Chapter 816 Different Thoughts (1/2)
In the State of Xia, generally speaking, the one who had the power to temporarily deal with government affairs in the court, except for prince regent, was the Crown Prince. However, as soon as Xia Huanyu took over the throne, he abolished the position of prince regent. In this case, it was very likely that Prince Rui would be... The Crown Prince.
For a moment, everyone had different expressions on their faces.
Lady Shu was the first one to come to her senses. She was only a secret guard of Xia Huanyu. Although Prince Qi was raised by her, he was not of Xia Huanyu's blood. It was impossible for him to inherit the throne. What she was worried about was another thing.
Lady Shu turned to look at him and said with a smile, ”His Highness has made a great contribution in this expedition, and he deserves it. His Majesty has always appreciated Prince Rui, and often praises him for his courage and resourcefulness in front of me.” After a brief pause, she continued, ”I've heard that Prince Rui was an invincible general when he was in the State of Ning. Speaking of this, Prince Rui has inherited the talent of his mother, Empress Hua...”
Empress Hua had been forbidden to mention in the Palace for many years. Other concubines were surprised at Lady Shu's words, and their eyes were all focused on her.
Lady Shu didn't seem to care about it at all. ”A few days ago, I heard that Empress Hua has been saved by someone after falling off the cliff and she is still alive. His Majesty missed her so much that he left the state affairs behind and went to look for her. Have you seen Empress Hua recently, Lady Rui?”
Hearing Lady Shu's question, Yun Shang nodded with a smile, ”yes.”
A complicated light flashed in Lady Shu's eyes. She kept silent for a while and then asked, ”I've never got the chance to see Empress Hua. What kind of person is she? I heard that Empress Hua likes military tactics very much. She should be a decisive woman.”
It was really a little out of line for Lady Shu to ask Yun Shang, the daughter-in-law of Empress Hua, this kind of question. Yun Shang let out a cough with the brocade handkerchief covered her mouth before she said with a smile, ”I think she is a gentle person, sincere and generous to others.”
”Really?” Lady Shu seemed to have noticed that it was not appropriate to ask Yun Shang, so she just replied indifferently and stopped asking, ”I'm wondering when His Majesty and Empress Hua will return to the Palace.”
”I don't know. It seems that Empress Hua hasn't agreed to go back to the Palace with His Majesty. The Emperor said that he wanted to stay with Empress Hua for a period of time, so he hurried to ask His Highness to come back and take charge of political affairs temporarily.” Yun Shang replied with a smile.
All the concubines sitting there didn't look good and just kept silent.
The laughter of the children still echoed through the Palace. Suddenly, a little princess fell to the ground and burst into tears. A concubine sitting on the right side of Yun Shang seemed to have just been woken up from her own thoughts. She quickly stood up, ran to the gar