Ye Lanyin raised an eyebrow.

Zou Shuang'er stood to the side with a look of amusement on her face, her eyes full of mockery.

"Since everyone has already searched, I certainly won't renege on my promise."

Ye Lanyin opened her hands, gesturing for the princess's maid to step forward.

"Bier is the princess's maid, so let her search."

The eldest princess felt uneasy and opened her mouth, but Ye Lanyin shook her head at her.

The eldest princess sighed.

"Bi'er, go search."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Bi'er stepped forward, trembling, and began to examine her from head to toe through her clothes.

Zou Shuang'er narrowed her eyes slightly, looking confident.

"Clang."

Suddenly, a crystal-clear emerald green bracelet fell from Ye Lanyin's body.

Everyone present stared wide-eyed.

"My God, could that be the Twin Phoenixes Playing with a Pearl Coral Gold Bracelet?"

"I have never seen such a special bracelet before. It is not a perfect circle. It looks like two phoenixes are intertwined in a circle."

Upon hearing this, Madam Sheng hurriedly went over, pushed aside the princess's maid, and picked it up herself.

When he saw the phoenix, his eyes flashed with anger.

"Well, Ye Lanyin, after all this investigation, it turns out it was you, the mistress, who stole it!"

Those present couldn't believe it and began whispering among themselves.

Madam Lin stepped forward angrily, slammed her cane heavily on the ground, and roared, "Lanyin, how dare you! Today is the full moon celebration, and you dare to steal the Grand Commandant's wife's bracelet!"

She had been wanting to get angry for a long time.

Now that she's been caught as a thief, she's happier than anyone else.

Ultimately, her bad reputation will also implicate Rui'an and others.

Anyway, she had already told everyone that Shixuan was an adopted son.

The Marquis of Zhenbei snapped out of his shock, his previously amiable face vanishing completely.

"Lanyin, as the mistress of a noble family, although you married down, our household has never mistreated you. How could you steal the Grand Commandant's wife's things?"

"That item was personally bestowed by His Majesty!"

Ye Lanyin calmly looked at the people who were kicking her while she was down, then turned to look at the Marquis of Zhenbei, "How can you, Marquis, accuse Lanyin without even asking for the facts?"

"The facts are right in front of you, how else do you want me to believe you?"

The Marquis of Zhenbei had long wanted to vent his anger, but he dared not because of the Ye family. Now that he had finally seized the opportunity, how could he let it slip by?

“This matter today was done by you alone and has nothing to do with the Marquis’s mansion. There are witnesses present who can attest to this. If Madam Sheng wants to report this to the authorities, I... will not stop her.”

The Marquis of Zhenbei flicked his sleeve and turned his face away.

“Yes, Madam Sheng, our Marquis’s mansion has never educated her like that. She stole them all herself.” Old Madam Lin, leaning on her cane, stepped forward and flattered Madam Sheng.

"My dear son-in-law, my mother-in-law, how could you do this? The matter hasn't been investigated thoroughly, and you're already making conclusions so easily?"

Old Madam Ye looked at Ye Lanyin with heartache; she absolutely believed her daughter would do such a thing.

“Mother-in-law, our Ye family has never mistreated you. How can you kick us when we're down?” Old Master Lin said, suppressing his anger.

"Yes, sister-in-law, my little sister would never steal anything," Ye Zhennan said coldly.

The Marquis of Zhenbei straightened up and raised his chin: "Brother, it's not that I don't trust her, but now that the situation is clear, how can I protect her?"

He had been suppressed by Ye Zhennan for many years, and finally he could hold his head high.

The Ye family has a daughter who is a thief; how will they behave in the officialdom later on?

Ye Lanyin chuckled softly, "Hehe."

Ignoring everyone else, she took the bracelet from Madam Sheng's hand. "This bracelet is indeed a coral gold bracelet with two phoenixes playing with a pearl."

The words drew gasps of astonishment from the crowd.

“However,” she changed the subject.

“It’s another one. The phoenix crown on Madam Sheng’s bracelet is golden.”

"And the one in my hand has a purple crown!"

Ye Lanyin held up the bracelet in her hand, and through the sunlight, the crown, which was faintly refracted by the sunlight, did indeed emit a faint purple light.

"Yes, my crown is gold. I examined it carefully when my husband gave it to me," Madam Sheng exclaimed. "This purple one isn't mine!"

Zou Shuang'er stood beside Ye Lanyin, with a vague sense of foreboding.

really.

Ye Lanyin walked to Zou Shuang'er's side and said contemptuously, "Madam Zou, you just had everyone searched, which was indeed a good method. But now that we've all been searched, isn't it your turn?"

Zou Shuang'er took a step back in fright. "Mrs. Lin, I was just making a suggestion."

"Thanks for your suggestion, otherwise how would we catch the thief?"

"What are you going to do?" Zou Shuang'er asked, holding the child, her pupils shrinking slightly.

"Your Highness, everyone has been searched, but my husband's cousin hasn't been searched yet. Should we search her too?" Ye Lanyin turned to look at the Princess.

"Of course, I searched them all, who would dare not search them?" The eldest princess secretly guessed and understood some things. "Bi'er, go search."

Zou Shuang'er tried to break free from Bi'er's grasp, and at this moment she had already vaguely sensed something.

"No, come here!" She shoved Bi'er away abruptly.

Immediately afterwards, with a "clatter," a bracelet fell off her body.

Ye Lanyin smiled and squatted down to pick it up.

"Madam Sheng, look, is this it?"

Ye Lanyin handed the bracelet to Madam Sheng.

At this moment, Zou Shuang'er understood everything; her expression had long since changed from gloating to terror.

"Yes, yes, this is it! How dare you steal my things!" Madam Sheng angrily pointed at Zou Shuang'er.

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