Ah Ping was going to the palace to meet the Emperor. Besides being nervous about meeting her biological parents for the first time, she was also afraid that she would not be polite enough and would disturb the Emperor.

So A Ping went to Qi Yuning early in the morning to ask how to perform the ceremony.

Qi Yuning said to Ah Ping: "Etiquette is not for common people. Even if you don't perform etiquette in a standard way, His Majesty will not blame you."

Ah Ping touched her belly and said, "I feel a little nervous. Princess, can you go with me?"

Qi Yuning said: "Isn't my brother with you?"

Ah Ping said, "But I'm afraid the Queen will want to see me alone, Princess, please."

Ah Ping's voice was very soft, and Qi Yuning knew what her brother meant by "spoiled". Qi Yuning had never seen a girl who spoke so softly in her life.

It’s true that she, like Qi Yu’an, is also quite susceptible to this.

Qi Yuning said: "Okay."

Qi Yuning went over and woke up Lingling who was still sleeping soundly, and whispered: "Lingling, mother will accompany aunt to the palace. When you wake up later, let Aunt Xiaoman Guyu take you to play with grandma."

Xiao Lingling rubbed her eyes and nodded, being very obedient.

"Lingling is really well-behaved." Ping looked at Lingling with envy.

Qi Yuning also admired her future self for being able to raise Lingling to be so well-behaved and sensible.

At noon, after His Majesty left the court, Qi Yu'an brought Qi Yuning and A Ping to the Zichen Hall to pay their respects.

Emperor Shi Yuan has been feeling unwell recently, and his face has obviously become more wrinkled.

"Your Majesty."

Emperor Shi Yuan looked at the woman beside Qi Yu'an, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he walked down from the dragon throne. He walked up to Ah Ping and looked at Ah Ping's appearance carefully, "Yu'an, she is..."

Qi Yu'an cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, she is Ah Ping, the one I want to marry."

Ah Ping looked at the white-haired monarch in front of her. She felt nervous as if she was meeting the emperor. Moreover, she felt unspeakable grievance, pain and excitement when she knew that the person in front of her was her father. She had mixed feelings and could only stand there for a while.

Emperor Shiyuan looked at Ah Ping and asked, "How old are you?"

Ah Ping said slowly: "Twenty, in another month I will be twenty-one."

Emperor Shi Yuan said: "He is about the same age as my Ze'er."

Qi Yu'an knelt before Emperor Shiyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I am sincere to A Ping. I hope Your Majesty will grant A Ping the title of Princess Qi."

When Ah Ping saw Qi Yuan kneeling down, she also knelt down beside Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuning helped Emperor Shiyuan back to the throne, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician has confirmed that Ping is carrying my nephew."

Emperor Shi Yuan looked at Ah Ping's belly which was covered by her clothes. He could not tell that she was pregnant. "This is a great event."

Qi Yuning smiled again and said, "Your Majesty, you don't want my brother's first child to be a bastard, right? After all, he is my grandfather's first great-grandson. I hope Your Majesty will consider the child and make Ah Ping the Princess of Qi."

Emperor Shiyuan said: "A Ping's birth is really too low..."

"The Queen has arrived."

When Ah Ping heard the eunuch's message, she turned around and looked, regardless of palace etiquette.

She saw a kind-hearted woman in gorgeous clothes with her hair combed into a high bun come in. Her face did not have the stern look of a superior. She was very kind and gentle, just like the loving mother she had dreamed of when she was a child.

Ah Ping had tears in her eyes. Qi Yu'an covered them with his wide sleeves, interlocked his fingers with Ah Ping, knelt down and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen."

Queen Qin came in and saw Ah Ping with red eyes. She smiled and said, "Hurry up and get up. This is Ah Ping, right? I heard that you are four months pregnant. Your body is very important. Get up quickly."

Qi Yu'an then helped Ah Ping up, "Thank you, Madam."

Queen Qin looked at Ah Ping and said, "This girl is really a beauty. No wonder Yu An is so happy."

Qi Yuning stepped forward to support Queen Qin and said, "My brother and I grew up in front of the queen. With the queen's guidance, our eyesight will not be bad. Miss Ping has nothing to complain about except her family background. I hope that Your Majesty and the queen can help her and my brother, and give my little nephew a good identity."

