Qi Yuning thought about her first life in the fog. This disease tortured her for two years. During those two years, she also consulted a Miao doctor.

But Miao medicine is completely useless against malaria.

She could only watch her condition getting worse day by day.

But at this moment, Qi Yuning could only force a smile and said, "Well, did you bring Brother Yuan back too?"

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "He is back, but he is in the palace. His father usually keeps a close eye on him, but now that he sees his grandmother who indulges him, he is unwilling to return from the palace."

Lu Ze said: "It would be good for Brother Yuan to spend more time with Grandma."

Lu Ze learned from the fog that the Empress Dowager had passed away in October of this year, which was only a little over a month ago.

Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze: "You should go to the palace quickly. You have delayed official business for three days and need to pick it up."

Lu Ze touched Qi Yuning's forehead and said, "Well, I will be back soon."

After Lu Ze left, Princess Pingrou said to Qi Yuning, "Ningning, I think we should not hold Lingling's first birthday party. You are so seriously ill, and if we celebrate Lingling in such a big way..."

Qi Yuning didn't wait for Princess Pingrou to finish her words and said, "We're going to hold a birthday party for Lingling."

In her first life, she really owed little Lingling a lot. At that time, she had some misunderstandings with Lu Ze, and she didn't pay much attention to Lingling, so that little Lingling didn't have many happy days.

In the first life, little Lingling was always timid and weak. She was happiest only when she was terminally ill and Lu Ze took her to the Lantern Festival.

Qi Yuning decided that no matter whether she could break the deadlock in this life or not, as long as she was alive, she would make Lingling happy for one day and would not let Lingling suffer any grievances again.

Qi Yuning coughed and said, "Although I am seriously ill, it will not affect Lingling's first birthday celebration."

Zhao Shu gently patted Qi Yuning's back and said, "Don't be anxious."

Princess Pingrou said, "Then let's do it as usual."

…

It was still drizzling on the eighth day of September, but in the early morning of the ninth day of September, the sky was clear.

Qi Yuning had a high fever all night and fell into a deep sleep in the early morning. However, he had something on his mind and woke up after sleeping for just over an hour.

Today Lingling was wearing a bright red skirt. Her hair was braided into two pigtails with a red string. She had red rouge on her brows and her little peach blossom eyes were bright.

Qi Yuning stepped forward and held Lingling in her arms. She hadn't held Lingling in her arms for a long time.

Lingling clung to Qi Yuning's shoulder and cried in a baby voice, "Mommy, darling."

Qi Yuning kissed Lingling and reached out to touch Lingling's pigtails: "Lingling is so beautiful today."

Lingling smiled at Qi Yuning and hugged Qi Yuning tightly with her two little hands.

Lu Ze didn't let Qi Yuning hold Lingling for too long, and he took Lingling into his arms.

An eight-immortal table had been set up in the lobby of the princess's mansion, and candles were lit to pray to the Bodhisattva for Lingling's birthday.

When Lu Ze held Lingling and bowed, Lingling also followed suit by putting her hands together and bowing. She was very smart and made Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu very happy.

After worshipping the Bodhisattva, the guests who came to attend the one-year-old party came in one after another, and when the auspicious time came, they would hold the "Zhuazhou" ceremony.

There was a basket in the lobby, filled with books, pens, scrolls, silk, jewelry, abacus, gold ingots, small bows and arrows...

As long as they had good meaning, Qi Yuning put them all up.

Lu Ze put Lingling down in front of the basket and said with a smile, "Lingling, choose something from the basket."

Qi Yuning sat on a wooden chair beside him, feeling very tired, and his eyelids were about to close.

Lingling crawled to the basket and grabbed a copy of the Analects. Just when Qi Yuning was happy, he saw Lingling throw the Analects out of the basket.

After that, Lingling threw all the gold ingots, painting scrolls, silks and jewellery out of the basket.

Little Emperor Zhao Jie walked up to Lingling and took out a rattle to coax Lingling, "Lingling, do you want a rattle?"

Lingling took the rattle and threw it away.

When Lingling had thrown away everything in the basket, the guests were racking their brains to think of how to praise Lingling for her indifference to worldly things, but then they saw Lingling quickly crawling to Ali's side.

Qi Yuning thought that this was Lingling's first time seeing such a big scene, maybe she was scared and went to find her wet nurse.

But unexpectedly, after Lingling helped Ali to stand up, she snatched the steamed bun that had already been taken a bite from Chu Che's hand behind Ali.

