Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 1472

Standing by the window for a while, Yun Shang turned around and ordered Pei Lan, "Go and call Wang Wanzhi over."

Pei Lan replied and left.

Seeing that Yun Shang didn't intend to close the window, Hua'er quickly took a cloak and put it on Yun Shang. "Although there is no wind outside, it's still very cold. Your Highness is not in good health. You'd better not stand by the window, right?"

"It doesn't matter." Yun Shang smiled, "Maybe I'm feeling better recently. I'm not as afraid of cold as usual. I don't feel cold even if I stand here."

"But you should still be careful, Your Highness." Hua'er hurried to persuade her, "You have just recovered. You should take good care of yourself. Your Highness, you'd better go in. I'm afraid His Majesty will be angry if he sees it."

Yun Shang was amused, "Why are you so afraid of him?"

Hua'er stuck out her tongue, of course she was afraid.

Except for the amiable look in front of the Empress, the Emperor looked cold and frightening in front of others. He didn't need to say or do anything. Just standing there was already frightening. How could she not be afraid?

Yun Shang didn't make things difficult for her.

She returned to the palace and sat on a chair.

Hua'er hurried to the window, looked out, and closed it. "Miss Wang is here."

Yun Shang nodded, "Invite her in."

Wang Wanzhi was soon brought in. "Greetings, Your Highness."

Yun Shang waved her hand, asked her to stand up and asked, "Has Cao Han come to you recently?"

"Yes." Wang Wanzhi lowered her eyes and said, "After His Majesty returned to the palace, the one who disguised as Your Highness has claimed to be sick and stayed in the palace without seeing anyone. So Lord Cao came to me secretly and asked me if the woman in the palace is really the Empress.

He said he had something to report to you, but he had sent a message a long time ago to the palace and you didn't summon him. This was not a common case, so he felt a little strange."

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said, "He knows better than anyone whether the one in the palace was the real Empress, but he still came to ask you?"

Wang Wanzhi sneered, "Maybe he just wanted to see if I'm loyal to you.

I only told him that there must be a reason why the Empress didn't summon him. Maybe it's because she was busy, or maybe it's because of something else. But the Empress gave order, and we were just obedient to her. The Empress would call us when she wanted to see us, and we didn't need to be anxious when the Empress didn't want to see us. He'd better not do anything in private, lest the Empress find out and get angry. Maybe it was because of what I said that Cao Han didn't come to me again."

Yun Shang nodded, "Tell him tomorrow morning after the court meeting, that I have something to talk with him and ask him to wait at the gate of the Taiji Palace."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Yes, I have heard of it. I heard that it is because of the financial support of your uncle that your father could be promoted so fast..."

This was the implication of the Cao clan bribing for an official title.

Cao Han hurriedly knelt down and said, "When my father was an official, I was not favored by him and didn't get involved in the family affairs. I really don't know these things."

Yun Shang smiled, "What are you doing? Don't be so nervous. I just said it casually. I heard some rumors before, but I don't have any evidence. Besides, even if your father's promotion has something to do with the money your uncle earned, now that your father is dead, it can't be investigated anymore, can it?"

Cao Han bit his lips. His face turned pale, and no one knew whether it was because he was cold or because he was frightened.

Yun Shang looked at the snow outside casually, "You just said that something happened to your uncle? What happened?"

Cao Han replied in a hurry, "He often goes out for business and rarely stays at home. But a few months ago, he returned home and never left the Jin City.

On the way back to the Jin City from the temporary imperial palace, I was in urgent need of money to buy something, so I wanted to advance some money from the Cao clan's shops. Only then did I find that most of the shops of the Cao family have been closed.

I found an old shopkeeper who worked in the Cao clan's shop before and asked him about the situation. Then the old shopkeeper said that my second uncle said that the Cao clan had other plans. They closed many shops all over the country and gave the cash to my uncle."

Cao Han lowered his eyes and said, "I'm a little confused. After careful investigation, I found that there are many shops that have been closed by my uncle. The selling of those shops got him a large sum of cash. I don't know what my uncle wants to do. He is very alert, so I can't inquire about it. But I always feel that something is wrong, so I want to report it to you, Your Highness."