She looked like Lady Zhao, who was the mother of Zhao Zhongyi, Hua Jing's supposed husband, the Emperor's Son-in-law.
Yun Shang stopped suddenly. She had mixed feelings about this. Lady Zhao was indeed not old at all. Zhao Zhongyi was about twenty four or five years old, and Lady Zhao was only about forty-five years old. They called her "Lady Zhao" out of respect as she was the mother of the emperor's son in law and the wife of the deceased General Zhao.
Yun Shang still remembered the scene when she saw lady Zhao in Hua Jing's Princess Palace. Lady Zhao was wearing a dark red dress, frowning and having sharp eyes. She didn't look like an ordinary woman in the imperial city. But Yun Shang thought her husband and she had fought against many wars in the battlefield.
Lady Zhao's appearance was not very outstanding, and she looked much older than her actual age due to the lack of skin care. However, her features resembled the girls in the painting quite much. Yun Shang had no idea whether she was the girl in the painting, and she couldn't help but felt a little flustered when thinking of this.
According to Xia Huanyu, the woman in the painting was the late empress, Hua Ling. But if she was Hua Ling, how did she give birth to Prince Jing after falling into the cliff? If she really gave birth to prince Jing, then why did she leave Prince Jing and why did she marry General Zhao instead of going back to the state of Xia to look for Xia Huanyu?
Yun Shang's mind was in a total mess, and all sorts of guesses came to her mind. Yun Shang's face changed, and she didn't raise her feet to walk for a long time.
"Your Highness..." Seeing Yun Shang stop, Qian Yin thought there was something wrong. She looked around nervously, but found nothing wrong. Seeing that Yun Shang didn't walk forward for a long time, Qian Yin whispered to remind her.
Yun Shang suppressed her thoughts after hearing Qian Yin's words. Prince Jing had to worry about Xia Huanyu, and that was enough. If he had to worry about Lady Zhao as well, he would be even more upset. Yun Shang shook her head in secret. Lady Zhao looked like the empress in the painting, but not much. Many people resembled each other in the world. And Lady Zhao might not be the late empress of the state of Xia. Yun Shang decided to keep this matter from Prince Jing for the time being.
An idea came to Yun Shang's mind. She quickly stood up and went back to the yard. She had already stalled there for long enough. If she came back a little later, the prince Jing would probably lose his temper again.
Back in her room, she saw Prince Jing writing on the back of the table. Yun Shang leaned over and saw that there were only several dough of ink on the paper, but not a complete word on the paper.
"What are you doing? Draw circles? " Yun Shang smiled and shook her head. Prince Jing was only wearing a tunic jacket without putting on a robe. Seeing this, Yun Shang frowned again. "You said it was February already, but the night wind is still cold. You shouldn't have worn so less clothes. Have a cup of hot water and go to bed."
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