Third Concubine Interferes

Right now, she was so angry her heart was racing, and she really wanted to slap Xu Weibei across the face.

Thankfully, things have calmed down now.

Unexpectedly, the Third Concubine suddenly said, "My Marquis, my lady, there's no need to search. It was this servant who stole the things and sent them out."

Gu Wanning suddenly opened her eyes wide.

What?

No, that's not how the script goes!

It was clearly Xu Weibei who directed and acted in this whole thing, why are you making baseless accusations?

Xu Weibei narrowed his eyes, walked up to her, and looked down at her kneeling on the ground. "You stole it?"

"It was this servant," the Third Concubine said, bowing her head. "Please, Your Marquis, do not make things difficult for the Madam and the other sisters. This servant confesses."

"Who did you give the things to?" Xu Weibei asked her.

"I don't know him either. Someone gave me money to steal your things. I stole them and then handed them over to the people waiting outside."

Where is the silver?

"I have no money. I was cheated by them."

Fourth Concubine was so angry that she kept pushing her from behind, "Are you stupid? Are you stupid?! How can you be even stupider than me!"

"Is there some other story behind this?" the Second Concubine asked.

"There's no inside story," the Third Concubine said. "I'm short of money and vain, that's why I was deceived. I confess—"

After saying that, she suddenly stood up and rushed straight into the lake.

Chapter 110 The Third Concubine's Intrusion

Gu Wanning had already noticed that something was wrong with Third Concubine, so she reacted faster than anyone else, stepping forward to hug Third Concubine and preventing her from jumping into the lake.

Third Concubine struggled, Gu Wanning whispered in her ear, "Hua Ying, calm down! Whatever happened, whatever your troubles are, tell me. Don't try to pin this on yourself!"

She knew the whole story.

Xu Weibei claimed that what was lost was his Tiger Tally.

Because he sensed that someone was plotting something, he deliberately brought back many things that were originally kept in the outer study, including the "Tiger Tally".

Of course, that's fake.

The Tiger Tally was indeed stolen, but Xu Weibei knew perfectly well who the thief was.

He's putting on this act to provoke the other side into making a move, so they'll know and believe he's truly succeeded.

All of this was within Xu Weibei's calculations and expectations.

What's with the Third Concubine meddling in here?!

However, she wouldn't confess like this without a reason; she had noticed something was wrong with Gu Wanning as soon as she returned.

There must be some misunderstanding involved.

"No, it was this servant who stole it. This servant is willing to atone for my sins with my life. Madam, please let me go, please let me go..."

Gu Wanning released her and slapped the Third Concubine hard across the face. "Hua Ying, if you keep causing trouble! Yaya, come and restrain her."

The Fourth Concubine came over and held down the Third Concubine, biting her lip as she looked at Gu Wanning: "Madam, shall we continue?"

Gu Wanning wanted to get rid of this idiot.

"Bring her in here; I will interrogate her myself."

After saying that, she looked at Xu Weibei, "My Marquis, since this matter happened in the backyard, I will give you an explanation!"

After saying that, she didn't even look at Xu Weibei and walked straight into the house.

Fourth Concubine said to Third Concubine, who was still struggling, "You better behave yourself and don't make Madam angry. Even if the sky falls, Madam can hold it up. Don't cause trouble. If you're going to do that, you must have your reasons. Let's explain things clearly first."

Seeing that Xu Weibei did not object, the Fourth Concubine escorted the Third Concubine into Gu Wanning's room.

However, Gu Wanning discarded the Fourth Concubine after she had served her purpose, and then, seeing the Third Concubine kneeling on the ground with a stubborn expression, she paced back and forth in the room in anger.

"Hua Ying, are you trying to drive me crazy? Why are you making false accusations when you didn't do anything?"

"It was made by this servant."

"Did you do this? Then tell me, what exactly did you steal?"

She refused to believe that her Third Concubine knew.

As expected, the Third Concubine lowered her head and remained silent.

"Speak up! Say something!"

The Third Concubine remained silent.

"You don't want to live anymore? I'll grant your wish. Do you want poison or a white silk noose? I'll find it for you. But even in death, you must die with Gu Wanqing conscience, without the stigma of a thief!"

She regretted going out today, as she hadn't seen the whole picture. She wondered if something had happened before she returned that she didn't know about, which might have explained how the whole situation had turned out this way.

"What innocence do I have to speak of?" The Third Concubine laughed self-deprecatingly and kowtowed to Gu Wanning. "Madam, I am willing to atone for my sins with my death."

"Atone with your death? What crime have you committed? Your greatest crime is that you've been spouting nonsense here, confusing the public, and hindering the Marquis from finding the real thief!"

"Then please punish me, Madam."

Gu Wanning was absolutely furious at her stubbornness.

"Like I said, if you want to die, I can grant your wish. But before you die, you need to explain yourself clearly: what exactly are you interfering with today?! Hua Ying, are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

"Madam, it's not worth it, it's not worth it for me."

"Are you possessed by your older sister?" Gu Wanning's fiery temper was truly uncontrollable. "Why don't you learn something good from her? Can you please explain this to me properly? I'm begging you!"

The emperor wasn't worried, but the eunuch was; this person didn't even value his own life, which made her extremely anxious.

Because Gu Wanning was certain that her Third Concubine wasn't that kind of person.

She must have a reason for doing this today.

"Hua Ying, the Marquis is in such a hurry; what he lost must be very important. Your reckless involvement will affect the overall situation. The Marquis's overall situation may be the stability of the border and the stability of the country. It doesn't matter if you die, but do you want to be spat on after death and called ignorant and foolish?"

The Third Concubine bit her lip tightly, her face growing paler and paler, her body trembling slightly.

She was already thin, and now she looked even more like a leaf swaying precariously on a branch in a strong wind.