Chapter 905 Countermeasure

Yun Shang didn't know how Xia Huanyu ascended the throne. She had heard many people say that Xia Huanyu killed his father and brother but she never heard any detail. Hearing what Lady Hua Guo said today, the situation must have been very tragic at that time.

Seeing Yun Shang's expression, Lady Hua Guo smiled and said, "It's been so many years, and no one was allowed to mention it again. The reason why I brought it up is not that I want you to do as Xia Huanyu did. I just want to tell you that if you want that position, you have to contend for it by fair means or foul."

Yun Shang nodded slightly. Although she grew up in the royal family, most fights happened in the imperial household instead of in the court of the State of Ning as her father just have a few children. It was not until she came to the state of Xia that she realized that one could really do anything for the throne. Intrigues, schemes and bloody wars. The imperial household, the court, and even the mansions were all affected.

"You don't have to worry too much. I know His Majesty well. He is nostalgic man. Ling'er had gone through so many things, but he still took her back to the Palace and made her the Empress. If everything goes well, the throne will surely be Qingyan's. Everything must be under His Majesty's control. He just hasn't made a move. The world is still His Majesty's after all. As for who will own it in the future, it's up to His Majesty." Lady Hua Guo curled up her lips into a smile.

Although Lady Hua Guo said so, Yun Shang was not really relieved. If Xia Huanyu was a nostalgic man, how could he kill his own blood relatives without mercy? Moreover, the attitude of Xia Huanyu towards Xia Houjing was so abnormal that Yun Shang couldn't figure it out.

Yun Shang smiled and said gently, "Don't worry. Everything will be settled. He who laughs last laughs best. No matter how scheming Xia Houjing is, so what?"

Lady Hua Guo also smiled, "I believe in you and Qingyan's ability. I and your grandfather can't help you as we are old."

Hearing this, Yun Shang hurriedly said, "Grandma, you can't say that. We are both very busy. We are counting on you and grandpa to help us tutor Bao'er."

Yun Shang had stayed in Lord Hua Guo's mansion for more than two hours before Lord Hua Guo returned. He looked pale and began to scold as soon as he stepped in the yard, "How could second brother become like this? How could he!"

Yun Shang's face changed slightly. Wasn't Lord Hua Guo's second brother Hua Yutong's father?

Yun Shang stood up and asked softly, "What happened? Is he unwilling to go back to the Jin City?"

Only then did Lord Hua Guo find that Yun Shang was in the courtyard. He quickly walked up to Yun Shang and said angrily, "I don't know what kind of promise or benefit Xia Houjing has given him. His Majesty has issued an imperial edict asking him back to the Jin City, but he refused under the guise of helping deal the matter of disaster relief!"

"Disaster

drought, they have taken away one fourth of the money of the national treasury, let alone the food and clothing. But Xia Houjing is still unsatisfied and wants more. After he gets these materials, he will use them to rebel. What an ungrateful bastard."

After cursing for a while, Yun Shang turned to Luo Qingyan and asked, "Have you got any news about Mister Liu and Doctor Zheng? The supplies have been robbed for several days. Have they found out where they have been sent?"

Luo Qingyan nodded slightly and replied in a low voice, "The materials were robbed at the border between Liucang City and Nanyang City, and they were sent to Nanyang City. Zheng Qiming has secretly gone to Nanyang City. Liu Yinfeng was in charge of delivering the batch of relief materials. Xia Houjing made a stand that he would try every means to get the materials back. As Xia Houjing is looking for the whereabouts of the supplies in Liucang City, Liu Yinfeng definitely can't go."

Wily snake! Yun Shang squinted and cursed Xia Houjing in her mind.

"But even if Zheng Qiming finds out where those materials are placed, he can't do anything about it. What are you going to do, Your Highness? " Yun Shang asked softly.

Luo Qingyan raised his head to look at Yun Shang. After a long silence, he asked slowly, "What am I going to do? If I can't take it, can't I destroy it? Xia Houjing won't use those supplies until he rises in revolt. And he can still purchase more materials in the shops aboveboard. Once he takes action, I will ask someone to burn them. And even if we can't burn the supplies, you have put drugs in them, haven't you? "

Hearing this, Yun Shang clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this method is excellent. If we burn the supplies, even if Xia Houjing rises in revolt, he couldn't offer the soldiers enough food and clothing. Then they'll have to get food from ordinary people. Once he begins to bully the people and rob them of food, he was doomed to fail."