After the morning court session, Lu Ze was about to change his clothes and go to Prince Qi's mansion to apologize. However, as soon as he stepped into Qiyuan, he heard the sound of a baby crying.

Lu Ze entered the courtyard and saw Qi Yuning, dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing at the door of his room, looking noble and elegant.

Lu Ze was slightly surprised to see Qi Yuning. "Princess, you came to my room so early this morning. Is there something important?"

“Daddy!”

Xiao Lingling, who was hugging Qi Yuning's thigh, saw Lu Ze in a red official robe and her eyes lit up. She wiped away her tears with her little hand, "Daddy! Mommy, daddy is back!"

When Lu Ze saw the three-year-old child hugging Qi Yuning's thigh, even though he was usually calm, there was a moment of daze and confusion on his face. Why did this child who called Qi Yuning "Mom" look so similar to him?

Lu Zewen asked, "Princess Qi, you have a daughter? Is this child Lu Yun's?"

Princess Pingrou snorted softly and said, "Lu Ze, your brother isn't even seventeen yet, how could he have given birth to such a big daughter? Lingling looks exactly like you, she must be your daughter!"

They look similar, so they might be siblings. Lu Ze looked at the green willow hairpin in Princess Pingrou's hair and thought carefully. His father has always been henpecked and would definitely not have the courage to do such a thing.

Seeing that Lu Ze was suspicious of others and unwilling to admit that Lingling was his child, Qi Yuning sneered.

"Lingling calls Master Lu "Daddy" as soon as she sees him. Does Master Lu dare not acknowledge his son? I never thought the men in the Lu family would be so irresponsible!"

Lu Ze said, "Princess Qi, this child is indeed not my daughter."

Qi Yuning said angrily, "Lu Yiling looks exactly like Master Lu. Master Lu should admit his romantic debt now that he has incurred it."

Princess Pingrou nodded and said, "That's right, Ze'er. Lingling looks exactly like you when you were little. How could she not be your daughter?"

Little Lingling blinked and started to cry, "Daddy, don't you want Lingling anymore?"

Lu Ze looked down at the crying little girl. He was not a heartless person and he couldn't bear to see such a soft and sweet little girl crying, but he was definitely not Lingling's father.

Princess Pingrou saw her granddaughter crying so hard that she picked up Lingling and said, "Don't cry, dear. Your father doesn't recognize you, but your grandmother does."

Lingling was sobbing in Princess Pingrou's arms.

Seeing Lingling crying so hard and aggrieved, Qi Yuning angrily said to Lu Ze, "Prince Lu got into trouble for his extramarital affairs, but the child is innocent. As the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, you can't even disown your own flesh and blood."

Lu Ze frowned as he looked at the little girl in Princess Pingrou's arms and said in a cold voice, "I can't have a child."

Qi Yuning glanced provocatively at Lu Ze's lower abdomen and chuckled, "It's impossible to have a child? Master Lu is so well-dressed, could he be a eunuch..."

Lu Ze's face turned pale, "Princess, please respect yourself."

Qi Yuning asked, "Since you are not a eunuch, how can you not have children?"

Lu Ze's face darkened. "Because I've never had any women around me, I've never touched any girls. It's impossible for me to have a child this big."

Qi Yuning didn't doubt Lu Ze's words when she heard them. "That's strange. Where did this child come from?"

Lu Ze said, "This child was brought here by Princess Qi. Does Princess Qi really not know this child's origins?"

Qi Yuning said: "I don't know."

Princess Pingrou looked at the two people in front of her suspiciously. She didn't believe her own son, nor did she believe Qi Yuning: "Children don't lie. Since she calls you father and mother, you are her father and mother."

Lingling nodded in Princess Pingrou's arms and said fiercely, "Yes, you are Lingling's father and mother. You can't abandon Lingling!"

Lu Ze rubbed his temples. It seemed his mother hadn't given up on letting him marry Qi Yuning. "Mom, give me the child first. I'll ask about her background."

Princess Pingrou handed Lingling to Lu Ze and said threateningly, "Don't you dare make my little granddaughter cry again."

Lu Ze carried the child to the study. Qi Yuning didn't dare to trust Lu Ze completely. Lu Ze didn't want to use the interrogation method he used in the Dali Temple on the child, so Qi Yuning followed Lu Ze into the study.

Lu Ze carried Lingling to a wooden chair and sat her down. Lingling looked up at Lu Ze and said, "Daddy, can I play with the ring?"

Lu Ze frowned and asked, "What ring?"

Lingling opened the wooden drawer and took out the nine-linked ruby ​​rings. "This ring!"

Lu Ze narrowed his peach blossom eyes and stared at Lingling, asking, "How did you know there was a Nine-Linked Ring here?"

Lingling said, "Daddy told Lingling."

Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "Master Lu, are you still unwilling to admit that Lingling is your child?"

Lingling even knew what was hidden in the private area of ​​Lu Ze's study.

Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "Princess, could you please ask the servants behind you to leave?"

Qi Yuning said to Guyu Lichun and the others, "All of you go out."

After Lu Ze and the others left, he spoke slowly, "Princess, I have never touched any woman, and there is no way I could have a child. Yesterday, Lu Yun became a monk, and it was my family's fault. You are angry and want revenge on the Lu family, and the Lu family has nothing to say, but you cannot teach a three-year-old to lie just to ruin the Lu family's reputation."

Qi Yuning said: "My Qi family is full of heroes and have always been upright. We disdain the actions of villains slandering others! If I want to take revenge on your Lu family, I will do it in an upright manner. I disdain to use such despicable means to ruin others' reputation.

Besides, if this child calls me mother as soon as he sees me, I won't slander your Lu family and ruin my own reputation."

Lu Ze pursed his lips and said, "I misunderstood the princess."

Qi Yuning snorted softly.

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