The seventh prince did not seem to think about continuing to pretend in front of Yun Shang. He smiled coldly and said: "In Ningguo, I admit that I am not as good as Luo Qingyan, or even as good as you. It's just because you have been in Ningguo for many years and have a deep foundation.
It's just an advantage. But you should never come to Xia Kingdom to fight with me. How could I let you take away something that should be mine so easily?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang burst out laughing as if she had heard a big joke. After a while, she spoke under the somewhat confused gaze of the Seventh Prince: "Really? It's something that belongs to you? The Seventh Prince has always been a joke.
It was a very good song, but it was a pity that it was so good that His Majesty and many courtiers in the court thought that the Seventh Prince was extremely weak. Does the Seventh Prince know that a country can accept a mediocre monarch?
We will not accept an emperor who is extremely weak and could die at any time and has no successor, even if he is extremely talented and courageous."
The seventh prince's body trembled and he stood looking at Yun Shang.
"Because the former only makes people disappointed, but the latter makes people likely to face despair at any time." Yun Shang turned her head and smiled lightly at the Seventh Prince: "The Seventh Prince may think that he is very popular with the people, but I do want to
Tell the Seventh Prince a fact, that is, the people do not have that much free time to care about who the emperor is, they are more willing to care about whether they can have enough food and clothing, and how to live a better life."
The seventh prince frowned slightly, and the hands in his sleeves trembled slightly. Yun Shang gathered up his cloak, smiled and touched the white fox fur on the cloak, and his smile became a little gentler: "Besides,
I don’t think that Prince Rui is any worse than the Seventh Prince. As for the Seventh Prince, he feels that the officials in the court support him..."
Yun Shang saw a maid walking slowly towards this side, turned around and said quickly: "Most of the people supported by the officials in the DPRK are the ones that His Majesty likes."
After saying that, he walked towards the old lady's yard without looking back.
The Duke's wife and Hua Yutong were no longer in the yard. The maid said that the old lady felt a little cold in the yard, so she went back to the house. When Yun Shang came to the house, the Duke's wife was sitting on a mahogany chair, Hua Yu
Tong squatted in front of Mrs. Guo Gong and pointed to a piece of embroidered cloth placed on Mrs. Guo Gong's lap.
Yun Shang deliberately made some noise with the jade pendant on her waist that was pressed against the hem of her skirt. The two people in the room raised their heads and looked over. When the Duke's wife saw Yun Shang, she smiled and said: "Shang'er, come on, let's take a look.
Is this fabric pretty?"
Yun Shang smiled and walked over quickly. The cloth was a piece of azure cloth embroidered with peonies. The peonies were lifelike and very gorgeous, but because of the color of the cloth, they looked more solemn together.
feeling.
"Shang'er has never been good at female embroidery. If grandma wanted to ask me what embroidery method is used to embroider this peony flower, and whether I am skilled in stitching, it would be really difficult for Chang'er. But from a layman's perspective, this peony flower
The embroidery is extremely beautiful, but when you look at the peonies, they look rich and gorgeous, but when you look at them against this fabric, they add a bit of solemnity." Yun Shang said with a soft smile.
"You are not good at being a female celebrity, but your ability to criticize is very good. You have said all the good things. I don't know who you learned from it. You have such a sweet mouth." The Duke's wife burst out laughing and said
The embroidered cloth was put aside, and the maid was asked to bring chairs for Yun Shang and Hua Yutong. He sat facing her, then smiled and took Yun Shang's hand and said, "How come your grandfather is willing to let you come over?
"
Yun Shang smiled and said, "Maybe she dislikes my poor chess skills."
"He is just like that, talkative, and very arrogant. He always thinks that no one is better than him at chess. However, I do know that if he really dislikes other people's poor chess skills, he will never play chess with others.
." The Duke's wife said with a smile.
Hua Yutong also nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, when I just returned to my house some time ago, the Duke of Guo asked me to play a game of chess with him, and he never played with me again.
Already."
Yun Shang burst into laughter, "I've never seen Yutong depreciate herself like this."
The Duke's wife looked at the two of them, smiled slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said softly: "You two are similar in age, and now you are sisters-in-law. It's better to keep in touch with each other on weekdays and take care of each other if anything happens. Royal Family
It’s not easy to be a daughter-in-law, so it’s good to have more friends who can take care of you.”
Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Hua Yutong, thinking in her mind that since the Duke's wife said this, it should mean that Hua Yutong can be trusted. She pondered slightly in her heart and nodded, "
That's natural."
The Duke's wife nodded with a smile. As if remembering something, she raised her head and said to Yun Shang: "By the way, didn't the Seventh Prince go to the study with you just now? Why didn't you come back?"
"Huh?" Yun Shang raised her head and looked at the door, then said with some confusion: "The Seventh Prince came out with me just now. I felt it was too cold outside, so I walked a little faster. It's normal.
Said, the Seventh Prince should also be here."
After hearing this, Hua Yutong stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."
