As soon as she left the door, Yun Chang was stopped. It was the secret guard sent by Luo Qingyan to Yun Chang's side. "Princess, the prince has given instructions before leaving. If the princess returns to the palace, it is best not to go out again.
The situation in the city is unpredictable now. The prince is worried that the princess is in danger, so he also invites the princess to return to the palace."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that Luo Qingyan had sent many secret guards to follow her before, but she didn't expect to be stopped. Yun Shang sighed softly. Although she was anxious, she couldn't do anything.
He frowned and turned back to the palace.
After returning to the house, she was still restless. If the eldest princess kidnapped Xia Huanyu, then she would have no way out. Now there were only two options available to her. One was to hold the emperor hostage to control the world, but this method failed.
It was extremely risky. She had to guard against anyone with more ambition in the court directly saying that Xia Huanyu was dead and ascended the throne as emperor. The eldest princess was a woman after all, which was against common sense. If someone took advantage of her, she would just
It's not good to be afraid.
The second is to take hold of all the princes in the court one by one, or simply kill them, and then you can directly ascend the throne as emperor. Although this method is a little more difficult, it is the safest. Now Xia Huanyu is under the care of the eldest princess
In hand, Prince Qi is far away in Qizhou and poses no threat. The eldest princess's next target is either the seventh prince or Luo Qingyan.
Yun Shang paced back and forth in the room, turned to look at Qianliu and Qianzui standing in the room, and said, "You don't have to stay with me here, go help the prince."
Qianliu and Qianzui looked at each other, and Qianliu lowered his head and said softly, "But the prince is in the palace, and now we can't enter the palace at all."
Yun Shang was stunned and sighed, but her heart gradually calmed down. What happened to her? She panicked when she encountered something related to Luo Qingyan. Yun Shang slowly walked to the soft couch and sat down.
He came down and was silent for a long time before he said calmly, "Go and get me a cup of tea."
Qianliu glanced at Yunshang's face, then softly agreed and retreated.
Yun Shang leaned on the soft couch and sorted out the whole matter in detail. The eldest princess was afraid that after entering the palace that day, she would quietly leave the house to arrange these things. Since Xia Huanyu disappeared in the palace,
Moreover, since she disappeared from Yunqi Palace, the eldest princess must have been hiding in Yunqi Palace before.
"Qian Zui, you go find some people with better water properties and sneak into the palace to send a message to Ning Qian. Let her take a look at the hidden stakes we installed in the palace to check. Has anything happened in Yunqi Palace recently?
Anyone, if there is one, find out what she has done recently and spread the word." Yun Shang ordered softly.
Qian Zui agreed and retreated.
Qianliu walked in with tea. Yun Shang casually asked her to put the tea cup on the table, and then asked her to go to the study room with her. Yun Shang took the map of Jincheng from the bookshelf, frowning and bit by bit.
She looked at the map of Jincheng carefully and thought to herself, if she were the eldest princess, where would she hide after kidnapping Xia Huanyu and Liu Wen'an?
Yun Shang circled a few points on the map. The first one was the eldest princess's mansion. Since the eldest princess had the intention to usurp the throne, and it didn't happen every year or two, there must be many secret secrets in the eldest princess's mansion.
It shouldn't be difficult to hide.
The second one is in the palace. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. After Xia Huanyu disappeared, the queen's first reaction was to search for it in the palace. But because of this, the queen immediately searched for Xia Huanyu.
After carefully checking the palace, you will naturally feel that Xia Huanyu is no longer in the palace.
The third... Yun Shang's pen stopped above the Liu Mansion and dropped a drop of ink. For some reason, she suddenly felt that what Mrs. Liu did to the eldest princess that day was more like a show. Maybe it was because of it.
Because Mrs. Liu’s beautifully sung and composed play made everyone feel that the Liu family and the eldest princess were at odds...
Yun Shang put down his pen and circled Liu Mansion.
"Princess." Qianzuo hurriedly ran in, walked to Yun Shang and said, "Su Taiwei, Liu Situ and Hua Guogong were summoned to the palace."
Yun Shang's hand holding the pen paused slightly, then put the pen on the pen holder. She silently looked at the map on the table and murmured, "Su Qi, Liu Jin, Hua Guogong..."
The three of them are the heads of the civil and military officials of the court, so it is understandable that they are summoned to the palace. However, it is also possible that the imperial guard order is for the audience of the three of them. Although Luo Qingyan obtained another token, it must be before the critical moment.
It cannot be taken out. If something happened to Xia Huanyu, the Imperial Guards should naturally be mobilized to look for it.
But if the imperial guards were mobilized, the news of Xia Huanyu's accident would probably not be concealed. Once the news comes out, there will be chaos in the court.
Yun Shang stood up, turned to Qianliu and said, "Come and help me find a map near Thousand Buddhas Monastery on the bookshelf."
Qian Zui responded, then walked to the bookshelf, found the row where the maps were placed, and started looking for them one by one.
While he was looking, another maid came in from outside and said, "Princess, the Duke's wife from the Duke's Mansion wants to see the Princess."
