"Your Majesty, do you wish to continue the search? If so, we will set up a table here and dine while we watch you search."

Su Liluo sat leisurely in the courtyard, watching Gao Changhong and Gao Yufei walk out of her house with dark faces.

A flicker of disgust crossed her eyes.

They ransacked my house like that, I'll definitely give them a good thrashing later!

I've already stored the Snow Lotus in my spatial storage. If they can actually find it, that would truly be a miracle!

Is the Snow Lotus on your body?

At this moment, Gao Yufei heard Su Liluo's words and looked at her with a sinister and suspicious gaze.

They've searched for so long and haven't found it, so there's only one possibility now: it's hidden on the Crown Prince or Crown Princess.

"Would you believe me if I said I didn't?"

"Of course I don't believe it!"

"Do you still want to search me? This wasn't part of the agreement."

Su Liluo lowered her eyes and used the lid of the teacup to smooth the tea leaves floating in the cup.

"We've searched everywhere else, and since we didn't find it, it must be on you!"

Gao Yufei said confidently.

She was now absolutely certain and suspicious that the Snow Lotus had been stolen by them, because she had thought a lot about it. In the entire imperial city, the person with whom they had the deepest grudge was the Crown Princess, and only she had the motive and ability to do so.

Similarly, at this moment, Gao Changhong also squinted suspiciously at Su Liluo and Xiao Ye.

In fact, he thought the same thing as Gao Yufei. They searched the entire Crown Prince's residence, but they didn't search the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

If they really wanted to hide something, hiding it on their person was indeed the best option, because they were of noble status and who would dare to search them?

Just like when he lost the Snow Lotus, he carried it with him.

However, even though he thought so, he also knew that unless the Emperor ordered it, it was absolutely impossible for them to search the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

So, he was currently planning when to find an opportunity to capture and drug the two of them again, and then secretly search them.

He just didn't expect that before he could even think about the plan, Su Liluo and the others on the other side actually agreed.

"You may search my body, but that's on a different condition."

"What are the conditions?"

When Gao Yufei saw that Su Liluo had given in, she immediately pressed for more information.

Su Liluo looked up at her. "If we don't find anything, you and the Regent will have to write apologies and post them all over the four kingdoms. You will also have to parade through the streets of the capital, shouting, 'I was wrong, I'm not human, I'm worse than a pig or a dog.'"

"What?"

Upon hearing this extremely insulting punishment, Gao Yufei couldn't help but stare in disbelief.

First of all, having handwritten apology letters posted throughout the four kingdoms is already a severe punishment. If her and her father's apology letters were to reach other countries, it would mean that the Northern Desert would lose all face.

In serious cases, the Emperor of Liang might even take the opportunity to extort money from them again.

Secondly, should she be made to parade through the streets to apologize and say she is worse than a pig or a dog?

How could she possibly bring herself to say that!

How dare the Crown Princess!

Gao Yufei's lips turned red with anger, and even Gao Changhong thought that since that was the case, then so be it, this punishment was really unnecessary.

But Su Liluo continued to provoke Gao Yufei, "Why don't you dare? Are you feeling guilty?"

Feeling guilty?

She has no guilty conscience!

"Who said that? I promise you!"

Provoked by Su Liluo's words, Gao Yufei agreed without hesitation.

Gao Changhong, standing to the side, yelled at Gao Yufei, "You need to know what you're doing! If we lose, what will become of Bei Mo's reputation!"

"Father, things have come to this point. Is my brother's freedom and life less important than the face of the Northern Desert? If we really find out, we can save my brother and make them apologize!"

"Of all the people in the Great Liang, they have the deepest grudge against us, and besides the Emperor, only they have the ability to steal the Snow Lotus!"

Gao Yufei stubbornly retorted.

"Hey, you..."

Gao Changhong wanted to scold her, but then he felt that what she said made some sense, so he could only sigh helplessly.

I decided to let her have her way, but I wouldn't participate in this bet myself.

Xiao Ye frowned slightly at this. He turned around to look at Su Liluo, about to speak to stop her, when he saw Su Liluo put a finger to his lips.

"Don't worry, we are both women and we won't let anyone else in."

Su Liluo wasn't the rigid type. She felt that since they were both women, it was worth it to let her search the place and give Gao Yufei a good opportunity to teach her a lesson.

After all, this way she wouldn't lose anything or damage her reputation; on the contrary, it would prove her 'innocence'.

So, Gao Yufei finally searched Su Liluo's body.

"How is that possible?"

Inside the room, only Su Liluo and Gao Yufei were present.

Su Liluo had already taken off her outer clothes, leaving only a white inner garment without pockets. Gao Yufei still found nothing, and her face stiffened.

"Do we need to check again? If you'd like to admire my—"

"No!"

Before Su Lilu could finish speaking, Gao Yufei interrupted her, somewhat frightened.

Even though her other actions seemed somewhat shameless, she now understood that continuing the search would be futile.

The Crown Princess did not possess the Snow Lotus; she had lost, utterly and completely.

Thinking about the punishment she was about to suffer, she began to back down, and even had the thought of begging for mercy.

"Your Highness, it was all a misunderstanding, let's just... let it go!"

Gao Yufei changed her previous arrogant attitude and her tone suddenly softened, even becoming somewhat ingratiating.

Su Liluo raised an eyebrow slightly, "Forget it?"

Does she think she can get away with just saying a few nice words?

You know, most people would consider being searched an insult, and she wouldn't have agreed if it weren't to make Gao Yufei even more humiliated.

This Gao Yufei has caused them trouble time and time again, and she still doesn't behave herself even after losing her job, so they thought they could take this opportunity to make her infamous.

In this way, not to mention other countries like Liang, even if she returned to the Northern Desert, she would still be unable to get married.

After all, a princess who wrote apology letters to four kingdoms and paraded through the streets of Daliang saying she was worse than a pig or a dog—any man who married her would be considered as worse than a pig or a dog as Gao Yufei.

"Princess, you have a good plan, but I'm afraid it won't be as you wish. I've already had paper and pen prepared, so let's go out and write an apology letter now!"

Su Lilu smiled coldly, then dressed and prepared to leave.

Gao Yufei was genuinely scared at this point, so she quickly chased after him.

A humble apology: "Your Highness, I was truly wrong. I misunderstood you. For the sake of the friendship between our two countries, please let this matter go, okay?"