It was already close to noon when Yun Shang woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Qian Yin standing in the room looking at her with burning eyes. Yun Shang was stunned and said in surprise, "What's wrong?"
When Qianyin heard this, she covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Since arriving in Xia Kingdom, the princess rarely sleeps until this hour before waking up. It seems..." Qianyin said, with a trace of color in her eyes.
He teased, "It's true that the prince doesn't know any moderation at all."
Hearing this, Yun Shang couldn't help but have a touch of red on her face. Last night Luo Qingyan did have to struggle for longer than usual, probably because of what happened yesterday. Yun Shang gave Qianyin an angry look.
, sat up.
Qianyin quickly asked Qianliu to bring hot water into the clean room. Yun Shang put on her shoes and went to the clean room to wash up and came out. Qianyin went to get a dress for Qian Zui and asked Qian Zui to dress Yun Chang.
Qianyin watched from the side and whispered, "It's lunch time soon. The prince is in the flower hall to discuss things with Mr. Liu. As previously ordered, lunch will be placed in the flower hall so that the princess can go there if she wakes up."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Qianyin, "Who are you talking about? Who is the prince talking to?"
"Liu Yinfeng, Mr. Liu." Qianyin said with a smile, and then covered her mouth and laughed again, "The princess is also a little surprised, isn't she? Today, a servant informed me that Mr. Liu is visiting, and I thought she was looking for someone.
As for the princess, it turned out that she was looking for the prince, which also shocked the slave. The slave had always felt that the prince had never been happy with Mr. Liu, but when she looked at the prince's expression before, she didn't see anything unusual.
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Yun Shang pondered for a while, and roughly guessed it in her mind, "Your Majesty seems to have left the draft matter to the prince and Mr. Liu to supervise it together. I'm afraid he came here just for this matter."
Qianzui dressed Yun Shang, and Yun Shang walked to the bronze mirror and sat down, letting Qianzui comb her hair.
"The princess's dress today is a light green floor-length skirt. I think it's just right to wear a bun with a bun. What do you think of the princess?" Qian Zui asked softly.
Yun Shang nodded, "Then let's go with Yun's bun and add some pearls."
"I heard that most of the candidates for the show have entered Jincheng, so is sister Qinyi here?" When Qianyin heard Yunshang mention the draft, she also remembered what Yunshang said before, that Qinyi was there for training.
Some women who are about to be sent to the palace have gone. Since it is time for the draft, Qin Yi should also follow.
"It's not yet in the future. It will take some time. She still has some unsolved matters in her hands. In another three months, she will be here." Yun Shang smiled lightly.
After finishing dressing, Yun Shang took the maid to the flower hall. Luo Qingyan and Liu Yinfeng were indeed sitting in the flower hall, but they did not speak. Both of them were looking at the documents in their hands.
Yun Shang stood at the door of the flower hall for a while, hesitating whether to go in or not. Luo Qingyan raised his head as if aware. When he saw Yun Shang, his expression softened a bit, "Are you awake? Why are you here?
Don’t come in either?”
Yun Shang walked in and saluted Liu Yinfeng before walking to stand next to Liu Yinfeng and saying with a smile, "Seeing that the prince and Mr. Liu are looking at things seriously, they are afraid that they will disturb them if they come in."
arrive."
Luo Qingyan smiled, then closed the documents in his hands and put them on the table, "Now, you have just woken up and haven't had breakfast yet, so you must be hungry already. I asked the kitchen to prepare the dishes and started eating first.
Right." Before Yun Shang could answer, Luo Qingyan had already turned his head and looked at Liu Yinfeng, "Brother Liu, let's take a rest first. We don't want to rush these things. Let's eat first."
Liu Yinfeng smiled and put down the document, but did not look at Yun Shang.
Seeing this, Yun Shang knew that they had made up their mind, so she had no choice but to quickly order the servants to clear the table, prepare the dishes and chopsticks, and serve the dishes.
The three of them sat down at the table. Luo Qingyan first filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Yun Shang, and then said to Liu Yinfeng, "I have looked at the previous drafts, and this draft seems to be the best in the past years.
The most grand, but what’s the reason?”
Liu Yinfeng smiled gently, "This year is the thirtieth year of His Majesty's accession to the throne. There is such a custom. And although His Majesty's children are now twenty-one, there are still few princes. All the ministers in the court think it is appropriate.
A general election will open up branches and leaves for the royal family."
Yun Shang listened quietly and thought to herself that it was indeed as Liu Yinfeng said. Although the princes and princesses in the palace seemed to be prosperous, in fact many of them died before the age of ten.
There are only seven princesses and four princes alive today.
Among the four princes, Luo Qingyan was displaced when he was young and did not return to the Xia Kingdom until this year. The seventh prince was murdered since he was a child and was weak. Prince Qi was normal and considered smart. Unfortunately, Concubine Shen Shu was born as a palace maid.
I am afraid that I have also been looked down upon since childhood. The youngest is the Nineteenth Prince. I heard that the Nineteenth Prince was also a premature child. He was weak and almost died a few days ago. The imperial doctor tried his best to snatch him from the hands of the King of Hell.