Yun Shang was stunned, why is grandma here? Could it be because of this? Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Please invite grandma." After a pause, she turned to Qian Liu and said, "You go first
Find it. I'll come over later and take a look. I'll go back to the room first." After that, he said to the maid who came to report, "Invite the Duke's wife into the room."
The maid responded, and Yun Shang hurriedly left the study, returned to the room, randomly picked out a book from the desk in the room, and sat down on the soft couch.
After a while, footsteps were faintly heard outside, and the door curtain was opened. Yun Shang raised her eyes and saw Mrs. Hua Guogong walking in. Her face was very calm, and there was no clue. Yun Shang hurriedly
Putting the book aside, he stood up with a smile, "Why is grandma here? I didn't even inform Chang'er in advance, so Chang'er can make preparations. This person today is Qian Yin, who was waiting beside Chang'er before.
It's my girl's big day. Fortunately, I came back after witnessing the marriage for them two, otherwise grandma would have lost everything."
After a quick drink, the tea was brought up. Yun Shang took the tea cup with a smile and handed it over, "This is the plum blossom tea that Shang'er likes recently. Grandma will try it to see if it tastes good."
Mrs. Hua Guogong looked at Yun Shang for a moment, as if observing the expression on her face. Yun Shang raised her hand to touch her face with some embarrassment, and asked Mrs. Guogong softly, "Is there something on Chang'er's face?"
"
The Duke's wife then calmly withdrew her gaze, shook her head, took the teacup, opened the lid of the teacup and glanced at it casually, then used the lid of the teacup to brush away the foam on it, and took a sip.
Yun Shang looked at the Duke's wife with some expectation. The Duke's wife drank a few more sips. Fang raised his head and looked at Yun Shang. He smiled and said, "There is a slight bitterness in the entrance, and a sweet aftertaste.
It has the refreshing fragrance of plum blossoms and is delicious."
Only then did Yun Shang laugh, "It's fine if grandma likes it. Grandma is here today, but what's the important matter?"
The Duke's wife pondered for a moment and then asked, "I heard that I didn't go to court today. How can I say that lightly? Why didn't you see him in the palace?"
Sure enough, it was because of this matter that Yun Shang's smile did not change at all when he heard this, "The prince has indeed taken a leave of absence today. It is because our two subordinates got married, and we were the ones to officiate for them. It's just that this marriage
Before it was done, someone came from the palace and summoned the prince into the palace. I'm afraid your majesty might have something urgent."
"His Majesty summoned Qingyan into the palace?" The Duke's wife's brows jumped, her eyes kept falling on Yun Shang's face, never letting go of the slightest change in Yun Sang's expression.
There was some confusion in Yun Shang's eyes, "Someone came at that time, and I don't know what they said in the ear of the prince. The prince said that there were some things in the palace that needed to be dealt with, and he needed to go to the palace. Besides Your Majesty, who else was there?
"What about summoning the prince into the palace?" Yun Shang asked in confusion. After pausing for a moment, his eyes suddenly became a little anxious, "Did something happen to the prince? He didn't enter the palace?"
The Duke's wife paused slightly while holding the tea cup, then smiled and shook her head, "Nothing, I just looked at Qing Yan's absence and asked casually. A few days ago, I heard what happened at the small banquet in the eldest princess's house.
, it’s really ridiculous, have you ever visited the eldest princess since then?”
Hearing this, Yun Shang shook her head slightly and said, "I heard from the prince that Mrs. Liu actually entered the palace that day. Later, the eldest princess was introduced to the palace. After returning from the palace, she closed the door.
No, I sincerely bow to the Buddha. The eldest princess has always believed in Buddhism since the Prince Consort left. To be so suddenly disturbed by Mrs. Liu, I am afraid that she is also worried about the worldly world, so she has ignored secular affairs. Before that
The eldest princess came to the palace once when she first returned to Jincheng. She said that she and Empress Hua were friends with each other, but she looked very cordial. Later, the prince and I went to visit together, and then there was a small banquet. After the small banquet
We thought that since the eldest princess didn’t want to see guests, we didn’t need to bother her.”
"Handkerchief?" The Duke's wife raised her eyebrows, with a bit of a smile on her face, but she didn't say much.
Yun Chang nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, by the way, grandma, it will be New Year's Eve in a few days. It is the first time for Chang'er to celebrate New Year's Eve in Xia Kingdom, and she is a little confused about the customs and habits here.
, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble my grandmother to give me more advice.”
The Duke's wife nodded, and after a moment of silence she said, "Originally I wanted to talk to Qingyan, but now that Qingyan is not here, I will go back home first."
Hearing this, Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, and then said quickly, "Grandma is leaving before she can sit down for a while. It's better to wait. Maybe the prince will come back later."
The Duke's wife smiled and shook her head, "No, there are still some things in the house."
Yun Shang couldn't stay any longer, so he stood up quickly, escorted the Duke's wife out of the house, and then returned to the study. Qianliu had already found the map near Qianfoyuan, and Yun Shang left.
When I got to the desk, I stood and started reading. (To be continued)
