"There is news from the imperial mausoleum that the humidity in the imperial mausoleum is heavy, and the young prince is seriously ill and may not be able to survive." Li Qianmo sat opposite Yun Shang and said softly.
"The young prince?" Yun Shang squinted her eyes and thought about it, but she didn't remember who this so-called young prince was.
Li Qianmo saw some confusion flashing in Yun Shang's eyes, and understood her question, and said quickly, "He is the son of the former crown prince. He is three years old this year. I heard he is a little prodigy. He used to be favored by His Majesty. After the death of the former crown prince,
So he went to the imperial mausoleum with the crown prince to guard the mausoleum for the prince. The mausoleum was supposed to be guarded for three years, but it has only been three months."
"Oh?" Yun Shang turned the tea cup in her hand, squinted her eyes and took a sip of tea before saying, "The queen is really impatient. Now Prince Rui is not in Jincheng, and the eleventh prince has just gone to the fiefdom. The only adult in the imperial city is
The prince who has passed the age of 10 is the seventh prince. Although the younger prince is young and has a different relationship, he is the queen's grandson after all. The royal family has a shallow family relationship, let alone a grandson, but a father and son. If this is the case,
The eleventh prince is so imprisoned in the fiefdom and is rarely seen once in several years. I am afraid that your majesty will soon forget that he has such a son, so the queen is anxious."
"Master, what do you mean?" Li Qianmo was stunned for a moment, thinking for a moment before turning around, "Is it false that the young prince is ill? Does the queen want to take the young prince back to the imperial city in the name of being seriously ill?"
"Of course it is, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence? As soon as the queen's people arrived at the imperial mausoleum, the young prince fell seriously ill." Yun Shang said calmly, but she thought in her heart that there were some advantages to being a dead person. She could sit on the mountain and watch.
Tiger fight.
Yun Shang put down her tea cup and tapped her hand on the table, "But this incident also made me know something."
Qianyin, who was playing with an embroidery support at the side, raised her head curiously when she heard this, "What's the matter?"
Yun Shang glanced at her empty right sleeve, and a flash of red blood flashed in her eyes, "The people chasing us near Qilan Town are definitely not Su Qi and the Queen."
Qian Yin was stunned, but she did not expect that Yun Shang would suddenly come to such a conclusion. There was a bit of confusion in her eyes, "Why did the master say that?"
"If this matter was done by the Su family or the Queen, and the Queen knew that I was still alive, she would definitely not take the young prince back to Jincheng at such a juncture. If I were still alive, I would definitely not allow such a thing to happen, Xiao
The prince is the only bargaining chip in her hand now, and she does not dare to take this risk." Yun Shang's hand gently rubbed the rim of the tea cup, with a somewhat cold smile on her lips, "Concubine Shen Shu..."
"I remember that during the last witchcraft incident, witchcraft also appeared in Concubine Shen Shu's palace. In this case, Ning Qian should have someone in Concubine Shen Shu's palace. Let's talk to Ning Qian and try to let us
Someone approaches Concubine Shen Shu and gains Concubine Shen Shu's trust. It's easy to add icing on the cake, but it's difficult to offer help when the time is right. Say these ten words to Ning Qian, and she will naturally know what to do." Yun Shang ordered softly, her eyes growing colder.
Got up.
"What about the young prince?" Li Qianmo asked in a low voice, "How does the master want to deal with it?"
Yun Shang pondered for a moment before saying, "The Queen is not at odds with me now, and I don't want to harm a three-year-old child, so I'll just wait and see. I think that even if we don't take action, someone will.
"
"Seventh Prince?" Qianyin whispered, "That's right. Although the Seventh Prince has always looked sick and weak, his private power cannot be underestimated. He cares about the throne, and he definitely doesn't want to have another one.
The enemy, even a little three-year-old, I'm afraid he won't be willing to do it."
Yun Shang smiled and said, "These princes and concubines are all staring at the chair where His Majesty is sitting, but they have all forgotten that the chair still belongs to His Majesty. Your Majesty is only over fifty years old this year.
When you are still strong, how can you let them plot one by one? Let's see how your Majesty will treat them in the end after they have exhausted all their scheming."
News that the prince was seriously ill reached the imperial city. Yun Shang had been paying attention to the movements of the queen and Su Qi, but found that they were very calm this time and did not mention the matter in front of his majesty.
The person who finally spoke surprised Yun Shang. He turned out to be the Seventh Prince.
I heard from Li Qianmo that His Majesty sent the imperial physician to the imperial mausoleum twice to treat the young prince. That morning, the imperial physician wrote a letter to report back, saying that the young prince was invaded by the poison from the imperial mausoleum. If he stayed in the imperial mausoleum any longer, he would risk his life.
Soon after the report of the imperial hospital's verdict was completed, there was silence in the palace. After a while, the seventh prince stood up and said, "Father, the young prince is the only bloodline left by the emperor. The emperor is no longer here, but
The young prince is still a descendant of the royal family. Our Xia Kingdom values filial piety, and the young prince guards the mausoleum for the imperial brother because of the word filial piety. But he cannot blindly be foolish and filial, and risk his life in vain."
