Chapter 89 Countermeasures (1/2)
When Yun Shang woke up, it was 7 p.m. It was getting dark outside. Yun Shang stayed in bed with her eyes wide open. She didn't want to move. She stared at the top of the tent and wondered why she was still upset.
”Luo Ding. Luo Ding.” It was Prince Jing's voice. Yun Shang was surprised. Her heart skipped a beat.
Then there were faint footsteps. Prince Jing spoke again. ”Is there anything strange about Princess Hua Jing and her servant today?”
”Your Highness, the Princess came to find you several times. And every time, she came here, she snuck around your tent. As for the servant, there's nothing odd about him today. He stayed in bed at the surgeon's tent. He hasn't moved.” Luo Ding answered softly.
Hua Jing? Something suddenly struck Yun Shang. She recalled Hua Jing's odd behaviors after her arrival at the camp, and made her guess.
After Luo Ding took his leave, Yun Shang got out of bed and walked to the front of the screen. She hesitated for a moment and said, ”Hua Jing has been looking for something these past two days. Yesterday when she was here, I noticed her staring at the parchment on the table. Then after the fire, I went into the Deputy Commander's tent. Nothing was missing, but his personal attendant told me that the books on his table had been moved.”
Prince Jing heard her voice and froze. He spent some time calming himself before turning to see her. Yun Shang kept her hair down. She was wearing only her tunic and looked charming. The Prince saw her tunic and froze again. Then he found his peace and said, ”Prince Qingsu must have asked her to steal something. Something that interests him. And among the things on my table, there is the Map of Army Distribution, Map of Army Deployment and the Operation Map......”
As Yun Shang listened, an idea suddenly came to her. Her eyes flashed. ”If that's what they want, then why don't we fake the maps and let Hua Jing take the wrong map to Prince Qingsu?”
Prince Jing nodded, ”That is an alternative. However, we have to plan it carefully and throughly. If it's too easy for Hua Jing to get the map, Prince Qingsu will doubt its authenticity.”
”That's for sure. And if we can get evidence of Hua Jing giving the map to Prince Qingsu, then she'll be charged with treason. By that time, even God won't be able to save her.” Yun Shang smiled and felt her heart fill with excitement. How could she have not thought about this earlier? Hua Jing and the Empress value power and fame the most. If she could drag them down from the top, and frame them with eternal infamy, then it would be the cruelest revenge for them.
Isn't that what they did to Yun Shang in her previous life? She valued her mother's and father's love the most, so they took it away from her little by little. They also took away her baby and her husband. In this life, she swore to let them suffer the same pain.
Prince Jing kept his eyes on Yun Shang. He noticed her murderous look and frowned. There was something that he didn't understand about Yun Shang. She was just a Princess raised in the Palace, but why did she always carry that much hatred in her eyes? He couldn't help but shiver every time he saw that look. What was it that she hated so much? She seemed to have been targeting the Empress and Princess Hua Jing. But what did they do to her that made her hate them so much?
”Your Highness. The Generals are here. Princess Hua Jing also came with them.” Luo Ding's voice came from outside and interrupted Prince Jing's thoughts. He was surprised that they had all come at this time. And before he could say anything, the curtain of the tent was lifted.
Prince Jing quickly stood up and went to Yun Shang. He held Yun Shang in his arms.
Yun Shang went stiff at his sudden behavior. Then they heard a husky voice rising from behind. ”Son of a bitch burned my tent! I've been cleaning it up for a long time. I can even smell burnt cloth in my sleep......”
Prince Jing lowered his head and whispered to Yun Shang, ”Go, put on your mask and pull up your hair. Hua Jing is here.”
Yun Shang lifted her hand to touch her hair. Only then did she realize that she had left her hair down all this time. Surprised and embarrassed, she turned to rush further inside the tent. Prince Jing quickly stopped her and kept her in his arms to keep her from being recognized. Then he led her to the screen.
”Your Highness......” Someone was calling them. But Yun Shang didn't have the time to identify whose voice it was. She stayed frozen until Prince Jing had led her behind the screen. Then Yun Shang took a breath of relief.
”Were you holding someone in your arms just now? I saw the head.” The people outside the screen were talking in a low voice. But they spoke loud enough for Yun Shang to hear them.