Both of them were chatting when Liu Wenan came to report again, "Your Majesty, a few officials want to see you."
Luo Qingyan looked at Yun Shang helplessly, "there are too many things to do today. I can't accompany you to have a good birthday celebration."
"It doesn't matter. We'll still have a lot of such chances in the future. You will celebrate a lot of birthday parties with me. Your business is more important at the moment. You just go for it, " replied Yun Shang.
Luo Qingyan nodded, "Order then kitchen to cook more dishes tonight. I'll come back to have dinner with you. Ask Chengye to eat with us. We three will have a family reunion dinner tonight."
Yun Shang nodded and watched Luo Qingyan walk out of the hall quickly. She thought for a while and called Qian Zhuo and Qian Liu out.
Although today the battle in the name of reorganizing the court principles took place in Changting Garden, the imperial household was also quite affected. It needed to be cleaned up too.
"This is the list of all the stewards and servants in the imperial household after the removal today. Please have a look, your majesty," Qian Liu said.
Yun Shang took it over, glanced at it, and nodded slightly, "The impact on the imperial household this time is slightly smaller than that of the court. It's not difficult to solve it.
Since we moved here from the State of Ning, we have been planting our own spies in the imperial household of the State of Xia. Even after his majesty and I entered the palace, we haven't exposed these spies in the public. I think they should have been well integrated into the other palaces."
Qian Liu nodded, "Yes, especially after his majesty and your majesty came to the State of Xia, we have assigned more and more spies in the imperial palace of the State of Xia, almost everywhere in the palace."
Yun Shang nodded, "These spies have been specially trained, and their means and abilities are beyond description. You can have a look at these spies and select some to fill these vacancies."
"Yes, majesty,"
Qian Liu nodded and continued, "In today's Changting Garden's incident, your majesties have won the final victory. They probably supposed that it was because his majesty had sent someone to replace Xia Houjing and got their information, so they didn't suspect Hua Yutong...
The secret guards sent a message that Hua Yutong and her companions were in a house one mile away from the palace when what happened today, so that they could get the news as soon as possible. After the revolt failed, Hua Yutong and her companions left the city as soon as possible. "
Yun Shang nodded. Remembering what Luo Qingyan had said before, she asked again, "Which direction did they go after they left the city?"
"North, from the north gate."
'North, '
Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and thought, 'Is it a coincidence?'
Qian Liu looked up at Yun Shang, but Yun Shang didn't speak. Qian Liu asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the secret guards ask you if we need to send someone to follow them."
Yun Shang smiled, "Now that Xia Houjing's revolt has been destroyed, they must know that they have been exposed. Although they fled from the Jin City, they must have been very careful all the way.
There are also some masters who are very good at martial arts around them. We'd better be careful. Don't alert the enemy. Just let them stay there for some days. There is no need to send someone to chase them for the time being.
Anyway, when Hua Yutong pretended to be dead and was rescued, we have sprayed the tracking fragrance on her body that won't dissipate for three months. No matter where she goes, she can't escape from us. We don't have to be in a hurry."
Hua'er nodded and followed Yun Shang into the inner hall, "By the way, your majesty, His Former Majesty had sent some gifts to you for your birthday. I asked someone to put them on the table in the inner hall.
"In addition to their former majesties, many other ladies and princesses in the palace have sent many gifts. As for those gifts, I have asked someone to record them and put them into the storehouse according to the usual rules. I've also put the booklet for registration on the table. "
As they were talking, they entered the inner hall. As expected, Yun Shang saw the gift boxes and pamphlet on the table. She nodded and said to Hua'er, "Okay, I see. I'll have a look later. You can continue with your work."
Hua'er bowed and left. Yun Shang sat down at the table, took out the pamphlet and looked through it. She fixed her eyes on somewhere of the pamphlet and squinted.
"Hua'er," she called.
Hua'er heard Yun Shang's voice in the outer hall and hurried in, "Your majesty."
Yun Shang pointed at a place on the pamphlet and asked, "I find here that Lady Lian sent me a statue of Guanyin?"
Hua'er nodded and glanced at Yun Shang secretly. When she saw the gift from Lady Lian, she thought lady Lian was too bold. She knew the gossip outside, but she still dared to give such a gift.
However, Yun Shang didn't pay much attention to the meaning of the gift. What suddenly occurred to her was that Lady Lian was among the concubines who had been sent to the Changting Garden. But when the fake Xia Houjing asked them to make it clear whom they supported to save their lives, she didn't come out.
At that moment, Yun Shang didn't pay all her attention to those who stood out and didn't notice her at all.
All these came back to her when she saw the pamphlet.
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