As Yun Shang had specially ordered Qian Zhuo to hurry up, and the village was not too far away from the Jin City, the man was sent to the Jin City by secret guards on the third day. At the moment, he was temporarily settled in Lord Hua Guo's mansion.
Qian Zhuo reported to Yun Shang the news a night earlier than schedule. Yun Shang didn't know what kind of clues she would get from the man, so she didn't tell Luo Qingyan about it at present.
When Luo Qingyan returned to the Weiyang Palace, they had a chat. Yun Shang sighed suddenly, "I haven't been to the Lord Hua Guo's mansion for a long time. Now that we have moved to the palace, it's a little inconvenient for them to come and we have been alienated from each other. After all, Lord Hua Guo and Lady Hua Guo are the few people in the State of Xia who have treated us sincerely from the very beginning. I think we can't completely forget them just because of our position."
"If you want ot meet them, just call them into the palace." Luo Qingyan was reading a book. Hearing Yun Shang's words, he answered casually.
Yun Shang smiled, "Your Majesty, it's easy for you to say that. Lady Hua Guo is easy to come here, but Lord Hua Guo is a man, so it's not easy for him to enter the imperial household. And Lord Hua Guo must be feeling bored at home. I don't have many things to do now. How about going out of the palace and go to the Lord Hua Guo's mansion tomorrow? "
Standing aside, Liu Wenan smiled and said, "A few days ago, I had a chat with Lord Lin from the Censorate. He told me he happened to meet Lord Hua Guo on the Longfeng Tower and was dragged by him to play chess for more than half a day."
"Since Lord Hua Guo resigned, he has nothing to do but look for someone to play chess. He even went to the camp outside the city to train the new soldiers. I heard that the life in the new soldiers training camp was very hard," Yun Shang smiled and replied.
Luo Qingyan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay. If you want to go out of the palace, order more people to follow you. Liu Wenan, go and arrange it."
Liu Wenan answered and went out of the inner hall. Luo Qingyan turned to Yun Shang, "Are you really just going to visit Lady Hua Guo and Lord Hua Guo?"
Yun Shang replied smilingly, "Not exactly. I haven't seen Ning Qian and Qian Yin for a long time. As someone was spying on the Weiyang Palace, I didn't dare to let them contact me those days. I have ordered my secret guards to pass a letter to them and let them wait at Lord Hua Guo's mansion tomorrow. Weren't some people sent to Liucang City a few days ago? I have to ask if there is any news about it."
"Well then, let them go to Lord Hua Guo's mansion. Don't go to other places. Bring more people with you," Luo Qingyan ordered in a low voice.
Yun Shang agreed, but Luo Qingyan was still frowning. After a long time, he said, "I still feel a little worried. When you are not around, I feel quite panicky."
Yun Shang couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Your Majesty, when did you become so timid? How can you be that way? Being so timid, how can you deal with the enemy's army?"
Luo Qingyan glanced at Yun Shang and snorted, "I have never been so nervous even in the face of thousands of enemy troops and horses." After a short pause, Luo Qingyan sighed, "Shang'er, you don't know that I hate myself for not protecting you well every time."
Witnessing Luo Qingyan frowning and feeling sad, Yun Shang smiled and comforted, "Don't worry. I'll protect myself well. Look, I'm fine now, aren't I? And lively..."
Luo Qingyan tried to swallow the bitterness and cheering. He looked at Yun Shang with a hint of banter in his eyes, "Then, your majesty, please show me how lively you are."
"Be serious, please," Yun Shang didn't expect Luo Qingyan to change his mood so fast. She was even teased by him. She raised her hand and gave Luo Qingyan a punch, "I'm not going to talk to you anymore."
Luo Qingyan burst into laughter when he saw Yun Shang like this.
The next morning, Yun Shang got up early. Liu Wenan had already been waiting for Yun Shang in the Weiyang Palace. Perhaps Luo Qingyan had told him not to go to the early court in the Taiji Palace with him.
This should be the first time that Yun Shang went out of the palace as the Empress since she entered the palace. She couldn't be too careless.
The carriage with phoenix patterns had been parked in front of the gate of the Weiyang Palace. There were probably a hundred maids and guards before and after the carriage. Yun Shang sighed. It would be better not to go out of the palace if every time there were so many people followed.
The wind was piercingly cold outside. Yun Shang gathered her cloak and got on the carriage with the help of Qinghao and Hua Er. The carriage was covered with thick cotton quilts, and a tiger skin was placed on the top. There were also two small braziers in the carriage. It was not cold in the carriage.
After Qian Zhuo and Hua Er got into the carriage, Liu Wenan asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, can we set out?"
"Set out," Yun Shang answered softly, and the carriage began to move.
Even if it was a well decorated carriage, the journey was boring. Fortunately, Yun Shang had asked Qian Zhuo to take out two books. So she picked up one and began to read it. Then Qian Zhuo made a pot of tea for her.
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