Chapter 67 Lifting a mouse somehow made him look like he was lifting a lion.

Little White curled his tail, cleaned the bits of leaves off his fur, and transformed back into the proud and arrogant royal cat.

"He told me all of this, and I think the place he mentioned must be the Heavenly Prison. But I've never been to the Heavenly Prison. How could such a place be worthy of me? So I don't know if it is the Heavenly Prison or not."

Xiao Bai jumped down and then bounced into Sheng Sheng's arms. "Don't you think it's strange? The prisoners who can be locked in the Heavenly Prison are all serious criminals of the Imperial Palace. A woman in a cloak gave her a porcelain bottle, and then she died. It sounds like she was being silenced."

"Hmm, at first I thought the thing in that porcelain bottle was food. After that woman left, I checked her breathing, and she was actually dead. Luckily, I was lucky and didn't eat it, otherwise I would have died too!" The little mouse paused. "Oh, right, I seem to remember that someone else came around that time. I was startled and accidentally kicked the porcelain bottle, sending it flying into the hole I made!"

Sheng Sheng carefully considered what they said: "So, that porcelain vase might be the key?"

They talked for a long time, and even the small kitchen had prepared coconut cakes for dessert after the meal.

Fearing that Shengsheng would be hungry, Zijuan had no choice but to bring out coconut cakes for her to eat.

Sheng Sheng took a piece, broke off a little bit and gave it to the little mouse. Xiao Bai didn't like it, so Sheng Sheng ate the rest.

Xie Yunchuan's eyes narrowed: "What porcelain vase?"

Sheng Sheng told Xie Yunchuan about the little mouse saying that it had kicked the porcelain bottle into the mouse hole. Xie Yunchuan was both amused and exasperated: "No wonder we couldn't find anything. We thought it had been taken away, but it turned out it went into the mouse hole."

The little mouse was startled and hurriedly tried to scramble into its hole to escape. However, the more it rushed, the more careless it became, and the porcelain bottle blocked its way. Not only could it not squeeze in, but it also pushed the porcelain bottle even further inside.

Fortunately, the mouse hole wasn't too narrow inside, which allowed the little mouse to squeeze through.

That porcelain bottle is still stuck inside the mouse hole.

Xie Yunchuan immediately ordered his men to search for it. At least it was a clue, and finding it was better than not finding it at all.

Sheng Sheng also guessed from Xie Yunchuan and his subordinates' conversation that the person who was silenced must be Cuilan, the palace maid disguised as a doctor who tried to harm her that day.

Sheng Sheng knew that Xie Yunchuan had been worrying about this matter lately and was having a hard time.

Sheng Sheng was initially very happy, thinking that the little mouse's clues might be of some help to him.

But looking back, Xie Yunchuan seemed even more melancholy.

Sheng Sheng blinked and took Xie Yunchuan's hand: "Brother, are these clues useless?"

Xie Yunchuan smiled and said, "It's useful. Thank you for your hard work, Sheng'er."

Sheng Sheng isn't a three-year-old child; she won't be fooled by Xie Yunchuan's words.

She's five years old!

She could tell at a glance that Xie Yunchuan was trying to comfort her.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't help you."

The little dumpling bit her lower lip, feeling extremely guilty, and apologized to him with her eyebrows drooping.

Xie Yunchuan couldn't bear to see her feel wronged, so he quickly explained, "No, it's just that this matter is very complicated. Anyone who knows the exact time of the prison guards' shift change must be a big shot in the palace. Now that Cuilan is dead, her family may have been silenced as well, and all the clues have been cut off. If we want to find out who that big shot is, we may have to wait for another opportunity."

The opponent is in a high position and has great power, so they have no backup plan and can only wait for the opponent to make a move before they face them head-on.

Cuilan's connection has been severed, and that eunuch was just brought in to confuse the situation.

Where else can we start?

The person in the cloak who came to kill Cuilan was a breakthrough point, but the other party did it silently, even managing to evade the guards of the Heavenly Prison, without leaving a trace.

How can we find her? We can't just let the little mouse that was the only one who saw her go looking for her, can we?

Is it possible to identify people using rats?

He knew that intelligent dogs could only identify their owners by scent, but... a rat?

It sounds utterly absurd.

"Why not?"

Sheng Sheng indignantly defended the little mouse: "Our mouse is very clever, okay? Yan Hu was able to find the big bone that Sheng Sheng deliberately hid in Jing Yue Xuan, so our mouse will definitely be able to find that person too!"

Sheng Sheng stood up with a furrowed brow, her right hand clenched into a fist and stretched forward, her face serious. Apart from the coconut cake crumbs left at the corner of her mouth, there was no trace of her laughing or joking.

Everyone was a little confused and looked at her with suspicion.

What happened? Why did the princess suddenly get so angry?

"Don't underestimate small matters, for a small oversight can sink a ship; don't underestimate small things, for even a small insect can be poisonous." The voice resolutely lifted the little mouse that was happily eating, "We mice also have our own pursuits. Don't underestimate us mice; we have great abilities, and he will definitely find it!"

The little mouse, still with coconut cake in its mouth, was suddenly lifted up and stopped chewing, as if it had been frozen in place.

Surprisingly, everyone could see a bewildered expression on the face of a mouse.

Sheng Sheng was completely oblivious, her watery eyes filled with a fighting spirit, she was so serious that she couldn't be more serious. Even though she was holding a mouse, she held it with the boldness of holding a lion.

Xie Yunchuan: ? Is my little sister starving? He just said, kids have to eat on time!

Zijuan: ? Is the princess too tired from playing today? I told you, don't go fishing after you come back from the Imperial Study. It's all the fault of that Fifth Prince. If I didn't have to accompany the Fifth Prince, why would the princess be so tired!

Huang Ying: ? What happened while she was away today?

Old Cat and Old Fish: Hmm, it must be because we didn't catch enough fish today. The princess probably hasn't had enough fun yet, that's why she's like this.

Spring flowers and autumn moon: The princess is so cute!

Xie Yunchuan coughed lightly, suppressing a laugh.

Do not underestimate small matters, for even a small oversight can sink a ship; do not underestimate small things, for even a small insect can poison you.

This saying comes from the book *Guan Yin Zi* and means: Do not neglect small things, for even a tiny crack can sink a ship; do not underestimate small objects, for even a tiny insect can poison a person. It aims to point out that carelessness in small matters can ultimately lead to major problems.

Yes, it's a good sentence, and its meaning is very educational.

But... doesn't it seem a bit odd to use it here?

"You learned that phrase at Jingyue Pavilion too?" Xie Yunchuan asked quietly.

The little dumpling was taken aback, then guiltily looked away: "What Jingyue Pavilion? Did Shengsheng ever mention those three words? Hahaha."

Xie Yunchuan continued to look at her without saying a word. The little dumpling thought for a moment, since she had already told everyone that she and Pei Ji were good friends, why should she feel guilty?

Moreover, Zhui Feng will definitely tell Xie Yunchuan about her movements throughout the day.

So the little dumpling puffed out its chest: "That's right, Brother Pei Ji is amazing! He's read so many books!"