Chapter 358 Not even the rat hole is spared

"What does the Crown Prince mean by this?"

Gao Changhong stared menacingly at the two men bound to the ground. He recognized them as his secret guards by their uniform insignia.

"As the Regent sees, I have come to you today to seek justice."

Xiao Ye stood tall and elegant opposite Gao Changhong, speaking with an aloof air.

"Seeking justice?"

Gao Changhong sneered.

His things were stolen, and he still wants to seek justice? This prince is shameless; he actually wants to seek justice from me?

"I have no justice to offer Your Highness. Now that this person has been delivered, you may return!"

Gao Changhong signaled his servants to take the two assassins away, and then pretended nothing had happened and urged Xiao Ye to leave.

Xiao Ye naturally wouldn't let them take the person away. He stepped forward to block the servants and then looked coldly at Gao Changhong.

"Does Your Majesty really need me to explain everything so clearly? These two are witnesses; they have confessed everything. You have caused such a disturbance in my palace; shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

What exactly do you want?

Gao Changhong looked at Xiao Ye with displeasure.

Indeed, he had tried to brush it off earlier, but seeing their attitude now, he knew that wouldn't work. He knew they were definitely trying to use this to blackmail him for something.

After all, as the regent of the Northern Desert, he was in the capital of the Great Liang Dynasty. It was simply not right for him to sneak into the Crown Prince's residence in the middle of the night to rummage through things.

To put it more seriously, it's possible he wanted to steal the other side's military secrets, which would give them a legitimate reason to detain him here.

"Of course, we should apologize and make amends."

At this moment, Su Liluo, who was standing next to Xiao Ye and wearing a long turquoise dress, and who looked like a perfect couple with Xiao Ye, stepped forward and spoke.

She was fine when she didn't speak, but as soon as she started talking, Gao Yufei on the other end couldn't control herself.

She was already a little jealous when she saw how well-matched the two of them were, and now that she saw Su Liluo so arrogantly demanding that her father apologize, she immediately stood up in anger and pointed at her.

"You're dreaming! You stole my father's things, and now you actually want my father to apologize to you? That's impossible, don't even think about it!"

"You're saying we stole your father's things? Princess, you can't just say whatever you want. Do you have any evidence? And what did we steal?"

Su Liluo looked at Gao Yufei, who had lost her composure, with a playful expression.

Gao Changhong glanced at her disapprovingly, "Feifei!"

Even if they acknowledge this, there's no evidence, so saying it becomes slander.

"Father, they're the ones who stole our Snow Lotus, so why are you yelling at me? The only people who know that my father brought the Snow Lotus are the members of the Great Liang royal family, so it must be you!"

Gao Yufei was already angry, and Gao Changhong's harsh words didn't calm her down; instead, she spoke even more directly.

Gao Changhong originally wanted to teach her a lesson, but before he could even speak, Su Liluo's next words stunned him, and he even began to waver.

"Since you keep saying that I stole your Snow Lotus, how about I give you a chance to search the Crown Prince's residence?"

Su Liluo looked at Gao Yufei with an unfathomable smile in her eyes.

"Are you serious?"

Gao Yufei was somewhat skeptical, staring at Su Liluo's face with suspicion.

"Of course it's true, but there are conditions."

"What are the conditions?"

Before Gao Yufei could ask, Gao Changhong couldn't help but ask first.

Yesterday, they were discovered before they even had a chance to properly search the Crown Prince's residence. If they were given another chance to search, his men would definitely be able to find it.

Seeing the eager look in Gao Changhong's eyes, Su Liluo knew that he had taken the bait.

So she slowly said, "It is an insult to the Crown Prince’s residence to have the Regent search our residence as if we were criminals. But since the Regent is so eager to search, he must have lost something very important."

I think the Regent will definitely search the palace before he's satisfied, so let's make a deal: if you find the Snow Lotus you mentioned in the palace, you may take it, and we will apologize to you.

But, if you can't find it---

At this point, Su Liluo paused, a slight smile playing on her lips, "Not only do you have to apologize to us, but you also have to offer up other medicinal herbs from your Northern Desert that are as precious as the Snow Lotus!"

For example, Ganoderma lucidum.

Of course, she didn't say it, but that was exactly what Su Liluo was planning.

If she could seize the Earth Spirit Mushroom and even swindle the Regent, she thought it would be worthwhile to let them search the mansion.

After all, she did steal the Snow Lotus herself, so she's still making a profit, isn't she?

After listening to Su Liluo's words, Gao Changhong did not immediately agree, but pondered for a moment what their purpose was in doing so.

He quickly guessed that Su Liluo definitely wanted some kind of medicinal herb, but he didn't think much of it.

Because the snow lotus is the most precious, other precious medicinal materials are not important.

"Father, promise her, we'll definitely find it!"

Hearing this, Gao Yufei, who was standing nearby, excitedly urged Gao Changhong to agree before he could.

Searching things was something she excelled at. She was determined to search the Crown Prince's residence herself later, and she would make the Crown Princess kneel down and apologize to her.

Gao Changhong had been wanting to search for it, and encouraged by Gao Yufei, he thought about it and agreed.

So they went together to the Crown Prince's residence.

Xiao Ye did not question Su Liluo's decision, even though he did not know where Luo'er had hidden the Snow Lotus, and even suspected that there was something else about Luo'er that he did not know.

But since she was unwilling to tell him now, he didn't ask any more questions. As for letting Gao Changhong and the others search the Crown Prince's residence, he wasn't afraid at all.

Even if they find her, he will take full responsibility for all the consequences.

After Gao Changhong and his men arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, they entered and searched the entire place without any ceremony. They searched not only the storerooms, side rooms, and servants' quarters, but even the servants' bodies.

Gao Yufei was even more meticulous; she didn't even miss the mouse holes.

The entire Crown Prince's residence was literally turned upside down; only the foundations of the houses were not overturned.

Of course, the Crown Prince's residence was also ransacked by them.

The servants of the Crown Prince's residence watched all this with resentment in their eyes, but since the Crown Prince didn't say anything, they didn't dare to say anything more.

"How could that be? The Snow Lotus must be in their mansion!"

About four or five hours had passed, and they still hadn't found a trace of her. Gao Yufei's originally confident expression had long since crumbled.

Gao Changhong also looked serious and began to doubt himself.

Could it be that they were really wronged?

But apart from the emperor and the crown prince, who else has the power to steal things from you?