After Lu Baohua said this, Qin Yuli's face became even uglier.

Qi Yuning frankly admitted, "This hairpin was given to me by Prince Lu when he returned from Shanzhou. So I don't know how Miss Qin got to Shanzhou, and how she snatched the hairpin from Prince Lu in Shanzhou City."

Qin Yuli's face turned blue, black, and red, even more so than the color in the dyeing workshop. She said in defense, "I saw it wrongly."

Qi Yuning said, "Did you see it wrong? Just now, Miss Qin swore that this was the hairpin she had chosen. Since this is the hairpin you want to give to Lu Baozhu, how could you have seen it wrong?"

Qin Yuli's eyes were slightly red, and she shed tears: "I just saw it wrong!"

Qin Yuli's tears are worthless, Qi Yuning has known this since childhood.

It has been like this since she was a child. Qin Yuli tried to frame her many times but failed, and she would end up crying. After she cried for a while, everyone would think that Qi Yuning was bullying her.

Qi Yuning could only let it go. If she continued to care about it, there would always be people who would say that she was petty and not magnanimous enough. Miss Qin had already cried so miserably.

Today was still the same as when she was a child. The daughters beside her saw Qin Yuli crying so miserably and all came to her aid.

"Maybe Miss Qin is mistaken. This Ruyi-style white jade hairpin is quite common."

"Miss Qin, please don't cry. It's not a serious matter."

"Miss Qin, please don't cry. It's common to make mistakes. Princess Qi is always generous and will forgive you."

When Qi Yuning touched the white jade hairpin, she knew that it had been like this since she was a child. She was the one who was framed first, and Qin Yuli would cry, so she had to forgive Qin Yuli generously.

If he insisted on exposing Qin Yuli's secrets, the elders of the Qin family would come and apologize first. Qi Yuning had no parents at home when he was young, and the elders of the Qin family spoke for Qin Yuli with "emotional appeals and rational explanations". What could Qi Yuning do?

After all, the Qin family is the Queen's family.

The elders of the Qin family have come to apologize to her, a junior. Can she still make a big fuss over something like snatching the hair flower from her daughter?

After Qin Yuli cried like this, Qi Yuning could only accept the reputation of being generous and let it go!

Lu Baozhu didn't care whether her cousin was crying for real or fake, she just watched and sneered: "My brother has never given me a hairpin. He brought you a gift when he went to Shanzhou, but he didn't bring any for me. Hasn't this made him forget his sister after getting married?"

Qi Yuning said to Lu Baozhu, "Princess Lu, please don't talk nonsense. What wife? This hairpin is just an apology from Prince Lu for offending me eight years ago."

Few of the young ladies who were watching the fun believed that what Qi Yuning said was just an apology from eight years ago. After all, they had just seen Princess Qi and Lu Ze shaking hands with their own eyes.

Guan Zhiyi was behind the crowd, looking dejectedly at the hairpin in Qi Yuning's hand.

It may not look very friendly from a distance, but this warm and flawless white jade hairpin must be expensive.

Although there are no separations between men and women at royal garden banquets, it is customary to divide them into male and female areas.

Although Qin Zhen was a military general, he also came to the poetry meeting in the royal garden today. However, as soon as he entered the royal garden, he felt that everyone looked at him with contempt.

Many scholars who passed the autumn examination became extremely distant from him.

Qin Zhen frowned as he heard several civil officials whispering to each other, scolding him for shamelessly seizing his nephew's beloved woman and causing his nephew to lose his spirit...

Qin Zhen was naturally uncomfortable being talked about, but for a man, Lu Ze had his beloved taken away by him, which was a great shame and humiliation. Lu Ze must be angry. Thinking of this, Qin Zhen felt a little relieved.

As the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, Lu Ze is well-known for his literary talent in Shengjing City. He is sure to be a dazzling presence at today's poetry gathering.

Many people also heard that Lu Shaoqing's calligraphy was unique, and went to ask Lu Ze for his calligraphy.

Qin Zhen looked from afar and saw that Lu Ze was surrounded by candidates from the Autumn Examination in Shengjing City. All of them were full of respect for Lu Ze.

Qin Zhen clenched his hands so tightly that his bones crackled.

"Fifth cousin."

Qin Zhen heard the prince's voice behind him, turned around and saluted, saying, "Greetings, His Royal Highness."

Zhao Chong said to Qin Zhen, "As your cousin, why do you always argue with Lu Ze? Let's put the matter of Guan Zhiyi aside. Don't target Ze'er anymore in the future!"

Qin Zhen looked down on Zhao Chong in his heart, and his face was a little perfunctory: "Yes."

Zhao Chong frowned slightly.

"Have you heard? Prince Lu specially gave Princess Qi a hairpin. When a man gives a woman a hairpin, isn't it a token of love?"

"I heard that Princess Qi's daughter looks exactly like Prince Lu!"

"Then why is there a rumor that Prince Lu is deeply in love with Miss Guan Liu? He has become so haggard because of Miss Guan Liu."

"But it's just a rumor. I think Prince Lu and Princess Qi are a better match. Miss Guan Liu is just a rumor."

Qin Zhen clenched his fists upon hearing this, "Princess Qi..."

Zhao Chong looked at Qin Zhen coldly and warned him, "Qin Zhen, you were fighting with Lu Ze earlier. It's not good for me to help anyone alone, so I'll just help no one. But if you dare to touch even a hair of Princess Qi..."

Qin Zhen suddenly remembered that this man had other thoughts about Princess Qi. "Since Your Highness likes Princess Qi, why would he be willing to give her up to his nephew?"

Zhao Chong said coldly: "Qin Zhen!"

Qin Zhen smiled and said, "Your Highness, as the future ruler of the world, if you give up even your beloved to Lu Ze, how can you become the overlord of Dasheng in the future?"

Zhao Chong frowned and said, "Qin Zhen, Ze'er is my nephew."

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