Xiao Jinyi nodded at once. "Since you've asked for my help, Third Brother, of course I'll go. Don't worry. I'll capture that thief for you and let you deal with him yourself."
Hearing this made the Third Prince feel a little better.
Shen Shixu had still been wondering how to warn the Third Prince, but from what he had said, he clearly already knew there was a thief in his residence.
There was no need for Shen Shixu to meddle, then. Still, the Third Prince had only mentioned a thief, not what sort of thief. He probably had yet to find out.
Now that was rather interesting. Shen Shixu very much wanted to see the Third Prince's expression when he learned exactly what kind of thief he was dealing with.
So Shen Shixu found himself a perfect excuse. "A thief causing trouble in a prince's residence is no small matter. As Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, I ought to come along and take a look! Anyone bold enough to steal from a prince's residence is almost certainly a repeat offender. There should be a record of him in the case files local officials have submitted to the Court of Judicial Review over the years. I'll have to go and see."
With Shen Shixu putting it that way, the Third Prince could hardly refuse.
He had only wanted Xiao Jinyi to catch the thief for him. Although his other siblings already knew he had been taken advantage of, knowing about it and seeing it with their own eyes were two different things!
Now that he had agreed to let Shen Shixu come, even under the pretext of official business, he had set a precedent. Keeping everyone else out would no longer be easy.
And just as the Third