Okay, things are pretty clear now.
After finishing her melon hastily, Lili patted Anqi's shoulder triumphantly: "How about that? I told you I'd get what I deserved by following me, didn't I? Didn't you get your prince some big news this time?"
Anqi: "The Ma family is repairing their house in such a high-profile manner, which must be because they are certain that others believe this place is under the jurisdiction of General Weiwu. They are also open and aboveboard, so they did not notice anything unusual at the time."
Lili remained noncommittal and didn't bother to look at the rest of the materials. She decided to leave those to the professionals, as she had more important things to do.
Lili quickly walked back to the box, squatted down, and stuffed the rubies in her left hand and the gold necklace in her right hand into the cloth bag.
While picking out the expensive items to pack, he muttered to himself, "This should be worth a lot of money, right? I'll go back and ask Brother Chen Ye and Uncle Shen. They must know a lot about the things from our Great Jin. I'll find out roughly how much they're worth, so I don't pawn them for too little when I go back to pawn them."
An Qi wanted to laugh. Putting aside the things her prince had given her, each one was priceless. Even the Shen family's own shops were making a fortune every day. How could she still be so greedy for gold?
As An Qi folded the letters spread out on the table and put them into his inner garment, he said to her, "Miss, please pack them. I can carry them."
Without turning her head, Lili's hands moved swiftly: "Alright!"
Both of them quickly filled the boxes with what they wanted. Lili filled the boxes from the far left to the far right, and the only sound in the small, dark room was the clinking of gold and silver jewelry.
Lili shook the bag, and seeing that it was almost full, she prepared to stop. Anqi's ears twitched, and he quickly hoisted the bag onto his shoulder, protecting Lili as they exited the secret passage.
Lili was very cooperative, and before leaving, she even grabbed the last piece of gold teacup.
Lili followed behind, asking in a very low voice, "Has someone arrived?"
"Um."
An Qi looked relaxed. As a bodyguard, he had excellent senses and could hear the cacophony of footsteps from the large number of people approaching.
But that was enough for them to get away.
Anqi opened the window she had climbed through, and quickly climbed out with Lili on her back.
Anqi ran straight ahead, and Lili closed the window behind her.
The moment the window closed, the study door was kicked open, followed by a voice gritting its teeth: "Go after them right now!"
Through the crack, Lili saw the wealthy man in a brown robe and trembled with anger, pointing towards the window.
"whee."
Lili silently made a face.
Anqi ran a few steps, randomly landed on a house, and climbed onto the roof again. The window was opened, and a group of people rushed out to chase after him.
Anqi jumped a few times on the rooftop before being stopped.
An Qi paused for a moment. The guards dressed like this were actually more formidable than the group of lowly thugs below.
He was carrying Lili and couldn't make a move, so he glanced around, preparing to find a way to escape.
Lili pressed his hand down: "It's okay, let's meet him."
Lili smiled sweetly with a serious expression, but a hint of cunning appeared in her eyes.
An Qi hesitated for a moment, his ears twitched slightly, and after roughly judging the number and strength of the people coming from behind, he agreed.
No problem, we can win.
Four burly men blocked their way.
The four men held their knives up to the moonlight, but Lili could see clearly that their appearances... were somewhat similar to Shen Ye's.
No, it should be said that it's a style.
Lili jumped off Anqi's back, smiled at the people blocking her way, and greeted them politely: "Hello."
Four people: ...
The four men exchanged glances, and one of them snorted coldly. Seeing that they were already surrounded by their men, he arrogantly raised his knife and pointed it at them: "Dare to steal from the Ma residence?"
Another person said, "Are thieves trained from a young age now? How could such a fair-skinned little girl be so bold?"
Lili clasped her hands in a fist and said, "You flatter me."
The four people: ...
"Stop wasting time talking to them, let's get straight to the point..."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Lili interrupted them.
The person who was interrupted was a little annoyed. He gritted his teeth and said patiently, "Fine, so you want to leave a last message?"
Anqi calmly observed the surrounding situation.
Ignoring the people in front of her, Lili found a spot on the roof and squatted down, looking down at the man in the brown robe in the middle on the ground: "Master Ma?"
Master Ma, with his shifty eyes, stared intently at the golden teacup in Lili's hand, his anger blazing: "You little thief! How dare you steal my treasure! How did you know about that secret room!"
Lili tilted her head and smiled: "I have to say, your secret room is indeed quite well hidden, I almost couldn't find it."
