Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 745

Hardly had her voice died when she saw everyone's face changed. Qin Yi was agape with shock and looked up at Yun Shang, and then secretly gave a glance at Xia Huanyu, whose expression was hard to tell what he truly felt.

"Lady Rui, do you know what you are talking about?" Xia Huanyu's voice was cold, accompanied by night wind and rain, making Yun Shang feel that her cloak was not enough to resist the coldness.

Biting her lips, Yun Shang smiled with a hint of mockery, and said in a cold voice, "Of course I know, but I can't help asking you these questions. Why?"

Xia Huanyu didn't answer for a long time. It became deadly quiet that everyone's breath could be heard clearly as if the sound of rain falling and leaves rustling suddenly disappeared.

It seemed that it had been a long time before Xia Huanyu let out laughter. "Well, since you asked such a question, I'll tell you the reason." Then he glanced at Yun Shang again, his eyes full of coldness. "Go back to Taiji Palace."

While Xia Huanyu turned around, Yun Shang still stood there, looking at the mottled red palace wall, with a cold smile on her face. As Qin Yi came up and hold her hand, Yun Shang turned to look at Qin Yi who then smiled and whispered, "Don't be afraid, Your Highness. I'm always with you."

Realizing that Qin Yi thought she was scared, Yun Shang felt warmth rising in her heart. She also smiled at Qin Yi and said lightly, "Let's go." When the two of them arrived at Taiji Palace, Xia Huanyu had just entered. Yun Shang followed Xia Huanyu and saw Liu Wenan take off Xia Huanyu's cloak and hang it aside. Then he poured a cup of tea and put it on the royal table.

Xia Huanyu walked to the dragon throne and sat down. He looked at Yun Shang and said in a voice with undisguised anger, "Kneel down."

Yun Shang was stunned. When she realized that Xia Huanyu was talking to her, she quickly knelt down, but there was a trace of pride in her eyes.

"Who told you those words you said? Who told you I am the one behind the case of Prince Rui's mansion?" Xia Huanyu frowned and asked.

Yun Shang smiled, "No one told me. It's my own deduction." Yun Shang raised her head and stared at Xia Huanyu. Seeing that Xia Huanyu had no intention of speaking, she continued, "That day when the incident happened, I happened to be in the Palace for the Wanshou Festival banquet. Therefore, I knew that the person behind it must be someone familiar. And I haven't mentioned that I found something in the corridor when we entered the mansion that day. It was a silk ribbon. As I often visited the Palace, I recognized the silk ribbon at a glance. It's something that only the eunuch who serves Your Majesty could decorate around his waist. I was confused when I saw it. As Prince Rui's mansion was cleaned every day, how could it appear there if no one from the Palace had come into the mansion that day?"

"So you started suspecting me?" Xia Huanyu looked at Yun Shang with contempt.

Yun Shang shook her head with a smile. "Of course not. But later in the Meeting Hall, Lord Li showed me another thing found in the mansion, a piece of cloth. I felt that I had seen the embroidered pattern on the cloth somewhere, but I didn't remember until that day when I came out of the Meeting Hall and met the person the Commander of the secret guards..."

Yun Shang looked up at Xia Huanyu with a bit of coldness in her eyes. "I found that the pattern on his clothes was exactly the same as the pattern on the piece of cloth."

Yun Shang smiled faintly as she went on, "Later, many details occurred to me. First, I found that although Prince Rui's mansion was in chaos that day, there were very few signs of fighting. As Prince Rui's mansion was equipped with many skilled secret guards, it was impossible that they hadn't fought back if there was assassins."