Chapter 165 The Unlucky Third Prince
Xiao Jinyi nodded immediately, "Brother, please, I will go. Don't worry, I will help you catch the thief and let you deal with him personally."
The third prince felt better after hearing this.
Shen Shixu was still thinking about how to remind the Third Prince, but after hearing what the Third Prince said, he already knew that there was a thief in the mansion.
Then there is no need for him to meddle in other people's business. However, the Third Prince only said that there was a thief but did not say what kind of thief it was. I am afraid he is not sure what kind of thief it is.
This is quite interesting. Shen Shixu really wants to know the Third Prince’s expression after he finds out who the thief is.
Therefore, Shen Shixu found a perfect excuse for himself, "A thief in the prince's mansion is no small matter. As the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, I will go with you to take a look! He has the guts to steal things from the prince's mansion. This thief is probably a repeat offender. There should be records of him in the files sent to the Dali Temple by the officials at the end of the year. I have to go with you to take a look."
Shen Shixu had said so, it would be inappropriate for the Third Prince to refuse.
He just wanted Xiao Jinyi to help him catch this guy. Although the other brothers and sisters already knew that he was taken advantage of, knowing and seeing it with their own eyes are two different things!
Now that they have let Shen Shixu go, even though it's on official business, it won't be easy to stop it now that it's been set.
And things happened just as the Third Prince had expected. His good brothers, including his two sisters, found excuses to follow him back to the Prince's Palace.
Meng Jiyao also went along this time. Since Xiao Jiayun and Xiao Jiayi were going, she naturally couldn't be absent.
The crowd came to the Third Prince's mansion in a mighty procession. As soon as the Third Prince entered the mansion, a tall and handsome man came to greet him. Those who had watched the live broadcast recognized at a glance that this man was the flower thief.
When the third prince saw him, he thought of what he had done to him last night, and his hair stood on end.
"Jian, my brothers and sisters, as well as my sister-in-law and sister-in-law, are coming to play at my house. Please make arrangements."
Ji An quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Shixu and the others, then lowered his head and responded respectfully and withdrew.
Xiao Jinyi narrowed his eyes and watched his back as he left. After seeing his steps, he said playfully, "Third brother, there are really hidden talents here. The servant who serves you is actually an expert."
The Third Prince knew that he had seen something, and asked impatiently, "Fifth Brother, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that Ji'an knows martial arts?"
This is impossible. I was the one who rescued him. He was covered in blood, his clothes were tattered, and his body was covered with knife marks.
After asking him, I found out that he was robbed here by bandits. If he knew martial arts, how could he be robbed? ”
"If you don't believe me, why don't you make a bet with me? I'll test him later. If he knows martial arts, I'll give you something.
If he doesn't know martial arts, then the younger brother will give something to the third brother. ”
When the Third Prince heard what Xiao Jinyi said, the corners of his mouth twitched. Why did this kid always think of opportunities to plunder things from him? He remembered that Xiao Jinyi didn't have this hobby before!
But he couldn't refuse, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course!"
When the Fourth Prince and the others heard about this bet, they were also eager to try it out, because they knew that Xiao Jinyi would definitely win this bet, and it was a sure win.
Just when they were about to open their mouths and join in, the Third Prince had already predicted their thoughts and looked at them with an expression that said "If you dare to do this, I will die in front of you."
The Fourth Prince and his men immediately lost all hope of this idea. They wanted to take advantage, but they didn't want to take their brothers' lives.
Besides, the Third Prince has suffered enough, they should not step on him any further.
Since Xiao Jinyi wanted to test Ji An, it was not convenient to do it in the house, so everyone did not go in and walked around in the garden.
Jian originally wanted to deliver tea and snacks to the hall, but no one was there.
After asking the maid there, she learned that the Third Prince and his companions did not come in, but were enjoying the scenery in the garden. She then brought people to deliver snacks and tea to the pavilion on the other side of the garden.
When Xiao Jinyi saw people coming, he raised his eyebrows at the Third Prince. In the Third Prince's speechless roll of the eyes, he rushed towards Ji'an at a speed that others could not see clearly, and his first move took Ji'an's lifeline.
Jian was horrified and, with his life threatened, he subconsciously fought back.
When he and Xiao Jinyi started fighting, he realized that he shouldn't have done that, but it was too late to stop now.
He subconsciously looked at the Third Prince, and sure enough, he saw the Third Prince staring at him with a gloomy face. He suddenly felt a little panicked.
Once the fact that I know martial arts is exposed, the Third Prince will definitely not trust me anymore and will definitely not let me serve him, so my chances of interacting with him will become less.
Seeing that he was still thinking about this and that while fighting with him, Xiao Jinyi got ruthless and punched Ji'an in the temple. When Ji'an dodged sideways, Xiao Jinyi spun around and kicked him in the waist, sending him flying.
The force of his kick was quite strong. Jian felt as if his internal organs were bleeding, and even that part of his body might have been affected by the kick.
After Xiao Jinyi kicked him away, he chased after him and kicked Ji'an in the chin. He used less force in this kick, which only made Ji'an's brain confused and he lay on the ground unable to move.
After packing up the people, Xiao Jinyi looked at the third prince, "Third brother, you lost the bet this time, don't forget what you promised me."
"Of course I won't forget. Don't worry! I'll have someone deliver the things to you this evening."
The Third Prince walked up to Jian, looked down at him and said, “When I rescued you, you said you were an ordinary person who was robbed by bandits and was seriously injured.
But judging by the moves you used to deal with my brother just now, you are not an ordinary person who is powerless. Why did you lie to me? ”
Ji An still wanted to stay with him, so he racked his brains to make up a lie, "I, I didn't mean to lie to you, it's just that I had nowhere to go at the time, and I saw that you were a good person and wanted to rely on you, so I lied to you, but I really have no ill will towards you!"
When the onlookers heard his words, they silently complained in their hearts: There is no malice, only full of love, but this love is somewhat disgusting.
If this person was not a flower thief and did not use such means to approach the third prince, they would also be moved by this kind of silent protection of love.
On the way here, Shen Shixu carefully recalled the files he had read in the Dali Temple. Among them, there was indeed a case of a flower-stealing thief. Women or men had been robbed of flowers in more than a dozen counties in Yuyang City.
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