An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1337 Nothing Can Be Hidden From Me

Gong Sijia took a deep breath, the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily. She lowered her voice

and said, "what are you talking about, Your Highness? I absolutely have no idea what you are referring

to."

"Stop playing games with me." Yun Shang chuckled. She looked quite calm and didn't get angry at all.

She curled up her lips and casually said, "Well, it doesn't matter whether you want to admit it to me or

not. I invited you to the palace today, but I don't really need you to admit anything."

"To be honest with you, it doesn't matter whether you admit it or not. It won't affect what will happen

next."

Knowing exactly what Yun Shang meant, Gong Sijia bit her lips hard. With a hesitant look on her face,

she stared directly at Yun Shang and said, "Your Highness, are you going to deal with us now?

Regarding to the things you mentioned earlier on, do you have any evidence to prove that we did it?

I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to convict us like this."

Her remarks apparently amused Yun Shang greatly. She lowered her eyes and burst into laughter. Her

clear and melodious laughter echoed in the hall.

However, with her laughter, the faces of the women from the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai

darkened.

Yun Shang stopped laughing and looked at her. She opened her mouth and said word by word, "I'm

afraid you must have misunderstood. I just said that I don't need you to admit anything. Therefore, I

don't need evidence."

With a short pause, she straightened her face and said slowly, "I don't need any evidence to deal with a

person."

The four didn't expect Yun Shang to be so straightforward and unreasonable. Shocked and awed by

the serious look on her face, they realized that they were now in deep trouble.

"Your Highness, what do you plan to do?" Gong Sijia's voice was shaky. She earnestly continued, "Your

Highness, please think it over. Even during war time, envoys between the two countries shouldn't be

killed. Besides, the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai come here for a visit on on good terms. If

anything happens to us in the Imperial Palace of the State of Xia today, the State of Youyue and the

State of Yihai would not simply let you get away with it." Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

A faint smile crawled up on Yun Shang's beautiful face as she calmly said, "Don't worry about it. Rest

assured that I will find a way to make you all disappear without a trace."

After saying that, Yun Shang took another sip of tea and continued, "Do you know why I summoned

you here so early today?"

Her face was calm and her voice was firm. She had no intention to wait for their answers. Yup Shang's

voice echoed in the quiet hall, "I have my own reasons. I don't want you to hear the rumours outside so

you all become vigilant.

More importantly, I want to buy more time before the start of the banquet."

Her remarks caught the four of them off guard.

Seeing the confusion on Gong Sijia's face, Yun Shang smiled and said, "I've never been to the Sate of

Youyue or the Sate of Yihai, so I don't know much about your two countries. However, I am quite

curious to know if you have a certain skill there. Namely, the Disguise Skill."

As soon as she finishing speaking, Gong Sijia's face changed dramatically.

The women in the hall were all stunned. They were utterly shocked by Yun Shang's mentioning of the

Disguise Skill.

Yun Shang noticed the expressions of the four. She chuckled and continued, "In the state of Xia, there

are many experts who are good at making and wearing human skin masks. The masks made by them

are not much different to the real ones. What do you think if I ask someone to make masks of you and

disguise as you?"

Her question apparently caused a strong reaction among them. Yun Shang clearly saw that the four of

them sighed deeply coincidentally.

They seemed rather relaxed not scared by her suggestion.

This was truly interesting for Yun Shang.

The smile on Yun Shang's face become brighter as she quickly thought for her next move.

Without hesitation, she opened her mouth swiftly, "Everyone outside knows that I invited you into the

palace this morning. They will see that I take you to the banquet later on. However, by that time, the

women who are actually in the banquet won't be the four of you anymore.

Naturally, they will answer to whatever I say."

Yup Shang couldn't hide the smile in her eyes as she looked at them and said, "By the way, Prince

Ming Yue and other envoys will be there with His Majesty. Maybe we can even replace them once for

all."

A hint of panic flashed across Gong Sijia's face, but she quickly calmed down and said, "It may be easy

for Your Highness to ask someone to disguise as us, but I'm afraid it's not easy to ask someone to

replace Prince Ming Yue and the envoys.

In addition to the envoys you see, we also brought a lot of guests and servants with us during this trip.

These people know Prince Ming Yue and his men very well. If someone takes the place of him, they

will definitely find it out immediately. By that time, I am afraid that your plan will fall through."

Yun Shang chuckled, "Are you threatening me now?"

"No, I'm not threatening you, Your Highness. I'm just stating the truth," Gong Sijia said swiftly as she

raised up her head to stare the empress in the eyes. A strange fire was sparking in her eyes as she

uttered between her teeth, "Everything has its limits. Once we go beyond that limit, it will not be a good

thing."

An awkward silence remained between them. A slight smile slowly plastered Yun Shang's face as she

finally opened her mouth and broke the silence, "You've been talking about Prince Ming Yue just now.

I've always wanted to ask who this Prince Ming Yue is?

The expression on Gong Sijia's face changed slightly, and her fingernails pierced into her palms. The

question caught her off guard that she almost stammered, "What are you talking about, Your

Highness? I don't know what you are referring to. What do you mean who this Prince Ming Yue is?"

"I just mean it literally." Yun Shang played with the brocade handkerchief in her hand casually. She was

not evening looking at Gong Sijia when she projected another sharp question to her, "Do you really

want me to make it clear for you? Do you want me to tell you clearly that the person you have always

called Prince Ming Yue is not the real one?

You just have to hear if from me that the real prince is also hiding among your envoys?

I have already known what you are planning to do."

This time, the expression on Gong Sijia's face was really hard to maintain. She swallowed with difficulty

and stared at Yun Shang gloomily without saying anything.

Yun Shang sneered coldly, "Are you shocked by my words? At the same time, I'm sure you are also

confused. You must be wondering how could I possibly find out your tricks since you have done it so

well and the disguise of Prince Ming Yue is almost perfect?"

Gong Sijia's straight back was slightly crooked, however, she remained silent.

Yun Shang wiped the bracelet on her wrist with the embroidered handkerchief and said, "I've told you

before that very few things in Jin City can be hidden from me. And your plan, which you think is

flawless, is full of flaws in my opinion."

With these words, Yun Shang stood up with a cold smile and cast a profound glance at the four scared

women. Then she said slowly, "The banquet will begin at noon. I have to check the preparation of the

banquet first. As for you lot, just stay here in my Weiyang Palace and wacth my men make human skin

masks with the same face as yours. When the masks are ready, I will ask someone to dress up like

you, so that you can all have a good look and see if there is any obvious flaw.

However, whether the disguise is perfect is irrelevant. Since all the envoys from the State of Youyue

and the State of Yihai will be replaced by my men, the plan will be successful. The ministers in the

court don't have much contact with you, so I doubt anyone will discover the truth."

After saying that, Yun Shang went straight out of Weiyang Palace without even listening to their

pathetic pleading.

At the gate of Weiyang Palace, Yun Shang pressed her lips into a thin line. With a cold and confident

look in her eyes, she briefly ordered the servants behind her, "Prepare a carriage and let's go to Taiji

Palace."