Chapter 713 The Investigation At Home


    ''Xia Huanyu?'' Yun Shang lowered her head and thought for a while. What Luo Qingyan said made


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    sense. In the imperial household, although the Empress seemed to be in the charge, Xia Huanyu knew


    the tricks well. If he felt Ning Qian was still of value, he would find a way to protect her.


    "Ning Qian is bearing his child!" Yun Shang turned to look at Luo Qingyan, thinking that at least Xia


    Huanyu wouldn''t let anything happen to his unborn baby.


    "Unborn baby?" said Luo Qingyan with a sneer, "Xia Huanyu has never been short of sons. Think


    about it. The concubines in the imperial household are focusing on three things: to get Xia Huanyu''s


    favor, to bear his son, and to be close to his royal throne. He had many sons before and many of them


    died. If he cared about that, he should have tried to save them! "


    Yun Shang fell silent. When Luo Qingyan mentioned these three things, he added Xia Huanyu in front


    of them. If it was all because of him, it could only be put out by him.


    Yun Shang suddenly recalled the peaceful look on Xia Huanyu''s face when the Crown Prince of the


    State of Xia died in the State of Ning. A shiver ran down her spine.


    Just then, a maid''s voice came from outside, "Your Highness, the seventh prince, Lord Li, and Mister


    Liu want to see you."


    Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan nced at each other and then looked out at the door. They wondered if


    the three of them came together. Did they have any clue? Yun Shang thought for a moment, stood up


    and said gently, "I''ll go and see them."


    Luo Qingyan didn''t make ament. He just said indifferently, "Keep some distance from Liu Yinfeng."


    Yun Shang was a little taken aback at his words, but then she burst intoughter...


    Yun Shang went out of the room and asked, "Where are they?"


    The maid answered, "The Butler has led them to the garden house."


    Yun Shang nodded slightly. She was about to go out, when she saw Qin Yie in and say to her,


    "Your Highness, are you going out? I''ll go and get an overcoat for her. It''s quite frosty and cold outside


    today. "


    Yun Shang nodded and left the room after Qin Yi helped her put on her cloak. Walking in the long


    corridor, they saw Xiao Yuanshan fishing outside the arbor with the butler.


    Yun Shang felt guilty as she was too busy these days and forgot that her grandfather still lived in the


    mansion. She thought for a while and went to greet Xiao Yuanshan, "Grandfather."


    Xiao Yuanshan looked up at Yun Shang with a smile on his face. After a long while, he said, "Go for


    your business. The guests are waiting for you."


    Yun Shang was surprised that Xiao Yuanshan knew there were guests waiting for her. She slightly


    nodded and smiled, "I will go fishing with Grandfather after meeting the guests."


    "Nonsense. I''m surprised that you still have the mood to go fishing with me after the ident. Isn''t it a


    good way to arouse others'' suspicions? You don''t have to look after me these days. Just do what you


    should do. " Xiao Yuanshan waved his hand. He turned around and looked at the quietke.


    Yun Shang thought for a while. It turned out that her grandfather was the one who saw everything most


    clearly. Then she smiled and said, "All right, I''ll go now."


    She bowed again, and led Qin Yi to the garden house.


    When they arrived at the gate of the garden house, Yun Shang paused for a while, and adjusted her


    facial expression. Then she stepped into the house. The three people were sitting on the chairs, and


    the Butler stood with his hands down. The garden house was quiet.


    Yun Shang went forward hurriedly and apologized, "I''m sorry for keeping you waiting."


    Then she went to a chair and sat down. The three of them quickly got up and bowed to Yun Shang.


    Yun Shang smiled, "There''s no need to be courteous."


    Then she raised her head and looked at the three people in the hall. The corners of the seventh prince''


    mouth were slightly upward. There was a faint smile on his face. Not a trace of expression could be


    seen on Li Qianmo''s face. As for Liu Yinfeng, he kept his head down all the time.


    The three of them sat down again. Yun Shang asked with an anxious look, "Have you found any clues


    about the poisoning case?"


    They three made eye contacts. After a while, Li Qianmo said, "We checked the restaurant serving the


    seventh prince and Prince Rui, but found nothing. We even checked the waiters in Long Feng Tower


    one by one. There, we found some clues. One of the waiters who served the seventh prince and Prince


    Rui that day was missing on the same night. We found an ingot of 100 taels of silver and two cheques


    in his room... "


    Yun Shang looked at Li Qianmo with fixated eyes. After hearing that, she said quickly, "The attendant


    must be a suspect. An ordinary attendant can not have so much money even if he has to work in the


    Long Feng Tower for thirty or fifty years. And the attendant must have been killed. Mr. Li can order a


    search around for his body. There may be other findings. "


    After Yun Shang finished her words, the seventh prince raised his head and looked at Yun Shang with


    a faint smile, "Lady Rui, why are you so sure that the attendant was killed instead of fleeing?"


