Qin Yi thought about it carefully and then responded softly: "It seems that the palace people are complaining, saying that there are fewer and fewer people in the palace recently, but the weight of the dishes delivered every day does not seem to have decreased."
"There are fewer people? There is not enough food?" Luo Qingyan frowned and murmured to himself. After less than a quarter of an hour of silence, his eyes lit up, "I understand."
After saying that, he quickly said to Qin Yi and Qian Zui: "I will go to the study to deal with some things first. If the princess wakes up, let her come to the study to find me and say that I have something to discuss with her."
Qinyi and Qianzuo responded quickly, and Luo Qingyan stood up, walked out of the room, and went downstairs.
Yun Shang finally woke up in the evening and asked Qin Yi to come in to help her get up. She was still a little dazed when she got up. Qin Yi put on Yun Shang's shoes, thinking that it was already so dark today, Yun Shang should
Since she didn't want to go out anymore, she chose a willow-green skirt from the cage and put it on Yun Shang. She also casually styled her hair into a ponytail and inserted the lotus hairpin diagonally.
"The prince has returned to his residence. If the princess wakes up, she should go to the study to find him and say that she has something to discuss with the princess." Qin Yi said softly as she made the final adjustments for Yun Shang.
When Yun Shang heard this, he quickly stood up with a somewhat happy expression on his face, "Just in time, I also have something to tell him." After saying that, he was about to go out.
"Princess, don't be anxious. None of the princesses have eaten today. The servants made red bean soup for the princess. Princess Qin Yi said, then called out, and a maid brought in a tray from outside. The plate was
There was a bowl of red bean soup on top. Yun Shang quickly picked up the red bean soup, drank the red bean soup quickly, put the bowl down, went out and hurried downstairs.
Yun Shang's belly was a little big. When she went downstairs, she could no longer see the steps under her feet. Qinyi saw that Yun Shang was walking a little fast. She felt anxious and quickly chased after her: "Princess, please slow down and walk more carefully.
Don’t fall."
Yun Shang smiled and waved, and she had already gone downstairs.
Yun Shang didn't know which study room Luo Qingyan was in. When he went downstairs, he took a look at the study room downstairs, only to find that Luo Qingyan was really there. He seemed to be giving instructions to the secret guard. For some reason, Yun Shang just stood there.
Arriving at the door of the study, Luo Qingyan looked over, smiled and said to Yun Shang, "Come down? Do you want something to eat?"
Yun Shang walked in with a smile, nodded and said, "I just had a bowl of red bean soup, and we will have dinner soon, so we can't eat too much."
Luo Qingyan nodded lightly, and then said: "Sit down for a while, and I will talk to you after I finish the instructions."
"Oh." Yun Shang responded obediently and sat down on the chair. Seeing this, Luo Qingyan turned his head and continued talking to the secret guard.
Yun Shang only heard Luo Qingyan's instructions: "Be careful. It's not a good time to scare others. You should find out the situation first and report back in time."
The secret guard nodded and responded.
Luo Qingyan then added: "It would be best if we could get some evidence. It doesn't matter if we don't have it. Go ahead..."
The secret guard retreated, and Yun Shang found an opportunity and said quickly: "Uncle Emperor, I have made a major discovery."
Luo Qingyan turned her head and looked at Yun Shang, with a bit of a smile in her eyes, "Oh? What did you find? Can you tell me?"
Yun Shang nodded, and then said: "I know where those missing men have gone, and I can probably guess where the weapons were refined. Some time ago, the palace dismissed six
There were more than a hundred concubines, and many palace maids were dismissed. Many palaces in the palace became empty. And when I got up early this morning, I heard from the palace man who went out to deliver vegetables that there were many people leaving the palace, but he felt that
, the weight of the vegetables transported did not seem to decrease. Therefore, I boldly guess that those men were making weapons in the palace. In addition to what I just said, there are three reasons."
"First, the person who bought the jewelry outside the palace was a father-in-law. I had never suspected that they were in the palace before because I felt that the other party would not leave such obvious clues to us. Obviously, the other party also felt the same way.
Yes, I don’t think we would suspect such an obvious thing. Secondly, after all, Su Ruji was once a queen and had a deep understanding of the harem. And after being in the palace for so many years, she must have had a considerable force in the palace.
For Su Ruji, there is no place more familiar to her than the harem. There are also some advantages in the harem. As for the third one..."
Yun Shang curled up her lips, with a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes, "The third thing is actually something I just remembered, which I have some suspicions about but have not confirmed. I was drinking tea outside the palace a few days ago and heard the storyteller in the teahouse talking.
Tell a ghost story about how the harem is haunted. At the time, I thought it was just a ghost story and didn’t pay too much attention to it. But now that I think about it, I feel that the storyteller shouldn’t be talking about the palace.
After the dismissed concubine went to Xiulou to find a bride, she suddenly changed so much that she began to tell ghost stories."
