After the small banquet, rumors spread on the second day. Most of them said that the Crown Princess was jealous and threatened that she would not allow the Crown Prince to marry a concubine, let alone take a concubine. Some people also said that the Crown Princess was rumored to be fierce and was on the battlefield.
One man and one horse once rushed into the enemy's siege and rescued the besieged prince. With such a woman as his wife, it is no wonder that even the prince did not dare to take a concubine.
When Yun Shang heard the rumors reported by the secret guards in the mansion, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, "I'm afraid in the minds of people who have never seen me, I must be strong and strong, and I can pick up a person with one hand."
A fierce woman."
But Yun Shang didn't bother to pay attention to these rumors, because various things gradually increased. The ceremony of conferring the queen was coming soon. Empress Hua lost her memory. Although the old ladies in the palace helped, she still couldn't.
She was so busy that Yun Shang had to be summoned to the palace every day to help.
The previous phoenix robe was prepared by Concubine Shen Shu. Yun Shang could not guarantee that Concubine Shen Shu would not tamper with the phoenix robe. If something went wrong with the phoenix robe during the conferment ceremony, the situation would be extremely serious.
After much thought, Yun Shang discussed with Queen Hua and made a new set of phoenix robes. The phoenix embroidery on the phoenix robe was an extremely complicated double-sided embroidery. Not many people in the Shangyi Bureau knew this skill.
So I had to rush to make it overnight.
In addition to the phoenix robe and crown, there were a lot of things that needed to be prepared. Yun Shang was also very busy, and it took him much longer to get back home than Luo Qingyan every day.
After more than ten days of preparation, Yun Shang was finally ready. The first thing she did was to sleep until noon when she finally had some free time. When she got there, she received extremely bad news.
The relief supplies that Liu Yinfeng was responsible for escorting were encountered by robbers less than ten miles away from Liucang, and all the supplies were robbed by the robbers.
When Yun Shang heard this, he frowned and said, "Robber? What happened to Mr. Liu and Dr. Zheng?"
The secret guard quickly said: "Nothing, Mr. Liu and Dr. Zheng have already arrived in Liucang."
Yun Shang felt relieved a little and ordered someone to inquire about the situation. However, Luo Qingyan came back before the secret guard went out.
Yun Shang quickly asked: "I heard that something happened to the relief supplies. Was it caused by bandits?"
Luo Qingyan sneered, "Robbers? Liu Yin said in the letter that those robbers were well-trained in movements and seemed to know that he was good at formations. From the beginning, they divided into two groups and came straight towards him.
The soldiers escorting the relief supplies were disrupted, so that the soldiers could not form their formation. This is the first time I have heard of such a brave and resourceful robber who knows himself and his enemy."
When Yun Shang heard what Luo Qingyan said, she already understood in her heart that the so-called robber was probably someone Xia Houjing ordered to pretend to be.
Xia Houjing is really a scheming person. She had previously thought that Xia Houjing would wait for Liu Yinfeng to deliver the supplies to Liu Cang, then transport the supplies away in the name of disaster relief. Then he would ask the soldiers he summoned to pretend to be refugees to collect them.
, This is perfect. But I never thought that he would come out unexpectedly. In this way, there is no evidence to prove that he stole the supplies. Even if he is blamed, it is only blamed on Liu Yinfeng's poor escort.
There is no doubt about him.
"Then what should we do now?" Yun Shang frowned and raised his head to look at Luo Qingyan.
Luo Qingyan rubbed Yun Shang's hair and said softly: "Have you forgotten what we put in those grains and grass before we made a special trip? Now that Liu Yinfeng and Doctor Zheng have arrived in Liucang, as long as Doctor Zheng is here
, you can use the tracking incense to find where the robbed materials are, and coupled with the poison in the food and grass, it will be foolproof."
Yun Shang nodded slightly, feeling relieved a little, and then said again: "Has your Majesty received the news?"
"I have received it, but in the past two days he has been busy organizing the ceremony for the conferment of the Queen, so he handed the matter into my hands and gave me full authority to investigate. I wanted to take the opportunity to go to Liucang, but His Majesty said,
There is no need to worry about this matter, let me arrange for someone to investigate first. If there is still no news, it is not too late to wait until the sealing ceremony is over before leaving." Luo Qingyan said softly, but his brows were lightly frowned.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, not knowing what Xia Huanyu was planning. Logically speaking, it would be better to investigate the matter sooner rather than later, but Xia Huanyu asked Luo Qingyan to stay in Jincheng first. Could it be that he wanted to
Are you favoring Xia Houjing?
It's just that Queen Hua is Luo Qingyan's mother, so Luo Qingyan should indeed attend the ceremony for Queen Hua to be crowned queen.
Yun Shang secretly guessed in her heart, but she remained calm on her face. She smiled lightly and said: "The Queen has conferred the title of Queen. As her biological son, of course you should be present."
Luo Qingyan nodded and was silent for a long time before saying, "Now, we can only wait."
However, both Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan knew in their hearts that this matter was the most undesirable solution. The relief supplies and food had already fallen into the hands of Xia Houjing. If Xia Houjing had the intention to rebel, he would definitely
Get started quickly. Liu Yinfeng and Zheng Qiming are in Liucang. Even if they find out where Liu Yinfeng's army is through tracking, they have no men and no soldiers, so it will be of no use.
