Chapter 654 The Ruse Of Self-injury
Yun Shang smiled faintly, "I heard the second day of the New Year is traditional for married women to
pay a visit to their mother''s home with their husbands for a reunion with their family. I thought the
seventh prince would probably go to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion with Hua Yutong. Even though the
seventh prince doesn''t like Yutong and was on high alert to her, he would do a good job in this aspect.
After all, this marriage was granted by the emperor himself. A chance is when the seventh prince is out.
Besides, he would never think that we could take action in broad daylight, so I decided to send the
secret guards there to see if there is any chance. I wasn''t sure, so I didn''t tell you. I didn''t expect that
we would make it. "
"The seventh prince is so angry. Today the wind blew a lot and the temperature was rising. It affected
the surrounding yards. His majesty had already got the news before the seventh prince came back. His
majesty went out to check in person. It was said that those things were taken out in front of his
majesty." Luo Qingyan seemed to be in a good mood with a smile. He walked to the couch and sat
down, stretching himself.
"Last night, the body of the female prisoner in the mansion of the seventh prince was burned into
pieces and cannot be identified. Beside the body, there was a Jiao Wei Qin. The body was holding it
tightly. It seemed that it was not burned too badly. The head of the Guqin was burnt off, and the thing in
it was revealed. Your majesty red up at the sight of these things. " Luo Qingyan smiled.
Yun Shang sat down next to Luo Qingyan. Seeing that Luo Qingyan was in such a good mood, a tinge
of happiness in his voice, "Of course. That is the phoenix seal... Although it was the fake one, it was a
serious crime. There was a letter inside the Jiao Wei Qin, containing the handwriting of the seventh
prince. The letter promised Liu Chuchu a bright future. Most importantly, these things showed that the
seventh prince was an ambitious man. His Majesty must think that Liu Chuchu was the concubine of
the seventh prince, and If he couldn''t get that position, how could he let her be the empress? "
Luo Qingyan nodded, "Excellent."
"The seventh prince must be very regretful. He had sent several people to keep an eye on me, Qian
Zhuo, and Qin Yi. But he forgot that I have a close maid who was recovering from an injury." Yun
Shang said smilingly, "Thanks to Qian Liu this time, we''ll have to award her.
Luo Qingyan nodded slightly. While they were talking, the maids came in with dishes and ced them
on the table one by one.
Yun Shang stood up and smiled, "Have the dinner first."
After the dinner, Luo Qingyan ordered the secret guards to be more careful, in case the seventh prince
would be furious and do something bad. It''s a special period now, and we can''t be careless.
After dinner, they had a walk in the mansion, then went to bed early.
The next day was the third day of New Year, and the court was still closed. However, Luo Qingyan got
up very early. When Yun Shang woke up, it was already noon. Seeing Luo Qingyan wasn''t by her side,
Yun Shang stood up and asked, "Where is his highness?"
Qin Yi replied: "His highness has gone to the study for a while. Just now, when I serve tea there, I saw
there were peopleing and going in the study. It seemed that something had happened. "
Yun Shang meditated for a moment, slightly nodded, washed her face and rinsed her mouth, had
breakfast, and then sat in front of the bronze mirror to make up.
"Where''s Qian Zhuo?" Yun Shang looked around, but didn''t find Qian Zhuo and Qian Liu in the room,
so she asked again.
Qin Yi smiled and said, "Qian Zhuo thought you would definitely care about the situation about the
seventh prince''s mansion and the the carriage driver after you got up, so she left with Qian Liu to
inquire about the news. I think you might wake up at this moment. Before they left, I told them toe
back early. It should be almost done."
Yun Shang nodded without saying anything.
Qin Yi was telling the truth. Before Yun Shang finished her hair, Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo had gone back
to the room.
Qian Zhuo walked quickly to the back of Yun Shang and said, "Your Highness, I''ve heard that the
seventh prince had knelt outside the Taiji hall for a whole night yesterday. He imed that he was
framed and asked his majesty to look into it."
"Really?" Yun Shang heard her and raised her eyebrows, "As weak as he is, he could kneel for a whole
night?"
"Yes." Qian Zhuo nodded. "It''s said that he really knelt on the ground for a whole night, but you are
right. The seventh prince fainted this morning, but his majesty didn''t send him back to his mansion, nor
did he call the imperial physician. He is still lying outside the Taiji Pce now. His Majesty must be
really angry."
Yun Shang took out a silk ribbon from the make-up box and handed it to Qin Yi. She said with a smile,
"Try it on. I don''t need those hairpins."
