However, Yunshang did not expect that by such a coincidence, she ran into Xia Houjing on the way back to the palace. Yun Shang was sitting in a carriage, thinking about returning to the palace, she might not be able to wander around for a few days, and was kidnapped as soon as she left the palace. Although everything was fine in the end, she always cherished her life.
Thinking about it, she remembered that the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that Yumanlou had eaten before was delicious, and she became greedy. Yun Chang raised her eyes and looked at King Jing who was sitting opposite her. Because he was worried about her, King Jing sent her back to the palace.
"What's the matter?" Prince Jing seemed to notice her gaze, and raised his eyes to look at her.
Yun Chang bit her lip, shook her head, looked up at King Jing, coughed lightly, and said, "I want to eat Yumanlou's sweet-scented osmanthus cake."
When King Jing heard this, he seemed to be stunned for a moment before he realized what Yun Shang was talking about, raised his eyes and looked at Yun Shang with a half-smile, and after a long time he raised his voice and said to the driver outside the carriage, "Go to Yumanlou. "
There was a long queue at Yumanlou, and Yunshang sat in the car with King Jing. Yunshang lifted the curtain and looked at the long queue outside. The driver was ordered by King Jing to buy sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.
"Huh..." Yun Shang made a soft sound, as if he saw something, Prince Jing raised his eyes and looked at Yun Shang.
Yun Chang turned her head and said softly, "I seem to have seen Xia Houjing."
Xia Houjing is not outstanding, at least in Yunshang's eyes, Cangjue Qingsu's appearance is far superior to his, let alone King Jing, King Jing is liked by so many women in Ning Kingdom, not just because of him There are many people with great military exploits and high positions, and there are many people who are in high positions. However, there is no one as handsome as Prince Jing.
King Jing also raised his head and looked out the window of the carriage. The window was not big, and King Jing's breath was close at hand. Yun Shang was slightly taken aback, her face flushed, she looked away lightly, and sat up straight.
King Jing didn't seem to notice Yun Chang's abnormality. Looking back, he frowned slightly, "Didn't you say that he was sick this morning and couldn't even get out of bed? Why did he appear here in a blink of an eye? Did he come to see you?" Whose?"
Yunshang didn't notice what Prince Jing was saying, and it took him a while to realize it, and he said "hmm" in a daze, "Why don't I go up and have a look? There are people from me in Yumanlou, I'll go Ask, which private room he entered, and whether there are other people in the private room."
Prince Jing pondered for a moment, and then said, "He has seen you, you better not go, and let someone go and call your people out later."
Yun Shang also felt that what he said was good, but it would not be so good if it was to startle the snake.
After a while, the coachman got into the carriage with a food box and handed it to King Jing. King Jing took it and ordered the coachman to go in and find someone. Yun Shang told him the name of the person in detail. , sat in the car and waited for someone to come up.
After a while, a woman dressed as a woman opened the door of the carriage and climbed up.
As if she didn't expect that Prince Jing would be there, the woman was stunned for a moment, and then bowed to Prince Jing, "Minister Qianhua pays homage to Prince Jing."
Prince Jing gave a faint "hmm" and didn't ask her to get up.
Qianhua didn't care at all, and raised her head to look at Yunshang, with a full of respect in her expression, "Master, my subordinates have a look, the man entered the Tianzi No. 1 private room, and there was a woman waiting for him early It's there, the woman's appearance is not bad, but it always makes my subordinates feel strange."
"Oh?" Yunshang became interested, "How strange?"
Qian Hua shook her head, "I can't say it, but I just feel that the girl has a strange feeling all over her body, as if every movement and every pronunciation of her is deliberate."
Yun Chang frowned, she couldn't find the crux of the matter based on the seemingly vague description, "Then let's wait, let's see what is so strange about that woman."
Yun Shang hugged the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and ate it while waiting for Xiahou Jing to come down. King Jing made a cup of tea, handed it to Yun Shang, made another cup for himself, held it in his hand, closed his eyes, and took a nap.
Yun Chang raised her eyes to look at Prince Jing, then lowered her head to look at the teacup in her hand, with a faint smile spreading from the corner of her mouth.
