After the young guard came up, he stretched out his hands and moved them up and down, not knowing where to start.
Su Lixia was speechless, then opened her arms and said, "If you can, why don't you carry me in your arms?"
"Alright." The young guard nodded, then walked over, picked her up in his arms, and added, "Princess, you must hold on tight."
"Okay, okay." Then she put one hand on his shoulder and the other on his stomach.
The guards ignored everything and started carrying it away.
"Ouch!" Unlike Yi Zexuan, the little guard was not steady. He suddenly stumbled, which startled Su Lixia so much that she grabbed his neck with both hands and pressed her face against his chest.
The young guard was startled and almost lost his balance when he landed.
Yi Zexuan stared at the two of them with a cold face. At this moment, the little guard had not yet put her down.
"Hurry up," Yi Zexuan said coldly.
"Oh, oh, oh." The little guard immediately put the person down and then took another person from his hands.
"Ding! Darkening value +. Congratulations on taking another step closer to the mission."
Su Lixia froze, stiffly turning her head to look at Yi Zexuan, only to find that the latter also glanced at her sideways.
"What's going on? I didn't bully anyone, did I? Why are you looking at me like that? It's kind of scary," Su Lixia thought.
"Princess, please save us!" The guard began to resist again when he saw Su Lixia coming.
Upon hearing this, Su Lixia put her hands on her hips and said, "You stole so many things from this princess, and you still want this princess to save you? I'll drag you all to Father Emperor!"
"I'm innocent, Princess!"
"Whether it's a case of injustice or not, His Majesty will decide," Yi Zexuan said coldly.
The person was taken outside the emperor's bedroom, which disturbed the emperor's rest.
He came out, yawned, sat down, and asked, "What brings you here so late?"
“Ah…” Su Lixia didn’t know how to start the conversation, so she glanced at Yi Zexuan.
Yi Zexuan ignored her.
"Oh, is that so? It was Xiao Wu who accidentally discovered that they seemed to have stolen something from the small storeroom, so today we troubled the Regent to help Xiao Wu catch the thieves."
Upon hearing this, the emperor narrowed his eyes at the two men kneeling on the ground and said, "They are both sons of fifth-rank officials. If this is true, it will truly tarnish their own families' reputations."
"Your Majesty, we are truly innocent!" The two men stubbornly refused to admit it.
"Caught red-handed, what are you two still trying to deny?" Yi Zexuan said.
After he finished speaking, two boxes of goods were carried in and placed in front of the two men.
"Caught red-handed, you two dare to lie in front of me and the Regent? If you don't confess the truth, you'll both be locked up in jail and interrogated slowly."
"Your Majesty!" The two exclaimed in alarm, clearly indicating that the theft was indeed true.
The emperor sighed softly: "If you tell me what happened and the reasons as soon as possible, I can be more lenient with the punishment."
Then the two of them quickly explained the reasons and the whole story. Su Lixia was shocked. Were they rushing to finish a novel?
It's similar to what Lin Ziwen said, but instead of blocking, they opened their own underground wineries. The wine they brought back from the border was all looted by bandits, causing them huge losses. They had no choice but to steal from Su Lixia to make up for the deficit.
The emperor deducted a year's salary from their pay and said they would not be allowed to serve in the palace after the new year. This meant they would have to pay extra to make up for the deducted salary themselves...
After the matter was resolved, the emperor ordered his men to take them away, leaving Su Lixia behind.
"It's so late, Father, shouldn't you rest first?"
The emperor said, "Why did you tell the regent about this? And even asked him for help personally?"
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