The secret guard didn't seem to hear the surprise in Yun Shang's voice at all. He just nodded calmly and said, "Yes, Qian Zhuo encountered an ambush on her way back after inquiring about the Dragon Mountains. She disappeared."
Yun Shang frowned, "What's going on? Tell me more details! How's Qian Zhuo now?"
"I don't know too much about it. His Majesty has only mentioned it to another secret guard. I really don't know the details. I only heard that His Majesty has sent a lot of secret guards to investigate the whereabouts of Qian Zhuo. I don't know if there is any news yet."
After saying that, the secret guard secretly glanced at Yun Shang and continued, "And this is also confidential information. If you want to know more details, I'm afraid you have to go back to the palace. How about I find a way to arrange for you to return to the palace as soon as possible, Your Highness?"
Yun Shang knew it clearly in her heart. The secret guards were afraid that she would have other thoughts and cause trouble when she heard the news of the disappearance of Chengye on the way, so they deliberately told her what had happened to Qian Zhuo to attract her attention.
But Yun Shang knew very well that she wouldn't act rashly even if the disappearance of Chengye was true. Luo Qingyan was the one who knew the situation the best, whether it was about Chengye or Qian Zhuo.
What she should do now was indeed to return to the Jin City as soon as possible, so that she could get to know what had happened.
Everything was well arranged, but why was there such a big mistake.
Thinking of this, Yun Shang nodded, "Okay, just arrange it. I'll go back to the palace as soon as possible."
Hearing Yun Shang's words, the secret guard breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes, Your Highness."
Perhaps Luo Qingyan had already made the arrangement, so the journey back to the palace was exceptionally smooth.
Twenty days later, Yun Shang entered the Jin City.
After entering the Jin City, Yun Shang was not in a hurry at all.
"I'll take a walk in the city first."
A hint of panic flashed through the secret guard's eyes when he heard her words. "Your Highness, His Majesty has returned to the palace. In addition, because of what happened to Qian Zhuo, our enemy must have guessed that you did something else instead of staying with His Majesty. They will return to the Jin City as soon as they hear the news. There must be a lot of crisis in the city now.
It hasn't been long since His Majesty came back to the Jin City and the city might not have been cleaned up yet. Your Highness, you'd better go back to the palace to meet His Majesty first before making any plans."
Yun Shang gave the secret guard a meaningful look and made him feel a little guilty. Then she turned her eyes to somewhere else casually, "It doesn't matter. Even if someone messes around in the Jin City and set up a trap here, I would be fine. I'll take two people to walk around with me. You can go back to the palace first. There may be enemies in the Jin City. If there are observant enemies in the city, you can't hide your whereabouts at all. If you follow me, after being noticed, I will be in danger. If I take one or two people to walk around, no one can guess my identity."
Seeing that the secret guard still wanted to refute, Yun Shang said indifferently, "I've already known the missing of Chengye. I received the news when I was in the State of Yelang. You don't have to worry about me hearing the news."
The secret guard was shocked and looked up at Yun Shang in disbelief. Yun Shang waved her hand, "Listen to me. Go back to the palace."
The secret guard gritted his teeth and only responded in a low voice, standing still.
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