stern wife

Chapter 260 Who Are You?
The old lady has many ways to punish people, especially for her servants, she beats and scolds at every turn, and if something goes wrong, she will kill the servants to vent her anger.

If the old lady knew what she was thinking, she would probably peel off a layer of her skin alive!
Ling Yu didn't dare to disobey the old lady's order anymore, she stood up quickly, and trotted all the way to the warehouse door to open it.

The old lady waved her hand, and a dozen or so sturdy servants followed Ling Yu and immediately followed Ling Yu, ready to go in and carry things when the door of the warehouse opened.

Ling Yu was stared at by those servants, she was scared and nervous, she trembled for a long time before opening the lock.

Immediately, he pushed open the warehouse door, not daring to take a second look inside, and quickly stepped aside.

Seeing that the gate was open, the group of servants wanted to walk in.

Unexpectedly, within a few steps, they all stopped and stared at the warehouse with wide-eyed eyes, each with an expression of disbelief on their faces.

Seeing them standing at the door of the warehouse but not going in, the old lady asked impatiently:
"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and move in!"

"Old, old lady..."

One of the servants pointed to the inside of the warehouse, and opened his mouth in a daze:
"There's... nothing in here."

When the words came out, everyone was shocked.

Even Pei Xiaoran's face showed a bit of surprise just right.

"Nothing?!"

The old lady didn't believe it, and walked over quickly with someone, and looked inside.

Sure enough, the huge warehouse was empty, even Pei Xiaoran's two wooden boxes that were originally placed in the corner were gone.

Ling Yu also walked in, seeing this scene, couldn't help screaming:
"My God! What's going on here? How did it become empty? Impossible! I saw with my own eyes yesterday that those people moved all the rewards here, how could they all disappear?!"

The old lady's face was livid, and she was angry when she saw the empty warehouse, but when she heard Ling Yu's scream, she immediately reprimanded:
"What are you yelling about! Shut up!"

Pei Youmin and Pei Shuli also looked angry, as if their things had been stolen.

Cheng and Pei Wenchang immediately cast suspicious eyes on Pei Xiaoran.

Unexpectedly, Pei Xiaoran looked even more surprised than them. He looked here and then there, his big eyes widened.

Even Nanny Pan, who has always been calm and experienced, frowned, and said in a deep voice:

"So many things were delivered just yesterday. Even if outsiders are well-informed, it is absolutely impossible for outsiders to remove all these things in such a short period of time without anyone noticing."

This is true.

In Pei Xiaoran's yard, there are quite a few old ladies and others who are eyeliners, even Ling Yu. If outsiders break in, it's impossible for these people not to notice.

So since it wasn't done by an outsider, it's... an inside ghost?
Pei Xiaoran suddenly turned his head to look at Ling Yu, and asked:

"Sister Lingyu, is there any strange person pretending to be my name to ask you for the key? Or falsely claiming that I ordered you to open the warehouse?"

Ling Yu hurriedly shook her head.

However, the point of Pei Xiaoran's question was not at all whether anyone asked Ling Yu for the key.

Rather, the key to the warehouse is only in Ling Yu's hands.

The eyes of the old lady and Cheng's immediately turned to Ling Yu.

The old lady poked the crutch hard on the ground, and asked sharply:
"The key to the warehouse is with you, who else can open the door besides you?! Be honest! Did you steal it?!"

Ling Yu was taken aback, and quickly knelt down on her knees and kowtowed:
"The old lady is wronged! How dare the servant do such a rebellious thing?! Besides, besides, there are a lot of things here, how can it be possible to move it with only the strength of the servant?"

Cheng sneered and said:
"It turns out that there are accomplices. After all, who has been bribed by you?"

Ling Yu was about to be wronged to death.

She really wanted to steal some rewards to enrich her purse, that's right.

But who would have the guts to steal all the rewards!
Not to mention that she has only thought about it so far, and hasn't even started to do it!
"Slaves are wronged!"

Ling Yu hastily defended herself:
"How could it be possible to buy so many people and move so many things for the slave with just the little money of the servant? Besides, Pei's mansion is so big, those things will be discovered before they leave the mansion, right?"

Cheng thought for a while, and said slowly:

"You really don't have that much silver..."

Before Ling Yu had time to breathe a sigh of relief, she continued:
"But you are the only one who has the key. Could it be that you were bribed by others? Also, although this Pei Mansion is large, there are several small paths leading directly to the back door. You only need to buy the person guarding the back door to get out, which is very convenient." tight."

Ling Yu gritted her teeth, wishing she could pounce on Cheng Shi and bite her to death.

She simply raised three fingers and swore to God:
"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with the servant girl. If the servant girl has half a lie, I would like to be struck by five thunderbolts, and the sky will be struck by lightning!"

Cheng asked back:
"If not you, who else?"

Ling Yu looked at Pei Xiaoran.

Cheng also looked over and asked:
"Xiaoran, do you have another key with you?"

Pei Xiaoran shook his head, spread his hands and said:

"There are two keys to this warehouse, one is with the housekeeper, in case someone accidentally loses it and cannot open the door of the warehouse, and the other is with Sister Lingyu. If you don't believe me, you can ask the housekeeper."

As soon as these words came out, Ling Yu was undoubtedly sentenced to death.

There are no windows in this warehouse, and there are walls on three sides, and the roof does not show any signs of damage.

In this case, people can only go through the main entrance.

And the lock on the door is intact, so who is so powerful that he can let the lock come in without the key?
If it is seriously pursued, Pei Ming, the housekeeper of the Pei Mansion, is also very suspicious.

Moreover, he is a steward, with more power in his hands, and it is more convenient to smuggle things out.

However, because Pei Xingshan was trapped in the capital these days, Pei Ming, as one of his confidantes, has been helping him to run around outside, and has not returned for several days.

I'm afraid that he doesn't even know about Pei Xiaoran's reward, let alone send someone to steal it.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Ling Yu is the chief culprit for the disappearance of all the imperial gifts!
The old lady stared at Ling Yu viciously, and asked:
"No wonder you found an excuse to stop you when I asked you to open the door. It turned out to be because of this! Now, what else do you have to say?!"

"The servant is wronged! The servant is wronged!!!"

Ling Yu knew that no matter what she said, these people would no longer believe her, so she became frightened and kowtowed to the old lady desperately.

The old lady was unmoved at all, and ordered in a cold voice:
"Bring me back this creepy thing! I want to interrogate and interrogate, where did she hide those things!"

(End of this chapter)