The Dragon Boat Race of the Dragon Boat Festival started on Qujiang River. There were five dragon boat teams in total. From the very beginning, the drums sounded like thunder and the momentum was like a rainbow.

Qi Yuning was holding Lingling and watching the game on a platform not far away. Lingling was jumping up and down as she listened to the drumbeats.

Without any of the Qi family's soldiers participating in the battle, Qi Yuning had no interest in watching the dragon boat race. He said to Lu Ze beside him, "Lu Baozhu invited me to go hunting in Chang'an City in a few days. I haven't been to Chang'an for a long time. We plan to return in July. During this time, I hope you can take good care of Lingling."

Lu Ze said, "You're going to leave the capital for more than a month? No way!"

Qi Yuning glanced at Lu Ze and said, "I haven't hunted for a long time. I can't even remember how many years it was since I last went hunting."

The royal court hasn't held a hunting event for almost seven or eight years.

She still remembered that the last court hunting trip was when she was thirteen years old. After that, the court did not hunt, and Qi Yu'an was not at home. At that time, she and Lu Ze broke up again. Song Heqing was not a person who liked hunting, so she never hunted again.

Qi Yuning thought about it and realized that she hadn't hunted for almost seven years. She still remembered that when she was young, she was looking forward to hunting the most.

Lu Ze said, "That won't work either. Are you comfortable leaving Lingling behind for so long?"

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Don't we still have you? I believe you are a good father and can take good care of Lingling."

Lu Ze looked back into Qi Yuning's eyes and asked, "Then can you bear to leave me for so long?"

Qi Yuning: "..."

To be honest, I am really reluctant to part with Lu Ze.

But the hunting grounds in Shengjing City were not very fun. When they were young, they had already disliked the hunting grounds in Shengjing. After all, the royal hunting grounds in Chang'an had more prey and were more exciting.

Lu Ze held Qi Yuning's hand and said, "It's true that the imperial court hasn't had a hunting trip for a long time. The treasury is rarely full these days. It would be a good idea to hold a royal hunting trip. It would also allow Your Majesty to get some fresh air outside the palace. By the way, we can recruit some military talents for the court."

Qi Yuning said, "It would be best if the court organized a royal hunting expedition."

Lu Ze said, "I have been discussing this with the ministers in the court these days."

"Win, win!"

Qi Yuning heard Lu Baozhu's excited shout, and looked over to see that it was Lu Yun who had won the championship in the dragon boat race.

This made Qi Yuning look at him with admiration, "This little bald donkey is quite capable."

When Lu Ze heard that Lu Yun had finally done something to bring him honor, he chuckled and said, "It's definitely different now that I'm married."

Qi Yuning glanced around but didn't see Chen Nian, while Lu Yun had been surrounded by people. Many people were congratulating him and flattering him. His former friends and several famous playboys in Shengjing City came forward to ask Lu Yun to drink and celebrate.

Lu Yun acted like a good husband and said, "I'm married now, so I won't hang out with you guys anymore!"

"Your princess left long ago. As a man, what's there to be afraid of when you drink?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's go drink and celebrate your victory today."

Lu Yun has always been a soft-hearted person, and it has been a long time since he last had a lively and carefree time. Although he didn't see Chen Nian, he was coaxed into going out for a drink to cheer him up.

Princess Pingrou was delighted to learn that Lu Yun had won the first prize, but when she heard that he had already gone drinking with a group of playboys, her face immediately fell.

Lu Ze advised Princess Pingrou, "Brother, you finally saved the Lu family's face. Just let him go this time."

Princess Pingrou frowned and sighed, "Alas."

During the Dragon Boat Festival, which was a holiday, after the dragon boat race, Lu Ze took Qi Yuning and Lingling to the temple fair at Xianglin Temple to have fun.

Qi Yuning still remembered Lingling's appearance the last time she came to the temple fair. Lingling was still a baby now and was too small, but when she saw the delicious food stalls at the temple fair, her expression was exactly the same.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze sat down in front of a stall and asked the maid to buy a bowl of millet porridge. The millet porridge melted in the mouth, so Qi Yuning scooped a small spoonful with a spoon, made sure it was cold, and fed it to Lingling.

Xiao Lingling's mouth moved slightly, and her eyes suddenly lit up. But after she finished a bite, she didn't see Qi Yuning giving her any more food, so she babbled, "Eat, eat!"

Qi Yuning scooped a spoonful, waited for the millet porridge to cool down, and said with a chuckle: "Call me mother, and I'll give it to you if you call me mother."

Lingling poked her little head forward to grab the spoon in Qi Yuning's hand. Qi Yuning raised it and said, "Follow mother and call mother..."

Lingling looked at Xiao Mi Gao and said, "Kiss, kiss..."

Qi Yuning chuckled and handed the millet porridge to Lingling. Lingling leaned over to the spoon and started eating. Lingling, who had just grown two small baby teeth, wanted to eat everything she saw.

Lu Ze looked at Lingling and said, "Is Lingling hungry on weekdays? She seems like she's never full."

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "She's not hungry, she's just greedy. Lingling was also very greedy when she was three years old."

Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "It's up to you. You loved eating when you were little."

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I don't like to eat it. Lingling, it's up to you."

Lu Ze smiled faintly and picked up Lingling. He didn't dare let her drink too much from the roadside stall. To Lu Ze, this kind of roadside stall was somewhat unclean, and he was also afraid that the millet was stale for several years.

When you come to Xianglin Temple, you have to go in and worship Buddha. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also a legendary poisonous day. There has always been a custom in the temple to use realgar wine to draw the word "king" on children to ward off evil spirits.

After Qi Yuning and Lu Ze entered Xianglin Temple to worship Buddha, the abbot personally brought realgar wine and drew the character "王" on Lingling's forehead.

Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said with a smile: "Lingling has become a little tiger."

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!