There is also spring for passers-by

Because the virtuous prince was unable to have children, he only married one princess. There were no concubines or imperial consorts in his harem. He and the princess were childhood sweethearts. The princess was the empress dowager's cousin. They had known each other since childhood and had a deep affection for each other.

The maid was supposed to be on duty in the main courtyard tonight. When it got light, she felt like she had to pee so badly that she looked for a place to relieve herself. She never expected to bump into Wen Wan under the wall of the side door.

She immediately went back and reported the matter to the virtuous king and his wife.

The virtuous princess was shocked and said, "This girl from the Han family is really brave. She went to rob the Cui family."

"Miss Han said she was going to ask for compensation for the fallen soldiers."

The dogs outside barked even louder.

After a while, the butler came to report: "Your Highness, the city patrol and the Jingji government officials are requesting an audience. They say that the Ningyuan Marquis's residence was robbed last night. Someone saw the thief sneak into the Xianwang Mansion and feared he might harm the prince and princess. Please send the palace guards to search..."

The virtuous princess flew into a rage, "What kind of talk is that? Are you saying that the thief is from our house? If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. How could a thief or assassin come to your house? You're just talking nonsense!"

The maid has just reported it, and it would be so embarrassing for them to do it.

Even if someone really came in, she is the girl of the Han family, so I can only say no.

The virtuous king remained calm and said to the housekeeper, "Send a few people to each courtyard to ask if there is anything unusual."

The housekeeper agreed.

The city patrol officers did not dare to actually search the Xianwang Mansion.

Who is the virtuous prince? It is not easy to enter the virtuous prince's mansion. The guards in that mansion are all carefully selected from the imperial guards, and they are no different from those in the palace.

Wen Wan found an empty courtyard in Prince Xian's Mansion and put all the things she had obtained this time in it. She hid in the dark and watched the guards of Prince Xian's Mansion leave before she slipped out through the side door. Two senior maids clearly saw her, but they acted as if they didn't see her. A second-class maid even pulled her to change into the clothes of a second-class maid in Prince Xian's Mansion.

"Sister, you're new here, right? Today is our turn to go buy vegetables. Wait a moment, I'll be right there."

Wen Wan was overjoyed: The Xianwang Mansion is indeed different. Even the servants and maids in the mansion are very considerate and are all good people.

She was very touched, and then she walked out onto the street without any pressure, and then walked back to the general's mansion with a swagger.

As soon as I returned, I saw Gongsun Dan and the chief steward standing at the second gate.

The housekeeper asked, "Miss, what on earth have you done? You've alarmed the Cui family's eldest son, the second master, and Cui Yan. They've been up all night, running around the city trying to catch the thief."

"I...I just emptied the Cui family's warehouse."

Gongsun Dan looked at Shi Da: Didn’t you say that the first time you discovered that the young lady had slipped away, you were able to empty the warehouse in one night?

Xu Liu was a little embarrassed.

It looks like he slipped out more than once.

The housekeeper asked, "How many nights will the young lady be out?"

It only lasted one night because the dog was discovered, and it can only appear for a few nights.

But there were so many things in the Cui family's private warehouse that had been emptied by her. It would take a lot of time for one person to move them all.

"It's only been a few nights. There wasn't much noise earlier, but last night... I took a little too much. I guess it was too obvious and we got discovered."

It was that dead dog's fault.

At this moment, the virtuous king had heard from the housekeeper in the palace that the bedroom of the virtuous king's wet nurse, Madam Fengyi, was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, precious food ingredients, medicinal materials, and expensive furniture, etc., and no one knew where they came from.

The virtuous princess asked the virtuous prince, "Isn't this the first time this girl has brought things into our house?"

Instead of moving the stolen goods back to her own home, she hid them in Prince Xian's mansion.

Who dares to search Prince Xian’s mansion? What is this girl planning?

The wise king asked, "How many are there?"

"There are as many as ten treasure vaults in the Xianwang Mansion."

Ah, I took so much.

The virtuous princess asked, "Did she also rob other powerful families of their wealth?"

The virtuous king was very curious and entered the bedroom where Lady Fengyi had lived before her death. The main room and the wing rooms were all filled with things, not to mention hairpins and jewelry, but also bird's nests and ginseng, as well as gold and silver ingots and precious fabrics.

When the virtuous prince heard about this strange thing, he came with his servant to investigate. Seeing the room full of treasures, he said, "With so many things, it would take ten thieves several nights to move them all in."

The virtuous king asked, "Who has been to the wet nurse's yard recently?"

The maidservant beside Princess Xian said, "Previously, Madam Cui was in charge. Now that she's old, the princess has shown mercy and allowed her to return to the countryside to reunite with her children and grandchildren. Since then, maids have been coming to clean up on the first and fifteenth day of every month. The eldest maid who was in charge got married two months ago..."

The last time they came to clean was more than two months ago, so they really didn't know that the things in the yard had only appeared a few days ago.

The wise king summoned several guards and asked, "Have you noticed anything unusual at night lately?"

"Except for the men in black who came in last night, there's nothing unusual!"

The virtuous prince asked, "Who came last night?"

The chief guard replied, "A man in black went to Madam Fengyi's chambers and stayed there for half an hour before leaving. Because he was an old acquaintance of the palace, I told everyone to pretend they didn't know."

Not only did he not know, he also asked the second-class maid to change her clothes before letting her leave.

He didn't know that the girl had put so many things in the yard where Mrs. Fengyi lived before she died. It was definitely not done in one night. She might have come many times, but she made too much noise last night and was discovered.

The virtuous prince asked, "Do you know the man in black?"

The captain of the guards didn't answer. No one could have imagined that a young girl like Han's orphan would be so bold as to steal so many valuable things from others and hide them in the Fengyi Courtyard of the Xianwang Mansion instead of keeping them at home. This place had been uninhabited for over a decade, and ordinary people didn't go there. The Xianwang and his wife would only go there to offer sacrifices on the Ghost Festival, New Year's Eve, and the anniversary of Mrs. Fengyi's death.

At this time of year, it’s not a festival, so no one pays attention to that place.

The virtuous prince, also a fourteen-year-old boy, had his eyes light up at this moment, as if he had suddenly realized something: "Robbing the rich to help the poor, acting chivalrously and doing good deeds, is what righteous men in the martial arts world do."

The butler wanted to laugh.

The virtuous king didn't say anything, but last night, the virtuous king and his wife made it clear that they wanted to protect Miss Han. It was estimated that no one had expected that she would move so many things here.

Who would steal a yellow pear wood dressing table or a rosewood screen? These things are bulky and heavy. Although they are valuable, they are too difficult to move.

The virtuous king did not look for Wen Wan, but entered the palace.

The Queen Mother treated him like a brother and a son, and he respected the Queen Mother like a mother and a sister-in-law. Indeed, the age difference between the late emperor and the wise king was too great.

The Queen Mother heard his report and said, "I'm afraid that girl from the Han family has been in and out of your mansion many times?"

"Sister-in-law, the rooms in Fengyi Courtyard are all filled with things. She even moved in other people's dressing tables, screens, and cabinets. I asked the guards in the palace, and they said they first discovered her last night. They knew it was her, but pretended not to see her. Perhaps she was seen last night and was chased so hard that the authorities were alerted and searched for her."

The Queen Mother was very interested. This little girl had been in and out of Prince Xian's mansion so many times. If she hadn't alarmed the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion last night, even Prince Xian might not have known that she had hidden the stolen items in Prince Xian's mansion.