53. Pretense is better than truth 2

"You don't have to hit me. There's no point in begging you. I'll go find my father!" Ning Yang put aside the whip in his hand and turned around and left Jingye Palace.

"Second Princess, your injuries..." Fanhua followed behind.

"What are you afraid of? It's just right for Father to see." Ning Yang said.

Disperse early in the morning.

Emperor Yongping had just left the main hall and returned to the side hall when he saw Ning Yang leading several palace maids hurriedly approaching.

Walking closer, I took a closer look at the scars on her face.

"Father!" Ning Yang shouted before he even got close.

When he came up to him, he didn't even salute and said to Emperor Yongping, "I don't want to marry anyone from the Xiao family!"

Emperor Yongping also knew the temperaments of her mother and daughter. After hearing Ning Yang's words, he knew that it was her who had conflicted first.

"Ningyang, did you quarrel with your mother again?" Emperor Yongping frowned.

"Father, I don't want to marry the Xiao family!" Ning Yang didn't answer and only said to Emperor Yongping.

"This matter still needs to be discussed." Emperor Yongping said.

"No need to discuss, don't even think about that Xiao Hengqi!" Ning Yang said with raised eyebrows.

"Ningyang, come in with me." Emperor Yongping said.

After saying that, he stepped into the side hall, turned around and said to Chang Fu: "You are all outside the door, no one else is allowed in."

"Yes." Chang Fu responded.

Emperor Yongping led Ning Yang into the palace, turned around and closed the palace door.

"Ningyang, the third son of Prime Minister Xiao's family, although he has a gentler personality, he is also outstanding in literary and military skills. Your temperament is a perfect complement to the husband and wife, and the couple will be harmonious." Emperor Yongping said harmoniously to Ningyang.

"How can he be gentle? He is just a coward. I don't want to marry such a person!" Ning Yang said.

"Your mother also thought about you and asked me to reject the Meng family. It was all for your own good." Emperor Yongping sighed.

"What?!" Ning Yang heard this for the first time and asked hurriedly: "Father, you said that my mother rejected the Meng family?!"

"Yes, the lonely king went to Jingye Palace last night to talk to your mother about the Meng family's marriage proposal, but she didn't want you to..."

Before Emperor Yongping finished speaking, Ning Yang had already asked: "Father went to Jingye Palace last night to talk about the Meng family's marriage proposal?"

"Yes, but..." Emperor Yongping said.

"So, the Meng family has also come to propose marriage?" Ning Yang said happily.

"General Meng talked about this matter with King Lone yesterday afternoon," Emperor Yongping said.

"Okay! Father, I will marry the Meng family!" Ning Yang said with a bright smile.

"This..." Emperor Yongping looked at her with some confusion.

Between the two mother and daughter, why was it that one was so unwilling to do so, but the other was so happy when she heard she was marrying into the Meng family, instead of being unhappy just now?

"Ningyang, you and the fourth son of the Meng family..." Emperor Yongping looked at Ningyang and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I like him very much, and he also likes me." Ning Yang said loudly.

"You, how can you..." Emperor Yongping said angrily, "You are a princess!"

"He is also a general. We have played together since we were young. I just like him. What's the big deal?" Ning Yang said.

"You are so ridiculous!" Emperor Yongping was still angry.

"Father." Ning Yang suddenly knelt on his knees, kowtowed to Emperor Yongping, raised his face and said with a smile, "I will marry the Meng family!"

When she leaned over, Emperor Yongping saw the staggered whip marks on her body, with fresh blood stains still visible.

"Ningyang, you are so injured!" Emperor Yongping said in shock, "Why is your mother so cruel..."

"Father, I know that my mother wants me to marry the Xiao family because she is afraid that I will become a widow." Ning Yang said, "But, I want to marry the Meng family, and my father will not let me become a widow."

"You should go back first. This matter still needs to be discussed with the Xiaomeng family." Emperor Yongping said.

"I will go back only after my father has promised me." Ning Yang looked up at Emperor Yongping and said.

"Ningyang, you go back first, my father will remember your words." Emperor Yongping said.

"Okay." Ning Yang stood up and said, "Then I will go back first. Father, just don't forget what I said."

