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

Chapter 290 The Concubine Gives Gifts

Lu Mingyang saw the door of Cheng'en Hall close through the crack in the doorway and burst out laughing. Suddenly, the laughing woman's feet left the ground. Chu Mingzheng picked her up and angrily put her on the bed.

"Smile again!"

"Ha ha……"

"Try to smile again!"

"Ha ha……"

She really couldn't help it, especially seeing his swollen face.

Chu Mingzheng pressed down again in anger, and Lu Mingyang kicked with his legs, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't touch me, you're not clean... um..."

The delicate body in his arms gradually softened, responding to his love.

Chu Mingzheng raised his head in grievance, his face full of conscience. He had never done such a shameful thing in his life, and in the end, the heartless little girl laughed at him.

Lu Mingyang twisted his body and climbed onto someone's neck with a smile, "Your Highness, does this count as adultery?"

Chu Mingzheng corrected: "I am the adulterer, you are a vixen."

"It's all your fault." Lu Mingyang pinched Chu Mingzheng's nose with a look of grievance: "No matter what it is, you'll be scolded to death in our place."

"You just got scolded? No wonder you're so audacious." Chu Mingzheng reminded: "Here, you'd be thrown into a pig cage."

Who is so audacious? Lu Mingyang raised his eyebrows: "Are you scared?"

Chu Mingzheng pinched his face, unwilling to be outdone: "Do you dare to do it again?"

"If you dare, I dare."

"You said it." Chu Mingzheng didn't give the little girl a chance to regret and kissed her directly.

People's courage really is bloated by fear. Lu Mingyang secretly glanced at the closed doors and windows, buried his head in someone's chest, and reminded in a muffled voice: "Then hurry up."

A muffled laugh emanated from his chest, and Lu Mingyang raised his head in dissatisfaction: "What are you laughing at?"

"Yangyang, I suddenly understood something."

"what?"

Chu Mingzheng lowered his head to her ear and smiled, "I finally understand what it means that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a mistress."

These words really touched Lu Mingyang's heart. She really felt that stealing in the palace was very exciting, an unprecedented excitement that made her brain excited.

No wonder those stinky men are so happy to do this. But how could Lu Mingyang admit it? He shamelessly hit the man: "I told you to steal, I told you to steal."

Chu Mingzheng expressed his loyalty: "Whether it's a wife, a concubine, or the person I want to steal, it's you. You are the only woman in my life."

For the first time, Lu Mingyang found the man's sweet talk so annoying. He twisted his arm and gritted his teeth, urging him, "Then hurry up."

"I will follow my lady's orders."

……

The next day, the person in charge of the marriage arrangements arrived at Cheng'en Hall. Lu Mingyang was slightly startled when he saw the person. It was Princess Jinghe's mother, Concubine Dowager Jing.

Concubine Jing entered the main hall and bowed, saying, "During the next few days, I will teach Miss Lu the etiquette of marriage. If Miss Lu has any requests, please let me know."

The palace has always been a place of high and low order, so how could the imperial concubine bow to her? Lu Mingyang hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Please take a seat!"

As she spoke, she helped Concubine Jing to sit on the honored seat.

Concubine Jing gave a slight signal, and her aunt placed a small mahogany box on the table. She then sent all the palace maids and eunuchs out and closed the palace door. Only Lu Mingyang and Concubine Jing remained inside.

It couldn't be more obvious. Lu Mingyang asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

Concubine Jing pushed the mahogany box in front of Lu Mingyang and opened it, saying, "This is just a small gift, not a token of respect. I hope Miss Lu will accept it."

It was filled with gold ingots and women's jewelry, all of which were exquisite and valuable. However, Concubine Jing's hair was only adorned with a few plain hairpins.

Presumably, she took out all her good things.

Lu Mingyang didn't dare to accept it and asked, "Treasure Queen, please speak frankly!"

Concubine Jing said, "I heard that after the old Xiongnu Khan passed away, Jinghe became the new Khan's wife according to Xiongnu etiquette. I don't know how she is doing now. I hope Miss Lu will take care of Jinghe after she marries into the Xiongnu. I will be very grateful."

As she spoke, she couldn't help shedding tears.

Lu Mingyang looked at the jewels and didn't dare to accept them. He pushed them back silently: "Treasures, Concubine Dowager, I'm afraid I'm unable to do so."

"No," Concubine Jing said excitedly, "The Xiongnu Khan has designated Miss Lu for marriage and also promised you the title of Da Yanshi. This has never happened before. Moreover, in previous marriages, Da Sheng always provided a dowry. Only this time, the Xiongnu Khan actually used two cities as a betrothal gift. It shows that you are special to him."

As she spoke, Concubine Jing pushed the mahogany box toward Lu Mingyang again, choking with sobs as she said, "I don't ask for anything. I only ask that you protect Jinghe and let her live out her life in peace."

But, I won't go. Lu Mingyang couldn't tell the truth, and couldn't bear to see his mother's sadness, so he silently closed the mahogany box and said, "Then, you can leave it here with me first."

"Thank you, Miss Lu." Concubine Jing nodded excitedly.

Poor parents in the world.

After Concubine Jing left, Lu Mingyang lay on the rocking chair in the yard, rocking. Suddenly, his eyes were covered by a pair of big hands.

"temple……"

Lu Mingyang quickly covered his mouth. Such a rough hand couldn't possibly belong to Chu Mingzheng.

"Yang'er, guess who I am!" The owner of the big hand asked in a pinched voice, but couldn't hide the rough voice.

Lu Mingyang frowned in disdain, quickly pulled his hand away, and stood up. Seeing that no one was around, she angrily retorted, "Does the Khan have to be so childish?"

"Yang'er, isn't this how men and women in Sheng Dynasty play and have fun on dates?" Jin Yiluo asked sincerely, "I see that's how it's depicted in your paintings."

"Khan, that's a woman deceiving a man, and a man deceiving a woman. That's called kidnapping." Lu Mingyang laughed angrily. She really didn't want to pay attention to this fool, so she turned and walked into the hall.

Jin Yiluo took her hand, pulled her into his arms, and said gently: "Then Yang'er will teach me later!"

Unable to break free, Lu Mingyang angrily said, "Khan, if you want to marry me, you must observe etiquette first."

Jin Yiluo let go of his hand obediently.

Lu Mingyang had always felt that he had accepted the two cities in order to avert the emperor's suspicions, deliberately showing his affection to her. At the same time, it was also to disgust him.

But now, looking at him, she felt that he seemed to like her a little bit.

Lu Mingyang asked curiously, "Khan, don't you hate me?"

After all, he was so angry that he almost strangled himself to death, and threatened to make himself his slave and torture him forever.

Jin Yiluo asked in return: "Has Yang'er figured it out?"

"What did you figure out?" she asked.

Jin Yiluo patted the back of the rocking chair and asked proudly, "Who is the man you can rely on?"

Lu Mingyang was surprised: "You mean, King Ningyuan?"

"Who else but him?" Jin Yiluo said with disgust. "You tried so hard to trick him into bed, but in the end, you still threw him away like a worn-out shoe. The men of the Sheng Dynasty are all heartless and unfeeling. We Xiongnu men are different. If we like a woman, we will protect her for the rest of our lives."