I came back, but my roots have been injured, and now it is extremely difficult to even take two steps off the ground.
All in all, it can be considered that the heirs are few. No wonder the ministers in the court are anxious. But in the frightened harem, it is not easy to give birth to a prince, even if he does.
After coming down, even growing up safely became a luxury.
Liu Yinfeng paused and glanced at Yun Shang indifferently before continuing, "I was chatting with His Majesty in the palace a few days ago. His Majesty seemed to intend to stop the draft after this year's draft... so this
A little more times is understandable."
Yun Shang's hand holding the chopsticks tightened. Liu Yinfeng's words meant to remind her that Xia Huanyu would probably not participate in the draft this time.
, we must seize the opportunity.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then returned to normal, lowered her head and silently ate the food in the bowl.
"The show girls in this draft are the most spectacular in the past. There are almost all candidates from the three major families. The Liu Mansion has Liu Situ's niece Liu Chuchu. Liu Chuchu is known as the most talented girl in Jincheng. The Washington Mansion has Hua Yutong.
, Hua Yutong has both civil and military skills, and a bold and straightforward character. Su Ruying has Su Ruying, who has outstanding appearance, and feels that she is the most beautiful in Jincheng." The corners of Liu Yinfeng's mouth raised slightly, as if with a bit of ridicule.
Hua Yutong, Yun Shang thought for a while, it seems that she is also the niece of Hua Guogong. Yun Shang has been in Xia Kingdom for more than three months, but she has never seen her. She only heard Shen Yilan talk about it, and she is also a person who likes to dance.
The man who wields swords and guns was injured when he fell off his horse more than two years ago and was sent somewhere to recuperate.
Because Hua Yutong was not the daughter of Duke Hua, but just a niece, Yun Shang had never paid attention to her before, so she didn't know much about it. However, she didn't expect that the Duke's Palace would send her to the palace. This matter was a little bit strange.
It's not in line with Duke Hua's temperament.
"Why are you in a daze?" The bowl was knocked lightly, and Yun Shang came back to her senses, raised her head and smiled lightly at Luo Qingyan, and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered that I heard Yilan mention it before at the Duke's Mansion.
Hua Yutong said that she fell off a horse two years ago and suffered a serious fall, so she was sent somewhere to recuperate. Unexpectedly, she would go to the female talent show. I haven’t been to the Duke’s Mansion for a long time. I’ll go there in the afternoon.
Take a look."
Luo Qingyan nodded and said, "Go ahead and remember what I said to you yesterday."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that Luo Qingyan said yesterday that if she went out, she would have to bring at least forty secret guards with her. Yun Shang laughed thinking about it, forty secret guards, I'm afraid...
They are no longer called secret guards. Secret guards usually hide in dark places, mostly in places such as beams, roofs, and under beds. There are forty of them. If she randomly enters a room, if the room is not big, there will be a room full of people standing there.
When Shang thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh again.
After lunch, Yun Shang excused herself and went back to the house to make some preparations. She asked the maid to bring some medicine that Yun Shang had made in her spare time. Before going out, she remembered one more thing and stopped.
Turning around and looking at Qianyin, he said, "Ask the secret guards to pay attention to whether the candidates are being followed when they go out on weekdays. If so, you will arrange for Lin Youran to visit her family in Ximing Lane at ten o'clock this evening.
Waiting for me in a private room in the restaurant outside the building.
Qianyin responded and retreated to give orders. Yun Shang took only Qianliu and Qianzui to the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke's wife had just taken a nap. When she heard that Yunshang was coming, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly ordered, "Let Princess Rui come in quickly. By the way, I asked you to pick fresh jasmine flowers a few days ago."
Can it be fried? Make a pot of jasmine tea for Princess Rui."
Behind the Duke's wife was a young woman of about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a dark blue short skirt. She looked very neat and tidy, and her appearance was also delicate and delicate. After hearing what the Duke's wife said, there was a look in her eyes.
A flash of curiosity flashed across her face, she pouted and pretended to be unhappy, "As soon as the eldest aunt saw Princess Rui, she even forgot about Tong'er. Tong'er doesn't want to follow her."
"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten, our Tong'er is also very good." The Duke's wife said this, but her eyes were fixed on the door.
Hua Yutong did not hide the curiosity in her eyes, but also looked towards the door, "Tong'er has only been back for four or five days, and I heard my aunt talking about this Princess Rui dozens of times. Tong'er needs to have a good look at it.
What kind of person can make my eldest aunt like him so much?"
Just as he was talking, Yun Shang stepped in from outside the door. Hua Yutong felt that the room suddenly lit up, all because of the woman who walked in slowly, wearing a light green floor-length dress, and she didn't look special.
, just with that gorgeous face, I felt that the original long dress, which was not very distinctive, seemed to be alive.
"Shang'er has come to pay his respects to grandma." Yun Shang's voice was soft and her eyes were very gentle as she saluted the Duke's wife.
The Duke's wife quickly smiled and said, "I thought Chang'er had forgotten me as an old woman." Then she looked at the maid aside and said, "Hurry up and show Princess Rui her seat." (To be continued)