The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Luo Wang? Why is he here?

Xia Liu panicked all of a sudden, and quickly stood up and saluted the visitor: "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Luo!"

Everyone saluted in unison: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Luo!"

“No need to be polite. I was passing by the Xia Mansion and wanted to have a cup of tea, but the servants told me that the Minister was interrogating the thief who made the third lady sick two days ago in the backyard, so I thought of coming to take a look. Since the Minister cannot resort to private punishment, and cannot send the person to the authorities for investigation, why not let me come!” Mo Yuchen was wearing a royal blue robe, a tall crown, and a folding fan in his hand. His sharp eyebrows were slightly raised, and the color in his eyes was unpredictable.

Prince Luo is the second prince of the current emperor. He is the son of the late Imperial Noble Consort Xianchen and was raised by the current Imperial Noble Consort Su. He will be twenty-one years old in July this year. He left the palace and set up his own household three years ago. His name is Mo Chen.

Although Xia Liu didn't want to get involved in such trivial matters at home, he was even more reluctant to let Mo Yuchen intervene: "Thank you, Your Highness, but this is my family affair, how can I ask Your Highness to do it for me? Why don't you invite Your Highness to the main hall for tea and let my wife handle this matter."

He had a good plan. The arrival of King Luo gave him an excuse. He could go to accompany King Luo and get himself out of the matter while preventing King Luo from interfering in the matter.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to be embarrassed. Since this man cannot be handed over to the authorities, and private punishment cannot be resorted to, and since both sides are difficult to deal with, why not let me do it, so that you can avoid suspicion, right?" Mo Yuchen curled his lips lightly, with a hint of understanding in his eyes, but his words did not show any intention of giving up on interrogating this thief.

Xia Yanxiang had been standing at the back, watching quietly. Judging from Xia Liu's appearance, if Mo Quechen hadn't come to interrupt, he would most likely find an excuse to leave, throw the matter to Tu, and get away with it cleanly. But when Mo Quechen came, he would either send Mo Quechen away or deliberately trip him up so that he would give up.

Sure enough, "Your Highness, although I am grateful for your help, you cannot resort to private punishment if this person refuses to speak. Moreover, this matter involves the women in my inner courtyard, and I am afraid it will damage their reputation. Do you think you should also..."

"My lord, do you not trust me? Although I am a member of the royal family, I also know etiquette and the law. I will not resort to private punishment. You can rest assured." What a joke. Mo Yuchen has taken action. Who can say anything?

Now that things have come to this, Xia Liu couldn't refuse any more. But before he could say anything, he heard Mo Yuchen say, "Or has the Minister already made a conclusion and a decision on this matter, and can resolve it without an interrogation?"

Xia Liu was shocked and immediately denied it: "How is it possible? I am stupid, and this matter is indeed difficult. If Your Highness does not mind, then why don't you come?"

Mo Yuchen smiled again, his expression mysterious, and glanced behind Tu, his smile seemed to deepen.

However, he did not say anything else, but walked straight towards Xia Liu. Xia Liu hurriedly gave up her seat, and then Tu behind Xia Liu also stepped back, revealing Xia Yanxiang behind him.

Mo Yuchen seemed to glance at her. Xia Yanxiang was a little alert. What did this Luo Wang mean? She didn't seem to have any connection with him, right?

Mo Yuchen didn't say anything, but he immediately felt something in his heart.

She lost weight!

Mo Yuchen did not reveal any inappropriate application, but straightened his robes, sat down leisurely, and began to interrogate: "You have been in this mansion for many days, but you only stole such a small amount of things. Moreover, if you were a simple thief, why didn't you run away after stealing the things, but hid the things in the mansion? Could it be that you have already planned to be caught?"

Mo Yuchen paused at this point, glanced at Xia Liu and Xia Pinxiang, and continued, "In other words, your existence is to be caught, so was being caught this time part of your plan? Being caught coming out of the Third Miss's yard, oh, a stranger coming out of the room of an unmarried girl, this is going to drive the Third Miss to death!"

"But how can you stay in this mansion for so long? A stranger can stay in this mansion for so long, so there must be someone covering for you, right? Which housekeeper or which master?" Mo Yuchen said it one by one directly. He was an outsider, so it was normal for him to say these things, but if Xia Liu said these things, he would be walking into a trap.

"How did you know?" The thief finally spoke tremblingly, "No, no, no, I came in by myself, no one helped me."

"Really? You are not only an outsider, but also a foreign man. How could you enter the backyard? There are many women in the backyard. How could a foreign man enter without being discovered? You should think carefully before answering. Don't forget, if I want to send you to prison, there is no need to go through the step of trial in court. You will be directly interrogated by the jailer. However, they will report the results of the interrogation, and those that cannot be said will rot in their stomachs." Mo Yuchen bowed slightly, staring at the man with his deep eyes, and his words sounded like a threat.

Mo Yuchen's aura of superiority overwhelmed the thief so much that he couldn't say anything.

Xia Yanxiang, who was standing aside, was full of doubts.