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

Lu Mingyuan looked at the people kneeling on the ground, said nothing, and walked out silently. Zhu Xin hurriedly stood up and supported her daughter. It had only been a short while, and the thin wrist that could not be grasped made her think she had supported the wrong person.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Xin said distressedly: "Miss, although the fourth lady and you are born of the same mother, we haven't seen each other for many years. I don't know what her heart is like. Your current situation is not good, and you are doing this for her. Alas, how can she bear your kindness?"

"She can handle it!" Lu Mingyuan smiled confidently: "From the moment she protected her father's coffin, she has been able to handle it."

Whenever the Marquis was mentioned, the eldest girl would sit alone for a long time. Zhu Xin couldn't bear to see her continue to be so depressed, so she advised: "Young lady, let it go, don't investigate anymore."

"I won't!" Lu Mingyuan shook his head stubbornly. "Those are my father and siblings who gave birth to me and raised me. How can I watch them die unjustly?"

"Is this the reason why you insist on helping your son-in-law to hold a promotion banquet?" The girl has always been proud and handles everything on her own. She never begs for mercy from a man, let alone kneels down to admit her mistakes like she did today.

But now...

How painful it must be for the girl.

At the gate of the Chengyang Marquis's mansion, everyone watched the departing carriage, each covering their face and weeping. It wasn't clear if they were weeping for Lu Mingyuan's fate, or for their own future lives.

Lu Mingyang pulled Qin Xin, who hadn't left yet, and asked, "Will you be wronged if you go back, elder sister?"

When she asked, she felt that what she said was all nonsense.

Qin Xincui said, "Bah, ungrateful bastard. Without the young lady and the Marquis, he wouldn't be where he is today. If he dares to bully the young lady, I will fight him to the death."

After a long pause, until she was able to suppress the anger in her heart, she ran away.

"It's all your fault, you shameless jinx." Lu Mingqin cursed Lu Mingyang angrily and pulled her mother away.

The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Lu Mingyang and Yang Nian'er at the door.

Yang Nian'er said, "Second sister, should we buy her some delicious food?"

Lu Mingyang was amused by his sister's naive idea and replied, "Let's buy it tomorrow," and took her back to the house. As they stepped into the house, they caught a glimpse of a familiar piece of clothing out of the corner of their eyes.

"Nian'er, go to the kitchen and get me something delicious. I'm so tired and don't want to go."

"it is good!"

Seeing that there was no one in the yard, Yang Nian'er trotted away.

Lu Mingyang collected her thoughts and walked to a small alley. She saw the man who had promised to marry her and smiled tearfully, "Brother Yuanrui, thank goodness my elder sister is here today. You don't have to offend the Queen Mother and Prince Ningyuan for me."

The younger brother of the imperial concubine, the uncle of the future emperor, even though she knew he was using her, she didn't dare to offend him or expose him.

"My Yang'er has suffered." Song Wei hugged the woman in front of him, with a fake smile: "You should have a good rest. I will ask my mother to come and propose marriage in a few days."

"Propose marriage?" Lu Mingyang looked up in surprise. Wasn't marrying her just a lie he'd told her to keep her obedient?

The case is over, what use am I to him?

Song Wei pretended to be angry: "Why, do you want to break off the engagement?"

"But I'm still in mourning?"

"No problem, let's settle the marriage first." Song Wei gently stroked the woman's hair, "When your mourning period is over, we will get married."

real or fake?

It was hard to tell whether the look was real or fake in that affectionate look.

Lu Mingyang returned to Xunyang Pavilion with a groggy head. On the way, he saw Uncle Zhong, who was sitting in Shuyun Pavilion crying silently, muttering to himself, "Every time I came back, the eldest lady was held in the palm of her hand by her son-in-law. When has she ever suffered such injustice?"

"Uncle Zhong, is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Lu Mingyang walked over.

Uncle Zhong wiped away his tears and stood up: "Fourth Miss, please speak!"

