Chapter 52 Hua Jing Returns To The Pce
Just after noon, Qin Yi reported, "Your Highness, Princess Hua Jing has entered the Pce. She just
finished lunch with the the Empress and ising to us."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. "Why? She''s not grounded anymore?"
"It seems so. However, Your Highness embarrassed her at your Coming-of-age Ceremony. Will she
Yun Shang shook her head, "If she hade to Qingxin Pce right after she entered the Pce,
then we would need to be alert. However, now that she has gone to Qiwu Pce first, the Empress
must have told her to indulge me. After all, no one can say I did anything wrong the other day. If she
makes trouble at Qingxin Pce, and Father found out, he will ground her for another month."
While they were talking, an eunuch''s voice rang out, "Princess Hua Jing has arrived."
Yun Shang quickly stood up and walked to the door. She beamed at Hua Jing who had just stepped
into Qingxin Pce, "Sister."
Hua Jing also smiled, but her smile was pretentious. When she saw Yun Shang standing at the door,
she took two steps forward and grabbed her hand before speaking, "Have you had lunch?"
Yun Shang nodded. "I''ve already eaten. The kitchen served jellyfish with Osmanthus, bamboo slices
and pigeon eggs, and n. You seldome here. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Hua Jing nodded, "It''s my mother-inw''s 50th birthday in a few days. I don''t think you''ve officially met
thedies at the Imperial City. They have been admiring my beautiful and talented sister for a long time.
Mother asked me to take you to the Imperial City to meet thedies." She stopped and looked around
before moving closer to Yun Shang. Then Hua Jing whispered, "You are going to get married sooner or
guests. I didn''t know anything when I first got married, so it took me a long time to learn. Fortunately, no
one said anything bad about me. Since I''m preparing for an uing banquet, I thought if you lived in
my Pce for a few days I could teach you."
Yun Shang replied in surprise, "Sister, are you really willing to teach me? I''m a slow learner."
"Nonsense. You''re my younger sister, who else am I gonna teach, if not you?" Hua Jing scolded Yun
Shang while pretending to be angry.
Yun Shang nodded repeatedly, "OK, then I''ll learn from you. Sister, please wait for me to pack my
things." Then she paused, as if thinking of something. "Oh, no. My favorite dress was sent to the
Huanyi Bureau* for a wash today. I really wanted to take it with me."
(*TN: Huanyi Bureau, a ce where Royal members'' clothes get washed by specific maids and
eunuchs.)
Hua Jing nodded but didn''t get angry. She just smiled and said, "Take your time. I''lle and pick you
up tomorrow."
As soon as Hua Jing left, Qin Yi stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, what is Princess Hua Jing
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up to?"
"Nothing good." Yun Shang closed her eyes and started thinking. In her previous life, she had lived in
Hua Jing''s Pce after her Coming-of-age Ceremony. At that time, Hua Jing''s excuse was that she felt
bored in her Pce, and that''s why she wanted Yun Shang as herpany. After she went there, Hua
Jing held frequent banquets to introduce her to Mo Jingran. After meeting him several times, Yun
Shang had begun to trust the man. Upon returning to the Pce, she had asked the Empress to let her
marry Mo Jingran.
In this life, she had hinted at Mo Jingran''s involvement with Hua Jing. Besides, hadn''t Father already
med Hua Jing for holding too many banquets? Why is it that she still came?
"The winter solstice is almost here. I don''t know why Hua Jing wants to take me out of the Pce at
this time. Never mind. A fox always shows her tail, and when she does, I will seize it and give it a
wrench." The more she thought about Hua Jing, the more Yun Shang was reminded of developments
from her previous life. The events leading up to the death of Hua Jing''s husband were nearing. Yun
Shang spoke to Qin Yi, "Call Qian Yin for me."
Qian Yin came in a hurry. Yun Shang said, "Something will happen at the northwest border. Send
someone over there to buy all the grain avable and ship them to the town 30 miles away from the
border. No matter what happens to the soldiers there, don''t give them any grain."
"But, Your Highness, without food, won''t the General and the soldiers lose the battle?" Qian Yin heard
the Princess and felt surprised at her instructions.
"A lost battle is exactly what I want." In her previous life, Hua Jing''s husband died in the battlefield due
to ack of food at the front. This time, she was more than happy to elerate the process and let Hua
Jing wee hereuppance sooner. Yun Shang was quite unhappy with the arrogant manner in
which Hua Jing had behaved today.
Yun Shang smiled, stood up, and said to Qin Yi, "Let''s go. I need to pay a visit to the Huanyi Bureau."
Yun Shang took Qin Yi to the Huanyi Bureau. Everyone was busy, and no one seemed to have noticed
the Princess'' arrival. Qin Yi led Yun Shang to a middle-aged woman, "Madam Xi, this is Princess Hui
Guo. Where are your manners?"
The middle-aged woman fell to her knees, "Your Highness."
Yun Shang waved, "Stand up. My sister, Hua Jing is going to take me to her Pce tomorrow. But one
of my favorite dresses was sent here to be washed. Let me know if it''s ready. I need to take it with me
Madam Xi quickly nodded. "Madam Xi, show me the way, " Qin Yi said.
As soon as Madam Xi and Qin Yi left, the door opened and an eunuch entered. His body was bent over
from exertion and his clothes were not very clean.
"Lin?" Yun Shang frowned, and asked with uncertainty.
The eunuch quickly kneeled before her, "Your Highness, yes I''m Lin."
"Lin, look up." Yun Shang said softly.
Hearing her, the eunuch was stunned. He raised his head. Yun Shang saw a deep scar on his left
cheek. Yun Shang sighed. She didn''t ask how he got the scar, but spoke with a soft voice, "It must
have been hard for you all these years. I should have taken you with me."
Lin shook his head. "I''m doing fine. Seeing Your Highness standing here in good health makes me
happy."
Yun Shang sighed again. "Currently, I am limited in how much I can help you. I''ll have to ask you to
stay here for a little bit longer. When it''s safe, I''ll take you away from Huanyi Bureau. At that time, I will
appoint you as the master of Qingxin Pce."
Lin kneeled again, smiled and said, "Your Highness, seven years ago, I didn''t help the Empress poison
you because I couldn''t go against my conscience. However, they still couldn''t let me walk away. Your
Highness, even now, I don''t understand why they did that to me."
Yun Shang looked Lin in the eye for a long time before asking, "Do you hate them for treating you like
that?"
"I did. But it doesn''t matter whether I hate them or not, I will never forget what they''ve done. I must pay
them back. After you left, I kept thinking whether Your Highness would remember me. I didn''t expect
that you woulde to find me. I''ll always remember the kindness you''ve shown to me." Lin choked.
"Of course!" Yun Shang said, "Of course, we''ll get our revenge! I''ll do it for you, and then I''ll take you
back to Qingxin Pce for sweet rice ball."