Chapter 27: The sister-in-law stole her sister-in-law's things

. Linlang recognized her at first sight.

"Madam, isn't this the cloth you let get lost last time?"

Hu Yun frowned: "What?"

Chen Qingyin's face was serious: "Yes, when I was tidying up the warehouse, I found that these cloths were eaten by insects, so I asked the servants to take them away and throw them away. How come they are here?"

She felt something was wrong, so she asked Linlang to call the two servants over.

Hu Lan and Old Madam Hu looked at each other.

Madam Hu: "That's enough! Lan'er still has her birthday to celebrate, do you want to keep making a fuss?"

Chen Qingyin looked at her and said, "Mother, I didn't give this cloth to you at all. I also want to know why it ended up in Madam Liang's hands."

Liang Yunyan said to Hu Yunshen with some grievance: "Forget it, General. I don't think the Madam did it on purpose."

After hearing this, Hu Yunshen was even more determined to persevere to the end.

"No, you have to ask clearly."

Not long after, Linlang came with the two servants who were there that day.

Chen Qingyin asked sternly, "How dare you send the cloth I told you to throw away to Madam Liang's room?"

The two servants knelt on the ground, trembling and pale.

"Madam, we are wronged! We were ready to throw away the cloth. It was the Second Miss who wanted to keep it."

"Yes, the Second Miss didn't let us tell you. As for why we went to Madam Liang's room, we really don't know!"

Hu Lan's face froze. "You are slandering me! Sister-in-law, the two servants' words are not worthy of trust at all."

Chen Qingyin looked at her expression and saw a hint of nervousness in Hu Lan's eyes.

Looking at Liang Yunyan again, she was obviously a little confused.

Chen Qingyin pursed her lips and said, "Now that things have come to this, there must be a thief in the house. Linlang, go report to the police."

Everyone was shocked.

Old Madam Hu walked forward and banged her cane loudly.

"Today is Lan'er's birthday. You want to report it to the police and cause trouble. What are you thinking?"

Chen Qingyin looked dignified and solemn, and said in a decisive tone that could not be questioned: "Mother, it is precisely because it is my second sister's birthday that I must report it to the police in front of everyone to investigate it thoroughly."

The wife of Marquis Jinyang echoed, "Yes, Madam Hu, everyone is watching. There was a theft in the mansion, and the mistress was wrongly accused. If we don't investigate it today, it will ruin the reputation of your Hu mansion."

Upon hearing that the Hu family would be threatened, Mr. Hu made a prompt decision: "Housekeeper, report to the police immediately!"

Old Madam Hu was so angry that she almost fainted.

If this were reported to the authorities, everyone in the capital would know that she had stolen her daughter-in-law's cloth.

Old Madam Hu pinched Hu Lan secretly and glared at her fiercely.

Hu Lan had no choice but to cry: "Don't report to the police! Sister-in-law... I'm sorry, I took the cloth."

Liang Yunyan's expression of anticipation for a good show changed to one of surprise.

Chen Qingyin was not that surprised. She asked quietly, "What are you doing with the cloth? Don't you know that these are broken?"

Hu Lan's eyes were red, and she felt ashamed and embarrassed under everyone's gaze.

She said stubbornly, "I didn't know they were bad. The servants said they wanted to throw them away, and I thought you had too many good things and didn't care about one or two."

Hu Yunshen was secretly shocked: "Then how did he get to Madam Liang's room?"

Feeling everyone's contemptuous or shocked gazes, Hu Lan broke down and shouted, "Why else could it be? Who told you to take her in? My sister-in-law gave her so many things to buy for her, and I thought if I gave her the fabrics, my sister-in-law wouldn't notice that I took them."

The guests present couldn't help but whisper to each other -

"The Hu family is too chaotic. They have even less discipline than our small families."

"Yeah, how can a sister-in-law steal her own sister-in-law's things to subsidize outsiders? It's unheard of!"

