Chapter 160 The Return Of The Empress (Part One)


    Qian Yin said as she trembled, "The women in the Imperial Pce are so terrible. They were siblings.


    But the rivalry between them was so harsh that they even plotted against each other."


    Yun Shang grinned at Qian Yin''s words. However, she could not help but feel a little depressed.


    "Maybe life is too lonely in the Pce. Thedies cannot find better ways to entertain themselves than


    rivaling with each other."


    Lady Ming woke up in a couple of days. But she had been paralyzed by a stroke. Lady Ming, who had


    been beautiful and dignified, had lost the ability to speak as her mouth and tongue were deformed.


    Since Lady Ming was seriously sick, no one was in charge of the imperial household. In the imperial


    household, onlydies with a high ranking could be entrusted with the responsibility of running the


    imperial household. As the Empress had shut herself in her Pce, Lady Jin was the only other person


    qualified to assume the duty. However, it was impossible for Lady Jin to take this responsibility now, as


    she was staying in Laifeng City due to her pregnancy. She would not return to the Imperial City before


    the delivery.


    "Your Highness, don''t you think it was too early to set Lady Ming up? What should we do now? Since


    Lady Jin is far away from the Imperial City, I''m afraid His Majesty would ask the Empress to run the


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    imperial household again. The Empress would be happy if that happens." Qian Yin had no patience to


    hold back anything that crossed her mind. She had spotted the undercurrents of the seemingly


    peaceful life in the Imperial Pce. "I saw manydies going to Qiwu Pce to pay the Empress a


    visit."


    But Yun Shang still retained a calm smile. She said while staring at the eight-facet zedmp at the


    far end, "Of course, she needs to run the imperial household again. If she keeps herself isted in


    Qiwu Pce, how can I plot against her?"


    Qian Yin grew agitated while thinking of the return of the Empress. Qian Yin was very straightforward.


    Though she was more patient after the training by Ning Qian, she was, after all, still a child.


    "I want to kill her, " muttered Qian Yin. Yun Shang raised her brows a little when she heard Qian Yin.


    "Oh my! I didn''t expect that our Qian Yin has such a quick temper. You will, of course, be very happy


    after you kill the Empress. But what will we face then? The Empress of a country dies for no reason.


    And she dies in the Imperial Pce which is strictly guarded. What if the Li n insists on looking into


    the death of the Empress? His Majesty and my mother wouldnd in big trouble."


    Qian Yin felt depressed at Yun Shang''s words. She leaned on the wall in defeat, and said sullenly,


    "Hum, how troublesome this is."


    Yun Shang smiled at Qian Yin before shaking her head. "I ordered you to leak some of my information


    to the Empress. How are things going now?"


    Qian Yin rallied herself from her depression after hearing Yun Shang''s question. "The Empress is


    willing to hear my reports now. I told the Empress that Your Highness came into contact with two of


    Lady Geng''s servants, and had asked Prince Jing to interrogate them. It seems that the Prince knew


    many things about the older generation in the imperial household. The Empress was quite nervous


    when I told her about all this. She looked so grim that I was afraid she was considering killing her


    enemies. The Empress must have been enraged when I told her how Lady Ming snared Lady Geng


    and then killed Lady Geng. She sped her hands tightly to suppress her fury. She even asked me for


    more information. But I told her nothing. I just told the Empress that maybe there are more stories


    aboutdies in the imperial household, but the Princess didn''t tell me."


    Yun Shang curled her lips into a smile. Qian Yin''s words had attracted her attention. "She will, of


    course, have the intention to kill. The sibling rivalry between Lady Ming and Lady Geng for the love of


    the former Emperor is a lesson from which the Empress can learn something. After all, the Empress


    and her sister, Lady Fu, are sharing the same husband, aren''t they? Lady Fu is by no means a simple-


    minded woman."


    Although the Empress had to allow Li Fuyi to stay in the Imperial Pce because of their father, the


    Empress could never be happy with their father''s decision. Now, as Lady Ming had fallen ill and could


    no longer support Li Fuyi, Li Fuyi had to rely on the Empress for her survival in the imperial household.


    However, since the Empress viewed Li Fuyi as one of her enemies, Li Fuyi would probably lead a


    miserable life in the future. The Li n wished to marry more Li girls to His Majesty, so that the imperial


    household could be under their control. The Li families believed that the Li girls would help each other.


    But they never imagined that the Imperial Pce was a ce that could change a person and expose


    the darkest side of human beings.


    As manydies had paid a visit to the Empress and the Empress had received them, it seemed that the


    Empress no long assumed an indifferent attitude to the outside world. Though just a nominal daughter,


    Yun Shang had to see the Empress, too.


    "Your Majesty, it seems you have lost weight. Did the maids and servants not take care of you?" Yun


    Shang looked at the Empress who was dignified, as always. But her eyes were so hollow that Yun


    Shang could not see a trace of luster in them.


    The Empress smiled gracefully, "Of course, not. I just lost my appetite as the days are getting hotter


    and muggier. It is normal for me to lose weight in the summer. I will put on weight again in the autumn."


    Yun Shang nodded and said softly, "Your Majesty, I know you must be worried about sister. I have


    pleaded with His Majesty to set sister free. Anyway, sister is also His Majesty''s daughter. His Majesty


    won''t feel happy to see his daughter suffer. The Flower Show Banquet will be held in a couple of days.


    Then, I will plead with His Majesty to allow sister to attend the banquet. Sister is physically impaired. It


    will do her good if she can take a walk outside."


    The Empress was surprised at Yun Shang''s words. She looked into Yun Shang''s eyes and tried to read


    any subtexts behind those words. But Yun Shang smiled calmly. Her smile was so innocent and her


    gaze so earnest that no one could doubt that she really meant what she had said. After a long silence


    the Empress said, "That would be nice of you. Thank you."


    "Your Majesty, you are so polite. Gratitude is unnecessary. Hua Jing is my sister after all."


    After talking with the Empress for a while, Yun Shang left Qiwu Pce.


    "Your Highness, I noticed there were several strangers in the Empress''s Pce. Two of them seemed


    to be good at Kung Fu..." Qian Yin said gently.


    Yun Shang was clear what Qian Yin meant. Yun Shang paused and said softly, "We have eliminated


    the people whom the Empress trusted the most. As the Empress, she will have some new trustful


    subordinates. But she would not have enough time to take precautions as we took actions so quickly.


    So, those strangers must be the people recently sent by the Li n to work for the Empress. You


    know, it usually takes several years to train a loyal subordinate. So don''t worry about the strangers.


    Just keep an eye on them."


    Qian Yin nodded in response.