Qin Yi nodded and took it. Yun Shang sneered, "Such a good ruse of self-injury."
"I''m so d that his majesty didn''t spare him. He deserves it." Full of happiness was seen in Qian
Zhuo''s eyes.
Yun Shang shook her head and said in a more gentle voice, "No, your majesty has been soft hearted."
"What?" Qian Zhuo was confused and said, "But his majesty just ignored the seventh prince even after
he fainted. His majesty still... "
Qin Yi helped Yun Shang with the cyan silk ribbon, andbed her hair, and said, "Don''t judge a book
by its surface. For those emperors, the more they cares, the more indifferent they are."
Qian Zhuo looked confused, as if she still didn''t understood.
Yun Shang smiled coldly and said, "The emperor did this to show us. It''s good if the seventh prince
could prove his innocence. But if he couldn''t, his majesty can also say that he had knelt down outside
the Taiji hall for a whole night as a punishment."
Qian Zhuo was stupefied at his words. After a while, she panicked, "If that''s the case, what we''ve done
before would be in vain? How about we ask Qian Qian to... "
"In fact, I have always felt that Xia Huanyu is particrly indulgent to the seventh prince. Back in the
State of Ning, I had this feeling: The seventh prince was used of killing his brother, and the one he
killed was the crown prince. However, Xia Huanyu personally asked to release him and he didn''t give
him any punishment. I felt a little surprised when you said that the seventh prince had knelt down
outside the pce for a whole night and fainted, and the emperor ignored it. I knew it might be a ruse
of self-injury acted by Xia Huanyu and the seventh prince. Why does Xia Huanyu favor the seventh
prince so much? If we don''t figure out the reason, I''m afraid we can''t find a solution. " Yun Shang was
in a good mood when she heard the news, but now her mind was in a total mess. She stood up and
walked out of the door.
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Qin Yi hurriedly took a cloak, and put it on Yun Shang''s shoulders. "We haven''t got the result yet. We
can''t jump to a conclusion now. Don''t be angry, your highness."
Yun Shang stopped and sighed. She said with a bitter smile, "I''m not angry. What I''m afraid of is that
his highness will be angry."
Qin Yi also stopped. Yun Shang said softly, "Never mind. Just wait and see. I''d like to see how long
their show willst."
Then she went back to her room and asked Qian Liu, "How about the coachman?"
Qian Liu curtsied to Yun Shang and said, "I have followed the scent of the rouge and found the man.
However, he has entered the seventh prince''s mansion, and has nevere out."
"The seventh prince''s mansion?" Yun Shang pondered for a while and nodded. "He could be hidden in
seventh prince''s mansion secretly all the time. I think there must be secret rooms or passages in the
mansion, but these people can''t stay in the secret room all the year round. Ask the secret guards
search the other parts of the city to see if there is an exit of the secret passage leading to another
ce."
Qian Liu curtsied to Yun Shang, and obeyed.
Not long after, Luo Qingyan went back to the room. His face was cold. Looking at him, Yun Shang
knew that he had figured out what was happening outside the Taiji hall.
Looking at Luo Qingyan''s frown, Yun Shang thought about it for a while, and then took Luo Qingyan''s
hand, saying, "Your Highness, look at my waist. It''s getting bigger. Our child has grown up again."
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang, and his eyes softened. He looked at her for a long
time and shook his head, "No, I feel your waist is still slim..."
Yun Shang burst intoughter. "It''s the third day of the New Year, thest day off. We were so busy the
during the Spring Festival."
Hearing that, Luo Qingyan frowned and said, "But..." He raised his eyes and saw Yun Shang looking at
him expectantly. Something urred to him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let''s go out for a walk."
Yun Shang smiled and said, "We are not very familiar with the city, so I will ask two old maids to follow
us and find a good temple."
Luo Qingyan agreed. Yun Shang asked Qin Yi, Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo to make preparation for it. After
lunch, they got on the carriage and set off.
There were also many temples in the Jin City. The one they chose was a nearer one, Ling Yin Temple.
The Ling Yin Temple was located in the east of the Jin city. When the carriage got out of the city, Luo
Qingyan frowned and said, "Someone is following us." Then he opened the curtain and was about to
order someone to get rid of it.
Yun Shang hurriedly held his hand and said with a smile, "In the State of Xia, everyone is paying
attention to us. Recently, so many things have happened. If they are willing to follow us, then let them
be. As long as they don''t take any action, just ignore them. After all, we just went to offer incense.
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