Is This a Private Kitchen?

Jiang Yunyao looked at Old Madam Qin and said:

"Mother, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

"I don't even have the keys to the warehouse right now, how could I possibly steal anything? Let alone things from several warehouses."

Old Madam Qin looked coldly at Jiang Yunyao and said:

"If it's not you, then who is it? Because you need money the most right now, and your Qin Clan is desperately short of cash."

I heard your family is going to repay several hundred thousand taels of silver today, isn't that right?

Jiang Yunyao sighed and said, "Last night, I was indeed at the Jiang Family..."

"That's it, you've been conspiring to seize the Qin Clan's assets all along."

Jiang Yunyao shook her head helplessly and said:

Last night, my three older brothers and I broke away from the Jiang Clan clan.

Last night, everyone in the Jiang Clan clan knew.

Besides, the key to this warehouse has always been in Zheng Linglong's hands. Shouldn't you ask her why things turned out this way first?

General Qin and Zheng Linglong entered quickly, and Zheng Linglong burst into tears.

"General, Madam, Linglong is truly innocent. I just received the key to the storeroom the day before yesterday."

These things are gone today, Linglong really doesn't know who did it.

Qin Yuan looked coldly at Jiang Yunyao and said:

"Jiang Yunyao, you emptied the entire warehouse just to frame Linglong! Don't you have any conscience?"

What good will it do you if the Qin Clan's warehouse is empty?

Your two sons and one daughter are all going to starve.

Quickly move everything back from the warehouse.

Qin Zimo walked in and said:

"Mother, there's a limit to your madness. If you empty the storeroom, what will we eat and drink?"

"With so many people in the Qin Clan, are they all going to die?"

Qin Zixuan stamped his foot and said, "Mother, stop making a scene! Take all those things back! Otherwise, how will the Qin Clan survive?"

Qin Ziyu sobbed, "My dowry was in there! It's all gone, how am I supposed to get married?"

Jiang Yunyao said:

You must always rely on evidence.

I already said I wasn't home last night, and what happened at home has nothing to do with me."

Qin Yuan sneered:

"There should be a limit to your temper. Don't go too far, since you're unwilling to give it up."

Guards! Lock her in the woodshed. No one is to let her out without my permission.

The steward said, "But there's someone in our woodshed! And a child is locked up inside!"

Qin Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and Qin Zimo next to him said, "They're just children, let's lock them up together! Let them work together every day, so they can look after each other."

Jiang Yunyao was quickly led into the woodshed.

The supervisors looked at their subordinates and said, "Don't give her any food, do you hear me?"

The person below responded, and once they left, Jiang Yunyao was locked in the woodshed.

Zhou Wanwan is still sleeping inside! She was just too busy last night.

The Qin Clan had a lot of belongings. Her subordinates worked all night and finally managed to move all the valuables away.

Jiang Yunyao was locked in the woodshed. When she saw the state of the woodshed, she was shocked. "How did our woodshed become like this?"

Zhou Wanwan yawned and looked at her, saying, "Jiang Yunyao? What are you doing here?"

Jiang Yunyao said with red eyes:

"They locked me up here, saying I stole things from the storeroom."

Isn't that nonsense? I was clearly at the Jiang Family last night."

Zhou Wanwan said, "Why do you care about them? They won't dare to do anything to you anyway."

"I just feel really wronged."

I've done so much for the Qin Clan, and Qin Clan actually think I'd steal from the Qin Clan.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and asked, "So what are you planning to do now?"

Jiang Yunyao said, "There's nothing I can do. The Qin Clan has nothing to do with me anymore. All I can do is watch the show."

Zhou Wanwan chuckled, "That's right! All we can do now is watch the show. The Qin Clan's show is good, so why not watch it?"

Jiang Yunyao looked at her and said, "Aren't we supposed to get to work now? They said the two of us should work here."

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "I haven't had lunch yet!"

Just as she finished speaking, Zhou Wanwan's lunch arrived.

Jiang Yunyao saw a table fall from the sky, on which were placed honey-roasted suckling lamb, braised goose, steamed sea bass, braised deer tendon, crab-stuffed orange, pan-fried pigeon chops, sea cucumber with mushrooms, crispy pork stewed with fresh bamboo shoots, osmanthus honey lotus root, rock sugar white fungus and lotus seed soup...

After washing up, Zhou Wanwan looked at the dishes and said, "Not bad, not bad. The Qin Clan's menu is really good. Why don't you try some?"

Jiang Yunyao was startled. Was this a private kitchen?

Zhou Wanwan said, "Sit down, sit down, don't be shy."

Jiang Yunyao finally had a full meal. Zhou Wanwan looked at Jiang Yunyao and said, "You know, being a general's wife is so boring!"

Jiang Yunyao nodded and said, "I also think it's pretty boring."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said:

"Anyway, once you start working with me, your life will definitely be different."

It's better than hanging out with a jerk.

Jiang Yunyao nodded, and then she saw someone outside shouting loudly:

Why are you preventing my young lady from eating?

"How much has my young lady sacrificed for the Qin Clan, and you treat her like this?"

The servants sneered, "Since you want to stay with the madam, then go into the woodshed yourself!"

"Fine, I'll go. What's the big deal?" The maid rushed into the woodshed.

Jiang Yunyao said, "This is my maidservant. She's the only one I have with me now. Her name is Qing'er, just like my sister."

Qing'er rushed into the woodshed and cried:

"Miss, let's leave the Qin Clan! These people don't treat you like a human being, and we... there's no need for us to stay here."

"Huh? This is a woodshed? It's so luxurious!"

Zhou Wanwan looked up at Qing'er and said, "Have you eaten? Want a bite?"

Qing'er stared blankly at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Miss, whose little girl is this? She's so pretty!"

"Do not be rude. This is my master, and also your master."

Qing'er was so frightened that she knelt down and said, "Master, this servant knows her crime."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Qing'er and said, "Get up! She's perceptive."

Qing'er said:

"Thank you for the compliment, Master. Miss, you have no idea how badly the Qin Clan has been dealt a blow."

Not only were the warehouses empty, but everything in the farms and shops was gone.

The Qin Clan is currently investigating!

Zhou Wanwan scoffed, "Investigate what? Investigate whether Jiang Yunyao stole anything from their house?"

Qing'er's eyes widened. "How did you know?" she asked.

Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "Isn't that easy to guess? The Qin Clan is just like that. Anyway, let's just wait and see what happens."

As expected, the Qin Clan also sought out Shen Tao, the Xin'an County. Shen Tao led his men around several times and said:

"General Qin, this matter is very strange. Have you perhaps offended someone?"

Anyway, nothing can be found right now; there's absolutely no sign of it being moved by anyone.

Qin Yuan frowned and looked at him, saying, "County Magistrate Shen, what do you mean by that? Do you mean all our things have grown legs and run away?"

Shen Tao looked at these warehouses and said:

"There are no signs of forced entry on the warehouse lock. The locks on your Qin Clan's warehouse are very sophisticated; ordinary people simply cannot pick them."

Not only in the warehouse, but also in other warehouses, the locks on which were so secure that they were impossible for an ordinary person to pick.

So whoever has these keys is the murderer!

Zheng Linglong wiped away her tears and said:

"It wasn't me. I was with the general last night."

The general can testify that he never left his side, not even for a moment.

The ladies around them said, "Who is this Zheng Linglong? How come she spent the night with General Qin?"

"This woman is hilarious! She's not even married yet, and she's already with General Qin!"

"How shameless! I haven't seen Madam Qin anywhere!"

"The Qin Clan isn't in charge of the Madam Qin anymore! I heard she's been placed under house arrest in the woodshed."