coobybook Chapter 208: Red Mansion Lady Xing 28
Chapter 208: Red Mansion Lady Xing 28
After entering the warehouse, the first thing that catches your eye is the mountains of precious porcelain and antique furniture. Various wooden boxes are placed on the shelves, closely arranged together.
In addition to wooden boxes, the storeroom also displays many exquisite jade articles and ornaments, including tables and chairs made of various precious woods such as red sandalwood, pearwood, gorgeous screens, and exquisite vases.
The wall was filled with boxes of all kinds, of varying sizes, and sealed.
Xing Yuling walked gently to the box, her movements were very cautious. She stretched out her finger, carefully lifted the seal, and then gently pushed, and the lid slowly opened.
Her eyes widened instantly, because the scene in front of her surprised her - the box was full of silver ingots! These silver ingots were neatly arranged, shining with silver light, dazzling the eyes.
Xing Yuling did not hesitate at all, she immediately took action and put the silver ingots one by one into her own space. Her movements were swift and skillful, and soon she had transferred the entire box of silver ingots into her own space.
After finishing, she carefully checked the box inside and out again, and was relieved only after making sure that there were no clues left. Then, she closed the lid again and re-sealed it, pretending that nothing had happened.
At this time, all the boxes had been opened, and the contents had all been transferred into the space. There was a lot of gold and silver, and several large boxes were filled with silk and satin tribute from Jiangnan.
Xing Yuling's gaze slowly moved from the surrounding environment to see a row of antique shelves in the middle of the room, which were filled with all kinds of rare antiques, various sets of head ornaments, hairpins, jade hairpins, and pearl flowers, which were dazzling.
In order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, she did not take the shelves and boxes away, but instead transferred the contents into the space for storage, leaving only the empty boxes to divert attention.
A box on a wooden shelf near the innermost part was filled with land deeds and house deeds, including the ancestral shops and land deeds of Rongguo Mansion. These things originally belonged to Rongguo Mansion, but were secretly sold by Mrs. Wang, and then passed to her through some means. However, faced with such a difficult situation, she did not take them away. After all, these ancestral shops and land deeds involved Rongguo Mansion. If they were easily handled and sold, it might cause more trouble and disputes.
Seeing that time was running out, he made the final touches and placed the more beautiful mahogany inlaid jade peony screen and the sandalwood carved fortune, wealth and longevity screen into the hall of the space villa. He also put a white jade Thousand-armed Guanyin statue over one meter high and the golden Buddha statue into the space.
Seeing that she had almost finished cleaning up, she carefully checked the surroundings to make sure that there were no clues left, including those footprints that might be found. After confirming that everything was in place, she carefully returned to the cave entrance and quickly climbed out, moving lightly and agilely, like a nimble civet cat.
When she came out of the cave, she picked up some weeds and flowers to cover the entrance, making it difficult for outsiders to notice that there was an entrance here. Even if it was discovered, Mrs. Wang couldn't figure out how they moved the things, especially the large objects, through this small hole.
Xing Yuling prayed in her heart, hoping that Madam Wang would find out about the theft of the property in the storeroom as soon as possible, so that she would fall into despair and collapse. She imagined how terrified and overwhelmed Madam Wang would be when she heard the news, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth. For Xing Yuling, it would be a great satisfaction to see Madam Wang suffer a blow, as if all the grievances and pains were released. However, she also understood that this would take time, and she couldn't act too hastily, so as not to arouse unnecessary suspicion. Therefore, she could only wait patiently for the right time to come.
When she returned to the main room, changed her clothes and went to bed, the maids did not notice that the lady had gone out.
It was not until the fifth day that Zhou Ruijia, who was Mrs. Wang's assistant, was ready to go to the warehouse to open the door and take something.
Zhou Ruijia opened the door of the warehouse, and the smile on her face froze instantly. She looked at the empty warehouse in astonishment, and could hardly believe her eyes.
"This...what's going on?" she muttered to herself in a trembling voice.
All the large objects inside disappeared, and all the objects on the wooden shelves were gone.
Zhou Ruijia walked to a wooden shelf in front of her with fear and opened a box. She found it was empty. In despair, she opened all the boxes without hesitation. Just like before, she walked to the innermost one and was about to break the seal and check the box with trembling hands. However, she thought of something, stopped, and wanted to walk to the door. She called a little maid to inform Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang rushed over when she heard the noise and was also frightened by the scene before her and her face turned pale.
"Everything is gone!" Zhou Ruijia cried.
Mrs. Wang's legs went limp and she collapsed to the ground. Her eyes were filled with despair and fear, as if the end of the world had come.
"How is that possible? Did you keep it all for yourself?..." Her voice trembled.
At the same time, Xing Yuling hid in the dark, watching Madam Wang's miserable state with her spiritual consciousness, and a sense of satisfaction rose in her heart. Her plan finally succeeded.
Mrs. Wang lifted the seal in disbelief, opened the box, and saw that it was empty. She became so angry that she lost her balance and was about to fall. It was Zhou Rui's wife who was standing beside her that supported her.
"Check it for me and guard the warehouse."
Mrs. Wang's face turned pale as paper in an instant, as if all the blood had been drained out. She could not bear such a cruel fact. Her life savings, dowry, and the wealth she had accumulated with great effort had all vanished in an instant! This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to her, and she felt extremely desperate and painful.
Her lips trembled and she shouted hoarsely, "Go and call the master back!"
"I also went to the old lady to report it in person and asked her to help me catch the thief."
She decided to go to the old lady in person and ask her for justice.
She staggered out of the room and forbade anyone to approach the warehouse.
The news spread like wildfire in Rongguo Mansion. In a short while, it spread throughout the mansion: Madam Wang's warehouse had been robbed! This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone.
At this time, Mrs. Wang did not know that she had become the focus of everyone's attention. She hurried to Rongqing Hall to report the matter to Jia's mother. However, when she arrived at Rongqing Hall, she found that Jia's mother had already known the news.
At the same time, Xing Yuling also rushed to Rongqing Hall at a fast speed, with a hint of anticipation on her face. She seemed to be waiting to see how Madam Wang would deal with this sudden crisis.