Chapter 638 The Schemes

"Miss Liu, do you know who did this?" Qin Yi asked coldly, paying no attention to Liu Chuchu.

Liu Chuchu shook her head and answered, "I was sent out on my wedding day. Then my maid took the palanquin to the seventh prince's mansion for me. I was afraid of being exposed, so I hid in the courtyard and didn't dare to go out. The maids who sent food to me the next day told me the incident happened in the seventh prince's mansion. After that I never went out. I didn't expect that you could find me. "

Yun Shang knew that no matter how many questions she asked, she still couldn't get the answer. So she shook her head at Qin Yi and gestured for Qian Zhuo to take Liu Chuchu away.

After Liu Chuchu left the yard, Yun Shang turned to Luo Qingyan, "What do you think?"

Luo Qingyan sneered, "she didn't say anything useful. I don't know if she is really silly or just pretending to be."

Yun Shang also sensed that Liu Chuchu didn't tell her the truth. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll ask the secret guards to interrogate her."

Luo Qingyan nodded and said, "if she still doesn't say the truth, just send her back. Keep an eye on her. We may gain something from it."

Yun Shang uttered a soft "yes".

The royal banquet began from five o'clock in the afternoon. As it was an official ceremony, Yun Shang couldn't dress up as she liked. She had already asked Qin Yi to dress her up and make her up. She was wearing the palace uniform for the princess, which meant she should wear makeup according to her grade.

After dressing up, Yun Shang had to sit upright. Luo Qingyan looked at her frequently and fixed his eyes on the complex crown on her head. "I didn't notice it before. These clothes and jewelries are really heavy. Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Yun Shang smiled bitterly. "They make me a little tired, but it's not unbearable. There are not many official dinners in the palace, and I'll go through it."

Luo Qingyan opened his mouth but said nothing. Noticing that it was time to leave, he helped Yun Shang out of the mansion, got on the carriage and headed towards the palace.

Many carriages had already been parked at the gate of the palace and the street was packed with people. Yun Shang went into the palace with them and went up the stairs. Then she went into the Tai Chi palace and sat on a front seat in the Taiji palace. Yun Shang glanced around the hall, and had a rough understanding of the situation in the hall today. The positions of concubines and princes under age were on the left side of the hall, and the imperial concubines with titles should have arrived as well. On the right side of the hall were the officials and their families, and their positions were arranged according to their ranks.

Yun Shang stared at the positions of the concubines. Since Lady Yun had disappeared and Lady Shu had been grounded, the positions of the four noble consorts were almost empty. Ning Qian became the one

so he turned his head and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong? "

Yun Shang shook her head with a smile, "No."

Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang's hand and smiled softly. "If you feel uncomfortable, tell me. We will leave earlier."

Yun Shang nodded. Then she turned her head and looked at the dancers. A sneer appeared on her face. How could a battle dance be so soft?

At the end of the melody, the audience applauded.

While everyone was absorbed in the last song, the empress's voice was heard before the light was on, "The next one is called moonlight on the lake."

Before the crowd could react, they saw a sudden scene that looked like flowing water on the ground of the hall. There was the sound of water ringing in their ears, and a moon slowly rose. A graceful figure suddenly stepped out of the moon and danced gracefully.

The empress had spent a lot of energy for the performance. It was not easy to create the lake water and moon scenery in the palace alone.

Everyone was attracted by this wonderful scene, and even Xia Huanyu narrowed his eyes and stared at the round moon. However, Yun Shang's gaze met Ning Qian's. Ning Qian turned to glance at Lady Hui before she nodded at Yun Shang.

When the music was over and everyone was still immersed in the scenery, the lights were on and the empress said, "Your Majesty, do you enjoy it?"

Before Xia Huanyu could say anything, a huge sound was heard.

All the eyes of the crowd were attracted. It turned out to be the wine pot on Lady Hui's table accidentally fell to the ground. Her face was a little pale, and everyone thought she must be shocked. Frowning, the empress fixed her eyes on Yun Shang, who was drinking the fruit wine calmly. The empress said lightly, "Clean it up."

After saying that, she turned around and said to Xia Huanyu, "Your Majesty..."

"Oh..."

The others saw that Lady Hui kept retching, holding the table, as if she was very uncomfortable.