Yun Shang didn't know why Luo Qingyan was so sure, but his certainty made Yun Shang's somewhat panicked heart gradually calm down. She thought to herself that since he said he didn't need to worry too much, he definitely wouldn't.
Something will happen.
Xiao Yuanshan looked at Luo Qingyan for a while, then stood up and went back to the yard to write a letter, and then left.
Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang in her arms, leaned down and kissed Yun Shang gently. Yun Shang turned her head to look at Luo Qingyan, and finally asked the doubts in her heart, "You still have a backup plan?
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Luo Qingyan had a smile on her face, neither nodding nor shaking her head, she just said with a smile: "You will know when the time comes."
Yun Shang squinted at Luo Qingyan, thinking in her mind that Luo Qingyan seldom smiled. It could be said that he almost never smiled in front of others. Only when he was in front of himself, his eyebrows and eyes would appear softer. But now, take a closer look.
Looking at his faint smile, he couldn't help but said: "Uncle Emperor, has anyone ever said that you really look like a fox when you smile?"
When Yun Shang was in a good mood, she would call Luo Qingyan "Uncle" like a coquettish person. Luo Qingyan looked sideways at Yun Shang with a smile, and the smile in his eyes deepened: "You are the first..."
Yun Shang thought he was saying that she was the first to say that he smiled like a fox, but then she heard Luo Qingyan continue: "I have seen people smile like me."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment before she realized what Luo Qingyan was talking about. Her heart suddenly softened, as if she had eaten countless sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, which were so sweet that her heart felt a little crispy.
The Wanshou Festival is less than ten days away. The letters from Cangjue Qingsu always stated that they had already crossed the border. The letter to Xia Huanyu even described the scenery of every city he passed one by one.
The local customs and customs are meticulous. However, the letter sent by the secret guard to Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang clearly stated that Cang Jue Qingsu stopped at Mohuai. Next to Mohuai was Lingxi.
The Yelang Kingdom had more than 100,000 troops stationed in Mohuai.
Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang received the letter, and Xia Huanyu naturally received it too.
The expedition of the Seventh Prince and Su Ruhai was almost without warning. Most of the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom were stationed around the major cities so that they could be mobilized at any time. Food and grass had been gradually prepared early and they were already one step ahead. The Seventh Prince and Su Ruhai also set out for the expedition.
It was just a personal guard with a few thousand people. I'm afraid they left overnight and almost no one noticed.
For three or four days in a row, neither of them went to court. Xia Huanyu's explanation was that the two of them were preparing for an expedition. It was not until the sixth day that someone gradually noticed something was wrong.
Now that someone had discovered it, Xia Huanyu simply stopped hiding it and announced that someone at the border was deliberately sabotaging the friendly relations between Yelang and Xia and causing trouble. He ordered the Seventh Prince and Su Ruhai to send troops to deter him.
I really realized that something was wrong because of the delayed future of Cangjue Qingsu, the leader of the Yelang Kingdom, who was already on his way to participate in the Longevity Festival.
According to convention, envoys from various countries who come to participate in the Wanshou Festival should arrive at Jincheng at least three days in advance.
Afterwards, some rumors arose among the people of Jincheng, and they were spread by some businessmen who had been running business at the border all year round, saying that there was a war in Lingxi and that the Yelang Kingdom had launched an attack on Xia Kingdom's Lingxi.
"Probably, the weather is really going to change." Yun Shang looked at the somewhat dim sky and frowned.
Qinyi, who was doing embroidery, also raised her head and looked out the window, then stood up and walked to the window and closed it, "Although the weather has started to get warmer, it is still very cold. Princess, don't stay in the wind for too long.
The cool breeze. It should rain soon..." Qinyi whispered.
Yun Shang nodded and lowered his head to look at the book in his hand.
After a while, it really started to rain. It wasn't really a heavy rain. It was drizzling, but it also made people feel a little dull. Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Qian Zui walking in. Maybe I didn't expect it to rain suddenly.
, his body was also a little wet, he bowed to Luo Qingyan, then turned to look at Yun Shang, "Princess, someone came from the palace, saying that the queen has got a new treasure, and I am in a very good mood today.
, a small banquet will be held in Weiyang Palace in the evening, and the princess will come to the palace to participate."
The three people in the room all frowned when they heard this. Qinyi came to his senses first and asked with a frown: "The queen holds small banquets mostly to entertain the concubines in the harem, why should she invite the princess? This is a bit against the rules, right?"
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Yun Shang also nodded, listening to the patter of rain outside the window, "Besides, it's still raining."
Qian Zui was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said: "How about I refuse?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang burst into laughter, "Do you think this is an invitation from the wives of those aristocratic families? They refuse it as soon as they say no. That's the queen. When the queen speaks, it's her decree."
Qian Zui was stunned for a moment and then said no more.
Luo Qingyan tapped the table with her right index finger, and then said calmly: "Just refuse it, just say that you still have to take care of me in the house, and because you took care of me, I contracted the cold, and I'm afraid that I will be infected by the disease when I go to the palace."
