Mo Litian dared not show his anger openly. His elegant eyes were filled with icy coldness. Facing Mo Li di in front of him, for the first time, he had the thought of competing with him.
He didn't like dealing with state affairs. Therefore, over the years, he had only helped his father handle some insignificant matters and indulged himself in the beauty of mountains and rivers.
However, now, thinking of Liu Rumei's calm and serene face, all that was left in his heart was unwillingness.
His hands hidden in his sleeves tightened involuntarily. "I won't admit defeat!"
Mo Li di curled his lips into a smile. "Your Highness the Crown Prince should handle the matter of military pay first before chatting with this king."
This was a thankless task. The Ministry of War was extremely relieved to have shirked this matter.
It was no easy feat to get money from those people, and this matter was very likely to offend others. Even if the military pay was successfully raised, those people would surely find ways to trip him up in the future!
Even though Mo Litian had excellent self - restraint, he couldn't help glaring at Mo Li di at this moment and then left with a flick of his sleeve.
When Uncle Zhang saw Mo Litian come out of Mo Li di's courtyard angrily, he quickly sent him off with a smile.
Ye Zhe suddenly appeared beside Mo Li di and handed a list to him. "Your Highness, all the missing persons in the capital are on this list!"
This matter was far more complicated than they had imagined. There were quite a number of missing people. The earliest one disappeared two months ago, and recently the culprit had become even more rampant.
Mo Li di glanced at it casually. "Hmm, where is Miss Liu now?"
Ye Zhe replied respectfully, "At the coroner's office!"
Since Miss Liu was attacked last time, His Highness had sent two secret guards to follow her. Thinking of the news the secret guards had sent back today, Ye Zhe couldn't help frowning, but he still truthfully told Mo Li di about Heng Niang and A Nan. "This subordinate thinks there is something wrong with these two."
Mo Li di frowned slightly. "Send someone to investigate."
After saying that, he added another sentence to Ye Zhe, "Don't tip off the suspects, and don't let Miss Liu know."
Ye Zhe nodded respectfully. "Yes."
The waiter was able to subdue Xue Zhan easily, which showed that he had excellent martial arts skills. But it was really unreasonable for such a person to work in an inn.
After Ye Zhe left, Mo Li di went back to his room to change his clothes. Just as he was about to go out, Uncle Zhang walked over and bowed respectfully to Mo Li di. "Your Highness, Princess Anning is here."
Mo Li di said coldly, "What does she want?"
"I don't know, Your Highness." How could he not understand the thoughts of Princess Anning? But this princess was scheming, and he didn't like her very much.
Hearing this, Mo Li di's voice became even colder. "I'm not available."
Uncle Zhang immediately nodded. "I'll go and send her away."
Mo Li di nodded indifferently and then walked directly towards the door.
At that time, Ning Yan'er had a proper smile on her face. Her makeup was obviously carefully done.
When Uncle Zhang came over, there was still a smile in his eyes. "Princess, His Highness has important matters to attend to and just left the mansion. Please go back, Princess!"
A look of disappointment flashed across Ning Yan'er's eyes, but she couldn't help asking softly, "Does Steward Zhang know where His Highness has gone?"
Uncle Zhang remained calm and shook his head with a faint smile. "I'm just a servant. How could I know where His Highness has gone?"
Thinking of the careful way His Highness had dressed just now, he knew without much thought that His Highness must have gone to find Miss Liu.
Ning Yan'er couldn't help biting her lips. "It was Yan'er who overstepped."
After saying that, she left with A Bi.
After they left, Uncle Zhang said to the servant beside him happily, "There's no need to prepare dinner today. Just prepare some midnight snacks."
"Yes."
Ning Yan'er got into the carriage and looked at her delicate makeup. She couldn't help sighing.
She had thought that she could see him by using her father's name, but she didn't expect that things would be so inopportune.
Seeing Ning Yan'er looking dejected, A Bi gently comforted her, "Princess, today is just a coincidence. We'll come again tomorrow. You're so beautiful. How could His Highness not be attracted to you? As for that woman, she's just a country woman. How can she compare with your nobility? I think His Highness is just interested for a while. After his interest fades, he will naturally come back to you."
Although Liu Rumei was also good - looking, she was no match for their precious princess!
These words obviously hit the mark with Ning Yan'er. A smile immediately appeared in her beautiful eyes. "You're right. I was just overthinking."
Looking around, in this vast Kingdom of Daliang, except for the queen, there was probably no other woman more noble than her. Only she, Ning Yan'er, was worthy of him!
His Highness had a noble status. In the future, there would surely be more than one woman in the prince's mansion. As the mistress, she should get used to it.
Just as she was thinking, A Bi couldn't help tugging at her sleeve. "Princess, look. Who is that person?"
Ning Yan'er immediately came back to her senses. Looking through the carriage curtain lifted by A Bi and seeing the extremely handsome man, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face. She quickly ordered the coachman to stop the carriage.
She tidied up her clothes and then let A Bi help her out of the carriage.
At this time, Mo Li di was looking at the dazzling array of jewelry in front of him with a slight smile in his eyes.
The clerk in the shop was extremely frightened and quickly knelt down respectfully. "This commoner pays respects to Your Highness."
Had the sun risen in the west? Why did the Prince of Guoan enter a jewelry shop?
Mo Li di nodded indifferently. His cold eyes fell on a jade hairpin. In his mind, he couldn't help thinking of Liu Rumei. She always loved to wear a green dress.
"How much is this?"
The clerk was stunned. Who was the Prince of Guoan choosing this for? "Your Highness has excellent taste. This hairpin is the only one of its kind. It was personally crafted by Lou Gao, and the jade is of the highest quality! It only costs 5,000 taels of silver."
The craftsmanship of the craftsman Lou Gao was unparalleled in the world. Many noble ladies in the capital dreamed of having a piece of jewelry crafted by Lou Gao!
He had just put out this hairpin, and it happened to be seen by the Prince of Guoan. It was really a coincidence.
Hearing this, Mo Li di nodded indifferently, picked up the hairpin, and said casually, "Go to the prince's mansion to settle the bill."
Seeing Mo Li di take it without hesitation, the clerk was even more curious about the future owner of this hairpin.
The Prince of Guoan was well - known for his indifference to women. He wondered what kind of beauty could make the Prince of Guoan condescend to come to a jewelry shop to choose jewelry.
"Yes, Your Highness, take care!"
Even noble ladies would have to think twice before buying this hairpin. Although Lou Gao was well - known and highly respected, the jewelry he crafted was extremely expensive! 5,000 taels of silver was not something that could be taken out casually.
As soon as Ning Yan'er entered the shop, she saw Mo Li di carefully put the hairpin into his bosom. A terrible thought instantly flashed through her mind.