Once in the study, Shi Xi continued her lazy, aimless lifestyle.
As night fell, the butler entered solemnly and said to Shi Xi, "Your Highness, when we were checking the auction items just now, we found that a necklace was missing."
Shi Xi snapped out of her daze. "What?"
The butler repeated, "During the check of the auction items, it was discovered that the necklace donated by Miss Cather is missing!"
Shi Xi focused her eyes and frowned slightly. "Gather everyone who touched the necklace and check the surveillance footage to see when it was lost."
Hua Ruoling looked at Bernita in surprise, "Your necklace is gone? That was a gift you received for your coming-of-age ceremony! What are we going to do? How could someone steal something from the palace?!"
Hearing Hua Ruoling's words, Bernita's eyes welled up with tears, and she was on the verge of sobbing.
Shi Xi's lips twitched slightly.
Bernita donated the necklace.
What's the point of saying all this?
"Your Highness, please help me find the necklace." Bernita bit her lip, her eyes red, like a rabbit.
Shi Xi: "As long as the necklace is still in the palace, we will definitely be able to find it."
The palace servants have begun searching everywhere, and all the servants who had touched the necklace were searched, including Hua Ruoling and Bernita.
Hua Ruoling exclaimed, "The person who stole the necklace might have already left the palace! Let's seal the palace gates first!"
Shi Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.
If you want to seal the palace gates, you have to ask the Queen for permission.
That would cause a huge uproar.
Shi Xi lowered her eyes and asked, "Have you retrieved the surveillance footage?"
Saina placed the computer on Shi Xi's desk, pointed to the appropriate location, and said, "It's already been retrieved. It won't be in the box during the second inventory check."
The surveillance cameras clearly captured everything: in the garden, Bernita handed the necklace to Shi Xi, who accepted it.
Back in her study, Bernita registered the box without opening it and simply placed it aside.
By the time the second inventory check was completed, the box was empty.
Meanwhile, maids came and went, and the box often got stuck in a corner on the table, and no one knew when it was lost.
The butler returned and reported, "We have investigated everyone who had contact with the box, and none of them have kept the necklace."
Hua Ruoling's eyes lit up. "Speaking of which, Shi Xi, you've also been in contact with the necklace."
All eyes fell on Shi Xi.
It was Bernita who initially gave the necklace to Shi Xi.
But no one would doubt that Shi Xi was on the head.
That's a princess!
Shi Xi narrowed her eyes slightly.
So, was this a trap set for her?
“First of all, you shouldn’t call me by my name. You should call me Princess.” Shi Xi raised her chin slightly and corrected Hua Ruoling’s mistake.
Hua Ruoling's eyes widened, "You!"
Shi Xi smiled faintly, "Secondly, I have money. If I really like something, I will take the picture myself, instead of doing it this way."
"Who knows what you're thinking?" Hua Ruoling snorted. "Since you think you didn't steal anything, then let us search you!"
"Who dares to touch the Princess?" Saina stood in front of Shi Xi and frowned. "This is disrespectful to the Princess!"
Hua Ruoling's eyes lit up. "The innocent are innocent. If the princess didn't steal the necklace, why would she be afraid of being searched? Your Highness, don't you agree?"
Shi Xi sat in a wheelchair, a faint smile in her dark eyes.
Indeed, the simplest methods are the most effective.
Shi Xi had no idea where the necklace had been placed.
However, judging from Hua Ruoling's confident demeanor, she absolutely could not allow Hua Ruoling to search her!
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