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They didn't know, but after Xi Mengyao left, she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she went around to the small courtyard in the back, where she hung clothes to dry.

When the servant girl, who did not know her purpose, saw her, she did not dare to say anything and just stood there silently.

There were two people standing in the corner with their heads hung low, afraid that she would see them.

When Xi Mengyao saw this, his eyebrows finally relaxed.

She thought for a moment, then suddenly coughed and purposely sighed.

But this group of people actually ignored her!

Xi Mengyao clenched her teeth, and thought, as expected, it's not good to be too strong normally …

After some thought, she frowned. "Hey, what should I do …"

Not long after she stood at the side, she saw someone coming over, but that person seemed to have just arrived. She originally wanted to ask something, but when she saw that it was Xi Mengyao, she broke out in cold sweat and turned to leave.

She didn't hold back and chased after them, not forgetting to say, "I say, all of you …"

As soon as she said this, the man jumped and turned his head.

Seeing Xi Mengyao looking at her, the person felt as if her soul had left her body. She stopped running and just hid at the side while trembling in fear.

Seeing this, Xi Mengyao found it funny. "Why am I such a ferocious beast, able to eat all of you?"

The man shook his head. She didn't dare to speak.

"Forget it, I just want to ask you guys about it."

Hearing this, the maidservants who were hiding could not help but reveal their faces.

When that person saw the situation, he hurriedly nodded his head and said, "If Royal Concubine has anything to say, just say it!"

After Xi Mengyao heard this, she pretended to be sad and sighed: "Hey, in your place, did anyone pick up a hoop?"

She then coughed and whispered, "It is just a jade ring, about this big. There is gold in the middle, it can be separated."

The man shook his head in bewilderment as he listened. "This servant has never seen such a bracelet before?"

Hearing that, Xi Mengyao frowned, and suddenly shouted: "What! You haven't seen it before? "

The man was shocked and immediately knelt down. "Yes …" "What is this important thing? This servant will look for it right away!"

Xi Mengyao did not look at her, she only confirmed that most of the people behind her had heard her, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, if you can't find her, forget it …"

After she finished speaking, she sighed again, as if she was sighing unintentionally. "This is something bestowed by the Emperor. How should we account to the prince now?"

When she said this, she intentionally looked behind her.

The people behind were all listening.

When the group of people heard this, they were all surprised. However, no one dared to step out to question her. They only watched from afar and only dared to come out after she had left.

The moment he stood out, he could not hold back his words.

"Hey, have you heard? This wangfei lost the anklet bestowed by the emperor! "

"She also said how she was going to explain things to the prince. I heard that the emperor doesn't easily give away anything. He must have spent a great deal of effort to get this, but she lost it!"

A few people who normally did not fancy Xi Mengyao, and laughed out loud: "Maybe it's because of this that she was treated well by the Duke yesterday, who would have thought!"

The others laughed when they heard this. "I thought she and your highness were lovers, but it seems like she is afraid. It is just a mere dream!"

As Xi Mengyao listened, she also sneered.

After she saw that it was about time, she secretly threw an item down at a place that seemed rather conspicuous.

Seeing that no one was looking, she immediately left.

What she left behind was a jade foot bracelet.

However, that wasn't something that Song Chongjing had given her, but something that she had brought from the manor.

However, she had always disliked this item as a reserve. She didn't expect that it would be of other uses to her before it was pawned.

After she left, she deliberately sighed not too far away, as if she was looking for something. After she shook it a few times, she finally decided to go somewhere else.

Only then did she leave. Someone beside her also followed her quietly.

That girl had only wanted to follow him, but she didn't want to be in his shadow. When she unintentionally looked down, she actually found the jade ring!

When she saw it, she was shocked. She looked at it for a long time, not daring to say anything. Finally, she picked it up silently.

She weighed it in her palm and laughed mockingly.

However, only she knew how to laugh.

After she picked up her things, she did not go back immediately. Instead, she went to the courtyard at the back and asked the maidservants that were washing their clothes, "Guess what I picked up today?"

One of them laughed and said, "What good stuff can you pick up …"

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw the jade ring that was taken out by the man. She could not help but exclaim, "Ah, isn't this a jade ring!?"

The girl snorted coldly. "What kind of jade ring is this? It's the hoop of the wangfei. She went to search for it for a while and said it was given to her by the emperor, but she accidentally lost it!"

When the others heard this, they were stunned for a moment before their eyes instantly lit up. "To think that there would be such a good thing under the heavens!"

"That's right! "Hmph, now I want to see just what tricks this wangfei can play!"

As she spoke, she held onto the jade ring with a ferocious smile, "I'll send this to Miss tonight, so that I can give you an explanation!"

Saying that, she did it because it was hard for her.

The night passed, and in the daytime, where could this thing be hidden …

After some thought, the servant girl simply took off her shoes and put them on.

The few maidservants gathered together, their faces were filled with indescribable excitement. Today, they were no longer in the mood to do anything. They stayed up until midnight. They quietly pushed open the courtyard door and walked out.

Before long, they saw the ruins of a building.

As the maidservants saw this, they were overjoyed and their steps became a lot more relaxed. However, as they walked over, they heard someone cry out.

Someone beside her immediately lowered his head to look at her and asked, "What's wrong?"

The man frowned and lowered his head. "Why is the soil so loose?"

When someone heard this, he stretched out his hand and pulled her up. "Maybe it's because it's raining in the afternoon."

The maidservant did not doubt him at all. She shook off the mud on her feet and complained, "I bought these new shoes!"

He shook his head and spat at her.

"What new shoes are you still concerned about? If you get the reward, what shoes can you not wear?"

When the maidservants heard this, they also did not care about anything else. After tying up their dresses, they bent down and followed the hole in the wall. Their footsteps became lighter, and they quickly disappeared.

After the noise over here had completely disappeared, a candle flame was lit in Xi Mengyao's gradually darkened little room. She slowly sat up, stretched her body, rubbed her neck and sighed: "It's time to work."

She silently walked out and glanced at the side of the courtyard wall. Then, with a light leap, she also followed him out.