Lu Ze said, "Grandmother won't really commit suicide at the Princess's mansion. The marriage should go smoothly."

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "I hope so."

…

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qi Yuning and Lu Ze put on their imperial palace robes and brought Lingling to the palace to pay their respects to the Grand Empress Dowager.

Princess Pingrou had already brought little Lingling to see the Grand Empress Dowager. When the Grand Empress Dowager saw Lingling, she felt that her pain had subsided a lot.

"I heard Yun'er is getting married. His wife is the adopted daughter of the Shen family in Lingzhou. She was also the adopted daughter of the Qi family for a few days before that."

Qi Yuning responded, "That's right."

The Empress Dowager said, "No matter how you look at it, this girl is not a good match for Yun'er."

Lu Ze said, "Yun'er likes it by herself, and because of this, mother has endured countless gossips."

The Empress Dowager thought of her daughter's mother-in-law and said, "No wonder your mother came to the palace with red eyes last night."

After Qi Yuning and Lu Ze chatted with the Empress Dowager for half an hour, they went to Taiji Palace to pay their respects to Xiao Zhaojie and Empress Dowager Zhou.

Empress Dowager Zhou also asked about Lu Yun's marriage. "Why did you choose a divorced girl as your wife? Yun'er may be a bit of a dandy, but he's still young. If he changes his ways, he might be able to marry a good wife."

Qi Yuning said, "Lu Yun likes her, and when it comes to marriage, the most important thing is that they are attracted to each other."

Queen Mother Zhou smiled and said, "That's true. It's rare in this world to like yourself."

Little Zhao Jie looked at the soft and dumb little Lingling and gave Lingling a red envelope. Lingling took the red envelope and was about to put it into her mouth, but Qi Yuning stopped her repeatedly. Lingling, who was almost four months old, loved to put everything into her mouth and she also loved to suck her fingers.

Empress Dowager Zhou said slowly, "Yuning, you have also met my niece, right?"

Qi Yuning said, "I have seen her. Miss Zhou is stunningly beautiful. She is truly a great beauty."

Queen Mother Zhou smiled faintly and said, "My niece is so beautiful. After much thought, I think that the Prince Regent is the only one in the entire capital who can match my niece."

Empress Dowager Zhou glanced at Lu Ze and said, "Now that the state of mourning has ended, I am thinking of issuing an imperial decree to appoint Jiayun as the Prince Regent's concubine!"