An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1357 Three Cities

However, she didn't expect that they would find four of them.

"Four spies!" Yun Shang said angrily, "Let's not talk about how these four spies sneaked in, but just tell

why no one knew that the people who had got along with each other day and night were already

changed?"

Qian Zhuo lowered her eyes. She was very surprised, too,

"I've asked about it. They all said that these four people liked to be together, so they didn't notice

anything strange from it. In addition, the four people didn't come to serve the Crown Prince until his

highness moved to the East Palace. As they were not familiar with them before, they did not find

anything wrong. "

Yun Shang pressed her lips tightly and said nothing. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"Fortunately, among these four people, only Qin Yue was the personal servant of the Crown Prince.

The others only served in the outer yard of the East Palace. There was almost no chance for them to

approach the Crown Prince."

"Hm..." Yun Shang sneered, "Qin Yue alone has already made Chengye disappear. If there were a few

more of those people who could get close to Chengye, what would happen?!"

Hearing this, Qian Zhuo didn't dare to make a sound. She just lowered her eyes while responding in a

low voice.

Yun Shang slumped into the chair with her eyes closed.

Qian Zhuo cautiously stole a glance at Yun Shang and then asked in a low voice, "Your majesty, what

should we do with the other three people?"

Yun Shang opened her eyes and ordered, "Just like Qin Yue, lock them up in the dark prison."

After a pause, she continued, "Don't need to interrogate these three people first. Just keep them in the

dark prison and cover all the windows with paper. Let them eat and drink but don't talk to them. They

will be interrogated seven days later. If they still don't tell the truth at that time, they will be locked up for

another seven days. "

"Yes, your majesty."

At about midnight, Luo Qingyan came again.

"Any news?" Yun Shang had been sitting on the couch all the time. When she sat up all of a sudden,

her legs went numb and she almost fell to the ground.

Luo Qingyan was quick in actions and caught Yun Shang in his arms. He then helped her to sit down,

and massaged her legs and feet while answering her question, "No any further news about it, but I've

checked all the maids and eunuchs in the palace. There is no maid of the same age as the one called

Qin Yue.

The secret guards have checked carefully those ministers who brought their children into the palace

yesterday, including their servants and maids. Yet, there is no news."

Yun Shang slowly closed her eyes and then sighed, "So we have to wait now? We can only wait until

we find out who is behind this. "

Luo Qingyan lowered his eyes and said, "Let's wait and see. They must have a purpose to take

Chengye away. As long as they have a purpose, Chengye will definitely be fine."

Yun Shang shook her head with a pale face.

She knew it might not be definitely so.

The whole State of Xia knew that Chengye was her and Luo Qingyan's only child.

And she, when giving birth to Chengye, was seriously hurt in health. Thus, Chengye might be the only

child in her life.

If she lost Chengye...

Yun Shang closed her eyes slowly. She could imagine the situation. They might think that Luo Qingyan

would marry a concubine and abolish her, the Empress, if Chengye was lost...

Luo Qingyan noticed that Yun Shang didn't look well, but he didn't know exactly what she was thinking.

He supposed that Yun Shang was worried about Chengye, so he helped Yun Shang to get up and said

to her, "You've been tired and worried all day. It's already midnight. You must have a rest first."

But how could she fall asleep?

Yun Shang's lips moved, but Luo Qingyan continued, "I know you are worried about Chengye, but you

have to take good care of yourself. What if you fall ill before Chengye comes back? "

Yun Shang was silent for a while and then nodded, "I see."

Luo Qingyan walked to the bedside, lifted the bed sheet and saw the sleeping child inside.

He frowned and called Qian Zhuo in, "Move the child to the side hall and ask someone to watch him

carefully. Don't let anyone get close to him."

Qian Zhuo responded and ordered someone to pick the cjhild up. She glanced at the slightly messy

bed and said softly, "I'll go out and ask someone to change the sheets for your majesties."

Luo Qingyan nodded and then lowered his head to whisper with Yun Shang.

After quite some time, Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan at last fell asleep.

Early the second morning, when Yun Shang woke up, it was already dawn, but Luo Qingyan hadn't left

yet.

Yun Shang was in a daze, "Your Majesty, don't you need to go to the morning court?"

Luo Qingyan uttered a "hum",

"I'm taking a day off."

"Well!" Yun Shang nodded.

There were two days off for the morning court in the State of Xia. However, as Luo Qingyan was

always diligent for work, most of this time he would gather some courtiers to discuss political affairs in

the Meeting Hall even if he was off duty. Thus Yun Shang hadn't seen him free for a long time.

Yun Shang lowered her eyes and got up. She saw something on the table in front of Luo Qingyan.

Yun Shang took a closer look and found it was an envelope.

Envelope!

Yun Shang came to her senses and looked at Luo Qingyan in disbelief, "This is ..."

"Yes, it was sent there and still placed at the palace gate."

Yun Shang frowned, "Yesterday they were able to put the letter at the gate of the palace. It could be

understood that it was because the Emperor was completely unprepared. Although the guards at the

gate of the city were secret guards, they were only those with slightly weaker martial arts. But why

today..."

"It's a dog who sent the letter today."

"A dog?" Yun Shang was surprised.

"Yes, your majesty." Luo Qingyan nodded, "It's a dog. It had the envelope in its mouth and came to the

palace gate. The secret guards saw it and took it over."

"But what are their terms this time?" asked Yun Shang while walking quickly to the table. She didn't

wait for Luo Qingyan's answer, but directly picked up the letter on the table.

"What do they want?"

Luo Qingyan didn't answer. He just waited for Yun Shang, who took out the letter from the envelope

and read it through quickly.

Yun Shang's eyes were full of disbelief after reading, "They want three cities? They want us to cede

three cities to the the State of Yelang? And we'll have to announce it to the world in two days? "

With that, Yun Shang read the letter in her hand carefully again to make sure that she didn't make

mistakes, "Does it mean that our guesses were wrong before? I supposed it was Ling Ziyue who took

away Chengye.

I even suspected the people of Xia Houjing's and the Cao clan's.

But from the content of the letter, is it from Cangjue Qingsu?"

Luo Qingyan shook his head, "Maybe not."

"It's not from Cangjue Qingsu?" Yun Shang was really confused, "In this letter, they state clearly to ask

for three cities from the State of Xia to be ceded to the State of Yelang as an exchange for Chengye.

Who else can it be except Cangjue Qingsu?"

"Maybe it's just a deceptive trick." Luo Qingyan pursed his lips and then went on, "They want us to

focus our attention on the State of Yelang and Cangjue Qingsu, but ignore the real murderer."

Yun Shang frowned. She agreed that this possibility could not be ruled out, but...

"If it is not from Cangjue Qingsu, is it possible that they want to see the three cities to be ceded to the

State of Yelang in the end? And what good will they get if they do so? "