Yun Shang looked up and saw the brightness of the yellow robes moving slowly along the lake. Yun Shang frowned. It was unusual that Xia Huanyu still looked so leisurely when something happened to Empress Hua...
Yun Shang saw that Liu Wenan seemed to have noticed her. He paused and whispered something to Xia Huanyu who then also took a glance at Yun Shang.
Seeing this, Yun Shang walked over with Qin Yi, "Greetings. Your Majesty."
Xia Huanyu nodded slightly and asked, "What brought you to the Palace?"
Yun Shang hurriedly smiled and said, "I meant to greet Her Majesty, the servant at the gate of Weiyang Palace said that she was not feeling well and were resting. I didn't dare to disturb Her Majesty, so I went to Xiangzhu Palace and sat for a while. I'm about to leave the Palace."
"Hum." Xia Huanyu replied casually as if he was absent-minded. After a while, he asked, "What is the Crown Prince doing these two days?"
"His Highness has been on an inspection tour of the autumn Imperial Examination held in the Examination Hall in the past two days. I heard from him that several examinees have been caught cheating in the examination." Yun Shang replied with a faint smile and stole a glance at Xia Huanyu.
After a short pause, Xia Huanyu said, "The Imperial Examination is a big deal. The crown prince has to pay more attention to it." Then he asked, "Have the refugees been settled?"
Yun Shang was confused. Wasn't Luo Qingyan supposed to have reported this to him? Why did Xia Huanyu ask her?
Confused as she was, Yun Shang had to answer, "Everything is going well. I heard from His Highness that the refugees have already lived in the sheds. As soon as he gathered all the money promised by the merchants, he will send someone to give every refugees some money to settle down wherever they want."
Xia Huanyu nodded and turned around to look at the lake beside him. After a long silence, he said something that Yun Shang couldn't understand at all. "I understand all the grievances in his heart, but seeing isn't always believing. One day, he will understand why I arranged this, and this day is not far away."
Yun Shang felt these words were a little familiar. It seemed that Xia Huanyu had said it before?
Yun Shang's body trembled slightly. She recalled that last time when she asked him that why he particularly favored Xia Houjing, he had said something similar.
Yun Shang frowned. What did Xia Huanyu mean by saying that?
Yun Shang thought for a long time and answered softly, "Your Majesty, I don't understand."
With a faint smile, Xia Huanyu said, "It doesn't matter. You will understand soon." Without waiting for Yun Shang's answer, Yun Shang said indifferently, "Tell the Crown Prince that one should be more tolerant when in a high position. If you don't have anything else to do, you can leave now. It's time for lunch. I'm going to have lunch in Weiyang Palace."
Yun Shang was even more confused. One should be more tolerant when in a high position? Luo Qingyan was no
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.
as the best to set the banquet in the courtyard. Yun Shang ordered servants to clean up the courtyard behind the garden house, which was full of cherry trees, and settled the guests down.
When Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan arrived at the yard, there were guests everywhere in the yard, sitting and chatting. Seeing Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan coming over, they all stood up and congratulated them smilingly.
"Many happy returns of the day!."
"May we all be blessed with longevity."
Yun Shang replied with a smile. After walking around the garden, she was stopped by Shen Yilan. Seeing that Shen Yilan looked a little serious, Yun Shang followed her out of the yard and stopped in the pavilion by the lake.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? " Yun Shang said with a big smile as she hadn't seen Shen Yilan for a long time.
However, Shen Yilan glared at Yun Shang and said in a low voice, "I want to ask you something serious. You must tell me the truth."
Yun Shang nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay, just ask. How could I dare lie to you?"
Ignoring Yun Shang's tease, Shen Yilan held her hand and said in a low voice, "I was chatting with those women in the yard just now. Why did they all say that the Empress is missing?"
Hearing this, the smile on Yun Shang's face disappeared, and a stern look flashed through her eyes. She asked softly, "Who said that?"
"They were all talking about it. They even tried to avoid me, but I heard it. Tell me whether it's true or not. Fortunately, His Lordship and Her Ladyship didn't come today. Otherwise, how anxious they would have been if they heard it? Shen Yilan asked anxiously.
Yun Shang kept silent for a while and said, "Of course not. The Empress is in the Palace safe and sound. I entered the Palace the day before yesterday."
"Really?" With a skeptical look on her face, Shen Yilan said, "Don't lie to me. I wouldn't have believed it if only one or two person said so, but how could it be groundless as so many people talked about it?"