NCCnovel Chapter 235 1 Sing 1 Harmony
Chapter 235 1 Sing 1 Harmony
Nanny Wang glanced in the direction of Old Madam Qin, and immediately understood what she meant with just one look.
She pondered for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said in a deep voice for the sake of her son: "It is this old slave who betrayed Madam's trust! This old slave deserves death!"
Qin Xuerong's eyes were red, but she was a smart person after all.
She had already understood the deep meaning of what Qin Guiqiong and Old Madam Qin had just said, so she stared at Nanny Wang.
She couldn't just lose like this. If this crime was pinned on her, it would be hard for her to turn things around.
With so many eyes staring at us, it all depends on how Nanny Wang responds.
Nanny Wang was frightened by that look, because she had been with Qin Xuerong for many years and understood what she meant almost at a glance.
She retracted her gaze, knelt on the ground, made up her mind, and said in a deep voice: "My son fell seriously ill a few days ago, so I...I thought of embezzling the jewelry in the storehouse..."
"You are so brave!" Old Madam Shen was furious. Her relatively kind face now looked a bit fierce.
Originally, her son was a worry-free person and the family was harmonious. Over the years, Old Madam Shen cultivated her character and devoted herself to worshipping Buddha, and she rarely got so angry.
But recently the Shen Mansion has been far from peaceful, with incidents happening frequently. Now, even at her own birthday party, she has been humiliated many times.
No matter how good your temper is, you will get angry now.
Nanny Wang was so frightened that she trembled all over and knocked her head to the ground: "Madam, spare me! I really had no other choice at the time. I just wanted to borrow it temporarily and redeem it later..."
Hearing this, Old Madam Qin's face darkened.
This excuse is so poor and full of loopholes that the people from Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion are here to investigate further.
But this excuse simply cannot stand up to scrutiny.
idiot!
Sure enough, the next second, Madam Zhao slowly said, "You and Madam Shen have been master and servant for many years, and your friendship is deep and profound. You should have asked your master if you encountered any difficulties. I thought Madam Shen would be kind and would not sit idly by."
"But now you are using your son's serious illness as an excuse to pursue selfish motives. It's hard to convince people. I'd like to ask, what disease does your son have? Each of these jewels and head ornaments is very valuable. If you only want to treat the disease, a gold hairpin would be enough. Why would you spend so many things..."
Nanny Wang was already shocked and frightened, and now that she was exposed in public, she looked even more flustered.
Madam Qin looked gloomy, stared at her angrily and said, "Why don't you just tell the truth!"
Nanny Wang was confused and asked harshly, so she subconsciously said, "It was my son who lost the money in gambling!"
As soon as she finished speaking, tears streamed down Nanny Wang's face, one drop after another falling down.
Perhaps he felt that this excuse was more convincing. After all, such a large amount of money could not be used for daily expenses, and the most likely reason was that he lost it in gambling.
"I don't know how my son got addicted to gambling. He might have been tricked and lost thousands of taels of silver! I know that my wife loves me deeply, but this is not a small amount of money! The other party threatened to chop off one of my son's hands if he couldn't pay the money back. In desperation, I... I..."
Nanny Wang was indeed an old nanny who had become quite clever. Once she started talking, the lies she made became smoother and smoother, especially since Shen Jinglin got into trouble today because he lost money in gambling.
Nanny Wang just felt that there was no better excuse than this.
"In that case, may I ask what head ornaments and jewelry did Madam take? Where did you sell them from? And how much silver did you get in total?" Old Madam Zhao spoke calmly.
Nanny Wang lowered her head slightly, her eyes rolling around.
After a moment, she continued, "The people from the casino came to my door that day, and I really couldn't come up with the money. But who knew that they had already found out that I was in charge of the key to the dowry storehouse of the ex-wife, and they asked me to give them some jewelry and headgear, so that it would be considered as paying off the debt."
Shen Jingchuan narrowed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "According to what you said, those people knew that you were in charge of De Jong's dowry?"
Nanny Wang didn't dare to look up, she just lowered her head and said, "I'm not completely sure, but they asked me about it. They said that I'm such a big housekeeper, so is it possible that I don't have any money in my hands?"
"At that time, I just said that these were the master's things and I dared not touch them. But they didn't care about that and just told me to find a way myself. If I couldn't raise the money within three days, they would chop off one of my son's hands..."
At this point, Wang Ma burst into tears and choked up, saying, "They pushed me so hard that I really had no choice. That's why I got confused!"
Hearing this, Qin Xuerong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the reason this time was much more rigorous.
Madam Qin said faintly, "It sounds like someone came prepared. My dear son-in-law, this is too coincidental."
Shen Jingchuan frowned, feeling that this matter seemed more complicated than he had expected.
Zhao Dehai's expression remained unchanged. His eyes fell on Nanny Wang, and he said in a gentle voice, "In that case, may I ask Nanny, where did your son lose the money? And how much did he owe? And on what day did those people come to the Shen Mansion? Is there any record in the gatekeeper's report, or is there anyone who can testify?"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Wang became much more nervous.
Shen Shuyi looked indifferent, but he was not worried. After all, no matter how smart and cunning the Qin family was, an unprepared battle would never stand up to scrutiny.
The more detailed the questions asked by the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion, the more flaws this statement found.
As the saying goes, it takes a hundred lies to cover up one lie. I'm afraid that with Nanny Wang's brain, she can't cover up such a lie.
Nanny Wang swallowed her saliva and subconsciously looked in the direction of Old Madam Qin, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
She knew, of course, that the more she spoke, the more mistakes she would make, but at this point, she had no choice but to continue.
"I don't know where he owed the money. He just sent someone to tell me that day, and then someone came to my door. As for which casino it was, I don't know. I only remember that there were two men, one of them was skinny, with triangular eyes, about thirty years old, and a vicious look..."
"The other one has a mustache and looks like an accountant. There are two thugs behind them, both of them are big and strong."
Nanny Wang suppressed her inner uneasiness and made up the story in a very serious manner.
Even Shen Shuyi had to admit that the nanny beside Qin Xuerong did have some good points. The fact that she could tell such outrageous lies in front of so many masters without batting an eyelid proved that she was somewhat of a character.
Madam Qin said coldly, "Fool! You haven't even seen your own son, yet you believe someone's one-sided words. I'm afraid you've been set up by someone with ulterior motives and you don't even know it!"
Nanny Wang was stunned for a moment, but she cooperated quite well with Old Madam Qin.
Madam Qin's son said in a deep voice: "Your son has been working in the Qin Mansion. I sent him to Xuzhou not long ago. He is not in the capital. How could he owe such a huge gambling debt?"