Chapter 671 A Guess (1/2)
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows at the emperor's words and replied with a smile, ”Your Majesty, that's too exaggerated. I'm just an ignorant woman. It's good for the Ministry of Justice to look for the murderer. I'm just good enough to cure the patient.”
Hearing that, Xia Huanyu wore a cold smile at the corners of his mouth. After a while, he opened his mouth, but what he said seemed to have nothing to do with the question he had asked just now. ”Lady Hui is smart and self-centered. She knows what she is doing and is reasonable. However, she is a bit too naive to be tricked so easily.”
Yun Shang looked up and had a quick glance at Xia Huanyu. As she was about to look away, she happened to meet Luo Qingyan's eyes. Yun Shang pondered for a while and said with a smile on her face, ”I have heard that you always like hunting, your majesty, so I think you should know that intelligent animals always hide behind large targets. A hunter usually sees the big target, but he doesn't know that the things behind it might be the real treasure. ”
Hearing that, Xia Huanyu's hand paused for a while. Then he wore a meaningful smile at the corners of his mouth and said, ”Oh, really?”
Yun Shang smiled and continued, ”but it also depends on the big target how long the animal can hide behind the big target before the hunter finds it.”
Xia Huanyu slightly narrowed his eyes, put down the tea cup cover, and turned the jade ring on his thumb. He was silent for a long time before he said, ”in that case, I have to try our best to keep a close eye on it, so as to make sure that the huge animal will survive in the dangerous forest for a long time.”
Ning Qian smiled and stood up. She interrupted, ”It won't end once you talk about hunting. Please have dinner, your majesty.”
Xia Huanyu nodded his head and said, ”okay.”
Ning Qian replied with a ”yes” and then asked the servants to deliver the meal. After the servants had prepared a full table of dishes, Xia Huanyu walked to the table and sat down. Then he raised his head and said, ”please sit down. You are all casual people, so why do you only pretend to be so polite now?”
Yun Shang smiled as she didn't know whether the emperor was praising them or giving them a reminder.
Rules were very strict in the palace, so no one could make any noise while having dinner. After the dinner, Xia Huanyu stayed at the Xiang Zhu Palace to play chess with Luo Qingyan.
Ning Qian ordered servants to prepare some food for Lin Youran and sent it to the inner hall. After that, she sat with Yun Shang and watched them playing chess.
Qin Yi came back in the middle of the game. She left in a hurry and gasped for breath. Yun Shang looked at the two people who were fighting fiercely on the chessboard. After a moment's consideration, she called her to go to the inner hall with her.