An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1396 The Assassins

Wang Wanzhi went on calmly, "Maybe Official Cao thought he could see through people. If he mentions

this again next time, I will try to deal with him. "

Yun Shang nodded, "You always know what to do. It's up to you."

Anyway, she was clear that Cao Han might not be able to appear in front of her soon.

As Yun Shang spoke, she unfolded the paper and had a look. As Luo Qingyan expected, there were

more than 10 places of properties written on the paper, followed by the name of the person who bought

each house, when it was bought, and who really owned it.

Yun Shang smiled. She and the Emperor had guessed that Cao Han would tell them seven or eight

places to be distributed to the secret guards. But they didn't expect that he was so powerful. What he

had presented were not seven or eight places, but nearly twenty!

The Cao clan really thought highly of them.

Yun Shang took a glance at the paper and put it on the imperial table, "Okay. After the morning court

tomorrow, you'll tell Cao Han that I have known it and have discussed it with his majesty carefully. At

about 9 o'clock tomorrow evening, his majesty and I will arrange secret guards to investigate all these

places he has mentioned and let him deal with them carefully in the Cao mansion. Don't let them find

out anything."

Wang Wanzhi noted down Yun Shang's words and left.

When Luo Qingyan returned to the Taiji Palace, Yun Shang told him what had happened.

"At nine p.m.?" Luo Qingyan was a little surprised, "It's already the evening time, and the city has been

under a night ban. This time?"

Yun Shang certainly understood what Luo Qingyan meant. She nodded and said, "Xia Houjing must

have been hiding from the limelight before. Today is the best opportunity. He will try his best to contact

his own people, his previous subordinates, the officials and so on to discuss something important.

Most of the officials in the court are under the supervision of your majesty and me. If several officials

don't go back at night at the same time, it will cause our suspicion. Therefore, Xia Houjing will definitely

choose a place where he can stay blatantly without causing any suspicion after the night ban. "

A cunning light flashed through Yun Shang's eyes, "Tell me, your majesty. Where will this place be?"

"A brothel?"

Yun Shang smiled, "Yes, a brothel.

Brothels are good places. There are many brothels in the city. Xia Houjing will definitely feel that even if

we guess what he is thinking, we will definitely not know which one he is in. We can't investigate it one

by one.

But he probably won't think of it anyway that we won't investigate it at all. Although I choose the time of

9 p.m., it is the most lively time in the brothel. There are all kinds of people in this kind of places. If

anything happens, it will definitely be spread quickly. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

In my opinion, although it's late at night, it's very quiet everywhere in the city. If anything happens or

any noise astir comes out then, it will be more abrupt and eye-catching in this quiet city."

Luo Qingyan nodded, "Okay, then do as you say."

At night, the secret guards were sent out early in secret, leaving only more than ten people guarding

near the Taiji Palace.

Yun Shang asked someone to set up the chessboard and played chess with Luo Qingyan.

"Your Majesty has been busy all day long. I have never seen you play chess with anyone since I moved

to the Taiji Palace. Why are your majesty still so good at chess? I haven't played chess for a long time,

and I feel it quite exceeds my ability. "

Luo Qingyan smiled, "Maybe it's because I'm always playing chess in my mind, though I don't play

chess with others."

"What?" Yun Shang was surprised, 'Is he playing chess in his mind every day?'

"The checks and balances in the imperial court as well as the disputes between countries are all chess

games for me. If I make a mistake, I'll lose everything. "

Yun Shang understood what he meant. She thought for a moment and then nodded, "Yes, you're right."

With a teapot in his hand, Liu Wenan came and served tea for them two. He glanced at the sand clock

on the bookshelf and reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesties, it's already nine o'clock at night."

Nine o'clock already?

Yun Shang turned to look at the sand clock. It was indeed 9 p.m.

She wondered what was going on outside.

While Yun Shang was thinking, Qian Zhuo asked outside the door, "Your Majesty, it's nine o'clock. Are

your majesties going to take a bath and have a rest?"

Yun Shang nodded, "Bring some water in."

After saying that, she turned around and said to Luo Qingyan, "If Xia Houjing really has a poison attack

outside, the news will come soon. Something should happen tomorrow morning at the latest. We don't

have to wait for it."

"Okay..." Luo Qingyan nodded, "You are right, the Empress."

Then he immediately got up and said to the outside, "Prepare more water in the back pool."

"What?" Yun Shang turned to look at Luo Qingyan.

Luo Qingyan replied seriously, "The pool there is bigger. It's getting cold in the early morning and at

night. You have always been weak. Soaking in it is good for your health."

"……" Yun Shang would have believed it if she hadn't seen the light in Luo Qingyan's eyes.

Qian Zhuo had left outside the room. Yun Shang snorted and said nothing.

After a while, some servants carried the water into the palace. Seeing it was almost ready, Luo

Qingyan took Yun Shang into the back hall.

The servants were packing up and about to leave. Luo Qingyan bent down to test the water

temperature. When he was about to say something, he suddenly saw a light flash by the side of the

pool.

Luo Qingyan frowned and pulled Yun Shang forward almost subconsciously.

Yun Shang was not prepared for Luo Qingyan at all. She staggered and fell into the water.

She had been plotted like this before, but this time she reacted very quickly. She quickly held the edge

of the pool and stood up.

She was about to scold Luo Qingyan for it when she saw a dagger suddenly appeared in the hand of a

servant who had been cleaning up the bucket by the side of the pool and was fighting against Luo

Qingyan.

Yun Shang immediately realized what had happened just now. She slapped the edge of the pool,

jumped up, pulled out the hairpin on her head, and rushed over to them.

The secret guards had also been alerted and hurried to rescue them.

However, those servants were good at Kung Fu. They ignored the other secret guards and rushed

towards Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan. Since Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan came in to take a bath, they

didn't bring any weapons with them. They had to keep stepping backward.

Fortunately, the secret guards reacted quickly. And there were many of them, after all, so that they

quickly subdued the assassins.

Luo Qingyan was about to ask the servant to leave for interrogation, but he saw that the servants' faces

were all dark, and their heads and ears were bleeding. They fell down quickly.

"Daredevils."

Luo Qingyan frowned and ordered the servants, "Clean up this place."

Just then, they heard a sharp sound from outside, like that of fireworks rising into the air.

"Your Majesty, someone is sending a signal in the palace."