Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 544

"Lady Shu?" Astonishment appeared on Yun Shang's face when she heard what the empress said. She was silent for a long time before she asked curiously, "I have no enmity with Lady Shu before. But why did she send people to assassinate me?"

The empress smiled coldly and let out a slight sigh. "You do have no enmity with her, but don't forget that lady Shu has a son, and the eleventh prince is talented and was often praised by his Majesty in all the princes. The crown prince was dead and the seventh prince is weak. It was supposed to be a great chance for the eleventh prince to take the power. However, Prince Rui came out halfway. Prince Rui was courageous and resourceful, so the emperor thought highly of him. Lady Shu was unwilling to accept the fact that the throne was farther and farther away from the eleventh prince. But you... You are lady Rui, and the person that Prince Rui values the most. Of course she will laid her hands on you."

Hearing what the empress said, Yun Shang couldn't help but frown and said sadly, "but Prince Rui has never thought of competing for anything with the eleventh Prince... When it came to power and influence, his royal highness was second to none in the state of Ning. If my father had no heir, the throne would belong to him sooner or later. The reason why Prince Rui chose to come back to the state of Xia is that he wants to live with his families. Prince Rui has no biological parents since he was a child, and he always felt lonely. Then he finally knew the truth of his birth, and he cherished it very much." The empress let out a sigh, full of disappointment on her face. "Lady Shu is always like this. She worked for me at the first place, and I know her well. She can do everything she can to reach her goal. She wanted to be the empress and wanted her son to be the crown prince, and she wanted to get rid of all the people who hindered her. Besides, his Majesty was deceived by her frail looks. He never believed in my words. She treated you so badly. If you want to take revenge, I... I am willing to join hands with you."

Yun Shang sat up straight slowly at what she said. The empress sneered even more when her eyes fell on her face. "You are smart. You can easily know whether what I said is true and whether lady Shu hurt you or not. She has been scheming all the time. If you keep backing off, you will never get out of her hand. Prince Rui is a prince. There are many people who want to hurt him by hurting you. In the palace, if you are not cruel enough, you will die soon. Fighting back with all your might, or retreating, it is only in your thought."

Yun Shang smiled as she heard the empress try to seduce her. She touched her fingers, and smiled bitterly. "But this is the state of Xia. I don't have any power here. Even if I want to take revenge, I can't do it well."

The empress was waiting for the words of Yun Shang. She laughed, "in terms of power, no one in this imperial household can match me. Lady Shu is dissatisfied with me and tried every means to hurt me, but she is so defensive with me that I can't find her weak points. If Yun Shang, you are willing to join hands with me, the vicious woman will surely not escape from us."

Yun Shang kept silent for a long time before she raised her head and said firmly, "Okay, I'll cooperate with the empress. Prince Rui treats me so well, but I can't be a burden to him."

The empress smiled when she heard what Yun Shang said, "A smart bird will choose a good tree to rest. I will not let you down, Shang'er."

Yun Shang nodded her head with a smile and looked at the empress, "what are you going to do, your majesty?"

"Do you remember the girl who danced at my birthday party, that Miss Qing Ming?" The empress picked up her teacup, slowly uncovered the lid, and a smell of rose permeated the air.