The second day, as soon as Yun Shang had breakfast, Qian Zhuo came in from the outside. "It doesn't look like a sunny day today. I hope it won't rain."
Yun Shang smiled, "Whether it rains or not can't be decided by us. Today's banquet will be held in the golden palace, so it doesn't matter even if it rains. But... "
The beautiful view that Yun Shang had seen last night flashed through her mind. "If it rains, the lanterns in the city will probably be ruined. The Ministry of Rites has been preparing for such a long time. If it rains, it will really be destroyed. "
"Yes." Qian Zhuo sighed, and then remembered something important. "Someone came to report that the princess of the State of Youyue said she was not feeling well and went back to her room early to have a rest when the others in the posthouse asked her out for the lantern show last night."
"These days, the envoys and the ladies are indeed not in good health, so our spies in the post house didn't take it seriously. The secret guards also left with the other envoys, and they did not notice when the princess of the State of Youyue left the posthouse."
Yun Shang nodded.
"The envoys and the ladies returned to the posthouse at about 11:45 in the evening. When they returned, they also brought a lantern to the princess of the State of Youyue. When Princess Ming Yue sent the lantern to her room, the princess was there."
"11:45?" Yun Shang calculated the time carefully. They should have returned to the post house not long after they spread out the rumors.
If there was no accident, they should not know what happened later.
Then Qian Zhuo continued, "The secret guards had been staring at the posthouse last night and there was nothing unusual. This morning, as soon as the gate of the palace was opened, I sent someone out to call those ladies into the palace. They should be arriving soon. "
Yun Shang nodded and smiled, "They probably haven't known how wonderful the rumors will be today."
"Yes." Qian Zhuo stuck out her tongue, with a touch of banter in her eyes. "I've been looking forward to this since I heard what your majesty said yesterday. They haven't known that your majesty and his majesty happened to be outside the palace last night and that the rumors in the city today are not going in the direction they wanted, but in the opposite direction. The show will be wonderful when they come later. "
Yun Shang smiled, "Yes, it will be wonderful then."
After a while, a servant came and reported, "Your majesty, the ladies from the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai are here to see you."
Yun Shang nodded and asked the servants to bring them in.
As soon as they entered the palace, they bowed to Yun Shang.
Yun Shang glanced at them, but didn't ask them to stand up. She said casually, "There was a lantern show in the city last night. Did you all go to watch it?"
The four ladies moved slightly, and the one who replied was still Princess Ming Yue. "Your majesty, we have all gone to watch it. From the lantern show, we could see that the State of Xia is rich and powerful, and the people live and work peacefully under the emperor's rule, which is very enviable."
"Really?" Yun Shang chuckled, "so you all like the State of Xia very much?"
"Of course we like it." Princess Ming Yue said in a gentle voice with a smile, "The the State of Xia is an excellent place with beautiful scenery, gentle people and rich resources."
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