The prince spared his life! The lady has been reborn to save you

"The Queen Mother personally gave her daughter several treasures, and more than ten of them are missing. Three of them are hidden under Chu Qing's bedding. If they are discovered by the royal family, she will be killed without a complete corpse."

"Mother, do you think I am saving her?"

Chu Yizhao looked at Zhao Shuzhen's increasingly paler face and gently stroked the soft belt around her waist and abdomen.

Zhao Shuzhen felt dizzy. How could it be the empress dowager's stuff? She stood up and sternly scolded, "Why didn't you keep the empress dowager's things? You let a servant steal them. You don't discipline her strictly. How can you be a noble lady in a marquis's mansion?"

Chu Yizhao found it funny. She wanted to be on guard, but she could guard against the big thieves in Jiangnan but not against the thieves in her own home.

Pretending to be hesitant, "Since the government cut back on spending, everything in my daughter's yard has been kept simple. The slightly grand and bright things were given by the Queen Mother. This... the servants in my daughter's yard all know..."

Only Chu Qing didn't know, because Chu Qing was awarded by the eldest lady, no one dared to set rules for her, and no one thought that she would dare to steal Chu Yizhao's things...

Zhao Shuzhen almost couldn't breathe in her breath, her face flushed red. She had long thought that Chu Qing was not a good person, with her vixen face. But Chu Huai said that she was capable and would definitely be able to keep an eye on Chu Yizhao.

She didn't want to get involved with Chu Yizhao, but Chu Qing came to her privately many times and gave her a lot of expensive jewelry and medicinal herbs.

It was said that it was sent by a noble person whom Chu Yizhao had saved outside. Chu Yizhao had saved many people outside over the years, so it was normal for him to have some foundation. What's more, she had raised Chu Yizhao for so many years, so receiving a little tribute would give her face.

Who knew that this noble lady was the Queen Mother!

This idiot!

Chu Yizhao knelt quietly on the ground, his eyes fixed on Zhao Shuzhen's bed.

Over the past decade, Chu Yizhao grew up in a honey pot. She was the only girl in the Chu family. From her grandmother, parents to her four brothers, they all held her in the palm of their hands.

She could never repay the kindness of raising her, and if they had told her the truth at that time, she would not have been ungrateful.

Chu Huai was ostracized and oppressed, and the entire mansion relied on the gold and silver given to her by the Queen Mother to maintain a decent life. She was willing to do this.

In her previous life, she also discovered that the imperial gifts had been stolen. In the 12th year of Yuan'an, the empress dowager rewarded Chu Yizhao with a Duan inkstone, which was a top-grade tribute from Huizhou.

She happened to see it in Chu Yunxu's study once, and there were even small characters of hers engraved on the inkstone...

At that time, she quietly toured the entire mansion, and there were more than ten fine items visible to the naked eye, including her parents' bedroom, her four brothers' resting places and study rooms.

Even in Chu Yingxue's yard, they were displayed openly.

At that time, Chu Yizhao, in order to maintain the dignity of his relatives, took the initiative to plead guilty to the Queen Mother.

It is a serious crime to give away the imperial gift without permission, but the old man just smiled.

"What is given to you is yours. How you deal with it is your business. You don't need to tell me."

The Queen Mother was merciful and did not punish her. These locusts knew clearly what kind of punishment she would face, but they still held on to the treasure and refused to let go.

This time, the treasures bestowed by the Queen Mother must be taken back.

Over the years, she has given me enough fame and fortune.

"You have done the Queen Mother a favor, and the Queen Mother should..." Zhao Shuzhen wanted to push the blame onto Chu Yizhao, but was interrupted.

Chu Yizhao's deep voice floated, "Mother, please be careful with your words. You can't mention the royal grace all the time. When you are happy, you can call me a little girl. When you are unhappy, you will be beheaded."

“This…what should I do…” Zhao Shuzhen held his forehead with his hand.

There were bursts of thunder and heavy rain. The big raindrops hit the tiles and fell into the courtyard through the cracks in the tiles...

Chu Yizhao's heart was calm, as if he could not hear Zhao Shuzhen's wailing.

He Yue couldn't bear to see her master in pain, so she whispered to Zhao Shuzhen, "Madam, Chuqing didn't take much from the Fifth Miss. You can just take it back and return it to the Fifth Miss. Chuqing is dead anyway."

Zhao Shuzhen felt a sharp pain in her heart. How could the imperial gift be bad? She was planning to use the whole set of emeralds to make a headpiece. And Xu'er's inkstone was a tribute from Huizhou. Chu Huai had never used such a good thing...

Now, she has to hand it over... How can she bear to do that...

