The butler answered and left. Yun Shang frowned. "It's just been the third day after she came back to the Jin city. And it's already late in the afternoon. What does she come for?" Then she fetched the robe of Luo Qingyan and put it on him.
Luo Qingyan smiled and looked down at Yun Shang. "For us, she's indeed in a hurry, but maybe for her, she's been waiting for a long time. If she is really targeting the throne as Wang Jinhuan said, then I am also a thorn in her side. I'm afraid she has been keeping an eye on me from the moment I returned to the State of Xia. She hasn't come to me until now. It's really a long time for her."
Yun Shang thought for a while and agreed with him. She smiled, "seems that she is really good at endurance."
After helping Luo Qingyan get changed, Yun Shang asked Qian Liu to get in the room and dress her. She chose a willow green dress and a long lunar white robe. Then she went to the flower hall with Luo Qingyan.
In the garden, there sat a lady dressed in a purple dress. She must be the Eldest Princess. Unlike other princesses Yun Shang had seen, her clothes and hair accessories look very simple. But even so, her noble temperament couldn't be concealed. Although she was over 50 years old, she looked like a lady under 40. If she was not the only one sitting in the flower hall, Yun Shang would not recognize her.
After Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang entered the flower room together, the woman put down her teacup and looked at them with a warm smile. Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang stepped forward and bowed to the Eldest Princess, "Your Highness."
Hearing this, the Eldest Princess stood up immediately and lifted them up. "You don't need to be so polite and formal. Just call me aunt." She then stood still and looked them up and down with a smile before she continued, "When I was in the Palace of Buddha, I heard that His Majesty has found the Eldest Prince who is handsome and talented in both literature and martial arts. Now that I meet you, I know you really are. And your wife and you really make a perfect couple." Her voice was gentle, and she seemed not supercilious.
"Your Highness, thank you for your praise." Yun Shang smiled and said.
The Eldest Princess smiled and said, "You don't have to be so restrained in front of me. You are the hosts. Let's sit down and talk."
Luo Qingyan said yes, led Yun Shang to the chair and then sat down next to her. Yun Shang turned and smiled at Luo Qingyan.
Their every move was noticed by the Eldest Princess. She sighed slightly and said, "Look at you, you're so in love with each other. It reminds me of the past when Empress Hua was still alive. We had been good friends since childhood. Now seeing you are being so excellent, Ling'er could rest peaceful in heaven. When I meet her after I died, I could tell her the good news."
Yun Shang saw a touch
e trust me so easily? "
"She talked a lot. I can't figure out what is true and what is not." Yun Shang said with a smile.
Luo Qingyan snorted, "almost all her words are not true except that she and the Empress Hua knew each other since childhood and all kids in the Imperial School called her unruly girl."
Yun Shang paused for a second. "How do you know so clearly?"
Luo Jinyan smiled, "Of course I know. The one who disliked the Empress Hua the most in the Imperial School was the Eldest Princess. Because she thought the Empress was so vulgar that she didn't qualify to be the daughter of the royal family. She often played tricks on her with her friends. The Empress was new in the Imperial School and unfamiliar with others, so she suffered a lot. Later, His Majesty couldn't stand it any longer, so he helped the Ling'er several times. After a while, they two became familiar with each other. When they were in the Imperial School, Ling'er always followed His Majesty. Gradually, they fell in love with each other."
Yun Shang listened to Luo Qingyan talk about the past of Xia Huanyu and the Empress Hua. His voice was calm, but there was a trace of confusion in his eyes. Yun Shang paused and sighed. It seemed that Luo Qingyan valued Xia Huanyu and the Empress more than she thought. Luo Qingyan would ignore all this if he really didn't care about it. However, he has such a detailed understanding of their past. He even knows many people who were almost irrelevant in their story clearly.
Seeing that Yun Shang was in a trance, Luo Qingyan said no more. He took Yun Shang's hand and went to the yard, murmuring, "She came when we were about to have dinner. You must be hungry. We are going back for dinner now. I wonder what they have prepared in the kitchen today."
Yun Shang smiled and thought, 'Luo Qingyan still looks awkward. He doesn't want others to know what's on his mind.'