Lu Yun had married a new wife, so Lu Ze couldn't rush in and just stayed in the room playing with Lingling.

After Qi Yuning washed up in a hurry, she glanced at Lingling and went to Lu Yun's courtyard.

Outside Lu Yun's courtyard, Princess Pingrou's trusted nanny had surrounded the courtyard. The four maids that Shen Nian brought as a dowry stayed inside, and the maids in Lu Yun's previous courtyard were nowhere to be seen.

Qi Yuning entered the courtyard with a big red wedding character pasted on it, and saw the maid beside Chen Nian carrying a red dress with a lot of blood stains out, and burning the dress to ashes with a candle.

Qi Yuning hurried into the room and saw Shen Nian lying weakly on the bed with a cloth wrapped around her forehead, crying softly.

Lu Yun, who was standing by, was listening to Princess Pingrou's scolding. "You, you, what can I say about you?"

Even though Qi Yuning had learned from Lingling that she probably didn't have any brothers or sisters, she never expected that something bad would happen the day after her wedding day.

The imperial physician that Princess Pingrou was familiar with hurried over, and after checking Shen Nian's pulse, he sighed and said, "The Princess of the County had a miscarriage."

Princess Pingrou looked disappointed. She gave the imperial physician a small box of 100 taels of silver and said, "Please prescribe some medicine for me to recuperate. You must not reveal a single word about this matter."

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After the imperial physician left, Princess Pingrou asked the nanny beside her to give some careful instructions to the maids around Lu Yun, making sure that no one dared to say anything about the matter. Only then did Princess Pingrou leave Lu Yun's courtyard, exhausted.

Qi Yuning went forward to support Princess Pingrou and said, "Mother, what happened? It's been five months, how could something else happen?"

After five months of pregnancy, the fetus was considered stable, so how could she suddenly have a miscarriage?

Princess Pingrou sighed and said, "Although the wedding was simplified yesterday, I was exhausted after all. Lu Yun, this scoundrel, even made trouble at night... Alas!"

After all, it was a matter of the younger brother-in-law’s bedroom, so Qi Yuning didn’t say anything more, and only advised Princess Pingrou: “Mother, after Shen Nian takes good care of herself, you will still have a great grandson.”

Princess Pingrou sighed helplessly.

After sending Princess Pingrou back to her room, Qi Yuning went to Lanwenyuan again.

When he entered, Lu Yun looked at Shen Nian on the bed with a guilty look on his face and said, "I'm sorry, I'm really a piece of shit!"

Shen Nian turned his back to Lu Yun and looked at Han Ge'er beside him, with tears still in his eyes.

Qi Yuning stepped forward and said, "Miscarriage is the same as confinement. You can't cry during confinement. Stop crying and take good care of yourself. The baby will be back soon."

Shen Nian heard Qi Yuning's voice and reached out to wipe away the tears in front of her eyes, "Okay."

Qi Yuning said: "You should take good care of yourself in the next few days and don't be too sad. Han Ge'er needs you too."

Shen Nian still couldn’t stop crying and said, “Okay.”

Qi Yuning did not persuade her any further. When she left Lanwenyuan, she glanced at Lu Yun unhappily and said, "Miscarriage is very hurtful, especially when it's a miscarriage of a five-month-old baby. Treat her well in the future, and don't be irresponsible just because you lost the child..."

Lu Yun married Chen Nian because of the baby in her belly. Now that Chen Nian has lost the baby in her belly, Qi Yuning is really afraid that Lu Yun, this scoundrel, will deny his responsibility.

Lu Yun pouted and said, "I'm not that shameless."

Qi Yuning returned to his courtyard. Just as he was about to deal with the letters and account books sent from various places, he saw Lu Baozhu hurried in.

"Qi Yuning, do you know what happened today? Why don't you serve tea? I asked my mother, but she was so upset and sad that she didn't want to talk to me."

Qi Yuning whispered in Lu Baozhu’s ear: “Chen Nian had a miscarriage.”

“What?” Lu Baozhu was shocked, “Chen Nian just entered yesterday, how come she had a miscarriage?”

Qi Yuning said: "She has been pregnant for five months. She has been pregnant for a long time. Because she got pregnant during the national mourning period, the fewer people who know about this, the better. Not many people know about it."

Lu Baozhu said, "No wonder. I was thinking that no matter how bad Lu Yun was, he shouldn't have married a widow with a child. It turns out that they got married because she was pregnant!"

Qi Yuning also sighed and said, "Don't dwell on this sad thing that happened earlier."

"Don't worry, I won't mention it."

Qi Yuning felt even more sad as she watched the drizzle falling outside in the first month of the lunar year.

Lu Ze came over with Ling Ling in his arms, looked at Lu Baozhu and said, "This matter can be big or small, you must not say a word to anyone!"

