With the arrival of early morning, some noises began to appear in the originally quiet Bihu city-state.
The women who got up early began to cook breakfast. Some laborers had already eaten breakfast and came to the market gate in a hurry, waiting for the caravan coming from afar, hoping to earn a few days' worth of food.
These bits and pieces of sound soon converged into the usual noise.
And this noise soon awakened the quiet palace.
The diligent maids began to boil water and the chefs began to cook. All this was so that the royal nobles could wash up and enjoy a steaming breakfast as soon as they woke up.
But at this moment, a tragic scream came from somewhere in the palace, followed by a series of violent questioning: "Let me ask you! Where is my treasure purse?!!! Where is my treasure purse?"
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The enraged envoy frightened the two dancing girls who he called little darlings last night and shivered in a corner of the room.
The maid who was carrying a basin was so frightened that she knocked the basin over to the ground, causing the gorgeous carpet to become extremely wet.
Soon, the news of the theft of the envoy reached the ears of the palace steward.
But the Palace Manager did not dare to disturb His Majesty the King who was sleeping soundly at this time.
You must know that His Majesty the King is a moody master. Remember, the last Palace Manager made His Majesty the King furious because of urgent matters and was beaten to death outside the palace gate!
It'll be fine now.
The envoy waited for a long time, and was filled with anger but did not see the summons from His Majesty the King.
And without His Majesty the King's order, no one in the palace dared to issue a search order!
Not even the three princesses and the steward can do it.
Otherwise, His Majesty the King, who is extremely sensitive to power, may think that they want to usurp the royal power.
In that case, before long, there might be a very noble person on the guillotine outside the market.
At about ten o'clock in the morning, His Majesty the King woke up from his deep sleep and asked people to come in and wait for him to wash up and have a sweet breakfast.
Only then did the manager dare to go inside and report important matters.
When he heard that Xuefeng City State's envoy was stolen, His Majesty the King was also a little dazed. There has been too much peace these days, and he has been sitting on this throne for a long time. His former enemies have long since turned into withered bones in the ground, so he will not be able to do it for a while.
If I don’t respond, what should I do?
"Call in the envoys from Xuefeng City."
His Majesty the King thought for a while and decided to ask what was going on before making a decision.
But the envoy who was waiting outside the palace gate and was about to vomit blood had calmed down. After carefully recalling his experiences from last night to now, he came up with a rather bold guess in his mind.
Is this treasure purse probably stolen by the King of Bihu City...?
Of course, he didn't dare to think too much until there was definite evidence. After all, even if he testified against the king after returning home, it would be very dangerous before he saw the evidence.
Because Xuefeng City-State has a treasure that can test the authenticity of words!
Well, it's like a modern lie detector, but much more accurate.
Entering the palace, I saw His Majesty the King sitting under the high throne.
His Majesty the King asked, and the messenger started talking about Bala Bala. The general idea was that the treasure purse contained the treasures and gifts Xuefeng City State needed to marry His Highness the Princess. He hoped that His Majesty the King would allow him to search the palace, in case it was someone in the palace.
Have some of your servants become ambitious?
When the envoy said this, His Majesty the King became a little unhappy.
Although the things were stolen in the palace, what the messenger said sounded to His Majesty the King as if he was blaming himself. After all, it depends on the owner to beat a dog.
But His Majesty the King also knows that if he refuses this, it will be equivalent to snatching the stolen hat and putting it on his head.
In that case, wouldn't I be a fool?
He might as well do a search, after all, he didn't know if there was really a careerist in this palace.
Well, as a king, he thought more. What he was thinking about was not just who had stolen the things, but also guessing which princess sent someone to steal them.
It's a joke to say that those slaves came up with the idea to steal things on their own. They are not so courageous.
But the story is different for my beloved daughters. They are also the heirs to the throne. Especially when His Majesty the King has not given birth to a son, this will undoubtedly trigger the ambitions of the princesses.
You must know that in the history of Bihu City State, there was actually a queen who succeeded to the throne.
The king also has to guard against it.
After having such an idea, he even took people out of the palace and went to the market to avoid suspicion.
It's just that he left the palace manager behind, and left a verbal message, listening to the envoy's advice, all parts of the palace can be searched!
What he meant implicitly was that the residences of the three princesses could also be searched.
Of course, in order to maintain his image as a loving father, he was embarrassed to explain it. In his opinion, the palace manager should be able to understand.
But the problem was that after His Majesty the King left, the envoy and his men searched around the palace but could not find the stolen goods.
And now the only places in the palace that have not been searched are the king's bedroom and the princess's residence.
Well, the messenger never thought about the possibility that the princess would steal. He secretly regarded His Majesty the King as the biggest suspect.
When he proposed to search the king's palace, the palace manager strongly opposed it, thinking that it offended the king's majesty.
However, His Majesty the King assigned twenty Dark Guards (pseudo) to the envoy. They are not real humans and have low intelligence. They only know how to follow orders.
Since His Majesty the King has handed over the command to the envoy, they will do whatever the envoy says, even if they want to search the king's palace!
As a result, the twenty dark guards (fake) entered the palace and searched, and immediately found the fine snow-white cotton cloth, sandalwood, perfume and exquisite gold and silver jewelry sent by Xuefeng City State. Only the treasure purse and
The other three treasures are missing!
Seeing the stolen goods found, the Palace Manager was so frightened that the only thing he could do was to send someone to notify the King of his return.
When His Majesty the King returned to the palace, his face became extremely dark when he saw the cloth, perfume, and jewelry displayed outside his palace.
No way, the person who caught the thief actually caught him on his own head, which was beyond His Majesty the King's expectation.
But now seeing that he was about to be labeled a thief, His Majesty the King was always a good fighter. His face immediately changed and he angrily ordered all the slaves in the palace to be arrested and tortured.
Looking at this, His Majesty the King must be planning to let these slaves take the blame.