But that was something from the royal family. My sister once said that when the empress dowager was ill, her mood would become unpredictable, and she would not dare to act rashly even if she had several heads.

Zhao Shuzhen's voice was a little weak as she instructed He Yue and also told Chu Yizhao, "Tomorrow, go help Zhao'er get the things back. Make sure...all of them are returned to Zhao'er without missing a single one."

"Also... the servants of Ruyi Residence neglected their duties and failed to supervise properly. The maids serving in the inner courtyard will be punished with ten sticks each, and the old woman who killed Chu Qing will all be sold!"

"Zhao'er, you are not strict with your subordinates. As a punishment, you will copy the Heart Sutra three hundred times by hand and send it to Guangyin Temple to pray for the Queen Mother."

"Yes." Chu Yizhao bent down obediently and curled his lips slightly.

When Chu Yizhao came out, the rain had stopped. Chu Yingxue was still waiting. When she saw him coming out, she immediately came to greet him and asked, "Sister, did mother punish you?"

"Well, copy the scriptures a few times."

Chu Yingxue frowned. Just copying scriptures?

"Sister looks very unhappy?" Chu Yizhao raised his eyebrows

"No, I am happy for my elder sister."

"That's good. Mother loves me and doesn't want my reputation to be damaged, so she treated me with care. After all..." Chu Yizhao looked at Chu Yingxue meaningfully. "I am her only daughter. She loves me the most."

Chu Yizhao ignored the woman who was standing there frozen in place and strode back to sleep.

Chu Yingxue's face turned pale, and she looked viciously in the direction of Chu Yizhao, her lips bleeding from biting under her veil.

She is the real mistress of this mansion. This bitch who has usurped the mansion is enjoying her resources, while she can only hide in a dark corner and act as a fake cousin.

And her mother, she knew Chu Yizhao was a fake, but she still doted on her. Why!

What else do you mean by acting in a comprehensive way? Is the mother-daughter relationship over the years really just acting?

For the first time, Chu Yingxue began to doubt Zhao Shuzhen.

This suspicion reached its peak the next day when He Yue stole a pair of vases from her room.

"Aunt Heyue, this vase was given to me by my third brother. How can you take it away!" Chu Yingxue was anxious to reach out to take it, but was stopped by Heyue.

"Cousin, this bottle was borrowed by the Third Young Master from the Fifth Young Lady. Madam said that all of them must be returned. Wait two days and then go to the storehouse to pick a pair."

He Yue was also helpless. She couldn't say the word "steal" to these young ladies and masters.

After He Yue left, Chu Yingxue stood there in a daze. The summer heat was rising outside and the clouds were hot, but her heart felt like it had fallen into an icy cave. She was filled with disappointment, confusion and even some resentment.

The mother couldn't bear to let Chu Yizhao down even for a bottle, and she wanted to take even a bottle away from her!

Chu Yizhao asked Huaichun to order the things Heyue brought. Woqiu whispered in Chu Yizhao's ear:

"Miss, I heard that the girl from Tingxue Courtyard went crazy and smashed the courtyard. Madam punished her by grounding her for a month, hehe."

Wo Qiu was very happy to see the cousin being punished, but Chu Yizhao didn't care. Chu Yingxue's face was at a critical moment, and she needed to be shut up and rest. Zhao Shuzhen punished her by confining her to her room, and it was unclear whether it was a punishment or protection.

Can her good sister understand her biological mother's painstaking efforts?

"Miss, we are missing a Duan inkstone."

Chu Yizhao looked at He Yue who was standing beside him.

He Yue bowed in dismay, "Chu Qing wanted to marry into a rich family, so she gave the inkstone to the Fourth Young Master. Now the Fourth Young Master probably doesn't want to return it..."

"Fifth Miss, he is your brother after all, why don't you..."

"Aunt Heyue, if it was something else it would be fine, but how dare Fourth Brother take it privately when it was a tribute presented to the royal family by the prefect of Huizhou?" Chu Yizhao was disgusted by Chu Yun. He studied in the Imperial College and it was impossible for him not to recognize the quality of that inkstone.

Apart from royal gifts, who would dare to use it? He knew exactly where Chu Qing got the royal gift.

On the one hand, he took the good things and refused to give them to her, and on the other hand, he criticized her and humiliated her wantonly.

Bastard!

He Yue took small steps in embarrassment. It was not that she did not ask for it, but the Fourth Young Master held the inkstone tightly and refused to let go. He even said that he would rather smash it than return it to the Fifth Young Lady. If he smashed the thing, he would lose his head...

"Aunt Heyue, you'd better go and report to mother as soon as possible. Fourth brother has that kind of temper. If he accidentally bumps into something, our whole mansion will be in trouble..." Chu Yizhao waved his hand with a slight warning.