Lu Manting looked at Zhou Lingwei in surprise, her eyes widened for a while, her mouth was half open, and she couldn't speak.

Zhou Lingwei smiled slightly, and continued to ask: "Princess Heshuo, why do you think this? Have I told you that I want to escape from marriage? Have I said anything in front of you that I am not willing to marry His Royal Highness Prince Lan? Do I have a good relationship with you? Do you have nothing to talk about?"

Lu Manting was asked a series of questions by Zhou Lingwei, her face turned blue and white for a while, she wanted to explain, but she was powerless to refute, she wanted to expose Zhou Lingwei's lies, but at this moment, it was useless for her to say anything. So, she let her tears flow, and said pitifully: "Your Royal Highness the Third Princess, you misunderstood me......"

Zhou Lingwei didn't look at Lu Manting, snorted coldly, and said contemptuously: "Princess Heshuo, if you play right and wrong like this and sow discord, it will make Princess Ben suspect that you have ulterior motives." ”

Lu Manting looked at Zhou Lingwei in a daze, and couldn't believe that the sharp-spoken and ruthless woman in front of her turned out to be the gentle and demure third princess Zhou Lingwei. She saw Zhou Lingwei secretly escape, but she suddenly appeared here again. The woman in front of her is really Zhou Lingwei, but Lu Manting can't believe that Zhou Lingwei in front of her is real. If possible, Lu Manting prefers to believe that this is not Zhou Lingwei, but a woman who looks exactly like Zhou Lingwei.

Lan Ziheng also looked at Zhou Lingwei in surprise, his eyes full of exploration and interest. Lan Ziheng originally had a good impression of Zhou Lingwei, but Zhou Lingwei has always been quiet and low-key, so she didn't attract too much attention from Lan Ziheng.

Therefore, when Lan Ziheng discovered the relationship between Zhou Lingwei and Jin Haoran, Lan Ziheng's first thought was how to use Zhou Lingwei to contain Dongli Kingdom, so that Dongli Kingdom and Dafeng Kingdom fell into passivity.

Lan Ziheng was cautious, considered various possibilities, and also found Lu Manting to cooperate. didn't expect that the third princess didn't flee with Jin Haoran, but came back bravely. As a result, Lan Ziheng had to re-examine this issue and re-examine the seemingly weak, but extremely shocking third princess of the Great Sealing Kingdom.

Everyone's attention was on Zhou Lingwei and Lu Manting, but they didn't find that Gonggong Li had gone and returned, and quietly returned to the carriage.

Lu Qishan frowned and looked at Lu Manting, secretly disappointed in Lu Manting in her heart. This girl is usually quite clever, but at this moment, she was speechless when asked by Zhou Lingwei. He took a deep breath and asked coldly, "Where is Gonggong Li?"

Gonggong Li wiped the sweat from his forehead, hurriedly trotted forward, knelt down in front of Lu Qishan's soft sedan chair, and said in a trembling voice: "Too, the queen mother, the slave is here!"

Lu Qishan wrung her eyebrows and looked at Gonggong Li, who was already trembling with fright, and asked, "Gonggong Li, what are you afraid of?"

Gonggong Li was stunned, raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat on his face, fell to the ground, and replied stubbornly: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, when the slave sent the third princess back, the carriage broke down on the road, so it was delayed for half an hour. The slave should be damned, he didn't send someone back early to report, which caused such a big misunderstanding, and the slave asked the Queen Mother to punish him!"

Lu Qishan's eyes sharpened, nodded, and said, "Yes, it is indeed your minion who is not doing well, which has caused the mourning family and the queen mother, Concubine De Niangniang, and His Royal Highness Prince Lan to worry." Come on, bring all the minions who are responsible for escorting the third princess back to the house today, and each of them will fight thirty boards!"

As soon as the words fell, a guard immediately stepped forward to pull Gonggong Li, who was kneeling on the ground, as well as Lin Wan and Jin Haoran, who were standing in the distance, and the four guards standing next to the carriage, all of whom were stunned and pushed to the torture room by the guards of the Shouxi Palace to be punished.

Zhou Lingwei "pounced", suddenly knelt in front of Lu Qishan, her back was straight, her eyes were firm, and she said without hesitation: "Imperial grandmother, it was Wei'er who didn't let Gonggong Li send someone back to report it, all the mistakes are Wei'er's fault, please ask the imperial grandmother to punish Wei'er, don't let Gonggong Li, the palace maids, and the guards be punished on Wei'er's behalf." ”

Lu Qishan said suspiciously: "Wei'er, why don't you let Gonggong Li send someone back to report it?"

Zhou Lingwei lowered her head and replied calmly: "Imperial grandmother, Wei'er is wrong, Wei'er doesn't want to alarm the imperial grandmother and father, Wei'er thinks that the carriage will be repaired soon, so there is no need to make a big fuss and send someone back to report it." It was Wei'er who was negligent, and asked the imperial grandmother not to be angry with others. ”

Lu Qishan's brows furrowed even tighter, glared at Zhou Lingwei angrily, and gritted her teeth and said: "Okay, you third princess, your wings have grown stiff, don't you? You dare to say that the mourning family is making a big fuss and angering others? The mourning family sees that you are becoming more and more ignorant of the rules, since you said that it is all your fault, then good, you will be punished with those minions!"

Concubine De hurriedly knelt down for Lu Qishan and pleaded loudly: "Ask the queen mother to be merciful! Please don't be angry with her. Moreover, she is not in good health, where can she stand the board? If she goes down to these thirty boards, I am afraid that it will kill her!"

Lu Qishan said coldly: "Concubine De, don't you understand the rules of the palace? The emperor's will has been made, and Wei'er is about to get married, how did you teach her?

Zhou Lingwei's body was shocked, for fear of affecting Concubine De, so she quickly admitted her mistake, raised her little face, and pleaded with Lu Qishan: "Imperial grandmother, it's Wei'er's fault, it's none of the concubine's business." Imperial Grandmother, Vile is wrong......"

Concubine Yu also knelt next to Concubine De and said in a low voice: "The concubine is also responsible and asks the queen mother for her guilt." However, begging her mother to spare Wei'er, Wei'er is a princess, and she is the future crown princess of Nanyue. If he receives such a heavy punishment in front of His Royal Highness Prince Lan, how can he still have the face to gain a foothold in Nanyue in the future?"

Lu Qishan looked at Concubine Yu coldly, a cold light shot out of her eyes, and she secretly said in her heart, this Concubine Yu's courage is getting bigger and bigger, and she dares to openly disobey her will?

The surroundings suddenly fell silent, Lu Qishan was silent, and a cold chill emanated from her body. The air seemed to freeze suddenly, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was breathless.

Lan Ziheng finally spoke slowly, broke the silence, and said solemnly: "Queen Mother, please allow Ziheng to intercede on behalf of the third princess and the people who escorted her back." Today is the day of great joy for the eldest prince and my two royal sisters, so please ask the queen mother to give you a favor and spare everyone. ”

Lu Qishan wrinkled her eyebrows and looked at Lan Ziheng, secretly guessing, is this Lan Ziheng really moved by Zhou Lingwei? Or because of Concubine Yu's words, she had to help Zhou Lingwei intercede for the sake of face?