"However-" Huang Bei Yue changed the word, faintly exclaiming: "Housekeeper Zhou had been in the prefecture of Princess Zhang for many years. You have done a lot of labor. Although you had made a mistake and was confused, however, your crime isn't serious to the point where you need to die. You also don't need to be sent to Ting Wei Si."
Housekeeper Zhou let out a sigh. Xiao Yuan Cheng also let out a long sigh of relief, secretly feeling lucky.
Only Concubine Xue slightly scrunched her eyebrows. How would this girl easily just let this go? If she didn't use this chance to go all out then what was the point of going through all that work from before?
As she thought about this, she heard Huang Bei Yue slowly explaining: "Today, we had searched so many items from the housekeeper Zhou's room. Most likely, from before, there was even more. After I checked the account books and match it with the items within the storage room, all the things missing, as long as housekeeper Zhou returns them all then it will be fine."
Housekeeper Zhou rapidly lifted his head: "Princess, all these things…"
"No matter whether you hid them or sold them since housekeeper has the courage to steal these items, then most likely all these years, you've gained a lot of profit from this. You need to think of ways to make up for this!" Huang Bei Yue glanced at him, coldly announcing this.
Housekeeper Zhou was flabbergasted.
All these years, all the things missing from the prefecture of Princess Zhang, she is making him carry the blame for all and compensating for this? Then wouldn't be become the foolish one?
He was just helping someone do their things and although he had gotten many rewards all these years, how was it enough compared to these precious treasures?
This matter of compensating, even if the Lord or Concubine Qin does this instead, they might not even be able to compensate for all.
All these years, all the things that they had sold from the prefecture of Princess Zhang, they probably aren't even able to keep track of this.
Housekeeper Zhou thought that this matter had already turned into a huge issue, not something a small housekeeper was able to endure.
He raised his head to look at Xiao Yuan Cheng only to see that his face was filled with gloominess and harshness. He looked Pei Yu who stood by Concubine Qin's side, sinisterly.
Housekeeper Zhou's heart was chilly. That Pei Yu was his only daughter. By Concubine Qin's side, she was a maid who delivered tea and water. Concubine Qin said that she would treat her as though her own daughter. In the future, when it was time for her to marry, she will be married according to the manner of a young lady.
His wife had died early on and he – himself was one who wasn't able to give birth. He was depending on this daughter to look after him when he was old. However, what was Xiao Yuan Cheng's meaning right now? He was going to use Pei Yu to threaten him?
As long as he assumed the crimes, later on when discussing compensation, it will naturally come by slowly. Xiao Yuan Cheng will have to think of ideas for him…
Huang Bei Yue was such an intelligent person and no one would be able to win against her when talking about mental tactics. She slightly looked at Xiao Yuan Cheng and housekeeper Zhou's face and knew right then, what ideas they were trying to play at.
The corner of her mouth slightly curled up into an angle and she glanced at Dong Ling. Her eyes floated to Pei Yu by Concubine Qin's side.
Dong Ling was a smart girl. She knew what was going on. Smiling: "Sister Pei Yu, normally, I have been seeing that you are different from the other maids. Whether it was the things you eat or wear, it was not any worse than how a master would be treated. As it turned out, housekeeper Zhou has many side doors ah. It was no wonder that the outsiders are saying that Pei Yu from the prefecture of Princess Zhang was the real young miss!"
Pei Yu's face turned pale white. She hurriedly kneeled down, panicking: "Concubine, Princess, this maid didn't ah! Every time this maid goes out with the concubine, the concubine was always the one well-regarded ah. How could this maid be compared to the concubine?"
"Oh?" Dong Ling grinned again: "Sister Pei Yu is saying that the concubine is well-regarded? How well regarded?"
Concubine Qin kicked Pei Yu over. If you don't know how to speak then shut up! Saying that out loud, they will be using this against us! Such an idiot!