Chapter 893 Startling by Each Step

"Do you believe me or them?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid that the news has been spread by those ladies in the imperial household. Since the Empress returned to the Palace, the Emperor favors her only. Most of the concubines in the Palace are the daughters of important officials who hope that their daughter could get the Emperor's favor and help them. They are surely unwilling to see the Emperor spoiling the Empress. I'm afraid that's why they make up the rumor."

Shen Yilan still had some doubts in her eyes, "But why? As long as Empress Hua shows up, the lie will be exposed. What benefit can they get from spreading such a rumor?"

"What benefit?" Yun Shang frowned, but suddenly a light flashed in her mind. She abruptly turned to Shen Yilan and asked, "Do you know that Empress Hua has lost her memory?"

Startled by Yun Shang's action, Shen Yilan nodded, "Yes, I know. What's wrong? Does it have anything to do with this matter?"

[Yun Shang nodded with frightening light in her eyes, "Of course."

"They spread the rumor that the Empress disappeared in order to lure the Empress out to break the rumor. If the Empress appears, they will say that the Empress is a fake one." Saying this, Yun Shang squinted her eyes.

Shen Yilan couldn't figure it out. She looked at Yun Shang blankly, "But isn't the Empress the real one? Even Her Ladyship and His Lordship said she was indeed their daughter..."

"But it's also a fact that the Empress has lost her memory. They will make use of it. The news of the Empress's memory loss was not made public. The Empress grew up in the Jin City, and there were many people who knew her in the city. They only needed to ask some questions. If the Empress could not answer, they could say that the Empress was a fake. Disguising as the Empress is a serious crime." Yun Shang said in a clod voice.

Hearing this, Shen Yilan was a little agitated. She quickly took Yun Shang's hand and said, "Then what should we do? If the Empress doesn't show up, they will say that the Empress was missing. If she does, they will say that she is a fake Empress. What should we do? Shang'er, you are smart. Think of a way."

Yun Shang frowned. She had no choice now, because there was one thing she couldn't figure out: where was Empress Hua?

If that was the case, then Empress Hua should have shown up to break the rumor. But Empress Hua was obviously missing?

"Your Highness..."

While Yun Shang was thinking, she heard Qin Yi's voice coming from afar.

Yun Shang turned around and heard Qin Yi's anxious voice, "Your Highness, the Empress's car is about to arrive at the gate. His Highness ordered me to ask you to the gate to greet Her Majesty."

With obvious surprise on her face, Yun Shang asked, "Her Majesty?"

As Shen Yilan was by her side, Yun Shang had to suppress her surprise. She turned to Shen Yilan and said, "Let's go to greet Her Majesty together."

However, Shen Yilan looked very anxious. "Why is the Empress here? How could the Empress come here? What should we do?"

Yun Shang said indifferently, "Cross the bridge when we get to it."

Now she had to c

hought they wanted to take the opportunity to find faults with Luo Qingyan, but it turned out that they did it for... the Empress?

But she didn't know if they had foreseen the appearance of Empress Hua today. If not, how could it be so coincident? If so, she had to admire the person behind it.

But on second thought, they even discussed the rumor in the Crown Prince's mansion, so it must have been widely spread outside. If Empress Hua didn't disappear, she wouldn't let the rumor continue to spread. It was surely a good chance for her to break the rumor as many people had attended the party.

When Qin Yi returned with Bao'er, Empress Hua took Bao'er over and said smilingly, "Bao'er is stronger."

Yun Shang saw a middle-aged woman coming over cautiously. She smiled and said, "The little prince is so cute."

Yun Shang curled her lips up into a cold smile. In the recent two days, Yun Shang had been reading the information about the family members of the officials in the court since she was scolded by Ning Qian as she didn't know where Hua Yutong's home was.

Now Yun Shang knew this woman, Lady Qian, the wife of the Deputy Minister of Revenue who had just died a few days ago.

Glancing at Lady Qian indifferently, Empress Hua smiled and asked, "Who is this lady?"

Seeing that Empress Hua looked gentle and spoke in a friendly tone, Lady Qian became bolder. She smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, Your Majesty. I'm Li Xiulan, the wife of the former Deputy Minister of Revenue."

"Deputy Minister of Revenue, is his name Qian Rujun? Is he the victim of the case that was widely discussed not long ago?" Squinting her eyes, Empress Hua asked softly.

Li Xiulan nodded with a sad look on her face, "Yes."

A tinge of pity appeared on Empress Hua's face. She said in a softer voice, "I'm sorry."

However, Li Xiulan raised her head and looked at the Empress. "Don't you remember me, Your Majesty? I once gave Your Majesty a kite as a gift."

Yun Shang's hand, which was tidying up Bao'er's clothes, paused for a moment, and a trace of coldness appeared in her eyes.