at night.

When Lingling learned that she would be leaving tomorrow, she hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Lingling is gone, mother must not forget Lingling!"

"I won't forget." Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little nose, "Mom will always think of Lingling, every moment."

Lingling rubbed Qi Yuning's neck and said, "Lingling will always miss mommy and daddy!"

Lingling looked at Lu Ze who was standing beside her and rubbed her head against his neck. "Daddy, now that Lingling is gone, will you miss her?"

"Yes." Lu Ze said softly, "Daddy and Mommy will come to pick you up soon. You are just going to North City for a trip. You will see Daddy and Mommy soon."

Once Shengjing City is at peace, Lingling can be brought back to Shengjing City.

Lingling was particularly clinging to Qi Yuning today. Her little hand held Qi Yuning's hand the whole time and she didn't let go until she fell asleep.

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling beside him, listened to her breathing and fell asleep.

Not long after, Qi Yuning heard a hoarse female voice with a crying tone in his daze.

"Lingling! Come back quickly."

While Qi Yuning was confused, she recognized the woman in front of her. She looked exactly like her.

"Lingling, come back soon."

"Lingling, stop playing around and come back soon. Daddy and Mommy miss you."

The woman cried miserably. Lu Ze, who was standing beside her, had a messy beard and looked very depressed. He said in a low voice, "Lingling, come back. Don't stay there. Come back quickly."

Qi Yuning suddenly woke up when he heard this, and looked at Xiao Lingling who was sleeping beside him. Lu Ze, who was standing beside him, opened his eyes, stood up and looked at the panicked Qi Yuning.

"Did you also hear the voice telling Lingling to go back?"

Qi Yuning nodded with sweat all over his head and said, "Yes."

Lu Ze said, "We can't wait any longer. As soon as the sun rises, you should take Lingling to find Baoxue and Baoshuang."

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes."

When the sky was bright.

Qi Yuning carried the still sleeping Lingling in his arms and left the palace without even taking a carriage, for fear that the palace would be watched by someone with ulterior motives.

Qi Yuning took the still sleeping Lingling and hid in the water tank in the palace where the king used to fetch water from the mountain spring. Lichun disguised himself as a servant and drove the horse that was pulling the water tank cart.

After a bumpy ride, we arrived at the foot of Tiger Cave Mountain.

After getting off the carriage, Lichun, the driver, looked around and said, "Princess, you can come out now."

When Qi Yuning carried Lingling out, Lingling was still sleeping soundly.

Lichun stepped forward and took Lingling from Qi Yuning's arms and said, "Princess, Lingling is heavy, let me hold her."

Qi Yuning said: "You go ahead and clear the way, I'll just hold Lingling."

On the Tiger Cave Mountain, Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue were practicing martial arts with the soldiers when they saw Qi Yuning, sweating profusely, carrying Lingling up the mountain.

Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue stepped forward and asked, "Princess, why are you here? Lingling is still asleep."

Qi Yuning called Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue into the house, and knelt down in front of them while holding Lingling in his arms.

Lu Baoxue even said anxiously: "Princess, what are you doing? Get up quickly."

In this world, the only person who can make Qi Yuning kneel down is His Majesty.

Qi Yuning was helped up by the two of them. Looking at Lingling who was sleeping peacefully in her arms, she said, "Baoshuang, Baoxue, I need you to send Lingling to North City."

Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue looked at each other in bewilderment. "Send Lingling to North City?"

Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, I can't explain too much to you. I'll trouble you to escort Lingling to North City. Don't reveal Lingling's identity on the way. I will order the secret guards and Chunfen Jingzhe to follow you. Just escort Lingling to the Qi Palace in North City and hand her over to my brother."

Lu Baoshuang said, "I've wanted to go to North City for a long time. It's okay, sister-in-law, just leave Lingling to us."

Lu Baoxue said: "However, if we send Lingling to North City now, won't we be unable to attend your wedding with Big Brother?"

Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I will hold a wedding banquet in North City anyway. If everything is peaceful by then, I will go to North City with your eldest brother to pick up Lingling, and you will be able to enjoy the wedding banquet then."

Lu Baoxue took Lingling from Qi Yuning.

