The Empress's hands stiffened slightly, and she looked at Yun Shang with a bit of curiosity in her eyes. She was silent for a moment, and then slowly smiled. "Yes, it's a black token. What's wrong? Have you seen it before? "
"Yes, I have. And the token is lying under my pillow at the moment." Smiling more brightly and looked at the Empress and asked curiously, "But why did you ask about the token?"
Then the Empress looked at the pillow that Yun Shang leaned against with burning eyes. "Under your pillow?" The Empress pondered for a while and said with a smile, "I don't really want it. After all, it belongs to the Emperor. It makes sense that His Majesty gave it to Prince Rui and There is nothing wrong with His Majesty showing particular favor to his son. However, though Lord Hua Guo is Prince Rui's grandfather, he is not a member of the royal family. His majesty had divided the token into three parts and given to Commandant Su, Minister Liu and Lord Hua Guo, in case that the token might be taken by someone to do evil things."
The Empress stopped, and then smiled. "If Lord Hua Guo holds a whole token alone, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. The Imperial Guard was a military unit devoted to the protection of the Emperor, the royal family and the Jin City. How could they be dispatched by an outsider? If there is something wrong, I'm afraid His Majesty will blame it on Prince Rui."
The empress sat down on the edge of Yun Shang's bed, holding Yun Shang's hand with a smile. "The day before yesterday, Lord Hua Guo took the token to dispatch the imperial guards and search the His Majesty all over the city. In this way, if someone finds it, he will guess that his majesty is in trouble. I'm afraid he court is going to be in chaos. "
After the Empress talked for a long time, Yun Shang said with a little confusion, "The imperial guards? What does it have to do with the imperial guards? "
The empress frowned and said. "Isn't the black token the imperial guard token?"
"Of course not..." Yun Shang shook her head and took out a black token from under her pillow. The Empress quickly took it, and her face suddenly darkened. The token was indeed black, but it had a word "Luo" on it.
Yun Shang replied momentarily, "The other day I knew that something happened to his majesty. After breakfast the next morning, His Highness returned to the mansion and gave the token to me. This token was used by His Highness when he was in the State of Ning to dispatch his secret guards. His Highness asked me to take good care of myself as the Jin City is in chaos now. He also said that he has arranged all the secret guards to protect me and that I could order them whenever I need. That's the reason why His Highness was captured. He only brought two secret guards with him that day, rushing to the palace. "
Yun Shang lowered her head and seemed a little depressed. After a while, she looked up. "Later, the physician found that I was pregnant. Then my grandfather asked to leave the matter to him. So I gave the token to him. And the day before yesterday, Grandpa has asked grandma to give the token back to me. Is there anything wrong with the token? " Yun Shang stared at the Empress and asked softly.
The Empress squinted, and a murderous look flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly covered. After a while, the Empress stood up and said with a smile, "it's okay. Since it's given by Prince Rui, you can keep it and look at it when you miss him. Since you are healthy, I feel relieved. I've got to go." Then she handed the token to Yun Shang.
Look at it when I miss him? Yun Shang took over the token and slightly paused. The Empress was cursing the the Empress? Yun Shang took the token with a gentle smile. She sneered in her heart. The Empress would never know that Yun Shang, the most vengeful person in the world, would keep this in mind and make her pay for it.
"See you off, Your Majesty." Yun Shang didn't show any emotion on her face. She waited until the Empress went out of the room, and then a bloodthirsty smile burst out of her eyes.
Outside came the voice of Lady Hua Guo, which gradually faded away. Qian Zhuo went out, leaned against the window, and watched for a while before she came back. "Your Highness, Lady Hua Guo has sent the Empress out."
Yun Shang nodded, lifted the quilt, and sat on the edge of the bed. Qian Zhuo quickly crouched down to put on Yun Shang's shoes, and then took out her clothes to help Yun Shang put them on one by one. No sooner had Yun Shang put on her clothes than Lady Hua Guo returned with a frown, "You are not just pretending to be pregnant?"
Yun Shang's heart jolted. She looked around and said, "The baby is fine. I'm a physician myself, and I won't put myself in any danger."
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