Chapter 52 Suspicious (Three More Requests for Powder!)

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  Lin Zhaoyan exclaimed in surprise: "You know?"

  "Hmm." Shi Liu nodded, "It's not that I know, but rather, I can find the person who stole the Ganoderma lucidum bracelet."

  She spoke with such conviction and confidence that it was impossible to doubt her.

  Lin Zhaoyan furrowed his brow, "Why are you saying this now?"

  She believed that Rong Mama and Hong Ying must have investigated for a long time. If so, why didn't this pomegranate come out earlier?

  Pomegranate didn't panic, lowered her eyes and said calmly: "I used to think that Mother Rong would have a way, and I didn't want to be the first bird to let people envy. But now, I can no longer bear to let my innocent sisters worry, so I have to stand up."

  That's a good reason.

  Lin Zhaoyan didn't believe her explanation, but wanted to see what tricks she had up her sleeve, so he said: "Alright, now use your method to tell me who stole the bangle?"

  The courtyard suddenly fell silent, and the maids all held their breath, staring intently at Shi Liu, afraid that she would point to themselves.

  The pomegranate looked as if it had not seen anything, and said calmly: "Everyone's body has a different smell, just like the fungus likes to use osmanthus flowers to scent its clothes, so its body has a faint osmanthus fragrance. The old lady likes to burn sandalwood in her room, so her body has a hint of sandalwood scent. So that bracelet must have been stained with the scents of both the old lady and the fungus. And the person who stole the bracelet must also have this smell on their hands. Although this fragrance has passed for a long time, people can't smell it anymore. But as a dog's nose is extremely sensitive, it can smell it out. I think we should find a dog to let it sniff the fungus's hand and see whose hand still has this scent, and the truth will be revealed."

  Nonsense.

  Lin Zhaoyan looked at her with a somewhat amused expression. To say nothing of untrained dogs being unable to clearly distinguish smells, even military dogs would find it difficult to identify this scent that was mixed with the smell of many people.

  Only naive children without life experience would believe in such nonsense.

  Hong Ying and Bai Ling didn't understand, really believed it, and consulted with Lin Zhao Yan, "Fourth Miss, you know that the old lady in the mansion and several ladies don't like cats and dogs, I'm afraid..."

  Lin Zhaoyan knew they wanted to ask her for a snowball fight.

  It's even more ridiculous. Xue Tuan is a Pomeranian, only suitable as a pet, if it really had the ability to "smell objects and recognize people", future generations would use it as a military dog.

  Rong's mother was indeed more experienced and immediately heard that Shi Guli was talking nonsense. Just as she was about to expose her lies, Lin Zhaoyan interrupted her.

  "Alright." Lin Zhao nodded in agreement with Hong Ying's words and turned his head to instruct Man Shuang, "You go bring Xue Tuan over."

  Although she was completely aware that Shi Liu was talking nonsense, she didn't want to be smart and interrupt what Shi Liu wanted to do. Maybe the other person had a follow-up move.

  The snowball was quickly hugged over.

  As soon as it saw Lin Zhaoyan, it let out a low cry and rushed towards her.

  Lin Zhaoyan smiled and hugged it, saying: "Today I want to give you an important task. If you succeed, I'll take you back to eat your favorite meat bone."

  The snowball fight became more intense and joyful.

  Lin Zhaoyan handed the snowball over to Pomegranate, "What to do? You start!"

  Pomegranate nodded and said to the truffle: "Sister Truffle, can you please stretch out your hand in front of Snowball and let it sniff?"

  Although Fu Ling didn't understand what she was doing, seeing Lin Zhaoyan and Rong Mama's serious expressions, she could only tremble and stretch out her hand in front of Xue Tuan.

  When Snowball sniffed her hand and even stuck out his tongue to lick her palm, she was so frightened that she let out a sharp cry and hastily retreated two steps back.

  Lin Zhaoyan comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Snowball won't bite."

  The pomegranate smiled and said, "This is not necessarily true, dogs are very spiritual, if they smell out who the thief is, they will bite without mercy."

  The maids were all frightened pale by her.

  Lin Zhaoyan frowned in disapproval, looking at her like this, she really didn't look like a ten-year-old little girl.

  There really are strange people every year, and there are especially many this year.

  Pomegranate hugged Snowball and went to sniff the hands of other maids one by one.

  The little maids were all frightened by her words, and they all trembled with fear, closing their eyes when they reached out, afraid that Snowball would bite them.

  The pomegranate always wears a smile.

  Xue Tuan sniffed around in a circle until the last maid, but she didn't find anything unusual.

  The pomegranate returned the snowball to Lin Zhaoyan. As soon as it reached Lin Zhaoyan's arms, it wagged its tail and sought praise.

  Lin Zhaoyan patted its back in praise and then raised an eyebrow to look at Shi Liu, "How? Found out who stole the armband yet?"

  She thought that the cleverness of the pomegranate had finally been exposed, but unexpectedly the pomegranate looked back at her with a smile, raised its head confidently and said: "I've found it."

  Rong's mother had been impatient with her for a long time, and now she saw that she hadn't even found the thief yet was still talking big. She couldn't help but scold: "You said Snowball could catch the murderer, didn't you? I haven't seen it have any unusual reactions. If you keep spouting nonsense, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

  The pomegranate was not a bit flustered or afraid, and calmly said: "I didn't lie, the person who stole Elder Sister's bangle has been found."

  Her confidence made Lin Zhaoyan involuntarily feel suspicious.

