Seeing Xie Lan's pitiful and aggrieved look, Chen Qiuhe suddenly felt nervous. Could it be that Meng Jiao, who had just started the family, used the power in her hands to secretly spend Chen Cang and fill her personal pockets? Xie Lan has indeed not made any mistakes in managing the Shen family in the past twenty years. It seems that it is really the problem of the third wife?

"Since you said it was the third lady, I will go to the third lady to investigate. I must find out the truth. So much money will never disappear out of thin air! Humph..." Chen Qiuhe stood up, disaster relief donations were imminent, and he could not take his hands empty in front of the emperor, waiting to lose his head, so he was extremely anxious and had to rest slowly, and then he had to go and investigate.

Xie Lan nodded and stood up, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although the master said that he must have found out the truth, but how can he start? This account must be a mess. The master's weather will pass after a few days. How could he break the casserole? He asked the bottom line: "Yes, Master, the third lady has always been a concubine in the mansion. He can't take care of the affairs of the mansion at all. He will not assist me in the care of her and let her take charge of the family. I am really nervous, afraid that she will make any trouble. You go to the third lady and ask questions. Maybe she will know her mistake and will hand over all the money." Xie Lan did not forget to step on the third lady and kicked her hard.

"Hmph! I think so!" Chen Qiu and shook their sleeves, without stopping too much, left the eldest lady's residence. No matter who secretly traveled to Chen Cang under his nose, the money in the Chen Mansion was gone. Without the money, how could he explain to the emperor? How could he still provide disaster relief? How could he keep his black hat? Can the Shen family have a future? He sighed long. If the money really can't be found, I don't know how to solve this matter. Could it be that he would borrow it from Prince Shijing? Although he had lived in the mansion for many days before, he could not use it as a reason to borrow money...

Moreover, Prince Shijing looked very kind-hearted. When he was in a good mood, he always looked like he was smiling and no one offended him. When he was in a bad mood, his face was covered with dark clouds as cold as ice, which made people dare not approach him. As the saying goes, being with the king is like a tiger. The emperor's family is really scary. In short, this person is really unfathomable, and he is just a smiling tiger! Recently, the prince suddenly condescended to stay in his mansion for a few days. In addition to being flattered, he was also working hard and anxious. He didn't know what he was selling in his gourd? He didn't know if Jin Xiuwei has set his sights on him since then!

Although he is in a high position, the first-rank master of the dynasty wants to respect him openly and secretly, there are many people who want to respect him for a better future, but because there are too many people, he can't figure out who are really sincere, who are just fences who forget their righteousness when they see profit, and who are the people behind him who monitor their every move. If he wants to take any harm, if he borrows money from these people, he will take a great risk. Moreover, the court prohibits bribery and form cliques for personal gain. If he is reported anonymously, Jin Xiuwei's group of murderous beasts intervene again. Wouldn't he push the Shen family to the edge of the cliff and be crumbling?

Therefore, we must not borrow from them, even if it is not enough! However, there is still one person in the court who can ask for help - that is Xie Lan's father. Lord Xie can indeed be regarded as a family member who knows the truth. If he speaks, he will definitely respond to his request. However, if he lowers his body and asks him, he must give an explanation for Xie Lan's house arrest. He is a minister and cannot be pursued with one word. How could he let it go if he let it go? He can't hold on to anything in this way, no, no... But who else in the court is reliable?

Perhaps his former father-in-law, General Cheng, still has some hope. Unfortunately, the two families have not been in contact for many years, because it was because of his negligence that his wife Cheng Jie had just given birth to the eldest son and died of an infectious disease. At this point, the two families have an indelible barrier.

At the beginning, he also blamed himself for a long time, but when he thought about it, coupled with Xie Lan's constant comfort, he gradually thought that Cheng Jie was not careful about her illness and had nothing to do with him. Why did the Cheng family count all the sins on him? So over time, he was exhausted by this constant criticism and suppression. Gradually, a feeling of rejection arises in his heart, and he also begins to feel dissatisfied with the Cheng family.

