Xin Nianyan raised his eyebrows.

"How did you lose it?"

Qingyun knelt on the ground and thought for a moment, "It was there before closing, but I couldn't find it the next day."

"You mean, someone stole it?"

Xin Nianyan said absently, lifted the lamp beside him, raised his hand to fan a fire stick, and lit the lamp.

Qingyun, the embroiderer, nodded, "There are no traces of lock picking in the palace, maybe..."

"Stealed by one of my own?" Xin Nianyan took the second half of her unspoken sentence and fed the letter Qin Yu sent her from the palace to the fire, letting the flames lick it and burn the paper into ashes.

Then he moved closer to the lampshade, blew out the candle in one breath, and then looked at the three kneeling people.

"Get up first."

"Miss, I'm sorry. It's all Xiaozhu's fault. Even sending a letter can cause problems..." Xiaozhu lowered his eyes, full of guilt.

Xin Nianyan smiled and shook his head, "I blame you for what you did. You sent the things over."

"It's my fault for not keeping it properly..." Qingyun pursed her lips, her face also filled with guilt.

"It's my fault. I should have paid more attention to the situation of the clerk in the store yesterday." Han Lu also blamed herself.

"Okay, get up first. None of you can blame me. If you want to blame me, of course I should blame the one who stole the blueprints."

Xin Nianyan had no choice but to step forward to help them.

"Don't worry, even if there are detailed explanations for the pictures I drew, only Qingyun can understand them."

The tacit understanding they have honed over three years can be understood by just anyone?

After hearing this, the three of them felt a little better and got up.

"Hanlu, have everyone in the store checked?" Xin Nianyan asked.

Han Lu nodded, "The stewards have checked everything, but there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious."

Xin Nianyan recalled that she had been investigating the case of Shangshu for so long and had no clue. For a moment, she didn't believe her so-called interrogation.

She tapped her fingers on the table.

"A few people went to the inner hall yesterday. What time were they?"

"The drawing passed through several hands. After closing yesterday, did anyone come back?"

"Who holds the keys to the store, and the nearby ready-to-wear store. Have you had any contact with the store's clerks?"

"Have you checked everything?"

Hanlu: "..."

When Xin Nianyan saw the look on her face that said, 'So it can still be like this', he knew that she might have really just intervened.

"Go and check again as I told you."

After a pause, Xin Nianyan added, "I mean, go check it out."

She couldn't trust anyone in the entire store except Han Lu.

Han Lu immediately understood what she meant and nodded.

"Slave, please obey."

Only then did Xin Nianyan let Qingyun Hanlu retreat.

Xiaozhu stood aside and looked at her with bright eyes.

"Young lady is so amazing!"

The logic is clear and organized, and things are divided into simple parts in no time!

"I thought Han Lu was very good at settling accounts, but I didn't expect that the young lady was even better than her!"

Xin Nianyan raised a finger and shook it, and said leisurely: "When it comes to arithmetic, even ten of me can't keep up with one Hanlu."

"Everyone has their own areas of excellence, so just do what you are good at."

Xiaozhu nodded thoughtfully, and after a while he looked at Xin Nianyan with a downcast face: "From what the young lady said, it seems that I am not good at anything at all."

She is a waste, she is an embarrassment to the young lady!

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are very good at taking care of others. What would I do without you?"

Xin Nianyan stood up from the table and reached out to pinch Xiaozhu's cheek.

"Let's go, pack up, go out, and go take a look at the shop."

She wanted to see who was so ignorant as to steal her design.

Who can understand this thing except Qingyun!

"Okay!" Xiaozhu responded with a smile, and then paused.

"Miss, are you feeling better from the cold? Can you see the wind?"

"Okay, I can play for two hours!" Xin Nianyan patted his chest and gave a thumbs up with a smile.

Sweat dripped from Xiaozhu's forehead, "You can't blow it for two hours, the stones will melt!"

Xin Nianyan smiled, asked Xiaozhu to change her into a set of clothes that would be convenient for traveling, and took the little girl out.

Driving all the way to Liuyun Pavilion, Xin Nianyan opened the curtains for the first time in a long time and blew in a gust of wind, squinting her eyes in comfort.

When passing by West Street, I saw Hu Ji wearing scantily clad clothes at the door of a restaurant, standing at the door with a smile on her face, soliciting customers.

"Xiao Zhu, look at the Orchid in that restaurant, which one is pretty?"

Xiao Zhu shook his head, "Xiao Zhu can't appreciate the appearance of a woman from a foreign land. Xiao Zhu thinks that the young lady is the prettiest!"

This little girl was really sweet-tongued. Xin Nianyan chuckled and said nothing more.

Soon, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Liuyun Pavilion.

Xin Nianyan stepped into Liuyun Pavilion, and there was only one waiter guarding the store.

Seeing her coming, he quickly saluted and said, "I've met my boss."

Xin Nianyan waved his hand, "Where are they?"

The waiter pointed in the direction of the inner hall. Xin Nianyan nodded knowingly and walked toward the inner hall with the small candle.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw a group of people sitting down in the inner hall. Han Lu had a table set up, asking questions with a cold expression while writing down notes.

"The boss is here."

Several waiters sitting around quickly stood up and saluted her.

"I've met my boss!"

Xin Nianyan nodded, walked to the table on the side and sat down.

"Go on and ignore me."

Han Lu then looked away and asked the waiter in front of her.

Xin Nianyan listened for a while and asked where he had been since closing yesterday, who he was with, and whether he had any witnesses.

I sort of listened to what she said, but not much.

After a circle of people asked, only the steward was left.

"Steward, please sit down." Han Lu rubbed her sore arms and said.

The steward's expression froze, "Miss Hanlu, do I also want to interrogate you?"

He is the one in charge!

Han Lu raised her face and nodded, leaving no room for doubt.

The steward glanced at Xin Nianyan with a troubled expression, and Xin Nianyan raised her eyebrows at him with a half-smile.

The steward then knew that Han Lu’s intention was her instruction.

He had no choice but to sit down in front of Han Mian.

"Steward, after closing yesterday, where did you go and who did you go with?"

The manager responded fluently, "I went home directly after closing yesterday without anyone else."

"You were the one who took the manuscript from me yesterday and gave it to Qingyun, right?" Han Lu said thoughtfully.

"Yes, but I gave it to Qingyun after I took it from you. She can testify to this."

The manager immediately cleared the relationship.

"You're not with anyone, which means there's no one to testify?" Xin Nianyan said casually.

When the steward heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly.

"My boss is doubting me?"

Xin Nianyan waved his hand, "That's not what I meant."

"Where does the housekeeper live? How long does it take to get home? If you turn back, you can tell your family what time you got home."

"This counts as a witness, I'm just looking for evidence for you."

The steward paused and said, "My home is at Yunni Lane at the end of West Street. It takes about a quarter of an hour to get from the shop to my home."

"My boss can send someone to my house to ask. I didn't delay yesterday and went back directly."
Chapter completed!