Lord Hua Guo? It took Yun Shang a long time to react. This should be the Lord Hua Guo coming to them. But Prince Jing didn't seem to hear that and sat on the chair, reading, with no reaction. Yun Shang reached for Luo Qingyan's hand and said, "Your Highness, Lord Hua Guo and his wife are here."
Luo Qingyan nodded, "I know."
But Prince Jing still kept silent when Yun Shang said to him. Yun Shang was afraid that he was not pleased with Lord Hua Guo's arrival. But she didn't know what was the past between lord Hua Guo and him. She held Luo Qingyan's hand and said, "Your Highness, we are in the state of Xia now."
Luo Qingyan's hand holding the book paused for a while. Yun Shang knew that Luo Qingyan must have heard what she said and understood what she meant. Now that they were in the state of Xia, if they wanted to gain a firm foothold, they swore that they must make good use of some people or power. Yun Shang took a look at Prince Jing and immediately ordered the servants outside, "lead Lord Hua Guo and his wife to the garden hall and wait there. We will be there with you soon."
Yun Shang held Luo Qingyan's hand and stood up. They changed their clothes together and went to the flower hall.
When they arrived at the flower hall, Yun Shang saw two people sitting and standing in the garden house. The Lord Hua Guo was standing with his hands clasped behind his back to enjoy the landscape painting hanging on the wall. The other old lady, who seemed to be about 50 years old and had gray hair, was looking anxiously into the flower hall from time to time.
Yun Shang heard the old lady murmuring, "old master. What else do you want to see? Landscape painting? Qingyan has come back. Why hasn't he come yet? Have you asked a servant to invite him? "
Lord Hua Guo snorted, "how can he keep the elders waiting? He is so rude and ill bred."
Before lady Hua Guo could say anything, Prince Jing sneered. "If you don't like me being ill educ
state of Xia was not as grand as that in the state of Ning, it looked more gentle. Yun Shang saw the servant lead them to a garden. The garden was full of peach flowers, and red lanterns were tied on the trees. What a breathtaking place.
A seat had been set up in the innermost vacant area, but the screen with Peach Blossom Fan in the middle was separated from it. A servant whispered, "your Highnesses, on the left of the screen is a female guest seat, and on the right is a male guest seat. I will arrange for two seats."
Yun Shang nodded to Luo Qingyan slightly, and then followed a servant to the middle of the queue and sat down. As soon as she sat down, she received gaze from all sides. Yun Shang had always been in the center of attention, but she did not have too much emotion. She quietly sat in her seat, watching, smelling, and thinking.
After a while, she heard a familiar voice. "Shang'er, grandmother can sit with you."
Yun Shang turned around and saw Lord Guo's wife, with a bland smile, sit down next to her. Yun Shang curtsied to her.
As soon as her ladyship sat down, the sound of the court maid's singing came from the bottom of the table, "the emperor is coming! The empress is coming!"
All the people rose to their feet and knelt down, "Your Majesty, good to see you."