Chapter 315 Swallowed to the Bone (Additional Update)
When Concubine Ye saw the back garden that had been devastated like it had been washed away by a storm, she almost fainted.
Her peonies, her chrysanthemums, her orchids, her fairy ganoderma...
Who did this?
"Tell me, who did this?"
The servants and maids were all trembling with fear when they heard someone say in astonishment, "My Lady Concubine, the… the Highness… the koi fish he raised is gone too!"
"Did a thief break into our house yesterday?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Ye hurried to the edge of the pavilion and looked, and all the koi that had been raised to be plump and white had disappeared.
"Everyone, go down and search for me. Even if we have to dig three feet deep, we will find that damned thief!"
Concubine Ye gnashed her teeth, wishing she could find that little thief, skin him alive, and cut him into pieces!
The Second Prince's Mansion was extremely lively this morning.
The culprit Xing'er had already returned to Shuixieju by this time, and all she left behind were a pile of incredible fish bones.
She sneaked out and sneaked back in!
Even Xiaowen, who served her, didn't know that their girl Xing'er had gone out early in the morning to do such a earth-shattering thing.
She brought back breakfast from the kitchen and said with a hint of regret, "Looks like we can't go to the back garden today!"
"Why can't I go?"
Isn’t the back garden fun?
Not only were there fish for her to catch, but there were also flowers for her to pick. However, the quality of the fish raised in the back garden was not very good. She cooked so many of them, but none of them were delicious. She worked hard for a long time and could only feed the cats.
"I heard that our Second Prince's Mansion was robbed last night. The koi fish raised by the Second Prince and the flowers planted by Concubine Ye were all destroyed. Now everyone in the Second Prince's Mansion is trying to catch the thief. It's better for us not to go out today. It would be bad if we ran into that little thief and got held hostage by him."
After a few contacts, Xiaowen knew that Miss Xing'er was special, so he was very patient when talking to her.
A little thief: Oh!
It turns out that what she did today was to be a thief. This role seems to suit her very well. It seems that she will have to keep up the good work in the future.
Xing'er had only eaten a small dried fish in the morning and was really hungry. But when she saw the meal Xiaowen brought, she still ate a lot out of courtesy.
Compared to the food in this mansion, she still likes the food she makes from time to time. Those things seem to be tailor-made for her according to her taste. No matter the taste or texture, they are all the tastes she likes.
But she can't just keep eating the food she brings out instead of the food in the mansion. Doesn't that make people suspicious?
It was as if a beautiful lady had once given her earnest advice.
Xing'er always felt that she seemed to have forgotten something, something very important to her!
But before she could think carefully, Concubine Ye broke into the Waterside Residence with a group of servants.
"Catch her for me, my concubine!"
Xiaowen was so frightened when he heard this that he dropped the food box in his hand to the ground.
The guards at the gate saw the servants about to charge over and quickly stepped forward to stop them: "My Lady Concubine, what are you doing? His Highness has ordered that no one is allowed to trespass into the Waterside Residence!"
Seeing Yelu Qi defending Xing'er like this, Concubine Ye was immediately furious: "The mansion was robbed last night, and I have reason to suspect that she was the one who did it!"
Her nail-painted fingers sat straight at the table, eating soup dumplings with an innocent look on her face.
When she saw that face, she suddenly felt a little ashamed, but what followed was an unprecedented sense of crisis.
She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to teach her a lesson, but after she saw this face, the desire to get rid of Xing'er suddenly became stronger.
With such a beauty in the mansion, how could she and the other concubines in the mansion have any hope of making a name for themselves?
"Since His Highness has entrusted the household affairs of the palace to me, I have the obligation to catch this daring little thief. You two should think carefully before trying to stop me from doing my job."
The two guards looked at each other, and at the same time thought that the backing behind Concubine Ye was the entire Ye family. Their prince still needed the Ye family's backing, so they still couldn't offend Concubine Ye.
Thinking of this, the two of them stepped aside tacitly.
One person wanted to sneak out to tell Yelu Qi the news, but was discovered by Concubine Ye, who stopped him immediately: "Stop!"
"Everyone, stand still. No one can leave Waterside Residence until I find that daring thief in this mansion!"
Concubine Ye turned around and saw that she was not frightened at all, and was still sitting there calmly drinking soup. Her face darkened: "Do you admit your guilt?"
Xing'er sat on the chair without even lifting her buttocks, not even giving her a glance. She opened her red lips slightly and uttered only two words: "I don't know!"
She only knew that she had a great time and the wild cats had a great time eating too.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Ye sternly asked, "Did you kill the koi fish that His Highness keeps in the pond in the back garden? And were all those precious flowers in this concubine's back garden destroyed by you?"
Xing'er finally sat up straight and gave her a look: "What did you say?"
"Last night?"
She was sleeping last night and she went out this morning!
So what did what happened last night have to do with what she did this morning?
Xing'er buried her head and continued to drink her soup. She found the time to tell Concubine Ye two words: "No!"
Concubine Ye had not expected Xing'er to admit it. In fact, she had no reason to even doubt Xing'er's motives.
She simply disliked this vixen and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of her, so she put the blame on her.
Concubine Ye looked at her calm face and became even more angry: "Come here, capture this bitch and slap her in the face. Let's see who is more stubborn, her mouth or your slaps."
The maids and servants following behind Concubine Ye looked at Xing'er with pity. Why did you have to offend Concubine Ye?
It seems that this girl is going to suffer today.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Wen fluttered to her knees, trembling and saying, "My Lady, this was definitely not done by Miss Xing'er. Miss Xing'er hasn't left the Waterside Residence since last night. I can vouch for her!"
She knew that if she knelt down, she would no longer be able to stay in the Second Prince's house, and might even lose her life. However, as long as she saw Miss Xing'er's childlike eyes and not very smart appearance, she really couldn't bear to see her get hurt!
"Oh, you are clearly protecting her?"
Concubine Ye looked at Xiaowen, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, with a sinister look, as if Xiaowen would devour her to the bone if she said another word for Xing'er.
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