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

He took a step forward, pressed against Lu Mingyang's legs, pinched her delicate cheek again, and said fiercely: "I haven't seen it, but we Xiongnu have eagles, which are also a kind of bird. A bird that can tear people into pieces."

"Want to kill me? Fine, then let's make a bet. I only have one life anyway."

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.

Lu Mingyang looked at the man in front of him with a fearless attitude. Jin Yiluo tried to see a different emotion in his eyes, but it only made him feel more heartbroken.

"Since you are sure I won't tell anyone, why did you sleep with me?"

Lu Mingyang was stunned for a moment. He really didn't understand why he was still concerned about such trivial matters at this time. He turned his head away in embarrassment and disgust.

"You did it for Yang Nian'er!"

Jin Yiluo reacted and held her cheek so that she could not avoid his gaze.

Lu Mingyang pretended to be calm and said, "You keep changing people like this. Aren't you afraid that the Left Wise King will become suspicious?"

Now it was Jin Yiluo's turn to be quiet. He didn't say anything, but just looked at the girl in front of him quietly, with the mist in his eyes growing thicker and thicker.

Why do you look so hurt?

We are in opposing camps, you plot against me and I plot against you, isn't that normal?

Lu Mingyang panicked, "If you dare to touch her, I'll tell everyone and we'll all be destroyed together."

Jin Yiluo threw Lu Mingyang onto the bed, pressed on him, and bit him angrily.

"Can that sickly Chu Mingzheng satisfy you? Once you've seen my majesty, you'll know how foolish your decision is now, and you'll willingly submit to me."

"Come if you want to, why waste time talking?"

Lu Mingyang glared at Jin Yiluo fiercely. That day, she was determined not only to save Nian'er, but also to worry that he would send someone to secretly kill her and Nian'er after returning to the Xiongnu.

It was the same now. She only hoped he would avenge her now and not settle the score later. But her inexplicable pride prevented her from saying a single soft word.

"Is this the dress for Chu Mingzheng? It's so ugly!" Jin Yiluo pulled off the woman's gauze coat from her shoulders and bit her neck, which would break if bent.

A ray of warm light cuts through the dark night.

Chu Mingzheng stood in the half-open door, holding a red lantern. He stood sideways and said in a cold voice, "Little Khan, please go elsewhere if you want to do anything. This is my residence. If anything goes wrong, I can't bear the consequences."

Lu Mingyang grabbed a quilt and hid in the corner of the bed. She hadn't felt anything just now, but now, looking at Chu Mingzheng's profile, she suddenly felt so ashamed that she wanted to bang her head against the wall and die.

Jin Yiluo turned over and got out of bed, walking quickly towards the opponent whom he once admired and hated the most. Now they were in the same boat.

"Chu Mingzheng, let me tell you, this woman is playing tricks on you."

Chu Mingzheng said calmly, "Little Khan, you're joking. Miss Lu is so weak and delicate, how could she plot against me?"

Jin Yiluo looked at Chu Mingzheng's ignorant and foolish expression and laughed heartily. The anger that had been pent up all the way disappeared in an instant.

He turned around and put one foot on the bed, hugged Lu Mingyang's head and pressed it to his chest, whispering: "Wait until I come back, I will let you be my...slave."

As he walked out, he did not forget to pat Chu Mingzheng's thin body sympathetically.

"Your Highness, I thank you for saving my life."

Lu Mingyang knelt on the bed and kowtowed. Chu Mingzheng had his back to her, so she couldn't see his expression clearly. It took a long time before she heard him utter a faint sentence.

"The city gates are closed, let's rest here tonight!"

After he finished speaking, the man disappeared.

But how could Lu Mingyang rest when Nian'er was still in the mansion?

Lu Mingyang put on his clothes and walked out, only to find that the boat leading to the outside world was gone.

"Where is His Highness?" she asked the eunuch on duty.

"Your Highness has gone out." The eunuch pointed to a small boat on the lake and said with emotion: "Your Majesty has forbidden Your Highness to hire prostitutes, so Your Highness can only go out to have fun."

Seeing the boat going farther and farther away, Lu Mingyang made up his mind and walked towards the lake.

"Second sister!"

At the sound of Yang Nian'er's voice, Lu Mingyang's legs softened and she collapsed onto the wooden bridge. She really couldn't swim, and her only hope was that he would turn around and save her.

Yang Nian'er ran over and pulled her sister up.

Lu Mingyang hurriedly asked, "Nian'er, why are you here?"

Yang Nian'er said, "I was worried about you, so I rented a boat and came here. But when I got to the door, they wouldn't let me in."

"Did you really come here on your own?"

"Second sister!" Yang Nian'er was dissatisfied, "Why, do I really not care about you?"

"I did not mean that!"

Lu Mingyang turned his head to look at the blurry boat on the lake. Did he really not hear the conversation between him and Jin Yiluo, or was he pretending not to hear?

"By the way! I met Leng Lingfeng on the way here. I was worried that King Ningyuan would bully you, so I bought a packet of medicine from her." Yang Nian'er said, stuffing a packet of medicine into her sister's hand.

Lu Mingyang looked at the package of medicine, feeling both moved and distressed: "One hundred taels?"

Yang Nian'er nodded.

Lu Mingyang was puzzled: "Where did you get so much money?"

"Old Madam Yu gave me some silver when she left." Yang Nian'er looked at the lake and asked, "Second sister, how are we going to get back?"

The boat she rented was driven away by the guards here.

"I'm not going back!"

Lu Mingyang hugged his sister tightly. They would be safe after tomorrow. The next morning, the marriage party would depart, and Jin Yiluo would leave far away.

Even in his dreams, Lu Mingyang was thinking about how to stay in the clear water pool for another day.

The next morning, Lu Mingyang put on an impeccable smile and went to look for Prince Ningyuan. On the way, she met a young eunuch serving tea and snacks. He said Prince Ningyuan was in Liuli Pavilion, so she volunteered to take the tea and snacks to him.

Lu Mingyang thought that Liuli Pavilion was just a name, but unexpectedly, it was really Liuli.

The walls are made of transparent glazed glass, the roof is covered with a rainbow of colors, and it is built beside the water. The morning light hits the roof, making it shimmer with color. Outside, there is the beautiful scenery of Bitan Lake, and inside, there are clusters of flowers.

Two men, one in white and the other in purple, were sitting in the flowers playing chess.

The man in white sat with his back leaning, looking at the beautiful scenery in the distance leisurely; the man in purple sat upright, staring intently at the chessboard in front of him.

"You lost, get out of here!" Chu Mingzheng said indifferently.

Pei Mian said aggrievedly: "Your Highness, I have only been here for a short time."

"You shouldn't have come here."

Chu Mingzheng's voice suddenly became cold and harsh, and Pei Mian was also filled with grievances.

"I just want them to know that even if they marry their daughter to me, I am still His Highness's."

However, in just two years, his former confidants fell apart, and some either protected themselves or joined the Duke of Song. Only Pei Mian always regarded himself as his deputy general and was proud of it.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved at all. Chu Mingzheng sighed and said, "Zizhao, you are the eldest son of Duke Pei and will inherit the title. It's not worth sacrificing the future of the Pei family for a dying man."

Pei Mian said firmly, "If my father forces me to pledge allegiance to Prince Guang'an, I will not be the crown prince."

"Get out of here!" Chu Mingzheng slapped the chessboard.