"Please sit down too!" Lu Mingyang sat down. She didn't feel comfortable asking about her eldest sister, so she asked something else: "Did Second Brother have a good relationship with Song Wei when he was alive?"

"Well, they were classmates. They've actually spent more time together than the Third Young Master. The Young Madam also met the Second Young Master when they were studying together with Young Master Song Wei."

Speaking of Song Wei, Zhong Bo was very grateful: "At the funeral of the Marquis and the two young masters, most of the officials in the court avoided paying their respects due to Your Majesty's words that they were guilty ministers. But Young Master Song Wei not only came, but also stayed by the coffin for half the night."

So, what he said about my second brother wasn't a lie. Could it be that, even though he was using me, he also sincerely wanted to marry me? Or did he have a bigger conspiracy?

While Lu Mingyang was thinking, he unconsciously touched the white jade bracelet on his wrist.

Uncle Zhong was puzzled: "Fourth Miss, where did you get such a beautiful pair of white jade mandarin duck bracelets?"

Lu Mingyang looked at the white jade bracelet on his wrist, and his head began to buzz again.

What about the Queen Mother? Will she still marry Prince Ningyuan?

If Prince Ningyuan tells the Queen Mother that he is lying to her, how will the Queen Mother punish him?

Thinking about it made her head hurt, so Lu Mingyang simply stopped thinking about it, had a delicious meal, and went to bed. She had been planning to go to the Green Water Pond to see how Prince Ningyuan felt about her, but unexpectedly, the eunuch from Shoukang Palace arrived to deliver the decree.

He asked her to come to the palace tomorrow for lunch and specifically told her to dress up nicely.

Could it be that the Queen Mother is going to arrange a marriage between me and Prince Ningyuan?

Lu Mingyang generously placed a silver ingot into the hand of the eunuch delivering the imperial edict and asked tentatively, "Is His Royal Highness Prince Ningyuan here?"

"Yes, of course I am."

"Then, has His Highness ever mentioned me to the Queen Mother? Does he hate me?" Lu Mingyang asked.

She looked like a timid young girl discussing marriage. The eunuch delivering the decree smiled and said, "Your servant would like to congratulate the young lady in advance."

"Thank you, eunuch!" Lu Mingyang excitedly escorted the eunuch out of the house. Turning back, he excitedly hugged his sister.

"Nian'er, your sister is saved!"

Last night, Yang Nian'er felt so distressed watching her second sister tossing and turning in bed. Now, seeing her laugh from the bottom of her heart, she couldn't help but feel happy too.

only……

Yang Nian'er put her feet on the ground and asked, "Second sister, what about Tian Qing?"

"What can I do? Just quit!" Although she also liked Tian Qing, she loved her own life more than anyone else's. As long as she married the Prince of Ningyuan, it didn't matter what Song Wei's purpose was in marrying her.

Yang Nian'er nodded and advised, "Second sister, don't feel sorry for him. If he had the chance to marry the princess, wouldn't he break off the engagement with you?"

Lu Mingyang said, "Nian'er, you can't say that. I'm really sorry for this matter."

"Okay!" Yang Nian'er was too lazy to argue with her second sister anymore. She patted her chest proudly and said, "I will be the princess's sister in the future! I will go back to Shangyang Village tomorrow and let those little girls who laugh at me for not having a brother see it. In the end, it's better to have a brother or a sister. My second sister is the princess, what are their brothers?"

Lu Mingyang smiled, pulled his sister back to Xunyang Pavilion, and comforted himself.

"I've thought it through. I'll serve him wholeheartedly for a few years, and when he dies, the entire palace will be ours. Then, we'll have a large mansion to live in, and a free salary. Life will be as wonderful as we want it to be."

Isn’t this the life they used to fantasize about?

Lu Mingyang smiled and rubbed his sister's head, thinking about another thing: "When I become a princess, I can find a good family for you in the future."

"I don't want to. I want to stay with my second sister all the time." Yang Nian'er rubbed against her second sister.