The Duke's wife nodded, watched Hua Yutong walk out of the house, and then took Yun Shang's hand and said: "I heard that the seventh prince asked the Minister of Punishment to search the palace yesterday. What happened? How did you get along with me?
Did the Seventh Prince have a head-on conflict?"
Seeing the concern on Mrs. Guo's face, Yun Shang felt slightly warm in her heart and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. Didn't something happen to Concubine Liu a few days ago? In fact, Concubine Liu didn't marry at all that day.
The Seventh Prince's Mansion, everything is just a trap. The Seventh Prince wants to trap us in it. When we were investigating the matter, we brought Concubine Liu into the palace to find out something, but we didn't expect Concubine Liu to commit suicide in the palace.
He died. The Seventh Prince wanted to blame Concubine Liu's death on us, so he found an excuse to let the Minister of Punishment search the house, but we escaped."
The Duke's wife listened to Yun Shang's words and kept frowning. After a while, she said, "The Seventh Prince is very scheming. Your grandfather also knows it very well. I am afraid that the Seventh Prince will be Qingyan's most powerful opponent, but you
My grandfather has retired for many years and has never paid attention to the political affairs of the DPRK. Now his strength is relatively weak. I am afraid that he will not be able to bring down the Seventh Prince for a while. We originally sent Yutong to the draft because we knew that the three major families would not be able to bring down the Seventh Prince in this draft.
If someone is born, His Majesty will definitely not choose anyone. Yutong actually seems to be the person we want to send to the palace, but in fact, the real purpose is the Seventh Prince's Palace."
Yun Shang's heart moved. These were things Yun Shang had never thought of.
"Seventh Prince's Mansion?" Yun Shang's eyes were full of doubts, "But Yutong is obviously one of ours. Although the Seventh Prince is forced to marry her, he must be extremely prepared..."
"How can she be effective if the Seventh Prince is so defensive, right?" The Duke's wife smiled softly.
Yun Shang nodded.
The Duke's wife smiled and patted Yun Shang's knee, and said softly: "I heard that you sent a beautiful girl to the palace? She is the talented person who was diagnosed as pregnant by you at the palace banquet, right?"
Yun Shang nodded slightly, but there was an undisguised look of doubt in her eyes, why did the Duke's wife suddenly talk about the talented person again.
"As soon as Huicai entered the palace, he attracted all the attention. The queen also knew very clearly that Huicai was yours, and she kept tit-for-tat and tried her best to get rid of him. In this case, your Huicai
What's the use for it?" asked the Duke's wife.
Yun Shang suddenly realized that perhaps it was precisely because the Seventh Prince was extremely wary of Hua Yutong that other people had the opportunity to sneak in and gain the Seventh Prince's trust.
The Duke's wife smiled and narrowed her eyes, "I heard that Yutong occasionally goes back to Prince Rui's mansion to talk to you. You must also know Yutong's temperament. Everyone knows that Yutong is what the master and I are planning to send to the palace.
As a show girl, just imagine, do you believe that we will send a woman with no scheming intentions into a harem full of murderous intentions? "
Yun Shang was stunned again: "Grandma means, Yutong's temperament..."
"Actually, he is such a straightforward person." The Duke's wife burst out laughing, "But the Seventh Prince will definitely not think so. He will only think that Yutong is acting, and he will send people to keep an eye on Yutong, and go beyond
The more people watch and know what Yutong has done, the more they will feel that Yutong is thoughtful and pay more attention. This is the best opportunity."
Yun Shang's eyes lit up, "And just now I told the Seventh Prince that neither His Majesty nor the officials in the court will accept a person who has no heirs as the throne of God..."
The Duke's wife laughed again, "You, you, you... maybe you can get it right and do us a big favor. But next time, don't provoke the Seventh Prince like this again. He is not big-hearted.
"
Listening to what the Duke and Mrs. Guo said, Yun Shang seemed to have taken a reassurance, and she admired the Duke of Hua and his wife more and more. As the saying goes, Jiang is still hot when he is old, and he can be in Jincheng.
After so many years, even after retiring, being able to remain invincible still requires some skill.
"Ahem..." The maid at the door suddenly coughed twice. Yun Shang was stunned for a moment. Before she could react, she heard the Duke's wife suddenly changed the subject: "Now you are only about two months pregnant. You are about to give birth."
It happens to be the hottest time, and I’m afraid it’s not going to be easy during confinement, so I have to make preparations early. By the way, are you ready to invite the nanny?”
Yun Shang nodded quickly and said with a smile: "Please, the prince has already brought the nanny into the house. In addition, he has also received two nuns. Grandma is right, having a nanny at home is extremely important.
Yes, I don’t understand anything, but thanks to them for giving me some advice.”
"That's good." The Duke's wife smiled.
"Good morning, Seventh Prince." The voice of the maid saluting at the door came over. Yun Shang raised her eyes and glanced at the calm Duke and Madam before she understood. The maid just now was probably sending them a message.
