After all the preparations made by Princess Guangping, the ritual commenced.
"Divine spirit, was my daughter coerced into this marriage or is someone plotting against her?" She queried.
The five or six people in the room were staring at the pivot point, but it remained still.
Princess Guangping waited a while longer, then turned to Shaoyao and asked, "Why isn't it moving?"
Shaoyao, terrified, collapsed to her knees. "Madam, please spare me. I...I truly don't know. When the Princess performed the ritual, it was audible at first but then I started feeling disoriented, with a white fog blocking my sight and hearing. But now, when you're doing it, everything is clear, with no deviations. I...I really don't know what is happening!"
Haitang, standing by, nodded in agreement, clearly concurred with Shaoyao's statement.
Princess Guangping's expression cooled and she turned to her people, "Hold it steady. I'll ask another question and see."
Was her previous question too difficult?
