Xia Huanyu looked at Yun Shang steadily for a while, and then said calmly: "This time when you return to Jincheng, where are you going to live? Some time ago, I had people clean up Prince Rui's Mansion, but the courtyard where you used to live was
I'm afraid no one can live there anymore. If you don't want to live in Prince Rui's Mansion, Chaoxia Palace is still empty."
Yun Shang didn't hesitate at all, and said with a smile: "My wife, please go back to Prince Rui's Mansion. I haven't been back for a few days." After a pause, Yun Shang rolled her eyes, and then said softly, "My wife, I still have someone.
It’s a humble request, but I hope your Majesty will agree.”
"You have made a great contribution this time. Whatever you want, just say it." Xia Huanyu stroked the jade ring on his thumb, his voice calm.
Yun Shang's lips curled up slightly, "Now the eldest princess has been caught. Although Xiang Concubine was recommended by the eldest princess to enter the palace, she has never helped Zhou to abuse her. The minister wants to take Xiang Concubine out of the palace."
Xia Huanyu's hand caressing the jade ring finger paused slightly and raised his eyebrows slightly: "No matter why she entered the palace, she is already the concubine of a widower, so how can she be released from the palace? This has not happened since ancient times.
There is a precedent for letting the concubine leave the palace."
"His Majesty once said just now that my wife has made great achievements and she can ask for anything she wants. Your Majesty's golden mouth is an imperial edict, but you can't go back on it. And your Majesty only said that since ancient times, there is no precedent for letting a concubine out of the palace.
But if there is one missing maid in the palace, it doesn't matter at all." Yun Shang knelt down and saluted Xia Huanyu.
A flash of doubt flashed in Xia Huanyu's eyes, "What you want is Concubine Xiang who is currently locked up in Xiangzhu Palace?"
Yun Shang was shocked. Why did Xia Huanyu ask this? Could it be that he already knew that Concubine Xiang in the Xiangzhu Palace was no longer Ning Qian? It shouldn't be. If he knew, there shouldn't be any movement in the palace.
ah?
Yun Shang pondered for a long time, but finally did not dare to take the risk, and said with a smile: "There is only one Xiang Concubine in the palace. If the one in the Xiang Bamboo Palace is gone, naturally there will be no Xiang Concubine."
Xia Huanyu's eyes fell on Yun Shang, with a hint of coldness: "I know, you have worked hard these past few days, so go back home and rest first."
Yun Shang quickly bowed and left.
Before Yun Shang left the palace, the news of the eldest princess's rebellion was already known to everyone in Jincheng. As soon as he walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, Yun Shang saw a palace man in Tsing Yi standing aside. When he saw Yun Shang coming out, he hurriedly greeted her.
Go up and say: "Princess Rui, your servant is a servant of Shuya Palace. Concubine Shu sent your servant to invite the princess to sit in Shuya Palace."
Concubine Shu...
Yun Shang turned around and glanced at the palace man, then nodded gently and said, "Okay, let's go."
When they arrived at Shuya Palace, Concubine Shu had not yet taken off her sacrificial clothes. Perhaps too many things had happened today, and she looked a little tired.
Yun Shang stepped forward and saluted, and Concubine Shu smiled and said, "You are healthy, so you don't need to salute."
After saying that, he personally helped Yun Shang stand up, and ordered the palace servants to prepare tea and bring it over, "I always thought that you went to Cangnan with Prince Rui, but I didn't expect that you didn't go."
Although Yun Shang had heard what Xia Huanyu said to the eldest princess before, she also knew clearly that Concubine Shu was just a secret guard of Xia Huanyu and was not a threat at all. It was just that she had regarded Concubine Shu as an enemy for too long before, and now she knew
I actually dealt with the wrong person, and it felt a bit awkward to sit and talk together like this.
"It's not that I didn't go, I just came back halfway. It was just an impulse to say that I wanted to go to the border with Prince Rui. How can I get away with so many messy things in Jincheng." Yun Chang smiled.
said softly.
Concubine Shu also laughed when she heard this, "Yes, it's thanks to Princess Rui this time, otherwise it would be difficult to catch the eldest princess. Earlier I saw her shave her head and dress up as a monk. It was really cool.
I was shocked. As a woman, she can completely ignore her appearance, which is quite admirable."
Hearing this, Yun Shang also nodded: "At first, she was a beggar woman. She stayed in the wind and rain at the door of Prince Rui's Mansion for half a month. Later, she disguised herself as an accountant and stayed in a small village for a long time.
The princess has always been cruel to herself."
Both of them laughed. Concubine Shu glanced at Yun Shang and said with a smile: "Before, I had no choice but to compete with the princess. In my heart, I really like the princess's temperament and wisdom. If the princess does not give up, I will be happy."
If you have nothing to do, you can come and sit in Shuya Palace more often."
Yun Shang nodded lightly and said with a smile: "That's natural."
The two chatted for a while before Yun Shang stood up and said goodbye. After leaving Shuya Palace, he stopped by Zhaoxia Palace to pick up Qin Yi, and then left the palace with Qin Yi.
Returning to the palace, the housekeeper and the others had already returned to the palace. When they saw Yun Shang coming back, they quickly said: "The princess is back. The old slave cleaned up a small courtyard in the south. The courtyard was called Nanyuan.