Qi Yuning's hands were already very sore from carrying Lingling all the way, but she had not felt heavy or tired at all when she held her like this before. When her arms were suddenly empty, she was reluctant to let go.

Lu Baoshuang saw the reluctance in Qi Yuning's eyes, so she said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will protect Lingling with our lives!"

Lu Baoxue nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, I will take good care of Lingling and make her happy."

Qi Yuning said: "The sooner the better. You should set off today. I'll have to trouble you on the way."

"yes."

After descending Tiger Cave Mountain, Qi Yuning woke Lingling up. Lingling opened her eyes vaguely and said, "Mom, where is this?"

Qi Yuning hugged Lingling's little face and kissed her, saying, "Lingling, on the way to North City, you must listen to your aunts and uncles, and when you get to North City, you must listen to your uncle and aunt."

Lingling nodded and said, "Lingling will be very good! Mommy, please make sure to reward Lingling's brothers and sisters!"

Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Yeah."

At the foot of the mountain, after a while, Chunfen and Jingzhe, dressed in disguise, arrived in a carriage.

Lu Baoxue carried Lingling into the carriage and said to Qi Yuning, "Sister-in-law, don't worry."

Qi Yuning said, "This is your customs clearance document. If anyone checks, just say that you are the cousins ​​of General Zhu in the North City, and you have come to seek refuge with your uncle. Lingling is your sister."

Lu Baoxue replied: "Yes."

Qi Yuning instructed Chunfen and Jingzhe, "Please take good care of Lingling."

Chunfen and Jingzhe knelt down and replied, "Yes."

Lingling poked her little head out of the carriage, waved to Qi Yuning and said, "Goodbye, mother."

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in the carriage and said, "Don't stick your head out. Wait until we get to North City before coming out."

"Oh." Lingling waved her hand and then obediently tucked her little head back in.

Qi Yuning looked at the carriage going away, feeling reluctant and worried, but she knew that Lingling's future in Shengjing City was uncertain.

At least in North City, there is no need to worry about Lingling's safety.

Qi Yuning returned to the palace, only to find that the room was suddenly empty. Most of Lingling's clothes were gone, and the spring and summer clothes she had just made were taken to the North City. Only a few sets of winter clothes were left.

Qi Yuning calmed down and returned to the desk to check the account book.

Then he saw a small peach wood sword next to the account book, which was Lingling's favorite toy. There was also a piece of paper next to it, with Lingling writing crookedly. The words were really hard to make out. Qi Yuning looked at it for a long time before he realized that it should be the three words "Mom plays".

Lingling kept her favorite little peach wood sword.

Qi Yuning touched the small peach wood sword, feeling reluctant. He had to expose the conspiracy between the prince and the Qin family as soon as possible so that he could bring Lingling to his side.

Over the past six months, people had gotten used to Lingling's laughter and joy. Suddenly without Lingling, the palace seemed to have fallen into silence again.

As dusk approached, the silence became more obvious.

Until he felt a force on his shoulder from behind, Qi Yuning looked back and saw it was Lu Ze.

Lu Ze looked at the small peach wood sword in Qi Yuning's hand and said, "Lingling left this for you last night so that you can play with it and have fun whenever you miss her."

Qi Yuning raised her eyes to look at Lu Ze and asked, "Have you seen His Majesty today?"

Lu Ze shook his head and said, "His Majesty has already said that no one is allowed to disturb him, including my mother and the queen. No one is allowed to enter the Taiji Palace to see him."

Qi Yuning said, "This closed-door training is tantamount to handing over the imperial power to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After forty-nine days, even if His Majesty is still alive, the court has long been under the control of the Crown Prince. His Majesty has always been wise, how come he has become so foolish as he grows old?"

Lu Ze sighed and said, "Alas, now we can only find a way to get Prince Jin to testify about the opium, so that we can expose the conspiracy between the crown prince and the Qin family."

Qi Yuning thought about the King of Jin yesterday, and sighed, "From what I saw yesterday, the King of Jin may not be willing to compete with the Crown Prince of the Qin Family."

"What if the prince finds out that opium comes from the Prince of Jin?" Lu Ze said, "Can the prince tolerate the Prince of Jin? The Prince of Jin will have to fight for it even if he doesn't want to."

Qi Yuning smiled lightly and said, "That's right."