Qi Yuning said, "Which woman in this world doesn't want to marry the man she loves? I don't have any parental orders, so I can choose my husband. If we want to get married, the most important thing is that we both love each other."

"What about Lu Yun?" Lu Ze asked, "The princess was willing to marry Lu Yun before, so she doesn't have to marry a man she loves."

Qi Yuning frowned. It took her a while to understand what Lu Ze meant.

Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Why do I smell something sour?"

Lu Ze stood up and said, "My Lady, you must have smelled it wrong. It doesn't smell sour at all."

"Really? Isn't someone jealous?" Qi Yuning said with a faint smile, "Prince, don't you smell jealous?"

Lu Ze said: "No."

Seeing Lu Ze turn and leave, Qi Yuning stood up and walked to Lu Ze. Because of the pain in her ankle, she lowered her head and took a breath.

Lu Ze reached out and supported Qi Yuning, saying, "If I had known your legs weren't healed yet, I wouldn't have asked for this invitation for you."

Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze and said, "Indeed, this princess does not seek a husband who is in love with her."

Lu Ze was stunned for a moment, then heard the woman's calm voice: "Actually, if a man marries a woman because she is pregnant, it's not impossible for him to be honored by his daughter..."

The aroma of the inn lingered in Lu Ze's nose. He looked into Qi Yuning's eyes and curled up the corners of his lips slightly.

He took Qi Yuning's cold hand and helped her sit down. "Have the princess's hands always been this cold?"

"It's just a little bit of ice in the winter, but it's already a chronic disease."

Lu Ze asked, "Why didn't you ask the maid to prepare a hot water bottle?"

"It's too early to use a hot water bottle in this weather."

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were both influential figures in Shengjing City. When Lu Ze stepped into the pavilion, many wealthy women were already staring at it from a distance.

Seeing the two of them holding hands, the young ladies gathered around them could not help but be surprised.

"Doesn't this mean that Prince Lu and Miss Guan Liu were deeply in love? Because Miss Guan Liu was engaged to Master Qin Wu, didn't Prince Lu look utterly haggard during the morning court? That wasn't Miss Guan Liu, but Princess Qi, right?"

"I heard that Princess Qi's daughter looks very similar to Prince Lu! They all say she is Prince Lu's daughter."

"What about Miss Guan Liu?"

"With the example of Princess Qi, who could possibly be interested in the girl from the Guan family? They only gained some fame in Shengjing City because of their marriage. It's ridiculous that the whole family relied on marriage to rise to power."

Guan Zhiyi was listening to the words of the daughters from behind, her heart filled with grief and indignation. Looking at the two people who were smiling at each other and holding hands in the pavilion, she just clenched her hands.

It's so immoral in public!

"Brother, Princess Qi."

When Qi Yuning heard the woman's voice, she turned around and saw that it was Lu Baohua, and she even let go of Lu Ze's hand.

Lu Ze also withdrew his hand and said to Lu Baohua, "Baohua."

Lu Baohua looked towards the distant daughter who was watching them discuss and said, "Brother, Princess, we are in public after all."

Qi Yuning just noticed that the surrounding daughters were all looking at their pavilion. She looked over and saw that the daughters had tactfully turned away and stopped looking.

Lu Ze coughed lightly, stood up and left.

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baohua and said, "I've always heard that you are a talented writer and the most talented woman in Shengjing City. You can show off your talents at the poetry gathering today."

Lu Baohua said, "It's just an empty reputation. My talent is still very shallow compared to my ancestors. My ancestors founded a women's academy so that women could take the imperial examinations. They were the epitome of talented women."

"Have you ever thought about taking the imperial examination?" Qi Yuning suddenly remembered that fifty years ago, women in Dasheng could still take part in the imperial examination.

However, at that time, after years of chaos, even ordinary men found it difficult to study, let alone women. There were no women in the imperial examinations for a long time.

Lu Baohua shook his head and said, "My grandmother thinks this is showing off, which is not what a decent girl should do. My mother is always filial to my grandmother, so I..."

Qi Yuning thought of Madam Lu and chuckled softly, "Why worry so much? You are the daughter of Duke Lu. As long as you have a clear conscience, why should you be afraid of others saying whether you are a decent girl? How many people dare to say that about the daughter of Duke Lu?"

Lu Baohua looked at Qi Yuning enviously and said, "Princess Qi is indeed the daughter of General Liu. Baoshuang and Baoxue really like General Liu and take him as their role model. It's a pity that our Lu family no longer has military power. They are really looking forward to joining the army and becoming generals..."

Qi Yuning chuckled. The girls of the Lu family had different personalities, but they were all generous and open-minded, not bound by the rules imposed on women by the world.

Qi Yuning said, "If they really want to become female generals, it's not impossible. Our Qi Family Army has nearly 5,000 soldiers in the capital, which can give them the chance to lead troops..."

These five thousand soldiers were specially allowed by His Majesty to stay for the purpose of protecting Qi Yuning. They can be regarded as Qi Yuning's private soldiers, and can be regarded as His Majesty's great trust in the Qi Palace.

Lu Baohua chuckled and said, "If Baoshuang and Baoxue knew this, they would definitely be very happy."

"What are you two talking about so happily? Lu Baohua, you need to find out whose sister you are."

Lu Baozhu came with her hands on her waist, followed by Qin Yuli with a vicious look on her face.

When Lu Baohua saw Lu Baozhu coming, he stood up and walked behind Lu Baozhu, looking at Qi Yuning with guilt.

Lu Baozhu asked, "Qi Yuning, why did you take my Ruyi White Jade Hairpin?"

Qi Yuning frowned and looked at Lu Baozhu and asked, "What?"

"The Ruyi white jade hairpin on your head was chosen by Lily a few days ago and she said she wanted to give it to me. She said that and you deliberately bought it in front of her. What do you mean by that? Do you think Lily is easy to bully?"

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