Chapter 817 This Joyous Time

Yun Shang stayed in Lord Hua Guo's mansion for the whole afternoon. At dusk, Luo Qingyan came to pick her up. Then Yun Shang asked Luo Qingyan to have dinner with Lady Hua Guo. Finally seeing Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan after such a long time, Lady Hua Guo looked very happy. The dinner lasted for nearly two hour. When they went out of Lord Hua Guo's mansion, it was already dark outside.

Back to Prince Rui's mansion, Luo Qingyan seemed a little tired. He didn't go to the study, but occupied Yun Shang's couch, leaning against it in a daze.

Seeing this, Yun Shang walked to Luo Qingyan and sat down beside him. She smiled, "Are you tired?"

Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang and leaned his head on her shoulder. He sighed and said, "I've been tortured by those officials for a whole day. It's really annoying. They even present memorials for some trifles. What the court paid them for?"

Yun Shang smiled, gently massaged Luo Qingyan's shoulders and arms, shook her head, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid His Majesty has to live like this every day. How could you lost your patience just after one day..."

Luo Qingyan snorted.

Yun Shang felt that it was rare for him to look like this, so she quipped, "And His Majesty must be much more tired than you. He needs to listen to the officials in the court and has to deal with a group of concubines in his harem.

Luo Qingyan raised his eyes to look at Yun Shang, who was smiling, and said with a smile, "Yes, His Majesty is amazing. One woman could make a man upset, how could he deal with so many?"

Hearing Luo Qingyan's words, Yun Shang pinched Luo Qingyan's shoulder hard and snorted, "Do you dare say it again?"

The smile at the corners of Luo Qingyan's mouth became bigger. He laughed, "You seem so gentle and kind, how could you be so heartless... Tut, tut..." Glancing at Yun Shang, he continued, "One woman do make me upset. No matter what I'm doing every day, I couldn't help thinking of her from time to time. What is my Shang'er doing? Does she miss me? When she is far away from me, I am always so worried about My Shang'er. Is she safe? Is the baby being naughty to make her suffer? Do you agree?"

Hearing this, Yun Shang curled up her lips and snorted, "How dare you complain?"

Luo Qingyan shook his head and begged, "My lady, I don't dare."

Then she raised her hand to touch Yun Shang's belly, and her face became softer. "There is only two months before the baby comes out. I've ordered my secret guards to find some skilled craftsman in Jin City to make a crib for the baby. And we could let the nanny take care of the baby during night in the next room. And we need to prepare more clothes. I heard from a servant that outfitting the new born baby with a gold locket could ensure the baby a peace life."

Yun Shang didn't know whether to cry or to laugh. She hurriedly said, "These things have already been prepared. Your Highness, don't worry."

Luo Qingyan was stunned. He raised his hand and scratched his head before saying, "Thank you, Shang'er. I should have prepared these as a father, but I always couldn't stay with you and the baby and take good care of yo

Qin Yi thought for a while and said to her, "When I went to the ice storage just now, I found that the ice storage here is really big. It must be as big as three yards."

Yun Shang smiled and said, "The mansion used to be the crown prince's. Hearing this, Qin Yi raised her head and said softly, "Go get some more ice. It's time for the watermelons. Ask someone to ice some watermelons, then His Highness could eat it when he returns home."

Qin Yi nodded and left.

Yun Shang read the account books for the whole afternoon. It was about 4 pm after she finished. Yun Shang walked to the couch and said, "I'll have a rest first. Wake me up when the butler brings the stewards here."

Qin Yi answered softly and took out the basin of melted ice. Then she just waved the leave beside Yun Shang.

When Yun Shang woke up, she heard someone talking outside. She raised her head to look at Qin Yi who then smiled and said, "The stewards just arrived. I didn't have the heart to wake Your Highness up since you are sleep sound."

Yun Shang nodded and stood up. She walked to the dresser and asked Qin Yi to fix her hair. Yun Shang heard the stewards were talking about something outside. First, they talked about the price of grain in the city had increased a lot recently, and then they said that many young men and women had disappeared recently, which sounded quite mysterious.

Yun Shang frowned, lost in thought. Qin Yi had combed her hair into a bun, and Yun Shang asked her to call the stewards in.

After these madams bowed, Yun Shang asked them to report one by one.

The one in charge of kitchens in all yards of the mansion said first. "Recently, the price of vegetable and grain in the city has increased a lot. We have farms around the remote mansions, which produces many products for sale every year. I think we could just ask them to send the grains and vegetables to the mansion."

Yun Shang tapped on the edge of the couch. After a moment of silence, she asked softly, "Earlier, I heard you say that the price of grain was raised and many people were missing. What happened?"