Yun Shang narrowed her eyes slightly and sat down. Not long after, Qianliu entered the inner hall. He looked a little bad. He must have heard someone talk about this matter. As soon as he returned to the inner hall, he quickly said
: "Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to contact the secret guards, and asked them to send someone back to Jincheng as soon as possible no matter what, to make the matter clear so that we can make plans. But there is no need to worry, Your Majesty is here.
The matter of leaving has sprinkled some tracking powder on Xia Houjing, and no matter what, he will not be able to escape from our grasp."
Hearing this, Yun Shang's eyes flashed with joy. If so, things would be much easier to handle. Yun Shang walked back and forth in the inner hall before softly ordering: "The secret guard guarding Xia Houjing must first call back Jin
City, but we don’t have to rush to track Xia Houjing’s whereabouts. Xia Houjing has just been rescued now, so the other party must be very careful. Those who are following him will stay still for now. Tomorrow, we will send someone to Liu Cang to wait for Xia Houjing’s army.
But we are still in Liucangna, and we can escape the monks but cannot escape the temple. Starting from the day after tomorrow, we arranged for people to start following the incense to find it."
Qianliu responded softly, glanced at Yun Shang, and then said: "This slave did not do things well and allowed others to take advantage of her."
Yun Shang shook his head and said with a smile: "This matter has nothing to do with you. If it is that person, even if I send experts to guard it, it will not help."
When Qian Liu heard what Yun Shang said, his eyes paused for a moment before he came back to his senses. He was afraid that the empress had already guessed who the person who rescued Xia Houjing was. Qian Liu bowed quietly and retreated.
Yun Shang clasped her hands behind her back and looked at the darkened sky outside the window. Judging from the few things Xia Huanyu had done recently, Xia Huanyu was afraid that she still controlled a lot of power in her hands and had not completely handed it over to Luo Qingyan. She had previously
He didn't think much about it, and just assumed that Xia Huanyu just kept some secret guards around to protect him and Hua Ling, but now it seems that it is not just as simple as secret guards.
He could not hide the big and small matters in the palace, but she could understand it. After all, Xia Huanyu had been in charge of the Xia Kingdom for thirty years, and it was normal for there to be many forces in the harem of the previous dynasty. But in these two incidents, Yun Shang finally understood what Xia Huanyu was staring at.
Not only the former harem, but also himself, Luo Qingyan, and Xia Houjing were all under his control.
This feeling is really not good.
Yun Shang was a little upset and ordered people to go to Tai Chi Hall to see what was going on now. The people who went to inquire came back not long after and reported to Yun Shang: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is in high spirits right now. I just went there."
At that time, several ministers even congratulated Your Majesty, saying that the young prince had captured Zhou and captured the jade pendant and sword, and he would definitely do great things in the future, so Your Majesty burst into laughter and drank three big bowls of it."
Yun Shang's throat tightened, and she waved her hand to make people retreat.
Luo Qingyan was a little late when he returned to Weiyang Palace. Yun Shang did not mention the palace banquet, but only told him about Xia Houjing in detail. Luo Qingyan was silent for a moment, only nodded softly, and whispered
Said: "I heard that in addition to the Imperial Guards, Royal Forest Army and thirty-six secret guards, the Emperor of Xia also has a Suzaku Army unknown to outsiders. The number is less than a hundred, but all of them are absolute elites.
The Suzaku Army has been passed down from generation to generation and is only ordered by the emperor. Xia Huanyu should have handed over the Suzaku Army when I succeeded to the throne, but he never mentioned it."
Hearing this, Yun Shang narrowed her eyes slightly, but she didn't understand why Xia Huanyu did this.
Luo Qingyan took the hot handkerchief handed over by Qian Zhui and wiped his hands before continuing: "I once tested Liu Wen'an on this matter because I suspected that Liu Wen'an was a member of the Suzaku Army, and it was just Liu Wen'an's intention.
, but it seemed that the Supreme Emperor still had some unresolved matters from the past, and he reassured me, saying that the Supreme Emperor would not do anything detrimental to me, and it was all for my own good. After that, I never asked again."
Yun Shang curled her lips and sneered: "Why can't I see that the Supreme Emperor ordered people to rescue Xia Houjing for His Majesty's benefit?"
Luo Qingyan smiled, hugged Yun Shang and comforted him softly, "It doesn't matter, you and I are both civil and military figures. Even if he has some tricks, shouldn't we still be afraid?"
Yun Shang saw that Luo Qingyan's body was full of alcohol and her eyes were a little wandering. She must have drunk a lot at the palace banquet today. A slight flash of distress flashed in her heart, so she supported Luo Qingyan on the bed.
He sat down and said, "Look why you drank so much? After drinking the hangover soup, go to bed early."
Luo Qingyan responded casually and lay down on the bed. Yun Shang raised his eyes and ordered Qian Zui to bring the sobering soup. Qian Zui agreed and hurriedly brought it, and Yun Shang took it.
Just as he was about to ask Luo Qingyan to drink the hangover soup, he found that Luo Qingyan had already fallen asleep.
Seeing this, Yun Shang was a little dumbfounded. She sighed softly and handed the hangover soup back to Qian Zui: "That's all, why should I drink hangover soup now that I'm asleep? But I'm afraid I'll have a headache when I get up early tomorrow."
But despite this, Luo Qingyan still woke up earlier than Yun Shang. When Yun Shang got up, Luo Qingyan had already gone to court.
