Ji Yuqing looked at Ji Lingxue expectantly, waiting for her answer.
Ji Yuqing complained in her heart: Sister, you have only tens of taels of property, and you have the nerve to talk about it so loudly, don’t you feel ashamed
The loss of the internal structure diagram in the palace is a big deal. The prince would not announce it to everyone, and he most likely told Ji Lingxue.
Mo Xiang: Princess, didn’t you put all your private gold and silver into wine jars and buried them under the gardenia tree in the yard? The wine in the jars was also buried at the same time. Which thief would have thought of where you hid your private money
Ji Lingxue slapped the table and suddenly jumped up. This action was so sudden that it scared Ji Yuqing, "Sister..."
Ji Lingxue said: "The prince's study was robbed. What was stolen? What's wrong with thieves nowadays? They obviously have a storehouse but they don't steal from the study. Why did they steal books?"
Ji Yuqing only felt a row of crows flying overhead... She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and smiled, "I heard about it as well. Whether it's true or not, you have to ask the prince himself."
Ji Lingxue said, "Oh," and glanced at the sky outside and said, "Mo Xiang, go and give the prince a coat. It's getting late, and the prince should be back soon."
As soon as Mo Xiang left, Ji Lingxue turned to Ji Yuqing and said, "Sister, you have to wait here for a while. When the prince comes, you can ask him in person."
Ji Yuqing frowned. She must be crazy to foolishly run to ask Xiao Yichen, "Have you noticed that the map of your study was stolen by me?"
Ji Yuqing shook off the sweat on her body, stood up and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I'll go back first. Sister, please say hello to the prince for me." After that, she walked away as fast as she could.
Ji Lingxue curled up the corner of her mouth in amusement and threw the quilt used by Ji Yuqing to the ground with a bang, smashing it to pieces.
She doesn't like Ji Yuqing to touch her things, not even a teacup!
Xiao Yichen left the palace and saw Mo Xiang standing at the palace gate waiting from afar. Mo Xiang came on behalf of Ji Lingxue, so Xiao Yichen was in a particularly good mood.
Walking to Mo Xiang, Xiao Yichen took the cloak she handed over and put it on. He said, "Go back and tell the princess that I will go to her place tonight. I have to go to the Ministry of Justice later, so I will be back a little late."
Mo Xiang nodded, and after thinking about it, he told Ji Yuqing about how she was testing Ji Lingxue.
Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed and he sneered. He finally realized that the stolen map had been replaced. It seemed that she would go to the study to steal again. This time he had to plan carefully to catch her red-handed.
Xiao Yichen nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. You can go back first."
When Mo Xiang returned home, she told Ji Lingxue exactly what Xiao Yichen had said. Ji Lingxue nodded. Anyway, she had already reminded Xiao Yichen, so how to deal with it was none of her business.
Ji Lingxue turned around and went to study her poison again. In order to conduct a toxicity experiment, Ji Lingxue asked Mo Xiang and An Ge to find a few rabbits.
When Mo Xiang heard this, her face turned pale. Rabbits are such cute creatures, and it was so cruel of the princess to hurt such a cute animal.
Ji Lingxue was moved by Mo Xiang's reluctant expression, so she asked the two of them to catch mice. Harmful animals like mice are punishable by death. Isn't it cruel for her to eliminate harm for the people
In the cargo room, An Ge and Mo Xiang each went to a corner and started looking for rat holes. It was so cold, the rats were probably hibernating.
As An Ge searched, she asked curiously, "Mo Xiang, what does the prince want the rat for?" I heard that the princess is a good cook, so she couldn't figure out how to make rat meat...
Mo Xiang glanced at An Ge and said, "Why do you care what the princess does? If I ask you to find the mouse, just do it. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
An Ge touched his nose. Miss Mo Xiang was so fierce. Did he offend her
The two men searched for a whole morning before they caught a mouse, and they almost turned over all the clutter in the warehouse.
Ji Lingxue looked down at the black-haired mouse trapped in the cage, then looked up at Mo Xiang whose hair was slightly messy. One could imagine how intense the scene of catching the mouse was.
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Moxiang. I'll give you half a day off this afternoon. You and An Ge can go for a walk on the street."
Mo Xiang nodded. Although she didn't like the taciturn Shadow now, considering that the world outside was not peaceful, she could only choose Shadow to protect herself.
Ji Lingxue said that she gave her a day off so that he could go to Qingfeng Yashe Restaurant and listen to the latest gossip among the diners.
Mo Xiang left. The new Shadow was curious about everything, but he kept his questions to himself. He followed Mo Xiang to Qingfeng Yashe in the dark.
When Xiao Si saw Mo Xiang coming, he warmly invited her upstairs, "Miss Mo Xiang, you are here... I haven't seen you for a few days, you are much more beautiful..."
Xiao Yichen, who was sitting in an elegant room, was stunned when he heard "Miss Mo Xiang". He raised his hand to open the crack of the door and really saw the Mo Xiang he knew.
Chi Feng, who was sitting opposite Xiao Yichen, also saw Mo Xiang's back and said, "Hey, that's not a maid from your palace, she must be from the princess' side, why is she so familiar with the waiter in the restaurant?"
Xiao Yichen said: "Maybe... come here more often to buy food for Xue'er."
