of reporting to the officials wholeheartedly is not like what they did. Even if they could design those two brothers, how could they steal?

Is the theft just a cover?

Although the Taoist knew the mansion well, he couldn't do this without the help of the people in the mansion.However, the Taoist priest was found by the old lady herself, who would conspire with him?

Is it possible that there are two groups of people doing these things?

Is it really the hell?

There must still be ghosts.Still have to check!

The sky is bright.

At this time, the fire in the Jingui courtyard was finally extinguished.

The whole yard burned through.

According to the report, Jingui was burned to death, leaving only a charred skeleton.

Nanny Cai took a look in person, and came back with a bold guess:

"The gold utensils that Miss Jingui has been wearing all along are gone. The gold and silver that the old lady rewarded her as a burden are also gone. The old slave searched and found a hole in the wall of Miss Jingui's backyard. There is still a dagger that fell on the ground beside Miss Jingui's bed.

The servant girl boldly guessed whether someone coveted the gold objects that the old lady bestowed on Jingui, thinking that Miss Jingui's yard had been in disrepair for a long time and could be stolen, so she secretly dug a hole in the back wall.Stealing at night, unexpectedly discovered by Miss Jingui, the two started a fight.

Seeing the criminal's face, he became determined to silence him, and then he did not stop doing anything, and simply set fire to the yard to make a big one.This is what happens next..."

The old lady was silent for a few seconds.These days, the possibilities are almost non-existent.How did she know!

"Have someone go and collect Jingui properly. She came in a sedan chair, so let her be buried...as Aunt Feng'er."

The old lady said it was "grace", but what she was thinking in her heart was that if Nanny Cai's conjecture was true, Jin Gui died because of the ghost of the Qian family, and died because of the gold utensils she rewarded. What can I do if I hate myself and the Qian family?So she can't be too harsh.

"Burn more ingots at Jingui's place, and then find a... monk to give them a ride."

The old lady got angry when she thought of the Taoist priest.After ten days of tossing and trying various methods, none of them worked.She felt more and more that she was deceived by the Taoist priest. More than 1000 taels of silver, I am afraid it was in vain.

But at this time, a mother came to report.After a rough estimate of the property lost in the mansion, the loss was at least as high as 5000 taels.

5000 two?
or at least?

Think about those antique calligraphy and paintings, how many generations have accumulated them?It's the property of the mansion!

The old lady felt a tightness in her chest.

Someone died in the house, caught fire, got thieves, got cheated, scandalous things happened... one after another, endless, everything was bad, the old lady didn't hold on, and the whites of her eyes rolled fainted...

However, even at this time, they did not dare to report to the officials after considering it...

At this moment, Tao Ran was already on his way to the provincial capital hundreds of miles away.

The reason why she ran so far was naturally to sell stolen goods.There are too many things and they are too expensive to sell in the local area, so she plans to go to the provincial capital... Before the Qian family can react, sell the stolen goods for silver tickets...

Since the Qian family's attention was focused on the scandal of Qian Xiang and Ni Hong and the fire in the Jingui courtyard, after watching the excitement for a while, Tao Ran easily climbed over the high wall of the Qian family with the help of her iron hook.

Beyond the wall is an alley.

Seeing no one was there, she landed secretly.After taking off the maid clothes on her body, Tao Ran had already put on a plain cloth.Carrying two sacks on her shoulders, she disappeared into the night without violating the rules at all, and found an inn to wash her face, dress up, and rest.

When she walked out of the inn at dawn, she changed her appearance again under the influence of makeup techniques.

She went to the market, directly bought a carriage, hired a coachman, and went to the provincial capital in a dashing manner...

On the other side, the old lady of the Qian family had just been treated by the doctor and wanted to take a rest for a while to sleep, when another report came from outside, saying that Li Dashan had come.

"Which one is Li Dashan?" The old lady's head hurts.

"It's Miss Jingui's father."

"..." The old lady felt a splitting headache.

"Li Dashan is causing trouble and wants to see his daughter."

"Okay, why did he come to the door suddenly? But what news did he know?"

"It seems so. Looking at him, it seems that he knows that something happened to Miss Jingui, and he must meet with him."

The old lady stared, and she smashed the pot in her hand again.

"Jingui just died, and the fire just went out. How did he receive the news so quickly? Who leaked the news?"

"Old lady, I'm afraid now is not the time to get to the bottom of this." After going out to take a look, Cai Nanny hurried in and squatted beside the old lady to report.

"Then Li Dashan made a lot of noise outside, attracting onlookers. The fire burned for a long time last night, and the people in the city knew about it. There were already many spectators outside the mansion. Now that Li Dashan is making a fuss, people gathered outside A large number of people gathered around to discuss and watch the excitement.”

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(End of this chapter)

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