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

Chapter 144 Please Give It Back to Me

"Second sister, get up!"

Yang Nian'er called for a long time but couldn't wake up the sleeping Lu Mingyang. She picked up two teacups and banged them together next to her ears.

Lu Mingyang suddenly sat up and looked at his sister in a daze.

Yang Nian'er pointed at the sun with a look of disgust, "Second sister, you said you don't have me, what can you do!"

She returned to the Marquis of Chengyang's mansion to pack her clothes and went to the palace. Wei Luo happened to come to see her and she learned that her second sister was going to the palace for a banquet. Thinking that it would be embarrassing for her to go to the palace without a maid, she hurried over, but she didn't expect her second sister to be sleeping soundly.

"Come on!"

Lu Mingyang came back to his senses and hurriedly picked up his clothes and hairpins and ran out. Fortunately, the clothes and hairpins were prepared before going to bed, but where was the carriage?

There was only one carriage with eight horses in the mansion. Thinking that she was going to the palace for a banquet, she specifically asked someone to harness the carriage and park it at the gate to wait for her before going to bed.

"Concubine Qin has entered the palace for a banquet." The gatekeeper saw that the princess was very anxious and said, "Shall I go and get another carriage?"

How long will it take to harness another carriage? Fortunately, the carriage that Nian'er was riding in was still parked at the gate of the mansion. Lu Mingyang jumped on it and hurriedly changed his clothes.

"I promised His Highness that I would dress beautifully when entering the palace!" Lu Mingyang was so anxious that he almost cried, "Can you do it?"

She simply combed her hair into a single bun at Xiangguo Temple, which was definitely not suitable for entering the palace.

"Don't move!" The carriage was already bumpy. Yang Nian'er straightened her second sister's head and comforted her, "Don't worry, I learned this from the eldest girl especially for you."

Looking at the gradually taking shape of his hair in the mirror box, Lu Mingyang gradually calmed down. Thinking about his eight-horse carriage being used by Qin Miao, he wondered, "How did Qin Miao get into the palace?"

"It's the Queen Mother's special permission. I call you Aunt Queen Mother." Yang Nian'er thought her second sister's question was too childish and reminded her, "Second sister, you've never slept so soundly before!"

"You said she drugged me?"

"Who else could it be besides her?" Yang Nian'er curled her lips: "She's afraid that you'll steal her limelight."

“I think there’s something wrong with it too!”

Regardless of whether Qin Miao drugged him or not, before going to bed, he specifically instructed the two maids in the main courtyard to call him, but he still missed her. It is unlikely that no one instructed him to do so.

"Don't worry about her for now!" The most urgent thing is to attend the banquet.

Walking along the palace road, Lu Mingyang's heart was beating fast. He stopped a young eunuch and asked, "Has the banquet in Yanqing Palace started yet?"

The young eunuch said, "According to the time, the banquet has been served for a quarter of an hour."

Lu Mingyang watched the young eunuch leave and looked at his sister with a stiff expression: "This is too embarrassing!"

"Then we won't go?" Yang Nian'er also felt that it was inappropriate to walk in under the watchful eyes of everyone. If she was asked another question, it would be too much.

"Why shouldn't I go? I'm not dead or disabled." She didn't have a grand wedding in the first place. If she didn't show up at the first palace banquet after moving into the palace, and the news got out, how could she still have any shame?

My eldest sister is about to inherit the title. Even if I don’t want it, I can’t bring shame to the Chengyang Marquisate and my eldest sister.

"Then it's embarrassing?"

"I don't want it!" Lu Mingyang stared at his sister and suggested, "How about I go to the imperial kitchen and cook a dish myself?"

"Come on!"

Before Yang Nian'er could complain about this bad idea, a line of palace maids carrying food passed by. Lu Mingyang hurried over and asked the one leading the way, "Are they sending it to Yanqing Palace?"

The maid nodded.

Lu Mingyang asked awkwardly, "What other dishes are there?"

The maid was surprised: "There are so many dishes!"