Luo Qingyan nodded, then laughed, hugged Yun Shang and squeezed into the chair where Yun Shang was sitting, and said with a smile: "Well, I know everything. Just now you listened to my instructions to the secret guards, that is
Let them go into the palace to find out the news. There should be results soon."
Yun Shang was stunned when she heard this, with a little loss in her eyes, "Oh, I thought..." Yun Shang curled her lips, she thought she was the first person to discover this secret. But she didn't expect that Luo Qingyan's
It's really frustrating to move a little faster than her.
However, she was frustrated but also a little satisfied. Such a smart and decisive man was her husband and the father of her unborn child.
"Your Majesty is so awesome." Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
Luo Qingyan's eyes flashed slightly, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, but he accepted Yun Shang's praise without blushing. With a bit of a smile in his eyes, he took Yun Shang into his arms, thinking to himself, still
Don't tell her that you guessed what she was thinking just because she heard Qinyi and the others talk about her situation.
Yun Shang didn't know what he was thinking, so she just smiled and hugged Luo Qingyan's arm and said, "Qinyi said that the prince asked me to come down to discuss something. Is it just for this matter?"
Luo Qingyan nodded softly and said: "I have secretly ordered half of the guards in the harem to be withdrawn, and then let the secret guards quietly enter the palace to investigate. I am afraid that the princess has to work hard recently, Hui Zhaoyi has just been rescued
When you come back, you must be in a very bad mood because of the tragic loss of your beloved son. If the princess has some free time, she can take the time to go to the palace to accompany Hui Zhaoyi."
Yun Shang naturally understood what Luo Qingyan meant by letting her enter the palace. The secret guards were prying in the dark, and she could also pry in the open. There were suddenly so many people in the palace. No matter how hidden they were, they would definitely not be able to do so.
Maybe no one knows about it at all.
Yun Shang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
After a pause, he asked again: "His Majesty said earlier that His Majesty and Queen Hua are already on their way back to the palace, but it's been a while. How come there's no news yet?"
Luo Qingyan responded with a smile: "It's coming soon, the Mid-Autumn Festival is in a few days. They said in the letter that they would return to the palace to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."
After a pause, Luo Qingyan whispered in Yun Shang's ear again: "If you meet Concubine Shen Shu when you are in the palace, you can also let her know about this matter..."
"Concubine Shen Shu?" Yun Shang was a little surprised, "Why is this?"
A coldness flashed in Luo Qingyan's eyes, "Although Concubine Shen Shu was His Majesty's secret guard before and made great contributions to the eldest princess's affairs, during this period of time, I feel that Concubine Shen Shu is not petty. You
If you reveal this matter to her, if she has other thoughts, she will definitely not miss this opportunity."
Yun Shang was stunned, remembering the several times he saw Concubine Shen Shu in the palace after returning from Lingxi, and then fell silent. Yun Shang also didn't believe in Concubine Shen Shu, especially after experiencing Hui Zhao yesterday.
After the ceremony.
Yun Shang nodded lightly and responded with a smile, "Leave it to me, uncle, don't worry."
Luo Qingyan also laughed, took Yun Shang's hand and stood up and said: "Okay, okay, I'm relieved. It's just that you haven't eaten anything today, and I haven't been able to feel relieved. Madam, hurry up and come with me."
Let’s have a meal.”
On the second day, Yun Shang got up a little early. She finished dressing up, had breakfast and was about to enter the palace, but she heard a servant coming to report: "The seventh princess wants to see you."
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then nodded gently and said: "Bring it over."
When Hua Yutong came in, Yun Shang was sitting on a chair reading a book. Seeing Yun Shang's dress, Hua Yutong asked softly: "Shang'er is dressed like this, are you planning to go somewhere?"
Yun Shang put down the book and smiled and said: "I am planning to go to the palace. An accident happened to Hui Zhaoyi the day before yesterday. She was born prematurely and the baby in her belly was not saved. Hui Zhaoyi herself also walked away from the gate of hell. It was not easy.
I just rescued her. I thought that Hui Zhaoyi suddenly suffered such a change, and I was afraid that she would be in a very bad mood, so I wanted to go to the palace to have a look and chat with her. "
"Is this happening?" Hua Yutong seemed a little surprised, and said after a while: "Hui Zhaoyi is not old, and this is her first pregnancy, so it must be a big blow."
Yun Shang nodded, then raised her head and asked, "Why did Yutong come to see me today?"
Hua Yutong looked a little hesitant and hesitated for a long time before raising her head and looking at Yun Shang, "One of the prince's maids in the mansion was found to be pregnant, and she was about four months old. She said that the child was the prince's.
I want to send a message to the prince to report this matter, but you also know that I have never had the slightest status in the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Now I find that I am not even as good as a maid. I really can't find anyone who can
Messenger, Chang'er has stayed in Lingxi for so long, can you help me deliver a message to the prince?"
Yun Shang lowered her head, looked at the white flowers on the tea cup, and squinted her eyes slightly. Is Hua Yutong's move a test? (To be continued)