  She carefully recalled what she had said, and then thought about the reactions of those maids when they heard the news, Lin Zhaoyan suddenly had an epiphany.

  What makes dogs sniff out thieves is fundamentally fake, but scaring away the backstage black hand to reveal their feet is true!

  These dozen or so maidservants, without anyone making excuses to shirk the task, all stretched out their hands. This was not because they were all innocent and therefore had nothing to hide, but rather because the real thieves had taken action, thinking they could escape detection.

  The most common and well-known way to cover up body odor is to use other fragrances to mask it.

  It's springtime, and every courtyard in the Hou Mansion is filled with all sorts of blooming flowers. When you rub the petals between your palms, a lingering fragrance remains.

  These dozen or so maidservants, just call them all to put out their hands and take a look at who has flower juice stains on the palms of their hands. That person is definitely the thief.

  "Put out your hands for me to check." Lin Zhaoyan said, casting a look of appreciation at Shi Liu.

  Pomegranate also gave Lin Zhaoyan the same look, she was still worried that her move would not work and would be rejected, but unexpectedly this Jian'an Marquis's mansion still had someone who understood reason.

  The maids were all bewildered, but still they spread their hands apart.

  Lin Zhaoyan's eyes landed on one of the maids wearing an apricot-colored jacket, with obvious red flower juice on her hands, which was from the patch of crimson roses blooming behind her.

  "Take her away!" she signaled to Rong's mother.

  Rong's mother was taken aback for a moment, "Why is it her?"

  The maid herself was frightened, her face turned pale on the spot, and she cried: "It's unjust! I'm innocent! It wasn't me who did it, I didn't steal the agalloch eaglewood bangle!"

  "It wasn't you who did it, so why are you crushing the carnation? You look so gentle and quiet, I didn't think you had that kind of hobby." Lin Zhaoyan's expression remained calm, his tone was still warm and flat, but for some reason, this time it didn't make people feel warm, instead, there was a sense of oppressive atmosphere.

  The maid was immediately frightened and her legs went soft, "thud" and she knelt down on the ground.

  Lin Zhaoyan looked at her with a faint tone: "Considering you're a first-time offender and still young, as long as you honestly confess your crime and hand over the bangles, I'll persuade Grandmother to be lenient. If you try to quibble and make excuses, I won't be able to save you."

  That little maid was only seven or eight years old, and the previous "smell and recognize people" had already scared her enough, almost unable to withstand the invitation. At this moment, she heard that there was no room for denial.

  "I was wrong, I know I was wrong! Please, Fourth Miss, save me, please have mercy on me and spare my life!" She flung herself at Lin Shuangyan's feet, begging for forgiveness and weeping, "I didn't mean to, I had no choice, if it wasn't for my mother being seriously ill at home, I..."

  "Mother Rong, considering her young age, just send her out of the mansion!" Lin Zhaoyan interrupted the maid's lengthy speech and turned to instruct Mother Rong.

  This maid is stealing from her, she can't manage and doesn't want to manage, no matter what, if you make a mistake, it's a mistake, any reason or excuse cannot justify the mistakes people make.

  But since she promised to spare her life, she would keep her word. After all, this wasn't a heinous crime like murder or arson that deserved severe punishment.

  Rong Mama agreed.

  Since the incident with the Crown Prince and Sixth Princess, Old Lady Lin has devoted herself to Buddhism and shouldn't be thinking of creating any more karma.

  The maid was taken away, and Mother Rong took the opportunity to wake up and scolded everyone, frightening all the maids in the courtyard so much that none of them dared to make a sound.

  "Fourth Miss, I'm really sorry to have made you laugh at this, and I didn't expect things would turn out like this either. It's wasted your time, please forgive me."

  Lin Zhaoyan smiled slightly, not minding at all. "It's nothing, actually this incident is a good thing, it serves as a warning to everyone. Moreover, I've also seen each person's reaction, which saves me the trouble of testing and probing in the future."

  Rong's mother also smiled along with them, "If everyone had the same breadth of vision and magnanimity as Fourth Miss, then there would be no more worries in this world."

  Lin Zhaoyan looked down with embarrassment.

  Rong's mother had a few more points of goodwill towards Lin Zhaoyan, thinking about the matter of entering the palace at the end of the month, and even felt fortunate for Lin Zhaoyan, fortunate that she did not get the favor of Old Lady Lin.

  What a pity for the fifth daughter.

  She thought for a moment and then asked: "Has Third Madame not come because she is still taking care of Fifth Miss? How is Fifth Miss's body?"

  Lin Zhaoyan replied: "The body is fine, it's just that I'm not feeling comfortable in my heart."

  Rong's mother sighed, her eyes glanced at the snowball in Lin Zhaoyan's arms, and she thought of Liu Wenxuan's elegant and handsome appearance, feeling extremely sad and regretful.

  She gathered her thoughts and smiled at Lin Zhao: "Well, in that case, let's ask Fourth Miss to choose a few maidservants! I wonder if Fourth Miss has taken a liking to any of them after the commotion just now?"

  Lin Zhaoyan subconsciously looked towards the pomegranate.

  The pomegranate was also looking at her, its gaze filled with expectation.

  This pomegranate is clever, but it's a city with extremely deep tactics, she doesn't like.

  She glanced over and pointed at two maids who were still relatively calm, saying to Rong Mama: "It's them!"

  Liu's personal maid, Hong Shuang, is to be married next year to the son of the manager of the third house silk shop. Lin Chen also has an older serving maid by her side. If these two maids are properly trained, they can fill the vacancies in the future.

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