Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 177

Emperor Ning cast a dark glance at Cangjue Qingsu. Qingsu had been injured. He trembled under the heavy pressure of the Emperor's intense gaze.

Qingsu ground his teeth as the development of recent incidents was beyond his expectation. He had wanted to ask Emperor Ning to decree the marriage between Princess Hui Guo and him, but Prince Jing had been one step ahead of him. Hua Jing had just been widowed. Moreover, she was backed by the Empress and Li Clan. Marrying Hua Jing would be much more rewarding than marrying Princess Hui Guo. Qingsu had planned to persuade Hua Jing first and then tell Emperor Ning that he wanted to marry Hua Jing, but he didn't mean for any of this to happen.

Qingsu thought to himself, 'As the head of the State of Xia, Emperor Ning would feel ashamed of such a scandal concerning Hua Jing and would not admit to the servant's claims. If I behave well, I might have a chance.'

Qingsu knelt as he reached a decision. "Your Majesty, let me explain. It was all my fault. I hate to socialize and I'm not interested in performances, so I found a quiet place to rest. But I didn't know it was Princess Hua Jing's yard. When I entered, Princess Hua Jing spotted me and cried. I didn't want to bring shame on Princess Hua Jing, so I covered her mouth in panic. But Mr. Wen saw us and thought I was offending Princess Hua Jing, so he stabbed me with a dagger. I didn't expect that my actions would ruin Princess Hua Jing's reputation." There was a regretful expression on Qingsu's face.

"There is no room for regret when matters have reached this stage. Your Majesty, Your Highness, please forgive me. I, Cangjue Qingsu, am willing to take Princess Hua Jing as my wife."

Many people were shocked by Qingsu's words. They guessed the servant's words must be true, so Qingsu had to acknowledge his involvement. He was afraid this would be a stain on his reputation as well, so he made up a story...

Yun Shang curled her lips as she thought, 'Marry Hua Jing? Hua Jing doesn't deserve it.'

Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Qingsu, "That's weird. Since you don't have a secret affair with my sister, you don't need to be ashamed. What you said just now has given weight to my sister's charge of fornication. My sister has just lost her husband, and your words have sunk her into hell!"

Qingsu cast a murderous look at Yun Shang, but Yun Shang looked back into his eyes and had no fear at all.

Prince Jing stated indifferently, "I remember you just said you hadn't noticed Princess Hua Jing in the yard." He continued in a cold voice, "If you do want to marry Princess Hua Jing, you need to follow our rules. In the State of Ning, if you marry a princess, you must not have any other wife or concubines. I heard you have a wife and five concubines. Am I right?"