Chapter 712 A Clue


    Yun Shang was slightly taken aback. Then she burst into a scornful smile. "The seventh prince thought


    he had controlled Lady Shu. But he seemed to have neglected that Lady Shu had a son, as Prince Qi


    wasn''t around. It is impossible for Lady Shu to n and work for the seventh prince wholeheartedly. As


    I said before, she has a weakness. It will be the Wanshou Festival soon. Has His Majesty issued an


    imperial edict to ask Prince Qi back to celebrate his birthday? "


    "By convention, he shoulde back." Luo Qingyan answered in a low voice.


    Yun Shang nodded slightly, "I think Lady Shu will try every means to keep Prince Qi in Jin city. When


    Prince Qi was ordered to leave the Jin City, I said I would take advantage of him to restrain Lady Shu.


    Now it''s a good chance... "


    Luo Qingyan nodded and stopped asking any more questions. After thinking for a while, he said, "The


    eldest princess and the seventh prince are hard to deal with, but we will find a solution."


    Luo Qingyan looked up at Yun Shang, who was still lost in thought, and pulled her to sit on the bed.


    Then he said: "In order to hide her identity, the eldest princess even dressed herself as a beggar. But


    she has been a noble princess all her life, she must have not been totally used to that kind of life. Think


    about it carefully. When she worked as an ountant in Yuan mansion, the hairpin on her head seems


    very simple, but it is very precious. Let''s start from here. "


    Yun Shang didn''t realize what he meant until she pondered over Luo Qingyan''s words. She ordered


    Qian Zhuo in a hurry, "Go to the Yuan mansion and search for the room where the eldest princess


    lived. Pay special attention to her tunics and socks, which are not conspicuous."


    Qian Zhuo, though not knowing what was going on, quickly ordered the secret guards to go.


    Luo Qingyan continued, "With the clue, we can start fishing and wait for the fish to get hooked..."


    "As for the seventh prince..." Luo Qingyan smiled, so unreadable that Yun Shang could not tell what he


    was thinking. "I''m not in a hurry. I''ll eliminate his allies first, and then see how long he can be arrogant."


    Yun Shang smiled too when she saw Luo Qingyan''s face. In Yun Shang''s eyes, Luo Qingyan was like a


    well prepared hunter who was staring at his prey. Instead of killing him, Luo Qingyan was going to


    getting rid of hispanions one by one first, and enjoyed the flustered look of his prey.


    "You old fox." Her lips curled into a smile.


    Hearing this, Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows, gently patted on Yun Shang''s head and chuckled, "you


    little fox."


    Afterughing for a while, they took the map and sat on the bed to read it. The room was quiet. Both


    Qin Yi and Qian Zhuo smiled when they read the map.


    Luo Qingyan''s spection was very urate. He found the key point immediately. The next morning,


    Qian Zhuo went into the room and whispered to Yun Shang, "The secret guard checked the room


    where the eldest princess had stayed in. The inner clothes and socks were all made of good silk.


    Moreover, the handkerchief for face washing is the best brocade handkerchief. The hairpins in the


    jewelry box are simple wooden hairpins, but they are all made of good wood materials, such as yellow


    pear wood, rosin wood, mahogany, rosewood and ebony."


    Hearing this, a sneer emerged at the corner of Yun Shang''s mouth. It was exactly like what Luo


    Qingyan had said that a noble princess couldn''t get used to real ordinary life.


    "There are few shops selling these things In the Jin City. Scrutinize those items and tell what kind of


    material they are. Then find shops where these things could be bought and install some secret guards


    in. Yun Shang ordered in a low voice with a sneer.


    Qian Shu made a quick reply and withdrew.


    Before long, a voice from the outer room came, "Your Highness, the seventh princess asks to see you."


    Hua Yutong? Yun Shang raised her head and turned to look at Luo Qingyan. She hesitated for a


    moment before asking Qin Yi to put down the bed curtain and spread out the screen. Then she said to


    Yun Shang put the map under several medical books. Then she picked up a medical book to read.


    When Hua Yutong walked into the room, she saw Yun Shang sitting at the desk with a slight frown,


    looking at the book in her hand. Then she came closer and saw the name of the book. She was


    surprised and nced quickly at the screen that blocked the bed. She said in a soft voice: "Shang''er,


    are you reading a medical book?"


    Yun Shang nodded gently, put the book aside, and rubbed her temples as if she was a little tired.


    "Yutong, have a seat."


