Chapter 916 So Many Tricks (Part 2)
The person who could be called the second wife by Caixia was none other than Wang Xifeng, the mistress of Rongguo Mansion .
But why did Wang Xifeng suddenly appear outside the Sun family treasury for no reason?
It turned out that this morning, after repeated confirmation by the imperial physician, Jia Baoyu's condition had greatly improved, and it was estimated that he would be able to recover after a few more days of rest.
Mrs. Wang was overjoyed upon hearing the news, and immediately thanked all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, naturally not leaving out the Sun family who had contributed so much.
She specially prepared a generous gift and asked Wang Xifeng to come and express her gratitude - after all, she was the elder, and it was not as convenient as Wang Xifeng, the sister-in-law.
As a result, when Wang Xifeng rushed to the Sun family with gifts, she heard that the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver stored in Jinling had actually been sealed up in the Sun family treasury three days ago.
Her heart suddenly tightened.
It was agreed that the silver would be divided equally between the two families after it was transported to the capital.
Now Sun Shaozong concealed the news and secretly sealed the silver in the treasury. Could it be that he had other intentions?
[In fact, the reason why Sun Shaozong did not inform her in time was purely because of the delay of the black note - especially because the black note was found in the silver box. Although no more traces were found after repeated investigations, Sun Shaozong still subconsciously regarded it as evidence.]
Ever since Jia Lian stopped being interested in women, the pursuit and emphasis on the words "power and money" have occupied a dominant position in Wang Xifeng's heart.
Now that suspicion has arisen, how can I still be at peace?
He felt that everything was suspicious, and after reluctantly saying a few perfunctory words to Jia Yingchun, he could not help but take the initiative to suggest going to the treasury to take a look at the silver.
The partnership between the two families in the timber business was originally reached through Jia Yingchun, so Jia Yingchun also knew that half of the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver actually belonged to Wang Xifeng.
She also knew that her sister-in-law had increasingly valued these gold and silver items in recent years, so she didn't think much about it. She asked Yuanyang to get the key and led Wang Xifeng to the treasury.
No conversation along the way.
They were still some distance away from the treasury, and Caixia was seen standing alone outside the door of the treasury, with a dazed , looking absent-minded. She did not react at all until everyone walked in.
Seeing this, Wang Xifeng became even more alert.
After all, she had heard long ago that Caixia and Qingwen were taken in by Sun Shaozong and became his maids.
Now that Caixia is guarding the warehouse alone, how can we not make people think about it?
So Wang Xifeng rushed over to ask Jia Yingchun in surprise, "Huh? Why are you here?"
Caixia looked up in astonishment and blurted out, "Second Madam? Why...why are you here?!"
Wang Xifeng saw the helpless, red-faced man as irrefutable evidence. She immediately raised her eyebrows and asked fiercely, " Is your Second Master in there?"
When had Caixia ever experienced such a predicament?
I was stunned by her question. I nodded subconsciously at first, but then I felt it was inappropriate and shook my head like a rattle.
When Wang Xifeng saw how evasive she was, she had already concluded in her heart that Sun Shaozong must be in the treasury right now, and was most likely plotting something against her.
Otherwise, why would Caixia, this lowly maid, be so flustered when she saw me? !
She didn't care about etiquette at the moment, rushed forward, pushed Caixia aside, pushed the door open and rushed in.
"Second Madam, Second Madam! You can't do that! You can't do that!"
Caixia wanted to stop it, but how could she stop it?
I had to try my best to block the gap in the door to prevent anyone else from breaking in.
But when Wang Xifeng entered the storeroom, before her eyes had adjusted to the darkness, she kicked something with her feet. She heard a tinkling sound, and subconsciously she looked down, only to see a patch of white on the ground. It was actually silver ingots weighing fifty taels each!
What the hell is going on?
"pink clouds?"
Perhaps they were also startled by the sound of silver ingots colliding, and a dull voice came from deep in the treasury.
