But Yun Shang still stood up slowly, the smile on her lips was exactly the same as when Luo Qingyan occasionally smiled in front of others, with a bit of indifference and alienation. But her voice was still gentle, "The Queen is so proud of my ministers,
I am really scared, but I am afraid that I will disappoint the Queen. Although I am the princess of Ningguo, she was sent to a temple to recuperate due to poor health since she was a child. She really knows nothing about appreciating treasures.
of."
The queen's eyebrows remained calm, as if she had not heard Yun Shang's rejection. She only lightly ordered the palace attendants on the side: "Go and take out all the things your majesty has sent you today."
The other concubines seemed to realize that the atmosphere in the palace was not quite right, so they just did their own thing silently, and no one spoke.
After a long while, Ning Qian's voice was heard in the palace, seemingly with a bit of annoyance, "Oh no, I forgot that His Majesty said that he would have dinner at Xiangzhu Palace today..." As he said this,
Then she turned her head and looked at the palace maid behind her, "Qian Xin, go to the Tai Chi Hall to send a message to His Majesty. Tell him that the Queen is hosting a banquet today and I am not in the Xiang Bamboo Hall."
The queen turned her eyes and glanced at Ning Qian, with a bit of sarcasm in her eyes, but said nothing. Qianxin nodded lightly and quickly walked out of the main hall of Weiyang Palace.
After a while, the palace attendants came up with several plates, lining them up one by one. The things on the plates were all covered with cloth, making it difficult for people to see what was under the cloth.
Yun Shang still lowered her head, the light in her eyes changed, but she kept thinking about the queen's intentions.
The queen asked people to lift the cloths covering the trays one by one to reveal the things underneath. Then she told the origins of the things in a soft voice, and then gently asked the concubines present if there was anything they liked.
"The South Sea Black Pearl is said to be the largest black pearl discovered so far. It is uniform in color, bright in luster, and extremely beautiful. Does anyone like it?" The Queen pursed her lips and smiled.
A concubine on the side who was not of a very high rank raised her eyes, her gaze seemed to be completely attracted by the pearl.
When the queen saw this, she also laughed and said softly: "It seems that Luo Cairen likes it very much, so I will give it to Luo Cairen."
The woman whom the queen called Luo Cairen thanked her repeatedly, took the tray containing pearls from the palace man, and handed it to the palace man behind her.
"The next one." The queen glanced at the tray and opened the cloth, and the smile on her lips became brighter. "This one is simply gorgeous, and it is an object passed down from Ning Guo. It is a hairpin.
Yongqin calligraphy hairpin. It is exquisitely made and extremely beautiful. I heard that Princess Rui always likes hairpins. I wonder if this hairpin might fall into Princess Rui’s eyes?"
Yun Shang raised her head indifferently. Riyongqin's hairpin can be regarded as a relatively simple hairpin. The difference between good and bad lies in the workmanship. After hearing the queen ask her, Yun Shang also cast her gaze indifferently.
On the hairpin on the tray.
With just one glance, Yun Shang's expression suddenly paused and her body trembled violently. However, Yun Shang's expression changed so quickly that no one in the hall noticed it. Only Ning Qian, who was sitting next to Yun Shang, noticed that something was wrong.
, then he also raised his head.
"The Riyongqin calligraphy hairpin pays great attention to workmanship. This hairpin is exquisitely made and the color is brilliant. It is a rare high-quality one." Yun Shang's voice was calm.
The queen seemed a little surprised. She just smiled lightly when she heard this and said, "Since Princess Rui likes it so much, I will give this hairpin to Princess Rui."
The palace man then brought the hairpin to Yun Shang. Yun Shang only glanced at it lightly, then let Qian Zui behind him take the plate. He no longer looked at the hairpin and turned his gaze to the palace man's newly opened hairpin.
On the thing, it looked like a box of rouge.
Ning Qian looked indifferently at the rouge box with complicated patterns, but suddenly she heard Yun Shang's low voice coming from beside her, so low that only she could hear, "The Yongqin book hairpin belonged to my mother and concubine that day."
A flash of astonishment flashed in Ning Qian's eyes, and she understood almost instantly why Yun Shang had lost her composure just now.
However, Yun Shang had concealed her emotions very well, and she looked lightly and lightly, like other concubines in the palace, admiring the queen's performance.
After a while, Liu Wen'an walked in from the outside, saluted the queen with a smile, and then said loudly: "The queen, your majesty sends the concubine Xiang to return to the Xiang Bamboo Palace."
The queen nodded casually, but then she heard Liu Wen'an say: "Your Majesty also said that Princess Rui should also come and sit down and play a game of chess with Your Majesty."
The queen's eyes suddenly glanced over. Yun Shang was a little surprised, but she also lowered her head, pretending to be submissive.
After a long while, the queen nodded lightly, "I understand."
Ning Qian stood up, pulled Yunshang, and they both bowed to the queen before leaving the main hall.
After walking a certain distance, Ning Qian suddenly turned around and looked at Liu Wen'an, frowned and said: "Oops, Mr. Liu, it seems that I just put my jade pendant on the table and forgot to take it. These palace ladies
If I go to get it, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back, so I have to bother Mr. Liu to make a trip for me."
Liu Wen'an was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and understood what Ning Qian meant. He smiled and responded, "Then Concubine Xiang, please be careful on the road." After saying that, he bowed and turned around.
Go to Weiyang Palace.
Ning Qian watched Liu Wen'an walk away, then took Yun Shang's hand and said, "You said that hairpin belongs to Concubine Jin?"
Qin Yi behind him was stunned when he heard the words, and his face was a bit pale, "When the slave saw the hairpin just now, she felt that it looked familiar. But seeing that the princess's expression did not change, she thought that the slave had admitted her mistake. It was true.
It belongs to Imperial Concubine Jin?"
Yun Shang turned around and looked at Qian Zui. Qian Zui quickly took out the hairpin and handed it to Yun Shang. Yun Shang took it and looked at it carefully for a moment before pursing her lips and saying, "You can't be wrong."
Ning Qian frowned, the two of them standing here were a little too conspicuous, so she pulled Yun Shang towards the Xiangzhu Hall, "Did something happen to Concubine Jin?"
Yun Shang did not respond, and said after a while: "My prince and I have sent many secret guards to secretly protect my mother and concubine, and my father will not let anything happen to my mother and concubine. It is not necessary for the hairpin to be transferred from Ningguo to the queen's hands."
It has been a long time, but I have not received any news from the secret guards. I believe even more that my mother and concubine are fine."
Qinyi shook her lips, "But that hairpin."
Yun Shang smiled coldly: "This is probably the queen's plan, a trick. The hairpin does belong to the concubine. The queen has been checking my reaction just now, but after seeing my cold reaction, she did not show any countermeasures. She probably thought that
, if I look at that hairpin, I will definitely be in chaos. Xia Guo and Ning Guo are so far away, even if I send someone to check, it will take a lot of time. I may not be able to wait. I think she is waiting for me.
Take the initiative to find her."
"As for the hairpin..." Yun Shang paused slightly, "It's not uncommon for palace attendants to secretly take the master's jewelry and sell it off. Maybe the queen just missed it."
Yun Shang's voice was a little anxious, but she kept repeating in her mind, her guess must be right, it must be. The mother-in-law will be fine, absolutely not. (To be continued)
