An Eight-year-old Princess

Prince Jing nodded, and then slowly closed his eyes again.

Xia Houjing didn't say anything more. He bowed to the two in the carriage, and left.

After Prince Houjing left, the coachman closed the door, and Prince Jing let Qian Hua out. Prince Jing was frowning, as if he was worried about something. After a while, he said in a low voice, "Just now the Prince raised doubts about us."

Yun Shang nodded, but didn't say anything. She warned herself, 'Xia Houjing is someone I must guard against and keep an eye on.'

Qian Hua tugged on Yun Shang's sleeve while she was lost in thought to tell her, "My lady, that is the woman that I saw."

Yun Shang looked to the direction Qian Hua was pointing. She saw a woman in green walking out of the Yuman Tower. The woman looked tall, and was wearing light make-up. She was a beautiful woman.

But just as what Qian Hua had decribed, the lady gave Yun Shang a weird feeling. The way she walked and the look on her face seemed strange. She behaved as though she was hiding something.

Yun Shang squinted, observing the woman for a long time. Suddenly it struck her, "That is not a woman at all!"

"What?" Qian Hua hesitated, then asked, "My lady, I don't understand."

Prince Jing understood what Yun Shang meant. He looked at the woman for a short while, then he turned to Yun Shang, "That's a man in women's clothes and make-up."

Yun Shang nodded in agreement. That woman was a man. The man appeared good-looking, so even though he was taller than the average lady, he was able to pull it off. Maybe he was afraid to be found out, so he imitated women's behavior, but he was too cautious over each move as he walked. Even how he looked at others seemed like it had been practiced a thousand times.

The man was overdoing the acting, and did not come off as a natural woman. Perhaps that was how Yun Shang recognized he was disguised.

"Why did he disguise himself as a woman to meet secretly with Prince Houjing?" Qian Hua frowned, confused again.

Yun Shang considered why he might have, "Maybe, he wanted to conceal his identity, because he is well known. So he disguised himself as a woman to avoid attention and trouble."

us to find out who he is. My lady, you don't need to worry about him. I will let you know his identity

Shang said

lifted her head looking at Prince Jing. "We've had the Osmanthus cake, we can go back to

Jing agreed, ordering the coachman to resume to their original destination. Yun Shang noticed that Prince Jing seemed tired, so she lowered

dismount the carriage. He said, "Let's go see His Majesty together.

and Prince Jing were shown inside. A girl was standing by the table. Yun Shang glanced at her before lowering her head again. It was Lady

in with Prince Jing, Emperor Ning smiled with relief. He hesitated, as though trying to think of how to word something, while not offending Lady Ya, "It has only been two days

Prince Jing, on the other hand, frowned. He said to Emperor Ning, "Brother, you've given me your word. Don't break your promise. A word from a man of honor cannot

words, and said,

how excited he was about his

marry Shang'er, I wonder what should I call you. Should I call you father, as Shang'er always has? Or shall Shang'er call you brother, as I call

Jing's questions silenced everyone, until Emperor Ning erupted in laughter, "I'm

had been grinding down and added softly, "The most important thing is they

Yun Shang, who was smiling. "Well, my daughter is quite

growing as she looked at

Jing had something important to discuss, so she took her leave. Lady Ya left Qinzheng Hall at the same time.

silence, "I visited Her Majesty yesterday, and she told me to get acquainted with His Majesty as much as possible. She also told me which style of

Qiwu Palace. Physically she wasn't around, but she was busy keeping her eyes on

you to befriend me?" Yun Shang asked

is actually a poisonous flower. She told me that if I ingratiate with you in a stupid way, I may not be liked by you. That's why I need to calm down

"She has been keeping herself busy. I bet she has thoroughly analyzed my

more than that. I caught her people sneaking into Lady Meng's Palace

while since she last spoke to Qin Meng. It's brave of the Empress to try and form an alliance with Qin Meng, especially knowing Qin Meng hated her so much. The Empress was desperate, and

she was quite a snob. It's said that if there are enough benefits, Qin Meng would even befriend the one who would kill her family. So, it was likely she didn't care that