An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 1243 Discovery

The gate of the the Xiangyi Palace was closed, and white flowers were still hanging on it. Two white

lanterns were lit on the gate, and two guards were standing at the gate.

At the sight of Yun Shang, the two imperial guards hurried to her and greeted her, "Your majesty."

Yun Shang nodded and looked up at the three words on the plaque above the palace gate. After a

moment of silence, she withdrew her gaze and said, "Open the gate. I'll go in and have a look."

The Royal Guard answered and opened the gate.

Yun Shang had been to the palace for several times. But when she stepped in again, she found that

the palace was totally different from the one in her memory.

In her memory, the courtyard was full of all kinds of precious flowers and plants. But now it had already

disappeared, and the soil on the ground seemed to have just been turned over.

"His majesty ordered to turn over the soil in the yard?"

Hearing Yun Shang's question, the guard quickly replied, "Yes. After dealing with the funeral of Lady Li,

his majesty ordered to dig out the yard. It was almost three feet deep, but nothing has been found."

"But his majesty has only sent people to dig in the yard, and the things in the palace are still the same.

His majesty said that he would ask your majesty to have a look after you came back. "

Yun Shang nodded and walked in.

They passed through the messy yard and entered the main hall.

As soon as they entered the main hall, Yun Shang frowned again.

It made sense that the yard was totally different from before as Luo Qingyan has sent someone to turn

the soil. But what happened to the main hall?

In the main hall of the Xiangyi Palace, the books, paintings and some precious ornaments were all

gone. The hall was empty. There were only two large vases standing at the door, and several tables

and chairs were placed in the hall.

Standing at the door of the palace, Yun Shang kept silent for a while. The scene that she was just

reborn when she was eight years old and went to find her mother came to her mind. At that time, her

mother lived in the Cold Palace, which was even more desolate than this.

She had lived such a luxurious life for a long time, and she forgot that there were always snobs in the

palace.

Earlier, When Lady Li helped her deal with the imperial household affairs, all the servants flattered her

and sent good things here.

Later, Lady Li made a mistake and was under house arrest. Many servants in the palace were

dismissed. It was probably at that time that all the valuable things in the palace were taken away by the

servants.

Yun Shang walked in and walked around the hall. The tables in the hall were covered with a thick layer

of dust, as if they hadn't been wiped for a long time.

Yun Shang entered the inner hall. It was the same as the main hall. Except for some big items, there

was almost no furnishing. It seemed that she could see everything in the hall at a glance.

Yun Shang glanced around the hall and moved her fingers in her sleeves.

Luo Qingyan said that Lady Li was a smart woman. She must have foreseen her ending after the maid

entered the Xiangyi Palace. In that case, she must've left a way out for herself and hide the clue.

So, where would that thing be hidden?

The maid must have thought of this as well. She must have searched every corner of the hall.

Standing in the hall, Yun Shang closed her eyes for a while and wondered where she would hid it if she

were her?

First, it should be a place within her sight every day. Only when she saw it every day did she know if

anyone had moved it.

Secondly, it must be hidden and safe enough, at least it should be a place where the servants were not

likely to touch. At that time, there were only two servants in the palace, and looking at the dust piled up

on the tables and chairs in the main hall outside, presumably the two maids had not cleaned it often,

but anyway, it was always correct to try every means to make sure everything was all right.

And it might be a place which would be easily ignored even you came near it.

Yun Shang opened her eyes and walked around the hall. Her eyes fell on a bench beside the bed.

There was not much dust on it. It could be seen that it was often used by Lady Li.

Yun Shang walked over and was about to sit down on the bench. Qian Zhuo screamed and hurriedly

said, "Your Majesty, let me wipe it. After all, this bench is... "

Qian Zhuo bit her lips and wanted to say that it was a bench of the dead, but she always felt that the

word "dead" was very ominous.

Yun Shang knew what she was going to say, so she just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter."

Then she sat on the bench.

After Yun Shang sat down, she stretched out her hand and touched the bench carefully, but found

nothing. Then she stood up again.

In addition to the bench, there was also the desk, the chair behind the desk, and the bed...

Judging from the dust on these things, they should be used by Lady Li every day.

Yun Shang checked them one by one, but found nothing.

Yun Shang sat on the chair and looked around. She looked at a vase on the windowsill, thought for a

moment, and walked over.

Lady Li was sick, so she seldom went out of the bedroom.

However, the patient also needed some fresh air, so it should be necessary to open the window every

day.

Yun Shang stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the vase on the windowsill.

The vase hadn't been filled with flowers for a long time. The edge of the vase was covered with black

dirt and gave off a bad smell.

Yun Shang kept silent for a while and looked down at the vase carefully. The vase neck was very

narrow, and only darkness could be seen inside. Nothing else could be seen.

After thinking for a while, she picked up the vase and shook it gently. There was no sound in the vase,

so Yun Shang poured it over again.

Yun Shang turned the vase up and down two times in silence, squinted, and suddenly threw it on the

ground.

With a loud bang, the porcelain pieces splashed in all directions.

"Your majesty!" With her eyes wide open, Qian Zhuo screamed, "There's something in it."

Yun Shang lowered her head and saw a huge black thing lying quietly in the middle of the porcelain

pieces.

"What's this?"

Qian Zhuo picked it up and looked at it carefully. Then she stood up and said, "It seems to be... Luffa? "

"Luffa?" Yun Shang was not familiar with it, so she looked at it curiously. Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

"Yes, it's the thing left after the flesh of loofah is removed and dried." Qian Zhuo explained, "The

servants occasionally use them to wash dishes."

As she spoke, Qian Zhuo checked the luffa and said, "There is something in it."