Chapter 720 The Hairpin

However, Yun Shang still stood up slowly. The smile at the corners of her mouth was exactly the same as that when Luo Qingyan smiled occasionally in front of others, with a bit of indifference and alienation. But her voice was still gentle, "I'm really terrified that her majesty thinks highly of me, but I'm afraid I'll let you down. Although I'm the princess of the State of Ning, I was sent to a temple to rest because of my poor health. As a result, I don't know anything about treasures."

The Empress still looked indifferent, as if she hadn't heard Yun Shang's refusal. She only ordered the servants beside her, "Go and take out all the things sent here by his majesty today."

The other concubines seemed to notice that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the palace, so they just did what they should do silently without saying anything.

After a long time, Ning Qian's voice was heard in the hall, with a bit of regret, "Oh, no, I forgot that his majesty said that he would have dinner in the Xiang Zhu Palace today..." Then she turned to look at the maid behind her, "Qian Xin, go to the Taiji Palace and tell his majesty that her majesty is giving a banquet today and I'm not eating in the Xiang Zhu Palace."

The Empress turned around and glanced at Ning Qian. There was a touch of irony in her eyes, but she didn't say anything. Qian Xin nodded slightly and walked out of the main hall of Weiyang Palace quickly.

After a while, the servants came up with several plates. With a row after a row, the plates were covered with cloth, making it difficult to see what was under the cloth.

Yun Shang still kept her head down, and the light in her eyes changed. She kept thinking about the Empress's intention.

Then the Empress asked the servants to remove the cloths on the plates one by one, revealing the things underneath while she told people present the origins of the things in a soft voice, and gently asked all the concubines if there was anything they liked.

"It is said that this South Sea black pearl is the biggest black pearl that has been found so far. Its color is even, bright and flowing. It is breathtaking. Does anyone like it? " The Empress chuckled.

A concubine, who was not at a high grade, looked up and seemed to be completely attracted by the Pearl.

Seeing this, the Empress smiled and said softly, "It seems that Lady Lu

d, "It can't be wrong."

Ning Qian frowned. It was too eye-catching for both of them to stand there. She pulled Yun Shang by the hand and walked together towards Xiang Zhu Palace while asking "Something happened to Lady Jin?"

Yun Shang didn't respond. After a while, she said, "His highness and I have sent many secret guards to protect my mother in secret, and my father won't let anything happen to my mother. It will take a long time to get the hairpin from the State of Ning to the Empress' hand. Besides, I haven't received any news from the secret guards about it yet. Thus, I believe that my mother is fine. "

Qin Yi bit her lips and said, "But the hairpin..."

Yun Shang sneered, "Eighty percent of it is the Empress' scheme. The hairpin was indeed my mother's. The Empress had been checking my reaction just now, but she didn't do anything to me after she saw that my reaction was cold. She probably thought that if I looked at the hairpin, I would be in a mess. The State of Xia and the State of Ning are so far away. Even if I send someone to investigate, it will take a lot of time. I may not be able to wait. I think she is waiting for me to take the initiative to find her.

As for the hairpin..." Yun Shang paused for a moment, and then went on saying, "It's not uncommon for a servant to secretly take her master's jewelry to the market. Maybe the Empress had just got it luckily."

Yun Shang's voice sounded a little anxious, but she kept analyzing in her mind. Her guess must be right, she believed. She told herself, 'Mother will be fine. She will be fine.'