They agreed on the plan and asked the butler to arrange a carriage for them. Prince Jing boarded the carriage and left for the post. Yun Shang grasped Prince Jing's hand and said, "we will definitely meet Xia Huanyu when we arrive at the post. Besides, Liu Yinfeng doesn't live at the post. He lives in the small yard where you saw me when I was assassinated last time. We can go there directly."
It was the best thing that he was not able to see Xia Huanyu. Prince Jing thought for a while and called the carriage to go to the yard directly. Far away the door was closed. Prince Jing and Yun Shang got out of the carriage. Yun Shang knocked the iron ring on the door. After three rings, a man's voice came from inside, "there I come. Wait a moment."
Yun Shang could not help but frown. She was thinking that it wasn't Liu Yinfeng's voice at this moment when the door was opened. A man dressed as a servant came out from the door and looked at Yun Shang curiously. His eyes were sparkling with amazement when he saw her. Then he looked back at Prince Jing behind Yun Shang. He asked with hesitation, "who are you?"
Yun Shang smiled to him and said: "we are looking for Liu Yinfeng, mister. Can I know his whereabouts?"
The attendant nodded his head immediately. "Yes, yes. My master is here. But he has never met
any guests before. Please wait a moment. I'll report to him now." Then he rushed back without even closing the door.
After a short while, Liu Yinfeng came out from the yard himself. He looked at Yun Shang and smiled. "A Yun? Why did you... "
Before Liu Yinfeng could finish his words, a hand appeared on Yun Shang's shoulder. Prince Jing stepped forward, and held her in his arms, and looked at Liu Yinfeng expressionlessly. "I'm here to ask you something. Shang'er has been bored in the prince's mansion all day. So I take her out for a walk."
The smile on Liu Yinfeng's face faded away little by little. Instead, he put on a polite smile and said, "Prince Jing, nice to meet you here. Please come in, Prince Jing and Lady Jing."
Prince Jing was very satisfied to hear Prince Jing address Yun Shang as "Lady Jing", but he didn't show it. He just nodded his head and said, "thank you." Then he put down his hand on Yun Shang's shoulder, and walked into the yard with her.
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