It is also very quiet. In the innermost part of the lake, there is a small two-story building in the courtyard. The backyard is close to the lake. It is quite cool in summer. If you have nothing to do, the princess can also row a boat in the pavilion by the lake.
Sit down."
"That's fine." Yun Shang smiled and followed the housekeeper to Nanyuan. As the housekeeper said, he passed through the attic of Nanyuan and entered the yard. On the left side of the yard is a row of blue-tiled houses, which are the kitchen and the downstairs.
The residence is surrounded by water on the other two sides. There are two large locust trees in the yard and a pavilion by the lake.
Yun Shang pointed to the locust tree and said with a smile: "Let me put a stone table and a few stone stools there, and then tie a swing."
The housekeeper responded, and Yun Shang looked around. There was nothing else that needed to be changed, so he nodded lightly: "Let's just go here. Everything has been moved here?"
The housekeeper nodded: "I've moved them here and put them all in the house. The princess can have someone check them later. If there's anything missing, just take it from the warehouse."
Yun Shang nodded lightly and asked the housekeeper to retreat first.
After the housekeeper left, Yun Shang returned to the house. In the hall, there was a woman sitting. Her appearance was ordinary, but her temperament was extraordinary. Yun Shang looked at the woman, stared at it for a long time, and then smiled.
He stood up and asked: "How does it feel to be out of the palace?"
When the woman heard the words, she slowly laughed and responded softly: "I didn't feel it when I was outside the palace before. Now that I have been in the palace for two years and finally left the palace, it feels like I have been released from prison.
generally."
Hearing this, Yun Shang burst into laughter, "But you kept Yan'er inside, so I had to beg Your Majesty to let her out of the palace today."
The woman also laughed when she heard this: "I didn't know she was actually Prince Wang's sister. I thought she was just an ordinary secret guard. I owe this debt to Ning Qian, and I will definitely repay it in the future."
Yun Shang cursed in her heart, fearing that if Wang Jinyan wanted Ning Qian to return the favor, she would ask Ning Qian to be her sister-in-law.
"Do you regret leaving the palace?" Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Ning Qian, "If you like being in the palace, I can let you be your concubine Xiang again. There are still many things in the palace that you don't understand.
"
Ning Qian shook her head repeatedly, "Now that the master has sent so many people to the palace, there is no one left without me. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Xia Huanyu has no affection at all and is good at calculations. His subordinates cannot calculate, and as a result
My subordinates really don't like the feeling of a chess piece being held by someone else."
"That's fine." Yun Shang smiled and asked tentatively: "But now that you are not too young, it's time to find someone to marry."
Ning Qian opened her mouth wide, looked at Yun Shang blankly, and said quickly: "No, please don't, I've been in a brothel, and I've been a concubine, how can I still get married? The subordinate is right next to the master.
Just wait."
When Yun Shang heard this, she smiled lightly, lowered her head, and said no more. Suddenly she remembered what Wang Jinyan said, that Wang Jinhuan also stayed in the palace for a long time, just to stay by Ning Qian's side. Wang Jinhuan was this person.
Although he always looks playful and smiling on weekdays, his affection for Ning Qian is not shallow. But Ning Qian is afraid that it will be difficult for him to agree to him, and Wang Jinhuan is the son of Ning Guo's Minister of War, and his only son, the palace.
Accept Ning Qian's past.
Yun Shang thought about it and stopped mentioning it.
But Ning Qian opened her mouth and changed the topic: "I always thought that the princess went to Cangnan. If the secret guard hadn't told me, I wouldn't have believed it. How could the princess come back? How did they find the trace of the eldest princess?
?”
Yun Shang smiled, "I didn't come back to Jincheng because I discovered the traces of the eldest princess, but because I discovered Concubine Shen Shu's secret."
Yun Shang suddenly remembered that that day in the Tai Chi Palace, she accused Xia Huanyu of favoring Concubine Shen Shu and the Seventh Prince. At that time, Xia Huanyu once said that some things were not as she imagined.
That day, she had suspected that Concubine Shen Shu and the Queen were incompatible. Xia Huanyu released Concubine Shen Shu from the cold palace, which was tantamount to antagonizing the Queen and the Su family. At that time, she guessed that either Xia Huanyu loved Concubine Shen Shu deeply, or because
Concubine Shen Shu is a chess piece.
Xia Huanyu doesn't seem to love Concubine Shen Shu deeply in any case, which can only mean that Concubine Shen Shu is a pawn.
However, all the things Concubine Shen Shu had done before, including inciting the tribe to revolt and secretly joining forces with the Seventh Prince, were all betrayals of Xia Huanyu. It should not have been Xia Huanyu's fault to declare war on the Su family over a chess piece that betrayed him.
Yun Shang didn't understand it at first, but after leaving Jincheng, she suddenly came to her senses.
It is impossible for Xia Huanyu to fight against the Su family for a chess piece that betrayed him. There is only one possibility, that is, Concubine Shen Shu never betrayed Xia Huanyu from the beginning to the end. Everything was just Xia Huanyu's plan.
From instigating the tribe to revolt, to being thrown into the cold palace because of Han Shi San, to later secretly joining forces with the eldest princess and the seventh prince, it was all Xia Huanyu's idea... (To be continued)