    She sat down on a chair and thought for a while before asking, "I heard about what happened to Prince


    Rui. How is he now?"


    Yun Shang sighed helplessly and shook her head, "The poison of the fluffy snow lotus is not something


    that can be cured in one or two days. I feed him medicine everyday but it seems not to work. I have


    been reading medical books all day long. I want to find out other methods."


    Then she turned to Hua Yutong. "By the way, I haven''t been to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion for a long


    time. How is His Lordship? Is he better? "


    On hearing this, Hua Yutong sighed softly, "The same as Prince Rui, he is still unconscious. Her


    Ladyship was so worried. I paid a visit to Lord Hua Guo''s mansion yesterday afternoon, and she looked


    haggard with grey hair. Fortunately, Lord Hua Guo''s children are all filial and take turns to serve him


    every day."


    Yun Shang nodded slightly and looked up at her, only to find that her face was also covered with a bit


    of worry. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "Why do you look even paler than me? What


    happened?"


    Hearing that, Hua Yutong trembled slightly. Tears fell down all of a sudden, but she smiled again, with


    bitterness in her smile. After a while, she said, "I''m here tofort you, but I..."


    Yun Shang didn''t reply. Hua Yutong''s lips trembled slightly. After a long time, she said, "Yesterday, His


    Highness didn''te back all night. He was always in poor health, so I worried about him. I didn''t


    sleep for the whole night. This morning, I went to the yard and waited for him, but when he came


    back..."


    Lydia lowered her head, bit her lips and said, "there was a beautiful woman by his side. I saw he was


    nice to that woman and smiled happily..."


    Yun Shang was a little surprised. She raised her head and looked at Hua Yutong. However, Hua


    Yutong seemed to notice her gaze and smiled reluctantly. Then she continued, "I don''t think I''m a


    narrow-minded person who can''t bear others. I didn''tin when Lady Liu married into the mansion


    the same day with me. So when I saw the prince bringing a woman back, I almost knew what


    happened. I personally asked His Highness which yard we would arrange for the woman. "


    As if she could not bear the weight of that smile, Hua Yutong lowered her lips a little, and went on, "His


    highness looked at me coldly and said that girl was going to live in his yard with him."


    Yun Shang patted her back gently. When she raised her eyes, teardrops came down her cheeks one


    after another, and her breaths were somewhat unstable. "Shang''er, did I make a mistake again?"


    Yun Shang sighed andforted Hua Yutong. She knew that no matter what she said, as an outsider,


    it was useless for her.


    Fortunately, Hua Yutong had only been down for a while. She raised her head and smiled to Yun


    Shang slowly. She bit her lips and said, "I''m fine. I just feel a little aggrieved. It doesn''t matter. It will be


    fine if I get used to it."


    It''s been a long while before Hua Yutong standing up to bid a goodbye. Yun Shang hadn''t been out of


    the room today, so walked Hua Yutong out of the yard and then return to the room after taking a walk in


    the yard.


    Luo Qingyan had already sat up. He was reading a book behind the desk. Seeing Yun Shange in,


    he looked up, as if to study her face. After a long time, he looked away and said softly, "Fortunately,


    Shang''er is the only one in the backyard. I can''t imagine how it would be like with so many women


    sobbing andining."


    In a daze for a second, Yun Shang realized that Luo Qingyan must have heard what she and Hua


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    Yutong said. Yun Shang gave an angry stare and said, "How could you eavesdrop girls'' talk?"


    "What are you talking about? I don''t want to hear it, but your voices are quite loud. And Lydia has been


    crying all the time. She is really annoying." Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows.


    Yun Shang smiled. Seeing that, Luo Qingyan had no intention to continue on this topic. So he


    continued, "The secret guards came just now when you sent Hua Yutong out. He reported that the


    Empress has arranged something in secret and is going to do harm to Ning Qian."


    "Really?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said, "now Ning Qian is the target for all. She''s got the


    title of a consort and has conceived a royal baby within a year. Everyone in the pce must be


    watching her. The empress would definitely try to get rid of Ning Qian when her foundation was still


    weak just like what she has done to Lady Shu, so as to avoid endless troubles. But I wonder what the


    Empress is going to do... "


    Luo Qingyan looked up at Yun Shang and said, "Ning Qian, you are wrong from the very beginning. If


    you want her to be alive, you should not try to guard against the Empress."


    Yun Shang was taken by surprise. She turned to look at Luo Qingyan who then continued with a smile,


    "What Ning Qian should do most is to let His Majesty know that she is still of value to him..."