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

Chapter 306 Justice Does Not Exist

"Princess, let me give you a ride!" Zheng Hao stood in front of the carriage.

"No need." Lu Mingyang reminded: "I am no longer a princess. Be careful with your words and don't get yourself into trouble."

Zheng Hao lowered his head and wiped his tears: "In my heart, you will always be my master."

"Fourth Miss, please wait for us." Ningxiang ran over with four women. She took the whip from Lu Mingyang and said, "Fourth Miss, please sit in the carriage. We will drive."

"Yes, let's drive." Everyone said in unison.

Lu Mingyang was a little surprised: "You guys, want to follow me?"

"We were bought by the Fourth Young Lady. If we don't follow the Fourth Young Lady, who else should we follow? They can't control us." Ningxiang said and glanced at Zheng Hao proudly.

Zheng Hao burst into tears and shouted at the departing carriage, "Master, Madam, please take care of yourselves."

The plaque of the Chengyang Marquis' Mansion had been removed, and the interior was completely empty. That day, Lu Mingyang had Zhu Cong inform everyone, and they had already dispersed.

Except for Zhongbo.

Zhong Bo was still guarding the Chengyang Marquis Mansion, planning to die here if the government raided his house. Unexpectedly, the soldiers did not enter the house, but only took down the plaque of the Chengyang Marquis Mansion. He did not expect that the fourth lady and the fourth brother-in-law would come.

"Fourth Miss, you're out." Uncle Zhong was so excited that tears streamed down his face.

Lu Mingyang said, "Uncle Zhong, please boil some water for me. We can talk about the rest later."

He had just been shaved, and his clothes were covered with hair inside and out. He needed to wash them thoroughly.

"Hey!" Uncle Zhong hurried to work, and Ningxiang led everyone to follow Uncle Zhong to work.

Lu Mingyang helped Chu Mingzheng back to Xunyang Pavilion. Seeing that his body was no longer as hot, he asked, "Zheng, do you want to sleep first or take a shower first?"

"It's better to wash it first, otherwise it will be prickly." He smiled.

"Okay!" Lu Mingyang also smiled.

Uncle Zhong quickly brought hot water. Lu Mingyang tested the temperature and helped Chu Mingzheng sit in. The hot water flowed over his sleeves, causing Lu Mingyang to feel a slight pain.

"Are you hurt?" Chu Mingzheng noticed that something was wrong with her. Before Lu Mingyang could finish the word "no", he had already lifted her sleeve.

Shocking whip marks.

"Where are you hurt?" Chu Mingzheng undressed her, and Lu Mingyang hurriedly held his hand.

"It's okay. Song Wei came after a few lashes."

Chu Mingzheng's hand paused, and after a long while he said, "He is really good to you."

"He is not good to me. He just wants to see me regret and surrender to him. You are the one who truly loves me." Lu Mingyang leaned over and kissed his lips.

She suddenly felt that such days were pretty good, with the sun rising and setting, and the years passing peacefully.

"With the emperor's anxious temper, I'm afraid he won't live for more than three months. When the time comes, I'll go and ask King Guangcheng to let us leave the capital. I'll accompany you back to Jinyang. If you don't want to go back to Jinyang, we can go to a place where the birds sing and the flowers bloom, okay?"

Chu Mingzheng said: "I'm afraid Concubine Song won't agree!"

"No!" Lu Mingyang shook his head: "Prince Guangcheng is not a puppet in his mother's hands. He will agree."

"I'll listen to you!" Chu Mingzheng didn't have the energy to think about those distant things at the moment. He just wanted to look at the girl in front of him.

"Second sister!"

Yang Nianshu's anxious voice broke in, and Lu Mingyang hurried out of the room and closed the door. Turning back, his sister threw herself into his arms.

"Second sister, you scared me to death."

"I'm fine!" Lu Mingyang touched his sister's head, let her go, and looked at Wei Luo behind her. Nian'er must have refused to go with her elder sister and third brother, so Wei Luo hid her.

"Thank you, cousin!"

Wei Luo saluted, not knowing what to say for a moment, and only said, "I'm glad that my cousin has returned safely."

Lu Mingyang looked at him, feeling as if he were in another world. "Cousin, you win."

Wei Luo felt a pain on his face. He glanced at the tightly closed door and said, "Before, I always thought my cousin was stupid. Now I know that he is really worth it."

"Thank you!" Lu Mingyang smiled slightly.

Yang Nianshu asked, "Second sister, is His Highness in there?"

Lu Mingyang reminded: "From now on, call me brother-in-law."

Yang Nianshu said "Oh" and didn't feel any difference.

Lu Mingyang handed her a prescription and said, "A Zheng still has a fever. Nian'er, please go get me some more medicine."

"Don't worry, cousin." Wei Luo took the prescription first and pulled Yang Nianshu away.

Lu Mingyang looked up at the sky. She wasn't worried about anyone else. The only thing she was worried about was her third brother. If her third brother knew Chu Mingzheng had given up his status as a descendant of the royal family for her, he'd probably want to kill him.

Sure enough, that night, the two people who were awake heard noises coming from the yard.

"Aze, it's too dangerous for you to come back like this."

It looked like the eldest sister had just found him.

Lu Mingze said angrily, "I just want to ask him why he is so impulsive."

"So do you want to see Yang'er die?"

Just at this moment, Lu Mingyang pushed open the door.

Lu Mingyuan hurried forward and said, "Yang'er, your third brother has no intention of ignoring you. We have already made preparations to rescue the execution ground, but we didn't expect His Highness to do so."

She didn't know whether to be happy or sad. She was happy, of course, because her sister had found a good husband who was devoted to her, but because of this, she was afraid that her father's injustice would never be redressed.

Lu Mingze walked up the stone steps and asked, "Where is His Highness?"

Chu Mingzheng walked over from the darkness, held Lu Mingyang's hand, and said expressionlessly, "Please, Zizhou, choose another wise leader."

Lu Mingze said anxiously, "Your Highness, I will escort you out of the capital and to Shuofang. When the time comes, Your Highness will raise his arm and call for help, and the people will respond."

Chu Mingzheng said self-deprecatingly, "Who would still want to support me now that I'm in this state? I'm only causing the people to suffer and causing more bloodshed."

"Your Highness!" Lu Mingze said anxiously, "If justice doesn't exist, more people will suffer in this world."

Chu Mingzheng didn't listen to him, pulled Lu Mingyang back, and closed the door. But not long after, Lu Mingze's words were verified.

Princess Jinghe's letters were sent to the palace as usual. Although there was no hope for her daughter to return, Concubine Jing was still grateful to Lu Mingyang for allowing her to receive her daughter's letters every month.

As usual, she risked her life to have someone deliver Jin Yiluo's letter to Lu Mingyang. The letter Lu Mingyang received contained not only love words but also a sentence: See you soon.

See you soon indeed.

While the emperor lay on his deathbed, he dismissed several generals who had made significant contributions to Dasheng and aggressively reclaimed military power. Once everything was settled, the emperor appointed Prince Guangcheng as Crown Prince, with a ceremony to confer the title soon.

Before the enthronement ceremony could take place, the Xiongnu invaded again, marching southward into uninhabited territory. The Marquis of Bei'an and several newly promoted generals were either killed in battle or surrendered.

Soon, the Xiongnu cavalry will arrive at the capital, and the people of Dasheng will be in panic.