Queen Qin patted Qi Yuning's hand and said, "Yuning, Miss Ping is a good person, but she is really not suitable to be the Princess of Qi."

Qi Yuning said, "Your Majesty, Madam, if you two think Miss Ping's family background is not good, why not adopt Miss Ping as your goddaughter? In this way, Miss Ping's family background will not be bad."

Emperor Shi Yuan listened to Qi Yuning's words, but he did not say that Qi Yuning was fooling around.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay."

Qi Yuning had not held out any hope that His Majesty would agree to it, he had only mentioned it casually. When he heard Emperor Shi Yuan agree, Qi Yuning was shocked.

Qi Yuan'an was also shocked. He didn't expect that His Majesty would agree to Qi Yuning's proposal.

Qi Yu'an and Qi Yuning were only slightly shocked, then they knelt down and said to Emperor Shi Yuan: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After Ah Ping realized what was happening, she knelt down again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Queen Qin said at the side: "I like this girl very much. She looks just like me. But isn't it too much of a generation difference to adopt her as a daughter? It would be better to let the fourth son adopt Ah Ping as his adopted daughter..."

Qi Yuning said repeatedly: "My Lady, the Fourth Prince cannot give birth to a daughter as old as Ah Ping. Since she is an adopted daughter, her generation is irrelevant."

Emperor Shi Yuan also said to Queen Qin: "Yuning is right. I will make Ah Ping my adopted daughter and give her the title of Princess Nianxia. She will marry Prince Qi on a chosen date and will be named Princess Qi."

Qi Yu'an was overjoyed and bowed his head repeatedly: "Thank you, Lord."

Ah Ping followed suit and bowed her head, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qi Yuning said, "Your Majesty, I think my sister-in-law is pregnant, so the wedding date should be sooner rather than later. I looked through the almanac earlier, and February 12th is a good day for marriage. What do you think?"

Queen Qin said, "Yuning, Prince Qi's marriage is a big event. Is it possible to hold a grand ceremony in just a few days?"

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "It's not too late. I've been prepared for this."

Queen Qin chuckled and said, "That's the best. Ah Ping is pregnant, so it's better for her to get married soon. Yuning, please pay more attention to her."

Qi Yuning bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, we will take our leave first."

When A Ping left the palace, she could hardly believe that her biological parents had adopted her as their adopted daughter. This was the best possible scenario.

Now that she has parents, Nanny Qin will definitely be happy for her if she knows about it.

After leaving the palace, Ah Ping said to Qi Yu'an, "Your Majesty, I have something I would like to ask for your help."

Qi Yu'an asked, "What's the matter?"

Ah Ping said, "I want you to help me find Nanny Qin's daughter."

Qi Yuning heard Ah Ping's words and smiled and said, "Sister-in-law finally stopped saying I don't know or understand these words..."

Qi Yu'an listened to Qi Yuning's joke and chuckled and responded: "Okay, I'll help you find out, but this matter should not be exposed. After all, it is Uncle Qin's house, it is not easy to find out."

Ah Ping said, "There's no rush. It's enough for us to get news about Nanny Qin's daughter before we leave Shengjing City."

In the Purple Palace.

Queen Qin looked at Emperor Shiyuan in confusion and said, "Your Majesty, although Miss Aping looks kind, her temperament and family background are a little inferior. Why did Your Majesty recognize her as your adopted daughter?"

Emperor Shi Yuan said: "She looks exactly like my sister did when she left. She and my sister are cut from the same mold!"

Queen Qin knew that Emperor Shi Yuan had a twin sister, Princess Qixia, but she had never met her and she died in a battle forty-two years ago.

Princess Qixia loved Qi Yang during her lifetime, but Qi Yang already had a wife and children at that time, and it was a time of turmoil, so Qixia could not marry Qi Yang.

The rumor about Princess Qi Yang and Princess Qi Xia was first heard after Queen Qin gave birth to Princess Ping Rou.

No wonder His Majesty would adopt Aping as his adopted daughter and agree to let her marry Qi Yuan.

A Ping, who looks like Qixia, married the eldest grandson of Qiyang, which can be regarded as fulfilling the unfulfilled regret of the eldest princess of Qixia. (End of this chapter)