Chapter 649 The Death Of The White Fox


    As soon as Yun Shang reached the door of the mansion, she heard the sound of horses'' hooves. She


    turned around hastily and saw Luo Qingyan, followed by several secret guards.


    As soon as Luo Qingyan saw Yun Shang, he got off the horse and took a look at the carriage. Then he


    turned to Yun Shang with a frown. "Why are you out at thiste hour? It''s not funny."


    Yun Shang let out a sigh of relief and quickly said, "You have been out for so long. I''m worried and


    want to see how it is going."


    Luo Qingyan looked around, and then walked inside with Yun Shang in his arms. "Let''s go back first."


    When they got back, Luo Qingyan tossed his cloak to Qian Zhuo and ordered, "It''ste now. Let all the


    secret guards retreat to have a rest."


    Qian Zhuo responded and left. Then Luo Qingyan went to wash his hands in the bathroom. He took


    Yun Shang to sit on the couch and said, "Don''t go outte at night again. If I hadn''te back in time


    today, we would have missed each other. What if something happens then?"


    Yun Shang nodded and asked, "How is it going?"


    Luo Qingyan shook his head and sneered, "The seventh prince is really a tough nut to crack. Before


    the two groups of secret guards were out of the city, he asked his men to abduct them. When he found


    that they didn''t have what he wanted, he quickly returned to his mansion. And the secret guards hurried


    back."


    Yun Shang also frowned at his words. They had thought that the city would be in danger, so they


    thought the seventh prince would send some people to follow the shadow guards out of the city. They


    didn''t expect that the seventh prince would be so bold, which messed up their original n.


    "What should we do now?" Yun Shang frowned, "What did the secret guard put in the seventh prince''s


    mansion?"


    Luo Qingyan meditated for a moment and said, "A corpse."


    Then he continued with a frown, "But if we can''t light up a fire, then the corpse won''t work. On the


    contrary, the seventh prince will doubt it. By that time, it will be much harder for us to do anything else."


    Yun Shang sighed. Things had gotten worse.


    Luo Qingyan stood up and smiled, "It''s midnight now. We might note up with any good idea even


    we are so worried. Let''s get some sleep."


    Yun Shang saw that he also looked unwell, so she nodded, helped Luo Qingyan take off his clothes,


    put down the bed curtain and went to bed.


    Yun Shang had just got up. With all the mess, she wasn''t too sleepy now. She tried to think about how


    to deal with it. The most important thing was that since it failed, she couldn''t let the seventh prince find


    the corpse.


    ''should I tell Hua Yutong this thing and ask her to take the corpse water to deal with the corpse?''


    Yun Shang hesitated. She didn''t know Hua Yutong very much. If what Qin Yi said was true, Hua Yutong


    was pretending all the time, which confused Yun Shang. Would she trust her or not...


    She was struggling with these thoughts, but she fell asleep gradually.


    It was almost noon when she woke up. After a quick make-up, Qin Yi only made Yun Shang a simple


    bun with two plum blossoms in her hair. Yun Shang was curious and asked, "Won''t anyone pay a new


    year call today?"


    Qin Yi said with a smile, "Today is the day to wee the son-inws, and the married women will


    return home with their husbands. As your highness''s home is in the State of Ning, so you don''t have to


    go out today. It will be morefortable to have a simple bun."


    Yun Shang suddenly realized. She nodded, "I see." After a moment''s reflection, she shook her head.


    "No, I''m going to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion today. Change a bun for me."


    "Lord Hua Guo''s mansion?" Qin Yi felt a little strange, but she didn''t ask the reason. She nodded and


    loosened the hairstyle. She changed it into a concentric bun.


    Lunch was served. Yun Shang sent her maid to the study and invited Luo Qingyan back to the room for


    dinner. She said casually, "Today is the greeting day for my son-inws. I have nothing to do, so I want


    to go to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion."


    Luo Qingyan''s hand holding the chopsticks paused for a while before he nodded. "Okay. It happened


    that a senior general in the court, who was usually guarding in the border, was called back to the


    imperial city by his majesty for the new year. I wanted to pay a visit to him, but I didn''t find a suitable


    time."


    Yun Shang looked up at Luo Qingyan, who looked cold as usual, but had a glimmer of light in his eyes.


    Yun Shang knew that he was trying to woo senior officials and make them his supporters.


    "If you pay a visit today, do you know what he likes? If you don''t bring a gift with you in the first days of


    a new year, I''m afraid it''s not polite." Yun Shang asked softly.


    Luo Qingyan didn''t think of it at all. He thought for a moment and answered, "I heard that the general


    enjoyed drinking and researching military arrays and tactics. But I don''t know anything else."


