Feng Yu Heng sighed in her heart. She thought that she had treated Qing Shuang well, but she did not expect that she would end up like this.
"Forget it." Xuan Tianming said, "It's a gift to you. There's no reason to return it."
Feng Yu Heng smiled and said, "Then I'll return it to Imperial Father the next time I go to the palace. I feel guilty that I didn't cure your leg. "
As she spoke, she closed the box again and put it in her sleeve. Xuan Tianming handed her a cup of tea. Seeing that she took it, he smiled wickedly. He glanced at the cloak behind Feng Yu Heng and said, "It's not cold in the room. Let the maid take the cloak off for you."
"Okay." Feng Yu Heng turned to Qing Shuang and said, "Take the cloak."
Qing Shuang went forward and helped her take the cloak off. As she moved, some tea spilled out of Feng Yu Heng's hand. Qing Shuang quickly took out a handkerchief to help her wipe it. Xuan Tianming looked at her for a while and smiled wickedly.
When he was finally done, the waiter served the dishes one by one. Under Xuan Tianhua's instructions, they began to eat.
Qing Shuang put Feng Yu Heng's cloak on her arm and stood behind her. She glanced at the Third Prince subconsciously, but immediately looked away. She pretended to be calm, but her heart was in turmoil.
While eating, Feng Yu Heng pretended to inadvertently glance at Qing Shuang. She then revealed a very interested expression and said: "When I left the manor this afternoon, I did not pay too much attention. Only now did I notice that Qing Shuang's earrings are quite nice. They're made of jade, right?"
Qing Shuang touched her ear and replied with a smile, "It's not a good piece of jade. Last month, when the monthly allowance was paid, Miss gave me an extra share, so I bought it. Speaking of which, I have to thank Miss." Although she said this, she was puzzled. It was not the first time that she had worn these earrings. The Second Miss had always been a cautious person. Qing Shuang would never believe that she had never seen these earrings before. But why did Second Miss say that?
Just as she was pondering, she heard Feng Yu Heng say, "The monthly allowance I gave you can actually buy such a beautiful pendant?" She pretended to be surprised. "It looks like the material of the jade gourd hanging around Big Brother's waist during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Qing Shuang's heart skipped a beat, and she could no longer pretend to be calm. She looked at Feng Yu Heng in horror, and her heart almost jumped out of her throat.
So he was waiting for her here!
"Second Miss, you must be joking. This servant … does not recognize the First Prince."
"Hm?" Xuan Tianming made a sound. "Heng Heng only mentioned Big Brother. Why do you think it's the First Prince?"
"This …" Qing Shuang was stunned, and then she quickly knelt on the ground. "Miss, this servant, this servant …" She did not know what to say. The more she said, the more wrong she became.
"What are you doing?" Xuan Tianhua shook his head helplessly. "We're having a good meal. Why are you angry with a servant?"
"I'm not angry." Feng Yu Heng personally helped Qing Shuang up, and her hands rested on her arms for a long time. "I was just joking with you. You're my personal servant. Why can't you take a joke?"
Qing Shuang lowered her head and covered her shock with grievances. She said in a trembling voice, "It's all my fault."
The master and servant talked for a while. They did not have time to eat the Refined Deity Building's best dishes, and the meal ended in a hurry.
When everyone went downstairs, Xuan Tianhua followed Xuan Tianming. Huang Quan deliberately walked in the middle to separate Feng Yu and Qing Shuang. This morning, Wang Chuan told her about what happened last night. In addition to the conversation between Feng Yu Heng and His Ninth Highness, Huang Quan did not know what Qing Shuang had done, but she knew that she could not let that servant get close to Feng Yu Heng.
Outside the Refined Deity Building, the manager had already prepared a boat. When Feng Yu Heng boarded the boat, she suddenly touched her sleeve and said in horror, "Oh no! My phoenix hairpin is gone! "
"What?" Everyone was shocked. Even Xuan Tianming became nervous. "Didn't you put it in your sleeve before? Look for it again. "
Feng Yu Heng's face turned white with fear, as she repeatedly reached into her sleeve and dug around, but everyone could see that there was nothing in her sleeve.
"What should I do?" She anxiously walked around in circles, repeatedly asking Huang Quan and Qing Shuang: "Did you see my phoenix hairpin?"
Huang Quan shook his head, "The last time I saw it was young miss who put it in her sleeve." While saying this, he helped Feng Yu Heng look through her clothes. He even opened the cloak that Qing Shuang had handed over, but there was nothing inside. Huang Quan also became anxious. Glaring at Qing Shuang, he said: "Just now, you were the closest to young miss. You took the cloak and wiped the tea. Young miss even helped you up. Qing Shuang, did you see young miss' golden hairpin? "
Qing Shuang's face turned pale. She was not afraid that she had taken something and been discovered. She was afraid that the item was clearly not with her, but everyone thought that it was with her. Especially … Xuan Tian Ye.
Upon hearing that Feng Yu Heng had lost the phoenix hairpin, Xuan Tian Ye, who appeared to be anxious, secretly let out a sigh of relief. Giving Qing Shuang a look of praise, he helped look for a while then said: "Princess' body has just recovered. I cannot return to the manor too late to prevent her from becoming tired. Seventh brother, Ninth Brother, you must help younger sister look for it properly. The phoenix hairpin is not like other things. Losing it is not a joke. "
Upon hearing that Xuan Tian Ye was leaving, Feng Yu Heng quickly said in a pleading tone: "Heng will definitely find the phoenix hairpin. Would third brother please help keep it a secret for a while. Father Emperor has not been in a good mood recently. Heng does not want to anger father Emperor any further."
