Chapter 138 The Trouble Caused By Staying Out All Night (Part One)


    Although Prince Jing didn''t take it to heart, Yun Shang thought that it must be a very tricky problem.


    She didn''t fully know what Prince Jing was capable of, but she knew that the dreaded God of War must


    be worthy of his reputation.


    However, Prince Jing had been trapped and badly hurt. If Cangjue Qingsu was behind this, he could


    never be overestimated. If not, finding the person responsible would be troublesome.


    It was much easier to deal with a known strong enemy than an unknown one.


    Prince Jing understood from Yun Shang''s frown that she was worried about him. He held her hand and


    said gently, "Leave it to me. Since the other party is targeting me, I have to fight back. You have to be


    careful. I am afraid that you might be implicated. I will dispatch more people to protect you."


    Yun Shang shook her head. "It''s okay. I can protect myself in the Imperial City. You have to be careful."


    While they were talking, someone knocked on the door. Yun Shang stood and opened the door. A


    young girl in ck stood at the door. She looked at Yun Shang with worry. Yun Shang then realized that


    although Prince Jing was seriously injured and had been unconscious, it was inappropriate for her to


    stay with him all night. She apologetically said, "Qian Yin sent you here? Go back first. I will follow


    The girl in ck shook her head. "Your Highness, Lady Ming has ordered the arrest of Qian Yin and


    Qin Yi."


    Shocked, Yun Shang put on a grave expression. "What happened?"


    The girl in ck frowned. "In my opinion, someone kept watch on you and leaked the news. Lady Ming


    and Lady Fu rushed to Qingxin Pce in the early morning. As they found that you were not in the


    inner Hall, they imed that you had an ident and asked the guards to search the Pce. Seeing


    you nowhere, Lady Ming ordered the arrest of Qian Yin and Qin Yi and used them of failing to


    protect you."


    "Really?" Yun Shang sneered. "What did the guards at Qingxin Pce do? Why didn''t they stop Lady


    Ming and her men?"


    The girl in ck was silent for a moment before she continued, "Lady Ming brought a martial arts


    master. The guards didn''t dare to stop them, and our lurkers didn''t dare to expose themselves without


    your order."


    Yun Shang nodded.


    "Lady Ming? Maybe Grand Councilor Li is also involved in this. If Grand Councilor Li didn''t approve,


    Lady Ming and Li Fuyi wouldn''t have dared to take action." Prince Jing said. Yun Shang was surprised.


    Although Prince Jing was injured, he was still a strong man. Without doubt, he had heard what they


    had said.


    Yun Shang said emotionlessly, "I know. I have to go back. Take good care of yourself."


    Yun Shang turned to leave but heard a noise from the room. She quickly walked into the room and saw


    that the medicine bowl on the bedside had broken into splinters. Fortunately, Prince Jing had already


    finished the decoction, so it had not been wasted.


    Ignoring the splinters, Prince Jing looked up at Yun Shang and sighed. "What will you say after you go


    back?"


    After a short silence, Yun Shang said, "I will go to meet my father and say that I came here as you had


    been hurt."


    Prince Jing shook his head. "Don''t. We haven''t gotten married yet. His Majesty won''t bear that you


    stayed here all night, and your reputation will be ruined."


    Yun Shang frowned, "What do you think I should do?"


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    "Lady Ming wants to ruin your reputation by doing this. If it''s proved that you stayed out all night, I am


    afraid that she will make a fuss about it. Although His Majesty has betrothed you to me, I haven''t


    presented betrothal gifts, and we haven''t gotten married. If Lady Ming makes a fuss about it, we won''t


    be able to get married. Now we have to make others believe that you didn''t stay out all night. Find


    someone to prove it." Prince Jing said slowly.


    Yun Shang nodded, "Thank you. I know what to do."


    The Imperial City was lively today. Lady Ming was sitting on the main seat. Emperor Ning sat beside


    her. He looked furious. Other concubines, as well as the Empress who was always praying for


    blessings in Qiwu Pce, had also been invited. Some servants were kneeling on the ground,


    including Qian Yin and Qin Yi.


    Lady Ming snorted, "Why don''t you know where Yun Shang has gone? Did something strange happen


    Qian Yin shook her head, "I don''t know."


    Qin Yi gritted her teeth and didn''t say anything. She wondered why Yun Shang hadn''te. Lady Ming


    had already gathered Emperor Ning and the other concubines. Such a long time had passed. The


    messenger that Qian Yin sent should have informed Yun Shang of what had happened by now.


