Emotional Breakdown
The commotion inside the bridal chamber was so loud, and with all the noble ladies, servants, and guards of the officials witnessing it, this scandal was impossible to hide. News quickly reached Emperor Jin Xuan and the Empress.
Emperor Jin Xuan was furious when he heard.
The Empress was also enraged.
Inside the bridal chamber
All unrelated people were cleared out, leaving only Emperor Jin Xuan, the Empress, Prince Ling, Zhao Yanchuan, Prince Ling’s wife, and the pair of adulterers on the bed.
Prince Ling’s eyes were bloodshot as he struggled to control his murderous rage, his chest heaving with heavy breaths.
He had truly lost all face today—Prince Ling’s reputation was utterly ruined!
Princess Mira had already thrown on her clothes, her hair disheveled and her attire messy. Dragged off the bed by Zhao Yanchuan, she knelt on the floor.
Beside her, the 'adulterer' was also wrapped in a robe, head hanging low, hair falling over his face and hiding his features.
Emperor Jin Xuan’s gaze was as sharp as arrows as he glared at the two. He said bitterly to Princess Mira, "Princess of Chu, do you realize that your actions today have disgraced the royal families of both kingdoms?"
Princess Mira bit her lip and said, "Since you’ve caught us, do whatever you want! But I don’t regret being with Su Lang today! Su Lang and I have loved each other for a long time! Prince Ling, I never wanted to marry you—it was you who shamelessly insisted. You may be a prince, but compared to Su Lang, you’re worlds apart. There’s no place for you in my heart, only Su Lang. Now that this has happened, you can’t blame me for everything!"
"Shameless wench!" Prince Ling cursed furiously, unable to bear Princess Mira’s brazen humiliation.
Emperor Jin Xuan was also beside himself with rage. The Empress tried to calm him, but Emperor Jin Xuan pointed at Princess Mira’s lover and cursed, "You brazen dog! You dared to sneak into my son’s chamber! I’ll kill you today!"
The kneeling man suddenly prostrated himself, trembling in terror and howling, "Please spare me, Your Majesty! I was just paid to do a job—I didn’t know anything!"
When Princess Mira heard her lover’s voice, she suddenly sensed something was wrong. That voice didn’t sound like Mr. Jade Evans at all.
A chill ran through Princess Mira’s heart.
"You—who are you? Why are you in my bed? Where is Su Lang? Where is he!" When Princess Mira saw the man’s face, she panicked. "So just now, it was you... not Su Lang... How is this possible, how could this happen?!"
Princess Mira clutched her head, looking as if she had fallen into madness.
She had thought she’d finally gotten what she wanted, to spend the night with Mr. Jade Evans—even if she died right after, it would have been worth it.
But who could have guessed that the man in her bed was a complete stranger? Princess Mira’s heart shattered in an instant.
The alleged lover ignored Princess Mira, sobbing and begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare me! I’m just the top courtesan at a brothel in the capital—Princess Mira has been paying to keep me! I have no power, how could I resist her? She made me pretend to be a maid and stay by her side. Just now in the bridal chamber, she sent everyone away and wanted to... I didn’t dare refuse! Please, Your Majesty, see the truth, spare me!"
"You—you're lying!" Princess Mira suddenly lunged at the courtesan, beating him in a frenzy. "Where did you come from? Where is Su Lang? I was clearly with Su Lang just now—how could it be you?!"