Wei Dongling took the Prince of Xiliang on a cursory tour of the imperial garden. The maids behind them seemed to have been deliberately instructed to stay far away, leaving enough space for the two of them.
There were all kinds of rare trees and precious flowers in the imperial garden. Wei Dongling introduced them absent - mindedly as she walked. The Prince of Xiliang didn't even glance at the scenery. Instead, he looked at the languid Wei Dongling with a beaming smile, his eyes never leaving her for a moment.
Wei Dongling led him under a huge ginkgo tree. Pointing at the few golden leaves on the tree, she introduced, "This ginkgo tree has been alive for over three hundred years. It's the oldest tree in the imperial garden. It's a pity we came at the wrong time. Now all the leaves have fallen. If Prince Mingyang had come last month, you could have seen it with its branches full of bright - yellow leaves, covering half of the sky. The sight was truly spectacular!"
Li Mingyang looked at Wei Dongling affectionately and said softly with a smile, "Once this humble prince has seen the most beautiful woman in the imperial garden, I can no longer find interest in any other scenery."
What?
Wei Dongling was dumbfounded. The most beautiful woman in the imperial garden? Phooey! You sickeningly mushy weirdo! Do you think you can win me over just by flattering me? You're daydreaming!
Ignoring Wei Dongling's disgusted expression, Li Mingyang laughed out loud, "Princess Five is truly an extraordinary person. You once made eyes at this humble prince, but now that this prince has come to propose marriage sincerely, you pretend not to know me. Alas, your highness's actions do make this prince a bit sad."
Make eyes at you? Are you misinterpreting things? I was definitely trying to kill you with my eyes! Wei Dongling said coldly, "There's absolutely no such thing! Has Prince Mingyang remembered wrongly?"
Li Mingyang wasn't angry. He tilted Wei Dongling's chin up and said with a smile, "In an inn not far from Hanzhong City, when you, Princess, passed by this prince, you showed favor to me. That should have been our second meeting. Come to think of it, the first time I saw Princess Five was also in this imperial garden. At that time, your highness was dressed as a maid and accidentally bumped into this prince. Looking back, it's this prince's fault for being blind. I should have noticed your extraordinary air from that moment on."
Li Mingyang tilted Wei Dongling's chin up, his warm breath fanning over her face. Startled, Wei Dongling stepped back repeatedly and wanted to turn away. But his grip was extremely strong. With just one finger, he held her in place. Helpless, Wei Dongling quickly brushed his finger away, took three steps back, and said in a deep voice, "Please, Prince Mingyang, respect yourself! This is our imperial garden!"
You scoundrel! You should know where you are!
Li Mingyang smiled innocently and lowered his voice, "The third time I saw Princess Five, you had fallen into the tent of the Flying General of the Iron Cavalry Army. At that time, this prince wanted to take you out, but that cunning old Flying General didn't give in..." As he spoke, he stepped forward and grabbed Wei Dongling's slender waist tightly. With his other hand, he held her chin, leaned over, and whispered in her ear, "I wonder if that half - century - old Flying General has satisfied you, Princess?"
Wei Dongling was furious: Whether my man satisfies me or not is none of your business!
She roared at Li Mingyang, "Get out of here!" Then she raised her hand and slapped Li Mingyang hard across the face.
Li Mingyang was quick - eyed and quick - handed. He let go of her chin and grabbed her fair and delicate wrist. He lowered his head and whispered obscenely in her ear, "Don't worry, Princess Five. This prince will definitely satisfy you."
He really came here to disgust her!
Wei Dongling was as angry as a bristling cat, her face flushed red. She struggled hard to break free from his grasp. But Li Mingyang's grip was so strong that he held her wrist tightly without any mercy, squeezing it so hard that her bones felt like they were about to break.
Wei Dongling felt the pain in her wrist getting worse. With tears in her eyes, she cried, "Let me go!"
The following maids were still far away and didn't notice the danger she was in at all.
Li Mingyang sneered coldly, "Princess Five, don't struggle in vain. Just agree to marry this king obediently! This king will surely treat you well!"
"You're daydreaming!" Wei Dongling was anxious. She opened her mouth and was about to bite Li Mingyang's arm.
Li Mingyang quickly let go of her wrist and dodged. Then he grabbed her chin again and laughed out loud, "This prince will now announce to the world that I will marry no one but Princess Five!" Then he lowered his head and was about to kiss her red lips.
Wei Dongling was extremely anxious. No longer caring about royal upbringing and dignity, she directly kicked Li Mingyang in the groin.
Li Mingyang dodged to the side, and the hand around her waist tightened even more.
Wei Dongling was held tightly in his arms, both angry and anxious. She couldn't break free and it was inconvenient to shout out. If the maids and servants saw her hugging and being hugged by Li Mingyang in the imperial garden, it would be even harder for her to explain herself to the emperor.
She never expected that Li Mingyang would be so bold and unscrupulous. With people nearby in the imperial garden, he still dared to be so indecent to her! Didn't he fear that she would go to the emperor and complain about his molestation?
The more Wei Dongling thought about it, the more anxious she became. Maybe Li Mingyang was relying on the conditions they proposed, which the emperor was very satisfied with, to be so bold and try to ruin her reputation! At that time, with the power of public opinion, even if the emperor didn't want to marry off his daughter, he would have to!
Wei Dongling was so angry that she wished she could stab this well - dressed beast to death! But unfortunately, she was no match for him.
Just when she was at a loss and calling for help to no avail, Cheng Hao suddenly appeared. Cheng Hao kicked Li Mingyang far away, and Wei Dongling in Li Mingyang's arms also fell down.
Hearing the princess's scream near the ginkgo tree, the maids rushed over. They saw the Prince of Xiliang lying on the ground, with two people in his arms: Princess Five and her personal guard, Cheng Hao.
The maids all stared at each other in surprise.
Wei Dongling fell on top of Cheng Hao. Cheng Hao pressed the Prince of Xiliang firmly to the ground, using his own body to separate the prince from Wei Dongling.
The maids quickly helped Princess Five up and asked her repeatedly if she was okay.
Cheng Hao's head had hit Li Mingyang so hard that stars were dancing in his eyes. He deliberately cried out, "Oh! Isn't this the Prince of Xiliang? Oh! I'm so sorry! This lowly one was blind and misrecognized you! Your highness is magnanimous. Please don't be angry with this lowly one! Are you okay, Prince of Xiliang? Are you hurt? Does this lowly one need to find an imperial doctor for you?"
Li Mingyang tried hard to push Cheng Hao away, but at this moment, Cheng Hao seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. He deliberately pressed down and wouldn't let Li Mingyang get up. He also pretended to grab Li Mingyang's hand and asked, "Prince of Xiliang, why is your hand shaking all the time? Is it broken?"
Only then did Li Mingyang lying on the ground realize that the person on top of him was clearly doing it on purpose! Li Mingyang couldn't help cursing in his heart: Your sister! It's not broken!