After a while, Qian Hua, who had been paying attention to the movement outside, turned his head and said, "Master, the Seventh Prince of Xia Kingdom has come out."
"Huh?" Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, looked out the window, and saw Xia Houjing coming out, her brows stretched, although her face was a little pale, but there was a smile in her eyes, as if she was in a good mood.
Yun Chang took a look, but didn't see the woman Qian Hua mentioned, just wondering, she heard Qian Hua say, "Maybe she was afraid of being seen, so she left on purpose."
Yunshang nodded, but saw Xia Houjing suddenly looking towards her, Yunshang quickly put down the curtain of the car, and said coldly, "Did he see us?"
However, Prince Jing opened his eyes, and there was a flash of thought in his eyes, "I should have just seen our carriage. My carriage has the emblem of Prince Jing's Mansion on it."
Yun Chang was stunned for a moment, but also reacted.
Just as he was thinking, he heard a soft voice from outside, "This is His Highness Prince Jing's carriage, is His Highness Prince Jing in the carriage?"
Yunshang frowned, King Jing raised his eyes to look at Yunshang, then at Qianhua, and pressed something on the wall of the carriage, and Yunshang saw a dark space suddenly appeared at the place under his feet, as if it could just Lie down alone.
King Jing looked at Qianhua, and Qianhua knew what King Jing was planning when he saw this, and quickly turned over and lay down in it, King Jing pressed it again, and the hidden compartment under his feet closed again.
After everything was done, Prince Jing slowly opened the door of the carriage and looked over, "So it's the Seventh Prince..."
Xia Houjing didn't seem to expect that Yunshang was there, his eyes paused slightly when he saw Yunshang, and he quickly retracted it, but Yunshang saw it clearly.
"It turns out that Princess Huiguo is here." Xia Houjing smiled slightly.
Yun Chang had to admit that Xia Houjing's voice was very refreshing and clean, and because Xia Houjing's speech was always soft and soft, not too fast or slow, it sounded like a breeze blowing.
"It's the princess who wants to eat the sweet-scented osmanthus cake from Yumanlou, so I asked the emperor to bring me to buy it. Unexpectedly, the seventh prince is also there. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake from Yumanlou is delicious. Do you want to try it?" Have a taste?" Yun Chang raised her eyes to look at Xia Houjing, her eyes were clear and innocent.
Xia Houjing was stunned for a moment, looked at the golden pastry in Yunshang's hand, and then slowly smiled, "I just tasted some upstairs, and it's really delicious, sweet but not greasy."
When Yun Shang heard this, her smile became brighter, and she turned her head to look at King Jing, "I said this sweet-scented osmanthus cake is delicious and many people like it. If you don't believe it, you just don't like it."
King Jing twitched his mouth slightly when he heard this, and raised his hand to touch Yun Shang's hair, "It's too sweet, I don't like it, but if Chang'er likes it, I can ask Aji to buy some and put it away."
Aji is the driver's name.
Yun Chang nodded, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and Xia Houjing couldn't help being startled when he saw it.
"Since Prince Jing still has something to do, I won't bother you." Xia Houjing said, but he didn't intend to leave, and looked at the two people in the carriage with a faint smile.
Only then did King Jing turn his head to look at Xia Houjing, but he stretched out his hand, took Yun Shang's other hand that was not holding the pastry, and leaned against the wall of the carriage, "This king has been famous for the seventh prince for a long time, I heard that the Seventh Prince is very talented, and I have long wanted to experience it, but the Seventh Prince seems to be in poor health, so I don’t dare to disturb him, and I hope that I can chat with the Seventh Prince alone in the future.”
Xia Houjing raised his eyebrows, "Prince Jing is absurd. I'm just a newcomer to the imperial city, and I'm not acclimatized to the environment. After these days, my health is a little better. I heard that there will be an annual rewarding ceremony in the imperial city in a few days." I will naturally go to the flower festival, if the prince wants to see me, it will be very easy, and I will live in the post station, which is not very far away."
Prince Jing nodded, and slowly closed his eyes.
Xia Houjing didn't say much, he bowed to the two of them, then turned and left.
The coachman closed the door of the carriage, and King Jing let Qianhua out again. King Jing frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something, after a long while, he heard Prince Jing say quietly, "Just now, he became suspicious."
