After a long while, Yun Shang felt the bed sink a little. She opened her eyes in confusion and saw Luo Qingyan's face smiling at her. She also smiled. After getting close to him, she fell asleep again.
Yun Shang was still in a daze when she heard Luo Qingyan's voice ringing in her ear, "Shang'er, wake up. There's news from the palace that Lady Xiang was poisoned and in danger."
Yun Shang heard and frowned. She turned over and wanted to go on sleeping. Suddenly, she realized that the Lady Xiang was Ning Qian. She was surprised and sat up.
Luo Qingyan was also startled by Yun Shang. He paused for a moment before saying quickly, "Be careful. Don't hurt yourself."
Yun Shang quickly lifted the quilt and stood up from the bed. After putting on her shoes, Qin Yi stepped forward to help Yun Shang change her clothes.
Yun Shang walked to the dresser quickly and asked, "What happened? Why was Ning Qian poisoned all of a sudden?"
Qin Yi shook her head, "I don't know yet. The secret guard reported that Lady Xiang was poisoned and it wasn't serious. They didn't tell the details."
Yun Shang frowned and watched Qin Yi's moves in the bronze mirror. "Don't bother. Just make a simple bun."
Qin Yi responded. But Luo Qingyan, who was standing by, suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Make her highness the bun she always has when she goes to the palace." After that, he turned to Yun Shang and explained, "The incident hasn't been spread in the palace. Besides, no one knows that Lady Xiang works for you. If you rush into the palace, they will suspect that you have placed many informers in the palace and that you have a special relationship with Lady Xiang.
Catching Yun Shang's attention, Luo Qingyan added, "You can't go straight to the Xiang Zhu Palace after you get dressed up. You should go to the Wei Yang Palace first to greet the Empress. Right now, the Empress should be in the Xiang Zhu Palace. Then it will be natural for you to go there and no one can find any fault. You have to keep calm now. You know, the more flustered you are, the more dangerous Ning Qian is."
Perhaps Yun Shang was influenced by Luo Qingyan's composure, and she also slowly calmed down. After a long time of silence, she took a deep breath and said to Qin Yi: "Make me a Zhui Ma Braids."
Qin Yi responded. "After finishing the bun, I'll pick a hairpin myself, and you just go to pick some new stuffs from the things Grandpa brought. I'll bring them into the palace later."
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, you got it."
Qin Yi hurriedly combed Yun Shang's hair. Yun Shang sat there quietly for a long time. Then Qin Yi put the comb down and curtsied to Yun Shang, "I'm going to prepare."
Yun Shang gently nodded, opened the make-up box beside her. After a while, she chose a purple gemstone peacock hairpin, and then sat in front of the bronze mirror, staring at the woman in the bronze mirror. Luo Qingyan stepped forward and searched in the make-up box. He put a purple flower hairpin on Yun Shang's hairpin and said with a smile, "It hasn't been long after the Lantern Festival, so you'd better be more formal."
After a while, Qin Yi brought two boxes in and handed them to Yun Shang. "Your Highness, this bracelet is for the Empress. The color of this coral is red, and it's a rare treasure. The pair of turquoise earrings is prepared for Lady Xiang. Few people wear turquoise jewelries as it's not produced in the State of Xia."
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