Yue Lingyin immediately threw away the doubts in her heart and took it with trembling hands.
"How did you find the Suihou Pearl?"
The corners of Shen Qingchen's mouth rose slightly, with a warm smile on his face, as if a spring breeze was blowing on his face, so gentle.
"I found it in the bedroom. It wasn't hard to find. I just happened to bring it to you because you wanted it."
"That's great, my game is secure with this!"
Yue Lingyin happily spun around holding the Sui Houzhu. As she moved, her long, smooth, black hair danced in the wind, and the hem of her skirt swayed like a dancing butterfly.
Feng Mian, who was standing aside, stared at Yue Lingyin intently, completely stunned.
Shen Qingchen lowered his eyes slightly to hide the surprise in his eyes. With Feng Mian watching him, he couldn't stay for long.
He bowed and said, "Her Majesty, please have a good rest. I will take my leave."
Yue Lingyin's heart was filled with the joy of becoming a "master thief" and she didn't pay attention to his self-proclaimed title. She waved at him casually: "Goodbye, I'll come out of the palace to see you when I have time."
Shen Qingchen smiled slightly: "Okay, wait for the Queen Mother to arrive."
Feng Mian sent Shen Qingchen back to the banquet, and seeing him talking to people as if nothing had happened, his doubts grew.
Yue Lingyin left the palace overnight while Feng Mian was away and placed the Sui Hou Pearl in Hongye Tower. The appraisers in Hongye Tower were extremely surprised.
"You completed the two missions with the highest commissions. Would you like to take a look at other missions?"
Yue Lingyin: "With my current results, is it possible for me to enter the third round?"
"Based on past results and current rankings, it's a sure win."
Yue Lingyin was very happy, her eyes sparkling with excitement: "When will the third level mission be released?"
"Three days later, the people who have passed the third level will be announced, along with the mission."
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Wei Jinzhi did not sleep all night after returning from the palace. The next day, he took wild geese and other auspicious gifts to the address Yue Lingyin mentioned, and then found that there was no family with the surname Yue in the alley.
His face instantly became extremely gloomy, as if covered by a layer of dark clouds.
Yue Lingyin was so bold that she actually dared to lie to him!
The matchmaker standing by was even more terrified. She never expected that a beautiful thing would develop into this.
This matchmaker was the one who had brought Yue Lingyin to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion. She was trembling all over and said timidly, "General... General, I met Miss Yue by chance on the street..."
"So you don't know where she lives?"
The matchmaker was so frightened that her legs went weak and she almost fell to her knees. She stammered, "No...I don't know. I really don't know anything about this. Please spare me, General!"
Wei Jinzhi laughed in anger. He knew Yue Lingyin had ulterior motives, but since that had happened to them, he thought she wouldn't lie to him.
Wei Jinzhi led people to search the whole city, and Dong Lizheng was alarmed. When he heard that the famous Wei Jinzhi was actually deceived by a woman, the expression on his face was extremely interesting.
How come he just realized that Wei Jinzhi was a talent? There were so many people who liked him, but he didn't like any of them. Instead, he fell for a liar.
"Don't worry." Dong Lizheng's face trembled, and he suppressed a smile: "I will make sure to have the person who deceived you found and torn into pieces."
Wei Jinzhi rolled his eyes speechlessly. Don’t think he doesn’t know that he just wants to watch the fun.
He didn't want the emperor to intervene. Once the matter got out of hand, it might damage Yue Lingyin's reputation. He already regarded her as his future wife. Damaging her reputation would be damaging the reputation of the general's mansion, that is, the reputation of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion.
He declined politely, "This is my personal matter. There's no need to use up the court's resources. I will find her myself and have her marry me."
Dong Lizheng suspected he had misheard: "She teased you like this, and you want to marry her?"
Wei Jinzhi nodded firmly: "I will lock her up and make sure she can never cheat again."
You wouldn’t expect him to be such a romantic person, Dong Lizheng shook his head slightly.
"Since you said so, I won't get involved. If you need help, let me know anytime. It's just a woman. The Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Revenue can investigate for you."
Wei Jinzhi insisted on checking it out himself. Dong Lizheng thought it was just a romantic interest between them. He imagined what would happen between them and a sly smile appeared on his face.
Wei Jinzhi has considerable capital, and if he angers her, the woman may not be able to bear it.
He walked towards Qinghan Palace with a smile. By then, Yue Lingyin was lazily closing her eyes, eating the grapes that Feng Mian fed her with a look of enjoyment.
Dong Lizheng's smile disappeared upon seeing this. He snatched the thing from Feng Mian's hand and signaled him to leave with a cold look.
Yue Lingyin didn't know that Feng Mian had left, and still opened her cherry-like mouth waiting to be fed.
Lazy guy, Dong Lizheng thought, if he can lie down, he will never sit, and if he can sit, he will never stand.
He peeled a grape and put it into Yue Lingyin's mouth.
Yue Lingyin circled her tongue, and the tip of her tongue gently slid between his fingers. Dong Lizheng's body felt as if an electric current flashed through it, bringing a slight numbness, and his eyes suddenly became deep.
Yue Lingyin hadn't been fed for a long time. She opened her eyes in confusion, yawned slightly, and a thin mist filled her eyes.
She said lazily, "It's you. Are you here to play games with me again?"
When he met those pure and innocent eyes, Dong Lizheng suddenly felt guilty and calmed down his restlessness.
He said, "No, I just came to see you."
Yue Lingyin said "Oh", stopped eating the grapes, and continued to close her eyes and take a light nap. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and she felt much sleepier.
Dong Lizheng patted her back gently and tried to negotiate with her: "I will let you leave the palace, and you can change your identity and enter the palace, okay?"
Yue Lingyin was puzzled: "Why? I'm in the palace now. Wouldn't it be troublesome to leave and enter the palace?"
"No trouble." Dong Lizheng thought that since not many ministers knew her, he could make some plans and make her his legitimate concubine. Then he could favor her openly in the future without worrying about the palace people spreading the news and gossiping about her.
Yue Lingyin wanted to leave the palace, but not now, but after the third level of the competition was completed. The palace was really boring and not as lively as the Thieves' Hill.
Compared to the Thief Sect, the only advantage of the palace is that you don’t have to sweep the mountain.
Dong Lizheng took her hand into his palm and played with it carefully: "Next month is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country. I will grant amnesty to the people and let you leave the palace."
Next month? Yue Lingyin calculated that the third level would be over by then, so she said, "Okay!"
Dong Lizheng was excited and looked forward to the arrival of next month.
Three days passed like this, and Wei Jinzhi still hadn't found Yue Lingyin. His face became colder and colder, and a low pressure lingered around his body. Even the servants took a detour when they saw her.
Lu and Marquis Zhongyong knew they had done something wrong and thought they could force him to marry. However, they did not expect that the woman had other intentions and disappeared after taking the Square Sword.
"My Lord, what should we do now?"
Marquis Zhongyong was troubled. "Let Jin Zhi look for him if he wants to. I also want to know who has the guts to plot against our family."
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