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

Chapter 197 Things are revealed

Chu Yueling wiped her tears, stamped her feet, and ran out, but stood in the yard, determined to deal with this man today. Chu Mingzheng glanced at Lu Mingyang and chased after him.

"Don't cry, if you don't want to get married, then we won't get married."

Chu Yueling glanced sideways and stared at him intently.

"Really? I'll find a way." Chu Mingzheng tried to make amends, "But no matter how hard you try, you can't kidnap her. If the news gets out, how will you find her husband?"

"Brother Zhou doesn't care about these things!" Chu Yueling didn't care.

Chu Mingzheng asked: "Can we go now?"

"I don't. I don't believe you."

"I'm a liar in your eyes!"

"Yes!"

As the two were arguing, Shen Yan came out. He was dazed, his eyes still a little dazed. He stepped forward and bowed, "Don't worry, Princess. I have no knowledge of the arranged marriage. If His Majesty ever mentions it, I will never agree to it, even if it means disobeying His Majesty's order."

"You, what do you mean!" Chu Yueling angrily corrected: "It is this princess who looks down on you."

"Yes!" Shen Yan didn't say much, bowed to Chu Mingzheng again, and left alone.

"What kind of character is this? He's just an old man. Who does he think he is? Passing the imperial examination is such a big deal." Chu Yueling stamped her feet in anger. Although she didn't like him, she felt uncomfortable being despised like this.

"Alright, alright. Just look at his nerdy look and you'll know he's blind." Lu Mingyang coaxed Chu Yueling and asked curiously, "What's wrong with him? Has he lost his soul?"

Chu Mingzheng was also curious and turned to look over.

Shen Yan walked out of the beverage shop, looked at the people coming and going on the street, walked step by step towards the Dali Temple, and struck the drum to report.

……

"Fourth Miss, something bad has happened." Qin Xin couldn't wait for anyone to report it. She entered the palace and ran all the way to the main courtyard, crying, "Officials from the Dali Temple have taken away the eldest girl. They said someone reported the case and accused her of murdering her husband."

Chu Mingzheng, Chu Yueling, and Lu Mingyang all stood up.

Lu Mingyang asked anxiously, "Who reported the case?"

"Zhong Bo asked someone to inquire about it, but he didn't know whether it was true or not. He said it was Lord Shen Yan."

"I told you he's not a good person!" Before Chu Yueling finished her words, her brother and sister-in-law had disappeared.

The door of the Dali Temple prison was closed, and two jailers were standing outside with dignified demeanor.

The Dali Temple Shaoqing tried to stop Shen Yan for who knows how long, his mouth was dry and he finally gave up. Shen Yan no longer had the composure he once had, and he kept trying to get in, only to be pushed out by the jailer again and again.

Lu Mingyang rushed forward and kicked Shen Yan in the thigh, angrily saying, "You ungrateful bastard! If it weren't for my elder sister saving you, you would have been killed by a horse."

Shen Yan staggered to his feet and turned back belatedly, "That day on the street, the woman who controlled the horse and saved me was a young lady?"

"Who else do you think it is?" Lu Mingyang was so angry that he kicked him again.

"Princess, Lord Shen is acting according to the law. Please don't act recklessly." Chu Mingzheng pulled Lu Mingyang behind him and looked at the Junior Official of the Dali Temple: "The prince and the princess are here to visit the Marquis of Chengyang!"

The Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple bowed and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has issued a clear decree that no one is allowed to visit."

Chu Mingzheng said again: "The prison is dark and damp. The prince and the princess just want to send a bed and quilt. Is that not possible?"

The Junior Official of the Dali Temple bowed again and said, "Your Highness, please do not embarrass me. If you and the Princess want to send anything, I will personally deliver it. I will not let the Marquis of Chengyang suffer any injustice."

Seeing his resolute attitude and genuine difficulty, Chu Mingzheng waved his hand: "Go get it from the car!"

The Dali Temple's prison was buried deep underground, barely a foot above the ground, with only a narrow iron window visible. Lu Mingyang crouched down, searching through each room.

