Chapter 633: The Death of the Imperial Court Official
A glimmer of light flashed in Hua Yutong's eyes, she lowered her head and said with a smile: "If I find anything, I will definitely tell you as soon as possible, just like what happened to the guard over there, Feng Ming, last time."
Yun Shang thought that at that time Hua Yutong's heart was probably still towards her and towards Washington. But now, it was not necessarily the case.
"Speaking of this, I really want to thank you so much. If you hadn't told me about the Seventh Prince meeting Feng Ming, I wouldn't have known that Queen Hua was still alive in Kangyang.
What's the news in the city? This time Queen Hua is able to come back, and His Highness can be crowned the crown prince, it's all thanks to your contribution. You are like sisters, I will remember your good deeds." Yun Shang said with a smile.
Hua Yutong seemed to be stunned, with a panicked look in her eyes, "Because of me?"
Yun Shang nodded, "Yes, don't you know? Didn't you tell me that the Seventh Prince had seen Feng Ming? I kept an eye on it and asked His Highness to send someone to keep an eye on Feng Ming. Unexpectedly, he intercepted
I sent him a memorial. What he wrote in the memorial was the news that Queen Hua was still alive and in Kangyang City. When I saw it, I felt that something was wrong. But at that time, His Highness had already led the troops to go to war. I
There was no one to discuss it, so I had to pretend to be missing, went to Kangyang City, and met with Queen Hua."
Hua Yutong's body trembled slightly, and her face turned a little pale. Yun Shang felt a little emotional in her heart. Hua Yutong was probably afraid that the Seventh Prince would know about this and blame her.
It's not good for her to like anyone. She actually likes the Seventh Prince, and she likes him so submissively. However, the Seventh Prince is the one she and Luo Qingyan must get rid of.
They and the Seventh Prince will never be friends.
Yun Shang raised her head and told Hua'er to get a plate of crystal osmanthus cake. Hua'er quickly responded and went to the kitchen to bring it, along with several plates of mung bean cake and iced fruits.
"Come, eat something. It's almost October, why is it still so hot?" Yun Shang said with a slight smile.
Hua Yutong's smile was a little forced, and she casually took a piece of osmanthus cake closest to her and took a bite: "Hey, what kind of cake is this? It's quite delicious, with a strong scent of osmanthus."
When Yun Shang heard this, she paused her hands slightly, with undisguised surprise on her face: "You haven't eaten it before?"
Hua Yutong nodded lightly, "What's wrong?"
Yun Shang quickly exclaimed: "Oops."
"Huh?" Hua Yutong still looked a little confused, and raised her eyes to look at Yun Shang.
Yun Shang said quickly: "Yesterday, I saw that the osmanthus flowers were blooming just right, so I asked someone to pick the osmanthus flowers and make this crystal osmanthus cake. Thinking that you always like to eat sweet things, you will definitely like it, so I asked someone to make it.
You sent a basket to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. The person who delivered the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes came back and reported to me that when he went there, he happened to meet the Seventh Prince returning to the mansion. The Seventh Prince said that he was going to see you and would give you the basket of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes by the way.
Send it over..."
Hua Yutong was startled when he heard this, and gradually became panicked: "Is there anything wrong with the crystal osmanthus cake?"
Yun Shang frowned slightly and said: "Queen Hua is able to return to the palace, thanks to you. Because I was pregnant and then in confinement, I never had time to chat with you, so I thought of making an appointment with you tomorrow.
I was listening to the opera in Liyuan. But because I mentioned Empress Hua, I was afraid that the Seventh Prince would see the misunderstanding, so I had someone stuff the note into the crystal osmanthus cake..."
Hua Yutong's face turned pale all of a sudden, and her brows furrowed slightly, hinting at concern.
"But if you didn't see the crystal osmanthus cake, why would you suddenly come to the Prince's Mansion today?" Yun Shang asked softly.
When Hua Yutong heard this, her hands in her sleeves trembled slightly before she responded: "It's the prince. I got up early today to personally deliver breakfast to the prince. The prince said, I haven't been to the Prince's Mansion for a while."
I'm walking around. I think it's been a while since I thought about it, so I came over to take a look."
Yun Shang blinked, "I'm afraid the Seventh Prince has seen the note and is giving us a warning."
"Then what should we do?" Hua Yutong reached out and grabbed Yun Shang's sleeve and asked quickly.
Yun Shang smiled and said: "You'd better not come to the Prince's Mansion recently. After all, you are now the Seventh Princess. If the Seventh Prince is dissatisfied with you, it will be of no benefit to us."
Hua Yutong nodded and stood up quickly: "Then I'll go back home first."
Yun Shang agreed and ordered Hua'er to give it away.
After Hua'er left, Yun Shang took the rattle again and shook it gently.
"There was clearly nothing in the crystal osmanthus cake we sent yesterday? Why did the Crown Princess want..." Qin Yi asked softly, a little confused.
Yun Shang smiled, "Why should I deceive her?"
Yun Shang gently shook the rattle, her voice a little soft, "The crystal osmanthus cake was just a test. Since the Seventh Prince treats Hua Yutong as a chess piece, he will not sincerely believe her. Yesterday, I deliberately asked people to come to Qi.
