The guards behind him suddenly noticed the gardenias in the yard, and Yingcan's heart began to beat wildly with nervousness.

But he still pretended nothing happened and said, "Haha, that pot, the soil in that pot has just been loosened. It was raised by someone in our palace. Although she is a careless person, she is very patient in doing things and takes good care of the flowers and plants."

The leading guard scolded impatiently, "Have you all forgotten what you are here for? You still have the time to admire the flowers!"

The other guards answered, “Yes.”

Yingcan led them to the door and said, "This is my room. Go ahead and search whatever you want."

"The cloth on the table was brought back from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Take a look and see if there is anything inside."

The leading guard ordered the people behind him to search around the room, and instructed another person to go and look at the cloth specifically.

The man touched the cloth and found it slippery, not like there was anything hidden inside. However, his boss was still watching him, so he turned over the cloth layer by layer and examined it carefully.

After confirming that there was indeed nothing inside, he replied, "My lord, there is nothing inside."

Yingcan shrugged and said, "Look, I said I didn't have anything else. I just went to get some cloth. How could I have stolen the treasures in the palace? Stealing is a serious crime. I know that."

After that person answered, the others looked through the beds and wardrobes, but didn't see what they were looking for.

He reported one by one, "Your Excellency, we don't have any here either."

The leading guard said without a second thought, "Impossible! Look carefully."

Yingcan couldn't help but frown and glanced at him secretly. This guy was sent specifically to fight for him!

The guards searched carefully again, but still found nothing, so they had to report again that they found nothing.

The leading guard didn't believe it, so he went up and searched around a few times, but there was indeed nothing.

He then turned his gaze to the cloth on the table again. "I heard that you stayed in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a long time. Is this the only cloth you brought back? Nothing else?"

Yingcan replied, "Of course not. This is only half. The other half is in Haitang's room. We agreed to make one for the prince and one for the princess."

The leading guard sneered after hearing this! He looked as if he knew everything.

"I knew it. Lead the way to the room of the person you just mentioned!"

Yingcan then brought people to Haitang's room next door.

When the leading guard saw the cloth on the table, his eyes lit up instantly. He pointed at the cloth and said to the people behind him, "Quick! That's it! Go search it!"

The person behind him walked forward quickly and searched the cloth carefully, but still found nothing.

The others also searched every corner of the room, but found no clues.

"My lord, no!"

"My Lord, I don't have any here!"

The leading guard was so angry that he exhaled through his nose, "They are all a bunch of good-for-nothings. They can't even find this little thing!"

The guards were resentful and thought we couldn't find it, so they told us to go find it ourselves, but no one dared to say anything.

The group's powerful presence soon alarmed Song Qingwan and Haitang in the house.

"Haitang, go see what's happening outside?"

Haitang heard it and said, "Yes, I will go and take a look right away."

It would have been fine if Haitang hadn't gone, but when she went there she found that her house had been searched. The door of her room was crowded with people, and she had no idea what they were doing.

Haitang pushed a few people aside and squeezed in.

"Give way."

After entering, I was stunned to find my bedding and clothes in a mess.

"Hey! What are you doing? Who allowed you in?!"

Yingcan looked at Haitang awkwardly and didn't dare to speak...

The leading guard didn't buy her trick and said confidently, "Something was lost in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we are here to search by order!"

Haitang almost suspected that she had heard it wrongly.

"No, something was lost in the Imperial Household Department. Why did you come to search my room? I have never been to the Imperial Household Department!"

The leading guard pointed at Yingcan and said, "You haven't been there, but she has. She got the cloth from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and brought it to you, so we need to see if you have it here."

Haitang was furious. "So have you seen the fabric? Do I have any here?"

The leading guard was speechless and said, "Uh...no."

Haitang said, "Why don't you leave without me? And you made a mess here."

"You guys are making a lot of noise and waking up my queen. She is weak after giving birth and it's time for her to rest. The emperor said that no one is allowed to disturb her without permission. Can you bear the consequences?"

The other guards looked at the leader's expression.

The leading guard was also afraid that the emperor would blame him. After all, it was not the emperor's order that he come here to search.

It was just that the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that something was missing, and Concubine Qing, who was in charge of the harem, asked him to search thoroughly, and he accepted a bribe from Concubine Ru...

The leading guard waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's go!"

Yingcan couldn't help but smile and secretly gave Haitang a thumbs up.

After he finished speaking, the group of people dispersed.

After everyone left, Haitang said to Yingcan, "The Queen needs your help in her room, Yingcan, please come in."

Yingcan knew that the young lady was going to ask her something, so she followed Haitang in, closed the door carefully, and before Song Qingwan could ask anything, she poured out everything.

Song Qingwan frowned and said, "There is such a thing! Who on earth would have such ill intentions and want to harm you?"

Haitang felt scared after hearing this, and stroked her chest and said, "Luckily you are smart and discovered all this in time. If it happened to me, I would have been arrested by them by now..."

Song Qingwan patted the two of them gently to comfort them.

She asked, "Where did you hide that thing now? If they can't find the Night Pearl, they will definitely find it on you again!"

Yingcan looked at Haitang sheepishly and said, "In... in... Haitang's flowerpot..."

Haitang's eyes widened. "Oh my God, it's the pot of gardenia you brought out from the yard!"

Yingcan nodded, "That's right."

Haitang praised incredulously, "You are really brave. You hid in plain sight like that and managed to escape!"

Song Qingwan was not too thankful, but worried, "You can hide it there for a while, but not forever. It's better to put it back sooner or later. Otherwise, if other palace maids accidentally find it, it will be really bad."

Yingcan said, "That's what I was thinking. We need to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible!"

Haitang said, "It's just that we said it was simple, but where can it be transferred to..."

Yingcan said with a firm look in his eyes, "Whoever wants to harm me will be the one to bear this hot potato!"

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