With her wedding day approaching, her fiancé, Lu Yun, preferred to shave his head and become a monk rather than marry Qi Yuning. Princess Qi instantly became the laughingstock of Shengjing.
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After Qi Yuning finished speaking, he couldn't stop worrying and stood up and said, "No, I don't feel comfortable sending someone to guard Shuangjiang. I have to go to the Prince of Jin's Mansion and bring Shuangjiang back home."
Lu Ze said, "It's already so late. Why don't we go tomorrow? After the court session, I'll accompany you to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. Even if we don't have any evidence, we'll still teach Zhao Rong a lesson about the venomous snake incident."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I'm afraid the night will be long and full of dreams, so let's go now."
Qi Yuning handed Lingling to A Li, but it was obvious that Lingling was still angry because A Li didn't give her steamed buns. She insisted that Qi Yuning or Lu Ze hold her, and no one else would hold her.
Lu Ze looked at Lingling in his arms and smiled faintly, "Well, I'll take you with me."
It was already dusk when we arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion.
When Prince Jin heard that Lu Ze and Qi Yuning were coming with their little daughter, he personally went to the main gate of the palace to greet them.
"Uncle." Lu Ze saluted while holding Lingling.
Qi Yuning did not salute the King of Jin. Instead, he threw the wooden box containing the snake corpse to the King of Jin with a sullen look on his face. After the King of Jin opened the box, he saw the dead flat-headed black snake inside. He looked at Qi Yuning and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Qi Yuning said in a cold voice, "Prince Jin, why don't you ask your daughter what she means? I came here today to take Shuangjiang back to Prince Qi's mansion."
Prince Jin frowned and said, "Princess Qi, Shuangjiang is now a member of the Prince Jin's Mansion!"
Qi Yuning laughed sarcastically and said, "Shuangjiang is from the Jin Palace, but you can't protect Shuangjiang. Fortunately, this venomous snake didn't cause any harm to Shuangjiang or me today...
Otherwise, it won’t be as simple as just bringing Frost back to the palace. This princess will definitely send that little devil Zhao Rong to his doom today.”
The King of Jin was furious and said, "Qi Yuning, don't be so arrogant. This country is not named Qi, but Zhao! If you dare to touch a hair of my Rong'er, I will never forgive you!"
Qi Yuning said, "Who is the arrogant one? I have told you many times that Shuangjiang is my sister. If your daughter dares to touch anyone from my Qi family, she will have to bear the consequences."
The creaking sound of a wooden wheelchair sliding across the cobblestones could be heard. Zhao Rong reached the door and called out sweetly, "Sister Yuning, are you talking about me?"
Qi Yuning smelled a foul and disgusting odor and walked straight to Zhao Rong. He looked down at Zhao Rong and said, "You were the one who put the snake in the clothes made by Shuangjiang!"
Zhao Rong said, "How could that be? Sister Yuning, you can't make such nonsense without evidence. How could a child like me release a snake? How can you slander me like this?"
Qi Yuning said: "You know clearly whether it is slander or not."
Prince Jin frowned and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi, please go inside and have a cup of tea first, and then we can talk slowly."
Qi Yuning looked at Zhao Rong in the wheelchair and said, "I dare not eat the food in your Prince Jin's Mansion."
Frost got the news and came out very quickly, "Princess, why are you here?"
Qi Yuning stepped forward, held Shuangjiang's hand, and said, "There's a poisonous snake in the clothes you gave me. If it bites you, I'm afraid it won't survive. I'm really worried about you. Come with me back to Prince Qi's Mansion."
Frost's hands trembled slightly as she asked Qi Yuning, "Are you okay?"
Qi Yuning said: "I didn't wear that dress, but luckily I didn't get bit by the snake. Come back with me."
"Okay!" Frost responded without any hesitation.
Prince Jin frowned and held Shuangjiang's wrist, saying, "You are the concubine of Prince Jin's mansion. How can you just leave like that?"
