Yun Shang smiled and turned to look at Qian Yin, with a hint of tease in her eyes, "I didn't expect Qian Yin to hear these rumors and believe them. You've been with me for a long time, so you must know that they are all inconceivable. Maybe someone is spreading these rumors there."
"But the rumor does not seem to be fake at all. I heard that it was from a man not far away from the yard where I live. He said that his niece was a servant in Lady Liu's yard." Qian Yin frowned and said in a light voice, as if thinking of something.
Yun Shang smiled at Qian Yin and asked, "then have you ever asked why Lady Liu and Master of the court Liu had a fight?"
Qian Yin was speechless at Yun Shang's question. She said through gritted teeth, "maybe it's because of the affair between Master of the court Liu and the eldest princess. Lady Liu is always jealous. Your highness, see, it has been for so many years, and there is only one concubine besides lady Liu by Master of the court Liu's side. It is said that he fell in love with the woman at the brothel. Lady Liu didn't want the woman to enter their house at first, but she suddenly got pregnant. At that time, it was a critical moment in the official field for Master of the court Liu. Lady Liu didn't want him to have a bad reputation, so she was successfully persuaded to let the woman enter the mansion. But then that woman miscarried without any reason. I guess lady Liu must have done it. "
"Well, it seems that you have heard a lot of rumors." Yun Shang smiled and said.
The curtain of the room was opened while they were talking. The maid who was asked to cut the plum blossoms by Qian Yin came in with several plum blossoms in her hands. She said with a smile, "Your Highness, here are the plu
token to the palace already.
"How did her majesty arrange the palace guards then?" Yun Shang asked the butler.
"The empress sent someone to get a large mansion to be temporarily cleaned up in the Jin City, and asked commander Liu to move in. Then, the army can camp out of the city. But commander Liu said that he would join the army and be with them, so he rejected the Empress' arrangement. " The Butler immediately responded.
Yun Shang heard him and smiled, "Liu Ming is such a serious man who doesn't know how to enjoy life. If I were him, I would accept the empress' gift."
The Butler had nothing else to report to Yun Shang anymore, so he took his leave.
Nothing happened that day. It was very calm all day.
The next day was the day of Lady Liu's funeral. As it was sunny, Yun Shang had a walk in her mansion with her maids. People could hear the cries and music even through the walls.
Yun Shang stopped and listened for a while, then she returned to her room. Hardly had she walked in the room when the Butler rushed over. "Your Highness, the little beggar with the hairpin box earlier just came. He said that he saw the woman on the street."