Ning Xiao sorted the things he harvested from Princess Duan's warehouse into categories. He sighed in his heart that Princess Duan had a lot of good things. However, what surprised Ning Xiao was that most of the things here were ornaments, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. Yes, there were several screens and wooden furniture, but no gold or silver was seen.

However, these furnishings are not bad. They are made of chicken wing wood, huanghuali wood, and rosewood. They are worth some money. However, Ning Xiao is not interested in them. What he is interested in are gold and silver, but this It seems that I miscalculated this time and got all these things. Although it can be exchanged for silver, it is a bit troublesome. It is better to just take the gold and silver to save trouble.

Forget it, that's it. I can only check it out next time. It's more troublesome to deal with these things. After thinking about it, Ning Xiao slowly fell asleep.

Prince Duan's Mansion

Prince Duan did not have to go to court today, so after getting up, he took Crown Prince Duan to the study to discuss matters. However, as soon as the father and son sat down and before they started talking, they heard a sharp shout coming from the backyard. He frowned, the main reason was that the voice was too unpleasant to hear.

Seeing the ugly expression on Prince Duan's face, Crown Prince Duan also stood up and said.

"Father, let me go out and see what is going on."

Seeing Prince Duan nod, Crown Prince Duan hurriedly walked out of the study room in the front yard and walked toward the backyard. As soon as he walked into the second door, he met a nanny who was serving the third lady and looked out of the courtyard with an ugly expression. Come.

"Mommy, what's going on? It's the third sister who yelled so early in the morning. Is there anything wrong?"

The grandma was also in a panic at this time. The third lady had her hair shaved overnight, and three eyebrows appeared on her forehead. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like those unspeakable things. Make trouble.

Seeing Mammy's panicked expression, Crown Prince Duan frowned even more tightly, looked at Mammy even more displeased, and his voice became stern unconsciously.

"Mommy, what happened? Why are you so panicked?"

Mammy came to her senses from Prince Duan's scolding, then turned to look at the third lady's yard, and whispered again.

"Your Majesty, the third lady had her hair shaved off last night, and she also had three eyebrows on her face. She looked very... very scary."

After listening to Mammy's explanation, Prince Duan was puzzled. However, when he thought about the theft of Concubine Qin's warehouse in the palace some time ago, Prince Duan's heart suddenly sank, and he stopped caring about the third lady's affairs. Immediately returned to the front yard study.

Prince Duan was sitting drinking tea. When he heard the footsteps, he knew that the crown prince was back and asked without raising his head.

"Did something happen?"

Prince Duan came to Prince Duan and told the story about the third lady. He looked at Prince Duan's pensive look and said this.

"Father, please quickly ask the people in the palace to check the warehouses of each master!"

Prince Duan, who was deep in thought, was also stunned. It was true that he had not thought about this when he heard Prince Duan's words.

"Why do you want to see the warehouse? Is this thing related to the warehouse?"

Prince Duan almost rolled his eyes when he heard this. His father was really careless. He couldn't even figure this out?

"Father, the last time Qin's concubine's warehouse was robbed, the guards in the palace were not alerted. This shows that the thief is extremely skilled. Now he can quietly enter the third sister's yard and shave her head. , then stealing another warehouse, I think it must be an easy thing for that person."

When King Duan heard this, he realized that he had ignored this matter, and immediately ordered his servants to go to each master to check whether there had been any thefts. However, before he could finish his words, someone outside reported that the nun in front of the princess Come to find the prince.

When Prince Duan and Prince Duan heard this, their hearts sank, their eyes twitched, and a bad premonition arose in their hearts at the same time. Fortunately, Prince Duan was still stable, and he coughed lightly before saying.

"Let her in!"

After the nanny came in, she knelt down and said.

"Please, the prince and the crown prince, please make the decision for our princess! One of our princess's warehouses was robbed last night, and all the household furnishings were stolen. The warehouse is even more empty."

Prince Duan and the Crown Prince looked at each other, and at the same time they hated the thief even more. Prince Duan's eyes widened even more, with an angry look on his face. After a long while, he let out a long breath and said to the Crown Prince beside him.

"The matter last time has not been investigated clearly yet, and something like this happened again today. You really don't take me seriously. You'd better investigate this matter. No matter what, this king You want to see people alive, and you want to see corpses when dead."

Prince Duan also heard the harshness in Prince Duan's words, but he understood it. This incident was said to have stolen Princess Duan's warehouse, but this even brought out the face of Prince Duan's palace and rubbed it on the ground.

"Father, my son will make arrangements now. But what the son can't figure out is that the things in the mother-in-law's warehouse are all big. How can it be done by one person? But if there are many people, But why didn’t any of the guards in the mansion notice it? This is really unreasonable!”

King Duan had calmed down at this time. He also knew that the prince's analysis was right, but things were so strange. Even after thinking about it, he couldn't understand it, so he just said.

"Then continue to investigate. I don't believe it. What kind of thieves are so rampant and able to come and go freely in my palace, Prince Duan. As for this matter, continue to report it to the governor of the capital. If it is clear, it should be handed over to the governor. He, you came to investigate in secret. During this time, you have thought a lot about your father, and you have also suspected a few people, but you are suffering from the lack of evidence and can't do anything."

Prince Duan knew that the people his father suspected were their enemies and supported the prince, so he nodded.

"Then my son will make arrangements first."

Seeing Prince Duan nod, Crown Prince Duan left the courtyard of the study and walked towards his own courtyard. He needed to make arrangements. These two things were very strange. It would be better for him to make preparations earlier. No I know why, but I have always had a feeling during this period that the plans of my father and my second uncle, Prince An, would be difficult to succeed.

Although this is just a feeling, he knows that some people have already known about his father and second uncle, but it has not exploded yet, so from now on, he needs to prepare an escape route for himself in advance.

In fact, Crown Prince Duan once persuaded his father not to get involved in the second uncle's affairs, but by that time it was already too late. His father had already joined his camp under the second uncle's deception, even in the palace. His grandmother, Concubine Shu, secretly supported his second uncle and his father.

Prince Duan has always been reluctant to get involved in this matter. In his opinion, even if the second uncle succeeds in usurping the throne one day, it will only be the second uncle who becomes the emperor and has little relationship with Prince Duan's palace. What is the difference from now? , isn’t he still a prince? Will the second uncle give up the throne to his father?

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