Reborn, I am doing involution on Jinshan

The lights were on in Prince Gong's mansion.

In the North Courtyard, a pink-dressed maid leaned over to Mingzhu and whispered in her ear, "Miss, the East Courtyard is heavily guarded. Our people can't get in at all. Those big guys are walking around and guarding it tightly. We don't know whether that short-lived creature is alive or dead."

The words were harsh and sarcastic, and Oriental Pearl was scolded on behalf of her master, which relieved some of her anger.

Her delicate hand tapped lightly on the dressing table, and she said contemptuously, "She won't die for now. The Demon King said he just wanted her to feel uncomfortable for a few days so she wouldn't come out and cause trouble again. The poison was very small, so she wouldn't be fatal. Killing her would be disadvantageous to us. A lawsuit involving human life is not easy to deal with."

The maid nodded in agreement and asked worriedly, "Then, young lady, do you want my brother to go to the countryside to hide for a few days?"

Dongfang Mingzhu glanced at her sideways and said, "Why are you panicking? The sudden loss of a servant in the mansion will only arouse suspicion."

Feeling that he was being too cold and callous, he consoled her, "Zijuan, don't worry. With so many people coming and going in the mansion, no one will suspect your brother Niu Gen. We didn't have any physical contact with that little bitch, so the crime can't be pinned on us. Don't worry, we can't lose our composure."

Zijuan patted her chest and chuckled triumphantly, "Miss, you still have a way."

Dongfang Mingzhu took out a jade hairpin from her jewelry box and handed it to Zijuan, smiling, "Xiao Juanjuan, this is a gift for you. It will calm you down. This jade hairpin looks better on you than on me."

Zijuan took it shyly: "Miss, my brother..."

"I've already sent 30 taels of copper coins to your brother. Don't worry, follow me, and I won't treat you and your siblings unfairly."

"Thank you, Miss." Zijuan was overjoyed.

Oriental Pearl smiled: "Little beauty, put it on for me to see." Zijuan obediently put the jade hairpin on her head.

She asked triumphantly, "Miss, does it look good?"

Dongfang Mingzhu put his arm around her shoulders and smiled sweetly, "Pretty, my little Juanjuan is just pretty. When you reach marriage age, I'll ask my mother to find you a good marriage. You can enjoy happiness without having to do anything."

"No, I will serve you for the rest of my life." Zijuan immediately expressed her loyalty.

Oriental Pearl scratched her cute little nose and said, "What woman doesn't want to get married? Don't be shy. My mother will definitely help you find a good family and make you the principal wife."

"Miss, I'll make tea for you, please wait." After saying that, she ran away with a red face.

Dongfang Mingzhu sat at the table, watching Zijuan's departing back, a barely perceptible sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a maid came in hurriedly and whispered in her ear: "Miss, it's bad, the little princess said that she lost a golden hairpin, which was a birthday gift given to her by Princess Xinyue. You also know that the little princess is the apple of the prince's eye.

After her mother disappeared, she became even more lawless in her favor. The Prince Gong's mansion was ransacked by the guards, and they are now almost reaching the North Courtyard."

The commander Su Yanjian, who was lurking in the tile back, cursed inwardly: "The little princess is a good Miss Jin. She forced Prince Gong to send his daughter to a Taoist temple to learn martial arts. She was also mocked by the sons and daughters of high-ranking officials for her unlucky fate and bad luck to her mother.

The ability of these old maids and servants to distort the truth and spread rumors is truly eye-opening. Ninety percent of these vicious rumors were spread by Cui's mother and daughter in the Rat Channel."

"With the mistress away, the atmosphere in Prince Gong's residence has become corrupted. Any old maid can gossip about the young master. It's outrageous."

After two days of lurking, we finally got something and got the name of a suspect named Shui Gen.

Su Yanjian tiptoed into an alley, looked around, and found nothing unusual. He took advantage of the shadows of the buildings and quietly walked towards the maids' dormitory.

Butler Zhao Ran, accompanied by ten guards, stormed into the North Courtyard. Receiving the news, Cui sat in the hall with her three children, looking calm and composed, with a bit of the aura of the mother of the house.

Zhao Ran stepped forward and said, "Concubine Cui, the young princess has lost her precious golden hairpin. The prince has ordered a search of the mansion. I hope you will cooperate."

Cui sneered and took a sip of her teacup. "Butler Zhao, this North Courtyard is where I live too. There has to be an explanation for the search."

Zhao Ran bowed again and said, "My slaves are just doing errands, earning a few taels of silver to support our families. Please cooperate with Concubine Cui and don't make things difficult for us slaves."

"If the Second Madam doesn't allow the search, then we will report the truth to His Highness and ask him to come here in person." A guard said loudly.

Mingzhu tugged at Cui's clothes, and Cui Lizi patted the back of her hand to signal her to calm down. "That's what Steward Zhao said. If we continue to stop you, it would seem that our North Court is unkind. Search ahead. If you can't find anything, you have to give me an explanation."

Zhao Ran shouted: "Search!"

Following Zhao Ran's order, the guards immediately began a thorough search. Mingzhu pretended to be calm on the surface, but her slightly trembling fingers betrayed her inner nervousness.

Cui Lizi had a calm expression on her face, but her eyes kept vigilantly scanning the guards who were searching everywhere, and she was secretly wondering how to deal with this sudden situation.

The guards searched through all the rooms, leaving no corner untouched. Suddenly, one of them found an exquisite brocade box in the mezzanine of the wardrobe.

He quickly called his colleagues and opened the brocade box together. Inside was a golden hairpin inlaid with red and blue sapphires, shining brightly. It was the hairpin that the little princess had lost, and it flickered coldly in the candlelight.

The two young guards were so excited that they shouted, "Butler, we found it! We found it!"

Zhao Ran took out the map from his pocket and said happily: "Let me see it."

The guards gathered around and helped to check each one: "It's exactly the same. It's the little princess's gold hairpin."

"The little princess also has a gold bracelet, also inlaid with gems, so beautiful. She steals what she can't get. How shameless." A guard whispered.

Dongfang Mingzhu's face turned pale, and Cui quickly explained: "This must be a misunderstanding. My Zhu'er has a lot of valuable jewelry, how could she possibly steal anything?"

Zhao Ran said with a cold face: "Whose room is this?"

Oriental Pearl said with tears in her eyes: "Mine."

Zhao Ran shouted, full of energy: "Now we have caught you red-handed. We found the gold hairpin in the cupboard compartment of the concubine Mingzhu's boudoir in the North Courtyard. With so many witnesses, you can't deny it. I will return now to report and let the prince handle this matter."

Cui laughed awkwardly, "Butler Zhao, I believe in Zhu'er's character. She has never lacked jewelry since she was a child. She would never do such a shameful thing. The villain must have made a fool of herself."

"Who set you up? It's funny." A guard whispered sarcastically.

Another fat guard replied, "That's right, the thief is crying thief."

There were servants from the outer courtyard who were hiding behind the buildings, whispering sarcasm and talking in a flurry, like a vegetable market.

Hearing his sister being insulted, the bastard Zhuo Xing was indignant: "I believe my sister, there must be some hidden truth. You are slandering me."