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

Chapter 249 I don’t regret it

"Yes!" Lu Mingyang stepped back against the wall and changed his clothes silently.

"Second sister!" Yang Nianshu really didn't know why his second sister was so obedient. He hurriedly picked up the clothes that fell on the ground and helped his second sister cover it.

Lu Mingyuan had never seen his always strong-willed sister feel so wronged, so he turned to look at Tian's mother.

A simple look made Tian's mother tremble with fear and yelled, "I teach my own daughter-in-law a lesson, what does it have to do with you?"

"Aunt, please sit down!" Lu Mingyuan walked forward with a smile and helped Tian's mother to sit down at the round table nearby.

"The weather is getting colder now. Although my brother-in-law's wound has healed, it still hurts when it's cold and rainy. It was the same when my father was stabbed in the shoulder. Every time I see it, I feel heartbroken."

"What do you mean?" Tian's mother looked at her son's legs with heartache.

Lu Mingyuan continued, "I understand that my aunt is homesick, but I can't let my brother-in-law suffer with her. It's getting late today, so you should stay for another day or two. I'll have time to prepare some warm clothes for my brother-in-law."

As she spoke, she looked at Zhu Xin.

Zhuxin took out a dagger and cut the white fox fur off the girl's cloak. It was a rare white fox fur, warm to the touch. Lu Mingyuan took it and handed it to Tian's mother.

"Please wrap this around your brother-in-law first. It will stop him from getting hurt at night. It will be like a thousand ants burrowing into your heart, and you'll be in excruciating pain."

Tian's mother did not dare to delay and quickly wrapped her son up.

Lu Mingyuan's words were still being heard, "Tomorrow, I will ask the best tailor in Beijing to make a special leather sleeve for my brother-in-law to wear on his legs. This way, no matter what bad weather he encounters, he won't feel any pain."

When Tian's mother came back and sat down again, her hostility towards Lu Mingyuan was no longer as strong. She felt a little sad when she saw the good cloak being torn.

After Lu Mingyuan saw her sister change her clothes, she asked Zhuxin to go to the restaurant across the street and order a table of fine food and wine. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, she slowly said, "Aunt, since you are leaving again, I will take my sister back home first, pack up your belongings, and then send you out of the city tomorrow."

"No need!" Tian Qing, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.

Lu Mingyuan looked over and asked gently, "Brother-in-law, do you really want to marry my sister, or are you just... unwilling?"

"I didn't!" Tian Qing suddenly got angry.

"Then what are you afraid of?" Lu Mingyuan asked again.

Tian Qing fell silent. Lu Mingyuan looked at Tian's mother and continued, "I'll take my sister back and get a comfortable carriage. Since we're in-laws, it's such a long journey. Even if you're willing, I can't bear to let my brother-in-law go back on foot. Don't you agree?"

Tian's mother looked at the face of the eldest daughter of the Lu family and nodded as if possessed by a mysterious force.

"Let's go!"

Lu Mingyuan took his sister away. No one spoke along the way.

Back at Xunyang Pavilion, Lu Mingyang sat on the couch, hugged his knees, and moved slowly towards the wall.

Lu Mingyuan dismissed everyone, walked to the bed, and asked, "Did you hear what Aze and I said this morning?"

At that time, she felt that there was someone outside, but she did not think it was her sister, but just thought it was a servant from the mansion. But in just half a day, her sister changed her mind, and she had to think more about it.

"Yang'er, the Chengyang Marquisate is not yours alone. If we talk about debts, among us brothers and sisters, you are the only one who does not owe the Chengyang Marquisate."

"Sister, it's not like that." Lu Mingyang interrupted in a muffled voice.

Lu Mingyuan pressed on: "Then can you tell my elder sister why?"

"I have no idea!"

Lu Mingyang looked up, her eyes empty. She really didn't know why she did this, she only knew that doing so would be good for everyone.

"So, do you regret it?" Lu Mingyuan asked again.

Lu Mingyang shook his head, his eyes firm: "I don't regret it."

She thought the thing she regretted most in her life was that when her father slandered Tian Qing in Shangyang Village, she did not clarify the matter because of her cowardice and greed.

That’s why we have the retribution today.

It was her fault alone. She couldn't and had no right to let her elder sister, third brother, Tian Qing, and Chu Mingzheng bear the consequences.

"Including the rest of my life, without him?"

Lu Mingyuan didn't say who it was, but they all knew who it was. A hint of panic finally flashed in Lu Mingyang's eyes, but he didn't waver at all.

"Eldest sister, please don't ask."

"okay, I get it."

