Lu Yun, holding Lingling, also rushed to Prince Qi's mansion. Seeing Lingling walking with the girl from before, Lu Yun was delighted and asked, "Are you going to Prince Qi's mansion too?"

Ah Ping nodded: "Yes."

Lingling said in Lu Yun's arms, "Of course my aunt is going back to my uncle's house! Aunt, why don't you recognize Lingling?"

Lu Yun whispered to Lingling, "Don't call me aunt, call me aunt."

Lingling said: "Aunt doesn't look like this, only my aunt looks like this!"

Ah Ping smiled at Ling Ling in Lu Yun's arms and said, "Little girl, you really have the wrong person. I am not your aunt. My husband is Prince Qi of Beicheng."

Lingling said, "But Lingling's uncle is the prince!"

Ah Ping was slightly surprised. Lu Yun frowned and said, "Your husband is Prince Qi? How could Prince Qi have a princess? Sister, even if you don't like me, there's no need to make this excuse."

Ah Ping lowered her eyes and said, "I am indeed not a princess. I am Prince Qi's concubine."

Lu Yun looked at A Ping in front of him in disbelief and said, "You are A Ping?!"

Ah Ping nodded and said, "Yeah."

Lu Yun yelled, "Ghost, it's back!"

Ah Ping said: "I'm not a ghost..."

Lu Yun didn't listen to A Ping's explanation, and rushed to Prince Qi's mansion with Ling Ling in his arms.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, I met Qi Yuning and Lu Ze.

Qi Yuning breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lingling holding a candied haws in Lu Yun's arms. She then complained to Lu Yun, "Why didn't you tell me you were taking Lingling out? It was so windy outside, and you didn't even bother to put a hat on Lingling."

Lu Yun panicked and said, "Ghost, there is a ghost! I saw Miss A Ping come back to life!"

Lu Ze took Lingling from Lu Yun's arms.

Lingling held the candied haws and said with her head down, "Daddy and Mommy, Auntie doesn't recognize Lingling anymore. When Lingling saw Auntie, she actually said that Lingling recognized the wrong person, but Lingling didn't recognize Auntie wrongly."

Qi Yuning asked Lingling, "Have you seen your aunt?"

Lingling nodded and said, "Yeah!"

Just when Qi Yuning was feeling happy, she saw a woman with a veil covering her face slowly walking towards the palace.

When A Ping returned to the gate of Prince Qi's mansion, she met the little girl again. The man and woman at the gate were of noble temperament and dressed gorgeously. A Ping couldn't guess their identities for a while.

"Aunt!" Lingling pointed at A Ping and said, "Mom, look, it's my aunt, but she doesn't recognize Lingling anymore."

Lingling lowered her head, feeling a little aggrieved.

Lu Yun hid behind Lu Ze. When he saw Ah Ping coming over, he started to yell, "Ghost! Brother, a ghost is coming!"

Lu Ze frowned and scolded Lu Yun, "Stop talking nonsense."

Qi Yuning walked up to Aping while holding Lingling. Aping covered her face with a veil, revealing only a pair of eyes. These eyes were really similar to Lu Ze's.

But there are differences. Lu Ze's eyes often seem distant, while A Ping's peach blossom eyes are gentle and tender.

Qi Yuning shouted, "Miss Ping, I have something to talk to you about."

Ah Ping looked at the woman in front of her and said, "I wonder who you are..."

Qi Yuning said: "My name is Qi Yuning."

Ah Ping said, "Princess, Princess, I heard that the prince is seriously ill..."

Qi Yuning said: "My brother is not seriously ill. I just want you to return home."

Ah Ping lowered her head and laughed at herself, "I knew it... I was just being sentimental."

Qi Yuning said, "Let's go to the study to discuss things."

In the study, Qi Yuning personally poured a cup of tea for Aping. Seeing Aping take off her headscarf, she looked even more beautiful than in the painting. No wonder Qin Feng had been obsessed with her for three years.

Lu Ze looked at A Ping and said, "Miss A Ping, may I ask your birth date?"

Ah Ping said, "I was born in the seventeenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, on the seventh day of the third lunar month."

"The seventeenth year of the Yuan Dynasty..." Qi Yuning said, "Then you are a few days younger than Prince Lu."

Lu Ze looked at A Ping and said, "Miss A Ping, are you sure you were born in the seventeenth year of the Yuan Dynasty?"

Ah Ping nodded and said, "Of course I was born in a small village in Shancheng. Everyone in the village knows the year I was born. Even though I'm a girl, my parents held a grand full-moon banquet for me. You can find out by asking around in Shancheng Village."

Lu Ze took a sip of tea and said, "I was just asking about your birthday. Why are you so anxious to explain yourself and ask for witnesses?"

A Ping looked a little panicked.

Qi Yuning smiled lightly. After all, Lu Ze had been the Shaoqing Lu in the Dali Temple for more than two years. It was really a waste of time for Ah Ping to hide the secret from him.

Lu Ze put down the teacup, looked at Ah Ping with sharp eyes and said, "Ms. Ah Ping, were you born on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourteenth year of the Shi Yuan era?"

Ah Ping was shocked and said, "No, I'm not. I was born in the seventeenth year of the Yuan Dynasty."

Qi Yuning looked at Ah Ping and said, "Miss Ah Ping, you probably don't know the identity of this Lu Shizi, right? He's the son of Princess Pingrou and the grandson of the current Empress. I think you two look a bit alike."

Ah Ping glanced at Lu Ze. Princess Pingrou must be her eldest sister. Then the Lu Shizi in front of her must be her nephew...

Ah Ping also listened to what Nanny Qin said. Even though it was her own nephew, she couldn't believe it. She said, "I don't know what the princess said. Since the prince is fine, I should leave."

"Miss Ping faked her own death and burned her body to escape. Was it because the Qin family was using your portrait to inquire about your whereabouts?"

Qi Yuning walked up to A Ping and said.

Ah Ping stood up and said, "I don't know what the princess said, but since the prince is fine, it's time to go."

Lu Ze said, "You've misunderstood. Those Qin family members holding your portrait are not from Uncle Qin's residence, but from Marquis Qin's residence. I wonder if you still remember Qin Feng? Three years ago, he went to Shancheng to provide disaster relief, and he still misses you."

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