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

Although they were praying at Xiangguo Temple, they were free to do whatever they wanted except for the chanting time. Lu Mingyang had a vegetarian breakfast and slipped out of Xiangguo Temple again.

"Second sister, where are you going?"

Yang Nian'er was guarding outside the gate of Xiangguo Temple, glaring at her second sister angrily.

Last night, he dumped me and ran out alone, making me worry all night. Today, he repeated the same trick. He really thinks I am stupid.

This time, she refused to let her second sister leave no matter what. Lu Mingyang couldn't persuade her and had to take her down the mountain.

"Second sister, where are we going?"

"Go to the infirmary!"

After visiting several medical clinics, the doctors on duty kicked Lu Mingyang out without waiting for him to finish speaking when they heard that he was asking for the kind of aphrodisiac medicine used by men and women in bed. In addition, two of them even beat him out with brooms.

On the street, a woman in blue clothes quietly followed two girls who were kicked out of the clinic.

In the restaurant, Yang Nian'er lazily lay on the table, "Second sister, what medicine do you want to buy? Why don't you sell it to us?"

When talking to the doctor, Lu Mingyang asked Yang Nian'er to stand far away, so she didn't hear anything at all.

"Put on your veil and don't let anyone see you."

Lu Mingyang reached out to grab Yang Nian'er's hand as she took off her veil, and a long flute fell between them.

"I have what the girl wants!"

Lu Mingyang looked up and saw a young man in his twenties, dressed in a blue robe, looking very casual and confident. He had no distinguishing features and looked like a doctor.

Except for the faint herbal scent on her body.

The herbal fragrance seemed to be integrated into the body. It would not be like this if it were not for the daily exposure to the medicine.

Lu Mingyang half-believed and half-doubtedly invited him into the private room and asked his sister to wait outside the door.

"Is the girl a prostitute?"

Leng Lingfeng used the flute in his hand to pick up Lu Mingyang's veil.

"So what?" Who would buy something like that if they weren't prostitutes? Lu Mingyang didn't dare deny it. He took two steps back, covering his veil with his hat, and asked sternly, "When did you start following me?"

"Miss, if you ask a few more clinics, I'm afraid everyone in the capital will know about it." Leng Lingfeng put the flute behind his back, sat down at the table, and motioned Lu Mingyang to sit down.

Lu Mingyang didn't waste any words and said directly, "I don't want an ordinary aphrodisiac. I need a hallucinogenic drug. And the doctor can't diagnose it after two hours."

"One hundred taels!"

"You are blackmailing me!" Lu Mingyang gasped. Although Uncle Zhong gave her the power of housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion, she didn't dare to spend it like this.

The flute tapped lightly on the table.

Leng Lingfeng looked aggrieved: "This is a banned drug. The government has banned it. I have to take the risk."

"This is the deposit. I need it by tomorrow at the latest." Lu Mingyang took out a silver ingot and threw it in front of Leng Lingfeng. He couldn't help but remind him, "Don't make the medicine too strong. He's a sickly person. I'm worried he can't handle it."

"Don't worry!" Leng Lingfeng said with a wicked smile, "Don't worry, young lady. Not to mention the sickly, after taking my medicine, even an eighty-year-old old man or an eight-year-old child will fall at your feet."

"I don't want him to...why am I telling you this."

Having almost let the cat out of the bag, Lu Mingyang quickly got up and left.

"Second sister, why did you buy that medicine?" Yang Nian'er eavesdropped outside the door. On the way back, she couldn't help but ask.

"You'll know in two days." It's not that she didn't want to say it, but she just didn't know how to say it.

Passing by a shoe shop, Lu Mingyang saw a dazzling array of the capital's most fashionable shoes. After much deliberation, he finally walked in.

Since Prince Ningyuan served as the envoy to the marriage alliance, the emperor released him from confinement. However, he did not have his own residence and still lived in the secluded pond of clear water.

It just so happens that the Clear Water Pond is right in the middle of the pond on the east side of Xiangguo Temple, very close.

Standing on the top of Xiangguo Temple, Lu Mingyang could see from afar the exquisite buildings nestled in the deep blue waters of the pond. The scenery was picturesque and breathtakingly beautiful.

You just need a boat to enter.

Every day, palace maids and eunuchs from Xiangguo Temple would take a boat to the secluded pond to discuss the marriage with Prince Ningyuan.

On this day, Princess Jinghe's aunt in charge went to the Clear Water Pond to discuss her wedding attire with Prince Ningyuan. Lu Mingyang had specially put some croton seeds in her food.

The head aunt sat on the steps, looking extremely exhausted. As the time was running out, she stared at Lu Mingyang, who had been taking care of her.

"Please run the errand for me." There were old rules for clothing, and the aunt in charge thought there would be no mistakes. All she had to do was for King Ningyuan to take a look and agree.

"promise!"

Lu Mingyang took the booklet and took a boat to the secluded pond with clear water.

Although His Majesty had released Prince Ningyuan from confinement, there were still many guards, checking everyone entering and leaving. Lu Mingyang explained her purpose and the guards led her there.

The platform extended into the water, beneath it lay the emerald green water, and above it sat Prince Ningyuan, seated in a rocking chair. He seemed asleep, a white fur coat draped over him, swaying slightly with the rocking chair.

The guard reported: "Your Highness, someone has arrived from Xiangguo Temple."

"Ok?"

King Ningyuan slowly opened his eyes, and a snow-white pug jumped down from his ankles, ran happily to Lu Mingyang's feet, and licked the back of her feet.

The new plain brocade white magnolia shoes were stained with the pug's drool.

"New shoes!" Chu Mingzheng turned the rocking chair, his eyebrows raised, "The girl is even more beautiful."

That expression made Lu Mingyang feel as if she had been seen through. Embarrassed, she pulled her feet back under her skirt and took small steps forward. "Your Highness, please review the selection of the marriage attire."

Chu Mingzheng took it casually and threw it onto the table beside him without any care.

"Just do as you agreed."

"Your Highness!" Lu Mingyang reminded softly, "You must personally approve it before I can take it back to report."

Chu Mingzheng casually pointed to the young eunuch serving beside him and said, "Bring me a pen."

Lu Mingyang looked at the young eunuch running towards the room, looking helpless.

Is this over?

This can't be the end.

Lu Mingyang looked at Chu Mingzheng with a smile, "Your Highness, please go to the study to sign. It's cold out, so be careful not to catch a cold."

"It's just a matter of signing, no problem!"

Still a polite refusal, leisurely and relaxed.

"Your Highness!" Lu Mingyang emphasized again, "The marriage is a major matter. Please review it carefully to avoid any mistakes. Any overstepping of boundaries or omissions will affect the lives and property of hundreds of people."

"You are reminding me that doing things perfunctorily is a betrayal of the Emperor's grace!"

"I dare not. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Lu Mingyang hurriedly knelt and kowtowed. The fluffy white pug, pressed under the pleated skirt, snorted in dissatisfaction and ran away.

The sound of light footsteps was heard, and a pair of white brocade slippers appeared before his eyes. Although they were white, they were full of brilliance.

Lu Mingyang slowly raised his head and met a pair of deep eyes, like a cold pool or an abyss.

"I am just worried about your health, Your Highness, and would like to ask you to go back to your room and rest." She answered subconsciously.