The nobles in the palace."
When Yun Shang heard what Luo Qingyan said, she was slightly startled, but she shook her head and said, "Tomorrow is the Wanshou Festival, and since she ordered people to come and invite her so openly, she shouldn't know how to do anything.
I'll go see what tricks she wants to play."
Yun Shang said, stood up, walked to the bronze mirror and sat down. Qin Yi quickly put down the embroidery work in her hands, stood up, walked behind Yun Shang, and quickly gave Yun Shang a lily bun.
Yun Shang put on a cloak and was about to go out. Luo Qingyan glanced at Qin Yi, then stood up and said, "On a rainy day, it's understandable that you bring a few more maids with you when you enter the palace. Let's bring four."
Yun Shang knew that Luo Qingyan was worried about her, so after thinking about it, she nodded, and found two people with outstanding martial arts skills from her secret guards to pretend to be maids and enter the palace with her.
The rain outside was a little heavier than before, and there was a bit of chill in the air. Yun Shang frowned, thinking to herself, it was a good thing she wasn't wearing a floor-length skirt, otherwise she would definitely be in a miserable state.
The small banquet was held in Weiyang Palace. Yun Shang arrived not too early and certainly not too late. When she walked to the entrance of Weiyang Palace, she saw Ning Qian and Lin Youran walking out one after another. Yun Shang was standing at the door waiting for them.
Two people.
Seeing the two of them approaching, she felt that there were eyes everywhere, and it seemed a little inappropriate to do what she was doing. But she had already done it, and covering it up would seem too deliberate, so Yun Shang walked towards Ning Qian with a smile.
Li, "I've met the Concubine Xiang."
Ning Qian nodded slowly, walked to Yun Shang, lowered her voice and said, "Is it the queen who told the princess to enter the palace?"
Yun Shang nodded lightly, and stepped into the door of Weiyang Palace with Ning Qian, saying in a low voice: "I don't know what she wants to do."
Ning smiled lightly and looked at the words "Weiyang Palace" with a hint of defensiveness in his eyes, "Your Majesty has been having dinner in the Xiangzhu Palace in the past few days..."
Yun Shang's steps paused slightly. She knew what Ning Qian wanted to say, but for some reason, when she heard Ning Qian talking about Xia Huanyu having dinner every day in the Xiangzhu Hall, she felt a faint feeling in her heart.
There was some uneasiness, but Yun Shang didn't know where that uneasiness came from.
After entering the Weiyang Palace, many concubines had already arrived. They each found a place and sat down in the palace, whispering and not knowing what to say. Yun Shang walked into the main palace and looked around carefully, but Hua Yutong was not there.
This shows that the queen only invited her, the princess.
Yun Shang sat next to Ning Qian. The hall was filled with the faint fragrance of styrax, but Yun Shang still smelled a faint medicinal smell behind the fragrance.
She had never heard of any illness the queen had suffered recently. Yun Shang understood the purpose of this medicinal smell after thinking about it carefully. A slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and there was a ruthless look in her eyes.
"The Queen has arrived." As the palace people sang, Yun Shang stood up together with the concubines in the palace.
Su Ruji's figure appeared in everyone's sight, wearing a scarlet phoenix robe, a golden phoenix crown, and exquisite makeup.
Everyone hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "Greetings to the Queen, the Queen is a thousand years old."
"Get on your feet." Su Ruji said in a calm voice, "Today is just an ordinary small banquet. There is no need to be so frightened. Everyone, please sit down."
The smile on the corner of Yun Shang's mouth was tainted with a touch of ridicule, but she was wearing a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown for an ordinary banquet?
The queen's eyes swept across the people in the palace, paused at Yunshang and the others, and then said with a smile, "Tomorrow is the Wanshou Festival. According to the custom, the harem has to get together before the Wanshou Festival.
Naturally, this year is no exception. During this period, all the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government, as well as envoys from various countries, sent many good birthday gifts. Your Majesty was kind and generous, so he rewarded me with many good things. I will take them with you.
I can’t use it all, so I’ll take it out for everyone to see today. If anyone likes it, just ask.”
Yun Shang laughed slowly after hearing this, as if a wife who had been favored and rewarded by her husband came to show off to the concubines.
But Yun Shang still didn't understand why she was invited to such a small banquet?
Just as she was thinking about it, the Queen looked over with a bit of a smile, "The red coral bracelet that Princess Rui sent a few days ago is also very exquisite. I heard that Ningguo has rich products and is very rich. As a Ningguo
Princess Rui, Princess Rui, must have a lot of experience in appreciating treasures. Today, I specially invited Princess Rui here because there are a few objects in this palace that may not be very eye-catching, but some people say they are rare treasures.
I have never seen it before. If it is really a treasure, it will be my fault if it is covered with dust on my hands, so I thought of asking Princess Rui to come and take a look at it."
The queen's expression was very gentle, and her voice could be considered soft, but it made Yun Shang inexplicably feel something in her heart, and a thought came to her mind almost immediately: there was fraud. (To be continued)
