Chapter 190 Yun Shuo's Merit

"This is really a rare thing!" Lady Wang praised the snuff bottle with gold threads when she saw it. "No wonder people say the Marquis's Mansion is so rich. We are a humble family. We have never seen such a thing! Look, it is inlaid with gold threads!"

"Yes, such a small thing can be inlaid with gold wire. Only a very wealthy family can afford it!"

"We are lucky to see such a beautiful thing."

Amid the compliments, Lu Lingyun's voice rang out, "This is not from the Marquis' Mansion."

She looked at the snuff bottle with a frown on her face.

"Aru, where did you get this thing?"

After she finished speaking, everyone looked at Du Ruo, who was even more confused.

“This is what my master gave me…”

"Did the prince give it to you?" Lu Lingyun asked back.

Du Ruo felt guilty for a moment, because this thing was washed out of Cheng Yunshuo's clothes. Cheng Yunshuo didn't tell her that it was for her, but if it wasn't for her, then to whom else was it for?

She glanced at Lu Lingyun and quickly avoided his gaze, "Yes."

"I'll ask Yun Shuo later." Lu Lingyun put away the snuff bottle. She saw Du Ruo's expression and said, "Don't think too much. I'll just ask. I won't return it to you if it's nothing."

When Du Ruo heard this, he felt reluctant and a little flustered.

What does she mean? Could it be that Cheng Yunshuo really didn’t ask for this thing from her?

If she didn't beg for it, then Cheng Yunshuo must have bought it for her from outside. So, is Lu Lingyun jealous of her?

She frowned, but did not dare to say no to Lu Lingyun. She watched Lu Lingyun put away her snuff bottle, said goodbye to everyone and left. She pursed her lips and did not say a word the whole time.

After Lu Lingyun left, her aunt asked her in a low voice, "Aruo, was that thing really given to you by the prince?"

"What else?" Du Ruo snorted.

"But why do I feel that the thing the Crown Prince's wife said has a problem with its origin?"

"She must be jealous of me!"

Du Ruo turned his head away, full of indignation.

Lady Wang, who was standing by, saw her like this and rolled her eyes inwardly. Then she suddenly thought of something and said, "That's not right!"

"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at her.

Lady Wang realized belatedly and said, "That thing is really not an ordinary item. Why do I feel that it looks a bit like something in the imperial palace?"

After the word "Imperial Palace" was uttered, everyone in the room fell silent.

Madam Wang looked at Du Ruo seriously, "A Ruo, where did you get this thing?"

"Yes, my master gave it to me..."

Madam Wang watched Du Ruo grow up, and she knew that Du Ruo was a person who loved to show off. She said coldly, "I'm telling you, there are frequent thefts in the palace. This is a big deal. Don't make a fuss just for the sake of your face!"

When Du Ruo heard this, her expression froze. She froze where she stood, then turned around and went back home.

When she returned home, Cheng Yunshuo also came back.

Lu Lingyun sent someone to inform him and asked him to come back.

At this time, I was in Lu Lingyun's yard.

Cheng Yunshuo looked at the snuff bottle with gold threads that Lu Lingjun took out, and was confused for a moment, "Where is this thing?"

"Isn't this what you gave to Du Ruo?"

"I gave it to you?" Cheng Yunshuo was very puzzled. He picked up the snuff bottle with gold rim and looked at it carefully. He knew the goods well. The workmanship and materials on it told him that this was not something that ordinary people could use.

"I haven't seen this." Cheng Yunshuo said truthfully. He looked at the others and said, "Call Aunt Du over to me."

After a while, Du Ruo came over.

Du Ruo was in a state of confusion at this time, but after seeing Cheng Yunshuo, she felt more confident, "Master..."

As soon as her soft voice fell, she was interrupted by a stern shout, "Aruo, where did you get this thing?"

Suddenly, Du Ruo's heart sank, and at the same time, he felt aggrieved.

She pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Aunt Du, didn't you say that this thing was given to you by the prince?" Lu Lingyun asked from the side.

She doesn't care about other messes, she just wants to know the whole story, this matter concerns the safety of the Marquis's Mansion.

Cheng Yunshuo usually gave Du Ruo whatever he wanted and let her pamper him however he wanted.

But when it comes to big things and her own interests, she has to get to the bottom of it.

Du Ruo reluctantly said under Lu Lingyun's cold voice, "I found it in the prince's armor."

"My armor?"

"It was that day. You were covered in feces and took off your clothes in my yard!" Du Ruo told him everything in one go.

After she said this, Cheng Yunshuo and Lu Lingjun were both stunned. Lu Lingjun looked at Cheng Yunshuo with wide eyes.

"What you bring with you..."

Cheng Yunshuo suddenly realized that the snuff bottle he brought with him must be something from the palace!

And they were the jewellery that was stolen from the palace!

He immediately understood that these things must have been hidden in the toilet, and the feces in the toilet splashed all over him that day, so the snuff bottle got stuck on him.

He found out where the stuff is!

Cheng Yunshuo, who had figured it out, immediately looked at Du Ruo, complaining, "You didn't tell me such an important thing!"

"I......"

When Du Ruo heard this, the feeling of grievance went straight to her heart.

How would she know?

Besides, isn’t this what Cheng Yunshuo wanted to give to her?

"You are really ridiculous. You dare to hide such a thing. You almost ruined the big thing." Cheng Yunshuo took the snuff bottle and checked it up and down. He was absolutely sure that it was the thing in the palace. He did not stop, "I have to go back to the palace. If there is anything, you wait for me!"

After Cheng Yunshuo finished speaking, he turned around and left. The whole time, Du Ruo stared at him closely. In the end, he disappeared from her sight from behind, and Cheng Yunshuo didn't even look at her.

I didn't even care to listen to her explanation.

And asked her to wait.

Du Ruo didn't know what he was feeling at this moment, he just felt wronged, madly wronged.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she bit her lips tightly.

Lu Lingyun looked at her heartbroken expression and said, "Auntie Du, you should go back first."

As soon as she finished speaking, Du Ruo, who was standing there as if punished, ran back, covering her face.

The next day during the day, Cheng Yunshuo came back.

With a smile on his face.

The palace caught a thief overnight yesterday and successfully tracked down the source of the theft in the palace of Concubine Shu and got to the bottom of it.

It was all because Cheng Yunshuo brought the snuff bottle back with him, providing useful clues.

Those thieves really hid all the dirty things in the toilet in the bathroom. As the matter became more and more serious, they took a desperate measure and transported the things out little by little. No one had discovered it until Cheng Yunshuo checked it dutifully.

Because of his contribution to the investigation, Cheng Yunshuo met the emperor for the first time and was praised by the emperor.

Cheng Yunshuo was promoted to a higher rank, the fifth-rank Dragon Guard.