The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne

Lu Jingning's breathing tightened, and she looked at Helian as if she had discovered something. She suppressed her panic.

He lowered his head and hid his surprise.

"Father is surrounded by guards, how could anything go wrong? Princess, you are worrying too much."

Helian sneered, shook her head and sighed that Lu Jingning was still too young. She didn't continue to give any more advice, but instead asked, "I remember that you had a good relationship with the eldest son of the Zhao family. Why did you cancel the engagement for no reason?"

When Helian asked this question, Lu Jingning had already confirmed it.

She pinched her palms tightly, kept a calm face, looked up at Helian, who just smiled and said, "It's been so long, I'm just curious."

It was obvious that Lu Jingning was in love with Zhao Sui and was determined to be together forever, so how could he cancel the engagement just like that?

It's so weird.

"Princess, are you suspecting someone sent me a letter?" Lu Jingning covered his mouth in surprise, then shook his head: "Since it's been so long, Princess, don't investigate. It's getting late, and my mother is still waiting for me in the East Palace."

After saying that, Lu Jingning hurriedly stood up, said hello and left.

Helian frowned.

A maid came out from behind, and Helian asked, "You heard it just now, how credible are the words of this girl?"

"Princess, I don't think it's possible for a person to become smart for no reason. There must be someone behind the scenes directing her. If Princess Fenghe was really that smart, she wouldn't have fallen into Miss Lang's hands, and it wouldn't have been such a coincidence that Lord Bu saved her. That time in the palace was an accident, but this time it's too much of a coincidence."

Helian thought again and it made sense. Lu Jingning was domineering and spoiled. He must have been bewitched by Bu Yan.

Bu Yan uses the Eastern Palace to deal with Prince Shen's Mansion!

After finding out Lu Jingning's background, Helian was barely relieved. She didn't care about the two women in the East Palace at all.

As long as the prince is overthrown, these two people will not be a threat at all.

"Princess, there's news from the Shangguan Mansion." The housekeeper trotted over and kowtowed to Helian: "Madam Shangguan said that it's not convenient for the mansion to hold a wedding these days, and we'll discuss it later."

"Bang!" Helian placed the teacup heavily on the table and said coldly, "She really thinks that the Prince Shen's Mansion has fallen into decline, and she can do whatever she wants?"

As long as Lu Jinglang stayed in the mansion for one day, he would feel uncomfortable.

Murong immediately asked people to prepare the dowry, and she would send it over personally an hour later. She wanted to see how much courage Murong had to refuse.

……

Lu Jingning returned to the East Palace in a daze, and sat there for more than half an hour until Yun Zai came back and woke her up.

"Princess?"

She came to her senses.

"Everything the princess asked us to do has been done." Yun Zai said.

Lu Jingning nodded, and then she stood up with a new idea and went to find Shangguan. Shangguan had just taken the medicine, and when she saw her coming, her frown immediately became relaxed, and she waved at her: "Didn't you say you went to Princess Ning's place? Why are you back so soon? Why is your face covered with a veil?"

Before coming, Lu Jingning had already thought of an excuse. He raised his hand and took off his veil, revealing the wound on his face. Shangguan gasped: "Aning, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"

"Don't worry, mother. I'm fine." Lu Jingning sat next to Shangguan and explained that she had fallen off the carriage and was scratched by tree branches, only to suffer some minor injuries.

After finally calming Shangguan down, Lu Jingning said, "Mother, I want a group of secret guards who are highly skilled in martial arts and trustworthy."

Since my father dotes on my mother so much, he must have left some people with her.

As expected, Shangguan did not hide anything from Lu Jingning and immediately had someone take out a small token and hand it to her.

"This is what your father left me. It is also the shadow guard trained by your father himself."

Lu Jingning tightly grasped the token, feeling more confident. Over the years, she had only been busy eating, drinking and having fun, following Zhao Sui around. Apart from a few palace maids, there was no one else she could use.

If we want to do something, we can’t do it without manpower.

While deep in thought, Shangguan handed Lu Jingning another key: "There is a small sandalwood box in the storeroom. It is for your collection. Take it first."

Shangguan watched her daughter's growth. She didn't ask any questions and would support her daughter in whatever she wanted to do.

"Thank you, mother."

"Silly child, why do we have to say all this?" Shangguan raised her hand and touched Lu Jingning's cheek, her face full of kindness.

At this time, the palace maid came to report: "Crown Princess, the Shangguan Mansion just sent someone to deliver a message that there is a wedding in the mansion and they would like to invite you to come and join in the celebration."

"What good news?" Shangguan was surprised.

"It's Miss Lang who is going to marry Mr. Yun Zheng."

Shangguan frowned, knowing nothing about this matter, but Lu Jingning pulled Shangguan's arm and said, "Mother, don't think about anything, just take a good rest. As for the things outside, leave them to your daughter."

"Okay, as you say." Shangguan nodded with a smile.

Lu Jingning got up and went to the warehouse, took the sandalwood brocade box and opened it, revealing a thick stack of silver bills.

With a click, the box was closed again.

After all, the East Palace and the Shangguan Mansion had not yet completely torn their relations apart, so she still had to keep up appearances. She picked up a painting and a jade ruyi and handed them to the palace servants: "Send the gift to the Shangguan Mansion."

Then she couldn't wait to summon the shadow guard.

There were twenty people in total, who had been lurking in the East Palace waiting to be summoned.

Lu Jingning showed his token: "From today on, I am your master."

"Your subordinate kowtows to the princess." Twenty people saluted.

Lu Jingning asked twenty people about their strengths, selected two to keep by his side, and selected two more to secretly protect Shangguan.

"What's your name?"

The two responded: "Falling Ying, Falling Bing."

"Okay, I have three things I want you to check now." Lu Jingning began to give orders: "The first thing is to go to Northern Qi to check Bu Yan's background. The more detailed the better. The second thing is to send someone to keep an eye on the Helian family. The third thing is to keep an eye on whether Shangguan Si has any contact with the Prince of Shen."

"Yes!"

It was already evening when the arrangements were made. Yun Zai came over and asked her if she wanted to eat. Lu Jingning shook her head. She had no appetite at all, and her mind was full of Helian's words.

It turns out she wasn't the only one who came back.

Now she has to be wary of more people, including Bu Yan. Lu Jingning is not sure whether he is an enemy or a friend, or whether he has any purpose.

Thinking about the upcoming wedding at Shangguan Mansion, a figure suddenly flashed in her mind, and she said to Yunzai, "Pack up and bring a few people with me."