The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Chapter 303: Death of Manager Lin

Shang Ruoyi's words almost made Manager Lin kneel on the ground.

Li Xia Xia was a little confused: "Theft? In Beiling, a thief has his hands chopped off and has his face tattooed so that everyone knows he is a thief."

Shang Ruoyi looked at Manager Lin with a half-smile: "Manager Lin, did you hear me clearly?"

Manager Lin's legs were shaking. He fell to his knees and kowtowed: "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong. It was my negligence!"

"Why don't you take out the Dongzhu that you have hidden away?"

Manager Lin trembled a few times and hurriedly took out the Dongzhu hidden in his arms.

Li Xia Xia frowned and said, "Manager Lin, do you know what the punishment for such behavior is in our Li family?"

They are all servants who owed a death contract to the Li family. The master has the power to decide the life and death of such servants.

Those who steal the Dongzhu will not only have their hands cut off, but will also be severely beaten with a hundred sticks. These hundred sticks will surely break bones and tendons and kill them.

"Miss, when I saw such a good pearl, I wanted to send it to your house, not to keep it for myself. Please understand." He knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Miss, I have been working diligently in the Li family for decades and have never embezzled the pearl. You know all this!"

Li Xia Xia frowned slightly. She had just started to take over the family business and didn't know how to discipline the servants.

Shang Ruoyi said coldly: "Don't think twice before lying. I have been talking about the poor quality of this Dongzhu for so long. Since you said that this Dongzhu was going to be sent to the mansion, why didn't you take it out just now?"

"Yes, why didn't you take it out just now?"

Manager Lin rolled his eyes and lowered his head and said, "My humble servant, my mind was confused just now and I forgot such an important matter. Please punish me."

How is it possible to just cover it up so easily?

Shang Ruoyi took the Dongzhu from his hand and whispered, "I remember my grandfather once said that every Dongzhu oyster taken from the pond would be registered in the book, and the time and by whom it was taken would be clearly written on it." He looked at Manager Lin with a half-smile, "Since it is to be delivered to the mansion, Manager Lin will surely register it."

Manager Lin didn't expect that she would be so serious. His heart tightened and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

The servant brought the booklet, but there was no record of the Dongzhu in his hand.

"Now, what else do you have to say?"

"I just forgot." He wanted to continue to quibble, but Shang Ruoyi did not give him the chance.

She snorted coldly, "Since you said you were negligent only this time, I will believe you. However, as a manager, you have so many loopholes in your work. You are not fit for the job. Also, since you said you have never embezzled Dongzhu, then just search for it." She clearly saw Manager Lin's body shake.

Li Xia Xia also nodded: "That's exactly what I meant." She waved her hand, and several servants came forward.

"Manager Li's room must be searched thoroughly, leaving no corner unsearched."

"Yes!"

Several people took the order and left.

At this time, Manager Lin's legs were limp and he could no longer stand steadily.

Not long after, a servant came over with a box in his hands: "Miss, Master, this box is locked. I have tried many ways but failed to open it."

Li Xia Xia took the box, and past memories came to her mind.

This, this is the mechanism box that her mother once taught her.

"How did this box come to be in your hands?"

When Manager Lin saw that the box had not been opened, he tried to make a final struggle. He whispered, "This was a reward from the master of the family."

A reward from daddy?

Daddy just casually gave away mother's things to the servants.

A cold look appeared in Li Xia Xia's eyes. She stretched out her hand and pressed the box a few times. The mechanism box seemed to come alive and started moving on its own.

After several changes, there was a "click" sound and the mechanism box opened. In the box, several round and large oriental pearls appeared in front of everyone.

hiss!

Such a big pearl cannot be measured by silver or money.

Li Xia Xia shouted coldly: "Manager Lin, now the evidence is irrefutable, what else do you have to say?"

Manager Lin knew that the situation was hopeless and collapsed to the ground with cold sweat pouring down his head.

"Little man, little man..."

"I don't want to hear your excuses today. Come here!" Li Xia Xia said coldly, "Take Manager Lin away, cut off his hands and give him a hundred beatings as a warning to others!"

"Miss! Miss! I know I was wrong! I won't dare to do that again, Miss!" He waved away the guards who were dragging him away, crawled to Li Xia Xia, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Miss, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time because I have worked diligently for the Li family for so many years!"

"Manager Lin, we trusted you so much and entrusted you with the most important business of the Li family, but you took advantage of it. If that's the case, there's nothing more to say. People always have to pay the price for their actions."

She waved her hand, and the guards stepped forward again, ready to drag him away.

At this moment, Manager Lin said loudly: "Miss, I know, I know the cause of Madam's death."

Li Xia Xia was stunned: "What did you say?"

"The lady didn't die of illness, but was poisoned by Jin."

Sure enough.

Shang Ruoyi lowered her eyebrows. There were so many dirty things happening in this wealthy family.

"Go on." Li Xia Xia clenched her fists and said, "Go on!"

Manager Lin's eyes lit up and he was about to speak when he heard a sudden sound of breaking air. Before anyone could react, a cold arrow flew towards Li Xia Xia.

Shang Ruoyi pulled Li Xia Xia over, and at this moment, there was a "puff" sound, and another arrow shot directly through Manager Lin.

Shang Ruoyi narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that the man's original target was Manager Lin.

Ah Cheng looked in the direction where the arrow came from.

Li Xia Xia stood up with lingering fear, looking at the dead Manager Lin, she couldn't help but tremble with fear. If it wasn't for Sister Shang who saved her just now, her fate would have been the same as Manager Lin's.

Jin, it must be Jin.

Not only did she kill her mother, she also wanted to kill herself!

Just then, Ah Cheng came back: "Sir, we didn't find anyone."

Shang Ruoyi knew this would happen. The killer who could shoot someone to death right under her nose must be no ordinary person.

When she returned home, Li Xia Xia felt even more uneasy, as if someone was following her. Moreover, the image of Manager Lin dying with his eyes open would appear in front of her from time to time, scaring her so much that she dared not close her eyes.

"Sister Shang, I feel like someone is watching me."

When Shang Ruoyi saw her like this, she knew she was scared.

The old man also got the news and hurried to Li Xia Xia's yard.

His granddaughter is so young, how could she have experienced these things?