It wasn't that no one suspected them, but rather that the emperor had great confidence in his subordinates and felt that the general's mansion, which was surrounded so tightly, had no chance to do anything underhanded.
They were probably too shocked to realize that the theft of so many things in the night could not possibly have been done by humans.
The princess didn't sleep all night, ordering her men to search tirelessly, but they couldn't find even the slightest trace of the suspect.
She was absolutely furious.
"No, I cannot swallow this insult. I will go to the palace immediately to see the Emperor!"
The guards beside him hesitated. Before the new emperor ascended the throne, he had listened to the eldest princess, but after the ascension, he had become much more distant. He had even issued an edict forbidding the eldest princess from entering the palace at will and requiring prior notification.
So he hesitated and said, "Your Highness, it's so late at night. If we go to the palace, His Majesty might blame us..." Before he could finish speaking, a loud slap landed on his face.
"Outrageous! I can go as I please, and you dare to stop me? You must have a death wish. Guards, drag him away and beat him to death!" The princess's tone was somewhat deranged.
She originally liked this guard very much because of his handsome appearance. If she hadn't been in such a bad mood right now, she wouldn't have been able to bring herself to kill him.
But now she's so angry she's lost her mind, and she can't tolerate anything or anyone that doesn't go her way.
The theft from the princess's residence was outrageous enough, but to make matters worse, all the furnishings in the rooms and everything in the storeroom were gone, leaving her with only an empty shell. How could she not be furious?
After shouting those words, she led her entourage into the palace without a care in the world, while the guard who had tried to dissuade her was dragged away by his men.
...
Upon arriving at the palace gates, the princess was shocked to find that those lackeys actually dared to block her way. She flew into a rage, but since they were all the emperor's men, she could not kill them at will.
So she could only suppress her anger and patiently wait for them to report to the emperor.
If she hadn't said it was an extremely urgent matter, those lackeys wouldn't have even bothered to report it. It's simply outrageous!
Does a son born to a lowly concubine think he can humiliate her like this just because he's on the throne? He really thinks he's the emperor!
Ha, she'd like to see if he could sit securely on the throne without her help.
But... so many treasures in the mansion have been stolen, how are we going to support that huge number of private soldiers? It's a real headache.
The eldest princess sat impatiently in the carriage, propping her forehead with her hand and cursing under her breath.
One moment she was cursing the damned thief, the next she was cursing the illegitimate son born of a lowly maid. Her once beautiful face was now twisted into a terrifying state by anger.
The palace was very large, and the people who went to report were unwilling, since they were the ones who would be scolded for disturbing the emperor's mood.
The man muttered "bad luck" to himself as he reluctantly shuffled inside. If he hadn't been so desperate to avoid it, he would have preferred to hide and pretend nothing had happened.
But even the longest road has an end, and he soon arrived at the emperor's palace. He thought he would have to go around to the inner palace, but to his surprise, it was brightly lit and people were coming and going from time to time.
He immediately realized something was wrong, so he quickly grabbed a eunuch to ask about the situation, to see which side was more urgent, and then decided to provoke the other side.
If the emperor were to fly into a rage at this moment, he would rather risk offending the princess than go in and seek death.
Just then, the emperor's chief eunuch came out. Before he could hear an answer, he hurried over and said politely and carefully, "Eunuch Wu, the princess has urgent business to discuss with His Majesty and is waiting at the palace gate."
Wu Xi's face was gloomy. He had just been scolded by the emperor and was still angry. Upon hearing this, he immediately went back to report to the emperor and prepared to send the princess over to the emperor to vent his anger.
The anger of these big shots cannot be vented entirely on these small fry.
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer. He had been careful his whole life and finally climbed to a position second only to the emperor. He never wanted to end up as a small fish being roasted in his old age.
No matter how furious the emperor is, he will not kill the eldest princess.
The emperor already knew that all the treasures in the palace had been stolen, and he had no interest in seeing his good-for-nothing older sister.
But Wu Xi's words made him want to confirm whether the princess's residence had encountered the same thing. Otherwise, what could have made that good-for-nothing insist on going to the palace in the middle of the night?
The concubines in the harem had already come to him one by one to cry, giving him a headache. After seeing the situation in the palace, he was immediately sobered up.
This is absolutely haunted!
If they were truly thieves, how many thieves would it take to loot everything like this? So many guards patrolling the palace, yet not a single one noticed anything amiss.
What else could it be but a ghost story?
Could it be that his dead brother, the emperor, has come seeking revenge?
But if it's a vengeful ghost seeking revenge, it should be killing you, so why would it need so many things...?
The emperor, whose mind had been clouded by alcohol for half the day, simply couldn't understand how this had happened.
When the eldest princess arrived and saw the empty palace, she was instantly dumbfounded. The two looked at each other for a while, their anger unusually subsided, and they were both somewhat flustered.
For the first time, the eldest princess lost her usual arrogance and stammered, "How about we find some monks and Taoist priests tomorrow to exorcise the evil spirits?"
The emperor wanted to reprimand her for her foolishness, but looking around, he seemed to have no other choice. So he rubbed his aching head and nodded silently.
...
The next morning, the emperor didn't even attend the morning court session, sleeping soundly without a care in the world, completely forgetting about the imperial edict of exile.
He forgot, but his men wouldn't forget. Hu Zhuo, who was of similar status to Wu Xi, had already taken the imperial edict that had been prepared in advance and excitedly led his men to the general's mansion early in the morning.
Everyone knows that raiding a house is a lucrative job, and Wu Xi gave up this job because he felt that it would not be good to kick the General's Mansion when it was down.
He's not a good person, but he's best at planning for his own long-term future.
He survived in the most dangerous places and even climbed higher and higher because he never offended people he shouldn't have.
Hu Zhuo, on the other hand, was used to fawning on the powerful and belittling the weak. However, because he was obsequious and servile to his superiors, he managed to climb to a high position.
If we let him go today, he'll probably offend everyone in the General's Mansion to death.
Of course, this is what the emperor wants to see. Even if I went there myself, I might not be able to satisfy the emperor, so why bother making a fool of myself?
It's best to stay away from muddy waters.
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