Lu Mingyang smiled: "For example?"

Today, His Majesty is hosting a banquet in Yanqing Palace. Many relatives and ministers are invited to attend. The maid in the imperial kitchen saw that the lady in front of her seemed to be attending the banquet, so she said to everyone, "I am afraid she will come to the banquet."

"Don't ask any more questions. Fortunately, the Queen Mother hasn't arrived yet, otherwise the Imperial Concubine would punish us again."

"The Queen Mother hasn't left yet? Haha..."

Lu Mingyang waved at the maid's retreating figure and excitedly ran towards Shoukang Palace. Accompanying the Queen Mother was not only safe, but would also earn her respect!

The main door of Shoukang Palace was closed. Xu Pei was guarding outside the hall. When he saw Lu Mingyang, he hurried down the stone steps to greet him.

"Why is the princess here?"

"The Imperial Concubine asked me to invite the Empress Dowager over," Lu Mingyang lied, pointing to the closed main hall and asking curiously, "What's wrong?"

Xu Pei sighed and shook her head slightly: "The Princess of Jin is inside."

Princess Jin, that is your highness’s biological mother. Lu Mingyang couldn’t help but look over.

Perhaps because they had been arguing for a long time, the voices inside gradually became louder, accompanied by cries of extreme grief.

"Mother, I no longer have a husband. I only have this one son. Please give him back to me!"

"Nonsense!" the Queen Mother sternly said, "Royal adoption is not a joke. If you keep going on like this, how will the world view the Emperor?"

"What about my son?"

Princess Jin roared, "You were the ones who said that my Da Sheng kingdom couldn't be left without an heir, and you made me reluctantly let him go. I let him go, but how did Your Majesty treat him?"

"He's been eating sand on the frontier for five years and nearly lost his life. This isn't enough, Your Majesty wants..."

If he continued talking, he might say something extremely treasonous, so Lu Mingyang hurriedly knocked on the palace door.

"Grandmother, the banquet has begun. Father invites you over."

"I understand!" The Queen Mother replied tiredly.

At this moment, Princess Jin was kneeling on the ground, looking extremely embarrassed. Hearing the sound, she came to her senses, took two steps on her knees, and grabbed the corner of the Queen Mother's clothes.

"Mother, I am not making any rash moves to establish a crown prince. I have never even dreamed of that position. I just want my son to return to me!"

"I'm telling you, it's absolutely impossible!" The royal family's majesty cannot be violated by anyone.

The Queen Mother gave a stern warning, pushed her hand away, and stood up to leave. After reaching the door, she turned back to look at Princess Jin.

Princess Jin hurriedly stood up and straightened her messy clothes.

Seeing that she had straightened her appearance, the Queen Mother opened the door and instructed Xu Pei: "Give Princess Jin some hot tea to calm her mind. If she can't calm down, she doesn't need to attend the banquet."

After saying that, he pulled Lu Mingyang up and left.

Lu Mingyang secretly glanced at the Princess of Jin inside the door. Her plain hairpin and plain clothes could not hide her once beautiful face, but her eyes were red and her face was haggard.

Although rich and dignified, he is desolate and lonely.

Not long after, Princess Jin's sedan chair caught up, as if nothing had happened.

"This is Zheng'er's new princess!" The Queen Mother pointed at Lu Mingyang who was sitting beside her.

This was the first time that Lu Mingyang and Princess Jin met face to face. Both of them were a little embarrassed. They greeted each other briefly and then arrived at Yanqing Palace.

The two followed the Queen Mother to take their seat.

The Queen Mother was not the only one who had not arrived at the banquet. The Emperor, Prince Ningyuan and Prince Jin were also not here yet. Everyone at the banquet only drank some tea and did not dare to pick up their chopsticks.

Seeing this, Concubine Song laughed and said, "No wonder I didn't see Princess Ningyuan coming. It turns out she went to accompany Princess Jin. It really is because of their special feelings that she couldn't wait any longer."