Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 593

The Empress stared at Yun Shang. After a long time of silence, she asked, "How do you know Prince Rui and His Majesty were kidnapped by the same person?"

Yun Shang meditated for a while and said, "I also grew up in the Imperial Palace, so I know a lot about the things in the palace. This purpose of abducting an emperor is most likely for the throne. The Emperor was captured, then His highness disappeared. And they all relate to the throne, so it must be done by one person."

Since Yun Shang accidentally slipped that she knew Xia Huanyu has been missing, she said every word after careful consideration to avoid showing her real strength. She spoke with a girlish charm, being a gentle and spoiled royal princess.

The Empress kept her eyes fixed on the Empress. After a while, she said, "The Ministry of Justice will investigate. You don't need to worry about it, Lady Rui."

Ministry of Justice? Yun Shang raised her eyebrows. Before she could say anything, Liu Yinfeng cut in. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to leave the matter up to the Ministry of Justice. If the matter of Prince Rui really has something to do with His Majesty's missing, the rumor will get around soon."

"Really?" The Empress then looked at Liu Yinfeng with a bit of contemplation. "Then who do you think could investigate it?"

Liu Yingfeng remained silent for a while and said, "if the Empress and Lady Rui don't mind, I'll give it a try."

No one spoke in the hall. After a long time, the Empress said calmly, "Since you take the initiative to ask for the task, I'll let you do it." After that, the Empress waved at them and said, "Go to the Meeting Hall and discuss it. I will take care of everything here. If you stay here for a long time, everyone will be suspicious."

They exchange a look, bowed and left. Just as they opened the door and walked out of the side hall of the Taiji Palace, they saw a woman in a silver purple overcoat coming around the corner. Seeing them, the woman paused and smiled awkwardly. "Your Highness, Your Lordships, I didn't expect you were here..."

Yun Shang had met her several times before. She was Lady Xian, the daughter of Wang Congwen, the richest man in Jin City. She used to be a frequent visitor of Ning Qian's palace. Yun Shang knew she must be here to visit Xia Huanyu, so she said, "Lady Xian, His Majesty was tired after discussing the state affairs in the court with the officials. Now he is having rest and the Empress is taking care of him."

Hearing that, the smile on Lady Xian's face became more embarrassed. She nodded repeatedly. "In that case, I'll pay a visit later. Why are you here, Lady Rui?"

Yun Shang smiled. "I know some medical skills, and the Empress thought that both the medicine in the State of Ning and that in the State of Xia have strong points, so she asked me to come here and make a diagnosis and treatment for His Majesty."

"Oh, I see." She said in a low voice, "Then I won't bother you, Your Highness, Your Lordships. I'll leave." Then she curtsied and left with the maids.

Yun Shang and Liu Yinfeng went to the Meeting Hall together. Since the Seventh Prince, Su Qi and Liu Jin were present, Yun Shang didn't say anything. But the Seventh Prince glanced around and fixed his eyes on Yun Shang. "Since Yinfeng is in charge of the investigating the matter of eldest brother, I'll go to the Yunqi palace with Commandant Su and Minister Liu. As eldest brother's grandfather, Lord Hua Guo must be worried about him very much. So you just stay here and help Lady Rui.