Qi Yuning sent Lin Jiang down from the Hanlin Academy. Instead of letting the carriage go back to the palace, he instructed the coachman to go to Xianglin Temple.

In order to facilitate the nobles with mobility problems, Xianglin Temple allows horse-drawn carriages to go directly up the mountain to the gate of Xianglin Temple.

Lu Yun was sweeping the courtyard as Xiaoman stared at him. He glared at the maid in front of him with great dissatisfaction. He knew that on the first day after he returned to secular life and became Prince Lu, he would definitely not let this maid off.

A few days ago, he secretly hunted a fawn, but before he could draw his sword, he was discovered by this maid.

Lu Yun saw the magnificent golden nanmu carriage at the door. The carriage tents were all extremely expensive kesi silk specially made for the royal family...

Lu Yun couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. The person here must be his own mother who came to save him from the fire pit.

"mother!"

As Qi Yuning stepped out of the carriage, she heard a voice crying out for her mother. She smiled and said, "My dear son."

"Qi, Qi Yuning!"

Qi Yuning looked down at Lu Yun, whose expression changed drastically. "Long time no see, little bald donkey."

"Who are you calling a little bald donkey?" Lu Yun was extremely angry. "What are you doing in the mountains?"

Qi Yuning was helped down the carriage road by the maidservant: "Of course, we came to the temple to pray to the gods and worship Buddha."

Qi Yuning went straight into the main hall, where the Buddha statue looked majestic and compassionate.

Qi Yuning knelt on the mat, looked at the Buddha statue in front of her and whispered, "I pray that the Buddha may bless my believer Qi Yuning to quickly find the traitor who colluded with Beimo and avenge the thousands of soldiers of my Qi family army!"

Lu Yun looked at Qi Yuning kneeling at the door. He couldn't hear what she was begging for. He wondered in his heart if she wanted him to return to secular life and marry her.

After burning incense, Qi Yuning stood up and looked at the green monk's robe Lu Yun was wearing. She sneered.

Lu Yun walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "I didn't expect that I am so charming. I've been a monk for almost three months, and you're still obsessed with me!

In fact, if you weren't so cruel and overbearing, I wouldn't mind marrying you as a princess."

Although Lu Yun is two years younger than Qi Yuning, he inherited the Lu family's tall stature and is half a head taller than Qi Yuning.

Lu Yun looked down at Qi Yuning and said, "Qi Yuning, if you are willing to be gentle with me and obey my orders, I will leave my monastery and marry you!"

Qi Yuning snorted softly, "I'll obey your orders? Now that you've become a monk, you're no longer some worthless prince. At best, you're just a bald donkey!"

Lu Yun puffed his cheeks angrily and said, "I know you said that because you can't get the love you want from me, but who made you so overbearing? As long as you are willing to bow down to me, I will marry you."

"What are you dreaming about, bowing to you?" Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yun coldly, "You'd better continue eating your vegetables here!"

When Lu Yun heard the word "vegetables", his face turned green, "Eat it!"

Qi Yuning glanced at Lu Yun and took the Buddhist beads from his hand. "Give this to me."

Lu Yun frowned and said, "What do you want the Buddhist beads for? Could it be that you want to become a monk because I hurt you? Then I really..."

Qi Yuning thought Lu Yun was going to say that his sin was serious, but unexpectedly he laughed, "That's great! If you become a monk, I can return to secular life!"

Qi Yuning ignored Lu Yun and went straight back to the carriage, entwining the Buddhist beads in her hand. She looked at the beads in her hand and snorted softly.

When the carriage arrived at Prince Qi's mansion, it was already dusk and the sky was about to get dark.

Qi Yuning returned to the courtyard and heard Lingling's laughter. "Daddy is so awesome, why can't Lingling always play well?"

"Lingling is too young. She'll become good if she plays with it more."

"Daddy, play again."

When Qi Yuning entered, she saw Lu Ze holding Lingling and playing Huarong Dao. Lu Ze moved the characters on the board very quickly, and soon the wooden block of Cao Cao came out.

Lingling was just curious and after asking Lu Ze to install it, she continued playing by herself.

Qi Yuning took off his outer silver fox cloak, walked over to Lingling and said, "Lingling is amazing, she can even perform Huarong Dao."

"Mother, dear!" Lingling raised her eyes and looked at Qi Yuning, "Mother, dear, can I play with this string of beads in your hand?"

Qi Yuning smiled calmly and said, "This string is not acceptable. If Lingling wants Buddhist beads, mother will ask for one for you tomorrow when she returns to Xianglin Temple."

Lu Ze frowned slightly when he heard Xianglin Si's words and asked, "Why is the princess back so late? I heard from Lin Jiang that the princess left the Hanlin Academy at 3:30 pm. Why is she returning to the palace now, after it's already dark?"

Qi Yuning fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand and said, "I went to Xianglin Temple and visited Lu Yun."

Lu Ze frowned and asked, "Why go see him?"

Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Just go and take a look."

Lu Ze looked at the Buddhist beads in Qi Yuning's hand and asked, "Is this string of Buddhist beads also a gift from him?"

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Lu Yun insisted on giving it to me, saying that he wanted to keep me safe. He even begged me desperately, saying that he regretted becoming a monk and wanted to return to secular life and marry me..."

Lu Ze's frown deepened. "How could that be? I saw him a while ago, and he said that anyone who marries a princess is crazy!"

Qi Yuning's face turned dark. Lu Yun is such a fool!

Qi Yuning pointed to the door and said, "Prince Lu can go back now."

Lu Ze stepped forward and said to Qi Yuning, "Don't believe Lu Yun's words. Even if he is willing to return to secular life and marry you, it's only because he's had enough of leafy greens, not because he truly loves you."

Qi Yuning said, "Prince Lu, please don't bother with that."

Qi Yuning placed the Buddhist beads in the palm of her hand and rolled them up.

Lu Ze was furious when he saw the Buddhist beads. He leaned close to Qi Yuning's ear and whispered, "Princess, don't you even want Lingling anymore? If you agree to Yun'er leaving the monastery and marrying you, then there will be no Lingling!"

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