Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Princess Yong can be said to be the person that Princess Pingning has been waiting for for a long time.

Princess Pingning had originally placed her hopes on Prince Yong and Prince Yan, and maintained contacts with both families, waiting for news from the palace about the enthronement of a crown prince so that she could propose marriage.

Unexpectedly, before she could make a move, Princess Yong arrived.

Unlike the vulgar Madam Rong, Princess Yong was elegant and graceful. The souvenirs she brought were a few peach blossoms in full bloom. The vase containing the flowers was bright red and was said to be carved from coral from the East China Sea.

"It's just a little thing for display, not worth much. Princess, please don't despise it." After Princess Yong and Princess Pingning greeted each other, Princess Yong pointed at the gifts they brought and said modestly.

"No amount of money can buy this!" Princess Pingning smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to bloom. She asked in amazement, "It's only the first day of the new year, and the snow hasn't melted yet. How come the peach blossoms in the princess's house are blooming so beautifully?"

Princess Yong: "Well, it's just a trick of the masons at home. They said they brought a hot spring from Xiaofengling in the suburbs of Beijing to the mansion, and used the hot spring's heat to make these flowers and plants bloom. Oh, I don't quite understand. Anyway, it was the servants who did it. It's not something that can be made public, so I just told you a joke."

When Princess Pingning heard the word "bricklayer", her heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged as she said, "How can this be a joke? The servants at home serve so attentively, it must be because you and the prince are good at managing the household and have good people!"

This sentence is a double entendre. It not only refers to the family affairs of Prince Yong's Mansion, but also praises Prince Yong for having the support of many court officials and having great power.

Princess Yong looked at Princess Pingning with a half-smile: "What you said is so false."

Princess Pingning's face froze slightly: "It's true! It's the truth."

Princess Yong: "If my family is really prosperous, then why do you let your son look at other girls?" Ever since her daughter fell in love with Qi Heng at the polo match, she has hinted to Princess Pingning several times, hoping that the two families can get married, but Princess Pingning always pretended to be stupid and refused to express her opinion.

Princess Pingning hastily defended herself: "You are wrongly accusing me! I have never shown Heng'er a girl!" In the cold winter, she was sweating all over. What made her ashamed was not that she was wrongly accused by Princess Yong, but that Lady Rong had just come to propose marriage last night, and Princess Yong knew about it this morning.

Princess Yong smiled even more brightly: "Oh? Then why did I hear that the youngest daughter of the Rong family fell in love with your brother Heng?"

Princess Pingning seemed to have just woken up from a dream: "So that's what happened... Well, the Rong family is really something. If you want to propose marriage to my family, just do it. Why do you have to let everyone know about it?"

Princess Yong's smile froze: "So, you really want to marry into their family?"

Princess Pingning looked helpless: "Don't you have any experience in this? There are at least eighty people who have come to your house to propose marriage to Princess Jiacheng. Can you agree to all of them?"

"Of course not. I must choose the one who pleases me the most before I can marry my daughter to him."

"Yes, although my son is dull, I, like the princess, want to find a suitable match for him. Although the Rong family is of noble status, their upbringing... is really not worthy of being in a noble family."

The two looked at each other and sneered in tacit understanding.

Princess Pingning: "A bricklayer is a bricklayer after all. It's fine if he tries to please his master, but do he want to live in a rich family and enjoy prosperity for generations?"

Princess Yong agreed with her point of view: "She is just a woman who uses her beauty to seduce others. The temporary honor and favor made her forget everything and she began to dream about things that she shouldn't dream about. You should know that love will fade with beauty. It is simply a dream to dream of eternal glory without any foundation. If your family wants to marry, it is better to choose a family like mine. After all, we are well-matched and know each other well."

Princess Pingning saw that the topic was about to be brought up to Qi Heng's marriage. She was afraid that Princess Yong would ask her to nod immediately, so she sighed and said what she had prepared long ago: "You are right. However, you know, even if I am a floating duckweed with no foundation, I have some money and power in my hands. Unlike my family, all these titles are empty and have no effect in the court."

Princess Yong just thought that things were going to progress, but when she heard her tone change again, she glared at her sideways: "What do you mean?" There was a lot of anger in her words.

Princess Pingning seemed to be unable to sense the tension and continued to sigh: "Madam Rong came to my house yesterday and said something bluntly and unpleasant, but our family of three could only lower our heads and smile. My son retorted to her and then stopped talking. Why? Isn't it because he is worried about her eldest daughter's pillow talk? You said that her family has such a disorganized style. If they get annoyed, they will find some faults of my family in front of the emperor. Then... wouldn't that make my father and mother embarrassed..." After saying this, she spread her hands as if she was defeated.

Princess Yong exhaled, took two sips of tea, and then suppressed the contempt on her face and shook her head: "I didn't expect that Princess Pingning, who is such a person of the utmost integrity, would be intimidated by a family of bricklayers."

Princess Pingning admitted her fear and said, "Although I am loved by my father and mother and have been raised by them for so many years, I am actually very cautious and dare not make any mistakes, for fear of causing trouble for them." Everyone in Bianjing City knew that although Princess Pingning had no royal blood, she was raised by the current empress like her own daughter for many years. When they met privately, Princess Pingning would call the current emperor and empress her parents. Although she had no real power, this honor and favor was unique among the ministers of different surnames.

Princess Yong sighed in anger, "You, you are really filial, but you are too cautious. You live such a tiring life. How can you have the dignity that a princess should have?"

Princess Pingning shook her head: "What do you mean by majestic or not? I have been loved by my father and mother for so many years. It is a blessing that can only be achieved after millions of years of cultivation. How can I dare to hope to show off my majesty? It's just like looking up to the sky and keeping my head down to be a human being."

Princess Yong chuckled and said, "Don't make excuses for yourself. I think you are just a coward! You are afraid of even a bricklayer. I don't know how you can be a princess."

Princess Pingning chuckled and said nothing more.

The two of them sat and chatted for a long time. When lunch was approaching, the Pingning County Lord invited them to have dinner. Princess Yong shook her head and said, "Forget about staying for dinner. I still have to go home to comfort my infatuated daughter. If she hears that the marriage has not progressed, she will make trouble with me again."

The other party had already said it so bluntly. If Princess Pingning continued to play dumb, she would probably annoy him. Just as she was about to say something, Princess Yong interrupted her: "I know you are caught in the middle, you are in a dilemma. You can't afford to offend anyone, and you don't want to offend anyone."

Princess Pingning grinned awkwardly.

Princess Yong: "If I were you, and met someone who didn't know her own limitations, I would definitely think of some way to let her know how powerful I am."

Princess Pingning acted all innocent: "I...what can I do? My husband and son are of the same character, they are afraid of stepping on ants when walking on the road. I am just a woman, there is no way I can do anything!" She spoke as if all her style and pomp in the past were fake.

Princess Yong was very pleased with Princess Pingning's show of weakness, and waved her hand and said, "Forget it, since you are unwilling to step forward and be the bad guy, then I will do it."

Princess Pingning was slightly startled: "What do you want to do?"

Princess Yong laughed twice: "Just wait and see the show."

Without saying goodbye, he just went out.