As the spies from various empires confirmed the news that Mark was going to occupy the Bloodhill forest, the Emperor of the Shi Dynasty sent King Qi's troops to Bloodhill forest to stop Mark's robotic army and Fu Shen's hundred elites.
As for the matter with Prince Shi Chong, the Emperor promised King Qi that the prince was currently on a diplomatic mission and once he returned to the palace, he would hand him over.
Of course, as a gesture of good faith, after sending away his son, Emperor Shi returned the woman Shi Chong eloped with to her husband's side with respect.
To protect herself, she claimed that Shi Chong abducted her rather than accepting that she followed him willingly. She also had to lie that she hadn't been defiled by the Prince and the latter merely wanted to marry her, out of her fear of the societal perception and the importance placed on family honor.