However, this dissatisfaction can only be hidden in my heart and did not come up. After all, in the court, the two families were evenly matched and they must not be offended until they had to. Moreover, because they were in-laws, the enemies behind them did not dare to act rashly. After all, the Cheng family is still the mother of their eldest son, so it is necessary to be harmonious... I guess if I borrow money from them, I will definitely be disappointed, and I will even be rejected at the beginning. Forget it, I'd better go to Meng Jiao to explore and make plans...

Xie Lan felt relieved after the master left. When the master was interrogated, she felt like a little rabbit was beating constantly. She felt that the heart in her chest seemed to jump out, wandering and rushing, but couldn't find the way. She only knew that she was facing a difficult but had to bear, and her heart suddenly became so tired! How could the things she had been dealing with were restored to the original appearance? She sighed deeply, and her heart seemed to be pressed by an invisible big stone. Her mouth trembled in disobedience, her mind was blank, and she wanted to prepare for anything, but she couldn't do anything now.

The surroundings were so quiet that she was under house arrest for a long time, so naturally no one came to see her like a dog who lost her power. Xie Lan only felt that her yard was getting more and more deserted. In the past, the threshold of her yard was almost trampled and trampled, but now only the servants who swept the yard came and went back and forth at the door. Is it really different from the past? Haha, she was unwilling to give up, really unwilling to give up. What is this situation? She would let those bitches remember who the hostess of the Shen family was. She used to be herself, now she is herself, and in the future she will be herself!

She raised her head and called her close maid Ling Yue. At this moment, only she could become the person she trusted the most. She kept her noble expression and ordered: "Lingyue, you secretly invite Butler Tong. We must discuss something. Remember, don't let people find out that he is here!" Lingyue nodded and bowed and replied that she had been serving the eldest lady for nearly ten years. Although she had not learned any other skills, she still had this vigilance and caution: "Yes, eldest lady, I understand, go back..." Lingyue hurried out.

Xiaolou followed Shen Qiuhe silently. Looking at his frustrated look, he knew that he had no results in asking for money. How could a shrewd person like Xie Lan admit it? It was not her personality at all if he didn't make any noise? Seeing that Chen Qiuhe was going to be Meng Jiao's residence, it seemed that Meng Jiao, who had been in office for three times, successfully took over this hot potato with Xie Lan's inspiration. However, she could no longer throw it away and could only choose to bite the dog with the eldest lady. It seemed that Chen Qiuhe would never be able to figure out this matter in this life... Sure enough, he came out of Meng Jiao's residence again in a mess.

Xiaolou smiled. Chen Qiuhe was not only dirty, but also even more depressed and furious! Meng Jiao, a woman, was even more troubled and had a bad temper than Xie Lan. When she heard her asking her where the money in the Chen Mansion was going, she immediately cried and asked the master if he didn't trust her. She also looked out all the books she had been in charge of the house for several days and opened the warehouse in the yard for herself. It was really empty. In recent years, Meng Jiao was suppressed and exploited by the eldest wife. Except for the monthly salary, she couldn't make any good things, so the warehouse was always empty. Now the master asked her why the account in the mansion was wrong, thinking that she had embezzled her. She was really wronged.

Since that's the case, where did the money go? Chen Qiuhe felt that every corner he passed by felt that there might be money buried underneath, and every maid and servant who passed by felt that they might have embezzled the silver in the mansion. However, he was eager to get an answer, but he had no way to investigate. How to check this? If there were few people involved in this matter, there were indeed few people involved. If there were many people involved, it was really too. Could it be that one day when the moon was dark and windy night, the thief stole all his money? No one noticed it! It was so strange...

