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

Chapter 121 A New Target

Looking at Shen Yan's receding figure, Lu Mingyang asked, "Will His Majesty agree?"

Lu Mingyuan said, "Don't forget, according to the Iron Scroll of Immunity from Death, Prince Ningyuan is also qualified to use it."

"Ah?" Lu Mingyang laughed, "Does the crime of treason work?"

"If it really comes to that, even a hundred cards won't help." Lu Mingyuan smiled and nodded at her sister. She wasn't sure if it would work, but she had to give it a try.

The two walked downstairs hand in hand.

The door of the adjacent private room opened slightly, Wei Luo stepped out and looked at the two women downstairs, his eyes gradually darkening.

The attendant standing behind him asked, "Sir, what do you want to do?"

Wei Luo just sighed softly: "My cousin and cousin are really admirable."

……

Outside the restaurant, Lu Mingyang watched his elder sister board the carriage and lied, "Eldest sister, I've made an appointment with Nian'er to go to the temple fair in the west of the city. You should go back and take care of Yin'er first!"

"I'll take you there."

"No, it's not far!"

Lu Mingyang smiled and waved. After her elder sister's carriage had gone far away, she lowered her veil and walked into a clinic. The doctor was an old man with a white beard.

"Please help me see what's in this bottle of medicine." Lu Mingyang handed him the ointment given by Leng Lingfeng.

Obscure words were uttered, and Lu Mingyang's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. His eyes could hardly distinguish the five colors, and only his ears were buzzing, circling around one sentence.

"It contains plum blossoms, which, when applied, can cause wounds to fester and leave permanent scars."

All his doubts came true at that moment. The hard ground felt like a swamp, muddy and difficult to navigate, sinking deeper and deeper. Lu Mingyang looked at the overcast sky, which seemed to be filled with countless birds flying overhead.

"Second sister, second sister!"

Yang Nian'er and Wei Luo were eating at Shuyun Pavilion when they saw from a distance that her second sister was unsteady and about to fall. She hurried over to support her.

Lu Mingyang looked at her sister with a dazed look in her eyes and finally passed out. In a daze, she heard the conversation between her sister and Wei Luo.

"Really? Many people in Yuzhou sent women to Prince Ningyuan?"

"Well, but don't worry, His Highness didn't ask for it. It's just..." Wei Luo paused, "I heard that His Highness listened to the music of the granddaughter of a great scholar named Chen Ge Lao in Yuzhou several times."

"What's so good about the song?" Yang Nian'er rolled her eyes.

Wei Luo said, "I don't know if the song is good or not. But that Chen Ge Lao was a cabinet minister who retired and returned to his hometown. Half of the Hanlin scholars in the court were his students."

Is this a new goal?

With a bang, Lu Mingyang, who was getting out of bed, fell to the ground.

"Second sister!"

Yang Nian'er hurried in to help her sister.

"It's okay, I just bumped into something by accident." Lu Mingyang smiled and helped his sister stand up, then called out to the door, "Cousin, come in."

Wei Luo had not expected his cousin to wake up, and felt a little embarrassed. He comforted her, "Don't worry, cousin. I heard that Lord Chen claims to be a pure official. If he were not the emperor, he would not let his granddaughter be his concubine."

"Yes!" Yang Nian'er echoed loudly: "Second sister, you are the legitimate Princess Ningyuan, what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not worried."

Lu Mingyang forced a smile. She was even a little happy. It turned out that his constant claims of liking Qin Miao were just like that.

"Cousin, I have a favor to ask of you." Lu Mingyang changed the subject. "I heard there's a beautiful flower called White Flower Dan in Yunzhao. Could you help me find a way to get a few pots of it here?"

Wei Luo said, "There's no need to go to such trouble. There are white flowers in the glass flower room in the secluded pool of clear water. As my cousin, it shouldn't be difficult for me to ask for a few pots of flowers."

This was a pleasant surprise, as she didn't have to waste time trying to delay.

The next day, Lu Mingyang looked at the tender white flowers, smeared the ointment with his index finger, and gently applied it to his face. By the evening, pus and blood appeared on his face again.

Yang Nian'er anxiously asked Leng Lingfeng to come over.

"My second sister played with white flower all day today, and by the evening, pus and blood appeared on her face."

She actually didn't know why she said these words. It was Lu Mingyang who hinted to her.

"How come there are flowers like that in the room out of the blue? Blame me. Blame me for not telling you." The heartache and anxiety in his eyes were so real.

Lu Mingyang looked at him and wanted to say, "What a great acting!" But she couldn't say it. He no longer needed her, but she couldn't break up with him. She couldn't let her elder sister's hopes go to waste.

"Is my face going to be okay?" she asked.

"I will try my best, my best."

Leng Lingfeng's voice trembled, but Lu Mingyang smiled: "Tell me the truth!"

She didn't want to be tortured by his medication anymore.

Leng Lingfeng opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He changed the subject and said, "Don't use the medicine I gave you. It's for light scars and has no effect on wounds."

Are you here to destroy the evidence so soon?

Lu Mingyang pushed the medicine bottle towards him and said, "I was just having fun and used the petals of the white flower to make ointment and put it on my face. I'm afraid the ointment might have been contaminated by the flower juice."

"Okay!" Leng Lingfeng put away the ointment and instructed: "Use the medicine Prince Ningyuan gave you. It is the best medicine in the palace. I will also prescribe you a decoction. Remember to drink it."

"it is good!"

Lu Mingyang didn't bother to verify whether it was harmful or not. She just did what he said. However, Yang Nian'er, after Leng Lingfeng left, kept pestering her, "Second sister, what happened to your injury?"

"It's nothing, just a joke. Don't tell anyone nonsense." Lu Mingyang didn't want to think about this matter anymore after just brushing it off. The most urgent thing was for His Majesty to agree to investigate the case.

Shen Yan was truly a gentleman, a man of his word, and he had indeed submitted a report to His Majesty today. What she hadn't expected was her cousin. Wei Luo appeared before His Majesty as an eyewitness, guaranteeing with his own life that the bandits he had engaged in battle were not members of the Chengyang Marquis's personal guard.

But His Majesty simply said that the Ministry of Justice should continue its investigation, and gave no other instructions. It was obvious that His Majesty was still hesitant.

Just when Lu Mingyang was thinking about whether to spread some rumors to help His Majesty, the rumors had already spread.

The rumor about the bandits who attacked Xihe Village spread from the personal guards of the Chengyang Marquis' Mansion to the eight captains who guarded the capital, and finally even to the Yulin Guards who were responsible for the safety of His Majesty.

In addition, the victimized people in Xihe Village went to the Ministry of Justice every day to put pressure on the case.

In the study, Lu Mingyang leaned his head against the window, his head aching from thinking. Concubine Song was the mastermind, and Prince Ningyuan was far away in Yingchuan. It was impossible. His elder sister hadn't told him either.

She rolled her eyes and looked at her sister, "Nian'er, who do you think spread the rumors?"

"How would I know."

Before Yang Nian'er finished speaking, Wei Luo pushed the door open and walked in.

"Cousin, good news. His Majesty has agreed to have the descendants of the Chengyang Marquis Lu family investigate the case. Whoever solves the case first will inherit the title of Chengyang Marquis. My cousin has already met His Majesty."

"Great!" Lu Mingyang stood up happily.

Wei Luo looked at the two sisters hugging each other and smiled.