Luo Qingyan was silent for a while, then raised his head to look at Yun Shang, and changed his topic: "By the way, the secret guard also sent news from Liu Cang, saying that Xia Houjing will marry Liu Cang in a few days.
The daughter of the richest man in Cang is now a concubine."
When Yun Shang heard this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Why is this? Didn't Hua Yutong just be taken to Liu Cang by the seventh prince? Why did he suddenly want to marry the concubine? And he is the prince of Xia, marrying the concubine.
The concubine should be reported to His Majesty and can only be married with His Majesty's consent. I have never heard anyone say that he asked His Majesty for permission?"
"He kept this matter secret. I don't think he planned to ask for an order. He married that woman just to gain the support of her family's power and provide him with some financial help. I don't know what he did.
How did you tell Hua Yutong? I heard that Hua Yutong had no objections and was helping Luo Luo get married." Luo Qingyan sneered.
Yun Shang felt a bit cold all over her body and smiled helplessly before saying: "I thought that Xia Houjing brought Yutong from Jincheng to Liucang, even because of Yutong's natal family background.
I was prepared to treat her raw, but I didn't want to marry a new person in a blink of an eye."
Luo Qingyan sighed softly, held Yun Shang's hand tightly, and said with a bit of coldness in her voice: "Hua Yutong's current fate was brought about by herself."
Yun Shang was unable to refute, he just sighed softly, shook his head, and did not respond.
Yun Shang remembered that Hua Guogong had mentioned before that he would ask His Majesty to summon Hua Yutong's father back to Jincheng, but he didn't know what happened now. Yun Shang secretly thought in his heart, if he could bring Hua Yutong back with him
Jincheng is also good. Once Xiahou Jing raises his troops, he will inevitably be surrounded and suppressed. By then, running all the way will be the norm. How can Hua Yutong withstand it?
Yun Shang thought this way, so she took advantage of Luo Qingyan to go out and went to the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke of Hua was not in the palace. It was said that he had gone to a camp outside the city to train soldiers. When the Duke's wife heard that Yun Shang was coming, she had someone take her to the courtyard.
The Duke's wife had just taken a nap, made a cup of tea and was taking a nap in the courtyard. When she saw Yun Shang coming over, she smiled and said: "I heard that you have been too busy these days. I didn't see you the last few times I went to the Prince's Mansion.
It’s not easy to see Bao’er come back, but what happened when you came today?”
Yun Shang had to admire the Duke's wife's insight, so she quickly walked up to the Duke's wife and replied: "It's true that something small happened. I wonder if my grandfather told my grandmother before that the Seventh Prince wanted to borrow Yutong."
Her father's forces rebelled in Liucang, and my grandfather said before that he wanted to ask Your Majesty to transfer Yutong and her father back to Jincheng, but I don't know what happened to this matter?"
When the Duke's wife heard her eagerly running over to ask about this matter, she knew that it was Xia Houjing who had made some move. She sat up straight and looked at Yun Shang and said, "I heard the master talk about this matter, and His Majesty also agreed. The decree
It seems that it's raining too. The master even made a special trip to write a letter to my uncle, urging him to return to Jincheng, but I don't know if the letter has been delivered. I can ask when the master comes back later."
Yun Shang gently nodded and said: "Something happened to the relief materials escorted by Liu Yinfeng and were robbed by robbers. In a few days, the seventh prince will marry the daughter of Liu Cang's richest man as his concubine."
When the Duke's wife heard this, she frowned and said, "Robber? That robber is probably the Seventh Prince, right?"
Yun Shang had to admire the Duke's wife. Just by hearing such a simple sentence from Yun Shang, she guessed that the seventh prince had done this.
"The letter from Mr. Liu only said that the robbers were well-trained and seemed to know that he was good at forming formations. They deliberately targeted him and destroyed the formation of the team, making it impossible for him to form an formation, and then took away the supplies.
." Yun Shang responded softly.
The Duke's wife paused and then said, "That's it. The Seventh Prince is not a simple man. He was able to hide his strength and bide his time for so many years and got rid of Xia Houyan silently. If Qingyan hadn't suddenly appeared, I'm afraid
Now the crown prince position is already within his grasp. I'm afraid he hates Qing Yan very much, so you have to be careful in everything."
Yun Shang responded softly and then said: "It's just that Xia Houjing's plan to raise troops openly is not a good strategy. In this way, he will be a treasonous minister who will be punished by everyone."
The Duke's wife smiled coldly, and then said faintly: "Now he is a rebellious minister. If he really seizes the throne and overthrows this country, then he will still be the true Dragon Emperor. In this world, the strong man
This is an eternal principle. Back then, His Majesty was still a prince, and he was just a concubine. He killed his brother and his father, which was considered shameful by many people at that time. The death of the late emperor and the late prince was so miserable.
, everyone scolds His Majesty for being ruthless and ruthless. But as a result, the past incident of killing his brother and killing his father has not been recorded in the history books. Now the Xia Kingdom is peaceful and prosperous under His Majesty's rule, and His Majesty is still praised by others. Now I'm afraid there are not many
I personally still remember the massacre at Tai Chi Hall back then.” (To be continued)
