C38

"Ling'er, do you still remember the last Lotus Lamp, when Liang Yi almost bumped into someone on the street?" Liang He seemed to be asking this irrelevant question.

"Of course I remember. That time, he was in a hurry and seemed to be leaving the capital …" Although Yan Ling did not know why Liang He would suddenly ask about this, he knew that it was definitely not for no reason.

"After returning that night, I sent someone to investigate. Liang Yi had indeed left the capital. However, I did not give too many orders, so the people that were sent did not follow him. They did not know what he had gone to do." Liang He said with an unreadable expression.

Looking at Yan Ling's somewhat confused expression, Liang He continued to say, "However, in those few days, Liang Yi never appeared." The next time I see him, it will be five days from now. "

As Yan Ling began to ponder the relationship between these matters, Liang He saw him begin to ponder. Thus, he did not directly voice his doubts and instead stood to the side in silence.

After a while, Yan Ling suddenly understood. Third prince Liang Yi naturally would not leave the capital for no reason. Furthermore, he had left for five days straight. He must have done something important during this time.

This jade pendant could also be considered an extraordinary item. If it was found in or near the capital, it definitely wouldn't have been found.

Based on these two speculations, it was not hard to guess what Liang Yi had done during the days he had quietly left the capital. He had most likely gone to look for this piece of jade.

However, since Liang Yi had given this piece of jade to the Emperor, then according to the current order of the Emperor, he was also instructing them to find the jade pendant. No matter what, there was no need for Liang Yi to send his men to snatch the jade pendant.

"But, if the third prince sent someone to snatch it, it wouldn't make sense." Yan Ling voiced out his doubts.

Liang He didn't expect that Yan Ling would actually think of such a thing. He immediately found it funny.

"I didn't say that he was the one who robbed the items. Liang Yi isn't that stupid. Right now, everyone is looking for this piece of jade, so he sent someone to take it away, isn't he creating trouble for himself? " Liang He said with a hint of a smile.

Seeing the strange expression on Yan Ling's face, Liang He made his guess, "If Liang Yi wants to use this jade pendant to please Imperial Father, then the origin of this jade pendant will not be simple. As for how he obtained such a good jade pendant, we don't know."

"Are you saying that the third prince stole this jade pendant from somewhere else and the owner of this jade pendant came looking for you and stole it?" Yan Ling was surprised.

"Whether that's the case or not, that's the only reasonable guess we have at the moment. Actually, it might not be stolen. If it was really stolen, then we might not be chased here. Liang He calmly said.

Seeing that Yan Ling's disgust towards Liang Yi had increased by a bit, Liang He suddenly felt that he had let out the breath that he had been holding back ever since the jade was blatantly snatched away. He felt much more comfortable.

"It's already very late today, so it's inconvenient to do anything else. Ling'er, you go back and rest first. I will return to my residence and wait for my subordinates to report the situation. We'll discuss the details tomorrow. "

Liang He looked around and, seeing that it was already late, he quickly persuaded him to return to his room.

Not long after Liang He had returned to the residence of the crown prince, his subordinates came back to report to him.

"Didn't you say that you would definitely be able to catch him? Where did you go now? " Liang He looked at the few people kneeling below with an ice-cold expression.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. It's not that your subordinate is incompetent, but …" The leader's face was pale as he tried his best to explain.

"If you can't even handle such a small matter, what else do you have to explain?" Liang He was obviously a bit angry.

"Your Highness, please calm your anger. We have already wanted to chase that person down, but …" That person eventually ran over to the county governor's mansion. We can't go in and search, so we have to come back. " The woman beside him said.

"Princess Mansion!" Princess Guangyan? " Liang He asked her in surprise.

Liang He truly could not understand. What did this have to do with Princess Guangyan? Princess Guangyan would never participate in such matters. Even with her temper, she wouldn't be able to tolerate a single grain of sand.

"Your subordinates don't dare to believe it either, but that's indeed the case." The person from before quickly explained.

"It even involved the county governor's mansion? We didn't send anyone to monitor it?" Liang He asked with a frown.

"This subordinate has left five people behind to keep an eye on the surroundings of the princess' mansion. We didn't dare to rashly alert the enemy, so we came back to report." That person said with some unwillingness.

Today, the embroidered box had been stolen from his hands. He had originally wanted to capture the murderer and help him vent his anger, but never thought that the murderer would escape. Furthermore, he had been under his nose two times in a row. How could he not be angry?

"This matter is indeed not your fault." Liang He indifferently said. He had always given his subordinates distinct rewards and penalties. He wouldn't vent his anger on them just because of this.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." They had originally thought that if two incidents were to happen at once, they would definitely be punished.

"But it's one yard per yard. The loss of the jade pendant previously is something that you all can't escape from. "Don't say that I didn't give you a chance, but you'll have to guard the princess' residence well tonight. If anything happens, I'll use you as a test!" Liang He ordered.

The next day, Liang He and Yan Ling brought a group of soldiers to the county governor's mansion.

When she heard that Liang He suspected that there was a thief who had stolen the jade pendant in the princess' mansion, Princess Zhao Yan was infuriated and almost blasted him out.

However, in the end, Liang He was still a scheming person. With just a few words, he infuriated Princess Zhao Yan and made her speak, allowing them to search freely.

As he let out a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but sigh. What a great provocation.

Liang He's men had been guarding outside the night before, so they naturally wouldn't make the mistake they did before and let them disappear right under their noses.

In that case, the person who came in yesterday must still be at the county governor's mansion. However, what no one expected was that the search officials did not even find a single trace of him, let alone a living person.

Liang He's complexion became more and more unsightly. Last night, the people guarding outside had already turned pale, wishing that they could bury their heads in the ground. At the same time, they couldn't help but feel that it was strange.

If someone had really managed to sneak out, it would have been fine if they were unable to find him alone. But last night, there were more than ten experts hidden outside the county governor's residence. If no one had noticed, could it be that that person had escaped into the underground tunnel?

"Reporting to Your Highness, our subordinates have discovered something." Suddenly, someone came to report.

"What is it?" Bring it here. " Liang He said snappily. This matter was becoming more and more troublesome as a result of him having a relationship with the county governor's mansion.