    Yun Shang turned around and looked at the seventh prince. She said smilingly, "Your highness must be


    joking. If he wanted to run away, why didn''t he take the money and the check with him? After all, being


    a waiter, those were a sum of enormous wealth. If he could take them and hide in a small town, it would


    be enough for him to live a life. "


    "But..." Yun Shang suddenly changed the topic, "I can''t rule out one thing. Maybe this is a plot made by


    the murderer. The attendant, who might be innocent, was taken away by someone. The murderer


    ced these cheques in his room in order to divert everyone''s attention."


    "Crack, crack, crack..." After three loud apuse sounds, the seventh prince raised his eyes and


    Shang. "What about my brother? How is he now?"


    Hearing this, Yun Shang sighed. "Nothing better. I asked Dr. Zheng, the physician in charge of Lord


    Hua Guo, to see his highness yesterday evening. Dr. Zheng gave me a prescription, but it''s not easy to


    get rid of the poison in a few days. And two months is too long. " Then she lowered her eyes, and her


    eyshes cast a shadow in the eye socket, as if she had not slept well.


    Yun Shang sensed that someone was slowly ncing at her, and then looking away indifferently. Li


    Qianmo continued, "Your highness, do you have any suspect? Did his highness mention any conflicts


    with anyone recently? "


    "Conflict?" Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Li Qianmo. She meditated for a moment and then


    quickly said, "That''s true. I heard that his highness had a fight with Field Marshal Su in the court? Then


    his majesty ordered him to rest at home. "


    Yun Shang then shook her head and murmured, "It shouldn''t be done by Field Marshal Su, right? And


    besides, Lord Hua Guo was poisoned as well. Lord Hua Guo and Field Marshal Su have always been


    out of each other''s business."


    Yun Shang continued after a pause, "I think it might be the spies sent by the State of Yng or an inner


    spy from the State of Xia. A couple of days ago, the State of Yng provoked at the border. His


    majesty intended to send Lord Hua Guo to lead the army. Soon the ident happened to Lord Hua


    Guo, and then the next one to lead the army should be his highness, but he was poisoned the same... "


    Hearing this, Liu Yinfeng said lightly, "Your Highness, your idea coincides with mine..."


    Yun Shang was surprised at Liu''s words. So she added, "In this case, Mister Liu should be more


    careful. His majesty has appointed you as the military counsellor ."


    Hearing Yun Shang''s words, Liu Yinfeng smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, your highness."


    Three of them asked some more questions, and Yun Shang answered them carefully. About an hour


    seventh prince stepped out of the mansion first, and a servant led the horse. The seventh prince rode


    on the horse and bowed to Yun Shang before leaving on his horse. Li Qianmo waved her goodbye and


    left quickly. Liu Yinfeng stood beside Yun Shang. After a while, he said gently, "A Yun, take care of


    yourself. I see that you look pale. Have a good rest. I''m with you."


    Yun Shang was shocked at his words. It sounded casual but heartbreaking. Yun Shang was at a loss


    for words. Liu Yinfeng didn''t seem to care much about it. He smiled and walked out of the mansion.


    Yun Shang watched Liu Yinfeng get on his horse and leave. She stood at the door for a while before


    she turned around and went back to her mansion. Yun Shang''s heart beat a little faster about Liu


    Yinfeng. She was lost in thought, ''Maybe we need to talk it through. He is a talented, decisive man and


    takes good care of his loved one. He deserves a better girl.''


    Yun Shang felt guilty in her heart, which kept her poker face until she returned to her room.


    "What''s wrong?" Luo Qingyan sat up and looked at Yun Shang.


    Yun Shang turned around and thought for a moment before she said, "I regret using Liu Yingfeng as


    bait."


    Luo Qingyan frowned at Yun Shang''s words. Just as he was about to say something, Yun Shang said,


    "Liu Yinfeng may have some sort of good impression on me, but he is indeed a nice person. I don''t like


    him. I don''t want to have anything to do with him. I also hope he can find a good wife. But now I have


    taken advantage of him. If anything happens to him because of this, I''m afraid I will feel guilty. "


    Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang, speechless.


    But Yun Shang didn''t expect that things would happen so fast.


    The next morning, a bodyguard reported: "Yourdyship, Mister Liu disappearedst night. The


    seventh prince and Lord Li have heard of the incident. The seventh prince has gone to the pce to


    see his majesty. "