When Rui'an saw Shi Xi's teasing eyes, his brow twitched slightly.

He really couldn't understand Shi Xi anymore.

Despite being under house arrest in the palace, she acted so calmly and quietly.

She really seemed to have come here to be a princess.

Ryan took a deep breath and half-squatted in front of Shi Xi.

Shi Xi is wearing a blue suit today, the top of which has no pockets.

But she was covered with a thin blanket, under which she could hide things.

Ryan reached out to touch the thin blanket.

Everyone else watched Ryan's every move.

Ryan fumbled around for a while, then stopped.

Shi Xi still had a faint smile on her lips.

Ryan stood up, his voice indifferent, "The princess has nothing on her."

"Impossible!" Hua Ruoling immediately retorted, "Only she touched the necklace, it must be something she kept hidden! Search again!"

"Are you questioning me?" Ryan was tall and imposing, looking down at Hua Ruoling with an air of authority.

Hua Ruoling took a half step back, lowered her head, and said, "I...I didn't."

Ryan said calmly, "Let's leave it at that. I'll have the guards investigate the theft of the necklace."

Hua Ruoling tugged at Bernita's sleeve, signaling her to continue questioning Shi Xi.

That necklace is definitely on Shi Xi!

Bernita avoided eye contact, not daring to speak.

Ryan pushed Shi Xi in his wheelchair and said, "I'll take you back to rest."

Shi Xi nodded and said to the servants, "Take Miss Cather back, and then send people to continue searching to see if the necklace is..."

Ryan pushed Shi Xi out without giving her a chance to finish speaking.

Shi Xi remained silent.

Back in the room, Shi Xi asked, "Are you angry?"

Ryan reached out and said coldly, "Give me the necklace."

Shi Xi clicked her tongue and took the necklace out from under the thin blanket.

There were many people coming and going around her, and she didn't know when Hua Ruoling threw the necklace onto her wheelchair.

But Ryan touched it during the search just now.

Ryan picked up the necklace, rubbed it a couple of times, and put it in his pocket.

"Wait a minute," Shi Xi called out to him, "I was planning to save this necklace for auction at the charity gala!"

"Use something else instead." Ryan prepared to leave.

"You want to go find Bernita?" Shi Xi rested her chin on her hand, looking at Ryan with a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Ryan paused, and said in a deep voice, "She is innocent and doesn't want to frame you."

Thinking of the delicate, tearful appearance of Ruian's younger sister, Shi Xi seemed lost in thought.

"I'm sorry," Ryan said again, "I'll send more people to protect you."

"No need." Shi Xi thought for a moment and smiled faintly, "Hua Wenying has a criminal record in China. This frame-up was probably her doing."

Ryan was slightly surprised, then said, "I will handle it."

"I don't want to see her again," Shi Xi added.

Ryan didn't answer, but he paused, clearly having heard.

Watching Rui'an leave, Shi Xi let out a barely perceptible sigh.

The extravagant lifestyle of royalty is no simple matter.

I'd rather just be a law-abiding ordinary person.

In the afternoon, the doctor came to examine Shi Xi as usual.

Shi Xi said, "Doctor, I feel that my leg doesn't hurt anymore, can we remove the cast now?"

Looking at the newly taken X-ray, the doctor said, "The bone here hasn't grown in yet; it will take at least two more weeks. If we remove it now, there's a high chance the bone will grow crooked."

Shi Xi had no choice but to obey.

*

Tao Boli received the latest paternity test results, took a deep breath, and opened them to read.

Skim through the information at the beginning and go straight to the results on the last page.