Chapter 116 Unwee Guest (Part One)
"What''s wrong?" Qian Yin opened the door and got off the carriage.
Hearing the squabble, Yun Shang frowned and winked at Qin Yi as a sign for her to get out. Qin Yi
seriously. She reported in a low voice, "Your Highness, a man rushed towards the carriage. The driver
tried to avoid him but the man was still hurt."
Yun Shang replied, "Hum, ask Qin Yi to return. Since the carriage belongs to Prince Jing, the driver
must be a smart man. He can deal with this ident."
Qian Yin frowned and said, "Your Highness, the injured man has brown eyes and an emblem on his
wrist. I guess he is not a citizen of the State of Ning. Moreover, the clothes he wears are of good
quality. They look expensive."
Yun Shang was worried when she heard the description. She said, "I will have a look." She then put on
her veil and opened the door. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw a man in ck standing
nearby. He looked pale. The driver bowed his head and defended himself, "You pounced on our horses
so you are responsible for the ident. It''s not my fault that I couldn''t stop the horses. There are many
witnesses."
The victim sneered, "Judging from the badge, I guess the carriage belongs to Prince Jing. Is he free to
do as he pleases? Even kill a person recklessly? Just because he is a prince? If I had died on the spot,
would anyone have been held ountable?"
From his ent it was confirmed that the man was not a citizen of the State of Ning. Yun Shang looked
carefully at the man. He wore a ck robe. He had a snub-nose and deep set eyes. Although he was
handsome, she concluded that he was ill-tempered from his expression.
She stared at his wrist and saw a strange emblem. She squinted and thought for a while before she
finally recalled his identity. She was astonished, but she hid her surprise.
With a smile she advised in a soft tone, "Be lenient whenever it is possible. It was six of one and half a
dozen of the other. We were both at fault. Since you are not hurt, we are now even. What do you
think?"
The man looked at the pretty tender girl. She seemed to be 14-15 years old. She had a good figure.
Although the man thought highly of her, he satirized, "It''s well known that Prince Jing is an upright man
and never gets entangled with women. I wasn''t expecting to handle an ident with a beauty as pretty
as a flower and as pure as a jade. I heard the Emperor has granted Prince Jing''s request to marry
Princess Hui Guo. What if she saw you in his carriage? Would she be sad?"
His confusion further proved his identity. Yun Shang gave a signal to Qian Yin who understood what the
Princess intended to convey. Qian Yin hastily yelled, "How dare you? Do you know who she is?"
The manughed and casually asked, "Are you Princess Hui Guo?"
Qian Yin snorted contemptuously, "You have a good eye. But you are unforgivable. How dare you
shout nonsense in the presence of Her Highness?"
"Your Highness." The onlookers were also surprised at the presence of Princess Hui Guo. They
greeted her in chorus.
With a smile Yun Shang lowed her head and said, "Well, Qian Yin, he is innocent because he didn''t
know my identity. I wonder whether you agree with my solution. If you agree, don''t stand in the middle
of the street, please."
"You are Princess Hui Guo?" It seemed that the man questioned her identity. There was amazement in
his eyes.
Yun Shangpressed her lips and imed, "I am the real Princess Hui Guo." She then frowned and
coughed, "Hum…"
Qian Yin stepped forward to hold Yun Shang and advised, "Your Highness, you fall ill quickly. You''d
better return to the carriage."
Yun Shang waved her hand and said, "I have been in the Imperial Pce for so long. It''s a pity to
waste this chance of getting out by staying in a carriage."
"But your health…"
Qian Yin''s chatter was interrupted by the sound of horses and riders thundering along the road. Before
the riders arrived, a cry could be heard from the onlookers, "Herees Prince Jing."
''Prince Jing?'' Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and eagerly looked in the direction of the clopping.
Prince Jing frowned when he found several people standing in the middle of the street. Before he took
a diversion, he heard a familiar voice saying, "Your Highness, Princess Hui Guo is here."
Surprised at the remark, Prince Jing jumped off his horse. After nudging his way through the crowd, he
found Yun Shang was being held by Qian Yin. The Princess was coughing severely.
