Chapter 94 Leaving It Unsettled (2/2)

Lady Ming frowned and said to the Emperor, ”What are you going to do?”

The Emperor replied, ”Just now, the physician said the smell would make people restless. And it would also make a cat go wild. So, I want to test the theory. I wonder how the cat go wild when it smells the substance.”

On hearing this, the physician trembled slightly but sai

ought about what Yun Shang said carefully and sighed, ”You know everything. But you are by nature, meek. When you get married, you will be mistreated.”

Upon hearing this, Yun Shang said with a smile, ”Father, I am a Princess. You will support me. Nobody will dare to mistreat me. Besides, Master Wu Na said that suffering a loss is a blessing.”

”Suffering a loss is a blessing. Only a wise man such as Wu Na can deliver such a wonderful statement.” said the Emperor. ”Do you want to visit your dear mother now?”

Yun Shang nodded her head. Then she added, ”No. Father, you have seen that I am in the public spotlight now. Mother is bearing a baby, and many ladies are trying to hurt her. If I visit her too frequently, I will bring attention to mother. What's more, ” Yun Shang paused for a while before continuing, ”I have seldom been in touch with mother since my childhood. Even if I see mother, I don't know what to say.”

The Emperor kept silent for a moment before sighing, ”It's all my fault.”

Then they walked their separate ways. Yun Shang went back to Qingxin Palace. Qian Yin closed the door and asked with a puzzled look, ”Princess, you must have heard the slight noise coming from the vase. The old maid threw the needle into the vase. Why didn't you tell the Emperor about this?”

Yun Shang shook her head and said, ”All the guests present pretended that they hadn't heard the noise. We should do the same thing. The Emperor's bodyguards also claimed they had heard nothing and found nothing. There was no way for us to contradict everyone.”

Qian Yin took a tumble and exclaimed, ”Well, I see. The Emperor tried to cover up for the old maid, or more specifically, Lady Ming.”

”Hush!” Yun Shang made a gesture and said, ”Don't say that. Don't talk nonsense.”

Qian Yin stopped talking instantly and then whispered to Yun Shang and Qin Yi, ”Princess, during the feast, a maid secretly gave me a small piece of paper.”

”Really? What's on it?” Yun Shang felt slightly stunned. Then she recalled something and said, ”You have accompanied me so long that I forget that you were sent here by the Empress to replace Qin Meng. Maybe the Empress ordered the maid to send you the small piece of paper? The Empress might want you to do something for her.”

Qian Yin nodded and said, ”Princess, you are right. The Empress asks me to lead you to the pavilion in the the Imperial Garden in the late morning, three days from now.”

”Really? What will happen in three days?” Yun Shang thought for a while. In her previous life, around this time, she would have reported her pregnancy to the Empress. In this life, she didn't get married nor pregnant. The Empress was grounded. Everything was different. So what would happen in three days?

Qian Yin shook her head and said, ”I don't know. The paper didn't convey the intention of this action. It just says I have to lead you there. You see…”

Yun Shang smiled and said, ”Come what may, I'm not afraid. I want to see what scheme the Empress has made to frame me. There is another thing I want you to do. Tell our spies to monitor Princess Hua Jing. If Princess Hua Jing calls for a physician, our spies should bribe the physician in advance and tell him to prescribe an antiabortifacient. If Hua Jing sends someone to buy some medicine for her, our spies should secretly change the medicine to an antiabortifacient. Anyway, I hope that what Hua Jing asks for is an antiabortifacient.”