Both Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan thought that Hua Yutong was under their watch. With the secret guards watching her every day, she wouldn't be able to stir up too much trouble.
But they didn't expect that something had happened to the two concubines of Xia Houjing brought by Hua Yutong.
"The two concubines have been staying in that small yard without going out. Since Hua Yutong has been out frequently, at night, the guards only paid attention to her."
"At about 2 o'clock last night, the secret guards saw a man in black sneaking into that yard, they paid all their attention to Hua Yutong. The man was the owner of several famous opera houses in the city, and also a member of Xia Houjing's. The man showed his identity to Hua Yutong and promised to support her to save Xia Houjing. He showed his loyalty and then left..."
"This morning, I found that the two concubines were killed in their own rooms. The secret guards secretly checked the bodies, and found that they were cut by a sharp weapon. It should happen at about 2 o'clock when the man came last night."
Hearing these reports, Yun Shang frowned slightly, "So, the secret guards were tricked into their strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain. They then took advantage of the loophole and killed the two pregnant concubines of Xia Houjing's. Were they Xia Houjing's men? The two concubines were still pregnant with Xia Houjing's children. Why did they do this? " The leader of the secret guards lowered his head and said, "This morning, Hua Yutong changed into plain clothes and asked people to bring the corpses of the two concubines to the downtown. She cried and shouted that your majesties were heartless, saying that although the seventh Prince was guilty, the unborn children were innocent. No matter how innocent the babies were, your majesties had to kill them both, which was too vicious..."
"Ha ha..." Yun Shang's face darkened, "What a good show."
The leader of the secret guards glanced at Yun Shang and said, "It's my fault. Please punish me, your majesty.
"Now that things have come to this point, what's the use of punishment?"
The leader of the secret guards also understood this. He thought for a moment and said, "How about I take Hua Yutong away on the charge of slandering the Emperor and your majesty and lock her up carefully?"
"If we do that, wouldn't it prove that what she said is true? The people in the city will think that his majesty and I have taken advantage of our power to bully people by first killing Xia Houjing's concubines and children, and now going to attack Hua Yutong again?"
"Well..."
The secret guard lowered his eyes and stood aside. He had no choice.
Yun Shang took a deep breath, stood up and called, "Get ready. I have to go out of the palace."
The maids responded and changed the daily clothes for Yun Shang. Then they asked servants to prepare a carriage and guards. Yun Shang went straight out of the palace and headed for the downtown area where Hua Yutong was.
The noise could be heard from afar. Yun Shang frowned and raised the curtain of the carriage. Many people gathered around, blocking the spacious roads in the downtown. Many people were pointing and discussing, and it was very lively.
"Your Majesty, there are too many people outside. I'm afraid the carriage can't get through," someone reported.
Yun Shang ordered, "Get off the carriage."
Qian Liu and Qian Zhuo looked worried, "There are too many people. I don't know if there are assassins among them. It's too dangerous. Your majesty, you'd better wait in the carriage. Let's go and inquire about the news for you."
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