Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 1069

Yun Shang hesitated, and the Emperor Ning noticed something was wrong. He stepped forward and asked, "Mister Liu, has His Former Majesty returned to the palace? I've been here from Ningguo for quite some time. As His Former Majesty was not in the palace, I haven't had a chance to have a good chat with him. I happen to be here now, so I want to visit this old friend.

Yun Shang suddenly realized why Xia Huanyu called her in the name of Hua Ling. He must be on guard against Emperor Ning. If Xia Huanyu called her in his own name, Emperor Ning would certainly go with her. In that case, even if he wanted to do something to Yun Shang, he wouldn't dare to do it easily because of the presence of Emperor Ning. But in the name of Hua Ling, it was different. Hua Ling was a female member of the palace after all. It was inappropriate for Emperor Ning to visit her, so that Emperor Ning would not go with Yun Shang

However, Emperor Ning's words helped Yun Shang solve the crisis. She wanted to see how Liu Wenan would answer. Xia Huanyu must have returned to the palace. If Liu Wenan told the truth, Emperor Ning could go with her. If Liu Wenan didn't tell the truth, she would have a way to deal with it.

Although she was not afraid of Xia Huanyu, she didn't want to be so unprepared.

Hearing this, Liu Wenan was slightly stunned, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, "Oh, I really don't know. But before I came here, His Former Majesty was discussing government affairs with his Majesty in the Meeting Hall, but I don't know if he is still there. Your majesty, why don't you stay here for a while? I'll go and inquire about it. And I'll call you back later. What do you think?"

'A crafty old fox, ' Yun Shang narrowed her eyes and sighed in her heart, but she didn't show any trace on her face. She smiled and said, "Father, please sit here for a moment, but Mother can go to the Taihe Palace with me."

Hearing this, Lady Jin also stood up and said with a smile, "Shang'er is right. I should go to pay respects to the old empress."

Yun Shang responded with a smile. Then she turned around and ordered Qian Zhuo, "Bring the Prince here. Her former majesty has been away from the palace for more than half a year. I'm afraid she misses Chengye very much since she hasn't seen him for such a long time."

A hint of astonishment flashed through Liu Wenan's eyes when he saw this. Then he lowered his head and stood aside silently, letting Yun Shang get everything ready there..

Hua'er soon took Bao'er in her arms and put on a cloak for him. He looked very happy. Yun Shang touched Bao'er's head and smiled, "Your grandparents are back. Let's go and visit them."

Bao'er rolled his eyes at Yun Shang, blinked and lowered his head.

Yun Shang left Qian Liu and Pei Lan to take care of Emperor Ning, and left the Weiyang Palace with Shu Jin and Bao'er. As soon as they walked out of the gate of the Weiyang Palace, Yun Shang looked up at Liu Wenan and said, "Mister Liu, you don't need to follow me. Go and help my father check if His Former Majesty is still in the Meeting Hall."

Getting Yun Shang's order, Liu Wenan quickly responded and stopped. He didn't turn around and go to the Meeting Hall until Yun Shang went far away.

Shu Jin turned to look at Liu Wenan's back and said, "I heard that the old empress now is Lady Zhao from our State of Ning, right? Did she make things difficult for you? Just now Master Liu looked a little weird when he sent you the message."

"The old empress has never made trouble for me. It's just that Master Liu who used to be Xia Huanyu's personal eunuch before, and I'm afraid that he is only loyal to Xia Huanyu. I guess the call from the old empress is just an excuse. The one who really wants to see me is Xia Huanyu. The reason why Xia Huanyu ordered this way is to avoid Father," Yun Shang sighed, "I've been in the State of Xia for two and a half years, but I still can't see through Xia Huanyu."

Hearing this, Shu Jin sighed, "It's normal for the man on the throne to be thoughtful. Besides, he had been an emperor for so many years. Naturally it's difficult to see through him."

Yun Shang smiled coldly, "it doesn't matter if it's just difficult to see through his mind. At present, Luo Qingyan has been on the throne for almost a year. Why should I bother to see through Xia Huanyu's mind? However, although that person abdicated, he has meddled in the political affairs of the State of Xia many times. It is really puzzling. This time actually it was I who forced him to come back to the palace in such a hurry, so I'm afraid he doesn't like me. But from the information I got, I thought he would be back tomorrow. Unexpectedly, he rushed on the way back day and night in the last two days and caught me off guard. I'm not ready yet, but I don't want to suffer losses because of this."

Hearing Yun Shang's words, Shu Jin finally understood, "Does he want to hurt you? If so, do you have secret guards with you? Have you got everything ready? Don't lose anything!" Yun Shang smiled and held Shu Jin's hand, "Don't worry, Mother. As long as you are here, he won't do anything bad to me. This is related to some scandals of the royal family of the State of Xia. So he dares not to let others know. He won't let you know."

"Good. That's good." Hearing this, Shu Jin felt a little relieved, "In that case, I will keep close to you around later."

"I don't think it's a good idea. He will try his best to send you away. Now that you are a guest, don't disobey his arrangement. However, if Xia Huanyu asks me to his study or other places in the name of playing chess or anything else, you can tell the old empress that Father wanted to visit His Former Majesty, but you didn't know that His Former Majesty is in the Taihe Palace, so you can send someone to call Father there. Qian Zhuo and Qian Liu are quick in reaction. And it will not a big problem for me to try to stall for time," Yun Shang explained softly.

Shu Jin nodded slightly and answered, "I see."

Before Yun Shang and the others arrived at the Taihe Palace, the news that their former majesties had returned to the palace had not yet been revealed, so the Taihe Palace was still calm. Noticing this, Yun Shang turned around and told Qian Zhuo in a low voice. "Send a message to the secret guards and ask them to spread the news that their former majesties have returned to the palace. Within half an hour, the news should be known by those ladies and concubines."

Qian Zhuo responded and started to send the message to the secret guards in the dark with a gesture. Yun Shang then stepped into the Taihe Palace. Voices and the sounds of servants' walking around were faintly heard inside.

Hail Your Majesty," a maid greeted. Yun Shang looked inside the main hall and saw Hua Ling looking at her. Xia Huanyu was indeed sitting next to Hua Ling.

"Arise, please," Yun Shang smiled and entered the main hall with Shu Jin.