An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1139 The Imperial Household And The Court Are All Hers

"Mother, what's wrong with your face?"

Yun Shang raised her hand and touched her face. When she came to herself, she couldn't help

laughing. "I have changed a new makeup today. Do I look good?"

After staring at it for a long time, Chengye pursed his lips and shook his head. "It's not beautiful. You

look as if you're sick."

Hearing the childish words of Chengye, Yun Shang smiled more brightly. "It's not beautiful. I will nodo

such a makeup anymore."

"Okay." Chengye nodded, looked around the hall, and his eyes then fell on the bed. "Eh, why is father

still sleeping?"

Yun Shang looked in the direction of his gaze, and gently held his hand. "Father is tired. Let him sleep

a little longer. Today is my birthday. How about going to the birthday party with me later? "

Chengye nodded, "okay."

Then he opened his eyes wide, put his fingers on his lips, and made a gesture of silence. "Father is

sleeping. Mother, let's keep our voices down."

"Okay, keep our voice down."

Yun Shang took him to sit down on the bench and asked softly, "did you have a good time with

grandma?"

"Yes, I did. Grandmother and grandfather brought me a lot of toys. It's fun. Grandfather played with

me."

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, "What did grandfather play with you?"

"Riding a horse!" With excitement on his face, Chengye said, "It's fun to ride a horse. Grandpa even

gave me a horse."

He didn't expect that Xia Huanyu would play with Chengye. Didn't he dislike Chengye?

"Oh? What else did your grandfather play with you? "

Hearing that, Chengye tilted his head and thought for a while. Then he said, "Read, played games, and

made a kite... We did a lot of things together. "

Hearing this, Yun Shang understood. The rumor that Chengye was an idiot had been spread

everywhere, and Xia Huanyu had once believed it. However, Chengye learnt more things as he grew

older, which made Xia Huanyu suspect those rumors.

This time, Chengye was sent to Hua Ling. Xia Huanyu seized this opportunity to get along with and

play with Chengye, but in fact, he was testing if Chengye was really an idiot.

Yun Shang smiled. She didn't say anything about what Xia Huanyu had done, but changed the subject.

"Your majesty, the banquet is ready. All the officials have arrived."

Hearing the message, Yun Shang stood up and took Chengye's hand, "Let's go. It's time for the

imperial banquet."

Hearing Yun Shang's words, Chengye made the puppet in his hand nod and was about to walk out, but

he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Isn't father going?"

"Father won't go. He is too tired and needs a good sleep. Let's not disturb him."

"Okay."

The banquet was set in the Changting Garden. When they arrived at the door, Yun Shang paused

slightly, but there was not much noise inside.

"Her majesty is here."

"Her highness crown prince is here."

Yun Shang walked into the garden hand in hand with Chengye.

"Greetings, your majesty."

"Greetings, your highness crown prince."

Yun Shang took Chengye to the seat of honor and glanced at the crowd. "Arise, everyone. Sit down."

All the people stood up and took their seats. Perhaps it was because of what happened in the court this

morning and the influence of the rumors outside, the officials and their families in the garden looked at

Yun Shang and Chengye strangely.

Liu Wenan stood aside with a smile on his face, "Today is your majesty's birthday. Every official has

prepared a gift for you. Your majesty, would like to see the gifts?"

"Okay." Yun Shang nodded with a smile.

Liu Wenan stood up straight and shook the dust in his hand. "Gift time."

After Liu Wenan finished his words, the officials didn't move.

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows slightly and turned to Liu Wenan with a smile. "Didn't Lord Liu say that

everyone had prepared a gift for me?" Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Liu Wenan smiled awkwardly, "Your Lordships..."

"Your majesty."

A man stood out. Yun Shang squinted at him and recognized him. He was Wang Jingyu, from the Court

of Justice.

He was one of the former grand tutor's students.

"Oh? Lord Wang, do you have anything to say? "

Wang Jingyu lowered his head and said, "I've heard that his majesty and your majesty love each other

very much. Today is your majesty's birthday, why did't his majesty show up?"

Before Yun Shang answered, Wang JIngyu continued, "I heard some rumors outside the palace after

the morning court that the emperor was not sick, but poisoned. What was worse, it was a deadly

poison. Although there is antidote for this poison, it is difficult to find. If the antidote can't be found, the

poison will penetrate into the heart and lung in three days, and there is no doubt that he will die. "

"Your Majesty hasn't gone to the court for three days. I want to ask your majesty if the rumor is true."

After he finished his words, Yun Shang didn't say anything. But Chengye, who was sitting next to Yun

Shang, shouted, "Nonsense! Father is just tired and sleeping. "

The officials whispered in a louder voice.

"Tired? Are you sleeping? " Wang Jingyu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Although the rumors outside sound

reasonable, I don't want to guess randomly. However, in the past three days when his majesty hadn't

gone to the court, Lord Liu and your majesty had been finding excuses, which were almost full of

loopholes. It really made us wonder if something had really happened to his majesty. Are those rumors

true? "

Yun Shang pursed her lips, "What rumors? Lord Wang, why don't you tell me? "

Wang JIngyu glanced at the other officials in the garden and said, "There is a rumor outside that your

majesty was trapped in an ice cellar before, which caused the premature birth. And because your

majesty stayed in the ice cellar for too long, the Prince's was mentally damaged and your majesty was

also hurt and couldn't have children anymore."

Yun Shang kept smiling, "I'm tired of those rumors. Is there anything new?"

"There are also rumors that his majesty is not sick, but poisoned. And it was done by your majesty to

control the State of Xia!"

Yun Shang sneered, "Am I crazy? His majesty loves me so much that he has never thought of marrying

concubines. I'm the only one in his harem, and Chengye is our only child. Why should I do that? "

"Well... I don't know. No matter how nice His majesty was to your majesty, your majesty was only the

head of the imperial household. But if anything happens to his majesty, both the imperial household

and the court will all be yours. "