Chapter 132 Bloody Revenge (Part One) (1/2)
Emperor Ning fixed his eyes on the Empress. He glared at her coldly. The Empress shivered and bent her body lower.
Yun Shang glanced over the people who were present. She noticed that other than the non-participating ministers, notable ladies from different clans and the contestants who escorted Hua Jing back were also present.
”Shang'er, that's enough.” Prince Jing came close to Yun Shang and whispered to her.
Yun Shang pondered. After this moment, Hua Jing's secret was known to all. And even though Emperor Ning would forbid them from leaking the news, word will spread across the Imperial City. In less than two days, the whole City will know that Princess Hua Jing had a miscarriage. But the Royals have to maintain their dignity too. Yun Shang needed to stop before she crossed the line.
Thinking about that, Yun Shang stood and walked to the Empress. She bowed to Emperor Ning and said, ”Father, today's competition is to welcome the Prince from the State of Yelang and the Prince from the State of Xia. To show our respect, I suggest we put this issue behind us and deal with it after the competition is over.”
Emperor Ning's face changed. He looked at the people present and found that everyone avoided eye contact with him. They all kept their heads bowed low. Emperor Ning felt even angrier. His face turned completely dark. ”Shang'er is right. My Empress, why are you still kneeling?”
The Empress bit her lip and said slowly, ”My apologies, Your Majesty.” Then she stood and walked to the stage.
Prince Jing turned to the participants who escorted Hua Jing and asked, ”The men's competition isn't over yet. Gentlemen, would you like to proceed?”
The participants looked at each other before shaking their heads.
Prince Jing nodded. Then he turned to Prince Qingsu who seemed absent-minded and asked him, ”What about you, Prince Qingsu?”
”Pardon?” Prince Qingsu shuddered at Prince Jing's question. Then, he regained his composure and shook his head. ”No, thank you. Men from the State of Ning are all excellent hunters. I'm not comparable.”
Prince Qingsu's abnormal behavior caught Emperor Ning's attention. Noticing that Qingsu had been staring at the blood stains on the ground, Emperor Ning suddenly recalled something. He thought about the proposal for political marriage that was sent from the border a few months ago. Then, his eyes darkened. In the proposal, Prince Qingsu had mentioned that he had already had intimate relations with Hua Jing. So the father of Hua Jing's unborn baby is probably...... Him......