Chapter 215 Prince Jing''s Revenge


    Scared by his thoughts, Prince Jing swallowed the following words. He fell silent as he pondered on the


    matter. Why would he say that? Had he started to feel for Yun Shang?


    Yun Shang had different thoughts. She frowned when she heard Prince Jing''s request. Then she


    racked her brains about alternatives. What should she call Prince Jing, if not uncle?


    Husband? Dear?


    When she thought of the word husband, Yun Shang shuddered. In her previous life, she used to call


    Mo Jingran husband to show her love and feelings for him. Back then, she thought she had married


    someone for love, and was eager to express her feelings as much as possible.


    But she didn''t have such feelings for Prince Jing... Perhaps she would never have those feelings for


    anyone...


    Yun Shang shook her head. There was no point in thinking about her previous life now. She needed to


    focus on Prince Jing''s request! If not uncle, what should she call him? Qingyan, perhaps?


    Yun Shang shuddered again. Since the Prince was merely an adopted son of thete Emperor, it was


    eptable for them to marry. However, nothing would change the fact that he was almost twice her


    age. Calling him by his name would be weird. She felt unfilial at the thought, as if she were showing no


    respect to her elders.


    Yun Shang continued to struggle with the problem, whereas the Prince was equally uneasy. He


    coughed to disguise his difort before he said, "I have to return to the study to settle something."


    Yun Shang didn''t pay much attention. Immersed in her own thoughts, she nodded to him.


    She finally came up with an idea. She remembered hearing Lady Shun Qing call her husband, My


    Lord. The more Yun Shang thought about it, the more the title made sense to her. Addressing Prince


    Jing as My Lord in public would be eptable as it would convey respect. Unlike the term husband


    and all her associated memories, My Lord was neither too aloof nor too affectionate. She wouldn''t


    shudder every time she addressed the Prince. Delighted, Yun Shang raised her head. She couldn''t wait


    to tell Prince Jing. To her surprise, the Prince had left the room. The Princess frowned as she noticed


    that the bed was empty. Yun Shang was surprised that she had been so lost in thought that she hadn''t


    noticed that the Prince had taken his leave. When had he left?


    Since the Prince not in the room, Yun Shang decided to let go of the matter. She sent for Ning Qian as


    she intended to utilize this opportunity to speak with her guards.


    Not long after, Ning Qian appeared in Yun Shang''s room. When she saw Yun Shang, the beautiful Ning


    Qian shed a smile and derided, "I feared I would never see you again, Your Highness. The Prince''s


    Mansion is well-guarded. And if I hadn''t received letters from Qian Yin from time to time, I would have


    thought that you were in trouble. To rescue you, I would have broken into the mansion. But now, I feel


    relieved. I see you are well, Your Highness. The Prince has been treating you favorably. But..." Ning


    Qian giggled as she looked at Yun Shang, "It seems you are over-protected, Your Highness."


    Hearing her words, Yun Shang flushed. She red at Ning Qian and dismissed her observation,


    "That''s total nonsense!" Yun Shang quickly changed the topic, "The Prince''s guards are monitoring our


    meeting. If itsted longer than half an hour, the guards would have to ask you to leave. We don''t have


    time for teasing. Tell me about all the major recent events. Leave the details and the minor events for


    ourter meetings. You can visit me everyday for half an hour."


    Ning Qian stared at the Princess with eyes widened, as if in shock. She teased some more, "Your


    Highness, you should learn to control your husband, not let your husband control you." Yun Shang


    flushed again and was about to scold her, but Ning Qian changed the subject. She said, "I asked to


    visit you because many things have happened in the Imperial City during your absence."


    Yun Shang remained quiet as she waited for Ning Qian to continue. The Princess had heard a little


    about the recent events. She had been told about some of the things that had happened because of


    Prince Jing''s designs. However, since she had woken, the Princess had been busy with her wedding


    and recovery. Yun Shang had no time to learn about the details.


