Chapter 46 Suspected of theft

Ye Qingyu had sharp eyes. After carefully examining his surroundings, he said to Qingyi, "This way!" He then began to gallop through the palace with Qingyi. Suddenly, Ye Qingyu stopped abruptly, and Qingyi, who was behind him, was caught off guard and nearly bumped into his back.

"Why did you stop suddenly, Xiaoye?" Qing Yi asked in a low voice.

Ye Qingyu said softly, "This is Ningxiang Palace, it seems to be the residence of Concubine Mei."

He had originally followed the trail left by Qingfeng, so how did he end up here? Where was Qingfeng? Did he follow her in? This was a key area of ​​the harem, and no man was allowed to trespass without permission, let alone at night. Even Ye Qingyu wouldn't dare to barge in rashly.

"Huh?" Qing Yi looked puzzled and couldn't help but say, "Since we're already here, let's sneak in and take a look. With our martial arts skills, it won't be difficult to avoid being discovered."

However, Ye Qingyu was an extremely cautious person, always thinking things through. He knew that if they really broke into Ningxiang Palace tonight, even if they later found out that Concubine Mei was involved in the jade theft, they would still be hard-pressed to clear themselves of the charge of trespassing.

The two of them quietly waited outside Ningxiang Palace for another half an hour. At this time, the sky was getting light, and the palace servants in Ningxiang Palace also got up one after another and began their busy day. Looking from outside, they didn't notice anything unusual. Ye Qingyu winked at Qingyi and whispered, "Let's go!"

When the two returned to Luohua Palace, they found that Qingfeng had not returned yet.

"Where on earth did Qingfeng go?"

Ye Qingyu was puzzled. Qingfeng had always been a steady and cautious person, not a reckless person. He would never rashly enter the harem of the emperor's favorite concubine. But the traces he left behind abruptly stopped outside Ningxiang Palace. Could something have happened to him?

At this time, the sound of palace servants walking around was heard outside. The palace servants of Luohua Palace also stood up and began to clean the courtyard and prepare toiletries, just waiting to serve the little prince after he woke up.

Ye Qingyu was about to take off his nightgown, and when he started to untie his belt, he found that Qingyi was staring at him intently.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Ye Qingyu asked in confusion.

"Xiao Ye, you look quite creepy late at night!" Qing Yi said with a smile.

"Hmm? Creepy?" Ye Qingyu had never expected Qing Yi to call her creepy. Back when her face was cracked, he had never said such a thing. Now that her appearance had returned to normal, how could he call her creepy?

"Oh, yeah, you should wear less night clothes in the future. I can't even look you in the eye." Qing Yi said seriously. Although Ye Qingyu didn't care much about his appearance, Qing Yi's words made him wonder how creepy he really was. He even subconsciously reached out and touched his face, wondering if it was cracked and bleeding again?

"Hahahahaha, your skin is so white. Just imagine that in the pitch-black night where you can't see your hand in front of you, you are wearing a black nightgown, but your face is glowing white, just like... just like the White Impermanence with only his head dangling in the air, hahahaha!" Qing Yi couldn't help it and said while suppressing his laughter. If he was not afraid of being heard by the little palace maid outside, he would have laughed out loud.

"..." Ye Qingyu looked at Qing Yi speechlessly. This kid must have been punished by his master a lot when he was a child just because of his annoying mouth!

"Hahahaha, I'm leaving now. Hurry up and change your clothes." Qing Yi finished teasing Ye Qingyu and turned back to the side hall. Coincidentally, he bumped into Qing Feng who had just returned.

"Hey, Qingfeng, you're back?"

"Well, has the master rested?"

"Let's go later, he is changing clothes." Qing Yi said, and started to change out of his night clothes.

When it was completely light, Qingyi and Qingfeng went to find Ye Qingyu together. When Qingfeng saw his master, he began to tell her what happened last night.

Last night, Ye Qingyu and Qingyi quietly sneaked into the treasure house and specifically ordered Qingfeng to wait outside in case of any emergency. Qingfeng wore a nightgown and hid in the darkness.

At this moment, a dark figure appeared in his sight. The dark figure first looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, he actually used the key to open the first bronze door of the treasure house and slipped in.

"The person who stole the jade has shown up?" Qingfeng became alert instantly, thinking to himself that his master and Qingyi were still inside, and wondered if they could hear the noise?

He knew that his master would either capture him in the treasure house or deliberately let him go so that he could trace him back. So, Qingfeng quickly prepared himself. He quietly sprinkled the tracking powder he was carrying on the bronze door to facilitate subsequent tracking, and also left a mark so that his master could find him when he came out.

Sure enough, not long after, the bronze door twisted slightly, and the man in black came out from inside. He looked around vigilantly again, and then his figure flashed and flew away.

Seeing the man emerge intact, Qingfeng understood his master's intentions. Therefore, he didn't follow too closely to avoid being discovered. He simply followed the mark left by the tracking powder from a distance.

The man in black rushed all the way and arrived at the gate of Ningxiang Palace. A young eunuch walked out of the palace, took the things handed to him by the man in black, and hurriedly closed the door.

Qingfeng saw the man in black turn and leave, and continued to follow him, but found that he turned around and around and finally came to the courtyard where the imperial guards lived. Qingfeng secretly speculated in his heart, could this person who stole the jade be really an imperial guard?

Just as he was debating whether to return to his master or continue searching for clues, he saw the Imperial Guard Commander, Shen Yan, emerge from the courtyard. As the sky grew brighter, more and more palace attendants came and went. Qingfeng, knowing Shen Yan's profound inner strength, was concerned about his detection, so he quickly and quietly departed, intending to report the situation to his master before making a final decision.

"Could it be that Chen Yan went to steal it? His figure looks similar to his." Qing Yi guessed.

"Chen Yan holds the second key to the treasure house," Ye Qingyu said. "He is indeed a suspect, but he has no reason to do this. The Emperor of Chu trusts him so much, why would he do something so devastating as to destroy his own family for personal gain?"

"Haven't you seen the story of someone who gets tempted by money and forgets his loyalty when he sees a beautiful woman? Maybe that's him? Don't you all say he's a martial arts expert? Stealing the other two keys wouldn't be difficult for him!" Qing Yi guessed. Although he had only met Shen Yan once, he intuitively felt that Shen Yan was a cunning person.

"But why did he send the things to Concubine Mei?" Qingfeng was puzzled about this. He also felt that the man's figure was somewhat similar to Shen Yan, but he was not completely sure. At this time, Qingfeng seemed to have some ideas that were about to come out.