Yun Shang was not surprised at all. Although there were only the concubines of the former emperor in the imperial household, they had stayed in the imperial household for a long time. So they knew clearly what had happened in the palace.
"I guess they have heard that his majesty hasn't gone to the court because of illness today, as well as those rumors, so they come here to see if it's true."
Qian Yin nodded, "Your Majesty, do you want to see them?"
Yun Shang chuckled, "Yes. Why not? If I don't see anyone, my clothes will be in vain. "
Qian Zhuo took a look at Yun Shang's clothes. She still didn't understand what Yun Shang mean, but she went to call them in as she was told.
Yun Shang didn't wait for them in the main hall. Instead, she went back to the inner hall first. She went to the dresser, took out the rouge, applied some on her face, making her face look paler.
"Your majesty, the ladies are waiting in the main hall..."
Yun Shang answered and walked out of the inner hall.
Several ladies in the court outfits rose to their feet when they saw Yun Shang come out.
With a forced and pale smile on her face, Yun Shang said, "Your highnesses, don't be courteous. Have a seat."
After saying that, she walked to the main seat and sat down. "I'm wondering why you come to the Weiyang Palace. Is there anything important?"
The ladies looked at each other for a while. Then one of them said, "I heard that his majesty is sick. We are very worried, so we want to ask your highness how his majesty is?"
Yun Shang straightened her back and said calmly, "Nothing. His majesty just caught a cold and..."
"It's said that he dealt with political affairs until midnight last night, but I also heard that his majesty rested in Weiyang Palace last night. And I haven't heard that Weiyang Palace called for an imperial physician today. " Another lady said.
Yun Shang looked at the person who spoke. She was wearing a carmine court dress. If Yun Shang remembered correctly, she should be Lady Lian?
Yun Shang pursed her lips and said, "Lady Lian, I don't know. I know some medical skills. Although I'm not necessarily better than the imperial physicians, I'm much better than any ordinary physicians. It's just an ordinary fever, and I can deal with it. Now his majesty's fever has subsided. He is resting as he is still a little weak and didn't have a good rest last night because of dealing with political affairs."
"That's good. If so, we can rest assured."
Yun Shang also seemed to be a little tired. She raised her hand and rubbed her temples. "His majesty had a fever last night, and I had been busy for the whole night. Now I'm a little tired..."
"In that case, we'll leave now. Have a good rest, your majesty."
After sending away the ladies, Yun Shang sneered. A cold light flashed through her eyes, but soon disappeared.
When Yun Shang returned to the inner hall, she saw Luo Qingyan sitting on a chair, reading a pamphlet attentively.
"What's this?"
Luo Qingyan smiled and handed it to Yun Shang.
Her birthday.
Yun Shang frowned. What a coincidence?
Was it just a coincidence or someone did it on purpose?
A thought flashed through Yun Shang's mind. "When Qian Yin came to the palace, she told me that strange things have occurred frequently in the city recently according to the spies. Although it seemed to be trifle matters, I felt something was wrong when connecting all the things together."
"At that time, I felt that there must be someone who wanted to manipulate the gossip in the city to achieve some goal. I thought if these abnormalities come against us, they could only target a few things. Judging from the series of things that have happened, it seems that they are targeting at my birthday. "
"If you are poisoned, on my birthday, you will..." Yun Shang bit her lips and said, "At that time, they will spread the news of your accident all over the city, and maybe they will again spread the rumors that Bao'er is an idiot and I can't get pregnant anymore to make a big fuss, which will cause a storm in the city. And then they will ask Xia Houjing to be the new emperor... "
Luo Qingyan meditated for a moment and nodded. "They are well prepared and their purpose seems to be very clear."
After a pause, he turned to Yun Shang and asked, "Do you have any idea to deal with it?"
Yun Shang smiled and raised her head slightly. "There was no clue, but now we find the connection and can guess what the other party wants to do. Then we can naturally take precautions and counterattack purposely..."
Seeing Yun Shang's expression, Luo Qingyan's smile deepened. "It seems that your majesty has come up with a way?"
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said proudly, "Yes, I have an idea, but I can't tell you now."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: An Eight-year-old Princess