When I opened my eyes, I saw the bustling room, and a voice sounded with a hint of urgency: "Princess, what's wrong? But you're trapped in a nightmare?"
Yun Shang turned around and looked at her, was silent for a long time, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Oh, Caiyi, it turns out this is a dream." But the look in the dream still made Yun Shang feel frightened and stunned.
Looking at Caiyi, he calmed down after a while and said, "Pour me a cup of tea, where is Qinyi?"
Caiyi smiled lightly, picked up the teacup and poured a cup of tea, then touched the edge of the teacup with her hand, tested the heat and cold, and then handed the teacup to Yun Shang, "Sister Qinyi said that the princess had not slept well in the past two nights.
She was not very stable, so she went to the House of Internal Affairs to get some agarwood and smoked it for the princess in the palace at night."
She is lying.
Yun Shang's hand holding the tea cup paused slightly, and she made a conclusion in her mind without even thinking. After she became pregnant, almost all the people waiting in the house knew that pregnant people should not use incense.
It's been a long time since she had incense, but why did she say that Qin Yi went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get agarwood?
However, if she is lying, when Qin Yi comes back later, if she asks about it, won't she reveal her secret?
Yun Shang raised her head and glanced at Cai Yi, then put down the tea cup in her hand. After a long silence, she asked, "How long has she been there?"
Caiyi seemed to think about it for a moment before softly responding: "It's been about half an hour."
Yun Shang raised her head and rubbed her forehead, letting herself wake up for a few minutes, and then said calmly: "So I've been sleeping for so long. By the way, what's going on with the chambermaid? Are there any new clues about Qian Zui?
"
Cai Yi shook his head and said softly: "The rain last night was really unlucky. Many traces were covered up. I went to the inner chamber to see him before. Eunuch Qi seemed to be at a loss what to do."
Yun Shang knocked on the armrest of the chair and then said softly: "A living person just disappeared in the harem. Is it possible to search the palace?"
Hearing this, Cai Yi quickly shook his head and said: "Searching the palace is basically impossible. There are more than a hundred palaces in the harem. It is not difficult to hide a person, but it is very difficult to search. This
There are many places in the harem that are forbidden areas and cannot be searched at all."
Yun Shang rubbed his forehead again. Seeing this, Cai Yi hurriedly said: "My slave has prepared the poria cocos and licorice soup. Princess, do you want to drink it now?"
Yun Shang shook her head. She was just looking for an excuse to put Cai Yi away. "I forgot that I was pregnant. It's best not to drink these medicines. It doesn't matter. I'll be fine after a while."
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Caiyi nodded, then stood aside and said nothing more.
After a while, Qinyi walked in from the outside with nothing in her hands. However, Caiyi spoke first: "Hey, didn't Aunt Qinyi just say that she went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get agarwood? Didn't she get it?"
Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Qin Yi. Qin Yi nodded, with a helpless look on her face: "The eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that he needed a warrant from the Queen to receive things. The slave couldn't get the warrant, so he had to return without success.
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Yun Shang listened quietly and then realized that it was Qinyi and Caiyi who had lied. Fortunately, she didn't ask her doubts on the spot.
Hearing this, Cai Yi frowned and said, "The palace servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are becoming more and more bold. I will go and get it for the princess."
Yun Shang thought for a while and then said softly: "There is no need for agarwood, I do need some clothes. My clothes were almost burned in Prince Rui's palace. After entering the palace, I am afraid that the clothes prepared are a bit hasty, but not
My size, my belly is getting bigger now, so it’s a little inappropriate.”
Caiyi quickly agreed and left the inner hall.
Qinyi stood by the window and watched Caiyi leave the Chaoxia Palace, then walked to Yun Shang and squatted down, saying softly: "Princess, Wang Wanzhi has already replied, saying that the person who entered the palace behind us was your Majesty.
The leader of the secret guards around me."
When Yun Shang heard this, she clenched her hands suddenly. After a long while, she nodded gently and murmured: "I see."
Qin Yi didn't know what Yun Shang was going to say, so she looked at Yun Shang and said, "What did the princess discover?"
Yun Shang seemed to have had her strength drained out of thin air. She slowly leaned on the soft couch and said with a smile, "Yes, I discovered something that I shouldn't have discovered."
Qin Yi still didn't understand what Yun Shang was referring to. She was silent for a moment and then whispered again: "There is still no news about Qian Zui in the palace."
Yun Shang nodded slightly but did not speak.
After a brief look at the untouched tea on the table, Qin Yi reached out and touched the wall of the teacup, poured the tea on the charcoal basin, and poured another cup. The tea in the teapot was gone. Qin Yi
Then he picked up the teapot, stood up and left the door of the inner hall. As soon as he reached the outer hall, he hurried back and said, "Princess, the Queen is here."
Yun Shang was stunned, nodded slightly, sat up, straightened her hair which was a little messy from sleeping just now, put on her shoes and got down.
