The lid of the box was closed with a "click", and Shen Qiyin's eyes were dim, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.

She went to see Lu Shan.

Then he went to the front yard and told Dafu to report to the police.

The reason is: the house was robbed!

After several days, Qian Chuan set foot in the Shen family again and had a strange sense of "belonging".

When the constable came to the door, Shen Cang was in Jiang Wan's room.

Because he had embarrassed the other party in public during the day, Shen Cang felt extremely regretful afterwards and hurriedly bought a bunch of things to appease the other party.

Before he could appease the person, a servant came to report that the constables from Jingzhao Prefecture had arrived. Shen Cang was so scared that he wanted to scream and shout like a madman without caring about anything.

There's really no way he can have peace for even a moment!

There's always this and that going on, and there's never a moment of peace.

So annoying!

"Why are you here for no reason?" Shen Cang's face turned pale and he asked unhappily as he walked out.

"In reply to the master, it was the second young lady who asked someone to report to the authorities, saying that the silver was lost."

Shen Cang paused: "Silver?"

"What silver?" Could it be that the silver bestowed by the emperor was lost? !

It’s not warm yet.

The maid shook her head blankly, indicating that she didn't know.

The second young lady only said that she lost some money but she didn't say what kind of money it was.

When Shen Cang arrived at the front hall and listened to Shen Qiyin and Qian Chuan's explanation of the details of the theft, his expression became very interesting.

She was conferred the title of county lady just during the day, and it took some time for the news to reach the ears of those thieves, how could it happen so quickly!

Besides, who would want a thief to break into your house and steal in broad daylight?

He could figure out what was going on just by using his toes.

It must be the old lady’s doing!

This stupid...

Thinking that the other person was his mother after all, Shen Cang drove the word "goods" out of his mind.

"My two lords." Shen Cang bowed and said with a smile, "I'm really sorry to bother you two."

"Our house has never been robbed. This is just a misunderstanding."

"Here's the money. You two can use it to buy some wine. Thank you for the hard work you've put in."

As Shen Cang spoke, he took out a hundred dollars and handed it to Qian Chuan.

The latter did not answer.

He looked at Shen Qiyin.

The latter looked at Shen Cang and asked, "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Did you ask father to spend the money? Is our family so poor?"

"Your Majesty just awarded me silver in the morning, but it was used for emergency relief in the afternoon?"

"But that shouldn't be the case." Shen Qiyin looked confused. "If you were really that poor, why did you invite Aunt Jiang into your house a few days ago? And you were so generous in giving money to Brother Qian and the others just now."

Her words, which were like a needle hidden in a cotton ball, pierced Shen Cang's heart so much that it ached.

He quickly denied it: "I didn't touch your money!"

"Oh, it's not you." Shen Qiyin nodded thoughtfully, and then changed the subject: "Then who is it?"

Shen Cang was stumped by the question.

It’s not appropriate to say anyone.

Because Shen Qiyin had just blocked his retreat, no matter who it was, there was no reason to rush to spend the reward money, especially in such an undignified way!

"Father?" Come on, why don't you say anything?

Weren’t you quite good at talking just now?

Why aren't you making any sound?

Are you mute?

Shen Cang's brain was not working well enough and he couldn't think of any words to cover up the lie.

His face was extremely ugly. He smacked his lips dryly and said stutteringly, "Ah... yes, that's it..."

"As a father, I wonder where the thieves came from in broad daylight."

"I am just guessing, is there any misunderstanding here?"

He raised his hand and wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve: "... guess, just a guess."

Shen Qiyin smiled slightly coldly: "You guessed well, don't guess again next time."

After saying that, she turned to Qian Chuan and said, "Brother Qian, I'll have to trouble you."

Qian Chuan: "Miss, you are too polite. According to your request, I brought a yamen dog here specially. I hope it can help you find the lost silver as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Shen Cang became more confused.

Could it be that this girl was prepared?

Perhaps guessing what he was thinking, Shen Qiyin kindly explained to him, "Father, you probably don't know that the lacquer smell in the box containing the silver has not yet completely dissipated, and maybe the silver has also been stained with some of the smell."

