Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

In the evening, Sheng Hong did not go to Lin Qinshuang's room, but stayed in the eldest lady's room and told her in detail what happened in the Bai family today.

"I didn't expect that after this incident, Erlang of Marquis Gu's family and Bai'er became close friends. I think they get along very well. Gu Er even said that he wanted to ride on our family's ship back to Beijing." Sheng Hong said.

"My Changbai is extremely talented and has a good appearance. Who wouldn't like him? It shows that Gu Er is a connoisseur. Since he wants to go with my family, then let's go together. I'll let Mama Liu make the arrangements." The lady said happily.

"But I heard from Yuan Dalang that Gu Er is in the capital..." Before Sheng Hong finished speaking, Lin Qinshuang's voice came from outside the door: "Honglang, Honglang! I brought some freshly made candied fruits, and brought them to the master and queen mother to taste."

Cai Huan was about to scold the person outside, but Sheng Hong said, "Bring the person in."

He turned to the lady and whispered, "She came here to show her respect to you. It's not right to hit someone who smiles at you."

The lady rolled her eyes and groaned, "I've been at home all day, why didn't she come to pay her respects? Why did she wait until you were in my room before coming? How could I not know what that vixen was thinking?"

Sheng Hong ignored her and smiled at Lin Qinshuang who was walking slowly from the door. She was holding a small and delicate folding fan with a orchid painted on it in light ink, and a faint fragrance wafted from her graceful lotus steps.

As Sheng Hong watched, the smile on his face disappeared.

The lady was stunned, then angrily asked: "What did you take?!"

Lin Qinshuang trembled for a moment after being yelled at by the lady, and then she put on an aggrieved look and said, "This is what I just got. It's called a folding fan, and it's a top-quality product from the Treasure Pavilion. If the lady wants it, I'll give it to her..."

The eldest lady interrupted her angrily, "Nonsense! The folding fan is a treasure tributed by the Kingdom of Goryeo, and it cannot be given without the royal family! What you took is clearly something from my royal family! This was given to my mother by the emperor, and because of the orchid on it, my mother sent it to Hualan as a dowry!"

Lin Qinshuang said anxiously: "Madam, you have wronged me! This is the one I bought from the Treasure Pavilion. There is only one in Yangzhou Prefecture..."

Before she finished speaking, Mother Liu came up, snatched the folding fan, and handed it to the lady.

The lady looked at it carefully again and again. The more she looked, the more her hands trembled. She threw the folding fan into Sheng Hong's arms and burst into tears.

Sheng Hong also took the fan and looked at it carefully for a long time before saying, "This is indeed the dowry that the eldest lady added to Hualan's box. How did it end up in your hands?"

Lin Qinshuang immediately fell to her knees and said anxiously, "My Lord, this is unfair! I really bought this from the Treasure Pavilion! I spent a full 100 taels on it, so the Treasure Pavilion must have an account record of it!"

Madam Zhou who was following her knelt down and said, "Master, please check carefully! This was indeed purchased from the Treasure Pavilion. I can testify to this."

Mother Liu stepped forward at the right time and said, "It seems that this matter cannot be explained for a while. For the sake of the young lady's reputation, we must have someone guard this room and ask strangers not to come near to avoid hearing anything."

Sheng Hong and his wife were both shocked, and they quickly closed the main door and asked people to guard the courtyard gate. They also arranged a team of people to guard outside the mansion, even blocking the dog hole, saying that they would strengthen patrols in the near future to protect the safety of the distinguished guests in the mansion.

When the servant who was in charge of purchasing the goods was brought in, he knew something was wrong when he saw the scene. Then he saw the faces of the Lord and his wife in the hall were livid, and Lin Xiaoniang was kneeling and crying, and then he realized something was wrong. He was so scared that he started to talk nonsense, saying that he bought it from the Treasure Pavilion, and then he said that he picked it up. When Sheng Hong threatened to beat him with a stick, he cried and said that he bought it from the street.

After hearing this, Madam Wang became even more anxious. How could her eldest daughter's dowry end up on the streets and become stolen goods?

So Hualan was called over, and Hualan started crying, "I found that I had lost something, but I was worried that the Yuan family would find out, and I was also afraid of upsetting my father and mother, so I didn't dare tell anyone."

Madam Wang hugged Hua Lan and cried heartbreakingly: "My poor child! You are so kind-hearted, what will you do in the future!" She pointed at Lin Qinshuang and said: "You are so greedy, the master has rewarded you with so many good things, even the position of housekeeper, but you are still not satisfied, and you are planning to take advantage of my Hua Er! Tell me, what else did you steal?"

Lin Qinshuang said anxiously, "Madam, please be wise! If I really stole it, can I still use it in front of the Lord and the Queen?"

Madam Wang insisted: "Who knows if it's you who's crying thief?"

She has started babbling nonsense.

Seeing that her mother was about to do something wrong again, Hua Lan hurriedly said, "Since father and mother already know, why don't we check the whole mansion. I have lost more than just this one thing." As she spoke, she wiped away her tears.

Madam Wang's eyes were blazing with fire: "What? You lost something else!"

Lin Qinshuang Xukong defended herself by saying, "In this case, we need to search thoroughly to catch the real culprit! I will investigate first to prove my innocence." She felt that she was wronged in this matter and was not afraid of being investigated.

Madam Liu said quickly, "Master, Madam, if the search was about the lost dowry, if the in-laws knew about it, our girl would be embarrassed. It would be better to say it was a routine check of accounts to prepare for the departure to Tokyo."

Sheng Hong nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! You are right, we cannot say it was a robbery. It's you who will do a thorough search to see if there is any stolen goods that have not been sold yet."

Madam Liu took the order and said, "Since it looks like we are checking the accounts, we need to check the account books to avoid arousing suspicion. We will also ask those who do the accounting to conduct the search."

Sheng Hong nodded: "That's right, you have to pretend to be innocent, but you have to find someone you can trust, and don't let the news leak out! Shuang'er, take out the matching key and give it to Mama Liu, and let her check it out, so as to prove your innocence."

Only then did Lin Qinshuang secretly think that something was wrong. Although her things all had their origins, there were two account books, one for Yin and one for Yang. Now they were all placed together in the cabinet. How could she let Mother Liu see them?

But now she and Madam Zhou were both trapped in the hall. Who should she ask to go out and burn the real account books?

Without thinking twice, Mother Liu went up to Lin Qinshuang and took out the key from her arms. She walked out of the door and headed straight for Lin Xiaoniang's yard.

She was extremely quick and based on the clues she had collected previously, she quickly found the real and fake account books. She also found many valuable things in the houses of several of Lin Qinshuang's trusted managers. Finally, she found the pair of carved dragon and phoenix bracelets that Hualan had lost in Molan's room.

Molan didn't know the whole story, she just cried and shouted: "This is the dowry my mother prepared for me!"

Chang Feng wanted to step forward and fight with the old woman, but was held down firmly instead.

In less than an hour, all of Hualan's things were found, but everyone's focus had shifted from the lost dowry to the falsification of accounts.

Sheng Hong looked at Lin Qinshuang's handwriting on the account book, and his head buzzed for a moment. He said in disbelief: "Shuang'er, did you really do this?"

Lin Qinshuang knelt on the ground and cried tremblingly: "It's not me... It's really not me... How would I know this... It's all the work of my subordinates! Honglang, you have to believe me!"