Master Ma stood with his hands behind his back, his face dark and his gaze heavy. He didn't reply.
Lili wasn't angry at all, and said to herself in a good-natured tone, "That Pixiu is really cute. If that esteemed person hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have been able to find it."
Lili randomly pointed to a man next to Master Ma who looked like his deputy.
The person pointed at was startled and angrily cursed at her: "You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about!"
After saying that, he hurriedly met Master Ma's scrutinizing and sharp gaze, and explained in a flustered manner, "Master, it really has nothing to do with me, how could it be me!"
Master Ma wasn't stupid; how could he not see that Lili was trying to sow discord?
However, just as Master Ma was about to order the four men to capture the two damned thieves, he met Lili's innocent yet somewhat confused gaze.
As if possessed, Master Ma turned around and launched into a tirade: "So, you tell me, did you tell them? Besides you, who else knows!"
The two started arguing loudly.
Lili covered her mouth and chuckled, then stood up and looked at the four large golden statues with some curiosity: "Are you golden statues?"
An unexpected surprise.
The four were taken aback, and after the initial surprise, they became even more cautious, determined to save the two men's lives.
"Wait a minute," Lili interrupted them again, "I just want to ask, are you working for the First Prince or the Third Prince?"
The leader was extremely surprised, clearly not expecting her to know these inside stories. He took another look at the girl's attire, which was made of very luxurious fabric, and then looked at the guards beside her, and couldn't help but doubt the identities of the two.
"Who are you?"
"Oh, nobody. Here's what we'll do: as long as you obediently tell us everything about the Ma family's dealings with Da Jin, and also explain Gu Zi'an's relationship with this matter, I'll spare your lives."
Lili smiled faintly, slightly raising her chin, rarely showing such an arrogant look.
The other party sneered: "Arrogant."
“If you are unreasonable, then my guards also know a little bit of martial arts.”
Lili's tone was regretful.
The other side seemed to be provoked, and the four of them rushed forward with knives in hand.
Anqi and he got into a fight.
Master Ma below finally realized that these two were not just ordinary petty thieves; they could actually tell that the other party was a golden statue!
Master Ma didn't care about anything else and rushed into the study. When he saw that one of his account books was indeed missing, he almost fainted.
Master Ma came out and whispered to his men, "Quickly clear out everything in the secret room!"
The subordinate responded and led a few men to the study, but suddenly an arrow was stuck in front of the study door.
The group stopped at the doorway.
Zhui Feng appeared with several bodyguards.
"Oh."
Pear felt a pang of regret. Oh no, she'd been caught doing something bad.
Although I was going to tell Gu Ziyi about what happened tonight, it's still kind of boring that it was discovered so early.
Master Ma was startled. These men looked to be highly skilled and were clearly not to be trifled with. What bad luck he had tonight to have so many people come!
Master Ma couldn't help but glance at Lili again. The little girl was leisurely sitting on the roof, holding the bulging bag, and smiling at him.
A surge of energy shot straight to the top of his head, and Master Ma quickly sent someone to call for more men.
Anqi was entangled with the four large golden men, deliberately keeping the battlefield far apart so that he couldn't touch Lili at all.
While Zhui Feng led his men to handle the situation, Li Li sat on the rooftop, enjoying the breeze and intently watching An Qi fight.
I was really enjoying watching it and cheering for Anqi. At the most exciting part, Lili even jumped up and became a cheerleader.
However, Lili forgot that the ground beneath her feet was uneven tiles, not the ground. She accidentally stepped into a hole and was about to fall when a force pulled her up from her waist and scooped her into a somewhat cold yet gentle embrace.
The voice beside him gritted its teeth, sounding both angry and helpless: "You've gotten bolder. You're not keeping quiet while I'm away, daring to cause trouble with An Qi, huh?"
Lili instinctively hugged Gu Ziyi's waist, and Gu Ziyi carried her out of the Ma residence. After landing steadily, he shoved her into the carriage: "Stay put and don't move. If you dare to run around again, I'll break your legs, hmm?"
"……oh."
That's weirdly childish.
Gu Ziyi lowered the carriage curtain, gave a few instructions to the guards around him, and then hurried back to the other side.
Lili sat up straight obediently, and only after Gu Ziyi's figure disappeared did she belatedly peek out and call out to him, "Hey, my bag of treasures!"
It's unclear whether Gu Ziyi heard it or not; all that's visible is the dark corner of his robe hidden in the night.
