Chapter 733 Suspicion

Hearing this, the Empress laughed in delight mixed with a bit of irony. "Lady Rui, you don't have to pretend to be weak and ignorant in front of me. I know you've defeat the army of the State of Xia in the KY city and I actually have carefully studied every battle. You are really capable woman. You don't perform as well as you did in the State of Ning, but that owes to the fact that the State of Xia is not your space. These days, I have been thinking that if I were at your age, I'm afraid I wouldn't be as good as you."

The Empress looked at Yun Shang with burning eyes, but Yun Shang just smiled and said lightly, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

"I gave you those two things in order to make you cooperate with me, and you have no choice but to do so. Because you don't know what's wrong with your mother and you don't dare to risk her life." The Empress looked a little cold, but her eyes lit up.

Yun Shang had to admit that the Empress was right. Although she knew it was most likely that the Empress only ordered people to find some of her mother's belongings to threaten her, she dared not bet.

"Your Majesty, if you have any orders, just tell me. Why did you bother to do this..." A bitter smile emerged on her lips.

"Why did I bother? Lady Rui, you are by no means a simple woman, so I have to be more discreet, or I'm afraid I'll lose all. Lady Rui, I'm here to ask you, are you willing to cooperate with me? Now that Prince Rui is missing, you have no one to rely on anymore. " The Empress looked straight into Yun Shang's eyes. Her voice was soft, but it made Yun Shang breathless.

Yun Shang kept silent for a long time and looked at the withered plum blossoms behind the Empress. The petals of the plum blossoms fell to the ground and were stepped into the soil by people coming and going.

"What are you planning, Your Majesty?" Yun Shang said quietly.

The Empress smiled. "I've got the news that the seven prince, Lady Shu, Lady Xian and the eldest princess have joined hands. Both the matter of Prince Rui's mansion and the case of Lady Liu are likely to be done by them. Once they succeed, none of us will have a good end. I need to keep the position as the Empress, and you want to find Prince Rui. Prince Rui and they are sworn enemies, so it's better for us to join hands to defeat them all."

The the Empress looked at Yun Shang with a bit of firmness in her eyes. "What I want from you is your intelligence. And I could offer is my power and the support of the whole Su clan."

Yun Shang pondered for a long time before she replied with a smile. "I don't seem to have any reason to refuse."

Hearing this, the smile on the Empress's face became brighter. "Then I wish we could have smooth cooperation. But I have to remind you that you'd better not play tricks with me. If I find anything wrong with you, I will definitely not show mercy."

Yun Shang lowered her eyes and nodded. The Empress smiled again and stood up. "If you could be obedient, I can ensure

n. I hope they won't punish her."

Cai Yi nodded in a hurry. After a moment of silence, she said, "Qi Ruihai is the kind of person who always bully the weak and fear the strong. Just now, I saw that he was very respectful to Your Highness. I guess he won't punish Qian Zhuo."

"I hope so." Yun Shang frowned and replied carelessly. Then she turned around and entered the inner hall. She didn't expect that the maid called Cai Yi was paying attention to what was happening inside. She might not be as credible as she had thought.

Cai Yi didn't know that Yun Shang was suspicious of her. She kept whispering, "I'll send someone to Neishi Bureau." Then she turned around and walked out of the inner hall.

Yun Shang walked to the couch and lay down, frowning. Obviously, the one behind all this knew her well. He knew that Qian Zhuo knew kung fu, so he deliberately aimed at her. But who could the person be?

It shouldn't be the Empress. If it were her, she would have threatened her with this matter.

After a while, Cai Yi came in with a tea pot in her hand. She poured tea for Yun Shang, bowed to her, and left. Yun Shang picked up the teacup and took a sip, but her tongue was scalded by the hot tea. Frowning, she put down the teacup, and swallowed the tea silently.

After a while, Qin Yi returned to the inner hall. Seeing that Yun Shang was lying on the couch for a rest, Qin Yi stood aside and said nothing. Yun Shang heard her footsteps. She opened her eyes and asked softly, "How's it going?"

Qin Yi hurriedly replied, "I have inquired carefully. After Qi Ruihai left Zhaoxia Palace, he went to Weiyang Palace. And... "

As Qin Yi continued, Yun Shang interrupted her abruptly, "I see. The tea is a little cold. Go and make another pot of tea for me."

Qin Yi was a little confused, but she saw Yun Shang staring at the door of the inner hall with a bit of coldness in her eyes. She suppressed the doubts in her heart, picked up the teapot and turned around to leave the inner hall.