"Ling'er, do you still remember when Liang Yi almost bumped into someone on the street during the last Lotus Lantern Festival?" Liang He seemed to be asking this irrelevant question.
"Of course I remember. I saw him walking in a hurry that time, as if he was leaving the capital." Although Yan Ling didn't know why Liang He suddenly asked this, he also knew that it was probably without reason.
"After I went back that night, I sent people to investigate. Liang Yi did indeed leave the capital, but I didn't give too many orders, and the people I sent didn't follow him all the way. I didn't know what he was doing. "Liang He said with a somewhat unclear expression.
Seeing Yan Ling's confused look, Liang He continued: "But in those few days, Liang Yi never showed up. The next time I saw him was at the Lotus Lantern Festival five days later."
Yan Ling began to wonder what the connection was between these things. When Liang He saw that he was starting to think, he did not express his suspicions directly, but stood aside silently.
After a while, Yan Ling suddenly figured it out. The third prince, Liang Yi, would naturally not leave the capital for no reason, and it would last for five days. So during this period of time, he must have done something important.
And this jade pendant can be regarded as an extraordinary item. If it was found in the capital or nearby, it would definitely not happen. There would be no movement at all.
Based on these two points, it is not difficult to guess what Liang Yi did during those few days when he quietly left the capital. He was probably looking for this jade pendant.
However, since Liang Yi gave this jade pendant to the emperor, he also ordered them to retrieve the jade pendant according to the emperor's current order. No matter what Liang Yi did, there was no need to send someone to snatch the jade pendant at this time.
"However, it seems a bit unreasonable if the third prince sent someone to rob him." Yan Ling expressed his doubts.
Liang He didn't expect that Yan Ling would think of this, and he suddenly felt a little funny.
"I didn't say that he stole the thing. Liang Yi is not that stupid. Now he is looking for this jade pendant everywhere. If he sends someone to snatch it away, isn't he going to cause trouble for himself?" Liang He smiled slightly. said.
Seeing the strange look in Yan Ling's eyes, Liang He expressed his suspicion: "Liang Yi wants to use this jade pendant to please his father, so the origin of this jade pendant may not be simple. As for how he managed to put such a We don’t know if we got a good jade pendant.”
"Are you saying that the third prince stole this jade pendant from somewhere else, and then the owner of the jade pendant came to the door and snatched it away?" Yan Ling was suddenly surprised.
"Whether that's the case or not, we only have this reasonable guess at the moment. In fact, it's not necessarily stolen. If it was really stolen, then I'm afraid no one would have chased me here. It might have been robbery or fraud. ." Old God Liang He said calmly.
Seeing that Yan Ling's disgust towards Liang Yi increased, Liang He suddenly felt that the breath he had been holding in his heart after someone had just brazenly snatched the jade pendant was let out, and he felt much more comfortable.
"It's already very late today, and it's inconvenient to do anything else. Ling'er, you go back and rest first. I'll also go back to my Prince's Mansion and wait for my subordinates to report the situation. We will discuss the details tomorrow."
Liang He took a look and saw that it was already getting late and he was even more exposed, so he quickly advised Yan Ling to go back to his room.
Not long after Liang He returned to the Prince's Mansion, his men came back to report the news.
"Didn't you say you would definitely catch the person? Where are the people now?" Liang He looked at the people kneeling below with a cold expression.
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. It's really not that I am incompetent, but" the leader's face was a little pale, and he tried hard to explain himself.
"If you can't handle this little thing, what else do you want to explain?" Liang He was obviously angry.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. We were already chasing the man, but he ran away to the princess's mansion in the end. We couldn't go in and search, so we had to come back," said the woman next to him.
"Princess Palace! Princess Zhaoyan?" Liang He asked her in surprise.
Liang He really couldn't figure out what this matter had to do with Princess Zhaoyan? Princess Zhaoyan would never get involved in these matters, and her temper would definitely not tolerate a little bit of sand.
"My subordinates can't believe it, but it is true." The man from before also explained quickly.
"It actually involves the Princess's Mansion, and you and I didn't send anyone to monitor it?" Liang He asked with a frown.
"I have left five people behind to keep an eye on the movements around the princess's mansion. We don't dare to rashly alert others, so we came back to report." The man said with some reluctance.
Today, the brocade box was snatched from his hands. He originally wanted to catch the murderer and give himself a good vent, but he didn't expect the murderer to escape. Moreover, it happened two times in a row under his nose, how could he not be angry
"This time, it is indeed not your fault." Liang He said calmly. He always treated his subordinates with clear rewards and punishments, and would not anger them because of this.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." Several people said with a little surprise. They originally thought that they must be punished for screwing up two things at once.
"But it's just a matter of numbers. You can't run away from the matter of losing the jade pendant before. Don't say that I won't give you a chance. Keep a good guard at the Princess's Mansion tonight. If anything happens, I will question you!" Liang He ordered road.
The next day, Liang He and Yan Ling brought a group of officers and soldiers to the princess's mansion.
Hearing that Liang He suspected that the princess's mansion was harboring thieves who stole jade pendants, Princess Zhaoyan was so angry that she almost kicked them out.
However, in the end, it was Liang He who was very cunning. With just a few words, Princess Zhaoyan was so angry that she put down her words and allowed them to search as they pleased.
While Yan Ling breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but sigh, what a great way to provoke the general.
The people under Liang He had been guarding outside last night. Naturally, they would not make the same mistake again and let people disappear under their noses.
Then, the person who came in yesterday must still be in the princess's mansion. However, what no one expected was that the searching officers and soldiers searched the entire princess's mansion and found not even a single trace, let alone a living person.
Liang He's face became more and more ugly. The people who were guarding outside last night had already turned pale and wanted to bury their heads in the ground. At the same time, they couldn't help but feel a little strange.
If someone really slipped out, it would be fine if no one could find him. There were no fewer than ten masters hidden outside the princess's mansion last night. If no one noticed it, could it be that the man drilled a hole in the ground and escaped
"Tell His Highness the Crown Prince that your subordinates have discovered something." Suddenly, someone came to report.
"What is it? Bring it up." Liang He said angrily. Once it got involved with the princess's mansion, this matter became more and more troublesome.
(End of chapter)