As soon as Yun Shang finished speaking, almost everyone's expressions changed. Qin Yi also opened her mouth wide, raised her eyes and looked at Yun Shang, and then looked at Xia Huanyu's expression that was difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, her eyes widened.
He was so big that he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.
"Princess Rui, do you know what you are talking about?" Xia Huanyu's voice was cold. Accompanied by the night wind and drizzle, Yun Shang felt that the cloak on her body could not withstand such severe cold.
Yun Shang bit her lip and laughed. There was a bit of ridicule in her smile, and her voice was also tinged with coldness: "Of course I know, but I really can't help it and want to ask.
Ask Your Majesty these questions, why?"
Xia Huanyu didn't answer for a long time. The sound of rain falling and the night wind blowing leaves were heard in the originally silent night. However, the surroundings of Xia Huanyu were so quiet that even the sound of breathing was very clear.
It seemed like a long time passed before Yun Shang heard Xia Huanyu laugh quietly: "Okay, since you asked such a question and want to know why, I will tell you why." After that,
He glanced at Yun Shang again, his eyes full of indifference, "Go back to Tai Chi Hall."
Xia Huanyu had already turned around and left. Yun Shang turned her head and looked at the mottled red palace wall. The smile on the corner of her mouth was also a bit cold. Her hand was shaken by someone, and there was a slight whisper from the other hand.
With a hint of warmth, Yun Shang turned her head and looked at Qin Yi. Qin Yi smiled and whispered: "Princess, there is no need to be afraid. No matter what, the slaves are by the princess's side."
It turned out that Qin Yi thought she was scared, and a warm current surged in her heart. Yun Shang also smiled lightly at Qin Yi and said lightly: "Let's go."
When the two arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, Xia Huanyu had just entered the hall. Yun Shang followed Xia Huanyu and walked in. He saw Liu Wen'an taking off Xia Huanyu's cloak and hanging it aside, and then poured a cup.
The tea was placed on the royal table.
Xia Huanyu walked to the dragon chair and sat down. His eyes fell on Yun Shang, and his voice was filled with undisguised anger: "Kneel down."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment before she realized that Xia Huanyu was talking to her, and she quickly knelt down, but there was a hint of pride in her eyes.
"Who said those words to you just now? Who told you that the incident in Prince Rui's Mansion was done by a few people?" Xia Huanyu asked with a frown.
Yun Shang laughed, "No one told me, I just inferred it myself." Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Xia Huanyu without hesitation. Seeing that Xia Huanyu had no intention of speaking, she said softly.
: "When the incident happened that day, it was during the palace banquet, and my wife was in the palace. Therefore, my wife knew that the person behind the scenes must be someone familiar. And my wife never mentioned it.
After entering the palace that day, my wife found something in the corridor, which was a ribbon. My wife often walked around the palace, and she recognized it at a glance. The ribbon was something worn by His Majesty's chamberlain around his waist.
At that time, my wife was a little confused, the palace must be cleaned every day, and no one came to the palace that day, why would such a thing appear?"
"So you suspect that you are in love with me?" Xia Huanyu looked at Yun Shang with a faint look in his eyes.
Yun Shang lowered his head, shook his head, and said with a smile: "It didn't stop. Later in the meeting hall, Mr. Li showed his wife that he found another thing in the house, which was a piece of cloth. The dark patterns on the cloth.
It also made me always feel that I had seen it somewhere, but I could never remember it until that day when I came out of the meeting hall and met the commander of the secret guard beside His Majesty..."
Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Xia Huanyu, with a bit of indifference in her eyes: "I just discovered that the pattern on the cloth is exactly the same as the pattern on the clothes under the armor of the secret guard commander."
The smile on Yun Shang's lips was also a little pale, "Later, many details came to mind in my mind. First of all, I discovered that although there was chaos in Prince Rirui's palace that day, there were very few signs of fighting.
If we really meet the assassin, there are many secret guards in Prince Rui's palace, and they are definitely not vegetarians, so there are no traces of fighting."
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, and then continued: "My wife also discovered that there should be about 220 people staying in the mansion that night, and 137 people died, and almost all of them died.
An old friend of the prince's palace, I initially thought that the prince had discovered the assassins and asked them to evacuate. But later, when I thought about it carefully, I felt that something was wrong. The assassins usually came in for a surprise attack, but disappeared together.
In addition to the secret guards, there are also cooks, maids, and even servants who clean the courtyard. If it is really an assassin, how can there be time to avoid all these people? "
"The only possibility is that the prince knew who the mastermind behind the scenes was and deliberately avoided it. It may also be that the people behind the scenes were afraid that the prince would be angry and connived at the prince to take these people away safely. With my wife's reaction to the prince,
I understand that there are really not many people who can make the prince do this. Even my wife can be sure that there are only two possibilities, one is you, your majesty, and the other is Duke Hua. After combining the two, I discovered something.
, so I let my wife know, it must have been done by Your Majesty." Yun Shang's voice became calmer.
"Ha..." Xia Huanyu laughed softly, but the laughter made people feel a little cold in the heart, "You are really a smart person, but these few things make you suspect that you are in love with me."
When Yun Shang heard this, she laughed, with a hint of brilliance in her smile, "My wife not only knows that what happened in Prince Rui's Mansion was done by His Majesty, but also knows why His Majesty did what he did."