Seeing Chen Qiu and searching on the ground like a hunting dog, her expression was still thinking hard, Xiaolou couldn't help laughing. It seemed that it was her turn to appear next. What's the icing on the cake? The true love is to help him in time. Moreover, Chen Qiu and this person have always put interests first. He would definitely agree with his proposal. So she didn't bother to pretend to meet unexpectedly, but came directly to Chen Qiu and his expression was not respectful to a servant, but directly facing him: "Mr. Shen..."

Chen Qiuhe was stunned and looked at Xiaolou. He saw that the blue butterfly coat of the maid in her mansion covered her fair skin. The blue stripes around her were covered. When they looked closely, they saw a dark blue light, and the crystal clear dripping earrings swayed. The black hair scattered beside her shoulders were tied up with a hairpin of blood-red platycodon flowers, and inserted into the black hair like a flowing cloud. Her eyes were full of bright eyebrows, and her red lips were red like blood without a trace. Her charming meaning was not concealed. However, her demeanor and behavior were as cold as blue. In her ice-blue eyes, there was a thoroughness of seeing through the darkness of the world, which made people dare not look directly at it.

Chen Qiuhe really doesn't like this maid, even if she is Mrs. Qingdie's personal maid. Her eyes always have aloofness hidden in them. Even when facing herself, her momentum is not diminished, so he doesn't like her. At the time in Qingdeyuelou, Xiaolou was rude and did not give him face without mercy!

I have always been praised and admired by others. I have been used to those flattering words. Now a little girl dares to challenge myself. How can I put my arrogance? With this disgust, Chen Qiuhe also accused him in his tone: "Why are you? Why don't you go back and serve Mrs. Qingdie to come here to do? I really think that life in the mansion is good, so that you, a servant, can be leisurely?"

Xiaolou understood what was in his tone, but he didn't like his arrogance, but he didn't know that his arrogance was only when facing him. Isn't it just a dignified Lord Shangshu? There is no need to always be domineering to himself: "Mr. Shen, please calm down. Of course, I will come to find you alone if I have something to do. Moreover, this matter is very important to me and you, so I dare not report it earlier!"

After hearing this, Chen Qiuhe's disgust towards Xiaolou increased a little. He really didn't understand what Mrs. Qingdie thought. Such a presumptuous girl, she actually wanted to treat her as the daughter of the Chen family and as her precious daughter? It's simply nonsense! It seems that the important thing she is going to say today is this, but there is no way, and she will definitely not recognize a servant as her daughter: "You are a humble servant and you want to be the daughter of the mansion. You are here for this matter today. I can tell you clearly that it is absolutely impossible!"

Xiaolou had already anticipated Lord Shen's attitude, but he also said to Mrs. Qingdie to consider it, but he refused to him. It was really a person and one attitude, but he had a lowly servant on the left and a lowly servant on the right. He didn't know where they were both human beings, so where did they come from? "Mr. Shen, you are right. I came here for this matter and make me the daughter of the Shen Mansion! Just listen to my advice. This is the same good thing for you and me." Xiaolou smiled brightly.

Chen Qiuhe simply doubted whether there was something wrong with her ears. Could she not see how humble she is? She would even say such jokes: "Hmph! You really thought about this. I thought it was because your brain went crazy and said such a ruthless thing. How could you just take it as the daughter of the Chen Mansion? You can dream. If you dare to appear in front of me again, I will ask someone to drive you out of the Chen Mansion directly, wherever you fall in love!" He was a little angry. He was originally worried about money, but suddenly a small building came out halfway to make things difficult for him. How could he not be angry?

Seeing Chen Qiu and the more angry he was, Xiaolou smiled brighter: "Master, I said that this is the same good thing for you and me. I have a lot of money in my hand. Do you think I donate it to the temple or all of it to you? I just heard that the court is worried about the drought of the people and asks officials from all over the country to contribute money and strong efforts. Lord Shen must be the first to be responsible for the disaster relief and help the poor. I also want to contribute some of my own money. Why don't you give your own money to you?"

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Xiaolou, I'm already rich, tsk tsk tsk...

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