Lu Baozhu pursed her lips, indicating that she would keep her mouth tightly shut.

After Lu Baozhu left, Qi Yuning took Lingling from Lu Ze and said, "It's a pity that Lingling has no brothers or sisters."

Lu Ze leaned closer to Qi Yuning and said, "So we still have to give Lingling a brother or sister."

Qi Yu would rather ignore Lu Ze. He was on leave these days and there were not many state affairs, so he did not have to attend the morning court. On weekdays, he only needed to go to the palace for two hours every day. He had a lot of free time and acted very absurdly.

If he was busy with Lu Yun's marriage these days, he would probably be even more ridiculous.

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in her arms and said, "Don't rush to give Lingling a brother or sister. It will take at least three years before she asks for one."

Lingling quickly picked up the brush beside her and was about to put it into her mouth. Qi Yuning snatched the brush from Lingling's hand and said, "You can't eat it."

Last year's Lantern Festival was not lively at all due to the national mourning. This year, the imperial court held a Lantern Festival in Shengjing City, and all the prominent families in Shengjing City presented lanterns.

Qi Yuning had people prepare a lantern early in the morning. It was a rabbit lantern because Lingling was born in the year of the rabbit and she really liked rabbits.

The princess's mansion has prepared water wheel lanterns with ingenious mechanisms that allow the lanterns to rotate.

At the palace banquet, Qi Yuning and Lu Ze left early with Xiao Zhaojie and Lingling.

Go to Shengjing City to watch the lively lantern festival.

This is the first time Zhao Jie has seen such a beautiful Lantern Festival since he was born: "It's so beautiful, the lanterns here are so beautiful, and there are lantern riddles."

Zhao Jie and his new playmate Chu Qing were wandering around, each holding a fish lantern and playing around on the bridge.

Qi Yuning saw Zhao Jie laughing and playing from a distance, and said to Lu Ze: "Zhao Jie is still a child."

Zhao Jie looked at the boats carrying lanterns coming on the moat. He walked to the river and said, "How beautiful!"

Chu Qing pointed to the lotus lantern in the front and said, "The peony lantern here is so big. My sister likes peonies very much. If she can bring this peony lantern back home, she will definitely be very happy."

Zhao Jie walked up to Lu Ze and asked, "Cousin, how can I get this Peony Lamp?"

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "The hundred-flower lanterns will circle the river until the 18th day of the first lunar month when the court opens, and then they will be burned."

Zhao Jie looked up and said, "It would be a pity to burn it. Give it to Chu Chi. She likes peonies."

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "Okay, when the lanterns are gone, we can release river lanterns to pray for blessings. Your Majesty, do you have any wishes?"

Zhao Jie said: "I want to grow up quickly so that I can make my mother happy. My mother has always wanted me to grow up quickly and become fully grown as soon as possible."

Qi Yuning touched Zhao Jie's head and glanced at Lu Ze helplessly.

The Empress Dowager Zhou has already formed a grudge against him. After the beginning of the new year, when Lu Ze demotes Uncle Zhou out of the capital, the grudge will probably be even deeper.

Lu Ze looked at Zhao Jie and said, "Your Majesty, you should grow up soon. However, growing up is not enough just to grow in age. You also need to gain knowledge and become more thoughtful, Great Wall Mansion."

Qi Yuning said: "In fact, only you children are looking forward to growing up. When you grow up, you will have endless troubles. How can you be as carefree as when you were young?"

Zhao Jie said: "I have grown up, and Lingling can also grow up to call me uncle. I really want Lingling to call me uncle."

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in Lu Ze's arms and smiled softly, "That's true."

Lingling was wearing very warm clothes today, with a tiger-head hat on her head. Her little face looked very happy, and her pair of small peach blossom eyes seemed a little overwhelmed.

Qi Yuning took Lingling from Lu Ze's arms and kissed Lingling's little face. She was still a little stove. Even with such a cold wind, Lingling's face was not cold at all.

Lingling giggled as she and Qi Yuning put their faces close together.

After the boat carrying the lanterns left, the riverside was filled with vendors selling lotus lanterns for praying. Lu Ze bought a few and shared them with Zhao Jie and Chu Qing, as well as one for Qi Yuning.

Qi Yuning's wish is for his family to be healthy and the country to be peaceful.

Little Chu Qing walked up to Qi Yuning, touched his head embarrassedly and said, "Princess, I still can't write."

Zhao Jie said: "I can write, I'll help you write! What is your wish?"

Chu Qing said: "I want to have a father, so that my mother doesn't have to work so hard, taking care of sister Lingling and taking care of us."

Zhao Jie paused while writing. "I want a father too! I don't even know what my father looks like. I can only see what he looks like through the portrait my cousin drew for me."