"It's hard for people to detect, but a dog can smell it."

Of course, this statement is made externally.

The truth was that after Shen Qiyin asked someone to send the silver back to Haitangyuan, she sprinkled some medicine into the box.

The smell is subtle and lingers for a long time.

More importantly, dogs are very sensitive to the smell and can bark excitedly from a long distance away.

They discovered this by accident when Chunsheng was playing with Ah Huang with the herb.

Qian Chuan took the yamen dog and first went to Haitang Courtyard to sniff the remaining box of silver, and then searched every courtyard and house one by one.

Shen Cang was right about one thing.

Generally speaking, thieves don't commit crimes in broad daylight.

Therefore, Qian Chuan and his team were more inclined to believe that there was a "traitor" in the mansion, so they decided to start the investigation from within.

Shen Cang followed behind with a heavy heart. When he thought that the silver might be searched out from Old Madam Shen's room later, he felt overwhelmed.

I really don't want to embarrass myself anymore.

It's not that he didn't want to ask someone to inform Old Madam Shen, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy since they were under the noses of Qian Chuan and the others, so he asked them to catch them red-handed instead.

Finally, he had no other options left, so he just threw it all away and said to Shen Qiyin in a low voice, "You are usually a very smart kid, why are you so confused today?"

"Have you ever thought that the silver might have been taken away by your grandmother?"

"steal."

Shen Cang frowned: "What?"

"Taking something without permission is called stealing," Shen Qiyin corrected.

Shen Cang saw that she looked calm and was not at all surprised by what he said. Instead, he was a little surprised: "You...did you know that it was your grandmother who stole it?"

Since he had spoken frankly, Shen Qiyin stopped playing dumb with him and said frankly, "Just like you, I'm just guessing."

"Then why did you report it to the police? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if everyone knows about it?"

"Heh." Shen Qiyin sneered, "Aren't there enough things in our family that make people laugh? Is this one more thing?"

"But……"

"Instead of worrying about why I reported it to the police, you should first think about why grandma must get this money."

"It is said that she has no worries about food and clothing in this mansion, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't have cash on hand, but why does she insist on taking such a risky move? Isn't the reason behind this worth investigating?"

Shen Cang didn't think there was anything wrong at first.

He just thought it was because of Madam Shen's greedy nature.

But now, after Shen Qiyin reminded him of this, he felt something was wrong.

Yes, why are you so anxious to get the money?

Under normal circumstances, even if she wanted to take the money, she would have to wait for some time until people relaxed their vigilance.

Although the old lady is quite old, she is not so confused.

Seeing Shen Cang's thoughtful expression, Shen Qiyin's initial goal was achieved, so he continued to guide him, saying, "I have been watching from the sidelines these days, and I always feel that grandma is too attentive to this uncle. What do you think, father?"

This sentence had an immediate effect, and instantly made Shen Cang feel as if he had been enlightened.

Yes.

She did it for Guo An!

He had made his attitude clear today and was not going to continue to take in the grandfather and grandson, so the old lady scolded him for this.

I think she must have been preparing for the grandfather and grandson to be driven out of the house, and wanted to secretly give them some silver.

Over the years, the key to the warehouse has always been in her hand. She spent the money however she wanted and never thought about saving some for herself.

Or maybe they saved some, but not a lot.

Therefore, she is now thinking about the reward money.

What a stupid...

Ugh!

He is just a distant cousin, how could he be closer to her than her son and granddaughter?

What on earth was she thinking?

Shen Cang had been feeling upset lately, and with Old Madam Shen adding to his annoyance, he became even angrier. He felt his heart pounding as if it was going to jump out of his throat.

While they were daydreaming, the group arrived at Shen Yaozu's yard.

Guo An and Guo Xiuran lived in the east and west wing rooms respectively.

It would be rude to search their house since they were guests at home, but Shen Cang was so upset that he was ready to kick them out, so he didn't care about courtesy.

What's more, he now fully suspected that Madam Shen had given the silver to him. If it was really found out, he would be treated as a thief and he would not have to waste any more words.

Who would have thought that when the government dog arrived at Guo An's door, it really started barking non-stop and rushed inside, howling!

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