Qi Yuning lowered his head and sighed, "It's my fault."

Lu Ze said from the side, "Mom, don't blame Yuning. Lingling is sick, and she is suffering more than anyone else."

Princess Pingrou glared at Lu Ze. "I don't blame Yuning at all. I just think it's inappropriate for Lingling to be surrounded by a bunch of young maids. I'll find a more reliable wet nurse to take care of Lingling."

Qi Yuning continued, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Lingling sniffed and said, "Mom, Dad, Dad."

Qi Yuning walked to Lingling's side, held Lingling's hand, and said with a sob in his throat, "Lingling."

Lingling held Qi Yuning's hand and cried softly, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and held her sideways, coaxing her, "I'm sorry, Lingling, it's your fault that you didn't take good care of me."

Lingling's high fever didn't subside until midnight. It hadn't subsided before. Qi Yuning wished she was the one with the high fever. Lingling also fell into a drowsy sleep at midnight.

Princess Pingrou left only after seeing Lingling fall asleep.

Qi Yuning saw that Lu Ze didn't follow and asked, "Isn't the prince going back to the palace with the princess?"

"You don't need me to take mother back for this part of the journey. Lingling is sick and crying in the middle of the night. You definitely can't do it alone. I will stay in the palace tonight to take care of Lingling."

Qi Yuning changed the handkerchief on Lingling's forehead with tears in her eyes. She said with heartache, "I shouldn't have allowed her to play in the snow."

Lu Ze sat down next to Qi Yuning and said, "Children are bound to catch colds in winter. It's already midnight. Princess, please rest first. I'll be watching over Lingling."

Qi Yuning said, "If I hadn't allowed her to play in the snow, she wouldn't have caught a cold."

"Lingling wants to play in the snow." Lingling sniffed and said, "Lingling wants to play in the snow."

Qi Yuning didn't expect Lingling to wake up again, "Lingling is still not asleep?"

"It hurts, Lingling." Lingling looked at Lu Ze who was sitting beside her and said, "Daddy, lie down and sleep."

Qi Yuning went to the inside of the bed and looked at Lingling's reddened cheeks. She felt very uncomfortable. She looked at Lu Ze and whispered, "You should lie down for a while too."

Lu Ze lay down on his side and looked at Lingling's little face. "Lingling, it's time to sleep."

Lingling looked at Lu Ze, then at Qi Yuning, and said with a nasal voice, "It's good to be sick. Lingling is sick so that Daddy and Mommy can be together."

Although Lingling is young, she feels that her parents are acting very strangely recently.

Xiao Lingling just wants her father and mother to live together, instead of living in two separate houses and not being able to see her father for several days.

"Silly Lingling!" Qi Yuning hugged Lingling sadly, "If you weren't sick, Daddy and Mommy would be together, so Lingling, you have to get better soon."