Both Yunshang and Luo Qingyan felt that Hua Yutong was right under their noses, with hidden guards staring at them every day, so there must be no big waves.
It's just that they never expected that something happened to the two concubines of Xia Houjing brought by Hua Yutong.
"The two concubines have been staying in the small courtyard peacefully, and have never gone out. Because Hua Yutong moves frequently outside, the dark guards only focus on Hua Yutong when they enter the night."
"Last night, around the time of touching ugliness, the dark guard saw a man in black sneaking into the yard, so he focused all his attention on Hua Yutong. The man was a well-known family member in the city. The owner of the theater is also Xia Houjing's. The man Xun Hua Yutong revealed his identity, and he will definitely support Hua Yutong in rescuing Xia Houjing. He expressed his loyalty and then left... "
"Early this morning, I discovered that the two concubines had died in their own room. The dark guards went to examine the corpses quietly. They were killed by cutting their necks with a sharp weapon. They were killed by one blow. The time should be last night when the man was ugly. When it comes."
Yun Shang frowned slightly: "So, it was the dark guard's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and someone took advantage of the loophole to kill Xia Houjing's two pregnant concubines? Could it be that Xia Houjing's people did it? Those two concubines are still pregnant with Xia Houjing's child, why are they doing this?"
The leader of the dark guard lowered his head and responded: "Earlier this morning, Hua Yutong changed into plain clothes and asked someone to bring the corpses of the two concubines to the downtown area, crying and saying that your majesty and empress are unkind, saying Although the Seventh Prince is guilty, but the harm is not as good as the innocent, the child in the womb is innocent no matter what, but His Majesty and Empress want to kill them all, it is too vicious... "
"Heh..." Yun Shang's face turned cold: "What a big show."
The leader of the dark guard glanced at Yun Chang's expression: "It's because the subordinates are not good at work, please punish the empress."
"The matter has come to this, what's the use of punishment?"
The leader of the dark guard also understood this truth, pondered for a moment, and said: "Why don't you take someone to take Hua Yutong away on the charge of spreading rumors and slandering His Majesty and Empress, and carefully lock him up?"
"If this is the case, wouldn't it just be true for her words, so that the people in the city will feel that this palace and His Majesty are bullying others, first killing Xia Houjing's concubine and children, and now they are going to attack Hua Yutong?"
"this… "
The dark guard stood aside with downcast eyes, and had no choice.
Yunshang took a deep breath, stood up, and raised her voice to call someone in: "Get ready, I'm going out of the palace."
The palace people responded quickly, found common clothes and changed them for Yunshang, and asked people to prepare the carriage and guards, Yunshang went straight out of the palace, and went straight to the downtown area where Hua Yutong was.
Hearing the noise from a distance, Yun Chang frowned, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, there were many people gathered together, blocking the originally very spacious road in the downtown area. Everyone was pointing and talking, but it was very lively.
"Your Majesty, there are too many people outside, I'm afraid the carriage won't be able to pass."
Yun Shang responded, "Get out of the carriage."
Qianliu and Qianju showed concern: "There are too many people, and I don't know if there are assassins mixed in here, it is too dangerous, the empress is still waiting in the carriage, the servants go to inquire about the news for the empress. "
"It's okay, I'm bringing the guards with me, everything will be fine."
Yun Chang directly took the veil and put it on, then pushed open the door of the carriage and got out of the carriage.
Everyone hurriedly followed.
After walking a few steps forward, the voices of the discussion gradually became clearer. There were three floors inside and three floors outside, and it was not easy to squeeze in. Yun Chang saw someone talking on the side, so she smiled and said: "What happened inside? Why are there so many people around? The road is blocked."
As soon as the words fell, several people's voices rang out: "It is heard that the seventh prince's concubine is inside. The seventh prince failed in the rebellion and was imprisoned by His Majesty and the empress. The seventh prince brought two pregnant concubines of Prince Qi The room rushed back to Jincheng, and wanted to see Prince Qi for the last time."
"Yesterday, the seventh concubine entered the palace to ask the empress for mercy, but the empress did not agree. Instead, after knowing that the two concubines of the seventh prince were pregnant, she quietly gave the two pregnant concubines to..." the man As he spoke, he raised his hand and compared his neck: "Crack."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows: "How can you be sure that it was the empress who did it? Has anyone seen that the empress killed herself?"
"Where is the need to see this with your own eyes? It must be Your Majesty or the Empress Dowager. You know, the Seventh Prince conspired against him. I will definitely not tolerate their existence. What if the two children grow up and come to seek revenge on His Majesty and the Empress? So, we must eradicate the roots."
"Besides, the seventh concubine just entered the palace yesterday morning and begged the empress, she said that she wanted to take the two pregnant concubines to see the seventh prince for the last time, and something happened to the two concubines in the evening, which is too much of a coincidence Right? Not the queen, who is it?"
The man spoke excitedly, and the people beside him quickly tugged at his sleeves: "Hush your voice, talk about the Empress Empress in this street, don't you want to kill yourself?"
Yun Shang lowered her voice, and then asked: "But if your majesty and the empress want the lives of the two concubines and the children in the womb of the Seventh Prince, why do you want to kill people in the middle of the night? Directly a decree, just put people to death After all, you have all said that what the Seventh Prince committed was a serious crime of treason... "
"You don't know that, do you? Your Majesty has not yet held the enthronement ceremony. If you deal with the two women and their unborn children with great fanfare at this time, it will definitely attract criticism, and you will end up with a reputation as a tyrant. It’s not worth the loss, it’s easier and more convenient to deal with it quietly.”
Yun Shang sneered, but her rhetoric was the same, and she underestimated Hua Yutong.
Someone on the side was still asking: "Shouldn't this dead person be reported to the authorities? Why did the seventh concubine drag the corpse to this street and make a fuss in this street? What is this going to do?"
"Report to the official?" A commoner beside him laughed: "What is the reporter going to say? Do you suspect that His Majesty and the Empress Dowager killed someone? That's His Majesty, but the Empress Empress. Which official dares to investigate this case? Even if it is an investigation, I'm afraid it's just a matter of finding someone to take the place of the dead, and closing the matter hastily. The Seventh Princess has no choice but to make such a bad move."
Yun Chang squinted her eyes, glanced at the man who spoke, turned around and walked towards the carriage.
"Niang Niang?" Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo quickly followed up: "Niang Niang is leaving now?"
"Let's go. Send someone to the government office, tell the government office to prepare the servants, then let the secret guards go back to the palace, send thirty or forty guards over, prepare the queen's phoenix, and go to Weiyang Palace to bring the court clothes of the palace... "