Chapter 692 A Trail Of Clues


    Yun Shang had to pretend that she didn''t hear anything. She blinked with a smile and muttered to


    herself, ''I haven''t seen the bill today. I need to go to read the ount book.'' Then she made a curtsy to


    Xiao Yuanshan, "Grandfather, I''m leaving now."


    Both Xiao Yuanshan and the butler burst intoughter.


    Yun Shang indeed went to read the ount book in her room. After having lunch with Xiao Yuanshan,


    she went back to her room and was about to take a nap, when someone told her that the seventh


    princess was here.


    Yun Shang then remembered that she had asked Qin Yi to send for Hua Yutong at noon.


    Yun Shang nodded and asked the servants to take Hua Yutong to her room. As soon as Hua Yutong


    entered, she smiled and greeted, "What treasure do you want to show me by sending someone to the


    seventh prince''s mansion to invite me here? Shang''er, show me quickly, please. "


    Yun Shang smiled and looked at Hua Yutong indifferently, "The treasure is not here, but I''d like to talk


    to you."


    Stunned for a while, Hua Yutong sat down next to Yun Shang. With a confused look on her face, she


    asked, "What''s the matter? What happened? "


    Yun Shang smiled and looked out of the window. The frost on the bamboo leaves hadn''t faded away.


    She asked softly, "Did you buy two blue sapphire butterfly hairpins in the Qianshui Pavilion the other


    day?"


    Hua Yutong was stunned again. Then she nodded and answered, "Yes, it''s been a long time."


    Yun Shang didn''t expect that Hua Yutong would admit it so quickly. She was absent-minded for a


    moment, then she said slowly, "Did the seventh prince tell you to buy it? A few days ago, these two


    hairpins were seen to be on Lady Xian''s head in the pce. Have you heard of it? Did you send them


    to her in the pce in person? "


    "Indeed, his highness asked me to buy them, but I don''t know why he did so. He only said he had to


    send a gift to a woman. It''s not very convenient for him to buy hairpins, so he sent me to the shop and


    especially told me to put on a veil. I haven''t paid attention to it since I bought them back and gave them


    to his highness. Perhaps it was his highness who had sent the hairpins to Lady Xian," with a puzzled


    look on her face, Hua Yutong didn''t look at Yun Shang until she replied her questions, "You asked me


    like this, but what''s wrong with the two hairpins? I heard that the other day Lady Xian was sent to the


    Cold Pce. Does it have anything to do with the hairpins? "


    Yun Shang said with a smile, "You''re right. It has some connection between them. Lady Xian wanted to


    frame Lady Hui. Some important evidences were put in those two hairpins on Lady Xian''s head. I''m a


    frequent visitor to the Qianshui Pavilion. When the shopkeeper came here to measure my size and


    make clothes for me, I inquired her about the matter. She told me yesterday after you left the Qianshui


    Pavilion. It was you who bought that hairpins. I am afraid that you might get involved in some strives in


    the pce and be framed, so I called you here in a hurry."


    Hearing this, Hua Yutong seemed to be shocked. She quickly took Yun Shang''s hand and said, "I really


    know nothing about it. What should I do? How could his highness treat me like this? "


    Yun Shang took her hand and said, "Don''t worry. Things are not that bad. Now that Lady Xian has been


    sent to the Cold Pce, as long as the seventh pince did not mention about you, no one will know.


    Besides, it was the seventh prince'' idea. You have nothing to do with it," after a pause, Yun Shang


    continued, "but next time you must be on guard against his highness. If he asks you to do something


    again, you must be careful. Even if you are forced to do it, you can''t go there in person. Don''t leave any


    proof to others."


    Lydia nodded repeatedly. Her face turned pale. "You know, although the seventh prince and I are a


    nominal couple, we are actually strangers, not like other couples, who respect each other very much.


    The seventh prince seldom asked me to help him, so I agreed without hesitation this time. But I didn''t


    expect... " after a pause, Hua Yutong sighed, "I''ll keep that in mind. Thank you, Shang''er. If the seventh


    prince has any other requirements in the future, I''ll tell you first. Please think about it for me."


    "Don''t mention it. I sincerely treat you as my friend. You are wee here anytime," Yun Shang


    smiled. "If the seventh prince asks why I ask you toe here when you go backter, just tell him that


    my grandfather has brought a lot of interesting things from the State of Ning, and that I ask you to


    share them,"


    said Yun Shang. Then she told Qin Yi to pack up something Lord Hua Guo had brought for her, so that


    Hua Yutong could take it back to the seventh prince'' mansion.


    Hua Yutong picked up the gift, bowed to Yun Shang, turned around and left.


    Qin Yi escorted her out of the yard, and then returned. She cleaned Yun Shang''s bed, while saying,


    "What a pitifuldy the seventh princess is! How could she be plotted by her own husband like this?"


    Yun Shang sighed and murmured with a frown, "If the hairpins were sent into the pce by the order of


    the seventh prince, then who should be the murderer of Lin Youran''s unborn baby, Lady Xian or the


    seventh prince? Was it possible that Lady Xian was framed by the seventh prince? But why did the


    seventh prince frame up Lady Xian? "


    Qin Yi didn''t know how to answer, so she just said, "There are too many crooked traps in the imperial


    household. Now the situation hase to this. If your highness goes to his majesty and the Empress


    again and tells them that Lady Xian is innocent and she is set up by the seventh prince, I''m afraid that it


    will make you lose your prestige. You''d better have a rest now. Don''t be bothered by such a thing. "


    Yun Shang had no choice but to nod. She lied down on the bed, but her brows were furrowed.


    About an hourter, Yun Shang woke up. When she opened her eyes, she saw Qian Liu standing by


    her soft couch. Yun Shang was a little surprised. After a while, she said, "Qian Liu, are you back?"


    Qian Liu nodded with a smile and helped Yun Shang sit up.


    Yun Shang yawned and said to Qian Liu, "Please open the window for some fresh air."


    Qian Liu replied and opened the window. It was a bit cold outside, and a gust of cold wind blew through


    the window. Qian Liu quickly fetched a cloak and put it on Yun Shang.


    Yun Shang was brought back to her senses by the cold wind. She asked Qian Liu to help her with her


    hair and then asked softly, "How is everything going on in Wang Congwen''s mansion?"


    Qian Liu replied softly, "I''m back to report this to your highness. Wang Congwen is now quite


    cooperative. Things are going well these days. And everything is almost done. However, the secret


    guards found by chance that Wang Congwen seemed to have some secret connections with the


    seventh prince. He seemed to be well behaved in the daytime as he knew our secret guards were


    following him. However, he sneaked out of the mansion at midnight twice and went to the seventh


    prince'' mansion. He stayed there for about two hours each time. "


    "Wang Congwen? The seventh prince'' mansion? Lady Xian? The seventh prince? " Yun Shang


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    sneered and thought, ''Things were getting more interesting.''