After Liu Wenan left, Yun Shang lowered her eyes and stared at the imperial edict for a long time. She then smiled and put it away.
"Your Majesty, are you going to ask to deliver the meal?"
Yun Shang nodded, "Go ahead."
When they were having dinner, Qian Zhuo walked in quickly.
"What's the matter?" Yun Shang put down the tableware, took the hot handkerchief from the servant, wiped her hands and asked in a low voice.
"Master Liu left the Weiyang Palace and went to His Former Majesty."
Yun Shang smiled, "He didn't hide anything. He knew I would send someone to follow him, but he didn't try to hide himself."
"His Former Majesty..." Qian Zhuo frowned and asked with hesitation.
"It doesn't matter." Yun Shang smiled, "I've already told His Former Majesty about it. At that moment, His Former Majesty didn't show any objection,"
as she spoke, she couldn't help but squint her eyes. "His Former Majesty is as clear as a mirror in his heart. I'm afraid he has already guessed something. Now he is most likely just watching and won't stop me."
Hearing Yun Shang's analysis, Qian Zhuo felt a little relieved.
The Weiyang Palace was tightly encircled like an iron bucket by guards and secret guards. And because of Yun Shang's order, no one was seen today. The whole Weiyang Palace was very quiet.
Yun Shang didn't care about the turmoil outside. She only read books on the couch in the afternoon.
At night, Yun Shang went to bed early.
She was sleeping soundly, when she heard a noise outside.
"Your Majesty," called Qian Zhuo as she quickly walked into the inner hall.
Yun Shang opened her eyes and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? "
"It's Lady Lian from the Jinxi Palace," Qian Zhuo answered in a hurry, "Lady Lian's maid said that there were assassins entering the Jinxi Palace and were found by the patrolling guards. The assassin fled in a hurry. The guards and servants said that they saw the assassin enter our Weiyang Palace and were worried about the safety of your majesties, so they came to ask about it. "
Lady Lian?
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes. She remembered that when she met those ladies yesterday, it was indeed Lady Lian who was the most active.
"The guards and servants were stopped by our guards outside the palace. Lady Lian came in person and said she wanted to see you and confirm your safety.
Just now I went out to see Lady Lian and told her that everything was fine with your majesty. It's late at night and it's inconvenient to disturb your rest. And I asked Lady Lian to go back at ease. However, Lady Lian refused. She insisted that she wouldn't leave until she saw your majesty safe. If she couldn't see your majesty in person, she wouldn't be able to sleep well," reported Qian Zhuo.
Yun Shang sneered, "Then just don't sleep."
Qian Zhuo stuck out her tongue and asked, "Then... can I just reply to Lady Lian this way? "
"No..." Yun Shang hurried to stop her, "Lady Lian insists to see me. I suspect that her purpose is not to see me, but to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
"Lure the tiger away from the mountain?" asked Qian Zhuo.
Yun Shang nodded, "It is her trick actually. Lady Lian said that she saw the assassin enter the Weiyang Palace and was worried about the safety of me and his majesty. It means that Lady Lian knows that his majesty is also in my palace.
"Ah..." Lady Lian exclaimed and took two steps back. "Then what... what is that? "
Before she finished speaking, she saw light streaking across the night sky again.
Yun Shang looked up at the sky and pursed her lips.
"It's arrow with fire," Qian Zhuo said in a hurry.
Hardly had she finished speaking, when they heard screams from inside, "Fire! Fire alarm!"
Yun Shang quickly turned around and returned to the Weiyang Palace abruptly.
Around the main hall and on the roof of the Weiyang Palace, there were many secret guards, who were trying to stop the arrows with fire. However, as the arrows were too many and came too closely, even if there were secret guards, the main hall and the side hall had already been ignited. The fire spread quickly, and soon the palace was in a red light.
"Your Majesty, there is a fire!"
a panicked voice came from behind. Hearing the voice, Yun Shang suddenly turned around and saw Lady Lian entering the Weiyang Palace.
Yun Shang hurriedly said, "The Weiyang Palace is in fire. Please leave here first, Lady Lian."
Lady Lian nodded, but still fixed her eyes on the main hall of the Weiyang Palace.
Yun Shang noticed this, but she pretended that she didn't see anything. She quickly ordered the secret guards, "His majesty has just recovered from a fever, and he is still unconscious. When I got up just now, he was still asleep. Now there is the fire, but his majesty still hasn't come out. I think he doesn't notice it as he is asleep. You all hurry up and take his majesty away and send him back to the Taiji Palace! "
From the corner of Yun Shang's eyes, she saw that Lady Lian's eyes lit up when she said this.
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