Shuangjiang shook off Prince Jin's hand and glared at Zhao Rong in the wheelchair, "You poisoned me and my unborn child, but you absolutely shouldn't have harmed my princess!"
Zhao Rong, sitting in a wheelchair, looked pitifully at Prince Jin and Lu Ze and said, "Daddy, Brother Ze, I really didn't release the poisonous snake. It was Sister Yuning who wronged me. Sister Yuning, how could you wrong me like this just for your maid?"
Qi Yuning didn't have time to watch Zhao Rong's show. After glaring at Zhao Rong fiercely, he took Shuangjiang's hand and left the Prince Jin's Mansion.
Seeing that Prince Jin was about to chase after him, Lu Ze held Lingling in his arms and stood in front of him, saying, "Uncle, we will take good care of Shuangjiang. Shuangjiang is much safer back at Prince Qi's Mansion than at Prince Jin's Mansion."
After Lu Ze finished speaking, he turned and left.
After everyone left, King Jin frowned and looked at Zhao Rong in the wheelchair.
"Daddy!" Zhao Rong called out to Prince Jin.
Prince Jin looked at Zhao Rong in the wheelchair and felt extremely unfamiliar. "Rong'er, do you know that if this venomous snake of yours really bites Qi Yuning, I'm afraid that Prince Jin's Mansion will be lost!"
Zhao Rong said: "It would be a relief if I could really bite Qi Yuning, but Qi Yuning won't live long..."
King Jin looked at Zhao Rong and said sternly, "What did you do? Rong'er!"
Zhao Rong said to King Jin, "Don't worry, Daddy. I'm not stupid enough to do it myself..."
King Jin looked at his young daughter in front of him, feeling strange and cold, "Rong'er, how could you become so vicious and cruel?"
Zhao Rong looked at Prince Jin and said, "Dad, you said that only my mother could be the Princess of Jin, and you would only have me as your child!
Qi Yuning forbad you to give Shuangjiang the abortion drug, but you actually made Shuangjiang pregnant. Shuangjiang and the child in her belly will never be able to snatch away everything that belongs to my mother!
Qi Yuning helped her maid to steal my things, so she won't have an easy time!"
Prince Jin raised his hand and slapped Zhao Rong in the face. Zhao Rong covered his face and said, "Daddy, you hit me? You actually hit me?! You hit me because of Shuangjiang? That slave girl only looks a bit like my mother, but she doesn't deserve to look like my mother. I will make her and her master suffer."
King Jin asked Zhao Rong sternly, "What did you do to Qi Yuning?"
Zhao Rong said, "I won't live long, and neither she nor Shuangjiang can expect to live long!"
King Jin glared at Zhao Rong and said, "Rong'er, tell me!"
King Jin knew very well how important Qi Yuning was. Not to mention Qi Yu'an and Lu Ze, even if anything happened to Qi Yuning, Shuangjiang would probably find him.
Zhao Rong burst into tears. No matter how the King of Jin asked, she said nothing and just cried loudly.
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In the princess's mansion.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze first took Shuangjiang to the princess's mansion. Today was Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu's birthday, so the dishes in the evening were much better than usual.
Princess Pingrou saw Shuangjiang coming and asked, "Yudie?"
Shuangjiang bowed and said, "Greetings to Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu."
Qi Yuning said to Princess Pingrou, "Mother, this is my wet nurse's daughter, Shuangjiang. She grew up with me. You should have seen her when she was little."
Princess Pingrou looked at Shuangjiang with displeasure in her eyes and said, "You look exactly like the former Princess of Jin, Sun Yudie."
Qi Yuning gently held Shuangjiang's hand. Princess Pingrou had a clear distinction between love and hate, but it was rare to see someone so obviously disgusted, especially since Shuangjiang was invited by her.
Shuangjiang said, "If possible, I would rather not look like the Princess of Jin."
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "Although you look the same, you are much more likable than her."