Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 155

Yun Shang didn't expect to encounter Xia Houjing on her way back to the Palace. In the carriage, Yun Shang thought on how she had been abducted when she was out of the Palace, and due to safety reasons, it would be some time before she would leave the Palace. Even though nothing happened this time, she needed to be prudent and cherish her life.

If she couldn't come out very often, she wouldn't have much chance to taste the Osmanthus Cake at the Yuman Tower. Thinking about the dessert, she raised her head to look at Prince Jing sitting across from her. Prince Jing was worried about her, so he was escorting her.

"What's the matter?" Feeling Yun Shang staring at him, Prince Jing looked up and asked.

Yun Shang bit her lip and shook her head. Then she looked at Prince Jing and coughed, "I have a sudden craving for some Osmanthus cake from the Yuman Tower."

Prince Jing was surprised, but then he realized what she meant. Prince Jing looked at Yun Shang smiling. He called out to the coachman, "Let's go to the Yuman Tower."

There was a long line outside the Yuman Tower. Yun Shang sat in the carriage with Prince Jing. She lifted the curtain to look at the line. Prince Jing sent the coachman to wait in the line for the Osmanthus cake.

"Well..." Yun Shang said in a low voice noticing

something unusual. Prince Jing looked up.

Yun Shang turned to Prince Jing and whispered, "I think I see Xia Houjing."

Xia Houjing wasn't a man of appealing appearance. At least in Yun Shang's eyes, even Prince Qingsu looked much better. Not to mention Prince Jing, who was the most handsome among them. To most of the girls in the State of Ning, Prince Jing was the man of their dreams. It was not only because of his countless victories in warfare or his royal position. It was also his dashing good looks, and honestly, a man as charming as Prince Jing was rare.

Prince Jing sat closer to Yun Shang. He looked outside the window, too. It was narrow in the carriage, so Prince Jing's breath almost reached Yun Shang's face. Yun Shang froze, blushed. She stopped looking out the window, lowering her head and sat up straighten

Prince Jing seemed to not notice Yun Shang's reaction. He turned away from the window frowning, "I seem to recall that Prince Houjing said this morning that he was ill. I was led to believe he wasn't able to get out of bed. Why is he here? Is he meeting someone?"

Yun Shang was still feeling awkward at how close he was to her, so she wasn't paying close attention to Prince Jing's words. It took her a a few minutes to focus, "Erm," Yun Shang acted absent-minded, "Should I go and have a look? I have people who work for me in the Yuman Tower. I can find out which room Xia Houjing went in and whether there was someone else with him."

Prince Jing considered it a moment before responding, "No, he knows you. It's better if you not go. I'll send someone to call on your people here to find out about it." Yun Shang agreed, if she went in it might alarm Xia Houjing, which would be bad.

After a short time, the coachman returned with a food container full of freshly-baked Osmanthus cake. He climbed onto the carriage while handing the container to Prince Jing, who took it, and asked him to find someone. Yun Shang told the coachman to locate Qian Hua, and bring her to the carriage.

After another wait, a woman slid open the door and got into the carriage.

She paused a moment, not expecting Prince Jing. Then she curtsied to Prince Jing and said, "My name is Qian Hua. It's my honor to meet you, Your Highness."

Prince Jing replied with an "em", and didn't ask her to rise.

Qian Hua didn't seem to mind. She raised her head and looked at Yun Shang respectfully, "My lady, according to my observations, that man went into Room No.1. There was a woman in the room waiting for him. She looked average, nothing special about her. She did make me feel weird though."

"Oh?" Qian Hua's words piqued Yun Shang's interest, "Weird how?"

Qian Hua shook her head. "I don't know for sure, I just felt the woman was weird from head to toe. Every step she took and every word she said seemed like she was trying too hard."

Yun Shang frowned. She couldn't figure out how or why the woman was weird simply by listening to Qian Hua's description. So she said, "Let's wait for her to come out. Let me see what's weird about her."