Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 863

A gleam flashed in Hua Yutong's eyes. She lowered her head and said with a smile, "If I find anything unusual, I will tell you as soon as possible, just like I told you about General Feng Ming last time."

At that time, Hua Yutong might still be on the same side of her and the Hua clan, Yun Shang thought. But now, things were different.

"Speaking of this, I really want to thank you. If you hadn't told me that the seventh Prince had met Feng Ming, I wouldn't have known that Empress Hua was still alive in KY City. You have contributed a lot to the return of Empress Hua and the title of the Crown Prince. We are just like sisters. I will remember your kindness." Yun Shang said with a smile.

However, Hua Yutong seemed to be stunned, with panic in her eyes. "Because of me?"

Yun Shang nodded, "Yes. Don't you know? Wan't it you who told me that the seventh Prince had met Feng Ming? Then I asked His Highness to send someone to keep an eye on Feng Ming. I didn't expect that the secret guard would block his memorial which said that Empress Hua was still alive and was in KY City. As soon as I saw it, I felt that something was wrong. But at that time, His Highness had already led his troops to fight, and I had no choice but to pretend to be missing. Then I went to KY City and met Empress Hua."

Hua Yutong trembled slightly and her face turned pale. Yun Shang sighed in her heart. Empress Hua was probably afraid that the seventh Prince would blame her for this. How could she fall in love with the seventh Prince and be so obedient? However, the seventh Prince were the person she and Luo Qingyan had to get rid of.

They would never be friends with the seventh Prince.

Yun Shang raised her head and ordered Hua'er to fetch a plate of osmanthus cake. Hua'er quickly responded and left for the kitchen. Soon she returned with a few plates of osmanthus cake, mung bean cakes and some fruits.

"Have a try. It's almost October. Why is it still stuffy and hot? " Yun Shang said with a smile.

Hua Yutong forced a smile, grabbed a osmanthus cake closest to her and took a bite. "Eh, what kind of cake is this? It's delicious, with a strong fragrance of osmanthus."

Hearing this, Yun Shang's hand paused for a moment, and she asked with undisguised surprise, "Haven't you eaten this before?"

Hua Yutong nodded slightly, "What's wrong?"

Yun Shang exclaimed, "Oh, no!"

"What happened?" Hua Yutong looked up at Yun Shang in confusion.

Yun Shang hurriedly said, "Yesterday, I saw that the Osmanthus fragrans were in full bloom, so I asked someone to pick some and make osmanthus cakes. Thinking of that you like sweet food all the time, I asked someone to send a basket of Osmanthus cakes to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. The servant who sent the osmanthus cakes came back and told me that when he went there, he met the seventh Prince. The seventh Prince said he was going to visit you and he would take the Osmanthus cakes to you..." Hearing this, Hua Yutong was also stunned, and gradually became flustered. "Is there anything wrong with the osmanthus cakes?"

Yun Shang frowned slightly and said, "Thanks to you, Empress Hua could go back to the Palace. I had been in confinement of childbirth and didn't have time to talk to you, so I wanted to invite you to Liyuan Theater to watch operas tomorrow. But if I mentioned Empress Hua, I was afraid that the seventh Prince would misunderstand, so I asked someone to put a note in the osmanthus cake..."

Hua Yutong's face turned pale all of a sudden and frowned with worry.

"But if you didn't see the osmanthus cakes, why did you suddenly come to the Crown Prince's Mansion today?" Yun Shang asked softly.

Hearing this, Hua Yutong's hands in her sleeves trembled again and said, "It's His Highness. I got up early this morning and personally sent breakfast to His Highness. His Highness said that I haven't been to the Crown Prince's Mansion for a period of time. I think it's been indeed a long time, so I come here to visit you.

Yun Shang blinked, "I'm afraid the seventh Prince has seen the note. So he is warning us."

"Then what should we do?" Hua Yutong grabbed Yun Shang's sleeve and asked.

Yun Shang smiled and said, "You'd better not come to the Crown Prince's Mansion recently. After all, you are now the seventh princess. If the seventh Prince becomes dissatisfied with you, it will do us no good."

Hua Yutong nodded and stood up in a hurry. "Then I'll take my leave now."

Yun Shang nodded and ordered Hua'er to walk her out. After Hua'er left, Yun Shang took the rattle and shook it gently.

"There was nothing in the osmanthus cakes we sent yesterday. Why did the Your Highness..." Qin Yi asked in confusion.

Yun Shang smiled, "Why did I lie to her?"

Yun Shang shook the rattle and said in a low voice, "Sending the osmanthus cakes is just a test. Since Hua Yutong has considered Hua Yutong as a chess piece, he won't sincerely believe her. Yesterday, I deliberately asked someone to send the osmanthus cakes into the Seventh Prince's Mansion, so that it would be stopped by the seventh Prince. If the seventh Prince know that it was me who sent the cakes, he will doubt if there is any information in it."

"The only way to send some message through the osmanthus cakes is to put notes inside the cakes. The seventh Prince will definitely break all the cakes one by one to check. So he wouldn't send the cakes to Hua Yutong. But the seventh Prince was afraid that I might have something to say to Hua Yutong, so he found an excuse to ask her to come to our mansion to test me." Yun Shang put down the rattle, picked up a osmanthus cake and took a bite.

"I said those words to Hua Yutong just to let her know that the seventh Prince has always been suspicious of her. I can't let her be blinded by the so-called love and get herself involved." Yun Shang said indifferently.

From this point of view, it was very likely that the incident was aimed at Luo Qingyan.

Thinking of this, Yun Shang looked up at Hua'er and asked, "Where is His Highness?"

Hua'er answered in a hurry, "He was working in the study before, and was just summoned to the Palace by His Majesty."

Hearing this, Yun Shang nodded. She was a little worried. She could almost guess why Xia Huanyu called him to the Palace. It was very likely that His Majesty wanted him to investigate the case. Although as the Crown Prince, Luo Qingyan didn't have to interfere in it in person, this was also an opportunity to let Luo Qingyan show up in front of the people of Jin City. Xia Huanyu would definitely try his best to let Luo Qingyan seize this opportunity.

Yun Shang clenched her fists. Maybe the person who set up this trap had predicted that Xia Huanyu would let Luo Qingyan investigate this matter.

Yun Shang's heart skipped a beat. She quickly raised her head and said, "Ask someone to wait for the Crown Prince at the Palace gate. As soon as His Highness went out of the Palace, tell him that I'm waiting for him at home and have something important to tell him. Ask him to come back anyway."

Hua'er answered and hurried out of the door.

Yun Shang stood up and walked to the window. Looking at the blurry scenery outside because of the rain, she frowned slightly. "It's another eventful autumn.

Qin Yi comforted her in a soft voice, "His Highness won't be at the mercy of others. Just relax, Your Highness."

Yun Shang nodded, but her brows were still knitted.

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