Xuan Tian Ye nodded, "That is natural. Younger sister, do not worry. I will definitely not mention this matter to anyone."
"If that's the case, then many thanks third brother." She bowed, and Huang Quan and Qing Shuang also bowed. While bowing, Feng Yu Heng noticed that Qing Shuang's calves seemed to be trembling. Xuan Tian Ye intentionally or otherwise glanced in her direction, but Qing Shuang did not even dare raise her head. It seemed that she was very afraid.
She laughed to herself, as she understood what was going on.
With Xuan Tian Ye gone, the group did not have as much energy to search. Feng Yu Heng pretended to search for a while then said to Qing Shuang: "Go upstairs and continue searching in the private room. See if anything was dropped. Remember, you must search carefully. Do not miss a single corner. "
Qing Shuang nodded, "Young miss, don't worry. This servant will definitely search carefully."
"Good." Feng Yu Heng looked at Xuan Tianming and said: "I keep feeling a little flustered, and I'm a little cold. Let's go back first. Leaving Qing Shuang here to search is fine. Also, "She said to the shopkeeper:" You should also help look. It's just a wooden box. It's about this big. "She gestured with her hand," It's made of mahogany. "
The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and returned with Qing Shuang.
Feng Yu Heng turned around to face the lake. Only then did the corners of her lips curl into a sly smile.
Divine deity with miraculous hands? This name was something that Xuan Tianming had told her. Jiang Jianghu's most famous divine thief was actually disguised as a maidservant to hide at her side. He really did think highly of her.
He wanted her phoenix hairpin? However, what he did not know was that the item that had been placed in her sleeve had been directly thrown into her space. Even if there were a hundred divine deities with miraculous hands in front of her, they would not be able to steal anything from her.
They went on the road and followed the water to the other side of the lake. Qing Shuang, who was looking for the item in the private room, saw this through the half-open window and was shocked.
The phoenix hairpin was lost? But she did not get it. She tried three times. Once when she took off the cloak, once when she wiped the tea, and once when Feng Yu Heng helped her up.
However, the item could not be found at all. The box that everyone had seen being placed in the sleeve was not in the sleeve for some reason. She had practically searched through both of Feng Yu Heng's sleeves, but she could not find the location of the box.
But what was worse was that Feng Yu Heng said that it was lost! The Third Prince believed it!
What was worse was … she raised her hand and touched her earring. Feng Yu Heng said that it was made of the same material as the First Prince's accessories. This was simply asking for her life!
Qing Shuang followed the clerk of Refined Deity Building to look for the wooden box for four hours. In the end, she left empty-handed.
That night, as Feng Yu Heng had expected, Qing Shuang did not return to Tong Sheng pavilion.
Huang Quan asked her: "Young miss, when did you begin to suspect Qing Shuang?"
Feng Yu Heng thought a little then said: "It was after the snowstorm. I woke up one day and felt that the room's decorations were a little off. It was not messy, but it was a little too neat. Even the vase that I had knocked over the night before was placed back in place. "
"The divine deity with miraculous hands really lives up to her reputation. Even Ban Zou did not notice her entering the room." When she spoke, she deliberately raised her voice, causing Ban Zou to snort. "Then what do we do now?" Huang Quan was a little worried, "We still need to be on guard. I will keep watch for young miss tonight. What if Qing Shuang comes back?"
Feng Yu Heng, however, shook her head, "It's impossible for her to come back."
"Why?"
"Because Xuan Tian Ye will not let her go." Ever since she had "coincidentally met" Xuan Tian Ye in Refined Deity Building, Feng Yu Heng was certain that Qing Shuang's master was that person. That was why she deliberately used the lie about the earring to provoke the master-servant relationship, "Right now, I fear that Qing Shuang is suffering."
Feng Yu Heng was correct. At this very moment, Qing Shuang was kneeling in the Xiang Palace's stone room. Blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and one side of her face was swollen. Her clothes were scattered on the ground, and only a dudou remained.
Sitting in front of her was the third prince, Xuan Tian Ye. That person that was already filled with anger was now like a demon that had emerged from hell. His entire body was shrouded in boundless anger. Faced with this sort of Qing Shuang, there was not a trace of evil in his eyes. It was just that his anger continued to rise, causing the stone room to heat up.
Qing Shuang's entire body trembled. Being stripped like this, she did not feel humiliated. On the contrary, she had taken off her clothes one at a time to prove her innocence.
"Master, this servant really did not succeed. It was second young miss who lied!"
Bang!
Xuan Tian Ye raised his foot and kicked at Qing Shuang's chest.
She was unable to endure and was sent flying a great distance. She hit the wall and coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
But she still struggled and crawled over to Xuan Tian Ye's feet, crying and begging: "Master, please believe this servant. This servant really did not succeed!"
Xuan Tian Ye really wanted to kick her again, but seeing the blood that Qing Shuang had coughed up, the foot that he had raised fell back down.
There was still a use for this person.
"You are the divine deity with miraculous hands. Everyone knows that there is nothing that the divine deity with miraculous hands cannot steal. You have even entered the imperial palace. How could you just watch as something that was placed right in front of you fail to steal it? "
This was also something that Qing Shuang was puzzled about. Just watching, was this really the case? "In second young miss' sleeve … there was nothing."
"How could that be possible!"
That's right, how could that be possible. Even she did not believe what she had said.
"Master." Qing Shuang lay on the ground and coughed for a while. She suddenly recalled something and quickly raised her head to say to Xuan Tian Ye: "Could it be that we were looking in the wrong place from beginning to end?"
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