Yun Shang was startled: "Is someone following him? Have you seen his appearance clearly?"
Qin Yi shook his head, with a bit of hesitation in his eyes: "Actually, I'm not sure if someone is really following me. I don't know much about martial arts, but I always feel that there is a gaze looking at me from far away or not close.
But every time I look back, I can't find anyone. The servant asked Aunt Qi and Aunt Qiu, but they said they didn't notice it."
Yun Shang knew Qin Yi's temperament, and if it wasn't something very certain, Qin Yi would definitely not say this to her.
Yun Shang thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and ordered Qian Zui: "Send two secret guards beside Qin Yi. She went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I'm afraid that those in the palace who want to harm me will want to get rid of them first.
Qinyi, Qinyi is in danger."
Qianzuo quickly agreed. Yun Shang looked at Qinyi and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to refuse, so she spoke first: "The position of the head of the House of Internal Affairs is very important to me. In this palace, if there is no
If someone helps me, no matter how powerful I am, I can hardly move an inch. If you take care of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I will feel much more relaxed. But this matter may be a little dangerous, are you willing?"
When Qin Yi heard the words, she quickly knelt down and agreed: "I am willing."
Yun Shang then raised the corner of her mouth and smiled.
When Luo Qingyan returned to Weiyang Palace in the evening, Yun Shang told Luo Qingyan the clues he had discovered today. Luo Qingyan seemed a little surprised, and then said after a pause: "You mean, Xia Houjing's biological mother
That’s Cao Wenxi.”
Yun Shang nodded lightly: "If nothing else, it is true. Let me show you the painting..." Yun Shang said, and ordered Qian Zui to fetch the painting. Qian Zui walked to the box and cage aside.
He turned around for a moment, then hurriedly ran back: "Mother, the painting is missing."
Yun Shang was stunned when he heard this, how could it be possible? The painting must have been brought back this afternoon, and Yun Shang put the painting away after watching Qian Zui come back, and came back from the imperial garden for a week. In this room
There has always been someone there, so how could the painting disappear? Yun Shang thought and stood up and walked to the cage: "You put those words here after you came back in the afternoon?"
Qian Zui nodded repeatedly: "Yes. When the slave heard that the person in the painting was the wife of a rebellious official and traitor, I was worried that if the painting was seen by someone with intentions, it might be harmful to the empress, so I made a special trip to put this thing away.
Okay, put it at the bottom of this cage."
Who can take away the paintings from this cage in front of them? Just as Yun Shang was thinking about it, she heard a report from outside: "Your Majesty, the Queen, the Emperor sent palace officials to invite you and your Majesty.
Dinner at the palace."
Hearing this, Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan, then quickly stood up and said to Qin Yi: "Go and ask, what's going on with the Supreme Emperor or the Queen Mother? Why do you want to go to Taihe Palace for dinner?"
Qinyi nodded and walked out. After a while, she opened the bead curtain and walked in: "Mother, today is a young year."
Yun Shang paused, "Xiao Nian?"
She had forgotten, Yun Shang sighed softly. Due to all kinds of messy things these days, she had forgotten that there was such a thing as Xiaonian.
Yun Shang responded quickly, raised her eyes and said to Luo Qing: "Then let's go to Taihe Palace first."
Luo Qingyan nodded lightly and went out with Yun Shang.
When they arrived at the Palace of Supreme Harmony, Yun Shang saw that the courtyard was full of red lanterns, and it looked like they were celebrating the New Year. Hua Ling was standing in the main hall talking to Xia Huanyu. When he heard the report from the palace man, he stood up quickly.
, walked to the door: "Shang'er and Qingyan are here?"
Yun Shang also laughed: "I have been really busy these past two days, and for a moment I forgot that today is a small year, and I should come to pay my respects to my father, the Queen, and the Queen. It is really a punishment."
"What do you say about New Year's Eve? Come in quickly, it's cold outside." Hua Ling quickly took Yun Shang's hand and walked into the main hall. She glanced at Luo Qingyan and couldn't hide her concern.
Yun Shang smiled, then pulled Luo Qingyan and walked in. There was a table full of food on the table. Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan sat down, and Hua Ling asked the palace servants to serve the food.
After dinner, they played chess together for a while. The night gradually deepened, and after the game was over, Xia Huanyu raised his eyes to look at Luo Qingyan, who was sitting opposite, and said with a smile: "In the past few days, all the officials in the country have
Is everything going well?"
Luo Qingyan nodded and responded softly: "Everything is fine."
Xia Huanyu laughed: "That's good. You and the queen can come with me to the study. After New Year's Eve, Ling'er and I will go out for a walk. There are some things that need to be explained."
Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan, then agreed and stood up. Hua Ling, sitting aside, seemed a little surprised when he saw this, but he only smiled and said: "It's all like this
It’s too late, I’ll have to go to court tomorrow to talk lightly, so please stop saying a few words.”
