Chapter 71: The things were stolen by Chu Xinrou
Chengfeng, who was searching the streets of Luojing for the lost token of his own prince and was about to dive into the garbage dump, widened his eyes in disbelief when he heard the news.
At midnight, Zhao Yun lazily leaned on the beauty couch, looking at Chengfeng who walked in with his head lowered and stood beside Xunxiao, "Where's the token?"
Chengfeng raised his head and pursed his lips.
Zhao Yun understood and raised her eyebrows, propping up her head to look at him. Her three thousand strands of black hair, which had never been tied up, were scattered, like shiny satin draped over her chest.
"It seems that we haven't found it. Come here——"
"Your Highness, although I failed to retrieve the token, I know its whereabouts now." Chengfeng quickly interrupted Zhao Yun's evil ghost muttering.
"Now the rumor is that you, my son, coveted the beauty of the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion and gave her your personal token with the intention of making her your concubine." Chengfeng finished this sentence very quickly, then buried his head tightly, not daring to look up at Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun looked at Chengfeng and suddenly let out a very light laugh.
Chengfeng lowered his head even lower. The prince was going crazy.
"Go down and receive your punishment." Zhao Yun said lightly, and Chengfeng quickly retreated as if he had been pardoned.
Zhao Yun looked at the only person standing in the room with a leisurely gaze. "Let's go to the Jingning Marquis' Mansion. I also want to know who took the initiative to give my things to someone in their mansion and even arranged a marriage for me."
"Is it Father who appeared?"
A slightly confused voice fell into Xunxiao's ears, Xunxiao's skin tensed up, and his figure disappeared on the spot.
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When Marquis Jingning was woken up from Madam Liu's embrace in the middle of the night, he flew into a rage. Without a second thought, he grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it at the servant, "Why are you howling like a ghost in the middle of the night? Can't you wait until tomorrow to report what's going on?"
The servant was splashed with tea and said anxiously with a frown on his face, "My Lord! Prince Jing is here to visit us. He's right outside the mansion. You'd better get up quickly!"
Marquis Jingning's hazy sleep suddenly cleared his mind and he quickly got out of bed and dressed. "Why is Prince Jing coming to visit at this hour? Did you find out why he came?"
Thinking of the group of demon-like people at the gate of the mansion, the servant dared not ask more questions and only vaguely said, "I don't know either. It seems that they came for the young lady."
Marquis Jingning paused while getting dressed, his expression changing. "Go get her to come with me."
Before today's flower viewing banquet, he specifically reminded Chu Xinrou to remember to please Prince Jing. Could it be that something happened at the flower viewing banquet that he didn't know about, which made Prince Jing come to him?
Marquis Jingning was in a mess. He didn't know whether the visit from Prince Jing was a good thing or a bad thing. He could only go to the front hall to meet the guest in the cold wind in the middle of the night, and he sneezed several times because of the cold.
When Chu Xinrou was awakened by the maid beside her and told that Prince Jing wanted to see her, she was stunned at first, and then her face showed joy.
"Go and take out the white moon-colored wide-sleeved fairy dress and the shawl with the precious flower pattern from the box." Chu Xinrou sat in front of the dressing table, suppressing her inner excitement and trembling, and put on her makeup with trembling hands.
Prince Jing actually came to visit her on his own initiative. It seemed that it was just as my eldest brother said. After a brief glimpse of her at the Prince's Mansion, Prince Jing had already fallen deeply in love with her and was willing to come to see her in the middle of the night.
The maid urged her several times before Chu Xinrou hesitantly put down the pearl hairpin and put on a white jade hairpin. She put on a light layer of makeup on her face, looking pitiful.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw a dark figure standing with his back to her, surrounded by several gray-robed secret guards.
Chu Xinrou pinched her palm, bit her lower lip, and called out in a soft and delicate voice, "Prince."
Xun Xiao, who was standing there, heard the winding call of "Prince". He trembled slightly and turned around with a wooden face. "I am the cavalry captain under the command of King Jing of Liangzhou. I am here on the orders of the Prince."
Upon hearing that the person coming was not Prince Jing, but a general under his command, Chu Xinrou's eyes flashed with disappointment, but the smile on her face remained unchanged.
The fact that Prince Jing allowed his generals to pay him a visit shows how much he values him.
She smiled tenderly and was about to speak when she heard the expressionless man standing there like a wooden stake say, "A mere Jingning Marquis' Mansion is not worthy of the prince coming here in person."
Chu Xinrou's smile froze on her face, and Marquis Jingning also forced a smile.
"May I ask why the prince asked you to come here?"
He originally thought that Prince Jing's men came to make friends with the Marquis' Mansion, but now from the tone of this black-faced guard it sounded like they were there to settle a score.
Thinking of this, Marquis Jingning glared at Chu Xinrou fiercely.
Something that is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything!
But Chu Xinrou was still immersed in her own imagination, biting her lower lip unwillingly, thinking that when she saw Prince Jing, she would make sure he punished this mute servant!
"The prince was attending a banquet at the Prince's Mansion during the day and lost a gold ornament with an epiphyllum, which was a treasured item of the prince." Xun Xiao said.
Hearing about the gold Epiphyllum ornament, Chu Xinrou became excited again and unconsciously covered her heart. She kept the gold Epiphyllum ornament close to her body. This guard brought up this in front of so many people. Could it be that he wanted to publicly inform Prince Jing of his feelings for her?
Chu Xinrou cleared her throat, gave a dignified and elegant smile, and listened to Xun Xiao's next words.
"The prince suspected that someone had ill intentions towards him and stole the gold ornament with the Epiphyllum flower, so he ordered me to investigate." Xun Xiao's sharp eyes shot towards Chu Xinrou like a sword.
Chu Xinrou's face turned pale instantly. Endless fear and panic after losing control swept over her heart, and the world spun around in an instant.
What—what do you mean stolen? Wasn't that something that Prince Jing had left for her because he admired her?! How did it become something she stole?
"No! That's not the case. How can it be considered stealing? It was clearly the prince—" Chu Xinrou explained in a panic, but before she could finish her words, she was slapped hard by Marquis Jingning.
"You evil creature! How dare you steal the prince's treasured things? Give them back now!" Marquis Jingning understood everything when he saw Chu Xinrou's reaction. His face turned red with anger.
Is she an idiot? She even dares to covet Prince Jing's things. Is she dissatisfied with their family's comfortable life?
Chu Xinrou covered her face, still staring at Xun Xiao in disbelief, "My Lord, are you mistaken? I picked up that gold ornament, I didn't steal it!"
Xun Xiao certainly knew that she had picked it up, but their prince didn't intend to think so.
He looked at Chu Xinrou with a stern face, "Miss, please return the stolen gold jewelry."
Chu Xinrou resisted and retreated repeatedly, muttering, "I don't believe it, I want to see the prince, I want to explain to him face to face, let me see the prince!"
Marquis Jingning would not tolerate her going crazy any longer, so he called two maids to hold her down, searched out the gold jewelry in her arms, and respectfully returned it to Xunxiao with both hands.
Chu Xinrou looked sadly at the gold jewelry taken away by Xunxiao, and stretched out her hands weakly.
How did it turn out like this? Wasn't this thing deliberately dropped by Prince Jing for her to pick up? How did it become something she stole?
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