As soon as Lu Yun said this, everyone glared at him fiercely.

Qi Yu'an stepped forward and said to Lu Yun, "Why don't you come out to practice in the army?"

Lu Yun said: "I'm here to see Pingping!"

Qi Yu'an said: "Let's practice first!"

Qi Yuning said coldly: "I'll take Lingling for a walk outside first."

After Qi Yuning returned to her room, she heard a burst of crying coming from inside the house.

As soon as Qi Yuning entered, she heard Lingling crying breathlessly, "Mother kiss, Lingling doesn't want auntie, she wants mother kiss, wuwuwu!"

Qi Yuning went in and hugged Lingling, who was crying on the bed, and said, "Mother is here, Lingling, mother is here."

Lingling lay on Qi Yuning's shoulder and cried, "Wow, mother, dear, Lingling thought you didn't want Lingling anymore."

Qi Yuning kissed Lingling's little face, looked at Lingling's face which looked exactly like Lu Ze's and said, "Mother didn't abandon Lingling. How could Mother abandon Lingling?"

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in her arms, "Lingling is mother's most precious baby."

Lingling then smiled and said, "Mom, you said that if Lingling behaved well, she would have brothers and sisters. Where are her brothers and sisters?"

Lingling looked at Qi Yuning's belly and said, "Are your brother and sister already in mother's belly? Ayou said his brother and sister are in mother's belly."

Qi Yuning touched Lingling's head and said, "Not yet, but mother promises that she will give Lingling a brother or sister."

Lingling chuckled and said, "Great! Mother, where's Daddy?"

Qi Yuning held Lingling's little hand tightly, "Daddy will come to North City safely."

Qi Yuning had been playing with Lingling these days. She had neither the interest nor the energy to participate in Qi Yu'an and the others' plans.

Qi Yuning understood that Qi Yu'an was unwilling to take risks with the reputation of Qi's ancestors and A Ping's body, but she really couldn't wait for Lu Ze with peace of mind. She didn't even know whether Lu Ze had left Shengjing City.

Qi Yuning had to pretend to be calm in front of Princess Pingrou so that she would not worry about Lu Ze.

At nightfall, Qi Yuning played the xiao.

Everyone in the Qi family’s army can play the xiao. Qi Yuning was taught to play the xiao by her parents when she was young.

My parents said that when the Qi family soldiers were fighting outside and missed their families, they would play the xiao...

Only now did Qi Yuning realize how heart-wrenching the longing and worry was.

"Mother, what is this?"

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling under the lamp and said, "This is the Xun. Lingling, do you want to play it?"

Lingling nodded with a twinkle in her eyes: "Yes, Lingling wants to blow it."

Qi Yuning called Lingling to blow the flute with puffed cheeks. Lingling puffed up her cheeks and blew hard. Seeing Lingling's puffy little face, Qi Yuning held Lingling in his arms and said to Chunfen, "Go and ask if there is any temple in the north city that is more effective. I want to go to the temple tomorrow to pray for Lu Ze."

Chunfen said: "There are very few people in the North City who believe in Buddhism, but there is a Taoist temple that has efficacious effects, which is the Tianyi Temple that the princess visited last time."

Qi Yuning said: "Okay, you get ready, I will go to Tianyi Temple tomorrow."

Qi Yuning carried Lingling to the bed and reached out to touch Lingling's little eyebrows. In fact, Lingling's eyebrows were not like Lu Ze's. Lu Ze had sword-like eyebrows, while Lingling's eyebrows were very light.

Lingling's eyes don't look like Lu Ze's if you look closely. Lu Ze's eyes are very deep and hard to see through.

"Lu Ze."

Lingling raised her eyes to look at Qi Yuning and said, "Mom, I'm Lingling!"

Qi Yuning came back to his senses and hugged Lingling and said, "Go to sleep, Lingling."

…

Early in the morning, Qi Yuning woke up Lingling, changed into plain clothes and planned to go to Tianyi Pavilion.

As soon as Qi Yuning walked out of the hospital, he saw Lu Baohua.

