Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 715

"Really?" hearing this, Xia Huanyu didn't replied positively. He just looked up at the Empress and then turned to Yun Shang. "The game is not over yet. Lady Rui, let's sit down and continue."

Yun Shang was stunned. She didn't expect that Xia Huanyu would reject the Empress so obviously. When she came to her sense, she sat down in a hurry, quickly picked up a white stone and put it down on the board.

The Empress' face changed slightly, but she recovered quickly. With a smile on her face, she said softly, "My younger brother, Su Ruhai, is a third grade general in the court. Besides, he has been training new recruits in the military camp outside the city these days. I think that he has fought a lot in the army before, so he is rich in experience. And Yan'er also appreciates her uncle... So why not let him lead the army this time? "

After taking a calm glance at the Empress, Xia Huanyu turned his head and said, "There is no need for the Empress to worry about that. I have already had somebody to choose."

The smile on the Empress' face quickly faded a little. She clenched the handkerchief with more mightiness and asked in disbelief, "You have found a suitable person? Is there another general in the court who can lead the army to fight? "

"I have my own plans," Xia Huanyu replied in a cold voice. He paused and sneered, "The Empress has been in charge of the imperial household for many years, and of course, the imperial household is managed in an orderly way. But why did Empress He deliberately make such a mistake? The concubines in the imperial household can't interfere with state affairs. It's an important law left by my ancestors..."

The Empress' face turned pale. She panicked. "I'm sorry, your majesty. Please pardon me."

Xia Huanyu put down a stone on the chessboard. The sound of the chess pieces falling on the chessboard was particularly clear in the empty hall. "Considering this is your first time, I'll let you go this time. If it happens again, don't blame me for not reminding you," Xia Huanyu said lightly.

The Empress bit her lips so hard that they turned pale, but she still stared at Yun Shang coldly. Yun Shang smiled bitterly. Xia Huanyu, however, did not avoid her presence and embarrassed the Empress in front of her. Yun Shang was afraid that the Empress would put the blame on her. Thus she would live a hard life in the future.

"Anything else, your majesty?" Xia Huanyu said to the Empress in a plain tone.

The Empress' face froze. She lowered her head and said softly, "No. I'll leave now."

Xia Huanyu replied in a low voice. The Empress did another small curtsy, but her eyes fell on Yun Shang again. "Lady Rui hasn't been in the palace for a long time. How about coming to the Wei Yang Palace later to have lunch before going back home?"

Yun Shang was alarmed by her words, but she had to reply submissively, "Yes, I will. Thank you, your majesty."

Then the Empress retired.

Yun Shang was thinking about how to deal with the situation later, so her mind was not on the chessboard. After her making a few more wrong steps, Xia Huanyu looked up at Yun Shang and asked, "Are you being distracted? Why?

'You should know why?' Yun Shang thought. She flashed a wry smile, and thought for a moment before she said, "It suddenly occurred to me that if I go to Wei Yang Palace for lunch later, his highness will be left unattended in the mansion..."

"Don't you have any servants?" Xia Huanyu frowned and asked.

Yun Shang lowered her head and answered, "Yes, there are servants. But his highness is quite different from others. Even though he is now in a coma because of the poison, he won't eat anything unless I feed him himself."

Xia Huanyu put a stone one the chessboard but gave no response. After a while, he said, "After this round, you may leave the imperial palace. And I'll go to Wei Yang Palace to have a look."

Yun Shang breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him with a smile.

At the end of the game, Yun Shang was defeated by Xia Huanyu.

Standing up, Xia Huanyu said in an indifferent tone, "You can leave now."

Hurriedly, Yun Shang bowed, and left Taiji Palace. She took Qin Yi, who had been waiting outside the palace, to go down the long steps at the gate of the main hall.

"Did the Empress embarrass you when she was here?" Qin Yi looked around and asked softly.

Yun Shang shook her head, smiled and said, "His Majesty was there, so she couldn't embarrass me in front of him. But she wanted to give me a lesson and make me go to the Weiyang Palace after I went out of Taiji Palace. Maybe she wanted to give me a lesson. Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough and begged his majesty, so I escaped."

Yun Shang paused and looked at a carriage slowly coming from the gate of the underground palace in the distance. She said with a smile, "I hope the Empress won't take revenge too soon." Yun Shang continued, "Carriages are not allowed to go into the Imperial Palace, right? Do you know whose carriage is that? "

Qin Yi looked at the carriage carefully for a while and said, "It should belong to the Su Family."

When the carriage stopped at the foot of the steps in front of Taiji Palace, a servant jumped off the carriage. Fie then lifted the curtain of the carriage and helped a man out. Yun Shang took a closer look and found that the person was really Su Qi.

Yun Shang glanced at Su Qi, who was walking up, and smiled. "There are always some people who believe that their daughters have a noble status in the imperial household and that they can do whatever they want. But they have forgotten that since ancient times, the more arrogant and tyrannical you are, the worse the end will be for you."

Yun Shang also took a closer look and nodded, "You are right. I'll ask Qian Yin about it later when she's back."

Yun Shang wrote it down and ordered the carriage to continue the way. She paid all her attention on the restaurant, and found that Qian Yin really acted very quickly. In the street, it could be seen almost next to or opposite every Wang's Restaurant, Qian Yin opened a Xiao's Restaurant selling the same things, but the business was inferior to Wang's.

Yun Shang frowned. As soon as she returned to the mansion, she ordered her maids to send for Qian Yin.

As soon as she entered the mansion, she saw Luo Qingyan sitting in the room with a book in his hands, but his eyes peeping from time to time. He didn't stop frowning until he saw Yun Shang coming in.

"Did he make trouble for you?" Luo Qingyan stood up, walked to Yun Shang, and asked softly.

Yun Shang shook her head and smiled, "No, but he asked about you. He said he knew from the seventh prince that I was suspicious of the State of Yelang and asked me about it. He also asked me which general should be sent to the frontier to lead the army since the generals who had been planned to send were poisoned? Luo Qingyan meditated for a moment before looking up at Yun Shang. He asked, "what's your answer?"

Yun Shang smiled. "Didn't your highness say that the seventh prince might want to lead the army and collude with the State of Yelang to show himself off so that he would turn around his weak image? So I recommended the seventh prince to the Emperor..."

Luo Qingyan raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise, "The seventh prince? Now that you have recommended him, how are you going to deal with him? "

Yun Shang walked to the couch and sat down. She shook her head and said, "I didn't think too much. I just feel that even if I didn't do that, the seventh prince might probably have asked Xia Huanyu to let him lead the army. If he leaves the city, I just think it's a chance for us."

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan sighed and patted Yun Shang on the head, "You..."

He paused for a while and continued, "That's really a good chance. If we can find the evidence of collusion between Cangjue Qingsu and the seventh prince, the seventh prince will be in trouble."

Yun Shang smiled at Luo Qingyan, "I knew your highness is able to deal with it."

Luo Qingyan sat down next to Yun Shang and held her waist. Just before he spoke, a maid came from outside and reported, "Your Highness, Miss Qian Yin asks to see you."

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