    Ning Qian let out a sigh before she started. As she thought of all the things that had happened, Ning


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    Qian became even more impressed by the Prince''s vision and abilities. "The day after your return from


    Mount Kirin, Your Highness, the mountain was engulfed by fire. It burned so savagely that the whole


    mountain was reduced to ashes. So was Peach Blossom Vige which as you know, was at the


    foothills of Mount Kirin. I haven''t received all the details yet, but I''ve heard that Peach Blossom Vige


    no longer exists. Not long after, a young man from the Li n was suspected to have colluded with the


    enemy. He used to be themander of the Yulin Guard. One of his concubines found his


    correspondences with the State of Yng by ident. She found over 40 pieces of letters and other


    evidences. One of the evidences is a painting that had been presented to the young Lord Li by the third


    Prince of Yng, In the postscript, the Prince had highlyplimented the young Lord Li. Seeing all


    this evidence, Emperor Ning was enraged, and sentenced the young Lord Li to be confined while a


    thorough investigation was being led by senior officials. However, in my opinion, the young Lord Li is


    doomed. For his actions, the consequences awaiting him will perhaps be more horrible than death."


    Yun Shang nodded. Ning Qian continued, "Do you remember Cangyang Yu''er of Yng? A few days


    ago, she married the Grand Councilor and moved into his mansion. She imed to be pregnant. The


    physician estimated that she was impregnated on Prince Jing''s birthday. That was the day that she and


    Lord Li were discovered having sex. Thus, the Li Mansion is in chaos."


    Ning Qian took a deep breath and continued, "Something has happened in the State of Xia, too. The


    Crown Prince reported to the Xia Emperor about Prince Houjing''s deeds. He imed that the Prince


    intended to plot a rebellion and the evidence includes the soldiers, war horses, weapons and army


    provisions that the Prince had gathered. Hearing the news, the Xia Emperor was outraged. On the sixth


    day after the Mount Kirin fire, Prince Houjing was urgently summoned back to the State of Xia."


    Having finally reached the end of her update, Ning Qian sighed, "These are all the major events from


    the past few days." She frowned as she remembered something. "There is one other event. It is not


    "Well, what is it?" asked Yun Shang.


    Ning Qian emitted a happyughter as she retold the story. "Your Highness, you must remember Lady


    Ruyu of Wen n. Thest you heard about her was when she had been abducted by several men as


    they mistook her to be Your Highness. Do you remember how she had schemed to trap Prince Jing by


    dressing like you during the Flower Show Banquet?"


    Yun Shang nodded, "I do." Wen Ruyu was a pathetic woman. She hated Yun Shang ever since she


    learned of the Princess''s engagement to Prince Jing. Embittered by the news, she swore to avenge


    herself. Then, Wen Ruyu had done every evil thing she could think of including conspiring with the


    Grand Councilor to abduct Yun Shang. She even coborated with the Emperor to abduct the Prince.


    Yun Shang would never forget her deeds.


    "After news of her kidnapping, no one could find Wen Ruyu anywhere. She disappeared for a long


    time. But one day, she suddenly appeared outside the gate of Wen Mansion. She was naked and


    covered in marks. Her condition led everyone to think that she had been raped. There are rumors that


    she was raped by several men." Ning Qian stopped to giggle. Then she winked at Yun Shang before


    continuing, "A few dayster, word spread. They said that Lady Ruyu was pregnant. She went mad and


    wandered naked along the streets all day long. She had be theughingstock of the Imperial


    City."


    Ning Qian''s eyes sparkled with delight as she finished. She praised, "Your Highness, His Highness is


    such a capable man. As his n intended, Wen Ruyu is no longer a threat. With her reputation ruined,


    she can no longer be taken by His Majesty as his concubine, nor can she marry Prince Jing. In fact, her


    condition is now known to almost everyone in the city. No one is going to marry her."


    Yun Shang was shocked and at a loss for words. After a long while, she replied, "But he didn''t do it for


    me. As you know, Wen Ruyu offended Prince Jing before. I''m afraid he''s avenging himself." Still unable


    to process everything, Yun Shang''s voice grew softer and softer.


    Ning Qian giggled. She looked at Yun Shang with a smile. The expression in her eyes revealed her true


    thoughts, however. Ning Qian seemed to believe that Yun Shang was being delusional by thinking that


    Prince Jing was avenging himself.