Princess Agent: The Sweet Country Girl's Way to Glory - Chapter 454
Chapter 454 Who Was It?
Disappeared? Su Wanwan frowned and said, “Are the shoes still there?”
“The shoes are gone.” The maidservant said.
“What!” Su Wanwan was shocked. She was fortunate enough to have painstakingly worked on those shoes for half a month!
Su Wanwan walked over and said, “Take me over and take a look.”
“Yes.” The servant immediately brought Su Wanwan over to the west wing room. Su Wanwan saw things arranged neatly. A bamboo basket was placed beside her. There were also many rags and dark silk inside. However, the pair of shoes and golden threads that were half-embroidered with golden threads disappeared.
Su Wanwan said with a serious face, “Close the door. Anyone who comes to the house today should draw up a list for me to see.”
Su Wanwan’s expression was very serious. All the servants who had served for several days knew that Su Wanwan’s expression would not let that person off. They immediately agreed and told them about the people they had seen today.
“Little one received Auntie Liu from next door today. You’ve seen her before and even gifted her a few big meat buns.”
“The little one also saw Aunt Xu at the entrance of the village. She came this morning to give half of the rabbit that her husband had beaten yesterday. You’ve seen it before, and you’ve also given away several big meat buns.”
“…”
The servants all said that she had seen people before. The butler had already gone to invite the village chief. The village chief stroked his long white beard and said, “Nobody in the village has the temper to steal chickens and dogs! Since they have brought something to you, they definitely have no intention of offending him. It’s just to get along with you, and they won’t steal it!”
“If someone hadn’t stolen them, where would my embroidered shoes and gold thread have gone?” Su Wanwan raised her eyebrows and asked him, her tone becoming cold. “I know you don’t want to reveal the darkness of the village, but this thing is very valuable to me. I hope you can help me retrieve that person’s shoes. Otherwise, I will report it to the official. It wasn’t about dropping things at that time, but about the reputation of the village.”
“This” The village chief was conflicted, his hands clenched tightly. Hearing Su Wanwan’s words, his heart became even more panicked. Knowing that Su Wanwan was not just saying that, he immediately coughed and said, “Alright.”
“I’ll have to trouble you to help me find that person.” Su Wanwan handed the list to the Village Chief. After thinking for a while, the Village Chief immediately invited the person from above.
As soon as the village women arrived, they all looked at Su Wanwan and confirmed that they had done nothing. Aunt Xu said, “Madam, I did nothing. I came to give it to you in the morning and then went down to heaven and earth. Does my husband know about it? If it was stolen, how could I not take it home and hide it?”
“That’s right!” Auntie Liu nodded from the side. “I saw that Aunt Xu is a good person. She wouldn’t do that. I’m not that kind of person myself. If you don’t believe me, ask everyone. There was another person who came to your house today. Did you forget? That woman is a sneaky thief. She hasn’t arrived yet, so she must be running away from crime!”
“…”
A country woman actually knew the word “abscond from crime”? This was a smart one! Su Wanwan couldn’t help but glance at Auntie Liu and say, “Are you talking about Du Niang?”
Today, when Mama Du left, her clothes were no more than an inch long, so how could she be a thief with such thin clothes? Moreover, when Du Niang left, she directly walked from the house to the courtyard. It was impossible for her to take away the things she was hiding.
Su Wanwan did not believe this. However, Auntie Liu swore with confidence, “She did it! Normally, she did a lot of things in the village, and she could do it countless times. How could I be wronged against her? This matter must be true. If Madam did not believe it, she would ask the others in the village! Let’s hear what they say!”
When the others heard this, they immediately echoed, “Niang Du’s body is already dirty. She was originally the head of the town’s cave, but she was bought by Shi Dafu. She was a lavish spender. Without money, she went to steal it and robbed it. The village was filled with smoke and miasma. This matter is definitely not wrong!”
“That’s right! No mistake! I heard a chicken crow a few days ago before dawn. I immediately went to see who expected Shi Dafu to steal the chicken. He said that Du Niang had specifically asked her to steal it. If she didn’t steal it, she would go back to town!”
“…”
Why was this statement so true? However, it was contrary to what Du Niang said today.
Su Wanwan didn’t know how to decide. She thought for a moment. With what she saw today, she felt that Du Niang was more right. After all, Shi Dafu had brought people in, but he left so casually. It was as if he had left everything to Du Niang and no longer cared about anything else.
Su Wanwan pondered for a moment and said, “Go invite Mama Du over.”
The villagers all nodded their heads in agreement. However, they felt that the interrogation was a little too slow. They muttered to themselves, “There’s no need to interrogate her! Go into her house and search. Take the stolen goods and see what she has to say!”
“…”
Su Wanwan felt that this method was very simple and rude, but looking at how confident they were, thinking that they had only been in the village for a few days, she could not determine whether this matter was true or false, nor could she agree to it.
The villagers immediately sent people over. They were afraid that Su Wanwan would not believe them, so they all hugged Su Wanwan over. Qi Chengfeng was afraid that something would happen to Su Wanwan, so he followed them to the side.
When they arrived at the Shi Clan, they saw a group of people surrounding the door. Before they could step into the room, they heard a crackling sound. Before Su Wanwan could see it, she concluded that it was the sound of bowls and chopsticks falling to the ground and shattering.
“You don’t even have ten taels of silver, what use do I have for you?”
‘”Da Fu, that’s not what you said before! You said you wanted me to live a good life in your house, so you definitely wouldn’t treat me badly, and … I paid for my money myself!” The woman snorted in pain from inside the room, “Da Fu, that’s not what you said before!” “You said you wanted me to live a good life in your house, so you definitely didn’t treat me badly!”
‘”Pa!” Su Wanwan could not bear it any longer. The servant pushed open the door and saw Shi Dafu holding a feather duster in his hand. Du Niang lay low on the ground. Her fair face, slender neck, and smooth back were all red marks.
Everyone seemed to have never heard of her. They automatically filtered and said, “Look at her. She must have done it! If it wasn’t for her uselessness, why would her husband beat her?”
Why did they say this fallacy so smoothly?
Su Wanwan said with a serious face, “Don’t say anything else. Everything is based on evidence. I only want my shoes and gold thread. I don’t care about anything else.”
Everyone was stunned as they cursed Su Wanwan in their hearts for not being sensible. Qi Chengfeng said, “Gentlemen, didn’t you say that she stole it? Put it here now? Then go find it.”
Hearing that, Madam Du was stunned. She remembered that she had indeed seen what Su Wanwan had said when she cleaned up today. Madam Du’s face turned pale and she pointed at Auntie Liu and said, “Madam, Auntie Liu framed me! It was clearly her doing this! I saw her looking outside the door when I swept the floor …”
Su Wanwan frowned and wondered in her heart, “Who exactly is the thief?”