    Lady Ming squinted at Qin Yi and snorted, "You are Qin Yi, right? I remember that you waited on Yun


    Shang at Ning''guo Temple. Do you know where Yun Shang has gone? Think whether Yun Shang is


    close with someone."


    Qin Yi lowered her head and replied, "Her Highness copied Buddhist scriptures and learned from


    Master Wu Na at Ning''guo Temple all day long. The ce where she lived was in the back mountain far


    from the main hall. Except for Master Wu Na and me, Her Highness met very few people. She wasn''t


    close with anyone."


    Lady Ming squinted at Qin Yi, "What happened after she returned? I was told that the third Prince of the


    State of Yng sent an invitation to request Yun Shang to guide him around the Imperial City a few


    days ago. When did they be so intimate?"


    Qin Yi sneered and thought Lady Ming did everything to frame Yun Shang. "Don''t you know? Her


    Highness rejected the request by the third Prince of the State of Yng. She said that she couldn''t


    apany the third Prince because she was a girl, but it would be rash to refuse him. So she sent the


    invitation to Prince Jing''s Mansion and asked Prince Jing to show him around the Imperial City. If I


    remember correctly, the chambein at Prince Jing''s Mansion said that Prince Jing had left the City, so


    Mister Wang went instead."


    Lady Ming sneered, "Maybe she was just posturing. As a matter of fact, she has already had illicit


    intercourse with Cangjue Qingsu, right?"


    Someone mumbled, "Princess Hui Guo won''t repeat Princess Hua Jing''s mistake."


    Lady Ming and the Empress were shocked, and the others burst into an uproar. Lady Ming was so


    angry that she struck the armchair and shouted, "Who is talking nonsense? Step forward!"


    No one responded. Lady Ming gritted her teeth. "Guards, drag these reckless servants out and whip


    them fifty times!"


    "Yes." The guards answered simultaneously. Those who knelt on the ground didn''t beg for mercy.


    "Your Highness, what happened? What mistake did my servants make? Why are you so angry?" A


    clear voice echoed through the Hall. Lady Ming and Li Fuyi frowned, Emperor Ning and the servants


    who knelt on the ground felt relieved, while the Empress looked calm.


    Looking gloomily at the girl in purple who had walked in, Lady Ming thought to herself, ''Those guards


    are good-for-nothings! I ordered them to stop all people, especially Yun Shang, froming in, but


    they failed.''


    Lady Ming stood and pretended to be relieved. "Shang''er, where did you gost night? I thought you


    had an ident as I didn''t see you in Qingxin Pce, so I hurriedly ordered a search. I arrested your


    servants as they didn''t know that you were missing."


    Yun Shang smiled, walked up to Qian Yin and Qin Yi and prostrated herself before Emperor Ning, the


    Empress, and Lady Ming. "Your Highness, you are wrong. I''m their master. Why should I tell them


    where I go? Moreover, I asked them not to follow me. So they had to stay in the Pce."


    Lady Ming was speechless. She stared at Yun Shang with a smile. "You''re right. But can you tell us


    where you went? I ordered a search of the Imperial City but couldn''t find you. I thought you had an


    ident."


    "Oh? The Imperial City was searched thoroughly? I was right in the imperial household, but I didn''t


    know that you were searching for me. If I had, such a misunderstanding would not have happened."


    Yun Shang raised her eyebrows and looked strangely at Lady Ming as if using the olderdy of


    lying.


    Lady Ming smiled coldly. "Where were youst night?"


    Yun Shang took a sheet of parchment from her sleeve and frowned. "Yesterday, I received a letter from


    my mother who resides in Laifeng Pce. She said in the letter that everything was fine, and the


    unborn baby''s condition was stable. Moreover, she would give birth to the baby soon. She said that she


    missed me and asked if I could visit her Pce and give herpany for some time..."


    Emperor Ning interrupted Yun Shang happily, "Shu Jin wrote to you? What did she say in the letter? Let


    me see."


    Yun Shang nodded and handed the parchment to Lord Zheng. Lord Zheng brought the letter to


    Emperor Ning. Emperor Ning nced over it and said with a smile, "It''s Shu Jin''s handwriting. She said


    that Grand Tutor Xiao went to visit her, and she might be carrying a baby boy." Emperor Ning grinned in


    satisfaction. "Well, Shu Jin''s belly should be huge by now. The summer wille soon. I will spend the


    summer in Laifeng Pce and wait for the birth of the baby boy."


    Lady Ming frowned. Obviously, she was angry. She turned to look at Yun Shang. "You disappeared all


    night. What does it have to do with Lady Jin''s letter?"