Not only Shen Lingyun, but even Li Ruhua was on the verge of spitting out blood from anger. Her eyes suddenly turned as red as a rabbit's, and her face paled significantly in an instant.
"I must say, the affection between the imperial sister - in - law and the emperor brother is truly deep. Even at this moment, they don't forget to show their love." Hua Xue'er was once again pricking Li Ruhua's heart.
Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, Li Ruhua's expression was as ugly as if she had swallowed a live fly.
Su Qingwen couldn't resist Hua Yueye. She could only watch helplessly as the man's face suddenly enlarged countless times, and his soft lips pressed against hers. At that moment, the world seemed to spin, and Su Qingwen's legs went weak. She gasped for breath like a fish out of water.
This bastard! He was even doing a live show right here!
After a long while, the man finally let her go contentedly and said with a smile, "I'm very satisfied with your gift. Now we can go to the Prince Rui's mansion."
After saying that, he quickly walked outside, leaving Su Qingwen hopping with anger. What a mess! It was simply too much!
A large group of people grandly arrived at the Prince Rui's mansion. Since the Prince Rui had a problem with his legs, he didn't come out to greet them in person but waited in the inner chamber.
"Father - in - law." Seeing the Prince Rui, Hua Yueye immediately showed a smile and went over to greet him affectionately.
"Why did you come here suddenly?" The Prince Rui was about to bow respectfully to Hua Yueye, but Hua Yueye directly reached out his hand to stop his movement.
"Father - in - law, it's inconvenient for you, so there's no need to bow."
Watching the two of them getting along so well, Su Qingwen leaned against the wall indifferently, crossing her arms and sizing them up. There was a hint of mockery on her face. After all, the Prince Rui was currently the prime suspect, and Hua Yueye still had such a good relationship with him. Wasn't he just taking a thief as his father?
She blinked her eyes. Not wanting to listen to their sentimental small - talk, she found an excuse and slipped out secretly.
[System: Honey, here's a little reminder for you. You can take this opportunity to look for the house renovation plan.]
"Got it." Su Qingwen nodded. That was exactly what she was planning.
"What are you doing?" Every time Shen Lingyun showed up, he would startle her.
Suddenly, when someone spoke behind her out of the blue, Su Qingwen's face turned pale with fright. She helplessly patted her chest and said, "Please, don't be so sudden every time. You're going to give me a heart attack."
"Qingwen, I saw you sneaking out just now, so I followed you. Are you looking for something?" Shen Lingyun glanced at her and said firmly.
Oh my god! Could this guy read minds? No thought could escape his eyes.
Su Qingwen looked up in shock and nodded. "Alright, that's right. Don't tell anyone, though. After all, stealing is not a good thing."
"Don't worry. We share the same interests, and we're both players. I'll take good care of you." Shen Lingyun raised his eyebrows and said very affectionately.
"How are you going to take care of me?" Su Qingwen didn't care. She wasn't a useless person. She surely knew how to steal.
"Here's the plan. First, let's find out where the thing is. Tonight, we'll disguise ourselves and come here to find what you want." Shen Lingyun promised.
"Okay!" Su Qingwen nodded happily. Perfect! She could use someone else's strength. It wasn't a bad deal anyway.
Little did she know that at this moment, Li Ruhua had heard every word of their conversation.
"Su Qingwen wants to steal something? What is it?" She blinked her eyes, thinking with a puzzled look. Just as she was about to listen more, Su Qingwen and Shen Lingyun had already walked away.
"Damn it!" Li Ruhua bit her lips in frustration. Her eyes quickly scanned around. Well, since she knew this much, there was nothing to worry about. She could tell this news to Hua Yueye or the Prince Rui. If it got out that the imperial concubine was a thief, Hua Yueye would lose all his face.
Letting out a cold laugh, Li Ruhua began to scheme in her mind.
At night, the whole world was immersed in silence. Hua Yueye demanded that Su Qingwen sleep in the same room with him. This really troubled Su Qingwen. She had a "big plan" to carry out tonight. With Hua Yueye as a third wheel, she definitely couldn't accomplish anything. Just thinking about it made her extremely desperate.
"I said, aren't you going to sleep in the middle of the night?" Hua Yueye squinted his eyes and asked while lying on the bed.
"I'm not sleepy yet!" Su Qingwen waved her hand impatiently. Thinking that the time for their meeting was approaching, Hua Yueye was now a big problem.
Suddenly, a puff of smoke drifted in from outside. Su Qingwen instinctively covered her nose and mouth, so she was fine. But Hua Yueye wasn't that lucky.
In the blink of an eye, he fell onto the pillow.
"Oh my god." Su Qingwen exclaimed and was about to go out to check.
But Shen Lingyun jumped in through the window. "Hurry up and go." With that, he reached out and grabbed her hand, quickly pulling her out of the door.
"Was that a sleeping drug? Why am I okay?" Su Qingwen thought that even if she was capable, she couldn't completely resist the sleeping drug.
"Because I switched your dinner, so you're safe and sound." Shen Lingyun lowered his voice and carefully checked the surrounding environment.
Meanwhile, Li Ruhua was quietly waiting outside the Prince Rui's study. Just now, she had stuffed the report letter into the Prince Rui's room through the crack of the door. She thought the Prince Rui would react soon. She let out a cold snort and quickly hid in the grass in the dark, waiting to see Su Qingwen being caught.
Sure enough, two blurry figures appeared in the night. From afar, they were the backs of a man and a woman. The two of them quietly walked towards the study. Although their movements were small, Li Ruhua was sensitive enough to notice.
Holding her breath, she watched them enter the study. Then she immediately shouted, "Come quickly! There are thieves! Catch the thieves!"
Su Qingwen had just opened the Prince Rui's drawer and was about to look for the house renovation plan when this happened. She was almost scared to death.
"What should we do?" Hearing the footsteps outside, Su Qingwen's eyes widened, and her face paled involuntarily.
"You run first. I'll hold them off here." At the critical moment, Shen Lingyun stepped forward and protected her.
I have to say, Su Qingwen was really touched. She asked worriedly, "Will you be okay?"
"Don't worry." Shen Lingyun pushed her from behind and directly pushed her out of the window.
Falling heavily to the ground, Su Qingwen was hurt badly. She frowned in pain, but her hand seemed to touch something like a token. When she picked it up, she saw that there was even blood on it!