When Lu Baohua saw Qi Yuning, he said, "Princess, I saw your maid preparing sandalwood yesterday. I asked and found out that you were going to Tianyi Temple today. I also want to go with you to pray for my parents..."

Qi Yuning could see the worry in Lu Baohua's eyes, so he said, "Okay, let's go together."

Tianyi Temple is very quiet in the early morning. It is early summer, and flowers are blooming in the mountains, and the winding paths lead to secluded places.

Qi Yuning found that this Tianyi Temple had the style of a Jiangnan courtyard.

Pushing the door open, Qi Yuning saw several familiar faces.

She is the eldest lady of General Zhong's family, and her five-year-old son Zhong You. The person following her is not her husband, but Zhong Ming.

"Brother Ayu!"

"Sister Lingling!"

When Qi Yuning saw Lingling in his arms was happy to see Ayou, he put Lingling down.

The eldest lady of the Zhong family saluted Qi Yuning first, then pulled Ayou and said, "Ayou, salute the princess first, and this girl is..."

Qi Yuning introduced Lu Baohua who was standing beside him and said, "This is Lu Baohua, the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion. Baohua, this is the eldest young lady of General Zhong's family and the second young master Zhong."

The eldest lady of the Zhong family bowed and said, "Second Miss Lu."

Zhong Ming looked at Lu Baohua in front of him, bowed and said, "Second Miss Lu."

Lu Baohua returned the greeting, "Madam, Second Young Master Zhong."

Lingling and Ayou have endless things to talk about when they are together, and they are inseparable for a while.

Qi Yuning saw the slightly bulging belly of Mrs. Zhong and asked, "How many months?"

Mrs. Zhong smiled and said, "It's five months, and it's twins. I came to the Taoist temple today to pray for the safety of the babies in my belly, and I happened to meet the princess and the second Miss Lu."

Qi Yuning said: "Congratulations, Lingling will be left in the care of the two of you. Let's go in and pray first."

Mrs. Zhong said, "Don't worry, Princess."

Qi Yuning and Lu Baohua entered the Taoist temple. Qi Yuning asked Lu Baohua, "What do you think of the Second Young Master Zhong?"

Lu Baohua said: "Ah?"

Qi Yuning thought of Lingling calling Zhong Ming "Second Uncle". She hadn't slept well these past few days and blurted it out. Thinking about it carefully, it was indeed presumptuous, so she made up an excuse and said, "I think he is good-looking, has meritorious service, and is brave and good at fighting. What do you think of him as the prince's brother-in-law?"

Lu Baohua said: "Princess, you have to ask Sister Baozhu about this."

Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Let's go inside and burn incense and pray for blessings."

Qi Yuning knelt in the Taoist temple, praying to the Emperor to bless Lu Ze to be safe and sound and to arrive in North City smoothly, and praying that His Majesty could recognize the true face of the prince and the Qin family as soon as possible.

After Qi Yuning and Lu Baohua went out, they saw Lingling and Xiao Ayou surrounding Zhong Ming, who was weaving little grasshoppers for them out of grass.

Lingling walked up to Qi Yuning with the woven grasshopper. When Lu Baohua saw the grasshopper, he thought it was real and was frightened.

Seeing Lu Baohua's frightened look, Zhong Ming stepped forward and handed her a woven dragonfly. "Second Miss Lu, this is fake, not a real insect."

Lingling said: "Yes, Second Aunt, this is fake, it's really fun."

"Princess, our master invites you to the backyard for a chat."

Qi Yuning saw the young Taoist priest standing by and asked Lu Baohua to look after Xiao Lingling, then she went to the backyard.

After entering the backyard, I did not see the abbot of Tianyi Temple, but I saw the back of a bald monk wearing a red robe, standing under a tree.

Qi Yuning put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist name, "Amitabha, Master, have you seen the master?"

Qi Yuning saw the monk in front of her turned around. Before Qi Yuning could take a closer look at the monk's appearance, she was embraced into the monk's robes. It was an embrace that she was very familiar with...