Chapter 452: Stealing

Just after recognizing her relatives, the Xie family came again. Zhang Yunniang felt uncomfortable.

She wanted to stop Xie Xingchuan, but she had been absent from her second son's life for so many years, so she really had no position to stop Xie Xingchuan.

Moreover, from Zhang Yunniang's perspective, Mrs. Xie only alienated her son, and the Xie family had raised Xie Xingchuan for so many years, so she had no position to blame the other party.

"If this maid has bad intentions, I'm afraid that the couple will be separated by then..." Aunt Xie whispered.

Mrs. Xie cares about this niece the most now, and immediately said: "Pick two good ones in the mansion these days. They don't have to be particularly outstanding but not ugly, and they have to be honest and decent, understand?"

Aunt Xie was waiting for the lady's decision. Her niece from her mother's family is fifteen years old this year.

Xie Xingchuan didn't know that his adoptive mother had already begun to calculate the people around him. After he returned to his yard, he started looking for them in his small warehouse.

"Master, why did you think of cleaning the storehouse? Are you going to pick a gift for someone?" Xiaosong asked with a smile.

"I want to give a gift to everyone in the Gu family."

Xiaosong said, "Master, you like the Gu family very much? That's fate!"

Xiaosong actually liked to follow Xie Xingchuan to the Gu family. There, the master didn't let him serve close to him. The servants of the Gu family were also very polite to him. Every time he went there, he was treated with good wine and food at the gatehouse. He was many times happier than in the Xie family.

So he didn't know that Xie Xingchuan had already recognized the Gu family.

Xie Xingchuan turned around, looked at Xiaosong seriously, and said, "In the future, when you meet the Gu family, you must be polite. You must face the master and the lady of the Gu family like you face my parents, understand?"

Xiaosong hurriedly agreed and said, "Master, don't worry. Xiaosong has always been very polite to the Gu family. I know that they are all the people in the young master's heart."

Xie Xingchuan just heard this, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but bend up.

Generals who fought in wars became rich very quickly, after all, they took most of the spoils themselves. Xie Xingchuan brought back a lot of spoils when he returned from the border town this time, and now he has quite a lot of things in his private storehouse.

He spent more than half an hour to find a few gifts.

He gave Gu Mingda an ancient painting, Gu Yan a set of top-quality study supplies, Gu Zhao a few exquisite cricket jars, and Niuniu a few exquisite toys.

He gave Mrs. Gu and Father Gu expensive medicinal materials.

As for Zhang Yuniang, he directly prepared a set of gold jewelry, and even Liu Xiaoru he prepared jewelry.

However, the set of gold jewelry given to Zhang Yuniang was the most expensive. Xie Xingchuan just picked it up and suddenly frowned.

"Who moved the storehouse?" Xie Xingchuan asked coldly.

Xiaosong said, "Master, no one has touched the warehouse."

Xie Xingchuan threw the gold head mask directly at Xiaosong: "Look for yourself if it's right!"

Xiaosong's face changed immediately when he took it. The weight of the gold head mask was obviously wrong. He took a bite and then his face turned ugly.

"Master, when I sent them to the warehouse a few days ago, these jewelry were all real! This fake thing is really not done by me!" Xiaosong knelt down and said.

There are two keys to the warehouse, one is kept by Xiaosong and the other is kept by Aunt Xie.

Xie Xingchuan naturally would not doubt his servant. Xiaosong has been serving him for many years and has been with him in the border town. Xiaosong has not stayed in Xie's house for a long time.

Xiaosong is not short of money. If he did it, he would have stopped it when he opened the warehouse just now, and would have advised Xie Xingchuan not to use the gold jewelry as a gift.

Xie Xingchuan turned around and checked the other jewelry in the storeroom. The silver jewelry was fine, but almost all the gold jewelry was swapped.

Xiaosong felt his scalp tingling when he saw this scene. He really couldn't imagine that Aunt Xie was so bold that she would do such a blatant substitution.

"Master, I am willing to prove my innocence. Just send someone to my room and my home to check. It really wasn't me who did it!" Xiaosong cleared his suspicion first.

Xie Xingchuan naturally believed him, helped the man up, and said, "Of course I believe you. The person who did this was so blatant. Obviously, she is very eager for money."

Most of the treasures in Xie Xingchuan's private storehouse were sent in by Xiaosong when he returned to Beijing a few days ago. He also lived in Gu's house for so many days, which made it convenient for Aunt Xie to embezzle.

When Aunt Xie came to deliver chicken soup on the orders of the lady, Xie Xingchuan had already cleaned up the storeroom, and looked at her as if nothing had happened.

"This is the chicken soup that Madam specially asked the kitchen to stew for the young master. It has been stewed for most of the day. You should drink it while it is hot." Aunt Xie said with a smile.

Xie Xingchuan took it and tasted it. He could still taste the difference between the chicken soup that was slowly stewed for a long time and the one that was quickly cooked over high heat.

"It's too hot. Let it cool for a while." Xie Xingchuan put the chicken soup aside after saying that.

Aunt Xie continued to persuade: "Young master, don't think that Madam is usually strict with you, but in fact she is doing this for your good. Sometimes she punishes you, but she feels bad. I have seen Madam crying secretly several times."

Aunt Xie said these nonsense that she didn't believe herself, but Xie Xingchuan pretended to be moved.

"I know that my mother is doing this for my good, but I have never understood why my mother doesn't want to get close to me?" Xie Xingchuan asked.

Madame Xie immediately said, "Madam has her own reasons. The general hates men who grow up under the hands of women and doesn't like you, the young master, to act like a child. Even if Madam wants to get close to him, she dare not make the general unhappy. She is even more afraid that the general will vent his anger on the young master!"

Xie Xingchuan said, "Mother has such good intentions, why didn't Madam tell me earlier?"

Madame Xie thought what she said worked, and said, "There is no overnight hatred between mother and son. Just remember that Madam is doing this for your own good."

Xie Xingchuan nodded and said, "Madame, thanks for telling me this today. You have taken care of me for many years and it is really hard. I didn't bring anything good when I came back this time. Xiaosong, go to the warehouse and take out the heaviest set of gold jewelry and give it to Madam Xie."

Madame Xie was quite happy when she heard about the gift at first, but when she heard about the gold jewelry, her face changed immediately.

Although she quickly covered it up, Xie Xingchuan still noticed something unusual, and he was more certain that she was the one who stole the property.

Nanny Xie took the jewelry box handed over by Xiaosong, and did not dare to refuse. She just opened it and took a look, forced a smile on her face, pretended to be grateful, and left.

Xie Xingchuan looked at her back coldly as she left, and ordered Xiaosong: "Choose a few good hands to catch the thief!"