I just want to be a princess, no, you want to be a queen

Chapter 152 Princess Dafang

Lu Mingyang stood up swiftly and ran into the bustling crowd.

"Your Highness!"

Song Wei retracted his gaze, called out to Chu Mingzheng, dismounted and saluted, and asked, "Your Highness, will you not attend my wedding?"

The invitation was delivered to Chu Mingzheng a few days ago, and he had promised to go. However, when he was about to go today, he heard the news that the Queen Mother had summoned Lu Mingyang to the palace, which delayed his departure.

"Where!" Chu Mingzheng looked at the bride on the flower car and raised his hand and said, "Mr. Song, please get on the horse. I will be there shortly."

"Well, I'll wait for Your Highness." Song Wei mounted his horse and left.

The crowd dispersed and the girl who ran away disappeared.

The driver asked, "Your Highness, where are you going?"

Turning into a long street is the Duke of Song's Mansion. It would definitely be too late to go back to the mansion.

Chu Mingzheng said: "Go to the Duke of Song's Mansion!"

The Duke of Song's mansion was packed with people. Chu Mingzheng looked at the lively wedding, feeling a little dazed.

Originally he had it too.

"Your Highness, do you still remember me?"

An old man with a gray beard saw Chu Mingzheng take a seat, raised his wine glass and said in a loud voice, "Five years ago, when the plague broke out in Shuofang, my senior brother and nephew went to treat His Highness's army. Since then, my senior brother has often mentioned His Highness. By the way, my senior nephew is currently treating His Highness. His name is Leng Lingfeng."

Chu Mingzheng glanced sideways, remembering that he was the uncle-master Leng Lingfeng had mentioned. This Song Wei, in his quest to make the emperor suspicious of him, was truly relentless.

Pei Mian walked over and asked coldly, "I remember you also treated His Highness. Why didn't you tell me last time?"

"Hey, today is Young Master Song's wedding, let's not talk about anything else."

Chu Mingzheng stopped Pei Mian, waited for Song Wei to come out of the auditorium, toasted him with a few glasses of wine, and then stood up and left.

Pei Mian chased after him.

Seeing the eunuch sent by the emperor to deliver the gift still talking to the Duke in the hall, the secretary asked quietly, "Sir, are you just letting Prince Ningyuan go like this?"

"Eldest sister's goal has been achieved, and I..." Song Wei's eyes were filled with resentment: "...I just want her to know."

Pei Mian caught up with Chu Mingzheng and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, will His Majesty suspect you?"

Thinking of Lu Mingyang's words, Chu Mingzheng said indifferently: "Let him be!"

Anyway, there is no evidence, so let him be suspicious. If he doesn't have suspicions, will he pass the throne to me?

Pei Mian thought about what Leng Lingfeng said and sighed, "Fortunately, the princess redeemed several prostitutes for His Majesty, so His Majesty can feel more at ease."

Chu Mingzheng was stunned. Thinking of those women, he got angry, but he never thought about it in detail.

"You said she was doing this for my safety?"

"Of course!" Pei Mian admired the princess more and more, and was also relieved that His Highness could marry such a princess. "If it weren't for His Highness's concern, who would be willing to spend more than ten thousand taels of silver?"

what?

This spendthrift woman, how many war horses can she support with ten thousand taels of silver?

Chu Mingzheng asked angrily, "Where did she get the money?"

Although he was a prince and had no worries about food and clothing on a daily basis, he really couldn't come up with 10,000 taels of silver at once.

Pei Mian said: "The princess has a dowry!"

Chu Mingzheng: “…”

When he returned to the palace, it was deserted. Lu Mingyang personally escorted the people to the secluded pond.

When Chu Mingzheng arrived, the person he wanted to see had already left, leaving behind pairs of fearful eyes, secretly staring at him as if he were some kind of delicious prey. He felt so choked up that he simply called everyone out.

"What did the princess say to you?" he asked.

Everyone knelt outside the pavilion, looking at each other, no one daring to speak. Finally, Ningxiang said, "Your Highness, the princess told us not to worry and that she would take us back to the palace after a while."

"anything else?"

Chu Mingzheng continued to ask, but no one dared to speak now. They all lowered their heads nervously. He glanced at them fiercely and said directly, "You won't tell me, right? Come on, kick them out!"

"This servant said!" Chunniang cried in fear, "The princess said that there is no cat in the world that doesn't steal fish, so don't be discouraged. Whoever can keep His Highness first will reward us with 100 taels."

Everyone's eyes widened in shock. How dare you say such a thing? Are you trying to save your life?

But seeing that King Ningyuan did not react, everyone started talking one after another.

Ningxiang said, "The princess also said that anyone who can make His Highness miss the morning court will be rewarded with ten taels of silver."

Jinse said, "The princess encouraged the servants to practice their dancing and music skills diligently to please His Highness."

"..."

The old people who had been in Chunxiang Pavilion all said simple and harmless things, but the two new girls who were bought in didn't know and just listened to what their sisters said.

The older girl said, "The princess prepared some pregnancy-preparing medicine for the sisters, and said that whoever can bear the prince's eldest son will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver."

Taking a prostitute as a concubine was already a sign of moral corruption, and if he gave birth to a illegitimate son with the blood of a prostitute, there would be no turning back. No one in the court, civil or military, would be able to recommend him as the crown prince.

It really takes a lot of effort!

Chu Mingzheng walked to the edge of the pond, which was shimmering with golden light. It seemed like a beautiful sight, yet it felt like something was missing.

"Yangyang, are you that scared?"

It was dark, the clear water pool lit up, and Xiangguo Temple also lit up.

"Second sister, second sister..." Yang Nian'er hurried into the lotus room, panting, "The eunuch at the Green Water Pond said that Prince Ningyuan is sleeping there, and he has summoned two beauties to keep him company!"

Lu Mingyang snorted in disdain: "I told you, there's no cat that doesn't steal fish. He was just pretending to be nice to his cousin in the palace. It's been less than a day, and he can't help it!"

Yang Nian'er felt that something was wrong with her second sister and asked softly, "Second sister, are you willing to give it up?"

"Hmph, why would I be reluctant to give him up?" Lu Mingyang gritted his teeth and said, "When he's okay, I'll divorce him."

"Divorce?" Yang Nian'er was even more puzzled. "Didn't you say before you got married that you wanted to have a baby with him... um..."

Lu Mingyang covered his sister's mouth, his face flushed red: "That day, he ran away!"

"What day?"

"That's it, that day!"

Seeing her second sister's shy look, Yang Nian'er suddenly realized something. She slapped the bed in anger and said angrily, "Why? You are a famous village beauty in the surrounding villages. Many boys have fallen into the ditch just to see you. You didn't despise him, so what right does he have?!"

"Exactly, why should he?"

After being slapped by his sister, Lu Mingyang stood up from the bed and said angrily, "Nian'er, find me a bamboo basket."

Seeing her second sister so full of fighting spirit, Yang Nian'er hurried to the kitchen to find a bamboo basket and asked excitedly, "Second sister, what are we going to do?"

"Revenge!" Lu Mingyang tied up his sleeves, slung the bamboo basket over his shoulder, and blocked his sister's way with a domineering look. "You don't have to go. I'll take revenge on my own."