After the banquet, Queen Mother Zhou looked at her niece's lost face and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Jiamin forced a smile at Empress Dowager Zhou and said, "Nothing, Auntie. I'll go back first. I'll hunt a tiger for you tomorrow!"

Queen Mother Zhou said worriedly, "You're not allowed to hunt tigers. Tigers are very dangerous. Even though they're kept in hunting grounds, they're still ferocious. You've been in poor health since you were a child, so don't take any risks."

"Aunt, I'm in good health now. I've already made an agreement with Baozhu..."

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled faintly and said, "I didn't expect that you would meet such a good sister when you came to Shengjing City."

Zhou Jiamin said, "Princess Baozhu and Master Qi are getting along very well."

Zhou Jiayun came over slowly and said, "Sister, you really can't judge a person by his appearance. If it weren't for Princess Qi, how could your uncle be so miserable?"

Zhou Jiamin has never been so fond of this cousin. When Zhou Jiayun was in Jiangnan, she always thought she was beautiful and believed that all men liked her. However, she didn't know that although she was beautiful, she was empty and superficial, and her brain was not very good.

Zhou Jiamin said to Zhou Jiayun, "My uncle was demoted to Yangzhou, but it wasn't Princess Qi who caused it, it was you. If you hadn't insisted on marrying the Prince Regent as a concubine and asked the Empress Dowager to grant the marriage, would this have happened?"

Zhou Jiamin continued, "The Qi family is protecting the Northern Dynasty for your Majesty's cousin. If we try to seize the husband of their daughter, it will only disappoint the Qi family."

"What do you know?" Zhou Jiayun said coldly, "I want to marry the Regent so that Your Majesty can sit more firmly on the throne."

Zhou Jiamin sneered and said, "You've offended the Qi family and the regent, yet you still claim to be ensuring the security of your majesty's throne. Why don't you listen to what you're saying?"

Zhou Jiayun couldn't win the argument with Zhou Jiamin, so she looked at Empress Dowager Zhou, "Aunt, look at her..."

Empress Dowager Zhou acted as a peacemaker between the two of them, saying, "Sisters from the same household quarreling is bound to be a laughing stock. You should all go and rest quickly."

Zhou Jiayun left angrily.

Zhou Jiamin supported Empress Dowager Zhou and said, "Aunt, do you know what kind of person Princess Lu is?"

Empress Dowager Zhou said, "I've met her twice. The daughter of the Ning family was brought up to be quiet and dignified. She's quite a beauty. Why are you asking about her?"

Zhou Jiamin said calmly, "She must be very outstanding to be able to marry Prince Lu, right?"

"Don't think that just because Lu Ze is the Regent, his brother is a good person. This young Prince Lu is always fooling around with a bunch of bad friends and is undisciplined. And the Princess is a widow with a child..."

Zhou Jiamin was stunned. "So Prince Lu's son is not his biological son?"

Queen Mother Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, why do you keep asking about Prince Lu?"

Zhou Jiamin said, "It's okay."

Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Zhou Jiamin and said, "You must not be like your cousin. Stay as far away from the men of the Lu family as possible."

…

After Princess Pingrou and Qi Yuning returned to the Lu Mansion, they went to Chen Nian's room to visit Han Ge'er.

Two-year-old Han Ge'er is really weak. Qi Yuning knows that Han Ge'er has been sick many times.

Shen Nian described himself as a little embarrassed. Seeing Princess Pingrou and Qi Yuning holding up Han Ge'er and bowing, he said, "Mother, sister-in-law."

Princess Pingrou stepped forward and took the child from Shen Nian's hands and said, "Why is Han'er always sick? It's pitiful."

Shen Nian sighed softly and said, "It's all my fault. I knew Han'er was weak, so I shouldn't have brought him to Chang'an. If we were in Shengjing City, where the road wasn't bumpy, he might not have gotten sick."

Shen Nian gently stroked the thin sweat on Han'er's forehead, full of heartache.

Lu Yun said: "If you are weak, you should go out for a walk more often. It is easier to get sick if you stay in the yard all day long. He is a man with the blood of a military commander. How can he be locked up in the backyard for his whole life?

When I was young, I met a little girl with my grandfather. She was always weak and sickly. My grandfather introduced her to a martial arts school and asked her to learn martial arts. I heard that after only three months of training, she felt much better when she was sick. When Han Ge'er was three years old, he was also sent to the martial arts school to practice martial arts.

When Qi Yuning heard Lu Yun's words, she felt very familiar. Wasn't it Zhou Jiamin?

Princess Pingrou looked at Lu Yun with admiration and said, "You finally look like a father."

Qi Yuning persuaded Shen Nian, "Don't worry too much. Children are bound to get sick. With the imperial physician here, it won't be a big deal."

Shen Nian gently touched Han Ge'er's pale little face and nodded, "Yeah."

After Princess Pingrou left, Qi Yuning did not stay long. Although she knew that it was inevitable for children to get sick, she was also afraid that the disease would pass on to Lingling. She only dared to hold Lingling after bathing her and changing her clothes.

Looking at the healthy Lingling, Qi Yuning was filled with relief. For a mother, the child's safety and health were much more important than intelligence and good looks.

Qi Yuning smiled softly at Lingling and said, "It doesn't matter if you get a little darker. Even if you get tanned like a charcoal, as long as you're healthy and safe, that's fine."

Although Han Ge'er is pale, it is such a lifeless pale face. Which mother would not feel distressed?

Lu Ze heard Qi Yuning's words and smiled softly, "Aren't you afraid that Lingling will get tanned and look ugly?"

"It's okay to be ugly. In front of Ping An Kang Jian, it's nothing to be ugly."

Qi Yuning kissed Lingling's little face and said, "Besides, my Lingling is so cute, how could she become ugly?"

Lingling giggled at Qi Yuning, kissing her face with her little mouth. Qi Yuning hugged the little meatball with a satisfied look, "In this life, mother, as long as you are safe and sound, without any illness or disaster, that's enough."

…

In Lu Yun's room.

Shen Nian finally managed to coax Han Ge'er to sleep and breathed a sigh of relief. She walked over to Lu Yun and said, "Why are you still wearing these clothes? It's summer, not winter. Even if it were winter, you can't stay dressed for so long."

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