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

Chapter 304 The Princess's Self-Strengthening

The wine glasses were served.

King Ningyuan had to pay his respects to the emperor first before he could worship his ancestors.

Lu Mingyang picked up the wine glass and slowly raised it above his head, trying his best to make his voice sound like Chu Mingzheng, "Your Highness, your son pays respect to you, Father."

The emperor picked up the wine glass, but his hand shook and the golden glass fell to the ground.

Hideous bubbles appeared on the white jade.

It turned out to be poisoned wine.

"Protect the emperor!" Eunuch Su shouted loudly, and immediately two Yulin guards came forward to arrest the "Prince of Ningyuan". Then, Eunuch Su went forward to search.

Lu Mingyang watched helplessly as his hand reached into his sleeve and pulled out a piece of brown paper covered in white powder.

"Your Majesty, look!"

Lu Mingyang followed Eunuch Su's words and looked at the emperor. The emperor was leaning on the railing with one hand, holding his chest with the other, and crying out in grief, "You rebellious son, rebellious son."

He was so engrossed in his acting that he didn't even notice who was kneeling in front of him.

"I rely on you so much, and you dare to poison me." The emperor threw the brown paper to the ground in anger.

Lu Mingyang was shocked and found it ridiculous. The emperor actually used such a crude scheme to frame his own stepson.

Seeing that he had almost finished acting, she slowly raised her head and said in a clear voice: "Father, Your Highness has caught a cold and cannot get out of bed. I beg your forgiveness."

The emperor was shocked, Eunuch Su was shocked, and all the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground were also shocked.

The imperial physician who was examining the poisoned wine trembled and said, "Your Majesty, it's Crane's Beak Poison. The poison in the wine glass is the same as the poison on the brown paper."

But this is not the ending he wants.

"It's you, it's you who wants to harm me." The emperor's heart was bleeding, but he still refused to give up: "Or he ordered you to come so that he could be exposed and escape."

Can I deny it?

The emperor was so shameless as to use such a dubious scheme to frame Chu Mingzheng. If he denied it, he would definitely arrest Chu Mingzheng in the name of investigation.

By then, King Ningyuan would be in the Heavenly Prison and could commit suicide out of fear of punishment.

"It's me, it's me who wants to kill you." Lu Mingyang roared, "If it weren't for Your Highness's foolish loyalty and filial piety, he wouldn't have dared to attack you, his father. This Imperial Ancestral Temple would have been swarming with assassins by now. I wouldn't have to come here in person to take your life."

The emperor was furious: "Why do you want to harm me?"

Lu Mingyang sneered, "You didn't kill my father and brother, you didn't force my sister-in-law to death, and you didn't give my good name to the Xiongnu. My Chengyang Marquisate is full of loyal and brave people, loyal to the Great Sheng for generations, yet we have fallen into such a plight. Shouldn't I kill you?"

"You dog emperor, the heavens and the earth will make it clear that one day you will be cursed by the people and judged by history."

After saying that, Lu Mingyang looked up at the rising sun, and faces flashed before his eyes.

Nian'er, elder sister, Chu Mingzheng...

The white jade pillar beside her seemed to have warmed up as well, and she stood up and bumped into it.

……

"Your Highness, the princess has committed suicide."

When Chu Mingzheng woke up, the first words he heard were those nonsense Zhu Cong said while kneeling on the ground. He shook his head and walked out.

"Your Highness, you can't go." Zhu Cong hurriedly took out a letter from his arms, "The princess said that if she can't come back, let me give this letter to you."

Chu Mingzheng's vacant eyes fixed on the small piece of letter. The small words on the letter still carried the warmth of the woman's fingers.

Chu Mingzheng, forgive me for not being able to accompany you any longer. Don't be sad, I'm not dead, I've just returned to the world I wanted to go back to.

I will look through history books in that world to find traces of your existence. Please don't let me down.

Please help me take good care of Nian'er and my elder sister.

My wife Yangyang’s last words!

A tear soaked the letter. Chu Mingzheng suddenly came to his senses and asked anxiously, "Where are the people from Chengyang Marquis' Mansion?"

Zhu Cong said, "He escaped."

"Escaped?" Chu Mingzheng was confused.

"Before the princess went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, she didn't know what His Majesty would do. She instructed her subordinates that if His Majesty wanted to frame her for regicide, she would acknowledge it and told me to notify the Chengyang Marquisate. Fleeing from the Chengyang Marquisate would, firstly, save her life, and secondly, clear His Highness of suspicion."

Zhu Cong was already sobbing as he spoke, "Princess, you only said it was a possibility, otherwise I would never let you go."

I didn't expect that this would actually happen.

"My Yangyang is so smart." Chu Mingzheng pushed Zhu Cong away and walked out. She always liked cleanliness, and he would never let her lie alone in a dirty place.

He had to take her home.

Zhu Cong chased to the courtyard and saw Pei Mian rushing over. He quickly signaled him to stop His Highness.

Pei Mian stopped His Highness and said anxiously, "Your Highness, you can't go. You must draw a clear line between you and the princess now."

"Go away!"

"Your Highness!" Pei Mian hugged Chu Mingzheng passionately, "Don't worry, I will risk my life to rescue the princess."

"What did you say?" Chu Mingzheng suddenly froze.

Zhu Cong chased after him and said anxiously, "Captain Pei, why are you fooling around too? The princess's death must have been in vain."

"Who said the princess is dead?" Pei Mian looked at Zhu Cong in confusion, then took two steps back to look at the pale-faced prince, and punched Zhu Cong in the chest.

"What nonsense are you spreading?" Pei Mian hurriedly explained, "The princess banged her head against the pillar in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Fortunately, Tong Yu of the Imperial Guard stopped her. She suffered minor injuries, but she's not seriously injured. His Majesty has imprisoned the princess..."

Before he could finish his words, Chu Mingzheng hugged Pei Mian and burst into tears.

Pei Mian stiffened.

Zhu Cong slapped himself several times.

……

The emperor did not issue any orders to the Ningyuan Palace, but simply vented his anger in Xiefang Palace. This incident did not kill Chu Mingzheng, and his son would certainly take precautions, but he no longer had time.

His condition was deteriorating and he couldn't control himself, which made him more and more afraid.

Concubine Song walked across the mess on the ground and handed over a cup of tea.

"Your Majesty, the whole world belongs to the king. Where can the Lu family escape to?"

"What I want is Chu Mingzheng. What's the use of the Lu family?" The emperor threw the teacup to the ground in anger.

Concubine Song smiled calmly and shook the emperor's hand. "Your Majesty, if the Lu family has no one to help them, where can they escape to? Harboring a criminal who plots treason is a capital crime."

"Also, will the man in prison be tried now or later? Do you think he'll break out of prison?"

After giving two methods at once, the emperor patted Concubine Song's hand and said, "My beloved concubine is deeply loved by me."

Concubine Song asked with a smile, "Which one do you think is more suitable, Your Majesty?"

Now that he had an idea, the emperor was no longer anxious. He had an expression of watching a show: "I will ask my son first to see if what he says can satisfy me."

Having said that, he asked someone to pass it on.

Eunuch Su said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Ningyuan has entered the palace and is now in Shoukang Palace."

The emperor smiled and said, "My son really does care about that girl. But I'm afraid mother won't care about him anymore."