Although she didn't know why her sister made this decision, she respected her sister's choice. Lu Mingyuan said nothing more and silently closed the door for her sister when she left.

"Uncle Zhong, where is Ze'er?"

Lu Mingyuan went to Zezhouju, intending to discuss with his brother how to explain to King Ningyuan. He did not find Lu Mingze, but saw Zhongbo in the yard.

"Isn't he at Xunyang Pavilion?" Uncle Zhong was surprised. "I just saw the Third Young Master going to look for the Fourth Young Lady!"

Did he hear it?

But where can my brother go?

A wave of fear surged in Lu Mingyuan's heart, and she hurried out to look for her brother. She found Lu Mingze in a manor in the suburban Chengyang Marquis Mansion.

Not only was Lu Mingze there, but there were also a whole yard of men she had never seen before, all of them strong and sturdy, with long swords on their waists. If the servants guarding the manor hadn't avoided looking, she would never have noticed this scene.

"How dare you raise assassins?"

Before he finished speaking, a long sword was placed on Lu Mingyuan's shoulder.

"Stop it!" Lu Mingze said anxiously, "Don't be rude to my elder sister."

The leading assassin put away his knife. Lu Mingyuan stepped forward and slapped his brother hard, "Do you know what you are doing?"

Hundreds of assassins drew their swords.

Lu Mingze met his elder sister's gaze and said coldly, "All of you get out."

In an instant, hundreds of assassins disappeared without a trace.

Lu Mingyuan said anxiously, "Send them away now, immediately."

Lu Mingze explained, "Sister, they are not dead soldiers either. They are the survivors among the 30,000 soldiers, and the refugees I took in along the way to Jinyang."

Whether they were survivors or refugees, they were all innocent people who were harmed because of the emperor's selfishness.

"Sister!" Lu Mingze paused, his voice choked with sobs. "This morning, I knew Fourth Sister was outside. I just wanted her to know what His Highness had done for her, and to stop being angry with His Highness. I didn't expect it would turn out like this."

Lu Mingyuan raised his head to hold back his tears and directly asked the crux of the matter: "What do you want to do?"

"Sister! I don't want to wait endlessly any longer." Lu Mingze said resolutely: "As long as His Highness can reveal the truth after the battle outside Yanmen Pass, I am willing to bear the name of regicide for him."

With a loud slap, another heavy slap landed on her face. Lu Mingyuan angrily said, "If you dare to go, I'll die right here."

Lu Mingze's eyes were blank, like a ghost.

Lu Mingyuan was terrified and hurriedly advised: "Aze, there is no need to rush. Yang'er has no relationship with King Ningyuan anymore. The emperor may allow you to fight."

Lu Mingze rolled his eyes, leaned on Lu Mingyuan's shoulder, and sobbed, "What's the point of second brother saving me? I can't do anything."

Lu Mingyang raised his head and looked at the gray sky, his heart in turmoil: I wonder what King Ningyuan would think of Yang'er about this.

At dusk, the imperial decree deposing the concubine reached the Marquis of Chengyang's residence, and naturally, it also reached the Ningyuan Palace. Lu Mingyuan looked at the sun, wondering if he should still go to the Ningyuan Palace today, when someone from the Ningyuan Palace arrived.

It was Zheng Hao who came in person.

"Marquis Chengyang!" Zheng Hao saluted breathlessly. "After the imperial decree came down, the two maids, Ruying and Rushu, were packing up the dowry from the palace and planning to come over. Who knew they'd run into His Highness on their way there? He was furious and wanted to chop them up."

"Take me there quickly!" Lu Mingyuan stood up and left.

Zheng Hao stopped her and reminded her, "Marquis Chengyang, I'm afraid it won't work if you go."

……

At the Ningyuan Palace, Lu Mingyang looked at the familiar courtyard, feeling a little dazed.

"Where is His Highness?" she asked.

Zheng Hao whispered back, "It should be in your dormitory."

"I understand." Lu Mingyang's eyes twitched and he went to the main courtyard.

Zheng Hao did not follow. After watching the princess's back disappear, he hurried to find the two little girls, Ruying and Rushu.

Even though Lu Mingyang was no longer a princess, no one dared to stop her. The room that had once been so familiar to her was now dark.

Lu Mingyang walked to the closed door and knocked. It wasn't locked, so he knocked easily. However, no one answered. A strong smell of alcohol wafted from the room.

Lu Mingyang calmed himself down, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Your Highness, are you in there?"

The room was too dark, so she could only grope her way forward. Suddenly, a dark shadow descended upon her, and before Lu Mingyang could react, her lips were kissed.