There were already calls of greeting from outside, Qinyi walked to the door of the inner hall and lifted the curtain.
Yun Shang saw the queen and several palace attendants appearing at the entrance of the palace. Yun Shang quickly saluted, and the queen smiled and said: "Princess Rui doesn't have to be so polite."
After saying that, he walked to the palace and sat down, looked at Yun Shang, and then said calmly: "I have ordered people to search around the harem about your maid, and we should find out soon.
You got news."
Yun Shang quickly thanked her, and the queen looked at Yun Shang again and said with a smile: "I came to Chaoxia Palace today to see Princess Rui for something. I want Princess Rui to accompany me."
Yun Shang raised her head in surprise and saw that the corners of the Queen's mouth were slightly raised, and there was a smile between her eyebrows, as if she was very happy. Yun Shang quickly lowered her head and said softly: "The Queen, just ask me."
The queen's smile became even brighter: "I and Princess Rui have already talked about who our enemies are. Today, we can go and meet our enemies."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it secretly, she realized that what the queen was talking about was probably Concubine Shen Shu.
"I heard that Concubine Shu was imprisoned by His Majesty after she entered the cold palace. There were many imperial guards guarding the area. It's probably not easy to see Concubine Shu." Yun Shang said softly.
The queen laughed when she heard the words: "Princess Rui is really smart. I guessed who this enemy is before I said it. However, we can definitely see it today. This period is the Wanshou Festival, even if
As a concubine in the cold palace, she can also get some rewards. There were many things in the first two days, so I had to postpone it for two days. I made a special trip to ask for your Majesty's life in order to give Concubine Shen Shu a big gift.
"
Hearing this, Yun Shang knew that she would probably not be able to escape today, so she smiled and nodded gently, "In that case, I will accompany the Queen for a while."
The queen smiled, stood up, put her hand on the palace attendant's, and walked out of the inner hall. Yun Shang quickly followed.
In Wuyan Palace, Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at the plaque on the palace door. Spider webs were already woven on it, but there were still many guards guarding the palace entrance, which made this palace, which was originally remote and very inconspicuous,
A little more solemn.
The queen raised her eyebrows and smiled and said: "Although Wuyan Palace is a cold palace, most of the concubines who lived in it before died and went crazy. Now, in the huge cold palace, only Concubine Shen Shu and Xian are left.
The two ladies are indeed a little deserted."
The guards at the door were stunned when they saw the queen approaching, and then they quickly stepped forward, as if they wanted to stop the queen.
The palace attendant next to the Queen quickly took out a golden token and said: "I'm blind, the Queen is here on orders this time, so why don't you open the door quickly?"
Yun Shang suddenly remembered the news from the secret guard, saying that when Concubine Shen Shu was first imprisoned in this cold palace, the queen wanted to go in and ridicule Concubine Shen, but was stopped by the guard at the door, who refused to let her in, and the queen was furious.
The ground leaves.
Yun Shang glanced at the queen who looked a little arrogant and indifferent, and thought to herself that even though Concubine Shen Shu had made such a big mistake, Xia Huanyu still tried his best to protect Concubine Shen Shu. I am afraid that this would ignite hatred in the queen's heart.
Seed.
The imperial guard took the token from the palace man's hand, examined it carefully, then nodded gently, waved his hand, and opened the palace door of Leng Palace.
Yun Shang's eyebrows moved, and she said with some emotion: "The palace is really heavily guarded. If I didn't know that this is a cold palace, and seeing so many guards guarding it, I would definitely think that it is extremely important to live there."
There are so many people there. It seems that only His Majesty’s Tai Chi Palace has as many guards as this cold palace.”
Yun Shang saw clearly that the queen's expression suddenly changed.
The door was opened, and there was a courtyard in front of the main hall. The courtyard was already overgrown with weeds and looked dilapidated. Yun Shang saw the situation in the courtyard at a glance. There was a somewhat worn wicker chair placed in the courtyard.
, lying on a wicker chair was a woman in plain clothes, with her hair disheveled and her eyes slightly closed. Next to the woman stood an old nun, who seemed to be still talking about something.
As if they heard the sound of the door opening, the people in the yard turned their heads.
The appearance of the woman in plain clothes also became clearer, with curved willow-leaf eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, a clear face, and a slightly pale complexion, but her eyes were still very lively.
The smile on the corner of the queen's mouth turned a bit cold when she saw the woman, "Looking at this, it seems that Sister Shu Fei is living well in this faceless palace?"
Concubine Shen Shu smiled slightly and turned her head: "Shang Ke, although it is a little shabby, but fortunately it is quiet and no one disturbs me. When the Queen looks at it, she looks a bit more haggard than me who is in the cold palace.
, standing together with the alluring Princess Rui, she was robbed of all her glory. Tsk..." (To be continued)
