When Qi Yuning went to the foot of the bed and picked up Lingling, Lingling woke up and said, "Mom, darling."

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling and asked, "Why are you sleeping at the foot of the bed?"

Lingling smiled and said, "Mom kept wanting to hold Dad last night, but Lingling felt it was too crowded, so she slept in the corner of the bed, ahem."

Qi Yuning's ears turned red. Listening to Lingling's nasal sound, she asked, "Is your nose clear?"

"It's still blocked, cough cough."

Qi Yuning said, "Lingling, you're coughing too much. Don't go out and play today."

Lingling pouted and said, "Mom, it's going to be a long time before Dad takes his next day off. If Lingling goes out to play, she won't cough anymore.

Hey, where's Daddy? Did he leave again while Lingling was asleep?

He lied, saying he would live with Mom in the future, but he didn't. Woo woo woo."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Seeing Lingling crying and coughing, Qi Yuning repeatedly said, "That's not true. Daddy lives with Mommy. He was here just now. He went to the bathroom."

Lingling got off the bed and walked into the toilet, but she didn't see Lu Ze.

"Mother lied, there is no father!"

Lingling pouted and said, "Lingling doesn't like you guys anymore. You lied to Lingling, wuwuwu, cough cough."

Qi Yuning was helpless, "Dad was really here last night, and he just left."

No one knew where Lu Ze went early in the morning.

Lingling obviously didn't believe it, and cried and coughed in grievance and sadness.

Qi Yuning didn't expect that Lingling, who was sick, helpless, and felt deceived, would be so hard to comfort. "Really, Lingling, didn't you say it was too crowded last night so you changed your sleeping place? So Daddy and I stayed together last night."

Lingling cried doubtfully, "But where's Daddy? Why is Daddy gone? He promised Lingling that he would go out and play, wuwuwu."

Qi Yuning helplessly coaxed Lingling, "Be good."

Half an hour later, Lu Ze finally arrived.

Lu Ze's long hair was still wet, and he had the leisure to take a shower, wash his hair, and change his clothes.

Qi Yuning said unhappily, "You went to take a shower so early in the morning?"

Lu Ze coughed, not daring to look into Qi Yuning's eyes. Seeing Lingling crying, he asked, "Why are you crying so hard?"

Lingling pointed at Lu Ze and said, "Daddy lied to me. We clearly agreed to live together, but he left early this morning. Lingling doesn't like you anymore, wuwuwu."

Lu Ze coughed and coaxed Lingling, "Daddy really slept here last night, but he worked up a sweat this morning and went back to shower."

Lingling said, "Lingling doesn't believe it, unless Lingling sleeps outside today and Daddy sleeps in the innermost room. That way, if Daddy dares to lie to others, Lingling will know."

Qi Yuning: "No!"

Lingling said with tears in her eyes, "Wow, you guys are just lying to me."

"Little ancestor, don't cry, I really didn't lie to you."

Qi Yuning was helpless, but Lingling was still sick, so she didn't dare to scold her.

"Well, you want to go out and play, right? How about going out and playing today?"

Qi Yuning really couldn't resist Lingling's pitiful crying.

Lingling's sobs gradually faded as she said, "Then Lingling will trust you just once. If you lie to Lingling again, Lingling will really dislike you!"

Lu Ze smiled lightly and said, "We really didn't lie to you."

Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze. "It's all your fault. Why did you go back to the Princess' Mansion to bathe so early in the morning? The kitchen in the Prince's Mansion also has hot water available 24 hours a day, and there's also a hot spring pool brought in. You should bathe in the Prince's Mansion next time."

Lu Ze was too guilty to look at Qi Yuning. Thinking about the blasphemy he had done to Qi Yuning while they were bathing just now, he would never dare let her know.

Although Qi Yuning was afraid of the cold, she loved beauty even more. Even when she was out and about, she wore very little. She would wear whatever new material looked good, the lighter the better, and she would never wear anything too thick.

Seeing Qi Yuning's thin attire, Lu Ze asked, "Do you really want to get sick yourself?"

Qi Yuning took the hand warmer handed to her by the maid and said, "I will never give others the opportunity to laugh at me for wearing thick and ugly clothes."

"The princess is already beautiful enough," Lu Ze said hoarsely, "she'll still look beautiful even if she wears something thicker."

Lu Ze took a mink coat dyed eggplant green from the side and put it on Qi Yuning. "You don't want to have two sick people at home, do you? It's almost the twelfth lunar month, and you must be busy with your usual financial affairs, right?"

Qi Yuning thought that accounting matters really should not be delayed, otherwise he would be exhausted by the twelfth lunar month.

By the twelfth month, many of Qi's subordinates came to the palace from all over the country to pay New Year's greetings and pay homage to King Qi.

However, Qi Yuning still changed into a red dress and put on a silver-white mink cloak, which was much better looking than the mink cloak that Lu Ze had just picked.

Lingling was still sick, so Lu Ze held her in his arms after they left the palace.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze had no intention of riding in a sedan chair, but instead walked to the nearest Xuanwu Street. Xuanwu Street was always bustling with shops, and even in the cold winter of mid-November, there were still many pedestrians and vendors on the street.

Lingling hadn't been out for a long time. Seeing the dazzling array of goods from the vendors, she was very happy. "Tanghulu, mommy, darling, Lingling wants to eat Tanghulu."

Qi Yuning said, "You're coughing, you can't eat candied haws!"

Lingling pouted disappointedly and said, "Okay then."

Lu Ze said, "Lingling doesn't need to take medicine, so it's okay for her to eat a candied haws."

Lu Ze asked the servant Deqing to buy Lingling a string of candied haws, and then said, "And a string of candied apples."

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