Hua Yutong was a little flustered. She ordered a maid to make tea and then asked someone to take some tea cakes."
Yun Shang sat quietly, watching Hua Yutong. Then she winked at Hua'er who then took out a box and handed it to Hua Yutong. Hua Yutong looked up at Yun Shang with confusion in her eyes.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "When I cleaned up the storehouse yesterday, I saw some jewelry brought from the State of Ning. I thought you like jewelry, so I bring them to you. Have a look and see if you like them?"
Hearing this, Hua'er opened the box and showed the jewelry to Hua Yutong.
Empress Hua's hands trembled slightly. She looked at them and forced a smile. "Good...they look good."
Yun Shang pretended that she hadn't notice her expression and said as usual, "It's good that you like it. It's my gift for you. Just take it. Situation in Seventh Prince's Mansion won't be the same as before. In the past, many people came to fawn on the seventh Prince as he was favored by the Emperor though he was not in good health. But now, since the seventh Prince has been put into prison by the Emperor, nobody is willing to visit Seventh Prince's Mansion in case they might be get involved. In this world, many people could add brilliance to your present splendor, but fewer could help you in your hour of need."
Hua Yutong's face turned paler.
Yun Shang gave Hua Yutong a good looking-over and frowned. "Your Highness doesn't look well. I'm afraid you haven't had a good rest recently. Your Highness need to take good care of yourself. Now that the seventh Prince is still in the prison, you need to take the responsibility to manage the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Didn't you often complain that you had no power in the Seventh Prince's Mansion? This is a good chance for you."
How could Empress Hua not sense the ridicule in Yun Shang's words? She bit her lips and said, "I know I did something wrong to Your Highness, but do you think it's not appropriate for you to add insult to injury
Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.
To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.
"As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."
She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.
Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.
I come to tell you."
Yun Shang looked at the box full of jewelry and smiled. "By the way, the seventh Prince is going to be executed in a few days. If you want, you can go to the prison to visit him. After all, you are a couple and he is the one you love deeply. The guards in the prison have a big appetite. If you feel the pinch recently, you could pawn the jewelry or just give the jewelry to the guards. Since I've given it to you, it was at your disposal."
Yun Shang stood up and said, "By the way, I heard that the prison was so cold that the seventh Prince also felt a little uncomfortable. He seems to have a relapse, suffering great pain all over his body. There is a doctor with good medical skills in the Xiao's Pharmacy in the west of the city, who has a lot of research on this kind of disease. You can ask for some medicine there and decoct it for the seventh Prince to relieve his pain."
Hua Yutong sat still, with beads of sweat on her forehead which had wetted her hair.
Seeing this, Yun Shang smiled and said, "It's your own choice. Whether it's right or wrong, you have to finish it yourself. You have abandoned everything for him. I'd like to see how he will treat you in return."
After saying that, Yun Shang left the garden house and went out of the Seventh Prince's Mansion with Bao'er in her arms.