Chapter 185 Grandfather‘s Arrival (Part One)


    After leaving the temporary imperial pce, they went into a dense forest. Yun Shang frowned. She


    had heard that the forest was haunted. However, she had never been there before. Yun Shang didn''t


    know there was thick fog here at night. Since it waste at night, the fog hadn''t dissipated. It was


    impossible to see anything in the forest.


    ''How cunning! But...don''t they worry about the fog?'' The Princess knit her brows as she thought.


    "We''d better withdraw now. Let''s go!" said Yun Shang. She waved at her men to leave. Then she went


    to Prince Jing''s mansion alone.


    Prince Jing''s chambein was waiting for her at the door. Seeing Yun Shang, he hurried to her. "Your


    Highness, did you find His Highness?" the chambein asked eagerly.


    Yun Shang shook her head. As soon as she walked into the mansion, she found that the light in Prince


    Jing''s study was on. As she walked into the study, she saw several people in the room. She recognized


    Wang Jinhuan. She also recognized two other people in the room. She remembered having met them


    in the military camp before.


    Those two men were shocked when they saw her dressed like a girl. "Mr. Xiao?" They kept looking at


    her and rubbing their eyes. They were so confused that they did not know what to say. It was hard for


    them to ept the truth that Mr. Xiao was a girl. ''She lived with Prince Jing when she was in the


    military camp! What''s their real rtionship?'' The two confused men thought.


    "Your Highness, did you find him?" Wang Jinhuan stood up promptly and looked at Yun Shang.


    Hearing Wang Jinhuan''s question, the two men became even more confused. ''Is she a Princess?'' They


    thought in shock.


    Yun Shang nodded to them before sitting down. "We saw him, but he was taken into a thick forest with


    pea-soup like fog. I was afraid that there would be traps in the forest, so I didn''t follow them after they


    went into the forest."


    "Dense fog?" murmured Wang Jinhuan, "It might be toxic miasma, which is from some kind of


    poisonous flower in the forest. Are those people imprable?"


    Hearing these, a thin man next to him spoke after thinking for a while. "I have heard that people in the


    State of Xia have the ability to walk in miasma since miasma ismon in their state."


    "The State of Xia?" Yun Shang looked up at the thin man in surprise. "It means that the person who did


    all this might be the seventh Prince of the State of Xia..."


    Wang Jinhuan seemed unconvinced. "I have met the seventh Prince of the State of Xia. He looked


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    weak and sick. In addition, His Highness has no enemies in the State of Xia. That state is rich, but


    small. The total number of people in that state is even less than that of our Imperial City. So they have


    no reason to take His Highness and work against our state." He countered.


    "You''ve seen a lot of fights between big families in the Imperial City. Think of those things, and then tell


    me do you still believe in appearances? Of course, you know that many things are not as it seems. As


    far as I know, none of the princes in the State of Xia are innocent. Pretending to be weak might be the


    best way to protect themselves under such circumstances. Seeing that the State of Yng intends to


    unite with us by marriage, the State of Xia sent their seventh Prince here long before the arrival of the


    envoys from the State of Yng as they were afraid of the oue of the marriage discussions. If we


    do ally with the State of Yng, the State of Xia would be in danger. They took Prince Jing not for


    personal conflict, but for Prince Jing''s power in our state and his strength in war. If my guess is right,


    they are going to pin the kidnapping on the State of Yng." Her voice was hoarse with weariness.


    However, her hoarse voice made the princess''s words particrly persuasive.


    The two men who had met her in the military camp had seen her wisdom before, so they agreed,


    without hesitating. "Your Highness, what should we do now?" they asked promptly.


    Yun Shang thought for a while. Then she responded. "Block the gates of the city to find Prince Jing.


    The more high-sounding the alert, the better! We are going to make it widely known that Prince Jing


    has disappeared. We will offer gold as a reward to encourage people to provide clues."


    "People respect and support Prince Jing. I''m afraid that people would be jittery if we told them of


    his disappearance, " said a man who had been sitting on the far side. His face reflected an incredulous


    look.


    Yun Shang grinned. "Even if we don''t tell people the truth now, someone else will do this before us. The


    will create a disturbance. My father is suspicious. If he knows that themoners favor my uncle, his


    suspicion will grow. And if we offer a high price for the clues, His Majesty will think people are active in


    looking for Prince Jing just for money. If so, he''ll not guard against him."


    Yun Shang paused for a while. She observed their serious expressions, and continued. "Send more


    spies to monitor Xia Houjing. I have to know what he does, who he meets, where he goes, and


    everything else about his actions. Besides Xia Houjing''s Mansion, Grand Councilor''s Mansion, Wen


    Mansion, and Shun Qing Mansion should also be monitored."


    There was a long silence. People in the room looked at each other without saying anything. Wang


    Jinhuan broke the silence with an "Aye". And the two generals who knew Yun Shang from before,


    followed his response.


    Seeing that the others did not answer, Yun Shang smiled. "My father has granted marriage between


    Prince Jing and me. If His Highness dies, I will be half a widow. As a woman, I do care about my fiancé.


    For me, he is worth more than my life."


    Hearing that, Wang Jinhuan looked up at Yun Shang with his pretty eyes. He knew that her words


    though spoken in jest were meaningful. Of course, her words were not intended to add humor. First,


    she reminded them that she was going to be His Highness''s wife. With the new identity, she would be


    someone whom they should never offend. Second, she repeatedly stated her stance that she would not


    allow him to die for they are engaged, and she would help Prince Jing ride out all his troubles. ''How


    clever she is!'' thought Wang Jinhuan.