Chapter 651 Scheming (1/2)
The seventh Prince didn't seem to have the slightest idea to continue to pretend in front of Yun Shang. He sneered, ”I admit that I was not as good as Luo Qingyan when we were in the State of Ning, or even worse than you. But It was just because you have been in the State of Ning for many years with a deep foundation and have some advantages. You should have come to the State of Xia and competed with me. That thing should belong to me. How could I let you take it away so easily? ”
Yun Shang burst into laughter as if she had just heard a big joke. It was only after a while that she opened her mouth and said, ”Really? Belong to you? Your highness is always a good actor, but your acting is so good that the emperors and courtiers thought you were really in poor health. Don't you know that a country can accept an ordinary emperor, but not an emperor who is extremely weak and could die at any time, even if he is talented and bold?”
The seventh prince shivered and stared at Yun Shang.
”Because the former makes people disappointed, and the latter could make people in despair at any time.” Yun Shang turned to the seventh prince and smiled faintly, ”Your Highness, you may also feel that you are popular, but I want to tell you a truth. That is, the commoners don't have so much spare time to care about who the emperor is, and they are more interested in whether they are safe and comfortable, and what kind of life they live.”
The seventh prince frowned and his hand trembled. Yun Shang pulled her cloak tighter, and touched the white fox fur on it with a smile. Her smile became gentler. ”Besides, I don't think Prince Rui is inferior to your highness. As for the support of the officials... ”
Seeing a maid walking towards them slowly, Yun Shang turned around and said quickly, ”Most officials of the court support the one favored by the emperor.”
Then she went to Lady Hua Guo's yard without looking back.
Lady Guo and Hua Yutong were no longer in the yard. The maid said that Lady Hua Guo felt cold in the yard, so they went back to the room. When Yun Shang entered the room, she saw Lady Hua Guo sitting on a rosewood chair, and Hua Yutong squatted in front of her, pointing at the piece of embroidery cloth on her knees.
Yun Shang deliberately made some noise from the jade pendant pressing on the hemline of her dress. Both of them looked up. When Lady Hua Guo saw Yun Shang, she smiled and said, ”Shang'er, come here. Do you like the fabric?”
Yun Shang smiled and walked quickly towards it. It was a piece of material embroidered with peony, which was lifelike and beautiful. The color added a sense of solemnity to it.
”I don't know much about embroidery. It's difficult for me to judge whether it's good or not, but as an outsider, I think the peony is very beautiful and the cloth makes it look even more dignified.” Yun Shang smiled softly.