"Let them go if they're gone." Qi Guze put down his chopsticks. "Anyway, we already found their trail yesterday. As long as we take precautions, nothing should happen."
"Moreover, those people don't seem to have any real skills; they just resorted to some underhanded tactics," Xu Yuehuai said.
“But we also need to be careful, after all, we don’t know what other tricks those people have up their sleeves.” Qi Guze looked at Xu Yuehuai, “Did you find anything this morning?”
“I’ve noticed something’s off with the maids in the kitchen,” Xu Yuehuai said. “They don’t seem to be telling the truth.”
"Are you saying they're lying?" Qi Guze frowned. "Are you sure?"
“I’m not sure, but I have a feeling they’re hiding something,” Xu Yuehuai said. “And they didn’t seem to hear the flute either.”
"Is that so?" Qi Guze pondered for a moment. "This matter still needs to be investigated thoroughly. After all, a problem in the kitchen is no small matter."
"I'll go find them and ask them what happened." Xu Yuehuai stood up. "I'll go ask them what exactly happened."
"Forget it, let's leave this to the servants." Qi Guze reached out and pulled her back. "Don't worry, I'll have someone investigate thoroughly. I'll also have someone keep an eye on the kitchen, so you don't need to worry."
Xu Yuehuai looked at him and said, "You must not be careless. The kitchen is related to our food supply, so we must not be negligent."
"I know, don't worry," Qi Guze said.
He will investigate this thoroughly.
After breakfast, Xu Yuehuai went to the study, intending to take a good look at the account books.
She always felt that there should be some clues in those ledgers.
However, to her surprise, as soon as she sat down, she saw a maid appear at the door of the study.
"This servant greets Your Highness." After the maid entered, she knelt in front of Xu Yuehuai. "Your Highness, the maids in the kitchen have been taken away by the Prince for questioning."
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback. "He's taking him away for questioning? Why does he suddenly want to investigate the kitchen?"
"It was Your Highness who brought it up this morning, so His Highness sent someone to investigate," the maid said. "Moreover, this morning His Highness also felt that some of the maids seemed a bit off, so he sent me to invite Your Highness over to interrogate those maids together."
Xu Yuehuai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll go right now."
She had a feeling that this matter wasn't so simple, and perhaps she could find some clues in the kitchen.
...
When Xu Yuehuai arrived at the kitchen, she saw the maids kneeling on the ground, trembling, while Qi Guze sat to the side with a sullen face.
"What's going on? Why were they brought here?" Xu Yuehuai asked.
"You still ask?" Qi Guze looked at her. "If you hadn't brought this up this morning, I wouldn't have had them brought here."
“It was me who said it,” Xu Yuehuai said. “I just felt that some of the maids seemed a bit strange, so I said that.”
"Is something wrong?" Qi Guze looked at her. "Is it because they have a strange smell that you think something's off about them?"
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback. "How did you know?"
She did think that the maids' clothes were a bit too nice, which is why she felt something was off about them.
But she didn't expect Qi Guze to guess it.
"I guessed." Qi Guze looked at the maids. "Listen up, if you don't tell me the truth, don't blame me for being rude."
"Your Highness, we really didn't do anything," the maids cried. "Please don't wrong us."
"You know in your hearts whether you've done anything or not." Qi Guze sneered. "Anyway, you'd better tell me the truth, or don't blame me for being impolite."
Looking at him like this, Xu Yuehuai felt that he seemed to be hiding something from her.
"Alright, you can go out now." Qi Guze looked at her. "I will handle this matter properly, you don't need to worry."
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback. "You want me to leave? Are you going to interrogate them alone?"
"Yes." Qi Guze nodded. "Anyway, I will handle this matter properly, so you don't need to worry."
Looking at him like this, Xu Yuehuai felt that he seemed to be hiding something from her.
"Never mind," she said, turning and walking out.
Since Qi Guze wants to interrogate those maids separately, let him handle it properly.
...
Inside the study, Pei Xuan was examining the account books, but his eyes were constantly fixed on the doorway.
He felt there was something wrong with the dark figure that left this morning.
But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.
"What are you looking at?" Xu Yuehuai walked in and saw Pei Xuan staring blankly. "Is there something wrong with the ledger?"
"No." Pei Xuan came back to his senses. "I just felt that there was something wrong with the dark figure that left this morning."
"You mean that dark figure?" Xu Yuehuai also remembered. "I noticed that dark figure too, but I was too scared at the time, so I didn't get a good look at what it looked like."
Pei Xuan frowned. "This matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated."
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, "Do you suspect it's the same person?"
Pei Xuan didn't speak, but he already had someone he suspected in his mind.
It might even be the same person.
After all, both the shadowy figure and the sound of the flute were too strange.
Xu Yuehuai also considered this possibility, "If it's the same person, then we can connect these two things."
Pei Xuan nodded, "That's right, we need to investigate this thoroughly."
"I'll take some men now to look for clues in the surrounding area."
"Your Highness, please stay in the mansion and do not go anywhere else, lest you be in danger."
Xu Yuehuai said, "Okay."
Afterwards, Pei Xuan and Duan Nian went to search for clues in the surrounding area.
After this incident, Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai became very cautious, no longer daring to easily trust anyone.
"Aze, we must be careful. After all, we still don't know who that person is," Xu Yuehuai said, holding Qi Guze's hand. "We can't let those people succeed again."
"Okay, I understand." Qi Guze nodded gently. "Don't worry too much. I will definitely protect you well from now on."
Although they knew someone was targeting them, they couldn't find anything despite their investigations.
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