The Pretty Wife of General Jinxiu Huanian

Chapter 127 The Storm Rises Again

After Yunxi left the prince's room, her heart felt like a lively rabbit, and she couldn't calm down at all.

Her legs walked back and forth in the corridor of the Marquis's mansion, her brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly, and she kept pondering what the two servants had said.

As I was walking, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the kitchen.

Yunxi quickened his pace and hurried towards the direction of the sound in two steps.

When I got there, I saw several maids and cooks huddled together, their faces red and necks thick, as if they were ready to eat someone.

"What's going on?" Yunxi asked in a hoarse voice.

When everyone heard Yunxi's voice, they immediately became as if they were under a spell, and no one dared to say a word.

A maidservant shrank her neck and spoke timidly, "Madam, the dispute started because the food was not distributed evenly today."

Yunxi's eyes were like knives as she scanned the crowd. She raised her voice and said, "How can you make such a fuss over such a trivial matter?

How do you guys get taught the rules in the Marquis Mansion on a daily basis?"

At this time, a fat cook squinted his eyes and muttered, "Madam, this can't be entirely blamed on us. Now that the prince is ill, the rules of the mansion are all messed up, and no one is sure what to do."

At this time, a fat cook muttered, "Everyone is unsure."

Yunxi's face darkened, "The prince is ill, and the rules of the Marquis' Mansion cannot be violated.

Go away and do your work!"

When the maids and cooks heard this, they scattered like mice seeing a cat.

Yunxi stood where she was, her hands folded across her chest, her eyes wide open, looking at the panicked backs of these people, her chest heaving with anger.

She thought to herself that since the prince fell ill, everyone in the mansion had lost their composure.

Yunxi turned and left, her steps quick and hasty. The doubts in her heart were like a tangled mess that she couldn't sort out.

When passing by the garden, Yunxi was thinking about something with her head down, when she suddenly saw a strange boy crouching in the flowers, with his butt sticking out, and his hands constantly digging in the flowers, looking very sneaky.

"What are you doing?" Yunxi shouted suddenly.

The young man shuddered as if struck by lightning, and stood up straight with a sudden movement. His face was pale and his eyes were full of panic.

Yunxi took two steps at a time and walked forward. "What are you looking for?"

The servant's eyes rolled around, his gaze flickering, and he stammered, "It's...it's a jade pendant that I lost."

Yunxi put her hands on her hips, her eyes shot straight at him like an arrow, staring at him for a long moment, "Is it really just a jade pendant?"

The servant nodded quickly, like a chick pecking at rice, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. "Madam, I dare not lie."

Yunxi snorted coldly, "That's better. If I find out you've done anything illegal, I won't let you off easily."

The boy was so frightened that his legs went limp. He nodded repeatedly, turned around and ran away, looking back as he ran, afraid that Yunxi would catch up with him.

Yunxi looked at his back as he ran away, frowned, and thought to herself that this matter was strange.

She shook her head and continued walking.

Soon, Yunxi arrived at the warehouse. She saw from a distance that the door of the warehouse was half-open, and her heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling.

The warehouse is usually locked tightly, what's going on today?

She took a few quick steps to the door, reached out, pushed it open and walked in.

I saw the things inside were scattered all over the place and placed in a mess.

There were some account books and miscellaneous items scattered on the ground, as if it had been robbed by bandits.

"Who did this?" Yunxi was so angry that her voice changed, her face turned red, and her eyebrows stood up.

At this time, Manager Li, who was in charge of the warehouse, hurried over and asked, "Madam, what...what's going on?"

Yunxi looked at him, "You don't know? You've always been in charge of this warehouse. How do you explain why it's in such a mess now?"

Manager Li wiped the sweat from his forehead. The sweat kept flowing and soaked a small area of his lapel.

He trembled and said, "Madam, I have been busy with other things these days and neglected it."

Yunxi stared at him, her eyes as sharp as a knife, and snorted coldly, "Negligence?

I think you're not doing your best! Don't you understand the importance of this warehouse?

Everything in the mansion is precious, and you've messed it up like this!"

Manager Li was so frightened that his legs went limp and he fell to his knees with a thump, kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Madam, please calm down, Madam, please calm down!

