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

Chapter 259 Save the Concubine

Qin Miao looked at the carriage going away, her eyes blurred with tears.

At the latest, he had tenderly promised himself that he would become the most noble peony in the garden. But in just half a day, just to punish the woman who had murdered him, he humiliated himself like this.

Qin Miao collapsed on the ground and started giggling.

Mudan knelt beside her and advised, "Don't worry, young lady. I will tell the Queen Mother right away."

Having said that, he stood up and ran towards the palace gate.

Zheng Hao stopped her and reminded her, "Your Highness always keeps his word. If the concubine still wants to stay in the Ningyuan Palace, I advise you to do so."

Qin Miao looked at the setting sun and gritted her teeth, "I'll do it."

She knelt all the way back, unable to raise her head, enduring cold stares and ridicule. She agreed, but she couldn't move her knees. Only when it was completely dark, the pedestrians had gone home, and the shops were closed, did she move her knees.

My knees rubbed against the hard bluestone, bleeding with every step; the raging cold wind carried the sound of slaps, mocking me wantonly. So what if I'm humiliated, Lu Mingyang? What you owe me, I will definitely return double.

"Oh no, oh no, the Concubine has hanged herself." In the dark of the night, Mudan ran to the study and knocked on the door, "Your Highness, please save the Concubine."

The cries for help were heartbreaking. Chu Mingzheng, who couldn't sleep, just felt the noise and irritatedly spat out "Get out". Leng Lingfeng, who was temporarily staying in the side room, couldn't stand it anymore and put on his clothes and walked out.

"Take me to see it!"

"This..." Mudan looked at the door that could not be opened and did not dare to knock again. She led Leng Lingfeng to the east warm room.

Qin Miao lay on the bed, the marks on her neck were hideous and terrifying. Even though she wanted to beg for mercy, the white silk was still hanging on her tightly.

Leng Lingfeng felt a little sorry for her, but after all, she wasn't his woman, so he couldn't say anything. He could only write down a prescription and instruct Mudan: "Two doses a day, take on time. Don't delay, otherwise her voice may not recover as before."

"Doctor Leng!" Mudan chased him into the courtyard, her eyes flickering. "There's medicine in my room, but I don't recognize it. Could you help me identify it? I want to make medicine for the girl as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Leng Lingfeng walked into Mudan's room without thinking much. He didn't see any herbs. He turned his head and saw that the door was bolted.

"what are you doing?"

Mudan smiled, took off her clothes, knelt in front of Leng Lingfeng, and pleaded desperately: "Please help my girl. My girl really knows she is wrong. I beg you to say a few good words to His Highness and ask him to come and see her. I am willing to serve you well in return."

The peony's rich red bellyband was so dazzling that it hurt his eyes. Leng Lingfeng looked away, feeling a little reluctant: "Miss, if you exchange something that all women in the world have with me, do you think you can achieve your goal?"

Mudan was embarrassed, but even though she had to endure the humiliation, she did not give up. She took off the gold hairpins and jade rings on her head and stuffed them into Leng Lingfeng's hands one by one.

She was the head maidservant beside Qin Miao, with her hair full of pearls and jades, each of which was very valuable.

Leng Lingfeng was Lu Mingyang's man, but he was deeply trusted by His Highness. The young lady couldn't bring herself to ask for help, so she had to do these things herself.

"I know I look crude, but I will obey you and ask Brother Leng to treat Mudan with kindness. Mudan doesn't ask for any results, as long as Brother Leng says a few good words for the young lady."

She lowered her demands again. Her eyes, filled with tears, showed how much courage she mustered.

Leng Lingfeng grabbed her wrist and continued to ask, "Girl, you are giving away your most precious thing, but for me, there is no loss at all. Do you understand?"

She didn't understand and asked blankly, "Why didn't Brother Leng allow it?"

Leng Lingfeng sighed, "Even if I let him come, what's the point of him talking to your girl? What can that change? Your most precious thing is gone. This kind of transaction is not equal."

Mudan cried, "I am your servant, young lady. As long as you are happy, I am willing to die."

"Okay, I'll help you pass on the message, but I have no say in whether he comes or not."

"Thank you, Brother Leng. Thank you, Brother Leng."

Mudan kowtowed, then tremblingly went to untie the man's clothes. Leng Lingfeng squatted down, picked up the clothes and covered Mudan with them. "You don't have to do this. I just want you to help me pass on a message."

"What?" Mudan was surprised.

"Tell your girl that some things do not belong to her. The more chips she adds, the more ferocious she will become." Leng Lingfeng pinned the pearl hairpins in his hand back into the girl's hair one by one, then stood up and left.

The door closed again, and Mudan stared at it in a daze, with only his last words remaining in her ears.

"The girl is very beautiful."

Leng Lingfeng walked back to the front yard and saw the two men, Pei Mian and Zhu Cong, walking out dejectedly. He was shocked and said, "He's crazy!"

The emperor was staring at the Ningyuan Palace, and he actually dared to let Zhu Cong come. Wasn't he afraid that the emperor would find out that he was keeping secret guards?

Pei Mian, who was scolded, was also filled with anger. He kicked Zhu Cong on the leg and said, "I told you not to go, but you insisted on going."

Last night, Zhu Cong came to him and said a bunch of incomprehensible things. He realized later that Zhu Cong was going to kill Tian Qing and then commit suicide to apologize. He hurriedly chased after him.

Unexpectedly, they saw the dead Tian Qing. Even more unfortunate was that the two masters were discovered by Lu Mingyang.

Zhu Cong regretted causing the princess to misunderstand him: "I will go and explain to the princess."

"Shut up!" Pei Mian scolded, looking at Leng Lingfeng and pleading, "Brother Leng, please persuade His Highness. The most urgent thing now is to clear his name. The Emperor is still waiting to punish him. How did His Highness become like this now? It's all because of that Lu Mingyang."

"Okay, okay, let's go!" Leng Lingfeng drove them away with disgust.

The study was pitch black. Leng Lingfeng went in, lit a candle, and saw someone inside. Chu Mingzheng sat half-dead on the edge of the bed, looking at his shadow cast by the moonlight.

The candlelight brightened, the shadow disappeared, and Chu Mingzheng looked up unhappily: "Who let you in?"

Leng Lingfeng teased with disdain: "Why did you call them over? To explain for you?"

Suddenly, his heart was spoken, and Chu Mingzheng shouted angrily: "Get out!"

"I'll leave after I've applied the medicine to you." Leng Lingfeng took the medicine and changed Chu Mingzheng's dressing. He hadn't forgotten his promise to Mudan and said, "Miss Qin is, after all, the daughter of a duke. She's lived a life of luxury since childhood, and she's deeply in love with you. Humiliating you like that is too much."

"If I had been a step later, she would have died." Chu Mingzheng was frightened when he thought of that face that was suffocated to the extreme.

"It was the Queen Mother who gave the order, not her. You've been so indifferent to her all day, so it's normal for her to have such thoughts..."

Leng Lingfeng chattered on for a long time, and Chu Mingzheng was annoyed. "What's wrong with you today? Are you collecting money?"

"..."

Leng Lingfeng sneered: "Is it me who collected the money, or are you attracted to other people's money?"