Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 961

Yun Shang was surprised, "Someone was following you? Have you seen his face clearly? "

Qin Yi shook her head and said with hesitation, "In fact, I'm not sure if there was really someone following me. I don't know much martial arts, but I always felt that someone was looking at me from a distance, but every time I turned around, I couldn't find anyone. I asked Madam Qi and Madam Qiu, but they said they noticed nothing about it"

Yun Shang knew what kind of person Qin Yi was. If it wasn't for certain, Qin Yi wouldn't have said that to her.

After thinking for a while, Yun Shang ordered Qian Zhuo, "Send two guards to follow Qian Zhuo secretly. She is going to work in the Imperial Household Department, and I'm afraid that the people who want to harm me will first try to kill Qin Yi, so she will be in danger."

Qian Zhuo hurriedly followed the order. Noticing that Qin Yi wanted to refuse her, Yun Shang told her, "The position of the director of the Imperial Household Department is very important to me. In this palace, if no one helps me, no matter how powerful I am, I can't move even a single step. If you take care of the Imperial Household Department, I will be much easier. But I'm afraid there is some risk in the job. Are you willing to do that? "

Hearing this, Qin Yi knelt down and said, "Yes, your majesty."

Yun Shang smiled. In the evening, when Luo Qingyan returned to the Weiyang Palace, Yun Shang told him the clues she found today. Luo Qingyan seemed to be a little surprised and asked, "You mean that Xia Houjing's biological mother is Cao Wenxi?"

Yun Shang nodded slightly, "If there's no accident, that's true. Let me show you that painting... " As Yun Shang spoke, she asked Qian Zhuo to fetch the painting. Qian Zhuo walked to the case and rummaged through it. Then she ran back in a hurry reporting, "Your majesty, the painting is missing."

Yun Shang was surprised. How could it be, she wondered? The painting must have been taken back this afternoon. Yun Shang had seen Qian Zhuo put it inplace. After they came back from the Imperial Garden, there had always been someone else in the room on duty. How could the painting be missing then? With these in mind, Yun Shang stood up and walked to the case, asking. "Are you sure that you put the painting here after you came back this afternoon?"

Qian Zhuo nodded repeatedly, "Yes. I heard from Master Yu that the woman in the painting is the wife of a traitor, so I was worried that if someone saw it, it would be bad for you. So I put it well and pressed it at the bottom of the case."

Who could take away the painting from the box in front of them? When Yun Shang was thinking about it, she heard a report from outside, "Your Majesties, His Former Majesty has sent someone to invite you to have dinner in the Yaihe Palace."

Hearing this, Yun Shang looked up at Luo Qingyan, stood up and said to Qin Yi, "Go and ask what's the matter with their former majesties, and why they invite us to the Taihe Palace for dinner."

Qin Yi nodded and went out. After a while, she lifted the bead curtain and came in, "Your Majesty, it's the Lunar New Year's Eve today."

Yun Shang paused, "The Lunar New Year's Eve?"

Yun Shang sighed. She had been disturbed by all kinds of things these days, and she had forgotten that there was still such a festival.

Yun Shang nodded. She looked up at Luo Qingyan and said, "Let's go to the Taihe Palace first."

Luo Qingyan nodded slightly and went out with Yun Shang.

When they arrived at the Taihe Palace, Yun Shang saw that the yard was full of red lanterns, which looked like a festive scene. Hua Ling was standing in the main hall and talking to Xia Huanyu. Hearing the reports from the servants, she hurriedly walked to the door greeting them, "Shang'er, Qingyan, you are here?"

Yun Shang also smiled, "I've been so busy in the past two days that I forgot it's the lunar new year. I should come to greet father and mother. I should be punished."

"It's the lunar new year's Eve. Come on in. It's cold outside." Hua Ling held Yun Shang's hand and walked into the main hall. She glanced at Luo Qingyan with concern.

Yun Shang smiled and took Luo Qingyan in. The table was full of dishes. After Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan sat down, Hua Ling called the servants to serve the dinner. They four had dinner and played chess together. It was getting late. When the first round of chess was over, Xia Huanyu looked up at Luo Qingyan who was sitting opposite him and asked with a smile, "Is everything going well in the court these days?"

Luo Qingyan nodded and said softly, "Everything is fine.

Xia Huanyu smiled, "That's good. You and the the Empress come with me to the study. After lunar new year's Eve, Ling'er and I will go out for a visit. I have something to tell you."

Yun Shang looked up at Luo Qingyan and stood up. Seeing this, Hua Ling seemed to be surprised, but she only smiled and said, "It's so late. Qingyan has to go to the court early tomorrow. Don't talk too much."