I will fix it right away and make sure it's back to square one, and I won't make the same mistake again!"

Yunxi folded his hands over his chest, his face livid, and said, "I'll give you one day. If you still can't fix it, you can't hold this position as manager anymore!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and turned away.

Yunxi walked out of the warehouse, but the anger in her heart just couldn't be relieved. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong with the servants in the Marquis' Mansion recently.

Each of them seems to have lost their soul and does things without any order.

At night, Yunxi was preparing to rest and had just taken off his coat when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

She frowned, stood up and opened the door, only to see several servants carrying a box towards the backyard.

"Stop!" Yunxi shouted loudly.

The servants stopped in their tracks, their bodies stiffening as they stood there, not daring to breathe.

One of the servants bravely said, "Madam, this is what the Marquis's wife ordered to be moved to the backyard."

Yunxi walked over quickly, his face extremely gloomy, and said, "Open it and take a look."

The servant looked embarrassed and stammered, "Madam, this... this is the order of the Marquis's wife. We dare not disobey."

Yunxi glared and raised her voice: "Open it! If you don't open this box today, none of you can leave!"

The servant had no choice but to tremble and open the box. Yunxi took a look and found some precious jewels inside, which were shining in the moonlight.

"Why do we have to move these things to the backyard?" Yunxi asked.

The servant lowered his head, his body trembling constantly, and stammered, "Madam, I... I really don't know."

Yunxi looked at their trembling expressions and became even angrier: "Don't you know?

You are all members of the Marquis' Mansion, so there must be a reason for doing things.

These jewels are being moved to the backyard for no apparent reason. Are they trying to hide them for themselves?"

The servants all shook their heads and kept saying, "Madam, we dare not, we really dare not."

Yunxi put her hands on her hips and said loudly, "Don't dare? Then tell me the reason!"

Who ordered you to move? What are you moving for?"

The servants looked at each other, and no one dared to speak first.

Yunxi stamped her feet in anger: "Alright, if you don't want to tell me, then you all just kneel here and get up when you figure it out!"

At this time, one of the servants finally couldn't help but said, "Madam, it was... it was Miss Cui'er from the Marquis's wife who asked us to move. We really don't know what they were doing."

Yunxi bit her lip and said, "Hmph, I'm going to ask the wife of the Marquis's Mansion what's going on!"

The servant lowered his head and dared not answer.

Yunxi's face was gloomy. "Go and call the Marquis's wife."

Not long after, the wife of the Marquis came slowly over. She was dressed in silk and satin, with her hair piled high with a few gold hairpins inserted in it. Her face was delicately made-up, but her arrogance could not be concealed.

She curled her lips and said, "Yunxi, it's so late, what's the matter?"

Yunxi glared at her and pointed at the box. "Madam, what's going on?"

The Marquis's wife glanced at the box and said nonchalantly, "Oh, this is what I'm going to take back to my parents' home."

Yunxi frowned and said anxiously, "The prince is still ill, and the Marquis's Mansion is in urgent need of money. Isn't this inappropriate for Madam?"

The wife of the Marquis snorted, crossed her arms over her chest, and raised her chin. "I also have a share in this Marquis' Mansion. What's wrong with me taking some things?"

Yunxi took a step forward and said firmly, "Madam, you are well aware of the current situation of the Marquis' Mansion. I hope you will put the overall situation first."

The Marquis's wife sneered, her eyes widening. "Yunxi, don't think that just because the prince is ill, you can be the master of the household."

Yunxi bit her lip, clutching the corner of her clothes tightly with both hands. "I'm not trying to be the boss, I just don't want the mansion to be in chaos."

The fat on the wife's face trembled, and she shouted loudly: "You little bitch, you dare to point fingers in front of me!"

Yunxi was not to be outdone and raised her voice: "Madam, how can you be worthy of the prince by doing this!"

The Marquis's wife stamped her feet in anger, "Don't use the prince to pressure me!"

The two of them were arguing back and forth, neither of them giving in, and the atmosphere was so tense that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

At this moment, a maid came running in in a panic, panting, her face full of fear, "Madam, it's bad, something happened to the prince."

When Yunxi heard this, her face turned pale instantly, her heart tightened, and without saying a word, she ran towards the prince's room.