After a short pause, Yun Shang spoke again: "I heard that the Yelang Kingdom was in trouble, and your Majesty ordered the Seventh Prince and General Su Ruhai to lead troops to Lingxi City. At that time, your Majesty announced that there would be an army of 500,000.
However, I received the news yesterday that the number of soldiers gathered outside Lingxi City was less than 200,000 at most. I have also been on the battlefield, so I naturally know the reality of the battlefield, but I also know that even if
If we reported fictitious numbers to deter the enemy, the gap would not be so big."
"Your Majesty wants the prince to lead troops to make a surprise attack from Cangnan City, break through Yelang's defense line, go straight to the Yelang Kingdom, and relieve the crisis in Lingxi. And your Majesty is afraid that the prince will not agree, and even took advantage of the opportunity for the minister to take advantage of the situation.
When he came to his senses, he brought his wife into the palace. She was confused and became a hostage for His Majesty to threaten the prince." Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Xia Huanyu, with a bit of undisguised displeasure in her eyes.
Yue, "Your Majesty's trick of concealing the truth is indeed very good, but you can't be so careless about human life!"
Xia Huanyu heard Yun Shang's stern accusation, but he smiled quietly: "Today you have been accused of a lot of crimes, including disregarding human life, committing a murder in Prince Rui's Mansion, using you as a hostage to threaten Prince Rui, and favoring Concubine Shen Shu.
, I favor the Seven Kings. Although I don’t know how you got all this information, I understand the first three points, but I don’t know how the latter one came about?”
Yun Shang sneered and looked at Xia Huanyu, "Concubine Shen Shu committed such a serious crime, but His Majesty only sent her to the cold palace and protected her with heavy guards. Isn't this partial favor? Concubine Shen Shu and Mrs. Xian were with the Seventh Prince together.
It was a secret, and there was something fishy in the Wuyan Palace. Concubine Shen Shu and Madam Xian were definitely not in the Wuyan Palace tonight, but after His Majesty heard that the assassin had entered the Wuyan Palace, he organized his wife to let people go in and search.
Does this mean that Your Majesty knows about it? He knows but still condones it. Isn’t this partial favor?”
Seeing that Xia Huanyu still had a smile on his lips, Yun Shang listened seriously, and anger surged in his heart, and he continued: "As for the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince colluded with Cang Jue Qingsu and Li Jingyan to use Princess Huajing to kill him.
Prince, your Majesty doesn’t know? He pretended to be ill and secretly formed a clique with the officials of the DPRK and China for personal gain. Your Majesty didn’t know? He assassinated Prince Rui, and your Majesty didn’t know? Now he colluded with Cang Jue Qingsu to overthrow the Xia Kingdom. Your Majesty didn’t know? My wife doesn’t believe Lian Chen.
Your Majesty is kept in the dark about things that even women know about. Since Your Majesty knows everything but condones it, isn't this not condonation?"
Yun Shang scolded Xia Huanyu for a while, then raised her eyes to look at Xia Huanyu. The palace was terribly quiet, Liu Wen'an lowered his head, Qin Yi's face was full of shock, but Xia Huanyu just looked at Yun Yun with an indifferent expression.
Shang, the light in his eyes changes, and he doesn’t know what he is thinking about.
"Ning Yunshang, do you know that based on your words just now, I can punish you with death." Xia Huanyu's voice was calm and he looked at Yunshang steadily.
Hearing this, Yun Shang smiled quietly, with a hint of arrogance in her smile, but she was also very relaxed: "Since I came to Xia Kingdom, I have never spoken so arrogantly. It's so happy. However, Your Majesty
How could he punish the wife of a minister with death? After all, now that the troops of the Yelang Kingdom are approaching Lingxi City, Su Ruhai is a fool who can only talk on paper, and the Seventh Prince secretly colluded with the Yelang Kingdom. Your Majesty will kill the prince, Liu Yinfeng, and even Duke Hua
Isn't it just to deal with the Yelang Kingdom after going all over the world to get together? If something happens to my wife, the prince will be furious, and the Xia Kingdom will be in danger by then."
When Xia Huanyu heard this, he burst out laughing. After laughing for a long time, Xia Huanyu said, "Do you believe that even if I kill you in this palace today, there won't be any news about Tai Chi."
temple."
Xia Huanyu smiled, and Yun Shang also smiled, with a hint of confidence in his smile: "Your Majesty, would you like to make a bet with me? If I don't come out of Tai Chi Hall by myself tomorrow morning, before tomorrow evening, I will
The news that he was secretly murdered by His Majesty in the palace will spread throughout Jincheng and the ten surrounding cities. Within five days, it will spread to every corner of Xia Kingdom, and will also reach the ears of the prince without any hindrance, no matter where the prince is.
where."
Yun Shang thought that Xia Huanyu had never been threatened like this in her life, and she suddenly felt extremely happy in her heart. After a while, Yun Shang heard Xia Huanyu sneer, and gently knocked on the table with his hand.
Then he said softly: "Ning Yunshang, I have underestimated you after all, and also underestimated your influence in Prince Rui's heart. I never expected that you would discover the truth of the matter so quickly and dare to talk to him like this.
I'm talking. Before I did these things, I never thought that Prince Rui would be unwilling to follow my arrangements and would not go to Cangnan until he saw you leave the palace." (To be continued)