Chi Feng twitched his lips and looked at Xiao Yichen as if he was looking at a rich man. "My God, the food here is not cheap. Aren't you worried that your princess will eat you out of money?"
Xiao Yichen smiled and said, "The little fortune I have is enough for my princess to live on for a lifetime."
Chi Feng was jealous and sighed. A man in love...
At this time, several villagers who were having dinner in the hall began to chat, "Hey, the daughter of Wang Dahu next door went to the river at the entrance of the village to wash clothes after dinner last night, and suddenly disappeared. Wang Dahu went to the dark river and only saw that bucket of dry clothes. His daughter disappeared inexplicably, and he was so worried that his hair turned white.
"I don't know how many times a young girl has gone missing. The people in the government are useless. We have been investigating for half a month and there is no clue at all. No one is found alive or dead."
"Hey, you have to keep a close eye on your daughter. Don't go out after dark unless necessary."
"My daughter is only five years old, I keep a close eye on her..."
Xiao Yichen had a strong inner strength and heard all their conversations. Chi Feng ate his food and looked at Xiao Yichen who had a heavy face.
Xiao Yichen spent the entire morning in the Ministry of Justice reading files. The missing women were all around twelve years old. They were still working outside or walking at night after dark. Two of them were maids from wealthy families. When the maids were lost, the heads of the families came out to look for them, but they thought the maids had eloped with someone, so they didn't take it seriously and didn't report the case to the government.
Until the third case of a girl going missing. The girl was helping her parents sell shoes at a stall. Business was good that day, so the girl set up the stall a little late and didn't close until it was almost dark before she returned home. But she disappeared inexplicably on the way.
After receiving the report, the authorities immediately launched an investigation. The girl lived a very simple life and had never offended anyone. Her family had even arranged a marriage for her. Unexpectedly, she disappeared so suddenly.
The fourth case happened half a month ago. A girl from the winter village went up the mountain to collect herbs. She did not return home for three days. The official people searched the mountains and valleys but could not find her.
What was just discussed in the lobby downstairs was the fifth case. There are still no useful clues left. The Ministry of Justice failed to investigate, so it handed the case over to the Dali Temple for handling. The Dali Temple then reported the case to the court. The prince's uncle specifically mentioned it in the court today, just to pass this difficult case to Xiao Yichen. Whoever offended Xiao Yichen had offended him, how could he not dampen his enthusiasm
Xiao Yichen could have refused the offer. After all, he was a prince and had no obligation to take care of such matters. Xiao Yichen, who was in a bored state, also agreed to it. It was not because he was confident in his abilities, but there must be something fishy behind the serial disappearance of young girls. It would be a great achievement if he could find out the secret.
If he does more achievements, Xiao Yimo will have to think twice before getting rid of him.
At this moment, Mo Xiang was sitting in a compartment on the second floor, listening to the conversation in the hall and looking at the growth at hand. Now the restaurant business was getting better and better, and more and more diners were coming back.
Xiao Si attentively brought a cup of hot tea to Mo Xiang, "Miss Mo Xiang, are you here alone? This is so dangerous. Do you know that more and more girls are missing in the city now? I am really worried about you."
Mo Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I didn't come here alone. The princess sent a bodyguard to me."
Xiao Si said, "That's good. I feel relieved then."
After looking at the accounts for a while, Mo Xiang stood up and prepared to go back. Then he remembered something and called Xiao Si to make two bowls of snacks and put them in the lunch box, and put the account book at the bottom of the lunch box.
Mo Xiang, carrying a lunch box, passed by Xiao Yichen's private room again and went downstairs. Chi Feng glanced at her and said nothing more.
Mo Xiang returned to the palace with the food box and saw an ordinary carriage parked in front of the palace gate from a distance. She walked over curiously and asked the driver, "Who are you?"
The carriage curtain was opened, revealing a handsome and imposing man. He smiled and said, "I'm here to look for the princess. Isn't she here?"
Another man came to see the princess. Mo Xiang looked at the man warily, "Who are you?"
The man smiled, waved his snow-white sleeves, and scattered the snow that fell in front of him. Then he said, "I am the eldest cousin of your princess."
Mo Xiang bowed and turned to look for Ji Lingxue.
Ji Lingxue raised her eyebrows when she heard that, "Cousin?" She did have a cousin, but she had lost contact with her relatives on her mother's side since her mother passed away.
"Take me to meet him." Ji Lingxue lifted her skirt and was about to leave, but was stopped by Mo Xiang.
Mo Xiang said, "My princess, you don't know etiquette again. My cousin is a stranger and the prince is not in the mansion. If you want to see him, you have to see him through the screen."
Ji Lingxue twitched the corners of her mouth. There were so many etiquettes to follow when meeting a relative. Rules really kill people.
Ji Lingxue waved her hand and said, "I am a silly concubine. These rules are useless to me." After that, she lifted the hem of her skirt and walked out.
Mo Xiang quickly followed with an umbrella, "Princess, wait for me, it's snowing heavily outside..."
Ji Lingxue ran out of the palace in a hurry in the snow. After seeing her cousin's true appearance, she opened her mouth in surprise, "Emperor..."
"Big cousin" put his finger to his lips to make a silent gesture, and smiled with the corners of his eyes curved: "Cousin, it's been a long time since we last met. Are you so happy to see me that you're talking nonsense?"
(End of this chapter)