Since she had already shouted it out, Lili would just assume he heard it. If the bag of treasures didn't come back later, she would blame him.
Lili stepped back. On the table was a small dish of spicy duck wings, and next to it was a pot of flower tea, which Gu Ziyi had specially prepared.
It was then that Lili noticed that although Gu Ziyi had arrived in a hurry, he had still placed a small heater in the corner.
The chill arrived earlier this year than in previous years, not to mention that the temperature dropped several degrees in the middle of the night.
Although Pear likes cool weather, she felt a bit chilly after being in the wind on the roof for so long.
With both late-night snacks and a warm stove, Lili was once again captivated by Gu Ziyi's thoughtfulness, and couldn't help but marvel at how capable the Crown Prince was, having every detail perfectly handled.
The scent of dogwood wafted through the carriage. Lili's stomach rumbled uncontrollably, and after struggling for only a second, she gave up and picked up the chopsticks on the table to start eating heartily.
Oh well, the kids are growing, what's wrong with them having a late-night snack?
Inside the carriage, Lili leisurely munched on a duck wing while warming herself by the stove.
Outside the carriage, a group of people were fighting fiercely in the cool breeze.
In reality, it was Gu Ziyi who led his men to unilaterally crush them.
Occasionally, a few earth-shattering screams would drift over, but they did nothing to dampen Lili's good mood as she ate the duck wings.
Mmm, it tastes really good. Next time she wants the lemon flavor.
After Lili slowly finished eating the duck wings, Gu Ziyi, feeling a chill, got back into the carriage.
The carriage curtain was lifted slightly, and a cool breeze came in with Gu Ziyi.
Gu Ziyi glanced at the plate of bones, a hint of a smile in his eyes, but his face remained cold and stern.
Gu Ziyi sat a little far from Lili, warming himself up by the heater before sitting down next to her.
Lili quickly put down her chopsticks and observed his expression.
Gu Ziyi looked somewhat angry.
Lili understood somewhat. How could she not be angry? Her own bodyguards had disobeyed her orders and been tricked into doing bad things in the middle of the night.
Gu Ziyi sat upright, and Lili poked his chest.
Gu Zi remained unmoved.
Lili tugged at his sleeve, which still had a slight chill in it: "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Gu Ziyi gave her a look.
Lili immediately put on a smile: "I forced Xiaoqi to come here, Your Highness, please don't blame Xiaoqi, and don't make him suffer any punishments or anything like that?"
She read that's how it was written in novels: when a subordinate made a mistake, the subordinate would go and receive twenty lashes or something.
Gu Ziyi tapped her chin, then chuckled, a hint of exasperation in her voice: "This is the first thing you're going to say to me?"
Lili was a little confused: "Then...?"
An inexplicable anger welled up inside him. He was worried about her, so he came to Yuncheng yesterday and had been dealing with matters in the military camp there. After finishing his business, he hurried to the inn where she was staying.
Who knew that Dark Seven wasn't even there?
Then Shen Ye told him that Li Li had brought An Qi to the Ma residence. Shen Ye was still worried about Li Li, so he secretly followed her to take a look. He saw the two of them stay at the Ma residence and then rushed back, where he happened to run into Gu Ziyi.
No wonder the little girl refused to stay at his villa.
Gu Ziyi wasn't preventing her from running away; he was just angry that Lili didn't want him to know about it.
Are you treating him like an outsider?
Are you still worried about him and don't fully trust him?
The thought of these possible reasons made Gu Ziyi's heart ache with anger.
However, looking at Lili's innocent and confused expression, with the duck wing juice still lingering at the corner of her mouth, Gu Ziyi couldn't bring himself to get angry.
Lili blinked, then tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Your Highness?"
Her voice was soft and sweet, with a clear hint of ingratiation, just like the little dumpling who had previously whine to him and asked if he didn't believe her.
My little hand accidentally brushed against his; it was a bit cold.
Gu Ziyi was defeated.
His warm, rough fingertips brushed across the corner of her mouth, then gently took her hands and placed them next to the heater to warm them.
He had used all his patience and tolerance on her.
Seeing that Gu Ziyi had softened, Lili smiled and asked, "Your Highness is not angry anymore?"
With a pure smile on her youthful face, Gu Ziyi sighed softly, feeling utterly helpless. She nodded and said gently, "How could I dare to be angry with Miss Chen?"
His sarcastic tone made Lili laugh out loud: "Your Highness has learned to be like this too, it's so cute."
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