Chapter 79 Major Discovery
Xiao Ye was furious! Qing Yi's heart trembled, and he immediately felt that the situation was not good. He suppressed the slight discomfort in his body, reached out to take the package on his back and placed it on the table, and said, "Xiao Ye, take a look at this."
Qing Yi's mind raced, thinking to himself: Xiao Ye must be so angry because he not only hugged the prostitute in public but also kissed her. Thinking carefully, he realized that he was indeed at fault first. At this point, simply explaining himself wouldn't work. The more he tried, the more angry Xiao Ye would become. Perhaps he could atone for his mistake and calm Xiao Ye down by explaining that he had found clues to the theft of the jade artifacts from the Imperial Treasure House. This package was obtained from Tao Hong and the man in gray.
In fact, Ye Qingyu and Qingfeng had long noticed that Qingyi was carrying a package on his back, and they had been wondering what important thing he had that he always carried with him.
A thought suddenly flashed through Ye Qingyu's mind: "Could it be that Qingyi brought me something delicious?"
Seeing Xiao Ye remained silent, Qing Yi unwrapped the package himself and said, "Look, this is my great discovery."
"Jade?" Ye Qingyu was startled and subconsciously reached out to pick up a piece of jade, examining it carefully. It turned out to be the jade artifacts from the first Chu Dynasty that were stolen from the Imperial Palace's treasure house.
"Where did you get it?" Ye Qingyu temporarily put aside his previous anger and asked Qing Yi, who had a smug look on his face.
"Xiao Ye, do you think I'm awesome?" Qing Yi couldn't help but show off when he saw Xiao Ye's surprised expression.
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly!" Ye Qingyu snorted coldly.
Qing Yi did not hide anything and recounted in detail how he went out of the house to watch a circus yesterday, met a little beggar, had his identity revealed by the Sixth Prince, was thrown into jail, was transferred to the Xue Family Villa, and finally, caught the man in gray and Tao Hong.
"The Xue family is even involved in this matter! The case of Concubine Mei alone has already brought shame to Emperor Chu. If the Queen's mother's family is also investigated thoroughly, how will the situation end in the future? No wonder Chen Yan, the leader of the imperial guards and the closest person to the Emperor, does not dare to conduct a thorough investigation. This matter is really tricky." Only then did Ye Qingyu understand the involvement.
However, he had never been one to waver. Now that things were clear, he had to investigate thoroughly and not give up halfway. As for the future decision, it would depend on the Emperor Chu's wishes. But no matter what, the Emperor's reputation had to be preserved, which was a reflection of Ye Qingyu's prudent and careful approach.
"Take these two people to Xuejia Villa and interrogate them together!" Ye Qingyu said decisively.
When Qing Yi heard this, he quickly responded, "Okay, I'll lead the way!"
He saw Qingfeng about to help Xue An, who had fainted on the bed. He turned his eyes and caught a glimpse of Hongying, who was standing beside him with disheveled clothes and only wearing a thin gauze. He said to Qingfeng, "Qingfeng, I'll carry this straw bag, you go take care of that girl."
Qingfeng had originally thought that Xue An was a strong and heavy man, and as a subordinate, he should share more of the physical work. Although Qingyi was not the master, he had a close relationship with the young prince, so it was not an exaggeration to say that he was half the master, so he did not think otherwise.
Qing Yi had suffered a lot from women that night. When he looked up and saw Xiao Ye's gloomy and cold face, he was frightened and dared not touch Hongying, who was only wearing a thin gauze.
When Qingfeng saw Qingyi's arrangement, he understood the reason after a little thought and laughed in his heart. The master had this kid under control. Looking at Qingyi's cautious look, it was a bit funny.
"Qingfeng, you didn't disguise yourself so easily, did you?" Qingyi saw the corners of Qingfeng's mouth slightly raised again, and couldn't help but wonder, is this still the cold and taciturn guard who usually smiles? When did he become so fond of smiling?
"Uh..." Qingfeng dodged Qingyi's hand and grabbed Hongying with swift movements.
Seeing this, Qing Yi reached out and grabbed Xue An. The boy was completely naked. Qing Yi was full of disgust. If Xiao Ye hadn't been unhappy, he felt that it would be better to take Hongying with him than Xue An.
As Qing Yi thought about this, he suddenly came up with a bad idea. He just picked up Xue An's cloak and wrapped Xue An tightly, without taking any of his clothes. Then he dragged Xue An's arm with his hand and set off.
The three of them made their way to the Xue Family Villa on the outskirts of the capital. The villa was practically half-abandoned, with only a few people responsible for cleaning and guarding it on weekdays. It was still dark, and the servants were still asleep.
Qing Yi brought Ye Qingyu to Tao Hong's room and asked him to wait for a while. He and Qing Feng went to the dungeon and brought the four people who were imprisoned there. However, they took them to another room to prevent them from colluding with each other.
Ye Qingyu ordered Qingfeng to wake Xue An first. How dare Xue An secretly harm Qing Yi? How audacious! How could the Little Prince of Northwest China not bear grudge?
"Where am I?" Xue An slowly woke up and found himself lying on the ground. He looked up and saw the Little Prince of the Northwest sitting on a chair with Qingfeng standing beside him.
"Xue An, do you recognize me?" Ye Qingyu's voice was cold and majestic.
"Ah, Chu Qingyu?" Xue An suddenly woke up and sat up. What was going on? He had clearly spent the night with Hongying in Fengyue Tower, so why did Chu Qingyu suddenly appear? Where had Hongying gone?
"It's good that we know each other. Why did you secretly harm my people?"
"Hey! Little Prince of the Northwest, you are so bold that you dare to break into my room! Do you think you are so great just because you are the Little Prince of the Northwest? I am also a royal relative. In terms of status, we are the same. How can you question me?" Xue An stiffened his neck, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"Hey, you said this is your room? Open your eyes and take a closer look!" A voice suddenly sounded from behind Xue An, frightening the previously confident Xue An. He hurriedly turned around and saw Qing Yi standing behind him. He was immediately shocked: Wasn't this guy imprisoned in the dungeon? How could he appear here?
"What are you looking at? Don't you recognize me?" Qing Yi strode forward and kicked Xue An. Xue An had just stood up when his legs went limp and he fell to his knees with a thump.
"You! How dare you kick me? I'm going to tell my dad right now!" Xue An yelled at the top of his voice.
"Oh my god, you're an adult, and you're still going to your dad to complain. Go quickly! When your dad comes, I'll kick him too!" Qing Yi curled his lips with disdain on his face.
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