In the middle of the night, Ren Nuanyun felt a little cold and itchy. She scratched herself and tried to pull the blanket up, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find anything.
Ren Nuanyun forced herself to open her eyes, only to find herself lying on the ground, surrounded by emptiness, with no idea where she was.
"Ah!!!!!" A scream almost pierced the sky, startling the birds sleeping in the trees of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion into fluttering flight.
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Qu Qingxi sat on the bed, using her spiritual power to look at the things in her space. She was very satisfied. Although this Marquis of Dingguo did not have any real power, his treasury was quite full. It seemed that he had embezzled and accepted bribes quite a bit over the years.
Qu Qingxi's sneaking into the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion tonight was just a random thought, but it felt so good that she decided that if anyone dared to offend her again, she would sneak into their mansion and "visit" their treasury.
Tonight, the outside was not as hot as usual, and Qu Qingxi slept very comfortably.
The next morning, while Qu Qingxi was eating, Qingdai chattered excitedly beside her.
"Your Highness, do you know that the Marquis of Dingguo's residence was burgled last night? In Ren Nuanyun's room, apart from the walls and pillars that couldn't be taken, all that was left was the sleeping Ren Nuanyun. I don't know which group of heartless thieves managed to leave Ren Nuanyun's bed and blankets behind, hahahaha."
At this moment, the ruthless person was speechless.
Qingdai had no idea that the little thief she was talking about was the princess in front of her, and was still gloating as she told Qu Qingxi about the affairs of the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion.
"Your Highness, you have no idea. I heard that Ren Nuanyun was woken up by the cold last night. When she woke up, she thought she had been kidnapped. Her screams were heard even by the people around the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion. In addition, she was itchy all over. She had to call a doctor and get acupuncture before she felt much better."
"Your Highness, why aren't you saying anything? Are you unhappy?" Qingdai was somewhat surprised to see that Qu Qingxi was still calmly eating breakfast even after she had been talking for so long.
"I'm so happy! They even stole the bed. That's really going too far." Qu Qingxi nodded with a serious expression.
"Not too much, this is retribution. Humph, who told Ren Nuanyun to keep hiring assassins to kill you? If I saw that gang of thieves, I would definitely applaud them."
"By the way, did they report it to the authorities?" Qu Qingxi asked calmly after taking a sip of her porridge.
"Of course I reported it to the authorities. However, we don't know the specifics yet. The officials are still investigating. Don't worry, Your Highness, if there are any new developments, I'll come and tell you first." Qingdai patted her chest.
Qingdai was extremely excited. Upon hearing the news so early in the morning, she was so happy that she almost didn't want to eat.
"By the way, Qingdai, when you have time, go to Cuiwei Pavilion and ask the people there if they can find out anything about these petty thieves." Although Qu Qingxi was the one who did this, she still wanted to know if the people at Cuiwei Pavilion could find out what happened last night. After today, many people would probably be investigating this matter.
After all, this was indeed a strange thing; so many things were stolen overnight.
Just as Qu Qingxi finished speaking, two people walked in from outside.
Qingdai immediately stood up from her seat, glanced guiltily at He Liufeng, and then stood obediently behind Qu Qingxi, afraid that He Liufeng would blame her for not knowing the rules.
"Why has Your Highness come here?" Qu Qingxi was a little surprised to see He Liufeng come in. It wasn't time for acupuncture yet, so why was He Liufeng here?
"Come and have breakfast with me." He Liufeng sat calmly opposite Qu Qingxi, glancing at the almost empty breakfast on the table.
"Qingdai," He Liufeng called out, signaling Qingdai to have someone bring out another breakfast.
Qingdai glanced at Qu Qingxi but didn't move. However, she felt very uneasy. Last night, the princess said that she was the princess's person and only needed to listen to the princess. So, she didn't need to listen to the prince, right?
After all, the princess is now her provider and her master.
Seeing that Qingdai hadn't moved, He Liufeng looked up at her in confusion, only to find that Qingdai's eyes were darting around and she wasn't looking in his direction at all.
"Ahem, Qingdai, since the Prince hasn't had breakfast yet, go and ask them to send over another serving." Qu Qingxi was very satisfied with Qingdai's reaction, and then spoke casually.
"Yes, Your Highness, I'll go right away." Qingdai replied and ran out quickly, afraid that the prince would chase after her and kill her.
"Heh, it seems Qingdai listens to you quite well." He Liufeng chuckled and looked at Qu Qingxi.
"Qingdai is my person, so naturally she has to listen to me." Qu Qingxi looked at He Liufeng with a slanted eye and spoke meaningfully.
“What the princess says is indeed true. Since we are the princess’s people, we should naturally listen to her.” He Liufeng seemed not to have understood the implication in Qu Qingxi’s words.
"Your Highness, I just heard that the Marquis of Dingguo's residence was burgled last night?" He Liufeng had just returned from court and probably knew more than Qingdai.
"Yes, last night a group of thieves broke into the Marquis of Dingguo's mansion and stole the entire treasury and Miss Ren's room. What's strange is that the thieves even stole Miss Ren's bed, table, dressing table, and even her quilt, clothes and shoes."
He Liufeng had already sent people to monitor the actions of the Marquis of Dingguo's residence, so he learned about this matter in the early morning. He found it very strange and wondered what kind of people those petty thieves were, that even the people he had arranged had managed to escape.
What's even more surprising is that he could understand the actions of these petty thieves. Stealing silver and valuables was one thing, but why steal blankets and clothes? It was clearly an insult to Ren Nuanyun.
These petty thieves might have some grudge against Ren Nuanyun.
"They even stole the bed and the table?" Qu Qingxi looked incredulous, then thought for a moment and asked, "Were the table and bed in Miss Ren's room extremely fine and precious items?"
He Liufeng stared at Qu Qingxi's puzzled face for a long time, then slowly shook his head, "I don't know."
To be honest, when he heard the news, his first thought was Qu Qingxi. After all, his princess was not simple at all, and if anyone had any deep-seated hatred for Ren Nuanyun recently, it would only be Qu Qingxi.
However, Qu Qingxi was just a young woman. Even if she had some skills, she shouldn't have been able to evade the surveillance of the mansion's guards, let alone move such large items as a bed and a table by herself.
Qu Qingxi had a motive, but not the ability. The theft at the Marquis of Dingguo's residence was quite a strange incident.
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