Chapter 690 Look One Way And Row Another


    Yun Shang took it over and looked at the rattle. The rattle was poor, only worth twenty cents. Yun


    Shang shook the rattle slightly. The sound of beating the drum was very weak in the noisy crowd.


    "Okay." Yun Shang smiled and put the rattle into her sleeve carefully.


    "Let''s go home." Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang''s hand and went to the their mansion.


    Yun Shang finally realized that Luo Qingyan had changed the topic. Yun Shang shook her head and


    sighed softly. She had already had an answer in her mind.


    When she returned to the mansion of ray, Qin Yi was already waiting for her in the courtyard. Yun


    Shang nced at Qin Yi and asked softly, "Has grandpa gone to bed?"


    Qin Yi nodded slightly, walked up to Yun Shang, took off her cloak, and said gently, "He asked me to


    take some books from your highness''s room earlier, read them for a while, and went to bed early." Qin


    Yi put the cloak aside and hung it up. Then she turned her head and continued, "He has suffered


    bumps for several days on the road. His Lordship is old now, so he must feel tired. He will recover after


    two days'' rest."


    "Okay. I''ll make a prescription for grandfather tomorrow. Jin city is not as dry as the State of Ning. The


    winter here is cold and wet. It might cause sore in body. Warm tonic food will do much help." Yun


    Shang smiled and turned to look at Luo Qingyan. "You went to the pce with grandfather today. What


    did His Majesty say?"


    Luo Qingyan had already hung his cloak. After hearing Yun Shang''s words, he turned around and said


    with a smile, "His Majesty is very polite to Grand Tutor Xiao. He talked about something about the State


    of Ning with him and asked his current situation. Then he told him to go back to the mansion for a good


    rest."


    Yun Shang nodded. After a short silence, she asked, "Has the State of Yng sent anyone here for the


    "Yes, and the new Emperor of the State of Yng wille here in person." Luo Qingyan narrowed his


    eyes, his voice bing cold.


    "Cangjue Qingsu?" There was a hint of surprise in Yun Shang''s eyes. How arrogant Qingsu was! He


    had ordered his subordinates to deliberate provoke on the border, but he had the nerve toe to Jin


    City to celebrate his Majesty''s birthday.


    "When will Lord Hua Guo set off?" Yun Shang asked again.


    Standing at the desk, Luo Qingyan picked up a book from the bookshelf and answered, "The forces are


    already gathering and the Ministry of Revenue is still preparing food."


    Luo Qingyan paused and continued, "Don''t worry. Cangjue Qingsu will note here."


    "He is noting here? Why? Didn''t you just say that he is going to personally celebrate His Majesty''s


    birthday? " Yun Shang''s eyes were filled with confusion. She was now confused by Luo Qingyan.


    Luo Qingyan nodded. "He did send a letter, saying that he woulde to the Jin City to celebrate His


    Majesty''s birthday, but it''s definitely just his scheme. His real goal is the frontier. In order not to let us


    discover that he nned to lead the army to the battlefield in person, he deliberately did so to confuse


    us."


    Yun Shang frowned again at his words, "Do you mean that Qingsu lying about hising to Jin City to


    celebrate His Majesty''s birthday so as to cover up the truth that he will lead the army to attack the State


    of Xia?" Yun Shang paused before she continued, "It doesn''t make sense. If it''s to cover up the truth,


    why did Qingsu send people to cause attention at the border. But did he alert us in this way? It''s totally


    unnecessary."


    Luo Qingyan grinned and crooked at Yun Shang. Yun Shang walked to Luo Qingyan, and he held her


    hand and let her sit on hisp.


    "Yes, it''s unnecessary. This trick is called looking one way and rowing another. There was a glimmer of


    smile in Luo Qingyan''s eyes.


    Hearing that, Yun Shang kept silent for a while before she said, "You mean that Qingsu''s target is not


    the ce where he sent people to bother? Then where is it?"


    Luo Qingyan thought for a while, took out a map, and showed it to Yun Shang. "The State of Yng is


    on the northwest of the State of Xia, and there are three cities in total between the two countries. The


    city where the general of the State of Yng frequently caused trouble is named Lingxi. Look at this


    map, where do you think he really wants to go? "


    Yun Shang took over the map and read it. Just as Luo Qingyan said, at the junction of two countries,


    the State of Xia and the State of Yng have three cities respectively, which in the the State of Xia are,


    from left to right, Cangnan, Ganying, and Lingxi. And in the State of Yng are Mutuo, Zhana and


    Mohuai. Although the three cities of the State of Yng were t, there was ack of water. Cangnan is


    a hilly city and Ganying is hignd city. Ony Lingxi is t and has rich water and fertilend.


    Yun Shang''s eyes swept across Lingxi and fell on Ganying. She looked at it for a long time before


    shaking her head. Then she shifted her gaze a little bit to Cangnan.


    "Do you think it''s Cangnan?" asked Luo Qingyan with a smile.


    Yun Shang nodded slightly, "Yes, it''s Cann."


    Yun Shang sounded sure, which made Luo Qingyanugh, "Why are you so sure about it?"


    Yun Shang smiled, "Because you are in the State of Xia."


    Luo Qingyan curled his lips and stared at Yun Shang.


    Yun Shang continued: "Generally speaking, when people know Qingsu''s trick, they will definitely think


    his purpose might be Cangnan or Ganying. Given Qingsu''s weird and ruthless nature, they will


    probably focus on Ganying. But if his opponent is you, he knows you will most likely guess that he is


    ying the trick and the ce he wants to attack is Lingxi, so you might ce troops in Lingxi. In this


    way, he''ll choose Cann as his target. "


    Hearing this, Luo Qingyan smiled, "Shang''er, you are really smart."


    Yun Shang thought for a while and asked, "So where will grandfather go?"


    With Yun Shang in his arms, Luo Qingyan put one of his hands on the map and pointed at somewhere.


    "Here, of course."


    "Here?" Yun Shang remained silent for a long time before she seemed to figure it out. Her eyes lit up.


    "That''s a good ce."


    They chatted for a while, and then each of them washed up and went to bed.


    Holding Yun Shang in his arms, Luo Qingyan said gently, "Ask Hua Yutong to our mansion tomorrow


    and ask her about that matter. But remember what I said. You should know you have a world of your


    own. You are always smart. If the seventh prince really takes advantage of Hua Yutong to plot against


    us, you don''t have to be soft hearted. There is a trick in the book of war, called sowing discord among


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    the enemy."


    Half asleep, Yun Shang nodded. After a long while, she sighed, "What a poor girl Yutong is."


    "We should find her a good husband in the future. With the support of Lord Hua Guo and us, it''s not


    difficult for her to marry into a rich family." Luo Qingyan patted Yun Shang on the back andforted


    her.


    Yun Shang kept silent for a long time before she nodded and sighed softly, "That''s all we can do."