After a long time, a man in his forties walked into the front hall. "My Lord, the Chrysanthemum Yard has been cleaned up."
Qi Lang stood up and said with a smile, "Your highness, the yard has been cleaned up. Please follow me there."
Yun Shang nodded and stood up. "General Qi, please don't bother. General Qi must have a lot of things to deal with before the State of Xia's army arrived. Just tell the butler to take me there."
After a pause, she continued, "The guards I have brought are the secret guards of his majesty. Please find a place for them, General Qi."
Qi Lang responded in succession. Yun Shang glanced at him indifferently and walked out of the hall. The butler followed the princess in a hurry. He bowed to her and said, "Please follow me, your highness."
The Chrysanthemum Yard was really full of chrysanthemum flowers, which was of various varieties and a few pots of treasure. Yun Shang walked into the room with a smile. Many things in the room were all new, but there was nothing careless. She glanced at all the furnishings in the room. They were indeed very delicate.
"I didn't prepared it in time, so I have to make do with you. If you don't like it, just let me know." The butler said respectfully with a slight bow.
Yun Shang nodded, "okay." Then she entered the bedroom. "Your Highness, you've been on the way for a couple of days. After the long trip, you must take a rest. Please get out." Qian Yin said lightly from outside.
Then the butler answered respectfully, "yes, of course. I will leave now. I've arranged some servants to wait for you at the gate of the yard. If you need anything, just tell them."
Yun Shang heard the footsteps fade away. It was a long time before Qian Yin raised the bead curtain.
Qian Yin walked in and looked around. Then she said, "General Qi is very interesting. If other people hear that your highness is here, they will collect the valuable things in this house as soon as possible, in case you see them and get them. But General Qi didn't seem to be afraid. These desks and ornaments are priceless."
Yun Shang grinned, "How can you know that he didn't put away the things he thought it was valuable? However, Qi Lang had been locked here for a long time, so he didn't know what should be put into the storage bin. He was afraid that he might collected some expensive stuff. For him, the stuff displayed here was just ordinary. Besides, he has always been conceited, and will not be afraid to offend me. Thus, it seems that General Qi Lang is very comfortable."
Qian Yin clicked her tongue and said in a cold voice, "It's arrogant of Qi Lang to call a concubine over to serve tea as he is so rude to you."
The corners of Yun Shang's mouth twitched, but she didn't say a word. After a long time, she said, "I'm really tired after the nearly ten days' journey. I'll have a rest first and wake me up an hour later."
Qian Yin nodded and helped Yun Shang lie down.
When Yun Shang woke up, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. She felt dizzy. She walked out of the Chrysanthemum Yard with Qian Yin, and saw a small lake in the distance. There was a pavilion by the lake, and Yun Shang saw no one in the pavilion, so she took Qian Yin to the pavilion and sat down.
It was already autumn, and it was cool at dusk. A breeze blew from the lakeside, which cheered Yun Shang up a lot. There were lots of beautiful koi fish in the lake. Yun Shang sat on a bench in the pavilion and leaned against the rail, staring blankly at the fish.
"Eh? Whose girl are you? Why are you here? Looking at your back, I think you should be a beauty... " A frivolous voice sounded. Yun Shang curled her lips, but there was no trace of smile in her eyes. She didn't look back. Judging from the voice, she knew that the man must be the third son of Qi Lang mansion, who was not a member of the government.
"How dare you!" Qian Yin scolded.
Yun Shang smiled. Qian Yin was a little naughty normally, but when she became serious, she really acted like that.
Hearing Qian Yin's words, Qi Yuzhi became angry, "Well, I'm bold? Why don't you take a look at this place? Whose mansion is it? "
Yun Shang turned her head and looked at Qi Yuzhi, without any sign of emotion in her eyes. She had only seen some general faces in the tavern before. Now, with a close look, he looked handsome, but with frivolous in his eyes and somewhat arrogant, like a dandy.
Qi Yuzhi opened her mouth and was about to say something, but when he saw Yun Shang's face, he was stunned and stared at her.
Yun Shang looked back from head to foot and then turned around without saying anything. It took Qi Yuzhi a long time to react. His voice trembled with excitement. "This beauty... What's your name? "
Yun Shang hadn't said anything before she heard Qi Yuzhi, who said in a hurry, "my name is Qi Yuzhi. I'm the third son of General Qi. Are you looking at the fish? There are a lot of things available in our mansion. If you don't mind, you can ask me to accompany you there."
His voice was mild, and he was nothing like the person who was arrogant and domineering just now.
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