Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 138

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 black 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 later." The girl in black 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 black frowned. "In my opinion, someone kept watch on you and leaked the news. Lady Ming and Lady Fu rushed to Qingxin Palace in the early morning. As they found that you were not in the inner Hall, they claimed that you had an accident and asked the guards to search the Palace. Seeing you nowhere, Lady Ming ordered the arrest of Qian Yin and Qin Yi and accused them of failing to protect you."

"Really?" Yun Shang sneered. "What did the guards at Qingxin Palace do? Why didn't they stop Lady Ming and her men?"

The girl in black 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?"

"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 Palace, 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 last night?"