Chapter 172 Two old things were stolen.
Wei Qingwan asked Yun: "Mother, should we go out and take a look now?"
Wei Ruo rolled her eyes at Wei Qingwan: "It sounds like there is a thief, and they are fighting with the people in the house." . What do you want to do when you go out now? Don't cause trouble."
Knowing that something was wrong, Wei Ruo had no intention of going outside to check the situation.
If someone really wanted to fight and kill someone, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go.
Wei Ruo didn't stop Wei Qingwan from going out to watch, not for Wei Qingwan's safety, but because she didn't want Wei Qingwan to cause trouble for her.
"A thief has been involved?" Wei Qingwan's expression changed immediately, and there was more fear in her eyes.
Although her father was a school captain and had always lived close to the war, Wei Qingwan had never really been close to killing.
If there was really any fighting and killing outside, Wei Qingwan didn't know what to do.
Wei Qingwan asked again: "Will we be in danger here?"
Judging from the voice, he was very close to them.
Wei Ruo calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then asked: "It's dangerous here, can you be safe if you go out? Or are you going to find a cupboard to hide?" In the flower hall, the maids of the Yuan Mansion were as quiet as a mountain
. She is waiting on the ground. She, a daughter of an uncle's house, can't hold back. What does she look like?
Wei Qingwan looked aggrieved: "Sister, don't be angry. I'm just a little worried about the safety of my mother and you." "
Don't show me your aggrieved face. This is not in the Wei Mansion. Your crying look is just fine at home. Don't embarrass yourself by going outside." Wei Ruo said coldly.
He said this harshly, leaving no face for Wei Qingwan.
Wei Qingwan bit her lip aggrievedly, then turned her head and looked at Yun with red eyes.
I thought I could see Yun's distress towards me and anger towards Wei Qingruo, but I saw that Yun's face was serious. Not only was she not distressed, but her face was cold.
"Mother, my daughter has no intention of running away and embarrassing the captain's family. She just asked if there is any danger." Wei Qingwan said to Yun aggrievedly.
Yunshi educated Wei Qingwan in a solemn tone: "Wanwan, pay attention to your manners and don't panic over the smallest things. When you are outside, you must always remember that you are the lady of Zhongyi's house, and your ancestor is a famous general who founded the country." Wei Qingwan felt overwhelmed
. A basin of cold water made me feel cold from head to toe. Tears were rolling in my eyes, but I couldn't hold back the tears.
However, Yun was not in the mood to pay attention to Wei Qingwan's mood at the moment. The constant sounds coming in from outside made her frown.
They could even hear the guards in Yuan's mansion shouting words like "Don't let them escape" and "Don't let them hurt the princess".
This is definitely a thief, and it is also a very difficult thief!
But who on earth would be so bold as to come to the prefect's house to cause trouble in broad daylight?
I don’t know how long it took, but the sounds outside stopped.
After a while, Mrs. Yuan came back.
"Mrs. Wei, Miss Wei, I'm sorry for frightening you." Mrs. Yuan apologized.
"We're fine, Mrs. Yuan. Nothing happened in the front yard, right?" Mrs. Yun said with concern.
"No one was injured. It's nothing serious. However, the mansion is in a mess today. I'm afraid that the reception won't be good, so I'll keep Mrs. Wei and the two Miss Wei in the house soon," Mrs. Yuan said.
"It's okay, madam, just be busy with family affairs and pay more attention to your health." It was not convenient for Yun to stay for a long time, so she took Wei Ruo and Wei Qingwan and said goodbye to Madam Yuan.
Coming out of the flower hall, Wei Ruo saw the servants in the mansion moving in a hurry, all running towards the backyard.
It seems like it's really not just water leaking out of the front yard.
After Wei Ruo and others left, Mr. Yuan hurried back to his house.
He went out for inspection early this morning, and by the time he got the news, it was already too late to come back.
"Madam, how are you?" Yuan Zhengqin came in and first cared about his wife's condition.
"I'm fine, and no one in the house was injured," Mrs. Yuan said.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll send people to track down these thieves now."
Yuan Zhengqin was about to call people in when he was stopped by Mrs. Yuan: "Husband, that's all for today. Don't make any noise. You order to go down. Just tell the outside world that there is water in the front yard, and don’t spread the word about the thief in the backyard!"
Mrs. Yuan's words made Yuan Zhengqin wonder: "Madam, what's going on?"
"Today there is water and thief in the house again. , and it happens to be chosen when you are not in charge of the house, so it is difficult for me not to think that they did it on purpose." Mrs. Yuan's face was solemn.
"In this case, we should track down the whereabouts of these thieves and bring them to justice." Yuan Zhengqin said.
"Those thieves didn't hurt anyone after they entered the house. Only two things were stolen from the warehouse." "
What was missing?"
"One is the Picture of Broken Plum Blossoms and Ao Xue; the other is a dagger named Dragon Picture. "Speaking of these two things, Mrs. Yuan frowned.
"What's so special about these two things?"
Yuan Zhengqin had no special impression of these two things. What was certain was that they were not the two most valuable things in their warehouse.
Why did the thief go to such great lengths to sneak into their warehouse, but only stole two items that were not very valuable?
Or is there something fishy about this?
"These two objects are indeed not particularly valuable, but they have the same origin. When Xu Guogong's mansion was raided, all the items confiscated were collected into the national treasury. After a period of time, these items were successively rewarded by the emperor's uncle. Everyone, my father also got some. This picture of Broken Plum Blossoms and Ao Xue and this dagger were gifts from my father’s palace. They came to Taizhou Prefecture with me along with other dowries when I got married. . Because there was nothing special about it, I didn’t pay much attention to it. It wasn’t until I compared the dowry list to confirm the stolen items that I discovered that both items came from this.”
After listening to his wife's explanation, Yuan Zhengqin still didn't understand: "Why would someone go to such trouble to steal these two things?"
Mrs. Yuan shook her head: "I can't understand it either. Duke Xu Guogong and his son have been dead for more than ten years. The people involved in this matter were implicated, demoted, and reclusive. Why are there people now working so hard for old things from back then?" "Madam doesn't want me to speak out because I think these people are related to Duke Xu Guo
. An old friend related to the government?" Yuan Zhengqin asked.
"I don't know if they are related to the Xu Guogong's mansion back then, but these people are very skilled. Even the royal masters who have followed me for many years can't do anything to them, but they have not hurt anyone in my mansion, so I think they We have no ill intentions, we just want these two things. And these two things are of no use to me, so it’s okay to give them to them." Mrs. Yuan replied.
(End of chapter)