Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 1494

Unintentional Mistake

After Xia Houjing died, the rebellion was settled. Yun Shang felt that she had nothing to do.

But Luo Qingyan was the opposite.

In the evening, a servant of the Taiji Palace came to report that the rebellion of the palace had just been settled, and there were many matters that needed to be dealt with urgently. The Emperor had already had dinner in the Meeting Hall, and he asked Yun Shang not to wait for him.

Yun Shang nodded. As she had expected, although Xia Houjing was dead, it took a lot of time to deal with the mess.

Yun Shang was willing to help, but there were probably many courtiers in the Meeting Hall now. The imperial household should not interfere in politics. When Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang were alone, it was just a simple sentence without much binding force. However, this was a tradition that had been passed down from ancestors for thousands of years. In front of others, they should follow it.

Fortunately, Yun Shang didn't have nothing to do for a long time. As soon as the dinner was served, a servant outside reported, "Your Highness, Steward Zhou from the Imperial Library wants to see you."

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and smiled, "It's not too late for him to come.

Let him wait outside." Yun Shang said as she took the bowl and chopsticks from Hua'er.

Soon, Yun Shang heard the servant's voice from outside, "Steward Zhou, Her Highness is having dinner. Please wait for a moment."

"Okay, I'll wait. Her Highness should enjoy her dinner."

As Zhou Gao had said, Yun Shang enjoyed her dinner.

An hour later, Yun Shang finished her meal.

Yun Shang asked servants to clean the table, stood up and came to the main hall. "Please come in, Steward Zhou."

Bowing his head, Zhou Gao walked in. Yun Shang looked at him carefully and found that there was no difference in his expression. His face was only a little pale. She didn't know if it was because he had been standing outside for such a long time, or...

Yun Shang smiled, picked up the teacup, and removed the foam from the surface with the teacup lid.

"I'm here to visit you. Greetings, Your Highness."

"Get up."

Zhou Gao smiled awkwardly, "I made a mistake, so I can't stand up. I'd better kneel down."

Yun Shang almost burst into laughter. It was rare for her to see someone admit a mistake so directly in front of her.

Most of them refused to admit their crimes until a lot of evidences were taken out.

Yun Shang smiled, "You made a mistake? I wonder what mistake you have made."

Lowering his eyes, Zhou Gao said, "I was being stupid. I worked for a traitor."

Zhou Gao lowered his eyes to hide the anxiety in his eyes, and said with an unnatural expression, "Maybe it was fate. We were lucky, otherwise, if the Emperor and Your Highness had gotten into trouble because of me, I would have been severely punished to atone for my sin."

Yun Shang smiled, "Severely punished?"

Zhou Gao said in a hurry, "I know I did something wrong and almost made a big mistake. I don't ask you to totally forgive me. I just hope that you can spare my life because I have achieved your plan unconsciously, Your Highness"

Yun Shang stared at Zhou Gao for a while and smiled, "Steward Zhou, I always think that you are a smart man."

"I... I don't deserve the compliment."

"Now after this matter, I know that you are indeed a very smart person.

You have already sided with Xia Houjing a few years ago. I don't know what you have done for Xia Houjing before, and you can also deny the things you have done completely. But I know that you haven't been in the palace for a long time, but you can be now in this position. Presumably, it's not all your own efforts. It's also attributed to... The support of your traitor master.

I don't know what you did to Wang Wenxiang before to make her the scapegoat, and I don't want to investigate it any further.

What happened yesterday alone is a good deal for you. If Xia Houjing succeeds, you will naturally get a lot of benefits from him. You will have a bright future.

Even if Xia Houjing is defeated, you can come to me to apologize. You can say that you haven't done anything for Xia Houjing before. What happened yesterday is just that you didn't know Xia Houjing's purpose and inadvertently helped him. A person shouldn't be liable for crimes he doesn't know. Even if you can't avoid punishment, you can still save your life.

Speaking of this, it's really a good deal."