The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

"Second sister, do you know about this?" Xia Yanxiang said with a smile, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, "If he only had valuables and valuables, it would be fine. Now that second sister's things were found in his hidden place, it means that he has been to Wenpinxuan, but second sister didn't know. If we don't investigate carefully, I'm afraid it will cause more trouble."

Xia Pinxiang was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat. She could only pretend to be calm and said, "Third sister is right. Father must investigate thoroughly and not let him steal the belongings of the women in our house."

"However, since this thief took the glass cup that had been lost in our mansion for a long time, it means that he has been in our mansion for more than one or two days. When did he enter, how did he enter, and why did no one notice that he was a stranger? Father should investigate these things carefully." Xia Yanxiang already knew who this thief belonged to, and deliberately threw the question back to Xia Liu to see his reaction.

Xia Liu felt a little uncomfortable, his eyes were wandering, and he coughed lightly: "Yan'er is right, your father will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and will never tolerate it. But Yan'er, you are not well yet, so you don't have to worry about the rest, just leave it to your father! You should go back to the courtyard and rest first!"

"Father, he stole something from the female relatives. If this gets out, my daughter and my second sister's reputation will be ruined. Why don't you let me stay and listen? It will also help me gain some experience so that I can be more careful and protect myself in the future, right?" Either he could agree to her request and let her be on guard, or he could reject her and ruin her reputation on the spot, thereby exposing Xia Liu's malicious intent as a father to ruin his daughter's reputation.

It was obvious which one Xia Liu would choose: "In that case, Yan'er should stay and listen!"

"Thank you, father." Xia Yanxiang knelt down and bowed, then walked back and sat down behind Tu.

"Do you admit what Miss San just said?" Only here did Xia Liu begin the formal interrogation, and gave Xia Pinxiang a look, "Not only did you break into the backyard of a private house without permission, you also stole property. I guess you didn't do it on a whim? Tell me, who sent you here?"

"Hmph!" The thief snorted disdainfully and did not answer Xia Liu's words.

Tu also frowned, glanced at Xia Yanxiang behind her, and said to Xia Liu: "Master, if we can't find out the truth, why don't we send him to the authorities for investigation? After all, we can't resort to private punishment to interrogate him."

Xia Liu knew that he couldn't get the answer by asking, so since Tu had given him this way, he wanted to take it: "Then..."

"Father, he entered my daughter's Ao Yan Xuan and stole my second sister's pearl hairpin. If he is sent to the authorities and these things are found out during the trial, or if he says something unfavorable to us women, then my second sister and my reputation will be ruined, and it will affect our future marriage plans." Xia Yanxiang spoke at the right time. If Xia Liu was not afraid of affecting Xia Pinxiang's marriage, he would just send this man to the authorities.

"Father!" Xia Pinxiang called out to Xia Liu somewhat sadly. Although this man came out of Xia Yanxiang's yard, after all, Tu had been by Xia Yanxiang's side that day, and the servants could not make up stories. No one knew this man. No matter what, it was not as serious as catching Xia Yanxiang in the same room with this man. But she was different. Many people knew her pearl hairpin. If she was caught on the spot and found from the place where this man hid the stolen goods, if it got out, wouldn't it mean that she had a secret meeting with this foreign man and gave him a token of love? If that was the case, how could she have the face to marry His Royal Highness Prince Yuan in the future, and His Royal Highness would never marry her again.

It's all this thief's fault. He is incapable of doing anything good and has done more harm than good. Not only did he fail to destroy Xia Yanxiang, he even took her pearl hairpin to threaten her!

Xia Liu was a little hesitant. He couldn't really get anything out of him, nor could he hand him over to the authorities for investigation. This stalemate would only arouse suspicion.

"If it doesn't work, then my coming to try the case won't count as lynching, right?"

This voice? Who is it?

Xia Yanxiang was a little confused when she heard someone talking but no one came in yet. Who was it? It wasn't Mo Yuyang, but he called himself the king?

"His Royal Highness Prince Luo has arrived!"