The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 514: The Minister of Rites Discovers the Lost Letter

The next day, at the Minister of Rites’ Mansion.

"Master, it's bad! It's bad!"

The Minister of Rites was having breakfast when he heard the butler shouting outside.

"How can you be so flustered!"

The Minister of Rites had extremely strict rules for the servants in the mansion. Seeing the butler running and shouting, he was very displeased. He put the bowl in his hand heavily on the table and scolded the butler in dissatisfaction.

"Master, the big storehouse in the mansion was robbed!"

The butler ran breathlessly to the table where the Minister of Rites was eating, knelt down with a thud, and said anxiously that he was usually very particular about his clothes and had no time to take care of his hat that had already been tilted.

"What did you say?"

After hearing what the housekeeper said, the Minister of Rites stood up suddenly and walked quickly towards the warehouse. His sleeve accidentally brought down the bowl of porridge on the table, which fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

Rushing to the storehouse in a hurry, the Minister of Rites had no time to care about the stolen gold, silver and treasures. He walked quickly to the secret compartment and found that it had been destroyed and the things inside were gone. He took a few steps back, feeling cold all over.

The secret compartment contains something that can take the lives of all nine members of his clan!

"Master, be careful!"

The butler stepped forward, supported the staggering Minister of Rites, and looked at him with a worried look on his face.

"Butler, immediately order people to close the gates of the mansion and interrogate the guards who were on duty last night to see if there are any suspicious people. Also, interrogate the servants who were guarding the gate last night. Also, have people pay attention to the area near the courtyard wall to see if there are any clues. How could so many things suddenly disappear overnight? If it was done by thieves, there must be clues left behind."

The Minister of Rites' head was buzzing. He took a few deep breaths, calmed himself, and gave orders to the butler.

"Yes, sir, I will go right away."

The butler let go of the hand that was supporting the Minister of Rites, bowed his head and accepted the order, then went down to arrange all matters.

The Minister of Rites frowned, then leaned towards the secret compartment, reached in and touched it, hoping that the letters might still be there.

Needless to say, the result would definitely disappoint him. Yesterday, Lin An did not leave a single hair behind and took away everything in the warehouse.

Suddenly, the Minister of Rites noticed the words on the wall.

"Has the God of Thieves been here?"

The words were written crookedly, and the Minister of Rites had a hard time recognizing what was written. He read it out with a frown.

"Sir, do you want to report the crime?"

The guard at the side also noticed the words, and seeing that it was done by thieves, he bowed and looked at the Minister of Rites and asked.

"Don't report it to the police!"

The Minister of Rites refused without a second thought, saying that this matter should not be made public.

"Prepare an inconspicuous carriage, I want to go out of the house!"

He clasped his hands together and unclenched them, and gave instructions to the guards.

The guards took the order and quickly prepared the carriage.

The Minister of Rites issued a strict order that no one was allowed to leave the house except himself and a groom who was accompanying him, and then left in a hurry.

At this time, in the mansion of Marquis Jingbei, Marquis Jingbei had just finished a set of boxing in the front yard martial arts training ground. A servant came running over and whispered something to him. He frowned and said, "Why did he come here in broad daylight? Didn't we tell him to have less contact with him?!"

Marquis Jingbei took the towel handed to him by the servant, wiped the sweat off his face, and then walked towards the back door with the guards who were training with him.

When I walked to the back door, I saw a man with a veil on his head and whose face could not be seen standing inside the door. The gatekeeper had already closed the back door.

"Why are you here at this time? Did anyone notice you?"

Marquis Jingbei pulled the man into a side room and looked at him with dissatisfaction.

"No one noticed, so I came here quietly! I have something very important to report to the Marquis!"

The man took off his veil hat, and the face of the Minister of Rites appeared in front of Marquis Jingbei. He looked at Marquis Jingbei and said anxiously.

Seeing the panic and fear in the eyes of the Minister of Rites, Marquis Jingbei had a bad premonition. Sure enough, the Minister of Rites' next words made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

"My Lord, the letters between you and me, as well as the letters between me and other officials, have all been stolen by thieves!"

"Didn't I tell you to destroy those letters? Why are you still keeping them?"

Marquis Jingbei grabbed the Minister of Rites by the collar, his eyes widened!

Seeing that the Minister of Rites was hesitant and didn't know how to answer, Marquis Jingbei laughed angrily: "I know, you are afraid that I will go back on my promise after the matter is accomplished, so you deliberately kept a handle to threaten me! I don't know whether you are smart or stupid. That is not only my handle, but also your handle. Once lost, it will not only affect our lives, but also involve a wide range of people. Can you bear this responsibility? Ah?"

The strength in Marquis Jingbei's hands became stronger and stronger, and the Minister of Rites was almost unable to breathe. His face turned red, and he looked at Marquis Jingbei with pleading eyes.

"When did you lose the item? Where did you put it? Have you found any clues?"

Marquis Jingbei thought that he could still be useful, so he suppressed his murderous intent and loosened his collar.

The Minister of Rites touched his neck and coughed a few times. Seeing that Marquis Jingbei was looking at him impatiently, he bowed and answered, "I put these things in the wall of the big storehouse in the mansion. Last night, all the gold, silver and jewelry in the storehouse and the items I hid in the wall disappeared. The thief left a line of words on the wall, 'The God of Thieves was here!' Apart from that, nothing else has been found."

"You put such important things in the big warehouse?"

Marquis Jingbei looked at the Minister of Rites as if he were a fool.

The Minister of Rites lowered his head in shame. Who could have thought that someone would find the things he sealed in the wall!

Jingbei Hou paced back and forth in the room, thinking for a long time, and made sure that he had never heard of this thief god.

"You should go back first and order your trusted aides to investigate this matter quietly. Don't make it public. Pay special attention to whether the items in your storehouse appear in the pawnshops. We need to speed up our plans!"

Marquis Jingbei stopped in front of the Minister of Rites and whispered to him.

"Yes, I am resigning!"

The Minister of Rites put on his veiled hat, bowed, left the room and left quietly.

"Somebody come!"

After the Minister of Rites left, Marquis Jingbei shouted into the air.

"My Lord, please give me your orders!"

Several men wrapped in black suddenly appeared in the house, knelt on one knee, and waited for Jingbei Hou's orders.

"Ye Yi, go contact all the gods in the capital and tell them to be ready to kill at any time!"

"Ye Er, contact your friends in the martial arts world and ask them to help find out more about the Thief God!"

"Ye San, tell our people to keep an eye on Jun Mo Xie's movements. If anything goes wrong, report it immediately so we can take the initiative!"

"Ye Si, go contact the spies in the various government offices and be ready to start a rebellion at any time!"

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Marquis Jingbei had a stern expression on his face and issued orders quickly.

Several men in black took the order and left. Marquis Jingbei walked out of the room, looked at the gloomy sky, and thought to himself: "You, the thief god, are better off just after money. If you dare to ruin my plan, I will definitely catch you and make you wish you were dead!"