Xia Huanyu glanced at the sad seventh prince, and after a while, he said calmly, "Then what do you think should be done?"
The seventh prince hurriedly said, "Bring the young prince into the palace, recover from his illness first, and then make plans."
“What do you think?”
yes."
After a moment of silence, Xia Huanyu called Liu Wen'an and said, "Draw up a decree and have someone go to the imperial mausoleum to take the crown prince back to the palace."
Yun Shang smiled and said, "This is the best of both worlds. After all, the prince is the prince's child, and both the queen and the Su family have to avoid suspicion, otherwise they will only make his majesty dissatisfied. And this matter was revealed by the seventh prince, your majesty.
You will definitely feel that the Seventh Prince is magnanimous. He can also gain a reputation as a virtuous person in the court and among the people, which kills two birds with one stone."
The corpse of the fake Princess Rui rested in Prince Rui's mansion for seven days before being buried. Princess Rui was the prince's wife, but she could not be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so Xia Huanyu ordered that it be buried on a mountain east of the imperial mausoleum.
Picked a place.
On the day of the funeral, Yun Shang and Qian Yin followed Li Qianmo out of the Li Mansion. Outside Prince Rui's Mansion, the soldiers who sent the mourners were ready. They were all dressed in plain colors. After a while, the carriage with the coffin left.
The car drove out of the mansion. The steward was wearing mourning clothes and holding the memorial tablet of Princess Rui in his hand. The soul-calling flag was at the front, followed by the steward holding the memorial tablet, and then there were many people crying. They should all be subordinates in Prince Rui's mansion.
The people were followed by the carriage carrying the coffin, and behind the carriage was a long line of soldiers guarding the spirit.
It was quite grand. Everywhere he passed, people were crowded with people watching. Many of them were still whispering and discussing who was in the coffin. Yun Shang moved with the crowd.
"Master, among the people watching, there are many skilled killers." The secret guard approached Yun Shang and whispered.
Yun Shang nodded, she had thought of it. Since she was waiting for her to appear, Concubine Shen Shu must have understood that today was a good day, so she must have been fully prepared.
It still takes about three days to travel from Jincheng to the imperial mausoleum. The procession of mourners slowly left Jincheng. The number of people following them gradually decreased, but there were still quite a few, but most of them were arranged by Yun Shang.
Not long after leaving the imperial city, they entered a small valley with hillsides on both sides, which were not very high. Yun Shang was thinking that we were almost there, and wanted to turn around and go back to Jincheng.
At this moment, two flashes of bright red suddenly flew down from both sides of the hillside, followed by hundreds of men in black.
"There are assassins, there are assassins!" Many exclamations suddenly erupted in the mourning team, and they were in chaos. Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at the two leaders with bright red eyes, and her brows suddenly frowned.
Before Yun Shang had time to react, some people who looked like ordinary people standing around Yun Shang who were following the funeral procession suddenly drew their swords and rushed towards the man in black who rushed down from the mountain.
, fight in a group.
The horses dragging the hearse seemed to be frightened. They raised their legs and neighed twice, then started to rush into the crowd. Everyone hurriedly dodged. When Yun Shang saw this, he smiled slightly and held the silver needle in his hand.
, and shot at the horse, which became even more crazy and rushed around. The hearse swayed from side to side, and with a loud "bang", it fell to the ground, and the coffin on top of the hearse rolled down.
The coffin didn't seem to be nailed too tightly. After being thrown so hard, the lid was thrown open. Yun Shang's eyes fell on the coffin, and he frowned suddenly. It was empty.
The coffin is empty?
Yun Shang's mind was spinning rapidly. Many people around him had seen the scene in the coffin and began to scream again. When the two men in red saw this, they quickly shouted, "The coffin is
Empty, retreat!" Then he quickly jumped up the hillside, jumped down, and disappeared.
The housekeeper had come to his senses and shouted hurriedly, "The princess is gone. The princess is gone!" The crowd was in chaos and his voice could not be heard clearly. Yun Shang glanced at it and took advantage of the chaos to take Li Qianmo and Qian.
They left.
"Why is the coffin empty?" Qianyin murmured to herself in a low voice, "It was just a fake corpse, so why did it disappear during the funeral?"
Yun Shang was also a little confused. After being silent for a long time, he said, "After this matter is over, I will quietly ask the housekeeper. You can ask the secret guard to check where they are."
Qianyin raised her head and glanced at Yun Shang, and then she knew who Yun Shang was talking about. She nodded and went to pass on the message. Before nightfall, the secret guard had already found the place, and Yun Shang hurriedly
After hurriedly dressing up, he went to the inn mentioned by the secret guard, walked to the door, and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door was opened, and a woman's face popped out, looking at Yun Shang strangely, "Who are you?" Yun Shang faintly heard the sound of a sword being drawn, and then she quickly smiled and said
, "It's me. Yan'er won't you invite me in to sit down?" (To be continued)
