Luo Qingyan didn't refuse. He walked to the desk and picked up the two pieces of cloth. After looking at them for a while, he chose the crimson cloth with clouds embroidered with golden threads.
Yun Shang smiled and said, "I also prefer this one as the color symbolized joy and fortune. Then she took the cloth and gave it to Qin Yi, "Ask the Shangyi Bureau to make some winter clothes for the little prince with this one."
Qin Yi replied, took the cloth and walked out.
Luo Qingyan yawned and said, "Ask someone to get some hot water. I want to soak my feet and then go to bed. I've been reading the memorials all day long. It's more tiring than a battle."
Yun Shang couldn't help laughing. She called Ban Xia to get some water. Then she started to massage Luo Qingyan's shoulder, reciting, "When Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man, it first exercises his mind with suffering...
"and his sinews and bones with toil." Luo Qingyan pat Yun Shang's hand and completed her sentence. After a moment of silence, he said jokingly, "Well, if you want, I'm willing to exercise my bone with toil for you tonight."
Hearing this, Yun Shang was stunned. She patted Luo Qingyan hard and sat far away from him. He thought to herself, Luo Qingyan is the Emperor of the state now, but why does he still behave so indecently? I should ask those civil and military officials to have a look. Their emperor's behavior must shock them.
Ban Xia and Pei Lan fetched hot water to serve them. After washing up, Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan waved them out and went to the bed. Luo Qingyan took off the phoenix-shaped hairpin on Yun Shang's head and played with it in his hand.
Yun Shang leaned against the bed and read a book. After a while, she felt sleepy. She put down the bed curtain and was about to fall asleep when a light click was heard.
Yun Shang turned around and saw Luo Qingyan take off the head of the hairpin. Yun Shang's eyes widened and she saw that the body of the hairpin seemed to have been hollowed out, and a piece of paper was exposed inside.
Yun Shang exchanged a look with Luo Qingyan and thought that hairpin is really the best thing to hide things in. She had seen countless people hiding things in it. It seemed that she should pay more attention to hairpins in the future. While she was thinking, Luo Qingyan took the paper out of the hairpin.
After reading it, a touch of coldness appeared in Luo Qingyan's eyes. Seeing this, Yun Shang quickly took the paper over. The handwriting on it was a little small. The maid had blown out all the other lights in the hall, leaving only one lamp. The light passed through the bed curtain, making it more dim. Yun Shang didn't see the note clearly until she got closer to the light.
"October 29th, after lunch, read three books, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Thousand Golden Prescriptions, and Six Strategies. From 3 pm, took a nap for one hour, then summoned Madam Lin from Zhongcui Palace, asking her to arrange someone to teach her etiquette. Had dinner at 5 pm, then played chess with the Emperor for two hours and rested
or a long time. Then she looked up at Qin Yi and asked, "Has the kitchen made any soup this morning? It's a little cold. I want to drink some hot soup."
Qin Yi replied softly, "There is fish lip soup."
Yun Shang nodded slightly, "Ask someone to bring some here." Then she stood up, walked to the table where the chessboard was placed, sat down, took a white piece and played with it. "Open the window. It's a little stuffy."
Qin Yi answered. She opened the window and went out of the inner hall. Yun Shang kept holding the chess piece and looked at it with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the soup is here." Qin Yi came in with a hamper in her hand. She took a jar of soup out and put it on the table. Yun Shang turned around, took the spoon, stirred the soup, and raised her head. "Send to jars of soup to Taihe Palace with Hua'er."
Qin Yi nodded and went out with Hua'er.
With a snap, Yun Shang placed the chess piece in the middle of the chessboard. With a mysterious smile on her face, she said, "How could you not attack your opponent to defend yourself in the chess game?"
It took Qin Yi more than an hour to come back. As soon as she returned, she rushed into the inner hall.
Yun Shang looked up at Qin Yi and asked in a low voice, "Have you seen that person?"
Qin Yi shook her head slightly, her face full of anger. "I didn't see him, but I have known who he is. I have seen him before, and I actually often see him."
"Oh? Where have you seen him?" Yun Shang looked up and asked.
"It's a eunuch in our palace who is in charge of carrying water for the one in charge of cleaning the yard." Qin Yi said in a low voice, "I see him several times almost every day. But I suddenly remember that he was already here when we moved into the palace. Why is he still here? Hasn't the Imperial Household Department changed all the servants in Weiyang Palace?"
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes, full of killing intent. "How many servants in charge of carrying water?"
"Just him." Qin Yi replied.
Yun Shang nodded slightly, "Then I should have seen him."