    Yun Shang thought about it for a while, and then turned to order Qian Zhuo, "There''s a book about


    ancient arrays on the bookshelf. Mr. Qing Cang gave me the book when I became his student. I''ve


    almost finished reading it, and I''ve kept all the things in mind. Since the senior general loves to study


    arrays, take it with you, your highness."


    Luo Qingyan smiled with warm in his eyes and nodded, "okay."


    After lunch, they walked out together. Yun Shang took the carriage and Luo Qingyan rode towards his


    destination.


    Almost no woman was born in Lord Hua Guo for several generations, so the mansion should be quiet


    today. Yun Shang sat in the carriage and calcted carefully. Except for the seconddy, who would


    stay here for there is no one in her parents'' home, others would go to the family of their wives.


    When the carriage arrived at the gate of Lord Hua Guo''s mansion, Qian Zhuo helped Yun Shang get off


    the carriage. Yun Shang saw a carriage which was already parked beside. The carriage was not


    splendid, but it was exquisite.


    Catching Yun Shang''s eyes fixed on the carriage, Qian Zhuo also turned to her, "Your Highness, it


    seems to be the carriage from the seventh prince''s mansion."


    Yun Shang nodded slightly and a smile appeared on her face. As she expected, Hua Yutong was Lord


    Hua Guo''s niece and her parents'' home seem not to be in the Jin City. On this day, Hua Yutong and


    her husband would most likely return to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion.


    The servant at the door was surprised to see Yun Shang. Looking behind Yun Shang, Luo Qingyan


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    didn''t show up. The servant said immediately, "This way, your highness."


    Yun Shang nodded and asked smilingly, "Where is Lady Hua Guo now?"


    The door replied in a hurry, "Lady Hua Guo is taking a walk in the yard. Today, the seventh princess


    went back to the mansion. After lunch, she and the seventh prince were having a walk with Lady Hua


    Guo in the yard."


    Yun Shang responded. Then she went straight into the mansion and headed towards Lady Hua Guo''s


    yard.


    As soon as she entered the yard, she heard someone talking behind the plum trees. Yun Shang


    stopped and listened attentively for a moment, then she heard Lady Hua Guo and Hua Yutong talking.


    Lydia''s voice sounded with a smile, "The little thing was caught by his highness personally. Look at it,


    it''s so white and so lovely. I thought you would like it, so I bring it to you today."


    Lady Hua Guo also looked very happy. "Excellent." Yan''er and other kids will be excited to y with it. "


    Yun Shang grinned and walked past the plum tree. She went out and asked, "Grandmother, what have


    you got? Why are youughing so happily? "


    Four people sat on the stone bench in the yard. They were the seventh prince, Hua Yutong, Lord Hua


    Guo and Lady Hua Guo. There was a white fox on the stone table. It stood timidly and looked around. It


    seemed to have heard Yun Shang and turned her head.


    When Lady Hua Guo she saw Yun Shang, she smiled. "How lovely, Shang''er."


    Yun Shang nodded and walked towards the stone table with a smile. She looked at the fox on the table


    and said, "This little fox looks very beautiful. No wonder grandma is so happy."


    Hua Yutong stood up in a hurry, "Shang''er, sit here."


    "It doesn''t matter. I have been sitting in the carriage for long and just want to stand for a while." Yun


    Shang replied with a smile.


    She looked at the little fox up and down for a long time. Yun Shang reached out her hand from her


    sleeve to touch the head of the little fox. But the little fox suddenly rushed toward her face as if it were


    going nuts. Yun Shang dodged. Qian Zhuo walked up hurriedly and stood in front of Yun Shang,


    stretching out her hand to hit the little fox. The little fox was pped away by her hand. It fell heavily on


    the ground, struggled for a few times, and then died.


    Everyone was shocked. Lady Hua Guo stood and walked to Yun Shang. She examined her carefully,


    but still felt worried. She asked worriedly, "Are you hurt?"


    Yun Shang''s face was pale. She kept silent for a moment and shook her head. She looked at the fox''s


    body with a frown. "Nothing. It''s just this little fox..." Yun Shang looked up at the seventh prince and the


    stunned Hua Yutong, and shouted at Qian Zhuo, "Apologize to the seventh prince and the seventh


    princess."


    On hearing this, Qian Zhuo instantly knelt on the ground and apologized, "Your Highnesses, please


    forgive me."


    Lady Hua Guo sighed, "I''m d you''re all right. It''s just an animal. We could hunt another one."


    "But I heard Yutong say that this one was caught by the seventh prince himself. It means a lot. But


    now..."


    The seventh prince regained hisposure and said with a smile, "It''s the beast''s fault. I thought it


    was lovely, so I gave it to Yutong, but I didn''t expect him to go mad and almost hurt sister-inw. If you


    don''t feel well, I''ll be the one to me. "