Proofread by Nie Qiao

"What's wrong with this?" Yan Ling looks at the shoes, frowning and asking a little strangely.

The soldier seems to be a little embarrassed, but he immediately answers, "this pair of shoes was… was found in the princess’s maid's room."

Yan Ling understands when she hears this explanation. These are man’s shoes, but they appear inexplicably in a woman's rooms, which is really strange.

"Yuling, how do you explain these shoes?" Liang He looks at the people standing beside Princess Zhaoyan.

"I made these as a gift, Your Highness." Yuling lowers her head and answers in a low voice.

"As a gift? Who is it for?" Liang He frowns slightly and continues to ask.

"Your Highness! Are you finished! Didn't you say that they are looking for the thief? Can you find it with a pair of shoes? Yuling is a girl, of course, she makes shoes for the man she likes." Princess Zhaoyan stares at Liang He impatiently.

Liang He feels a little helpless about Princess Zhaoyan’s question. After thinking for a while, he continues to ask: "I haven't heard that Yuling has a lover?"

"You are more gossipy than girls, Your Highness. You know my House that well? And Yuling is my maid. If she has a lover, she will tell me." Princess Zhaoyan seems to be deliberately fighting against Liang He.

Yuling is now blushing and almost burying her head in her chest. No matter how calm she is in her daily life, she is still a virgin girl. It's inevitable that she is shy to talk about this in front of so many people.

Yan Ling looks at the shy Yuling, and checks the shoes in the soldier’s hand carefully. It seems that they are not finished, and the embroidery on the boots is half done. That’s not a lie that she said that it was a gift for someone.

"Look! You made her embarrassed. Why do you ask so many useless questions?" Princess Zhaoyan says angrily with dissatisfaction on her face.

"Please stop, My Lady..." As soon as Yuling hears this, her face becomes even redder.

Liang He is helpless completely. He turns to look at Yan Ling and finds that she is shaking her head at him to stop him from asking, then he stops asking anymore.

Now all the people are standing there in silence, waiting for more news. After a while, all the people sent to search come back, but nothing has been found.

Liang He's face looked very ugly when he didn't find anything just now, but now the search is over, and no clue is found, but Liang He looks like he doesn't care.

Even those who have been following Liang He for a long time don't know what he is thinking about. Only Yan Ling seems to know everything and stands quietly without speaking.

"Since no one has been found, we won't disturb any more. Please forgive us, My Lady, for being offensive today.” Liang He gives a fist-palm salute and shows no bad feelings for not finding the thief.

"Well, well. Since you haven't found anyone, please get out of my place. Don’t be eyesores." With a big wave of her hand, Princess Zhaoyan asks them out in a hurry.

Seeing the reaction of Princess Zhaoyan, Yan Ling turns around and looks at Liang He. Then they see the same meaning in each other's eyes.

They don’t say much, but lead the soldiers out immediately.

When they get to the door, Liang He suddenly turns around and says to Princess Zhaoyan who is following him, "I didn't expect that you would let us go so easily after we searched your House. It's really not like your character."

Hearing this, Yan Ling also looks at Princess Zhaoyan with a big smile. Her eyes suddenly narrow up, which is frightening.

Princess Zhaoyan is stunned and her expression becomes unnatural for a moment. However, she immediately calms down and pretends that nothing happened.

"What do you want if I don't drive you out? You searched my House for no reason. Do I need to invite you to have dinner?" Princess Zhaoyan stares at them.

"I dare not. I'll leave now. I won't bother you, My Lady." Liang He smiles and goes to the entrance of the lane first.

Liang He, the leader, has left, and the rest of them follow him naturally. This time, all the soldiers are in two lines, following Liang He when they leave. It's really in a hurry to come and go.

Princess Zhaoyan stands at the door, watching Liang He and Yan Ling walking farther and farther away. She takes a breath of relief suddenly when she couldn't see them anymore.

Then, Princess Zhaoyan asks guards to close the gate, giving the order to forbid anyone to come in. And she goes back to her room immediately.

After returning to her room, Princess Zhaoyan calls Yuling, and her face is ugly.

"Yuling, are you not going to give me an explanation of what happened today?" Princess Zhaoyan looks at Yuling who kneels on the ground, asking her with a cold voice.

Yuling is slightly stunned, then looks up at Princess Zhaoyan with a smile as if she is determined.

"What are you talking about, My Lady? I... I don't know anything!" Yuling manages a smile, but her eyes are dodging.

"You don't know anything, then why are you nervous? I haven't asked you anything, but you told me you don't know anything. Isn't it strange?" Princess Zhaoyan asks at once.

Yuling is shocked, and suddenly feels that she was too nervous and said something wrong, so that she was accidentally caught. She regrets it, but she doesn't know what to say. So she just kneels on the ground and keeps silent.

Seeing the person who she trusted most looking at her defensively, Princess Zhaoyan only feels uncomfortable in her heart for a while.

Yuling has been taking care of her for many years. They grow up together, and it can be said that they are intimate like sisters.

Therefore, when Yuling lied, Princess Zhaoyan immediately realized it. However, she did not expose Yuling, but disguised it for her in front of the Crown Prince.

But the person who she trusts like that doesn't trust her now. Princess Zhaoyan feels that her heart is broken.

"Yuling, do you distrust me that much? I think our feelings over the years are enough to prove everything. Otherwise, why do you think I helped you in front of the Crown Prince?" Princess Zhaoyan suddenly says with sorrow.

"No, My Lady, it's not like that..." Yuling looks at her, and she suddenly hesitates.

"Not like that? Then what do you think of this? Do you really think that I didn’t realize it when you lied? That pair of shoes is for your lover. But why are you so nervous if you don't hide something in your heart?" Princess Zhaoyan continues.