An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1339 Future Trouble

Yun Shang didn't expect Luo Qingyan to figure out the key point with just a few words. She pursed her

lips and said, "Your Majesty, it was a coincidence. But it was not easy that I confirmed my guess at that

time. To be honest, the process was really complicated."

Luo Qingyan couldn't hide the smile in his eyes, "Oh really? How complicated was it? Would you like to

share the details with me?"

Yun Shang cast a thoughtful look at him. She didn't plan to hide it from him in the first place.

With a slight grin on her face, she sorted out her thoughts and then calmly opened her mouth, "At first, I

didn't doubt it at the very beginning. I have never met those envoys before, so I don't know their

manners or temperament."

Speaking of this, Yun Shang looked at Luo Qingyan in the eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, you have

actually met them several times. Haven't you doubted them at all?"

Luo Qingyan smiled, "At that time, it was obvious that Shan Xian and Gong Yu had deliberately

restrained their behaviors in front of me. In addition, when we met, Prince Ming Yue was the one who

talked to me most of the time, so I didn't pay much attention to the rest."

Yun Shang nodded. It was exactly as she had expected. She continued, "At the beginning, I actually

wanted to use a trick to sow dissension between them. I thought that these envoys seem to be in

harmony with each other, but after all, they are from two different countries. There must be some

suspicions and fights among them in private. Moreover, they might even have planted spies around

each other.

Therefore, I wanted to pretend to encounter Shan Xian by chance and then find a way to talk with him

in front of everyone so that the men from the State of Youyue would see us. In this way, when they all

come to the palace to greet us, they will be shocked to find out who I really am. They will definitely

doubt Shan Xian and the State of Yihai, suspecting that the State of Yihai has colluded with us for a Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

long time.

So I sent people to keep an eye on the tavern and as a result, I successfully made a contact with Shan

Sean as I wish. But I didn't expect that Shan Xian actually was meeting Gong Yu there. It did come to

me as a big surprise.

I thought it would be better. In this way, when Gong Yu saw me talking to Shan Xian, he would

definitely become suspicious.

Later, I went to the tavern and exposed my real identity to them on purpose. I am quite sure that when

Gong Yu finds out that I'm the one who talked to Shan Xian the other day, he will immediately find a

way to report this piece of information to Prince Ming Yue.

However, things turned out differently. When I arrived at the tavern, it was not as turbulent as I had

expected. It was obvious that Shan Xian and Gong Yu only briefly met in the study, and then they

departed as if nothing major had happened. What's worse, Gong Yu didn't even report anything to

Prince Ming Yue.

I was already suspicious of the two. Gong Yu's behaviour that day made my suspicion grow even

bigger."

As they talked, Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan arrived at the Meeting Hall. There was no one else in the

hall and the two stepped in.

Yun Shang sat down comfortably on the chair and continued, "With this doubt buried in my heart, I

even secretly sent people to check if they had skilfully disguised themselves, but strangely, they didn't.

Later, Your Majesty met the leaders of the trade groups from the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai.

According to them, although they had heard of the name of Prince Ming Yue, they had never seen him

in person.

Back then, they described Prince Ming Yue as someone truly gorgeous. Gentle and elegant, he is the

ideal husband for many women of the State of Youyue.

However, I don't think the man we met in the palace deserves such a comment."

Her words made Luo Qingyan chuckle, he teased, "My dear empress, you must have a rather high

taste in men. I'm afraid that in your mind, few men can live up to your standard of an ideal husband.

Except me."

Yun Shang blushed. She quickly turned away her head to hide a grin. Unable to hold her joyful laugher,

she then quickly glanced at Luo Qingyan. She nodded and said, "You are right on this one. No one can

be my ideal husband except you, Your Majesty.

Because of all these unexplained things, I began to doubt the real identity of Prince Ming Yue. I then

went to Princess Ming Yue and told her about the gossip that was going around and the consequence

the envoys from the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai was facing. She was utterly shocked at my

words. As she looked absolutely startled, I took the chance and tricked her. It worked. I successfully

confirmed my original thoughts."

"My dear is indeed the smartest."

On hearing Luo Qingyan's bold and direct praise, Yun Shang couldn't help but burst into a joyful

laughter.

Luo Qingyan curled up his lips and fondly smiled at her.

Yun Shang laughed for a while and when she finally came to a stop, she asked softly, "What are you

going to do, judging by our current situation?"

Loo Qingyan's gaze was profound and earnest. He replied with a smile, "Before answering your

question, my dear empress, I would like to ask the same question to you. What do you plan to do with

the women in your palace?"

Yup Shang winked at him and said cunningly, "Well, they are just escorting women. They are not that

eye-catching. I think I will just simply put them under house arrest in my palace and then ask someone

else to disguise as them.

Later, I will take the fake escorting females of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai to the imperial

banquet. And then I will act things out according to what we have discussed last night. I will pretend to

ask what happened yesterday. I will make sure that the eighth princesses of the State of Youyue to tell

me that she just went to a lantern show with an ordinary citizen of the State of Xia. It's just that the

particular citizen of the State of Xia might look similar to your Majesty in appearance and she probably

has mistaken him for your Majesty."

Luo Qingyan nodded approvingly. He quickly added, "Then I can ask her what exactly happened

between that man and her. Of course, she will tell the story that they love each other and ask me to

grant the marriage for her. I can give that man a title, namely a lord. I can do it all righteously, only that

the title has no real power attached to it. In this way, I will be able to marry the princess of the State of

Youyue to the man without raising too much suspicion."

Yun Shang slightly nodded and smiled, "You are right on this one.

As long as the eighth princesses says something like that in front of all the civil and military officials,

even if the real eighth princesses of the State of Youyue shows up upon their return, it will be useless

for her to change things back. The real princess will have absolutely no choice. If she dares to call off

the marriage recklessly, it will be deemed as great disrespect to the State of Xia."

Yun Shang chuckled. Then she straightened her face and said solemnly, "However, we should take

everything into consideration. If the envoys of the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai also appear at

the banquet, I'm afraid they will try their best to refuse the marriage proposal.

Things can be quite tricky here." She lowered her head and sighed deeply, "It's not that appropriate to

ask someone to disguise as those envoys. The people who were close to the envoys must be able to

recognize them, and as a result, they will definitely come up with their own plans. If we don't play this

well, it is very likely that the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai will send troops to our borders."

Her words echoed in the empty hall. A thoughtful smile plastered Luo Qingyan's face as he gently pat

her on the shoulder and said, "You think too much. Like I have been telling you before, things can't be

that bad.

Despite the fact that the State of Youyue and the State of Yihai are considerably powerful, they are

separated from us by the vast sea. The distance is simply too long between the states. Trust me, as

the traffic stands very inconvenient, It's not easy for them to declare war on us.

Now that they are on the land of the State of Xia, they should abide by our rules. I'm not afraid of falling

out with them. I'm afraid that I can't completely eradicate them once for all. If I sit aside and let them do

as they please in the State of Xia, then more troubles will await us in the future."