Prince Jing frowned, took her by the arm and asked, "Yun Shang, what''s wrong? You are not feeling
well, are you?"
Yun Shang looked up, shook her head and said with a smile, "Nothing serious. There was an ident.
My carriage ran into this man…" She looked back and found that the man had left.
In the distance only a figure in a ck robe could be seen. Yun Shang frowned and exined, "It''s
over. He has left." Yun Shang coughed and apologized, "Uncle, I''m sorry to keep you waiting. Let''s go."
With these words, she held Qian Yin and got in the carriage.
When she entered, she found Prince Jing followed her. Before she could say anything, the carriage
began moving.
Yun Shang leaned against the side and said after consideration, "I guess the man that stopped my
carriage was Cangjue Qingsu."
"Uncle, have you seen Cangjue Qingsu? Do you know what he looks like?" Yun Shang looked up and
asked.
Prince Jing nodded and said, "If I see him, I can surely recognize him. I didn''t see the man just now.
But why did he choose to hit my carriage if he was worried that I would recognize him?"
The carriages from Prince Jing''s Mansion all bore special badges. They were easy enough to identify.
Yun Shang answered with a smile, "I am afraid he already knew that Princess Hui Guo* would be in
this carriage instead of Prince Jing. He intended to inform Princess Hui Guo of his arrival. He never
thought he would see me, the real Princess Hui Guo. So he enraged me to ascertain my identity. When
he confirmed that I am the real Princess Hui Guo, he understood that Hua Jing deceived him."
*TN: Princess Hua Jing cheated Cangjue Qingsu by iming that she was Princess Hui Guo.)
Prince Jing asked in surprise, "Did you tell him your identity? It was said that he departed from the
State of Yng a short while ago. How did he appear in the Imperial City so quickly?"
Yun Shang lowered her head and said after a brief pause, "Cangjue Qingsu is the third Prince of the
State of Yng. The Princes are fighting intensely for the crown. If he marries me, he would get
support from the State of Ning. In my opinion, he came here alone in advance to investigate and avoid
getting assassinated on the way. If he gets in touch with Hua Jing, his goal will be more easily
achieved. He used the forces who set out from the State of Yng as a cover. The assassins who are
interested in his life, will be easily distracted."
Prince Jing raised his eyebrows and a crafty expression appeared in his eyes. He suggested, "The so-
called third prince of the State of Yng is still on the way. This man didn''t reveal his identity, so it''s our
best chance to kill him. Even if the State of Yng censure us, we could answer with a query, Isn''t the
Prince on the way? Why did he sneak into the Imperial City? What was his intention?"
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and said, "Cangjue Qingsu is an unruly man, but he isn''t imprudent. I
believe he made some arrangements before he came into the Imperial City by himself. It will not be
easy to catch or kill him."
Prince Jing didn''t reply. He meditated in silence and then said, "After the spring outing, I will send you
back to the Imperial Pce. You''d better stay at your pce for several days. Firstly, Cangjue Qingsu
asked the Emperor to marry you to him. He doesn''t know the name he mentioned in his letter has been
changed to Hua Jing. I am afraid he might hurt you. Secondly, he is in the Imperial City and the State of
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Xia may take some action. There will be a period of serious disturbances in the Imperial City."
"It''s not easy for me to get out of the Imperial Pce." Yun Shang answered and then closed her eyes,
leaving Prince Jing alone with his thoughts. When speaking of Cangjue Qingsu, her attitude had
be softer. However, it didn''t mean she would treat him tenderly and with a smile.
After several minutes of travel, the carriage stopped. Prince Jing jumped off the carriage first. Before
Yun Shang got off, Prince Jing had held out his hand to help her.
Yun Shang frowned. She didn''t need his help. When she was about to jump off the carriage, a frivolous
voice was heard, "Is Princess Huo Guoing? We have been waiting for a long time."
Yun Shang looked up and saw Wang Jinhuan striding to meet her. Behind him, several girls followed.
Yun Shang sighed and held Prince Jing''s hand when getting off the carriage. Yun Shang nced at the
surrounding area. An expansive slope with a smooth surface came into view. Maybe it was a special
tform for the spring outing?