"Picture of a beautiful woman?" Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Yuqin, "Who is the picture of?"
Yuqin quickly shook her head and said, "I don't know, my maid. Concubine Liu saw that the painting of the beauty was pretty good, so she hung the painting in the palace. That night, after your majesty came down, her expression changed when she saw the painting of the beauty.
He asked Concubine Liu where the painting came from, and who had seen the picture of beauty, and ordered Manager Liu to take away the picture of beauty. Within two days, Concubine Liu ordered the slave to be sent to the Clothing Bureau.
.A few days ago, the Empress said that all the old people in the Jasper Palace were gone, and I guess this might have something to do with it."
The Yuqin raised her eyes and glanced at Yun Shang, and then said softly: "This servant will doubt this because, not long after I arrived at the Huanyi Bureau, the palace attendant in the Jasper Palace saw the beauty picture.
Something happened one after another.”
Yun Shang pondered slightly, with a flash of doubt in his eyes, whose portrait made Xia Huanyu value it so much: "Have you seen the appearance of the beauty in the beauty picture? Are there any obvious signs?"
Yuqin was silent for a long time, and then said: "Because it has been so long, I really can't remember it. However, the beauty's appearance in that picture can be said to be stunning. The picture shows the beauty bouncing off the pipa, and the beauty's eyes
There is a tear mole underneath."
"Where is the tear mole under that eye?" Yun Shang asked softly.
Na Yuqin quickly shook her head, with a look of fear on her face: "I really can't remember such a small thing. I remember that there was a mole under the beauty's eyes just because there was one at that time.
When a nun saw it, she said that people with tear moles have a bad life and will cry more than they laugh in their lives."
Seeing that Yuqin didn't look like he was lying, Yun Shang nodded gently and said, "I understand. By the way..." A question suddenly flashed in Yun Shang's mind, and she quickly asked: "What did you say before?
The pot-bellied chamberlain is in the palace of a talented person, do you still remember who that talented person is?"
Yuqin nodded lightly: "Remember, that talented person's surname was Cao. At that time, he lived in Luoxue Pavilion, which was relatively remote in the middle of the palace. That talented person also had a good appearance. He was the first person after Concubine Liu entered the palace.
She entered the palace through a draft in the third or fourth year. After being named a talented person by His Majesty, she has never been favored by the Holy Spirit. She seems to be very close to Concubine Liu. She often comes to the Biyu Palace, and the ones chosen are always when His Majesty is away.
When she was in the Biyu Palace, Concubine Liu saw that she had no intention of winning favor, so she got closer to her. As a result, this servant knew that there was a chamberlain beside her who was sick with a strange disease."
"If you have good looks, why haven't you been favored by the saint?" Yun Shang was a little surprised. She knew that the palace had the most beauties. Even the palace servants who were used to seeing beauties in the palace said that people with good looks were
, it must be more than just good.
Yuqin thought for a while, and then responded softly: "I don't know, I just heard other palace people chatting about it. It seems to be because of family background."
After Yuqin finished speaking, seeing that Yunshang didn't say anything, she bit her lip and then said: "I was just a little palace maid beside Concubine Liu back then. She didn't know much. What I knew was told to the concubine."
Yun Shang nodded calmly: "Okay, I know everything. You can stay in the Shangyi Bureau with peace of mind, and remember not to be too ostentatious. Although it has been twenty years, it is still
There's no guarantee that anyone will recognize you."
Yuqin naturally understood that Yun Shang's words were to keep her safe. She had been squeezed out in the Shangyi Bureau these days, and it was really hard for her. Yuqin also understood that these words were just for the sake of keeping her safe.
Because of the extremely gentle Empress, she was forced to tell everything she knew. All she wanted was to live peacefully in the harem.
Yuqin bowed and retreated. Yun Shang was silent for a long time, then frowned and said: "According to what Yuqin said, I guess that the woman in the beauty picture is most likely Xia Houjing's biological mother. However, if you want to
How can we know who that woman is?"
Yun Shang's eyes were full of distress. She was silent for a long time, then she lightly knocked on the handrail at her hand, raised her eyes and looked at Qin Yi and said: "I'm afraid I can only ask the Duke's wife for help in this matter. Send someone to the Duke's Mansion.
Send a message, saying that I have encountered many problems in hosting the palace banquet recently, and asked the Duke's wife to come to the palace."
She had to first figure out who the woman was, or who the Cao Cai was in Luoxue Pavilion, before she could continue the investigation.
Yun Shang felt a little excited in her heart. Xia Houjing's life experience would soon surface. Now there are only two possibilities. One is that Xia Houjing is not Xia Huanyu's child. In that case, Xia Houjing's life experience will be exposed.
, they were sure of victory. But according to Xia Huanyu's attitude towards Xia Houjing, this possibility was slim. That should be the second possibility, and the second possibility was that Xia Huanyu was Xia Houjing's child.
