An Eight-year-old Princess
Chapter 31 Victory Feast
The man in grey raised his eyebrows and replied coldly, "Interesting! I haven't seen such an interesting person in a long time. Had it not been for you insisting that I was in danger and that we travel separately from the main troops, I wouldn't have seen such an interesting person. Look at how she calculated every step with almost no mistake. She even used me to accomplish her plan. I really wish I have the opportunity to meet her again. Wang Shunlai, do you have any idea where she comes from?"
Wang Shunlai shook his head and replied, "How would I know that?"
The man in grey smiled. "Although the carriage looks common, the nails on the horseshoes are made of gold. Horseshoe's nails of ordinary wealthy families are usually made of iron. As far as I know, such luxuries are granted to people living in the Imperial Palace."
"The imperial Palace?" Wang Shunlai was shocked. He looked at his Master in doubt. In his opinion, women in the Palace were like canaries. They had nothing to all day except compete over whose clothes and looks were better and who was more favored by the Emperor. He never expected that there would be such a cunning and calculating women amongst them.
Prince Jing narrowed his eyes as he continued to stare after the carriage. It had long since disappeared from his sight. Nevertheless, he looked in the direction. Perhaps he had been away from the Palace for too long. He had no idea who this girl was.
"Let's go. We should hurry on with our journey." Prince Jing brought his hand to his lips and whistled. At the loud sound, two horses ran out of the woods. The two men mounted the horses and rode on the path towards the Imperial City.
On returning to the Palace, Yun Shang saw Qin Meng look at her as if she were a ghost. Qin Meng seemed to be in shock for a long while. Eventually, she shook off her surprise and said, "Your Highness, you are back!"
Yun Shang reckoned that Hua Jing would never have expected her to return alive. She replied with a smile, "Yes. Is everything okay in the Palace? Hua Jing rushed backed to the Imperial City just as we had reached Ning'guo Temple. Have you seen her since? I wonder how her mother-in-law is now."
Qin Meng lowered her head, answered, "Everything is okay. Princess Hua Jing returned to the Palace yesterday. By the way, your Highness, Prince Jing managed a great victory, and returned to the Imperial City today. The Emperor will hold a victory feast for him later. The Empress sent someone in the morning to convey the message that you should attend the feast if you were feeling well enough."
Yun Shang stopped for a little and nodded. "Okay."
them so that you can have a look. It is your first victory feast in seven years. You will certainly look
"yes" and walked towards the inner Palace. She smiled as she saw Qin Meng hurriedly leave Qingxin Palace. "She is going to
feast tonight?" Qin Yi
He was the only Special Prince in the
up to play with Hua Jing. Another reason why Yun Shang remembered this day in particular, was because it was at Prince Jing's victory feast that Hua Jing first mentioned Mo Jingran, the man who Yun Shang married after her Coming-of-age Ceremony. She recalled how highly Hua Jing had
would repeat at the victory feast in her present life.
Shang went to have a look. She pointed at one and said, "The lunar white one is okay.
the lunar white dress and put it aside as Yun Shang ordered. She then turned to the Princess and said, "Your Highness, you must be tired after a long journey. You should get
considerate. I will indeed rest first. Check on me
minsters, their family members, and some consorts had already been seated when Yun Shang arrived. "Princess
wished to see the Princess
from the seat below the throne. Yun Shang smiled,
would come. Your body is weak, so I prepared some fruit
wanted to go with you but my health doesn't allow me to travel long
think I will still be so silly this time?' Yun Shang thought to herself.
bones and muscles were not injured and that she would recover after resting for a