Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 137 I Might Have Been Exposed

Chapter 137: Chapter 137 I Might Have Been Exposed

"What idea?" she just finished speaking when Shen Xiheng looked at her expectantly.

Qi Yu thought it was a pity that this man was an official. He would do better studying the Sichuan opera face-changing art. Given time, he could certainly achieve considerable success.

However, now was not the time for jokes.

She suppressed those irrelevant thoughts in her mind and spoke lightly, "Move the silver to Prime Minister Residence."

"What?" Shen Xiheng exclaimed in shock, almost losing his composure.

But he was the only one surprised. The faces of Li Mingjue and Song Ling showed an indifferent demeanor.

Shen Xiheng grimaced, feeling it best to remain silent, lest he seemed like a fool inexperienced in the ways of the world.

But Qi Yu’s idea was indeed somewhat unexpected.

Weren’t they planning to act against Li Ming’an? How come the focus shifted to the Prime Minister Residence.

Moreover, what if it got discovered by Qi Wei?

Song Ling nodded and said, "Currently, the Prime Minister Residence is indeed the most appropriate place to store that gold, Princess. You kill two birds with one stone with this move."

Qi Yu appreciated him with a glance and, with a hint of disdain, cast a sideways glance at Shen Xiheng.

They were both officials, but why was there such a huge difference?

Shen Xiheng rolled his eyes but decided not to argue with her.

Qi Yu continued, "The most dangerous place is the safest. It’s impossible now to sneak such a substantial amount of silver into the Prince An Residence quietly. The best strategy is to shift the blame to Qi Wei."

The others heard her repeatedly mention the Qi Family and Qi Wei, yet found nothing amiss.

Li Mingjue also agreed with her idea but added, "This matter still needs further consideration."

His words were almost akin to giving them the go-ahead to leave. Song Ling and Shen Xiheng exchanged a look, both understanding the cue and promptly rose to leave the study.

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at the person sitting upright, "Prince, what do you mean by this?"

Li Mingjue’s expression was not as gentle as before, his dark eyes staring intently at her, as if trying to see through her.

Qi Yu sensed an unusual aura, her heart tightened—could it be that today’s incident had been exposed?

But that was impossible. Although she had mentioned her visit to Princess Lingya to him, the fight was supposed to be a secret.

Moreover, Shen Nanxing would likely not betray her.

Qi Yu thought for a moment and felt confident enough not to show weakness. She glared back at him.

Seeing her feisty demeanor, Li Mingjue was the one to firstly fall back, his tone slightly helpless, "Why did you end up fighting when you went to see Princess Lingya today?"

Qi Yu couldn’t believe it, "Could it be that Shen Nanxing betrayed me?"

Li Mingjue glanced at her, "She is a Hidden Guard of the Prince Residence, naturally, she wouldn’t lie to me."

Qi Yu deflated completely, having thought the incident had gone unnoticed, only to be betrayed immediately.

Seeing that Li Mingjue’s expression wasn’t very pleasant, she hurriedly explained, "I was just trying to scare Princess Lingya to lure out the person behind the scenes."

Li Mingjue snorted coldly, turned his head away, and stopped looking at her.

After returning to the residence in the afternoon, he called Shen Nanxing to ask her what had happened in the palace today.

Shen Nanxing immediately recounted everything Qi Yu had done, not omitting a single word.

Li Mingjue listened, feeling like he was going to be infuriated to death.

He thought she was just going to test the waters, but he hadn’t expected her to bring thugs to cause trouble.

If it weren’t for the fact that Xuanruo Pavilion did indeed have something to hide, this incident would have already spread throughout the entire Imperial Palace.

What he feared was not the schemes of the harem, but rather that Qi Yu might fall victim to the State Preceptor’s secret plots.

People from Tulan are adept at Witchcraft Technique, and they carry all sorts of poisons.

If something really happened, no rescue would be possible.

But Qi Yu was very bold, not panicking at all, and even went to provoke them.

Li Mingjue looked at the person standing beside him, forcing a smile, his face relaxed a bit, but his tone was still icy, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Although Qi Yu didn’t understand what was bothering him, she could guess that he was just worried about her, so he was acting this way.

She sighed softly, pacifying him in a gentle and calm voice, "I’ve come back safely, haven’t I?"

In fact, what she really wanted to say was that she had already thought of a strategy in her heart, and there was no way anything could go wrong.

But then she thought again, feeling that such words might just infuriate Li Mingjue to death, so she decided against saying them.

Li Mingjue was not very satisfied with her answer, but dealing with someone who feared neither heaven nor earth, no amount of anger was useful; he could only warn, "If there’s a next time, I will not let you off easily."

Qi Yu raised four fingers, stating firmly, "You can rest assured, Prince, there absolutely won’t be a next time!"

Li Mingjue saw her sincere expression and dissipated the bit of vexation in his heart.

Seeing that he had finally been pacified, Qi Yu immediately changed the subject, "Qi Wei, that old fox, is still very astute. It won’t be easy to move those silver pieces to his residence."

Li Mingjue looked thoughtful for a moment and said, "Ever since Li Ming’an was put under house arrest, Qi Wei has stayed in his residence except when attending court, so hiding something under his nose is indeed not easy."

After a pause, Qi Yu carefully recollected other places in the Prime Minister Residence where one could hide things apart from the storeroom.

Right now, the storeroom was definitely not an option, the key was in the hands of the Wang family, not to mention that no one would hide illicit money in such an obvious place, practically inviting search.

Unfortunately, her visits to the Prime Minister Residence were few, and each time they were quite unpleasant, leaving no time to properly explore the environment inside.

Furthermore, the original owner’s memories were very limited; she was always kept by the Qi Family in that dilapidated little courtyard in the backyard, so it was impossible to understand the layout of the Prime Minister Residence.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Qi Yu’s mind, and she said to Li Mingjue, "Why not hide it in the backyard? The Qi Family people never set foot there."

She also just realized that the decrepit little yard where the original owner lived was indeed a good place to hide things.

It was secluded and usually unvisited by anyone.

Li Mingjue saw her eyes shining and nodded as well, but then asked, "But how would we sneak it in?"

Qi Yu chuckled and arched an eyebrow at him, "Have you forgotten I have a dimensional space? Just need to find an opportunity to sneak into the Prime Minister Residence and take out the silver from inside."

Li Mingjue laughed, having indeed forgotten about that part.

However, the matter of the space was truly too fantastical and must not be discovered by others.

Speaking of the space, Qi Yu felt a bit guilty.

She had performed a disappearing act in front of Jiutu last time, and she didn’t know if he had become suspicious of her afterward.

Li Mingjue saw her looking down, lost in thought, and sensed something was off, his brow furrowed, "What’s wrong?"

Qi Yu touched her nose awkwardly, her tone sheepish, "I might have exposed myself."