Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 914

Yun Shang's guess was not completely unreasonable. Wang Yuanjun worked for Xia Houjing. There were only two possibilities. One was that Xia Houjing had stolen the imperial seal and arranged Wang Yuanjun to do so before he left the Jin City as he had expected that Xia Huanyu might give the throne to Luo Qingyan.

Another possibility was that Xia Houjing didn't go to Liucang City at all. What Wang Yuanjun did today was being instructed by him behind.

Now Yun Shang inclined to the second possibility, because it was unlikely that Xia Houjing could predict Xia Huanyu would hand the throne over to Luo Qingyan all of sudden. Even Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan didn't notice any sign of it.

Luo Qingyan shook his head and said gently, "It's less likely. First of all, if Xia Houjing didn't go to Liucang City, Liu Yinfeng would have known it. Second, Wang Yuanjun obviously brought the matter up at a wrong time. If Xia Houjing was in Jin City, he wouldn't have given me any chance to reverse the situation."

Yun Shang thought it over and nodded. Luo Qingyan's words made sense.

After dinner, as soon as he was about to wash his face and have a rest, Liu Wenan rushed over with a bit of anxiety on his face. As soon as he entered the inner hall, he said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that someone has guessed your plan. This afternoon, I secretly handed the imperial seal to a craftsman in the Palace and then specially sent someone to guard him. Just now, when I went to fetch the imperial seal, I found that all the guards have been killed and the craftsmen his disappeared with the imperial seal."

Hearing this, Luo Qingyan clenched his fists in his sleeves. He raised his head, with murderous look in his eyes. "I see now. I thought Wang Yuanjun was anxious for quick success, but I didn't expect that he deliberately chose such a time to make trouble. He knew that I would definitely, before giving out the memorials, order someone to carve a new imperial seal or mend the one in my hand according to the seal print of the stolen one. Then he kept an eye on Liu Wenan to know where I had sent the imperial seal, killed people to take the fake imperial seal away. In this way, I don't even have the fake imperial seal in my hand."

However, Liu Wenan shook his head and said, "I think no one can follow me without being noticed by me."

Yun Shang narrowed her eyes. Liu Wenan was a kung fu master. Then how did it happen?

"Maybe there is a traitor around me, or maybe the craftsman is Wang Yuanjun's man." Luo Qingyan sat down slowly, holding the carved dragon on the armrest tightly, blue veins standing out on his hands.

In the end, he still underestimated his opponent.

Lowering his head, Liu Wenan thought for a long time before he said softly, "Your Majesty, what should we..."

Squinting his eyes, Luo Qingyan gently stroked the dragon on the armrest and said, "The top priority is to figure out how it happened."

After a pause, Luo Qingyan looked up at Liu Wenan and said, "The Palace is heavily guarded. You order people to pay attention to it. The imperial seal is so big that it's not easy to take it out of the Palace. Then ask someone to search it in the Palace secretly."

Liu Wenan replied and left. Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan were left alone in the hall. They exchanged a glance and understood what each other was thinking. The two didn't say a word. Yun Shang quietly clenched the little jade flute in her sleeve, rubbed it for a moment, and raised her head. "Qin Yi..."

Qin Yi hurried in. Yun Shang said, "Serve me and His Majesty wash up and get to bed."

Qin Yi quickly responded, turned around and ordered the servants outside to get hot water. Then she walked behind Yun Shang and carefully removed the bead hairpins on her head one by one.

Yun Shang leaned against the dresser languidly, looking at herself in the bronze mirror. She sighed, "I have to wear so many things every day. I feel that even my neck is not mine."

Hearing this, Qin Yi chuckled. "Your Majesty is now the Empress. If you don't dress according to your status, people will consider it a breach of etiquette."

Yun Shang nodded and said nothing more.

Luo Qingyan looked up at the hairpins on Yun Shang's head, stood up, walked to the desk and took out a memorial to read.

Seeing what Luo Qingyan was doing in the bronze mirror, Yun Shang said to Qin Yi in a low voice, "I'm wondering when father and mother could receive my letter. Qingsu now is waiting for the opportunity with his soldiers at the border. If father sends troops to attack the State of Yelang and distract him, we can come up for some air. With both domestic trouble and foreign invasion, we are really like being scorched by the flames.

Hearing this, Qin Yi comforted her softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I've already ordered someone to send the letter to the Imperial City of the State of Ning at the fastest speed."

"That's good." Yun Shang yawned slightly, "Strictly speaking, it's my first day as an empress, but I've already felt exhausted. What can I do in the days to come?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you will feel comfortable after taking a bath."

While they were talking, a servant outside reported in a low voice, "Your Majesties, the hot water is ready."

"Come in." Yun Shang yawned again and answered softly.

Several maids carried water into the bathroom one after another and poured the water into the large bathtub.

Luo Qingyan had already put on his shoes. Qin Yi quickly took out a dragon robe and put it on him. She carefully straighten the robe and said softly, "Your Majesty, let me tie up your hair."

Luo Qingyan kept silent for a while and sat down in front of the bronze mirror. Qin Yi took out a comb to comb Luo Qingyan's hair. When she was doing it, the two lights in the hall suddenly went out, and the hall was dark.

Qin Yi screamed and hurriedly put Luo Qingyan's hair down, fetched a fire starter to light the lamp, and quickly said, "Maybe the wind blew it out, I'll close the window." Then she ran to the window and closed it.

Yun Shang looked up at Luo Qingyan and bit her lips. After a long silence, she said softly, "Haven't the craftsman been found yet? As well as the imperial seal?"

Luo Qingyan nodded with deep eyes.

Hearing this, Yun Shang became more worried. "We haven't found the fake imperial seal yet. If someone asks about it in the morning court, how could Your Majesty respond?" Her voice was full of worry.

Luo Qingyan sighed and frowned, "Just roll with the punches. I'm the one sitting on the dragon throne now. I don't believe that I can't deal with them."

Hearing this, Yun Shang smiled helplessly. She knew that even as an emperor, he still had a lot of difficulties.

After a while, Qin Yi tied up Luo Qingyan's hair and fix it with a gold coronet inlaid with big pearls.

Then Luo Qingyan stood up, turned around and whispered to Yun Shang, "It's still early. Have more sleep. Don't worry. Everything will be fine." After Yun Shang replied, Luo Qingyan walked out of the inner hall. Yun Shang heard Luo Qingyan's voice conning from outside, "Let's go."

The footsteps gradually disappeared. Yun Shang looked up at Qin Yi. Qin Yi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, go back to sleep."

Yun Shang replied and lay back again. She stared at the pattern of the phoenix spreading its wings on the bed tent and closed her eyes after a long time.

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