Yun Chang nodded, did not speak, and secretly said in his heart, Xia Houjing had to guard against this person.
Qianhua suddenly pulled Yunshang's sleeve, "Master, that's the woman."
Yun Chang leaned over, followed Qian Hua's hand, and saw a woman in a blue dress coming out of Yumanlou. The woman was tall and slender, with light makeup on, she was indeed a delicate beauty.
But, just as Qian Hua said, this woman gives people a very strange feeling, whether it's walking, movements, or demeanor, they all seem to be a bit artificial, as if they are trying to cover up something.
Yun Chang narrowed her eyes and stared at the woman for a while, but suddenly her heart shook, "This woman is not a woman at all."
"Huh?" Qianhua was stunned for a moment, "The subordinates didn't understand what the master meant."
However, Prince Jing had already understood, followed Yun Shang's gaze, and then looked away for a moment, "A man disguises himself as a woman."
Yun Chang nodded, that's right, this woman is clearly a man disguised as a woman, just because her appearance is not bad, although she is a bit taller than ordinary women, she doesn't look abrupt. It's just that, perhaps because of the man disguised as a woman and afraid of being discovered, the woman has been doing every movement carefully, it seems that even her eyes have been rehearsed.
It is precisely because of this reason that although every movement is very feminine, it is a bit less natural and casual than ordinary women.
"Why does that person pretend to be a girl and meet the Seventh Prince of Xia in secret?" Qian Hua frowned, a little puzzled.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, and then said, "Perhaps it was because when he was a man, he knew many people, so he was afraid of being discovered and causing trouble, so he pretended to be a woman."
Qianhua nodded, "If it's a man, or a man who is afraid of being seen, then it should be much easier to find out. Don't worry, master, the subordinates will definitely find out the identity of that man within two days."
Yun Chang responded slowly, "Thanks for your hard work."
After Qianhua left, Yunshang looked up at King Jing and said, "I also bought osmanthus cake, let's go back to the palace."
King Jing said "Yes", and the carriage started to move. Yun Chang looked up at King Jing who seemed a little tired, and lowered his head without saying a word.
All the way to the gate of the palace, Prince Jing helped Yun Shang out of the carriage, "I will accompany you to meet the emperor, he is also very worried when you suddenly disappear."
Yun Chang lowered her head, and followed King Jing to the Hall of Qinzheng. Emperor Ning was not the only one in the Hall of Qinzheng. When Yun Chang and King Jing were called in, they saw a woman standing by the desk. Eyes, it's Yapin.
"Shang'er, come here and let Father have a look..." Emperor Ning smiled when he saw Yunshang and Prince Jing walking in, but he suddenly paused, as if he was a little scruples about the presence of Ya Concubine, "Oh, it's just that I haven't seen you for two days, it feels like it's been a long time, I really can't bear to marry you."
Yun Chang lowered her head and smiled lightly, but Prince Jing frowned slightly, and said to Emperor Ning, "Brother Emperor, you promised your younger brother, you can't go back on your word, a gentleman..."
Emperor Ning seemed a little displeased with Prince Jing, and when he saw him answering the question, he snorted, "Shang'er is my daughter."
Well, I was so excited that even I came, and I didn't call myself "Zhen".
King Jing pursed his lips and laughed when he heard the words, "Well, I think it's the most uneconomical younger brother. I always called you Emperor Brother before, but after marrying Chang'er, my younger brother is a little entangled. Say, yes Should I follow Chang'er to greet your father, or should Shang'er follow my minister to call you brother Huang?"
As soon as King Jing's words fell, everyone in the room fell silent. After a long while, Emperor Ning laughed first, "Look at the confusion you have made me."
Yapin smiled and put down the ink she was grinding, and said softly, "The princess and the prince are in love with each other, that's the most important thing, and you don't need to pay too much attention to other things."
Emperor Ning nodded, "Yabi is right." After speaking, he turned around and looked at Yunshang who had been smiling lightly, "Oh, Chang'er is also true, it's not good to like someone, I have to insist Like this kid."
Yun Chang didn't argue, but blinked, and looked at Emperor Ning with a smile, "Father is used to making fun of Chang'er."
