Chapter 189 Unexpected Findings (Part Two)
When Yun Shang and Wang Jinyan arrived in his yard, they saw Wang Jinhuan grieving over a pile of
portraits. The women in these portraits were extremely adorable which made reaching a decision
challenging for Wang Jinhuan. "Whom should I choose? Lady Qin seems gentle and kind. But Lady
Zhao is prettier. Lady Qian is more outgoing while Lady Qi is considerate. And then there''s Lady Su,
Lady Wang, Lady Sun..."
Seeing Wang Jinhuan''s misery, Yun Shang tried to suppress herughter and almost choked. She
coughed to relieve her difort.
Wang Jinhuan turned around curiously. "Your Highness? What brings Your Highness here? Have you
heard from Prince Jing?"
Wang Jinyan had also heard that Prince Jing was missing, but she had forgotten to ask Yun Shang
about it. So she asked with concern, "Is Prince Jing alright, Your Highness?"
Yun Shang shook her head. "I''m not sure yet. Actually, I came here today for another matter. But it is
quite rted to Prince Jing''s whereabouts." Yun Shang looked at Wang Jinhuan solemnly. "Mister
Wang, I want to know whether Prince Jing asked you to investigate Ning Ye or not. And I want to know
what you found during your investigation."
Wang Jinhuan looked away. He couldn''t meet Yun Shang''s gaze and avoided answering her directly,
"You mean Ning Ye has something to do with Prince Jing''s disappearance?"
"I''m not certain but I think he does. If you feel ufortable, I can tell you what I found first. Someone
is posing as Ning Ye." Yun Shang said tly.
Yun Shang''s casual tone left Wang Jinhuan slightly embarrassed. He forced a smile and said, "That''s
pretty much what we have found as well, Your Highness. But is he really rted to the disappearance
of His Highness?"
"I can''t say for sure, but I certainly have my suspicions." Yun Shang sighed. "Uncle trusts you, so I don''t
want to hide anything from you. My grandfather came to the Pce today. He told me that a foreign
army had camped on Mount Kirin..."
Wang Jinhuan''s expression changed abruptly. "It''s exactly as Prince Jing spected."
As he spected? Yun Shang noticed his choice of words and turned to Wang Jinhuan. She was
puzzled. Wang Jinhuan continued, "His Highness encountered several assassinations before, and the
force behind them seems to be growing. Last year, during an assassination, His Highness encountered
a squad. Their weapons and ent indicated that they were not from the State of Ning. Although some
enemy squads exist in the State of Ning and we send simr troops to other states as well, His
Highness sensed something amiss. After that, we sent people to investigate them, but little information
was found. However, there were some unexpected findings, which include that Ning Ye had someone
erase the arrival record of some foreign citizens."
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"So His Highness asked me to look into it, and I found that Ning Ye was different from his public image.
The undercover agents we sent into Shun Qing Mansion reported that it was impossible to investigate
Ning Ye''s real life. As those who have served in the mansion for a long time told the agents, Ning Ye
had a significant change in personality..."
"Now that his change is so obvious to everyone, why is that the Prince Shun Qing and Lady Shun Qing
have not doubted his identity?" Yun Shang frowned.
Wang Jinhuan smiled bitterly. "They did doubt him once. But they didn''t find any difference between the
real Ning Ye and the imposter. He even has the same birthmark as the real one..."
Yun Shang understood right away and nodded. "I see. The priority now is to look for Prince Jing. I''m
going back to the Imperial Pce and if you have any news, send Jinyan to me."
Wang Jinghuan nodded. "No problem. I''m on His Highness''s side, so it''s my duty to work for him."
Back at the Pce, Yun Shang had a long rest on the bed before she said, "You have been with me
the whole today and you must have heard everything. Don''t you think it''s time for you to tell me where
Prince Jing is now? If that army takes action, it would drag the whole state into an abyss of misery."
No response was heard in the quiet room. Yun Shang was tired. She closed her eyes and called for
Qian Yin loudly, "Tell Ning Qian to assemble as many people as she can. I have a task for them
tonight."
Qian Yin nodded and left the room. Suddenly, a woman said in a t voice. "So what? His Highness
has done so much to defend the State of Ning, but the Emperor still doesn''t trust him.. If His Highness
has indeed been taken away by a foreign force, they would n on killing him. They would want to
assassinate rather than imprison him. For now, His Highness is just imprisoned..."
Yun Shang was struck with aplicated feeling. "So he has been taken away... by... His Majesty?"
The woman sneered. "Who else could it be? Emperor Ning has been suspicious of him for ages. All he
wants from His Highness this time, is the other half of the Hufu. Despite the fact that His Highness has
agreed to give it to him when he marries you, Emperor Ning still has no trust in him!"
Yun Shang froze. Prince Jing had agreed to give his half of the Hufu to her father when they got
married. How could she have forgotten such an important aspect of Prince Jing''s marriage negotiation
with the Emperor? Having been reminded of the deal, the situation became clearer to Yun Shang.
"But Prince Jing was set up by Wen Ruyu, who was disguised as me at that time. Wen Ruyu kidnapped
me once before and her n is close to Grand Councilor Li. Actually, it was the Grand Councilor''s
people who kidnapped me and handed me to Wen Ruyu. How could father be involved..." Yun Shang
gritted her teeth as she found it unbelievable.
"Wen Ruyu and Wen Yunqing have different goals to begin with. Wen Ruyu wants to marry His
Highness, but her father wants her to be the Emperor''s concubine as that would contribute more to the
future of their n. Wen Yunqing is the one who made a deal with the Grand Councilor. Wen Ruyu is
smart. On the one hand, she offered to obey Wen Yunqing under the condition that Wen Yunqing asked
the Grand Councilor to kidnap you. On the other hand, she was ning to kill you once you were at her
disposal, so that she could marry Prince Jing. To achieve this, she made another deal with the
Emperor. If she could help the Emperor take His Highness without attracting attention and shift our
suspicion to Li n or other forces, the Emperor would let her marry Prince Jing as his concubine."
Yun Shang felt a sharp pain in the heart and forced a bitter smile. Her father was indeed an excellent
Emperor!
"Qin Yi, send for my grandfather please..." Yun Shang ordered loudly.
It was natural for His Majesty to want the Hufu back, because he was the Emperor. However, His
Majesty had no idea that there was a foreign army of a hundred thousand soldiers in his country. If
anything bad happened to Prince Jing now, it would be disastrous for the State of Ning.
Before long, Qin Yi brought Xiao Yuanshan to the Pce. Yun Shang met him in the outer Hall and
asked Qin Yi and Qian Yin to guard the door. Then she shared what she found with Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan remained silent for a while. He forced a smile before speaking, "His Majesty is being
unreasonable. I told him that Prince Jing was important to keep the bnce between the Li n and
the Royal family. At that time, Prince Jing hadn''t made many military achievements. It''s even more
unwise to plot against him now. It is possible that His Majesty started to worry about the other half of
the Hufu when Prince Jing mentioned it during the marriage discussion. Perhaps that worry drove him
to make a wrong move?"
Yun Shang said nothing.
Xiao Yuanshan noticed her silence and smiled. "Fortunately, nothing horrible has happened yet.
Shang''er, I''ll take care of this and persuade His Majesty to let Prince Jing go. But if you want to avoid
such kind of trouble, maybe you should have a talk with Prince Jing, and hold your wedding ceremony
soon."