When the prince returned to the palace, he sent the sweet-scented osmanthus cake in because he wanted it to be stopped by the seventh prince. Knowing that it was me who sent it, the seventh prince would wonder if there was any message conveyed in it."
"The only way to convey information in the sweet-scented osmanthus cake is to get the note into the pastry. The seventh prince will definitely break the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes one by one to check. Naturally, it is impossible to send the broken sweet-scented osmanthus cake to Hua Yutong again.
But the seventh prince was afraid that I had something to say to Hua Yutong, so he found an excuse to ask Hua Yutong to come to our house to test it." Yun Shang put down the rattle and picked up an osmanthus cake.
, took a light bite.
"I said that to Hua Yutong just to tell her that the Seventh Prince has always been suspicious of her. We can't let her get carried away by the so-called love and involve herself in it, right?" Yun said.
Shang looked calmly.
Qin Yi smiled and said: "The Seventh Princess used to be such a straightforward person, but now she has become such a timid person. The Seventh Prince is too deep-minded."
"Yu Tong's temperament means that she won't turn around until she hits the wall. I can't force her to come back. If I force her to come back, I'm afraid she will hate me for the rest of her life. Now that Xia Houjing is using her to deal with us quietly, I can only pretend not to know.
.After some time, let her know that the Seventh Prince is not a good person, and she will look back." Yun Shang frowned, "I just hope that she has not made a big mistake before that."
Just as she was saying this, it started to rain heavily outside. Qinyi hurriedly walked to the window and wanted to close it. Yun Shang said quickly: "It's a bit stuffy in the house. It's good to get some air under the rain."
Qinyi responded and stepped back.
After a while, Hua'er ran back to the house in the rain. Her hair was a little wet, but she just wiped it with a handkerchief casually. Then she walked to Yun Shang and said, "After sending the seventh princess out of the house just now,
, I heard that something seemed to have happened in the city. Mr. Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs, was found dead in the moat outside the city. He must have been dead for a day or two, and his body was swollen from soaking. The body of Mr. Wei, the Qintian Supervisor, was also found.
It was discovered in the dense forest outside the city."
When Yun Shang heard this, he frowned. It was indeed not a trivial matter for the court official to be killed for no reason.
And these two people...
Yun Shang frowned. It sounded like there was no connection between them. The only thing they had in common was that they were all officials in court. But after thinking about it carefully, she realized something was wrong.
The Minister of Hube had previously been involved in the case of a missing person in the city. At that time, Yun Shang had some vague suspicions that the Minister of Hube had been bribed. However, Yun Shang could not make a conclusion as to who the person who bribed him was.
Previously, regarding the matter of the Seventh Prince's concubine, Xia Houjing brought the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Punishment to visit the mansion on the first day of the new year, intending to put the death of the concubine on Luo Qingyan.
But in the case of missing persons, it was Su Qi who was implicated.
Therefore, the Minister of Household Affairs may be a member of the Seventh Prince, or he may be a member of Su Qi, or he may be just a wallflower who works for anyone who benefits.
The Qintian Prison was related to the previous plague that framed Empress Hua. Although the crime of the plague was finally assigned to Concubine Shen Shu, the real murderer was not necessarily Concubine Shen Shu, but could also be Su Ruji.
If it was Concubine Shen Shu, Concubine Shen Shu was still cooperating with the Seventh Prince at that time.
The two dead court officials have one thing in common, that is, they both targeted Luo Qingyan, but it is difficult to guess who was the person behind them. These two people also had this time.
During the great purge of the imperial court, Luo Qingyan made up his mind to get rid of the officials.
From this point of view, this incident is most likely aimed at Luo Qingyan.
Yun Shang thought in her mind, and quickly raised her head and looked at Hua'er: "Where is the prince?"
Hua'er said quickly: "I was handling official business in the study earlier, and I was just summoned into the palace by His Majesty."
Yun Shang nodded when she heard this, feeling a little worried in her heart. She could almost guess why Xia Huanyu summoned him to the palace. It was most likely that he wanted him to investigate the case, although Luo Qingyan
As the prince, he does not have to personally intervene in this matter. But this is also an opportunity for Luo Qingyan to show his face to the officials in the court and the people of Jincheng. Xia Huanyu will definitely try his best to let Luo Qingyan seize this opportunity.
Chance.
Yun Shang's hands clenched suddenly. Perhaps the person who arranged this game had calculated that Xia Huanyu would ask Luo Qingyan to investigate this matter deliberately.
Yun Shang's heart suddenly tightened, and she quickly raised her head and said: "Order someone to wait for the Crown Prince in front of the palace gate. If the Crown Prince leaves the palace, tell the Crown Prince that I am waiting for him at the mansion and I have something to talk to."
He said, let him go back home no matter what."
Hua'er responded and hurried out the door.
Yun Shang stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the hazy scenery outside because of the rain. She frowned slightly: "It's another troubled autumn."
Qin Yi comforted her softly: "Your Highness is not someone who is manipulated by others. The Crown Princess just needs to relax."
Yun Shang nodded, but her brows did not relax. (To be continued)