By this time, Wang Xifeng had roughly adapted to the surrounding environment, and immediately looked deep into the warehouse following the sound, only to meet the eyes of Sun Shaozong who stood up in confusion.
"ah……"
As soon as a scream escaped from between her two red lips, Wang Xifeng covered it with her hand. At the same time, she quickly turned her back and dared not look at him again.
This damn Sun Erlang, how could he have so many tricks!
Although her eyes were clear now, what she had just seen was like a wedge that drove deep into her heart, causing certain emotions that had been pent up for more than two years to burst out, and her heart was pounding and her face was burning.
"Sister-in-law, were you the one screaming just now? What happened in there?"
At this moment, Jia Yingchun's puzzled voice suddenly came from outside.
It turned out that although the scream just now was not uttered in full, Wang Xifeng was standing at the door of the treasury after all, and the door was not completely closed, so it naturally fell into the ears of Jia Yingchun and others.
If Caixia hadn't been guarding the door tightly and refused to move an inch, someone might have come in to find out what was going on.
"Nothing...Nothing. I saw a big rat as soon as I walked in the door!"
As Wang Xifeng spoke, she was afraid that someone would catch her in this embarrassing situation again, so she immediately walked out. However, with one foot in the door and the other out, she turned back for some unknown reason.
Surrounded by three silver walls, Sun Shaozong and You Erjie were hurriedly putting on their clothes. It was easy for You Erjie, but Sun Shaozong encountered some problems and couldn't do what he wanted.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and pulled his pants up hard, but it made him grimace in pain.
This is really...
Wang Xifeng's heart began to beat wildly again, and she ran outside in a hurry.
"Why did my sister-in-law come out again?"
Jia Yingchun came over in confusion, and saw that her face was as red as fire, which was even brighter than the colorful clouds in front of the door. She couldn't help but wonder, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you..."
Before she could finish her question, Yuanyang suddenly spoke up: "It's all my fault. I forgot to remind Second Madam just now. There are many big rats hiding in our treasury. They are all very ferocious. I ran into them when I was counting the silver last time. I was so scared that my heart was pounding for a long time!"
With her interrupting, Wang Xifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and echoed, "Yes, this is the first time I've seen such a big... and ugly rat! I dare not enter this warehouse. If there is anything, let's wait for your Erlang to come out."
"Let's not just wait like this."
Yuanyang laughed again and said, "There is a pavilion nearby. Although it doesn't block the wind, it is at least a place to sit. Second Madam, let's go there and rest our feet first. When our Second Master comes out, we can let Caixia lead him over to talk, how about that?"
At this moment, Wang Xifeng was eager to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible, so she naturally agreed.
Although Jia Yingchun was a little confused, she was not willing to meddle in other people's affairs, so she naturally let them make the decision.
So the master and his servants ran to a nearby pavilion instead.
Caixia watched them walk away, and her heart finally settled down in her throat. Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder.
"ah!"
Caixia screamed and jumped up half a foot high. She turned around and saw that it was Sun Shaozong. She stroked her chest and complained: "Second Master, you...you scared me to death!"
Then he hurriedly explained: "It was all thanks to Sister Yuanyang's interruption, otherwise... otherwise it would really be..."
Tsk~
The mandarin ducks were the smartest ones and probably had guessed what had happened, so they helped to cover up.
"Master."
At this time, You Erjie also came out of the storeroom, tidying up her hair and saying with a smile: "When Second Madam turned her head before leaving just now, she looked very deep..."
"cough!"
Sun Shaozong coughed dryly, interrupting her joke: "If you still have the heart to talk about these nonsense, quickly lock the door of the warehouse and go home to help me wash up. It's really uncomfortable to be so sticky and sweaty."
"Second Master."
Caixia hurriedly reminded, "The first and second wives are still in the pavilion in the plum garden, waiting for you to come over and talk."