Hu Lan could no longer bear the humiliation as she listened to everyone's ridicule and mockery.

She wiped her tears and ran away crying.

Madam Hu hurriedly asked the maid to chase after her: "Keep an eye on the Second Miss!"

Afterwards, his stern gaze was directed at Liang Yunyan.

Why did she have to mention this piece of cloth in front of so many people?

The wife of Marquis Jinyang was surprised: "I really didn't expect that the thief would come from your own house. If Madam Liang hadn't spoken about it today, I don't know how much grievances the first lady would have to bear."

Some guests echoed: "Yes, it's really embarrassing to wrongly accuse the mistress and actually be the thief. If it gets out, it will be terrible!"

The words of the crowd stabbed the Hu family's hearts like knives.

Hu Yunshen and Mr. Hu care most about face.

Mr. Hu angrily scolded his son: "Look at what you have done!"

Hu Yunshen clenched his fists, turned around and scolded Liang Yunyan.

"Why did you bring this to everyone's attention without investigating the situation? What are you thinking?"

Liang Yunyan was questioned and froze in place.

"I, I..." Can she be blamed for this?

She went there for Chen Qingyin, who knew that she would find Hu Lan!

Hu Yunshen swung his sleeves fiercely and said sternly: "Madam Liang, we took you in because we felt sorry for you and your daughter, but your behavior ruined my sister's birthday party and almost hurt my wife. It's really too much."

He gave her a look, and Liang Yunyan understood that Hu Yunshen hoped that she would admit her mistake and humble herself.

So as to avoid letting Chen Qingyin notice anything.

Liang Yunyan's tears rolled down in grievance.

"It's all my fault, Madam. I didn't understand the situation clearly and misunderstood you."

Chen Qingyin looked cold and said, "Just don't do it next time."

She said this lightly, but Liang Yunyan felt like she was slapped in the face.

Mr. Hu urged directly: "The banquet is over, Madam Liang, you should go back to the courtyard first."

Liang Yunyan did not dare to refute. She bowed with tears on her face and left.

Liang Ruosheng hesitated for a moment and did not leave.

She also wanted to meet more people. After all, she was just a little kid over three years old and no one would drive her away.

The banquet had gotten to this point and Madam Hu had no intention of continuing.

But there are still so many guests here, we can't just chase them away.

Old Madam Hu had no experience in entertaining guests, and had always left it to Chen Qingyin to arrange.

She didn't know how to smooth things over at this moment.

Chen Qingyin took charge: "I just made a fool of myself in front of everyone. Linlang, prepare a jar of the best pear blossom wine for each guest. Please take it with you when you leave."

Lihuazui is a fine wine from the capital and is very expensive.

Each family received a jar. Everyone immediately felt that Chen Qingyin was generous and thanked her one after another.

Some people also secretly praised that Chen Qingyin was worthy of being the daughter of the Prime Minister, and that everything she said and did was flawless.

Not only did he clear himself, he also did not forget to bribe everyone with wine. As the saying goes, it's easy to be lenient when you take advantage of others. Who would go out and talk about what happened today?

Liang Ruosheng felt a little unhappy when she saw that everyone was praising Chen Qingyin.

She rolled her eyes, stepped forward and said, "Today's incident was caused by my mother and I, and I have offended everyone. I am very sorry. Actually, my mother discovered that the cloth was damaged before, but she didn't plan to say anything. She wanted to make it into a handkerchief and give one to each of the guests today!"

Yunxia brocade is precious and most of the people coming here today are from small families, so they rarely use this kind of material.

Hu Mianmian blinked her big eyes, a little impatient.

Oh, why is she still not done, imitating her mother's style of doing things?

The little guy looked at Rong'er who was held in the arms of Grandma Gao, with his big watery eyes, and released a spell.

Rong Er couldn't help but speak out his true feelings: "All the things in the Hu Mansion are mine. These people want to give me this and that without even asking me. Humph, as long as I don't agree, who dares to give it to me!"