Chapter 1404 Clumsy

Yun Shang was shocked by the scene. She paused for a while and looked up at Luo Qingyan. He didn't show anything unusual. He just moved his hand over to hold hers.

Yun Shang knew that this was the sign of his emotional fluctuation. Just then, she saw him narrow his eyes and asked sharply, "Where is the tavern manager?"

A middle-aged man walked up to them and said respectuflly, "I'm Jingyi Tang, the tavern manager."

Yun Shang nodded, "Since you are the manager, who are these people?"

Before the tavern manager could answer, another man kneeling next to him said in a hurry, "Your Majesty, I'm Bingyin Wang, the governor of the county."

As soon as he finished speaking, another man quickly added, "I'm Jinyang Li, the county magistrate."

Yun Shang sneered, "Did I ask you?"

The two men froze, with cold sweat on their foreheads.

Yun Shang fixed her eyes on them and said, "His Majesty doesn't like to attract attention when he travels. The schedule of autumn hunting was carefully arranged half a month ago, His Majesty has specially said that the officials along the way should avoid greeting him.

I have expected that the officials of the remote small counties may not kn

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le use to him. It is smart of him to try every means to make use of them. He must have promised them that they will be promoted and rewarded generously once he seize the throne. "

Luo Qingyan smiled, "Well, the Empress has thoroughly read Xia Houjing's mind here."

Yun Shang squinted at Luo Qingyan and chuckled, "Since you have also figured out the scheme yourself, it's easy to break it."

Luo Qingyan didn't seem to take it seriously. He just smiled gently at her and asked, "Break the scheme? Why should we bother to break his scheme?"

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and looked at Luo Qingyan unbelievably.

As if he could read the doubt in her heart, he simply smiled at Yun Shang. His eyes full of determination as he calmly said, "We are heading to the temporary imperial palace anyway, why should we be afraid of him sending people over to check upon us?"

'What he said was true, ' thought Yun Shang, as she nodded slowly.

However, she was still thinking of the possibilities of taking advantage of Xia Houjing's exposed scheme.

"When we arrive at the temporary imperial palace and he dares to send someone to check upon us, we shall deliberately reveal some fake news."