Yun Shang had breakfast in the palace and asked Hua'er to bring Bao'er and play with Bao'er for a while. Then she heard someone coming to report that the Duke's wife wanted to see him.
Yun Shang was startled, but he hadn't seen the Duke's wife for some time. Yun Shang quickly stood up with Bao'er in his arms and walked out of the inner hall. The Duke's wife was waiting at the door of the main hall. Yun Shang quickly pulled the Duke.
The lady came in and said with a smile: "I thought I would go to the Duke's Mansion to pay my respects to my grandmother, but my grandmother came in person."
The Duke's wife smiled and said: "It's not appropriate for the Queen to do this. After all, in the palace, you still have to abide by the rules."
Yun Shang muttered: "If grandma says such things again, I will be angry."
The Duke's wife and Yun Shang sat down in the main hall and chatted for a while. Yun Shang found that the Duke's wife seemed to be restless today and kept looking around. After Yun Shang paid a little attention, she was even more sure.
After she came down, the Duke's wife must have something to say to her alone.
Yun Shang thought in her heart, and said with a smile: "Grandma came just in time. I got a good thing in Lingxi City a few days ago, but I don't know what it is. Grandma is well-informed, so she must have seen it. Grandma might as well
Come to the inner hall and show me?"
The Duke's wife seemed to be waiting for Yun Shang's words. After hearing this, she nodded quickly and said with a smile: "Since you said it is a treasure, it is naturally very precious. Let grandma see it."
Yun Shang winked at Qian Zui, asking her to pay attention outside and not let anyone get close. Qian Zui nodded slightly, and then Yun Shang stood up and entered the inner hall with the Duke's wife.
"Shang'er just saw that grandma was restless, but what happened?" Yun Shang entered the inner hall, quickly put Bao'er on the small bed, turned around and asked softly.
The Duke's wife nodded, pulled Yun Shang to sit down on the soft couch, took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to Yun Shang: "This is the letter from home that Ling'er sent us the day before yesterday."
Yun Shang was stunned. Ever since the incident involving Li Daitao in Lingxi City, the secret guards sent by Yun Shang to follow Hua Ling and Xia Huanyu had lost track of them. Yun Shang may not have received a message from Hua Ling for a long time.
, but she actually passed down a family letter to the Duke’s wife?
Yun Shang quickly took the letter and read it carefully for a long time, but she frowned. There seemed to be no big problem with this letter from home. What she wrote in her heart was just some ordinary things. She saw a seller on the street.
novel objects, recently copied scriptures, and finally sent greetings to Duke Hua and his wife.
Yun Shang was a little confused: "There is nothing wrong with this letter?" Moreover, she believed that the letter handed over by Hua Ling must have passed through the hands of Xia Huanyu. If there is any information that should not be disclosed, Xia Huanyu will not disclose it.
No letters will be allowed to reach the Duke's office.
The Duke's wife quickly pointed to the letter in Yun Shang's hand and said softly: "This letter contains the news conveyed by Ling'er."
Yun Shang was startled, and quickly looked where the Duke's wife was pointing: "Look at the last paragraph, each sentence is connected from beginning to end, and a sentence can be connected in series. Look..."
When Yun Shang heard this, he was startled. He lightly drew on the letter paper with his hand and connected the first and last words: Youshouwei (guard) Bu (cannot) send the message, in the imperial city.
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes slightly. The imperial city should be Jincheng. Could it be that Xia Huanyu and Hua Ling are actually in Jincheng?
The face of the Duke's wife was also full of anxiety, and she kept asking: "Ling'er, what does this mean? Could it be that it fell into the wrong hands?"
Yun Shang shook her head and said quickly: "Grandma, don't worry, my mother is with my father, and everything is safe. It's just that my father is doing something and doesn't want my mother to send a letter to us."
The Duke's wife was stunned for a moment, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she said after a while: "What on earth is going on? It's so mysterious."
Seeing that she was worried, Yun Shang comforted her softly and said: "Qingyan and I are also looking for traces of our mother and father, but this letter from grandma is excellent. We will send people to investigate. Don't worry, grandma.
As soon as there is news about my mother, Chang'er will definitely inform her grandmother as soon as possible."
The Duke's wife then nodded and looked at Yun Shang, who was hesitant to speak. After a long time, she finally didn't speak. She stood up and said, "I'm going back first. The old man is still waiting for a reply in the mansion."
Yun Shang responded quickly and personally escorted the Duke's wife out of Weiyang Palace.
After the Duke's wife left, Yun Shang returned to the inner hall, unfolded the letter and read it carefully: "My parents are here but I can't stay together. I am at the mercy of fate. I can live in the world secretly but not."
Memories are passed down from generation to generation..."
Although Hua Ling was secretly conveying a message in the last paragraph, Hua Ling was afraid that the Duke's wife would not be able to understand it. The trivial things in front of it also vaguely revealed a bit of her current situation.
When I got up today, I could hear the rain pattering outside and hitting the banana trees. I thought it was the most beautiful thing in the world.
Yun Shang looked at the signature and saw that it was at the place where it rained five days ago.
Find a small courtyard, hide away from the commotion, and listen to the sounds of hawking outside. Paper kites, pearl hairpins, and ten copper coins can still be added to a few peonies. All my life's wishes have come true this year.
Paper kites and pearl hairpins, ten copper coins can still be added to a few peonies. There are many vendors like this walking in the streets, but they are exactly the same as in the letter, but I am afraid there are not many... (To be continued)
