An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1181 To Follow The Lead

"In addition to organize a boudoir study, I will also hold banquets in the palace from time to time to

invite the ladies from these noble clans," Yun Shang pressed her lips and went on, "but there won't be

too many people invited each time, and every time we will select and reward one or two ladies for their

achievements.

Although many people don't take me seriously, my identity is still there. Whoever I reward will soon

spread around. The imperial household and the court are always closely related. All members from

these noble clans are smart and sensible. They should be able to act according to the circumstances. "

Luo Qingyan listened carefully to Yun Shang and then praised smilingly, "From the moment you praise

and reward someone, they can understand who will be more favored by me. Your method can kill two

birds with one stone. In this way, something that I can't tell in public can spread indirectly. from you. "

Yun Shang also smiled, "I grew up in the palace, and I have seen a lot of tricks. Although my father's

former Empress sometimes treated the concubines in a way that was somewhat disdainful, she

handled these things well. But... "

Yun Shang paused and frowned.

"Yes, what is it?" Luo Qingyan asked.

Yun Shang thought of her former life. At that time, even the girls from the noble clans who were invited

to the palace would sometimes try every means to create some opportunities to meet her father and

attract his attention. As a result, they would be selected to the palace as concubines in order to have a

bright future.

In her previous life, she had grown up by the side of the Empress. Those girls and ladies from the

noble clans had all kinds of inconceivable ways to attract the attention of her father.

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on Yun Shang.

Yun Shang took a look at Luo Qingyan. Luo Qingyan was more handsomel than her father and talented

in both literature and military affairs. Even before he ascended the throne, he had attracted many

young ladies of the noble clans. Now that he became the emperor, he had become a cake that

everyone wanted to get a share.

"Yes?" Luo Qingyan urged with a frown as he saw that Yun Shang didn't answer but stared at him with

a strange look.

Yun Shang picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea. She calmed herself down and

shook her head slightly, "It's okay. I just thought of something all of a sudden, but it doesn't matter. I'll

solve it."

Luo Qingyan trusted Yun Shang with all his heart, so he didn't doubt Yun Shang's words. He just

nodded and stopped asking.

After Luo Qingyan's meeting with the noble clans in Lord Hua Guo's birthday party, the city seemed to

be much quieter.

As the enthronement ceremony approached, the imperial household and the court were very busy.

The Jin City was getting more and more bustling, and the guards inside and outside the city had been

fortified.

In the court, there were the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Astronomer, the Sishe office, the Shangbao

office and the education bureau, while in the imperial household, there were the Imperial Household

Department, the Shangyi Bureau and so on, which would work together to prepare for the

enthronement ceremony and the Empress coronation.

Yun Shang and Luo Qingyan seemed to have relatively more free time

Yun Shang even had a leisure time to leave the palace for her meeting with Cao Han and other people

from other noble clans.

"I have received the messages you sent to the palace before, but there are too many affairs to deal

with in the palace, and I wasn't able to spare time to see you in those days. Now I finally have half a

day's leisure. You said that you must report something important to me in person, so I come. What is

it?" Yun shang asked.

Lowering his head, Cao Han said in an extremely respectful voice, "Your Majesty, a person who I

arranged to be with my mother told me that a few days ago, some very mysterious people came to the

mansion and discussed something with my mother secretly. It seemed that they had vaguely

mentioned the enthronement ceremony..."

"Mysterious people?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, "How mysterious?"

"They are all wearing human skin masks," Cao Han replied.

"Oh?" Yun Shang became more curious, "Wearing human skin masks? How did your people recognize

that they all wore human skin masks? "

"Although they were wearing human skin masks, their workmanship was very poor. When I saw their

unnatural expressions, I began to suspect them. So when I served them tea, I looked carefully and

found that the skin on their faces and necks were somewhat different, so I was sure about it," he

explained.

Yun Shang nodded slightly, "They just mentioned the enthronement ceremony. But did you get the

specific information?"

"I'm incompetent. It's a matter of great importance. At that time, my mother was very cautious. After the

tea was served, she asked people to guard around carefully. My person figured out a way to go to the

back, but he only heard very little information,"

Cao Han lowered his head and stared at his shoes, "I suspect that someone wanted to make trouble at

the enthronement ceremony. I think this is very important news, so I sent the news to you in a hurry. I

am afraid that the news would be leaked and alert the enemy, so I wanted to report it to you in person."

"You are very careful," praised Yun Shang smilingly, "I know. Although I don't know what they are going

to do, I will be cautious and guard against them."

With that, she glanced at Cao Han and went on, "I've heard that you called yourself an official, I think

the imperial edict to appoint you to be an official has come, right?"

"Yes, it has. I have been on duty recently. Thank you, your majesty," appreciated Cao Han.

Yun Shang smiled, "you deserve it. You are still young and will have a promising future. If you can work

well for me, your future will definitely be more than that. "

"I will follow your lead and always be loyal to you," he promised.

Yun Shang nodded, "Do you still have anything else? If not, you can leave now. "

Cao Han responded and took two steps backward. But he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your

Majesty, have you seen the Cao clan members at Lord Hua Guo's birthday party two days ago?"

"Yes," Yun Shang answered casually, "On that day, many ladies and girls from the noble clans were in

the party, and so was lady Cao. But I didn't talk to her alone. Did she mention it after she went back

home? What did she say? "

Cao Han replied in a low voice, "After my mother returned home, she called my brother and Uncle over

to her. She said that your majesty seemed to be very concerned about the marriage of the young

masters and the young girls of the Hua clan. And it seemed that you wanted to draw the clans over

through the marriage."

Yun Shang nodded, "Yes, I do. What? Your mother wants to link with the Lord Hua Guo's mansion by

marriage?"

"Yes, your majesty," Cao Han replied in a low voice, "My elder brother has a daughter, who is fourteen

years old and hasn't been engaged yet. My mother wants to marry her into Lord Hua Guo's mansion.

"