Shen Yan looked over from another direction, and the two bumped into each other near an iron window.

"Get out!" Lu Mingyang pushed Shen Yan away angrily.

"Yang'er, don't be rude." Lu Mingyuan's voice, as sweet as a crabapple flower, came from the small iron window. "Lord Shen is right. If all the officials in Dasheng were like Lord Shen, there would be no worries about not having a clear sky. This is where I belong."

Shen Yan stared out the small window, feeling that fate had played a trick on him. He felt sorry for her and admired her perseverance. He wanted to give her justice, so he never gave up on the case full of doubts.

Unexpectedly, in the end, the investigation led to the person he wanted to seek justice for her.

Shen Yan knelt in front of the window, his emotions nearly breaking down: "Lord Lu, Shen Yan just wants to ask one question, why?"

There was no response from the prison.

Lu Mingyang said condescendingly, "Because Chen Hong is the murderer who killed my father!"

Shen Yan looked up in surprise. Lu Mingyang was actually amused by his expression. "Why didn't you ask why before arresting someone? In your eyes, is my elder sister someone who kills innocent people?"

Shen Yan asked, "Why would Lord Zhongxin want to harm his own father-in-law?"

"because……"

"Yang'er!"

"Yangyang!"

Lu Mingyuan and Chu Mingzheng interrupted Lu Mingyang. Lu Mingyuan smiled and said, "Since this case is under the jurisdiction of the Dali Temple, Lord Shen, please return!"

Shen Yan stood up and looked at Lu Mingyang, saying anxiously, "Princess, tell me, and I will definitely give your father justice."

"With just you, don't get scared when the time comes. Get out!" Lu Mingyang drove the man away, tears streaming down his face.

Lu Mingyuan could only hear his sister crying and couldn't see anyone at all. "Yang'er, I'm fine. Don't do anything stupid. Do you hear me?"

How could the emperor, who was so high and mighty, let the truth be known to the world? Moreover, no matter what the truth was, she had killed someone, which was a capital crime.

Chu Mingzheng helped Lu Mingyang up and left. Lu Mingyang lay in his arms, crying inconsolably.

After leaving the Dali Temple, Chu Mingzheng gently stroked her hair, "Yangyang, don't worry, this may be an opportunity."

Lu Mingyang looked up in confusion.

Chu Mingzheng glanced at the plaque of Dali Temple, then pulled Lu Mingyang and walked towards the silver road bathed in moonlight.

The autumn breeze was a bit cool, making people feel more energetic. Lu Mingyang gradually came back to his senses: "You want my third brother to show up in this matter?"

It is reasonable for a younger brother to save his older sister.

Chu Mingzheng said, "Without the Emperor's order, the Dali Temple cannot arrest the Marquis. Not allowing a visit so soon proves that the Emperor is afraid, afraid that my elder sister will reveal the truth. But fortunately, she killed Chen Hong before Lu Mingze returned."

Seeing that Lu Mingyang was feeling a little cold, Chu Mingzheng tied a cloak around her and cut to the chase: "As long as Lu Mingze can produce evidence proving that Concubine Song was responsible for the tragedy outside Yanmen Pass, the emperor's suspicions will be dispelled, and he can return with dignity."

Lu Mingyang asked, "What about my eldest sister?"

The crime of murdering one's husband is the death by slicing.

"If Lu Mingze is willing to handle this case secretly, there's room for maneuver." Chu Mingzheng said, "First, take me to find the evidence that my elder sister has found."

The evidence was easy to come by. Although Chen Hong was His Majesty's man, he had been secretly associated with Song Wei for a long time. The evidence Lu Mingyuan had found basically pointed to Song Wei.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the emperor seemed to have decided to let Concubine Song take the blame. Apart from the last words of Lu Shao’s deputy general before his death, most of the evidence Lu Mingze collected could be related to Concubine Song.

Chu Mingzheng selected the vague evidence that needed further verification and handed it to Lu Mingze. This solved the problem of why he was hiding.

Just wait for the emperor to pronounce Lu Mingyuan's guilt and then appear at the right time.