Xia Huanyu quickly agreed, then turned around and walked out of the main hall towards the study.
Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan followed Xia Huanyu and stepped into the door of the study. Yuan Bao closed the door outside. Yun Shang was startled. She raised her eyes and saw the hanging hanging on the bookshelf in the middle of the study.
A painting.
Yun Shang's eyes suddenly fell on the painting, the beauty picture, the beauty in red, the bouncing pipa, the tear mole. Yun Shang squinted her eyes, but suddenly thought of it. She had only done this all afternoon.
When Luo Qingyan came back, he took Qinyi and Qianzui to welcome him out. It must have been a short while before the painting was taken away and hung in Xia Huanyu's study.
There was a coldness in Yun Shang's eyes. It was not like he was giving them orders. He was clearly asking for help.
Xia Huanyu walked to the pearwood chair behind the desk and sat down. He raised his eyes and looked at Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang: "Sit down, what are you standing for?"
Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang responded together and sat down aside.
As soon as he sat down, Xia Huanyu's eyes fell on Yun Shang, and he was the first to attack Yun Shang: "Queen Cai has been looking at this picture hanging on my bookshelf since she entered the door, but she felt very
look familiar?"
Luo Qingyan turned to look at Yun Shang and gently held Yun Shang's hand. Yun Shang smiled and pondered for a moment before speaking: "Yes, I was just thinking that although my father has abdicated the throne now,
But I still have a lot of power in my hands. The things that were still in the box and cage in my dormitory in the afternoon were at my father's place in the evening. But my father was probably used to it, but he didn't know it.
, it’s not something you take for yourself, it’s called stealing.”
Although Yun Shang was smiling, her words were not polite at all.
Xia Huanyu was not angry at all. He glanced at Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang indifferently. After a while, he said: "As an emperor, you must be on guard against others. After all, it is hard to win this country, and it is even harder to defend it. You and your wife
The two of you are definitely the best in terms of intelligence. In terms of actions, you will never be merciful when you should be ruthless, and you will never be tough when you should be gentle. I believe you can do a good job in marching, fighting, and managing the country.
.However, if you are too suspicious, you will not feel that life is very tiring?"
Too suspicious? Luo Qingyan couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Could it be that Shen Ke in Weiyang Palace is not a member of the Supreme Emperor?"
Xia Huanyu raised the corner of his mouth coldly: "Yes, so what?"
"So what?" Luo Qingyan murmured, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was slightly sarcastic: "There are many high-ranking people around the Supreme Emperor, but have you ever tried to be stared at twelve hours a day, everything you do?
How does it feel to have something written down and reported to others, even if you just read a book?"
"If you promise me not to investigate anything about Liu Yinfeng and Xia Houjing, I will promise you that I will not only call Shen Ke back, but also help you get rid of all the spies in Weiyang Palace." Xia Huanyu remained calm.
The condition is thrown out.
Luo Qingyan finally raised his head and looked at Xia Huanyu: "I really want to know who they are, why are you so mutual?"
Xia Huanyu's eyes flashed and he was silent for a long time. Finally, he just said calmly: "Although their identities are somewhat special, they are not what you think. They will definitely not pose a threat to you, and there is no need for you to pursue them further."
"Won't it pose a threat to us?" Luo Qingyan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if mumbling to himself: "Is it my illusion that there are so many soldiers in Liu Cang? Xia Houjing colluded with Cang Jue Qingsu,
A combined attack from inside and outside, am I dreaming?"
Xia Huanyu's expression suddenly turned ugly. He slammed the table and stood up, saying, "I will handle this matter myself. Just take good care of your political affairs."
Yun Shang was a little confused: "Father said that their identity is not what we imagined. If it is not like that, why should father be so secretive? Isn't it best to be honest?"
Xia Huanyu's face turned even colder: "I promised back then that I wouldn't tell you anything, so I won't. If you continue to pursue it, don't blame me for being rude."
When Luo Qingyan heard what Xia Huanyu said, he became more stubborn. He stood up and said, "Okay, I want to know how you would be rude to us."
With that said, he pulled Yun Shang straight out of the study and left the Palace of Supreme Harmony without saying goodbye to Hua Ling.
Yun Shang thought about Xia Huanyu's words over and over again. If Xia Houjing was really the son of Xia Huanyu and Cao Wenxi, Xia Huanyu would definitely not bring this matter to light to warn them. Xia Huanyu was very considerate.
Yun Shang knows this. So, did she guess wrong? Thinking about what Xia Huanyu said just now, their identities are not what she imagined. However, Xia Houjing's biological mother is not Concubine Liu, so this should
This is an ironclad fact.
Could it be that Xia Houjing was really not Xia Huanyu's child? It's just that Xia Houjing's parents had a relationship with Xia Huanyu, maybe it was kindness, or maybe it was something else, that made Xia Huanyu try his best to help and still favor him so much. (To be completed.)