After saying that, he opened the door and took the flowers, Yu Jin and others back to Xuyang Palace.

After Ning Yang left, someone came from the Imperial Medical Center to report that the second prince had gone to the epidemic area of ​​Xuanzhou with the two doctors.

Emperor Yongping was surprised, but at this time, he could not send anyone to chase him.

After pondering for a while, he simply said: "Xichang's ambition is medicine, and it is the duty of medicine to cure diseases, so let him go."

Early in the morning, Chi Lin hurried to Meng Mansion.

"Changfeng, why are you here?" Meng Hanzhen greeted.

"Fourth Brother Meng," Chi Lin said to him in greeting, "Let's find a place to talk."

"There were some new lotus flowers in the garden yesterday, why don't we go take a look together," Meng Han said enthusiastically.

"Okay." Chi Lin said.

"Please." Meng Hanzhen was in front, Chi Lin was behind, and they entered the back garden together.

A 17 or 18-year-old woman in a lotus shirt saw the two of them from a distance from another corridor, but without saying hello, she turned into another moon-shaped arch.

Although the Mengfu Garden is not as big as the Imperial Garden, it is still quite large.

The newly planted lotus flowers on a green lake have not yet seen their buds, and the round and green lotus leaves are spreading continuously, which is also unique and charming.

The two of them stood in the Qinxiang Pavilion, taking in the greenery of the lake.

"Changfeng, what do you think of this new lotus?" Meng Hanzhen looked at the lake and smiled.

Chi Lin had no intention of admiring it, and looked at him with a frown and said, "Fourth brother Meng, the Xiao family also asked the queen to marry the second princess, did you know?"

"I heard about it," Meng Han said excitedly.

"Then why don't you think of a solution quickly?" Chi Lin said.

"You know the temper of the second princess." Meng Hanzhen looked sideways at Chi Lin and said with a smile.

"What does the emperor mean?" Chi Lin asked.

"I have already mentioned the matter with the second princess to my father, and he will take care of it," Meng Hanzhen said.

"What if the emperor insists on ignoring the second princess's wishes?" Chi Lin asked.

"Changfeng, I'm probably not the one who should be worried." Meng Hanzhen looked at Chi Lin with a deep meaning in his eyes and smiled, "When did the second princess lose to the third princess?"

Chi Lin lowered his head and looked at the slight ripples on the lake surface caused by the wind, feeling worried and silent.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Meng Hanzhen asked.

Chi Lin shook his head.

"Since Prime Minister Xiao's family has spoken out, there is no reason to take it back, and the emperor will not ignore the Xiao family's request." Meng Hanzhen said, "There are only two princesses of the right age in the palace now, not to mention that according to the order of eldest and youngest, they should also

It’s the second princess and the third princess.”

"I know." Chi Lin said slowly, still staring at the lake.

"This is indeed difficult to handle and requires careful planning," Meng Han said cheerfully.

"I'll go discuss this matter with dad, and I'll take my leave first." Chi Lin said goodbye to Meng Hanzhen.

Meng Han sent him to the front door of the mansion, and they said goodbye.

Chi Lin rode away and Meng Hanzhen returned to his room.

But there was a person waiting in his room.

He has pink clothes, long and thin cheeks, and a pointed chin.

"Why are fifth sisters here?" Meng Han was shocked to see her and asked with a smile.

This woman is the fifth daughter of the Meng family, and her name is Meng Tingyu.

"He left?" Meng Tingyu asked when she saw him entering the room.

"How can he sit still?" Meng Han said with a smile, he also sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it.

"Of course he is anxious, but fourth brother, you are so sure, what will you do if the second princess really marries the Xiao family?" Meng Tingyu said.

"The second princess married the Xiao family, doesn't there still be a third princess?" Meng Han said excitedly.

"The third princess doesn't like you." Meng Tingyu said.

"It doesn't matter what she thinks. Anyway, Meng Hanzhen married a princess and became the consort." Meng Hanzhen picked up the tea cup in his hand and took a sip.

"Aren't you afraid of the second princess making trouble?" Meng Tingyu said.

"She is going to marry the Xiao family, and it is the Xiao family that is causing trouble. What should I be afraid of?" Meng Han said with a smile.
To be continued...