Princess Pingrou said: "Although Lu Yun is not a good person, it takes two hands to clap if she is unmarried and pregnant during the period of national mourning. Who can be satisfied with such a daughter-in-law?"

Princess Pingrou's face was not very good, "After all, it was Lu Yun who did the evil! No matter how dissatisfied I am, I can only take the trouble to take care of them! This Shen Nian is really confused, isn't she afraid that our Lu family will not admit it and she will lose all her reputation?"

Qi Yuning thought that Shen Nian would not cover up the marks on her neck, so she must have let him see it on purpose.

How could the Lu family deny it? Qi Yuning would never allow Lu Yun, the little bald donkey, to deny it, considering that Shen Nian's biological father was his fourth uncle's benefactor.

Qi Yuning thought about it carefully, and realized that Shen Nian had been coming to the princess's mansion frequently during this period, and it was inevitable that he had the intention of taking advantage of her.

Qi Yuning was very upset about being used, but as Princess Pingrou said, Lu Yun had also done something wrong, and they would be a family after all, so she just endured it.

However, her Qi family has paid off what it owed to Chen Nian's father.

Qi Yuning returned to the room. Lu Ze was still busy in the study in the front yard, so Qi Yuning went to the study in the front yard carrying the lunch box.

In the study room in the front yard, Qi Yuning saw a thin man. His official robe was somewhat empty. It was the official uniform of a second-rank official. Qi Yuning couldn't help but take a few more glances at such a young official in the court.

"princess."

This was the second time Qi Yuning heard the title of princess. She smiled and said, "No need to be polite."

Lu Ze looked at the food box that Qi Yuning brought and said, "Why bother to go there in person? Can't you just let the maid come?"

Qi Yuning said, "It's not far. It's rare for me to go out today. I don't want to stay in the room if I get the chance."

"You'd better be careful. You're still weak!"

Qi Yuning smiled at Lu Ze and said, "We are all in the sedan chair. I don't look so weak. You can eat first."

Lu Ze looked at Qian Yun in front of him and said, "Minister Qian, why don't we have dinner together?"

Qian Yun responded: "Yes."

“He is Qian Yun?”

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze. It must be said that Lu Ze had a very good vision. Qian Yun had the words "lonely minister" written all over him. He came from the common people and had no connections in officialdom. It was amazing that he could climb to the position of minister in one go.

Although Qin Feng is also a young minister and Lu Ze can be considered a young junior minister, they all benefited from the influence of their ancestors.

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Yes."

Qi Yuning said: "You guys take your time to eat, I'm leaving first."

Lu Ze held Qi Yuning's hand and said, "If I don't come back at night, you don't have to wait for me. Go to bed first."

Qi Yuning agreed: "Okay."

…

The next day, Qi Yuning did not see Lu Ze when she woke up, but she saw a piece of paper left by Lu Ze, which said that he would be back home very late today.

Qi Yuning looked at the paper left by Lu Ze and smiled faintly. He could have entrusted the matter to the maid, but he had to waste a piece of fine rice paper.

Qi Yuning washed up, wrapped a headscarf around her head to block out the wind, and then went to find Princess Pingrou and went to the Shen Mansion together.

In the Shen Mansion.

Ning Wen heard that Qi Yuning had come with Princess Pingrou just after she came out of confinement, and she went out to greet them, "Your Highness."

Princess Pingrou said, "No need to be polite."

Ning Wenlian said, "Please come in and sit down, both of you."

Qi Yuning sat below Princess Pingrou and took the tea served by the maid.

Princess Pingrou sighed towards Ning Wen and said, "Did your Chen Nian tell you that she is pregnant?"

Ning Wen had just sat down. When she heard Princess Pingrou's words, the teacup in her hand almost fell to the ground. She kept holding it up: "What?"

Princess Pingrou was shocked when she saw Ning Wen and said, "I guess she didn't have the courage to tell you that she is pregnant with my daughter Yun'er's child. I came here today to discuss the marriage of the two children with you. We should get married as soon as the national mourning period ends. By then, she should be five months pregnant. She should be able to bind her belly tightly so that it won't be noticeable during the wedding."

Ning Wen said: "This marriage is inappropriate!"

Princess Pingrou looked at Ning Wen and frowned, "She is already pregnant, what's wrong with the marriage?"

Ning Wen looked at Princess Pingrou and said, “I just learned about this matter. Your Highness, please wait a moment. Let me go talk to Shen Nian.”

Princess Pingrou said, "Yes."

Ning Wenlian went to Chen Nian's courtyard and saw Chen Nian holding Han Ge'er's hand and teaching him to pick up fallen leaves, so she said, "Nian Nian, come in with me."

Shen Nian followed Ning Wen inside and asked, "What's the matter, stepmother?"

Ning Wen stared at Shen Nian's belly and said, "Are you pregnant? Is it Lu Yun's child? Why are you so confused?!"

Shen Nian knelt in front of Ning Wen and said, “Stepmother.”

Ning Wen frowned and said, "You have been with me since you were five years old. I never thought you would do such a shameless thing. Lu Yun is not a good man. Although he has a good family background, he is not a good person!

The fact that he became a monk before getting married made Princess Qi lose face, which means that he does not take the Qi family army seriously. Every descendant of the Qi family army should dislike him!

You are so good! Why would you covet such a rich and noble man? If you marry him because of your son's status, do you think the princess and the duke will like you?"

Shen Nian whispered, "Stepmother, I'm not greedy for wealth, but Han'er is really pitiful. He told people that Lu Yun was his biological father at that time. I don't want Han'er to live without a father. Lu Yun at least takes good care of Han'er."

Ning Wenyan said, "Poor Han'er? Poor Han'er means you gave him a brother or sister when he was just over one year old?"

Shen Nian lowered her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to give birth to this child.”

Ning Wen looked at Shen Nian in surprise, “What did you say?”

"When I marry Lu Yun and let Lu Yun become Han'er's father, I will abort the child when it's done. Han'er is young and has already lost his biological father. I won't let him lose half his biological mother!"

Ning Wen listened to Shen Nian's words and said: "You...you really are..."

After all, she was the little girl she raised. When Ning Wen learned of Shen Nian’s plan, she was shocked and distressed. “If the Lu family knew about your plan, have you ever thought about your fate?”

Shen Nian said, "For Han'er's sake, I want to take a gamble, stepmother. If it succeeds, Han'er will have a father. If it fails, it will be just like before. Even if Lu Yun has a thousand faults, he is a good father to Han'er, and Han'er likes him very much."

Ning Wen sighed deeply, "Child, you didn't even bother to consult me ​​about such an important matter?"

"I know you won't agree." Chen Nian kowtowed and said, "I have no way to repay your kindness in raising me, stepmother, I have damaged your reputation... But for Han'er, I really have no other choice."

Ning Wen said, "Forget it, forget it. I will help you arrange the marriage, but Nian Nian, you will have to walk the road ahead on your own."

"yes."

In the main hall of the Shen family, Qi Yuning and Princess Pingrou waited for nearly half an hour, and Ning Wen finally arrived.

Ning Wen bowed to Princess Pingrou and said, "Your Highness, I am sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I have asked Nian Nian and she said that this matter is indeed a bit absurd for the couple. The wedding should be held sooner rather than later. As you said, we can get married after the national mourning period is over."

Qi Yuning looked at Ning Wen's face, which showed no joy, but no anger either, and was very calm. It was this calmness that made Qi Yuning feel something strange.

Princess Pingrou said: "Then let's get married in the first month of the year." (End of this chapter)