Chapter 156 Returning To The Palace; The Encounter With Prince Houjing (Part Two) (2/2)

Qian Hua left the carriage after that. Yun Shang lifted her head looking at Prince Jing. ”We've had the Osmanthus cake, we can go back to the Palace now.”

Prince Jing agreed, ordering the coachman to resume to their original destination. Yun Shang noticed that Prince Jing seemed tired, so she lowered her head and kept silent.

When they arrived at the Palace gate, Prince Jing helped Yun Shang dismount the carriage. He said, ”Let's go see His Majesty together. You've been lost for some time. He must be worried.”

Yun Shang kept her head low as they w

by both of us.”

Yun Shang nodded, and headed to Qingxin Palace.

When she arrived at Qingxin Palace, she was greeted with joy by Qin Yi and Qian Yin. They apologized, blaming themselves for what had happened, ”Your Highness, this was our fault, we failed to protect you. We didn't do our job well. Please punish us......”

Yun Shang was surprised and looked at her maids, ”I was staying at Prince Jing's mansion for two days to help him manage business regarding the upcoming birthday banquet. What are you sorry for?”

Qin Yi and Qian Yin looked at each other, exchanging expressions of surprise, and opened their mouths to say something, but then closed them again.

Yun Shang went and sat on the couch. She sat contemplating something and then looked up, asking Qin Yi and Qian Yin, ”After I was abducted, I didn't pay much attention. How did you get out? Is everything okay with you two?”

The maids shook their heads. ”Maybe they thought maids were no use. After you were taken away, they drugged and dumped us in a remote area. The secret guards saved us.”

Yun Shang nodded, ”Glad that nothing happened to you.”

Qin Yi came close to Yun Shang and said, ”Your Highness, about the abduction that happened, we both feel it was done by a mole from Qingxin Palace, but we haven't discovered who. During the past two days, Qian Yin and I have checked every servant's background and their serving history. When she was sent here, Qian Yin changed most of the servants out with our people. To avoid notice, she kept a few of the elderly maids. When I was checking on them, I found something strange about them. I didn't notice before, but now I am having second thoughts about them. I think they are somehow suspicious.”

”Really? How are they suspicious?” Yun Shang asked as she looked up.

Qin Yi thought for a while and responded, ”Among the elderly maids, two of them have served a lady who passed away. And that lady is Lady Geng. She is the elder sister of the Grand Councilor Li......”