It's just that there may be something inappropriate about the identity of the biological mother. Xia Huanyu couldn't put her on the bright side, so he used this method to give birth to Xia Houjing. And Xia Huanyu should also have a deep understanding of Xia Houjing's biological mother.
Otherwise, Xia Huanyu would not dote on Xia Houjing so much.
Yun Shang thought about it carefully, and the second possibility was the most likely. If so, it would also be beneficial to Luo Qingyan. If there is something inappropriate about Xia Houjing's biological mother's identity, that would be Xia Houjing's weakness.
It's just that Yun Shang still doesn't know how inappropriate it is.
Now that the matter has not made any clear progress, Yun Shang did not tell Luo Qingyan. Luo Qingyan came back a little late in the evening. When he entered the palace, he took off his cloak and walked to Yun Shang and sat down: "I heard that you are here today.
Been busy all day."
Yun Shang couldn't hear the teasing in Luo Qingyan's words, so she glanced at him and snorted coldly: "I'm not here for Your Majesty." Although Luo Qingyan was mainly in the former court, the harem was after all
It was related to his food and clothing expenses. If there was any mistake, she might not even know how her life was lost. She couldn't let others control such a lifeline.
Luo Qingyan also laughed when he heard this, and said softly: "Now that the position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is vacant, you are afraid that it will make the position vacant in many other places, but have you thought of suitable people to fill these places?
?”
Yun Shang blinked and looked at Luo Qingyan, smiled and said: "In the House of Internal Affairs, what do you think of the housekeeper? The housekeeper followed us from Ningguo to Xiaguo, and is still in the prince's house.
"
The corner of Luo Qingyan's mouth curled up slightly: "I think he is just not willing to cut off his life."
Yun Shang also laughed after hearing this: "Then let Qin Yi go. The person around me who works more safely is Qin Yi. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a very important place, and I don't feel safe leaving it to others."
When Luo Qingyan heard what Yun Shang said, he nodded: "It's up to you to decide." After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked at Qin Yi, who was standing aside with a slightly surprised expression, and said, "I just don't know if Qin Yi is willing.
?”
Yun Shang also raised her head and looked at Qin Yi with a smile.
Hearing this, Qin Yi also laughed and said with a salute: "I will listen to your Majesty in everything. I will do whatever your Majesty tells me to do."
Yun Shang reached out and held Qin Yi's hand: "What I want most is to find a good home for you."
After Yun Shang finished speaking, Qin Yi glared at Yun Shang: "I take back what I just said."
The three of them all laughed. Although it was the middle of winter, the room was filled with warmth.
After noon on the second day, the sun finally came out. The winter sunshine was warm, and the weather had been overcast for several days. Yun Shang became interested in seeing the long-lost sunshine and ordered someone to go to the Imperial Garden.
There were deck chairs set up in the plum garden in the center, and refreshments were prepared. I lay on the deck chairs and basked in the sun while admiring the plum blossoms.
The plum blossoms in the plum garden are all red plums, which are as beautiful as blood.
Just after sitting for a while, he saw Peilan running over in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the Duke's wife wants to see you."
Hearing this, Yun Shang's eyes flashed with joy, and she quickly sat up straight and said, "Please come here quickly."
Peilan responded quickly and left the garden again. Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Qin Yi and said, "This plum garden is also a good place."
Qin Yi smiled and nodded: "No wonder I'm so interested today. I suddenly remembered that I came here to enjoy plum blossoms."
Yun Shang smiled and said nothing. After a while, Peilan brought the Duke's wife into the courtyard. Qinyi had already moved the chair. Yun Shang quickly stood up and greeted her: "Grandma is here."
However, the Duke's wife frowned and said, "How can there be a queen who personally welcomes you?"
"There are only a few of us here, how can there be so many rules." Yun Shang smiled and pulled the Duke's wife to sit down, then poured the tea himself and pushed it in front of the Duke's wife.
The Duke's wife raised her head and looked around, then smiled and said: "My queen, I know how to enjoy life. The scenery here is so picturesque, I feel that my mood is much better when I look at it."
Yun Shang lowered his head and smiled and replied: "It's not that I know how to enjoy life, it's just that there are so many eyes and ears in this palace, it's not easy to choose a place where you can talk easily."
Hearing this, the Duke's wife frowned again: "No matter what, your palace must be cleaned up. If your palace is not clean, how frustrating it would be."
Yun Shang responded with a smile, then changed her subject, and said with a smile: "Today I invite my grandmother to the palace because I want to ask her about someone."
"Oh? Who?" The Duke's wife raised her eyebrows, with a bit of interest in her eyes.
Yun Shang knew at a glance that she had misunderstood, so she laughed and said softly: "Grandma, does she know that twenty or thirty years ago, there was a woman in Jincheng who had tear moles under her eyes, and she was good at playing the pipa, and her appearance was also
It's very outstanding. Has grandma heard of it?" (To be continued)
