Su Ningxin has a very good relationship with her bay red horse, and I'm afraid she will never find someone as humane as the bay red horse.
However, Su Ningxin was not too worried. Daming Mansion was under the jurisdiction of Prince An, and the city gate would be closed every night. The horse thief could not leave the city with a horse.
As long as she uses the name of the Prince's Palace and asks the officers and soldiers guarding the city to inspect carefully, and not let go of any horses, and then asks a few servants who have seen the bay-red horse to guard the city gate, the bay-red horse will definitely not be allowed. Out of town.
If it's just a petty thief, that's it. If the assassin really comes to steal the horse today, then maybe he can catch a few assassins.
It was quite a distance from the backyard to the remote stable, but no one said anything along the way. They all knew that the Crown Princess valued the horse very much, and they did not dare to speak out at this time to offend the Crown Princess.
When she arrived at the corner door connecting the inner and outer courtyards, Su Ningxin saw many people standing inside the wall. They were probably women from the backyard who had heard the news and came out to take a look if they didn't know what was going on.
Seeing Su Ningxin coming over, followed by the powerful Hong Wax beside the princess, they didn't dare to neglect, "I have met the imperial concubine."
Su Ningxin waved them to get up and said, "Let's all go back. The oil lamp in the stable overturned and started a fire. It has been put out. It's nothing serious. Let's go back and rest."
Everyone agreed, and Su Ningxin didn't want to talk to them anymore, so she directly opened the corner door and took a few maids out.
Looking at Su Ningxin's back, someone whispered, "Although it's not a big deal, why did the princess let the princess who had just entered the house handle it? Does she want to delegate power? Or she can't wait to take charge of the family. This is too much. I’m a little anxious.”
Another person made a silent gesture to her and said mysteriously, "We can't afford to offend this Crown Princess. We should be careful what we say in the future. Concubine Yin just had a few words with the Crown Princess tonight, and now she's still I’m kneeling in the ancestral hall.”
The man covered his mouth in surprise, "The ancestral hall, that gloomy place, scares me to death."
"Who says it isn't?"
Su Ningxin didn't know what others were talking about her, so she walked directly towards the stables. She could smell the smoke and dust from a distance, and couldn't help but frown.
Shuanghua on the side gave Su Ningxin a handkerchief with great discernment and asked her to cover her mouth and nose.
Standing at the door of the stable, the groom who was guarding the stable rushed up and kowtowed to Su Ningxin, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's all my fault that I fell asleep and let the thief get in."
Su Ningxin glanced at him and didn't say anything. Sleeping while on duty was indeed a serious dereliction of duty, but she didn't intend to deal with her. She still had to leave it to the princess to decide tomorrow.
After all, she didn't know what the palace's rules were. Would she punish them more lightly because they had served the palace for many years, or punish them more harshly to set an example? Although they were not important people, it would be a bit arrogant to directly deal with the princess instead of the princess at this time. .
What's more, if the punishment is light, others will say that she is trying to win people's hearts, but if the punishment is severe, they will say that she is the most important person in the new official position. Without the kindness of the princess and concubine Li, Su Ningxin will naturally not do such a thankless thing. .
Ignoring the groom's words, Su Ningxin said, "I heard that a woman saw the thief's behavior and asked her to come over and reply."
"Yes, yes, I will call her over now." The groom hurriedly agreed.
Su Ningxin didn't wait long before she saw the old lady, but she was not the one who wronged her, so she directly asked the maid to move a chair and sit down to ask questions.
"I heard that you were injured by the thief. Is the injury serious?" Su Ning asked with concern.
The mother-in-law was very touched by her master's concern, "To tell you back to my master, there is nothing wrong with the old slave. He just got kicked in the chest by the thief and his breathing is a little suffocated."
Su Ningxin nodded, "I'll let you know the answer from the mansion when I get down, and then I'll go get one more month's monthly payment and buy some supplements."
"Thank you, Master. Thank you Master for your consideration." The woman quickly kowtowed in thanks.
Su Ningxin smiled lightly. It was difficult for her to talk about punishment, but she would not miss this kind of reward to win people's hearts.
Then Su Ningxin asked about the business, "Tell me what happened at that time?"
The mother-in-law recalled for a moment and then began to narrate, "The old slave heard someone outside shouting that there was a fire, so he came out to take a look... I was kicked to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time, and the man ran away with the horse."
"What does that person look like?" Su Ningxin asked.
"Wearing just ordinary coarse clothes, there's nothing special about him. He just holds a scimitar in his hand. It doesn't look like our Daqi's weapon."
The mother-in-law thought about it and emphasized the other party's weapons. The mother-in-law had also been in Daming Mansion for many years. Naturally, she had direct knowledge of the war between Da Qi and Dayong, and she also knew something about Dayong's scimitar.
She just described the appearance of the weapon, and did not directly conclude that the other party was a mediocre person. After all, it was the master's business to decide that he was a mediocre person. If she said it but was wrong, she would definitely suffer the consequences.
Su Ningxin was naturally aware of her mother-in-law's thoughts, but she didn't say anything.
According to the woman's description, she must be the assassin I met today. Unexpectedly, this assassin was quite persistent and came back for the horse.
[He is a discerning assassin.]Su Ningxin secretly gave a thumbs up to the bay red horse. She knew that her BMW was definitely the best, and even the Mercedes-Benz had to step aside.
"Any other discoveries?" Su Ningxin continued to ask.
The mother-in-law thought about it carefully and said, "The lock on the small door seemed to be open. He opened the door directly at that time. When it was locked at night, the old slave had locked the lock. Later I went over to check and found out that The lock was split with a knife."
"You split it before you met him, right?"
"Yes, yes, he kicked the old slave and just opened the door and went out. Such a thief dares to come to our county prince's house to steal things. We must catch him and teach him a lesson."
The mother-in-law said indignantly, after all, anyone would feel resentful if he was kicked inexplicably.
However, Su Ningxin felt that this woman was quite lucky. After all, the opponent had a scimitar in his hand. He didn't cut her but just kicked her. This woman was already very lucky.
"Don't worry, this matter will definitely not be let go easily. Losing a horse is a small matter, and it would be a joke to make people think that our county prince's palace is like a sieve."
Su Ningxin said firmly, thinking in her heart, "Bah, my horse is the most important. I have to find it no matter what. As for whether the palace is a joke or not, it is a joke to let the assassins get in."]
[Fortunately, the assassin came in just to steal the horse. What if he entered the backyard and killed those women? Then it is estimated that Prince An cannot hold his head up.]
(End of chapter)