Several people talked for a while, Yun Shang saw that King Jing and Emperor Ning seemed to have other things to talk about, so she withdrew and was about to leave, Ya Concubine also left the Qinzheng Hall together.
Yunshang and Concubine Ya went back to the harem together, neither of them spoke. After a long while, Concubine Ya heard him say, "I saw the empress yesterday, and it was the empress who made me get closer to the emperor. I also told my concubine What kind of dress the emperor likes most on women, what kind of fragrance is his favorite, and what kind of food he likes most."
Yun Chang listened indifferently, the queen now grounded herself in Qiwu Palace, but, although she couldn't help herself, her heart never stopped for a moment. If her heart is in the harem, there will be no peace in the harem.
"Did she let you approach me?" Yun Shang said lightly.
Yapin was silent for a long while, before she said, "The Empress said, Princess Huiguo looks very harmless, but she is a poisonous flower. If the concubine tries to curry favor with her, I'm afraid the princess will hate her." , So, don't be impatient, it's best to arrange some coincidences, but don't be too deliberate."
Yun Shang nodded, "She hasn't been idle recently, I'm afraid she analyzed my preferences and temperament in detail."
Yapin laughed lightly, and then said, "I'm afraid it's not just that I'm not idle, I also saw people in her palace quietly go to Meng Jieyu's place a few days ago."
"Oh?" Qin Meng? Yun Chang paused for a moment, and he has paid little attention to her recently, but the queen is also a courageous person, knowing that Qin Meng hates her to death, but she doesn't care, and still seizes the opportunity I want to cooperate with Qin Meng.
However, Yun Shang has to say that the Queen's eyesight is excellent. Although Qin Meng has a feud with the Queen, she is also a person who will turn against each other if she can make a profit. As long as she can afford enough chips, Mo Said that she was just regarded as an abandoned son before, even if she killed her father and enemy, she could still be a friend.
"The man didn't realize that you saw them?"
Yapin shook her head, "I'm sure."
Yun Chang nodded, and said after a long time, "Your brother used to work in the Imperial Academy, but the Imperial Academy is a leisurely place, and the talent like the number one scholar has been buried. After a while, he should be transferred to the clan mansion Yes. Although it is only a fifth-rank position, it is in charge of the affairs of the emperor's clan, and it will be easy to be promoted in the future."
Yapin heard the words and said again and again, "I have thanked Her Highness the Princess on behalf of my elder brother. Our brothers and sisters will never forget the kindness of Your Highness the Princess."
Yun Chang nodded lightly, and went in the direction of Qingxin Hall.
Returning to Qingxin Hall, Qin Yi and Qian Yin both looked happy, but also blamed themselves, "Princess, this servant did not protect you well, this servant failed, please punish the princess..."
Yun Chang looked up at the two of them, and said in surprise, "I just stayed in Prince Jing's mansion for two days because the emperor's uncle's birthday banquet had too many things to take care of, why are you so excited? "
Qin Yi and Qian Yin looked at each other, opened their mouths, but still didn't speak.
Yunshang walked to the edge of the soft collapse and sat down, feeling a little dazed in deep thought. After a while, she raised her eyes to Qinyi and Qianyin and said, "After I was taken away, I didn't pay attention to you. How did you come out? Nothing happened. Bar?"
The two shook their heads, "After the princess left, perhaps because she thought that we two girls were of little use, she stunned us and randomly threw us to a remote place. It was the hidden guard who saved us."
Yun Chang nodded, "That's good."
Qin Yi approached Yunshang and said, "Princess, what happened that day, we all feel that it is very likely that there are internal thieves in the Qingxin Palace that we have not tracked down, so these two days, the slaves and Qianyin have brought the people in the Qingxin Palace together. After some investigation, after Qianyin came, he replaced most of the people in the hall with his own people, but he was afraid that the action would be too big and attract attention, so he also kept some old people. There are some doubts, I thought it was not wrong when I saw it before, but now it seems a little unusual."
"Oh? What an unusual method?" Yun Chang raised her eyes and said.
Qin Yi thought for a while before saying, "Two of them served the deceased concubine in the palace. That concubine is the former emperor's Concubine Min, and Concubine Min is the elder sister of Prime Minister Li..."