After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 452: Guarding and Stealing
Just after recognizing her relatives, someone from the Xie family came again. One can imagine how upset Zhang Yunniang felt.

She really wanted to stop Xie Xingchuan, but she had been absent from her second son's life for so many years and had no right to stop Xie Xingchuan.

Moreover, from Zhang Yunniang's perspective, Mrs. Xie is just distancing herself from her son, and the Xie family has raised Xie Xingchuan for so many years, so she has no right to blame the other party.

"If this maid has bad intentions, she might cause the young couple to become alienated..." Nanny Xie said in a low voice.

Madam Xie cares most about her niece now, and she immediately said, "Pick two good ones from the mansion these few days. They don't have to be particularly good-looking, but they can't be ugly either. They have to be honest and decent, okay?"

Aunt Xie was waiting for the Madam's decision. Her niece is fifteen years old this year.

Xie Xingchuan didn't know that his adoptive mother had already started to plot against the people around him. After returning to his yard, he started looking in his small warehouse.

"Master, why did you suddenly think of cleaning the warehouse? Are you picking a gift for someone?" Xiaosong asked with a smile.

"I want to give everyone in the Gu family a gift."

Xiao Song said: "Young Master likes the Gu family very much? That's really fate!"

Xiaosong actually liked to follow Xie Xingchuan to the Gu family. There, the young master would not let him serve closely, and the servants of the Gu family were also very polite to him. Every time he went there, he was treated to good wine and delicious food at the gatehouse. He was many times happier than when he was at the Xie family.

So he didn't know that Xie Xingchuan had already become a relative of the Gu family.

Xie Xingchuan turned around, looked at Xiaosong seriously, and said, "When you meet the Gu family in the future, you must be polite to them as you would to my parents. Do you understand?"

Xiao Song quickly agreed and said, "Master, don't worry. I have always been very polite to the Gu family. I know that they are the most beloved people in your heart."

When Xie Xingchuan heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Generals who go to war get rich quickly, after all, the bulk of the spoils are their own. When Xie Xingchuan returned from the border town this time, he brought back a large amount of spoils, and now he has quite a few things in his private warehouse.

He spent most of the hour finding some gifts.

The gift for Gu Mingda was an ancient painting, the gift for Gu Yan was a set of top-quality study items, the gift for Gu Zhao was a few exquisitely crafted cricket jars, and the gift for Niu Niu was some exquisite toys.

The gifts given to Old Lady Gu and Old Man Gu were all expensive medicinal herbs.

As for Zhang Yuniang, he directly prepared a set of gold jewelry, and even for Liu Xiaoru, he prepared jewelry.

However, the set of gold jewelry given to Zhang Yunniang was the most valuable. When Xie Xingchuan picked it up, he suddenly frowned.

"Who moved the warehouse?" Xie Xingchuan asked coldly.

Xiao Song said, "Master, no one has touched the warehouse."

Xie Xingchuan threw the golden mask directly at Xiaosong: "Look for yourself if this is right!"

As soon as Xiaosong took it in his hand, his expression changed immediately. The weight of the golden mask was obviously not right. He took a bite and his face turned ugly.

"Master, when I delivered these jewels to the warehouse a few days ago, they were all real! It was not me who made them look real!" Xiaosong knelt down and said. There were two keys to the warehouse, one was kept by Xiaosong and the other by Madam Xie.

Xie Xingchuan naturally would not doubt his servant. Xiaosong had served him for many years and had been with him through thick and thin in the border town. Xiaosong had spent little time in Xie's mansion during this period.

Xiaosong is not short of money. If he had done it, he would have stopped it when the warehouse was just opened, and would have advised Xie Xingchuan not to use the gold jewelry as a gift.

Xie Xingchuan turned around and checked the other jewelry in the warehouse. The silver jewelry was okay, but almost all the gold jewelry was missing.

Xiaosong felt his scalp tingling when watching this scene. He really couldn't imagine that Aunt Xie was so bold as to do such a blatant thing of switching things up.

"Young Master, I am willing to prove my innocence. Just send someone to my room and my home to check. It really wasn't me who did it!" Xiaosong first cleared himself of suspicion.

Xie Xingchuan naturally believed him, helped the man up, and said, "Of course I believe you. The person who did this was so blatant, obviously she is very eager for money."

Most of the treasures in Xie Xingchuan's private vault were delivered by Xiaosong when he returned to Beijing a few days ago. He had also lived in the Gu family for so many days, which made it convenient for Nanny Xie to embezzle.

By the time Nanny Xie came to deliver the chicken soup on the orders of the lady, Xie Xingchuan had already cleaned up the warehouse and looked at her as if nothing had happened.

"This is the chicken soup that Madam specially asked the kitchen to cook for you. It has been stewing for most of the day. You should drink it while it's hot." Aunt Xie said with a smile.

Xie Xingchuan took a sip and he could still taste the difference between the chicken soup that had been simmered over low heat for a long time and the one that was quickly cooked over high heat.

"It's too hot, let it cool down for a while." Xie Xingchuan said and put the chicken soup aside.

Madam Xie continued to persuade him, "Young Master, don't think that Madam is usually strict with you, but in fact she does it for your own good. Although she sometimes punishes you, she feels bad in her heart. I have seen Madam crying secretly many times."

Although Aunt Xie was saying all these nonsense that she herself didn't believe, Xie Xingchuan pretended to be moved.

"I know that my mother is doing this for my own good, but I have never understood why she doesn't want to be close to me?" Xie Xingchuan asked.

Madam Xie said immediately, "Madam has her own reasons. The general hates men being raised by women and doesn't like you acting like a child. Even if Madam wants to get close to you, she doesn't dare to make the general unhappy. She is even more afraid that the general will vent his anger on you!"

Xie Xingchuan said: "Mother has such good intentions, why didn't Mammy tell me earlier?"

Aunt Xie thought her words had worked, and said, "There is no overnight hatred between mother and son. Just remember that the lady is doing this for your own good."

Xie Xingchuan nodded and said, "Mammy, thank you for telling me this today. You have taken care of me for many years and it is really hard. I didn't bring anything good this time. Xiaosong, go to the storehouse and take out the heaviest set of gold jewelry and give it to Mammy Xie as a reward."

When Aunt Xie first heard about the gift, she was quite happy, but when she heard that it was gold jewelry, her expression changed immediately.

Although she quickly covered it up, Xie Xingchuan still noticed something unusual and became more certain that she was the one who stole the property.

Aunt Xie took the jewelry box that Xiaosong handed over and did not dare to refuse. She just opened it and took a look, forced a smile on her face, acted as if she was thanking the owner profusely, and left.

Xie Xingchuan looked at her leaving figure coldly and ordered Xiaosong: "Choose a few good hands and prepare to catch the thief!"

(End of this chapter)