Lu Baozhu saw a pair of men's boots made of black brocade and inlaid with rubies beside the bed. She widened her eyes and said, "Qi Yuning, you really have a hidden man? You, you, you..."

Lu Baozhu was extremely shocked. "How could you do such a fickle thing in front of Lingling?"

Lu Baozhu sighed and said, "Alas, I will keep it a secret from my brother. You'd better break up with the wild man as soon as possible. Otherwise, if my eldest brother finds out, you won't be able to be my sister-in-law anymore! You won't be able to serve me, your sister-in-law!"

Qi Yuning listened to Lu Baozhu's nonsense and chuckled, "You really are the best sister in Dasheng."

Lu Baozhu said, "That's right. Hurry up and get Lingling up. I have prepared a bunch of exquisite cakes today. You can take Lingling out for an outing."

"And what does a wild man like you look like? With my brother's looks, how can you be interested in another wild man?"

As Lu Baozhu spoke, she took advantage of Lichun's inattention and stepped forward to lift the bed curtain...

Seeing Lu Ze inside with a sullen look on his face, Lu Baozhu screamed.

Lu Baozhu said repeatedly: "Qi Yuning, I have something to do so I will leave first, you tell Aunt Lingling to take her out to play next time."

"stop!"

Lu Ze said sternly.

Lu Baozhu didn't dare to move another step. Lu Ze said angrily, "Lu Baozhu! Do you still look like a princess? You trespassed into someone else's house and called him a wild man. Is this the upbringing you should have as the daughter of the Duke's Mansion? Have you forgotten the rules that the Duke's Mansion taught you?"

Lu Baozhu mumbled softly, "You already had a child before marriage, and you went to live with someone else's daughter before marriage. Do you have the upbringing of a Duke?"

"Lu Baozhu!"

Lu Baozhu was so frightened by Lu Ze's voice that she dared not say anything and just listened to his lecture obediently.

Lu Ze walked up to Lu Baozhu and said, "Don't trespass into the palace without permission in the future. If you trespass without reporting it, you will be beaten to death by the palace guards. You deserve it."

Lu Baozhu whispered, "I understand."

Lu Ze said angrily, "How old are you, but you still keep calling him a wild man and trying to cover up for him? Where did you learn from? Do you have no sense of propriety, righteousness, and integrity? Do you have any shame?"

Lu Baozhu whispered, "I don't like studying."

Lu Ze frowned and said, "I have to find you a scholar as your husband, and let your husband teach you the rules in the future."

Lu Baozhu said repeatedly, "Brother, I don't want to marry a scholar, and I won't allow my husband to teach me the rules when I get married!"

Lu Ze said, "Since you don't want to marry a scholar, go home and copy the Book of Rites ten times."

Lu Baozhu pouted and dared not resist. She had to go back to the princess's mansion to copy the Book of Rites.

Seeing Lu Baozhu leaving, Qi Yuning smiled at Lu Ze and said, "Lu Baozhu is afraid of you."

Lu Ze said helplessly: "Although she is only two years younger than me, she behaves like a child who is twelve years younger than me."

"It's a good thing for a child to be willful. After all, it's your family that allows her to be willful."

Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Go quickly, don't let Lin Jiang and Qin Feng wait anxiously."

After Lu Ze left, Qi Yuning asked Lichun to prepare some offerings for the grave and went to the Qi family cemetery.

As Qi Yuning arrived at his grandfather's grave, he saw a figure wearing a purple dragon robe. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was the prince.

Just as Qi Yuning was about to leave, he was stopped by the prince.

"Yu Ning."

Qi Yuning had no choice but to step forward and salute, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhao Chong looked at Qi Yuning's wariness and asked, "Are you still alienating me because I mistakenly walked into your room when I was drunk that day?"

Qi Yuning looked up at Zhao Chong and said, "I have long forgotten about this matter."

Zhao Chong chuckled and said, "Really? You don't look like you've forgotten it long ago. I was indeed drunk that day and didn't mean to enter your room. I've been regretting it these days and feel that I have insulted your innocence..."

Qi Yuning said: "Your Highness, you are too kind."

Zhao Chong leaned over and lit the paper money, saying, "My father specially ordered me to come here to pay homage to Old Prince Qi. When the old prince passed away, you were still young. I wonder if you still remember Old Prince Qi?"

Qi Yuning has a vague impression of his parents, but a deep impression of his grandfather.

After my parents left, my grandfather's hair turned white overnight. When he conquered Beimo and returned to the capital, he was still alive and gave Qi Yuning and Qi Yu'an many instructions.

The two siblings are where they are today thanks to their grandfather's arrangements before his death.

Zhao Chong looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Old Prince Qi is a good general of Dasheng. I have always admired him."

Qi Yuning placed the offerings in the wooden box in front of the grave, took out a handkerchief and wiped the tombstone of King Qi, "Grandfather is indeed admirable."

Zhao Chong said: "It was indeed my fault that I entered your boudoir that day, which damaged your innocence. I have been trying to make it up to you these past few days.

Now the Crown Princess has been decided, but the Crown Prince's Concubine has not yet been decided...Yu Ning, I want to make you the Crown Prince's Concubine."

Qi Yuning looked at Zhao Chong in front of him in shock and said, "Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm engaged to your nephew Lu Ze. It won't be long before I have to call you uncle!"

Zhao Chong said, "Lingling is not your child with Lu Ze. I have ordered people to record the number of banquets you attended when you were fourteen to fifteen years old. You appeared in public almost every month. It is impossible for you to be pregnant. If I am not mistaken, Lingling looks so much like your sister-in-law. She must be your niece, right?"

Qi Yuning frowned and said, "Lingling is the daughter of Lu Ze and me, Your Highness, I will assume that you are drunk for your nonsense today. Please cherish Song Heqing, she really loves you.

I have already been married to Lu Ze by imperial decree. We are not only husband and wife in name only, but also husband and wife in reality. I will only marry Lu Ze."

Zhao Chong walked up to Qi Yuning, lowered his head and smelled the faint fragrance of Qi Yuning's hair, and laughed sarcastically: "Imperial edict?"

Zhao Chong said: "I can withdraw the imperial decree granting you two marriages anytime and anywhere.

Yuning, I actually wanted to marry you as my concubine two years ago. After I learned that you and Ze'er had a child, I also thought about making you two happy..."

Qi Yuning took two steps back and looked at Zhao Chong in front of him, feeling sick.

"But, I can't do it!"

Zhao Chong stared at Qi Yuning blankly, "When I saw Lu Ze leaving the palace from the side door late at night, and when I saw Lu Ze's clothes in your room, I felt like my heart was being torn apart by a knife...

I will never give you up to others this time."

Zhao Chong stepped forward and was about to hold Qi Yuning's wrist.

Qi Yuning took two steps back and said, "Your Highness, please respect yourself. I am the Princess of Prince Qi's Mansion and I will never stoop to being a concubine!"

Zhao Chong pursed his lips and said, "If your Qi family is willing to offer the military power of North City, I can make you the Crown Princess, and in the future, the position of Queen who rules the world and is the mistress of the six palaces will also be yours!"

Qi Yuning sneered in her heart, this Zhao Chong was really good at calculating, he actually thought that she would give up the military power of Beicheng that was enough for the Qi family to keep their wealth and lives just for the position of Queen Mother of the Country?

Qi Yuning said: "Your Highness, I only know that my husband is Lu Ze. No matter where I go, my husband will only be Lu Ze."