"The princess is carrying the Empress Dowager's gold token with the character 'Yi' on it, saying she's going to find medicinal herbs for the Empress Dowager; and with Prince Anping and Black Owl protecting her, I thought there should be no danger, so I secretly sent two teams to follow her without disturbing Your Highness," Wu Shang said, wiping his sweat inwardly.

What's going on? I can't keep up with the prince's train of thought these past two days.

Is his role as a bodyguard about to be phased out?

The little thing is quite resourceful; it has already made arrangements for the Duke of Chen's residence.

Shang Xiye thought of the clever and arrogant little bandit girl and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly, which made him feel much better: "Then there is no need to invite Marquis Anping. I will go to Huinuan Pavilion to see Fengming later."

After dinner, in a secluded room in the side courtyard of Hui Nuan Ge.

Ji Fengyao, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao took out all the valuables they had robbed from the Duke of Chen's mansion, which almost filled the entire secret room.

Looking at the mountain of treasure, Shang Xiye said, "...Did you empty the Duke's mansion's treasury?"

"Really, no, we even left him four points," Ji Fengyao said kindly.

"We were also worried that things would get too ugly, so we didn't go all out," Ji Fengming said rationally.

Black Owl remained silent.

Xiao Jiu, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but they're also planning to rob the Duke's mansion's secret vault.

Honestly, I've been tricked into joining this pirate ship, and it feels kind of fun!

"Your Highness, besides you, is there anyone else in this world who knows about the ring?" Shang Xiye thought of the people of the Black Purgatory hidden in the palace, and felt a sense of dread.

Ji Fengyao suddenly woke up: "They should be there, but I don't know where they are."

"Then your storage rings should be disguised, not so obviously displayed, otherwise you will soon bring trouble upon yourselves," Shang Xiye suggested.

"No wonder the prince made a thumb ring out of black jade for Black Owl's storage ring. It's truly ingenious," Ji Fengyao praised without reservation.

"Brother-in-law, you're being too biased! Quickly give me this one to disguise too!" Ji Fengming impatiently pulled off the gold nugget in his hand and shoved it into Shang Xiye's hand.

"I have already prepared for you and your father-in-law," Shang Xiye said, taking out two black jade necklaces. "Everyone wears thumb rings, which are too conspicuous, so I made yours and your father-in-law's into necklaces, which are more discreet."

"Not bad, not bad, the space is also very large. You're a good brother-in-law." Ji Fengming happily put on one of the necklaces, admiring it.

As for the gold nugget that Ji Fengyao gave him, he had completely forgotten about it and never mentioned it again.

Ji Fengyao: "..." Ouch!

What happened to my promise that I preferred my sister's taste?

A necklace was all it took to win you over?!

Men are all such jerks, ugh, you stinky brother!

"Xiao Jiu, what about yours? You made it into a necklace too?" Hei Xiao looked for a long time but couldn't find any items containing Na Stones on Shang Xiye's body.

"I only have enough Void Stones to make these few items; the rest are with the Princess Consort," Shang Xiye said, looking at Ji Fengyao with a somewhat aggrieved expression.

They're waiting for their young wives to deliver it.

Ji Fengyao was still angry at her stinky brother for betraying her halfway through. With a wave of her hand, she declared with great pride, "I'll give you the most beautiful one! It'll be a hundred times more beautiful than your thumb rings and necklaces!"

Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao: "..."

Something feels off.

Were they outmaneuvered by that cunning Ninth Prince?

Meanwhile, at the Chen State Duke's Mansion.

The Duchess stood at the entrance of the half-empty treasury, staring at the sparse items left inside that were merely for show. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted!