An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 159 The Haunted Changchun Palace

"It's ridiculous. There are no ghosts in this world. It's nonsense. I will order an investigation into the

whereabouts of the two madams. Don't worry." Lady Ming frowned and said coldly.

Yun Shang nodded. "Thank you, Your Highness."

Lady Ming gazed at Yun Shang and said, "Shang'er, you will get married soon. As you just said, the

servants in your palace are too young. It occurs to me that there has been no madam to enlighten you

because you left the Imperial City early. However, now that you live here and will be married soon, you

need a madam as your tutor. Other than Madam Yu, I also have Madam Li and Madam Xu working for

me. Both of them are capable. You can take them back to your palace. They will teach you what to do

as Prince Jing's wife."

Yun Shang sneered and thought, 'What a dirty trick. Now Lady Ming wants to plant her trusted

subordinates in my palace. And she finds such a high-sounding excuse that I can hardly refuse her.'

"Your Highness, it's very thoughtful of you. But you have only three madams. If I take away two, I am

afraid that you won't have enough help. You run the imperial household now, so you must need a lot of

help." Yun Shang smiled and stared at Lady Ming steely-eyed.

She was definitely not a coward.

"Moreover, before my mother went to Laifeng Palace, she once talked with His Majesty about this. His

Majesty said that after my mother gives birth, he would ask Madam Yan and Madam Zheng to teach

me. Madam Yan used to be His Majesty's wet nurse, and my mother trusts Madam Zheng. Surely, the

madams that you trust are equally outstanding. It's difficult for me to make a choice. Well, I will just

have to refuse His Majesty's offer and tell him that you have made arrangements for me." Yun Shang

frowned and pretended to be worried.

Lady Ming frowned in resentment. She didn't know that Emperor Ning had already arranged all this.

"Madam Yan? If I remember correctly, she left the Imperial City four years ago. I heard that her

daughter-in-law gave birth to a fat baby boy, so she is looking after her grandson at home." Lady Ming

suddenly recalled and said slowly.

Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Indeed, but she has promised His Majesty. Her grandson

is four years old and will attend school in a few months. She will be free then. So she agreed to come Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

back. She will be back in three or four months."

Lady Ming was angry, but she calmed down and said with a smile, "Madam Yan raised His Majesty.

She is certainly the best madam. Since His Majesty has arranged it, I won't bother."

Lady Ming's plan failed. Thinking of what Yun Shang just said, Lady Ming was confused. She didn't

want to speak with Yun Shang anymore. So she asked the princess to leave.

Given Lady Ming's weary expression, Yun Shang knew what she was thinking. The princess ordered

that Changchun Palace be watched. Qian Yin brought back a report early the next morning.

"Your Highness, Lady Ming seemed to have had a nightmare last night. She woke up screaming. She

kept shouting 'Geng, don't.' The sleeping chamber of Changchun Palace was lit up for the remainder of

the night."

Yun Shang removed foam with the teacup cover before speaking coldly, "A quiet conscience sleeps

through thunder. She must have something on her conscience."

Qian Yin thought of something and said, "Your Highness, Lady Meng went to Lady Fu's palace

yesterday evening. They seemed to have a nice talk."

Yun Shang nodded without saying anything.

Changchun Palace was haunted for almost ten days, and the screams of Lady Ming could be heard

every night. It was said that Lady Ming ordered that Changchun Palace be as bright as day when it was

dark, but it was useless. She became weaker and weaker, and finally fainted in front of the concubines

on the morning of the twelfth day.

When Yun Shang heard the news, she just smiled without saying anything. However, on the day when

Lady Ming fainted, Qingxin Palace ushered in an uninvited guest, Li Fuyi.

With respect, Li Fuyi smiled at Yun Shang who was just 15 or 16 years old. Although Yun Shang looked

younger, Li Fuyi knew that this little girl in front of her couldn't be underestimated. She had observed

this over the past few days.

"Have you found the missing madams? Strangely, after you visited Changchun Palace that day, Lady

Ming began having nightmares and finally got sick." Li Fuyi lowered her head, and her eyelashes

quivered. She seemed sad.

Yun Shang stared at Li Fuyi, "Really? I haven't found those two missing madams yet. Lady Ming said

that she would look for them. I'm sure she will find them. But her condition scares me. Lady Fu, is there

really a ghost? The maids of Changchun Palace said that they saw someone float by Changchun

Palace in the middle of the night."

Yun Shang opened her eyes wide in curiosity and fear.

"I don't know whether there is a ghost." Li Fuyi lowered her head and replied gently.

Yun Shang sighed and put on a long face. "I'm so scared that I don't dare to go out at night anymore.

Moreover, I ask my maids to accompany me when I sleep."

What Yun Shang said shook Li Fuyi's resolve. She left after finishing some small talks with Yun Shang.

After Li Fuyi stepped out of Qingxin Palace, the look on Yun Shang's face hardened. She smiled faintly,

"Lady Ming has already come around, right?"

Qian Yin replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Yun Shang sneered and said coldly, "Since she has come around, give her a blow tonight. Ask Ning

Qian to inquire about how Lady Geng died."

Qian Yin nodded and left.

That night, all the people in Changchun Palace were thrown into a panic. It was said that many

servants saw a white figure standing outside the window of Lady Ming's sleeping chamber. The figure

said, "You are powerful now, but I feel very lonely in hell."

Then, the window of the sleeping chamber was blown open by the wind. After the servants calmed

down, they found a sachet beside Lady Ming's pillow. It contained a lock of hair.

At the sight of the sachet, Lady Ming trembled with fear. After she took out the hair, she twitched and

frothed at the mouth before passing out.

While listening to the report by Qian Yin, Yun Shang reached for a nut and smiled. "How smart Lady

Ming was. The sachet was originally a token of love between His Majesty and Lady Geng. When the

two got married, His Majesty cut his hair and sent it to Lady Geng as a token. Lady Geng always

carried it with her. It seems that Lady Ming tampered with it."