On the other side.
Gao Changhong and Gao Junning also discovered that their houses had been ransacked. Some important documents and a military tally of an army were even missing from Gao Changhong's study!
Losing money was a small matter, but losing the military tally was a huge deal. He immediately gathered everyone in the entire palace to stand in the front yard.
"Father, all four of our houses have been robbed. Do you think the fire in Miss Su's room was also set by the thieves? They deliberately set the fire to attract our attention and then took the opportunity to steal things!"
Gao Junning boldly voiced his guess.
He didn't notice that the Regent's wife and Gao Yufei were visibly stunned for a moment when he said those words.
Did the thief set the fire just to steal something?
This has truly cleared them of suspicion!
For a moment, the Regent's wife even wondered if she should thank the thief who had come to steal things that night.
After listening to Gao Junning's words, Gao Changhong's expression turned serious, his brows furrowed. After deep thought, he also felt that the statement was extremely reasonable, but he still felt that something was wrong but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Guards, convey my orders: the city gates must be strictly guarded for the next few days, allowing no one to enter but no one to leave, and a thorough investigation of any suspicious persons must be conducted!"
There was no time to think too much; finding the lost military tally was the most important thing.
After giving the orders, Gao Changhong personally led his men to search the city.
*
The moonlight was dappled, casting scattered rays on the bluestone streets of the city.
Using the dim light and her memories from the daytime, Su Liluo searched for a long time before finally finding the address Che Yi had given her.
"Bang bang bang!"
She first knocked on the door three times gently.
"Who are you?"
The person who opened the door was a tall, unfamiliar woman. She looked Su Liluo up and down with a puzzled expression and asked curiously.
Normally, no one would knock on the door of her master's house, especially not a woman so late at night.
"Excuse me, does Che Yi live here?"
Su Liluo asked tentatively.
"Che Yi? You also call Master Che Yi?"
The woman exclaimed in surprise, then slowly came to her senses.
The one who can call Master Che Yi the same way Miss Chu does must be the person Miss Chu keeps talking about looking for every day!
"Come in quickly, come in quickly!"
So she immediately pulled Su Liluo inside. When Su Liluo saw her reaction, she realized that she hadn't come to the wrong place. What surprised her was that this person was actually calling Che Yi "Master".
It seems that Che Yi does indeed have his own power base in the Northern Desert!
"Luo'er! How did you get out... how did you get out? Oh, no, how... how did you escape?"
When Chu Yan saw Su Liluo arrive, she was so excited and surprised that she couldn't speak.
"What exactly happened?"
Only Che Yi realized that Su Liluo's sudden appearance was a bit strange, and looked at her nervously.
"Some unexpected things happened, which is why I decided to escape tonight. Now the Regent will definitely send people to search for me everywhere, so I need to hide for the next few days."
Su Liluo nodded, and then told Che Yi and the others about how the Regent's wife wanted to burn her alive.
"This princess is too vicious! Luo'er, you absolutely cannot marry the regent's son!"
After hearing this, Chu Yan said angrily.
She was extremely worried whenever she thought about how Su Liluo almost burned to death.
A sinister murderous glint flashed across Che Yi's face; that woman was truly as vicious as ever.
"By the way, did you find a letter in your room last time?"
Che Yi suddenly remembered that he had lost the letter, and he thought he had left it in Su Liluo's room.
Su Liluo looked blank upon hearing this, "A letter? What letter? I haven't seen any letter in my room."
"No?"
Che Yi had a bad feeling. If Su Liluo didn't find the letter, then someone else must have found it.
The Regent's Palace is very large, and it's unknown who will find the letter. If it ends up in the Regent's hands, that's fine, since the letter was originally meant for him anyway.
If the Regent's wife were to find it...
He couldn't imagine what she would do.
"What exactly is the letter?"
Seeing Che Yi's complicated expression, Su Liluo asked with some curiosity.
"It's a letter from General Su to the Regent. He said that giving this letter to the Regent would guarantee your safety."
"My father?"
Su Liluo felt a little strange. Why would his father write a letter to the Regent?
What exactly was in that letter that made the Regent guarantee his safety?
Su Liluo's curiosity grew, but when she recalled Che Yi's arrival that day and the subsequent search by the old nanny, her expression turned somewhat grim.
"If you drop it in the Prince's mansion, that letter is very likely to be picked up by the Regent's wife's people."
Only the Regent's women came to search that day, so she was the most likely suspect.
Upon hearing this, Che Yi's heart sank. If the letter fell into the hands of the Regent's Consort, it would be useless.
"But it doesn't matter, I've already escaped. The Regent and the others probably think I'm dead. But I still have one thing to finish."
Su Liluo felt a pang of melancholy as she thought about how she hadn't yet obtained the Earth Spirit Mushroom.
"What is that?"
Che Yi asked.
"I need this medicinal herb from the palace to save my sister."
“I can help you sneak into the palace to steal it, but I don’t recognize this herb.”
Che Yi said without hesitation.
He hadn't been to the palace many times since he was a child, so he was quite familiar with it and had the ability to risk breaking into it.
"I have already seen this medicinal herb in the palace, and I plan to leave the Northern Desert once I obtain it."
"Okay, then I'll go with you to get it. Once we have it, I'll leave this place with you."
"Are you also leaving the Northern Desert?"
At this moment, Su Liluo and Chu Yan asked in unison.
They now know that Che Yi is from Bei Mo. They thought he would stay here after he returned, but they never expected that he would actually think of leaving with them.
"Yes, I came back this time only to help you."
Che Yi nodded.
Yes, he did indeed return to the Northern Desert for their sake.
Although he grew up in the Northern Desert, he had no feelings for it. Especially after learning that his mother's body was buried in Daliang, he became even more determined to live in Daliang.
Seeing Che Yi's determined look, Su Liluo didn't say anything more. She just thought to herself that the relationship between Che Yi and the Regent was so bad. Just how much had the Regent wronged his first wife?
But since this was Che Yi's own choice, she naturally wouldn't interfere too much.
Afterwards, she discussed with them how to steal the Ganoderma lucidum.
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