The imperial edict to confer the title of the empress? Yun Shang frowned. Did Luo Qingyan mean that the reason why Xia Huanyu couldn't wait to appoint him as the Crown Prince was just to make it easy for him to restore Empress Hua's title?
After thinking for a while, Yun Shang finally understood that although Lord Hua Guo's mansion had made a lot of contributions and its position in the court had become more and more stable, its foundation was still too weak. Empress Hua was Xia Huanyu's wife, but she only been the Empress for two or three years. Many people of the State of Xia probably only knew Empress Su and didn't know who Empress Hua was.
Yun Shang had tried her best to spread Empress Hua's good deeds among the people, and the people were easy to manipulate, but the officials in the court were all smart people who knew how to weigh the pros and cons.
In the consideration of the advantages and disadvantages, the most important thing was the battle for the throne. Every official hoped that his position would be higher and last longer. It would be the best if the person he supported could finally ascend to the highest position. At least, it was important for him to have a good impression on the Crown Prince.
Xia Huanyu had seen it through. So he issued the imperial edict to make Prince Rui the Crown Prince before Empress Hua arrived in Jin City. The position of crown prince was settled, and Empress Hua was Luo Qingyan's biological mother. In this way, even if they didn't want to see Empress Hua become the Empress again, they didn't dare to go against Luo Qingyan at this moment.
Xia Huanyu was really a calculating man.
Seeing Yun Shang's expression, Luo Qingyan knew she had already figured it out. He smiled and handed the imperial edict to Yun Shang, "Ask someone to put it away. It's a good thing, isn't it?"
Yun Shang nodded slightly, but it was inconvenient for her to go out. She smiled and handed the imperial edict to Qin Yi.
Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan were unexpectedly indifferent to the imperial edict, but the servants were all very excited. After all, their master has become the Crown Prince which was a much higher rank than just a Prince. As soon as their master's status was raised, even the servants could take advantage of reflected glory, and they happily spread the news.
When Yun Shang heard it, she just smiled and asked Qian Zhuo to pass on a message to the butler, "Tell the butler to keep an eye on them. Don't let them go too far. It's a good thing that His Highness has become the Crown Prince, but there will be more people staring at us, waiting to find fault with us. If anyone dares to do something out of line outside and disgrace our mansion, he will be driven out of our mansion directly."
Qian Zhuo answered yes and went to send the words.
After a while, Luo Qingyan sent someone to tell her that Princess Tai An had been found and the secret guards were taking her to the mansion for interrogation and asked if she wanted to have a look.
Yun Shang frowned and thought, although her baby was born safely in the end, she will never forgive anyone who put the two of them in danger. Then she nodded and said, "Tell His Highness to bring her to the South Yard for interrogation. It's not convenient for me to go out.
The servant replied and left.
It was almost the time for dinner. Yun Shang just woke up from a nap and was lying on the bed playing with her baby. Hearing Qian Yin report that Princess Tai An had been brought here, Yun Shang slowly got up and put on her clothes. She asked Qin Yi to tie her hair casually, and then asked someone to bring in Princess Tai An.
Princess Tai An had changed a lot. Her makeup was much lighter and her clothes were simpler. Her hands and feet were tied, and she was escorted in by four secret guards. As soon as they came in, they threw Princess Tai An on the ground. Princess Tai An frowned and glared at Yun Shang. Yun Shang was about to say that it seemed inappropriate to treat Princess Tai An like this as she was not sure whether this matter had anything to do with her. But seeing her like this, she didn't bother to say that.
Yun Shang handed Bao'er to the wet nurse and said softly, "Take the little prince to feed him. He seems to be hungry again."
Seeing the situation in the room, the wet nurse didn't dare to raise her head and hurried out.
Looking at the baby in the arms of the wet nurse, Princess Tai An's eyes widened. She opened her mouth and said, "You are really lucky. I couldn't believe you could be saved out so soon. And you even gave birth to the baby. Why didn't you die inside?"
Hearing what Princess Tai An said, Yun Shang couldn't help laughing. Her makeup and clothes had changed a lot, but her temperament was still so unlovable. Yun Shang waved her hand indifferently, "Qian Zhuo, slap her mouth."
Hearing Princess Tai An's words, Qian Zhuo was also very angry. When she heard Yun Shang's order, her eyes lit up. She smiled and walked up to Princess Tai An.
Princess Tai An's face suddenly changed. She quickly moved back, but she still didn't shut her mouth up. "How dare you? I'm a princess. If you dare to touch me today, I'll kill you and generations of my family."
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