Lingling quickly grabbed the bun and took a big bite.

Little Chu Che was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears. Ling Ling broke off a piece of steamed bun with her little hands and stuffed it directly into Chu Che's mouth, stopping him from crying.

Xiao Lingling took the steamed buns again and hobbled back to the basket and sat down.

While eating the steamed buns, Lingling picked up the small bow and arrow, the rattle, and the gold ingots and put them back into the basket.

Qi Yuning woke up from his doze after seeing this, and no longer felt tired...

Hearing everyone praising Lingling for her future prosperity, Qi Yuning could only smile indifferently.

Lu Baozhu said to Qi Yuning: "I told you not to put any food in it, but you still didn't believe me."

Qi Yuning did not allow any food in the room, but who knew Lingling was so sharp-eyed that she even tried to snatch the steamed bun from Chu Che's hand.

Lu Ze walked over and picked up Lingling who was chewing on a steamed bun, and said with a smile: "Being able to eat is a blessing. Lingling is really a blessed person."

Lingling listened to Lu Ze's praise and tore off a piece of steamed bun for Lu Ze to eat. Even though Lu Ze ate delicacies every day, he felt that the steamed bun handed to him by his daughter was the most delicious thing in the world.

Qi Yuning suddenly felt a chill coming over her. She said to Lichun, "Send me back."

Qi Yuning left the lobby, but before she returned to her own courtyard, she felt so cold that she couldn't walk halfway. She rested in a pavilion, shivering.

Lichun ordered the maid to fetch a hot water bottle.

Qi Yuning still felt very cold even holding the hot water bottle, and she was always afraid of the cold.

"What's wrong with this lady?"

Qi Yuning heard a strange voice and saw that the woman who came was dressed simply. Her clothes were even worse than those of the maids in the Princess's Mansion and Prince Qi's Mansion. The silver hairpin on her head was the only jewelry on her body.

When Lichun saw the woman dressed in such a way, he was also wary and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman bowed and said, "My name is Lin Lu, and my husband is the newly appointed Doctor Liu from the Ministry of War. Today, I was invited to attend the little princess's first birthday banquet. I'm going to relieve myself, as I don't know the way..."

Qi Yuning said weakly, "It turns out to be my cousin's wife. This is the first time I've met my cousin's wife. I'm sorry for being rude. I have malaria and I'm sick right now. Xiaoman, you take Madam Liu to the banquet."

"Malaria?" Lin Lu looked at Qi Yuning and asked, "How did you get malaria? Did you go to Lingnan?"

Qi Yuning shook his head and said, "I have never been to Lingnan. I have always been in Shengjing City. I don't know why I am haunted by the malaria ghost. Maybe this is my fate..."

"The idea of ​​malaria causing death is feudal superstition. Malaria is a disease that you get when you are bitten by a mosquito infected with malaria."

Although Qi Yuning felt extremely uncomfortable, she also listened to what Lin Lu said, "A mosquito bite?"

"Yes, the miasma that people in Lingnan often talk about is actually a large number of mosquitoes. When mosquitoes infected with malaria bite people, they pass the poison on them. Ten days or half a month later, people start to get sick and die one after another. They all think they are infected with miasma. People in the Central Plains and the north like to say that they are possessed by malaria ghosts."

Qi Yuning looked at Lin Lu in front of him and said, "Can a mosquito be so capable?"

"Just trust me. I have been dealing with malaria for many years, and I can save you."

After hearing what Lin Lu said, Qi Yuning looked at Lin Lu and said, "Can you save me?"

Lin Lu nodded and said, "Yes, I have used my prescription to save many people from malaria in Lingnan, so you can rest assured.

My medicine is very useful, but I thought there would be no malaria in Shengjing City, so I didn’t bring the medicine from Lingnan. You have to wait for me to collect the medicine.”

Qi Yuning could only try his best now, and smiled at Lin Lu, "Okay, thank you, cousin."

Lin Lu said: "Alas, there is no need to say all this. It is good enough that you can remember us poor relatives. My husband is stubborn and has always been unwilling to trouble relatives. But the two of us came from Lingnan to Shengjing to take up our posts. We are usually clean-handed and have no money to bribe. My husband has been excluded in the Ministry of War these days.

It was not until a few days ago that the people in the Ministry of War saw the invitation you specially asked the maid to deliver that my husband was appreciated by the superiors in the Ministry of War."

Qi Yuning coughed twice and said, "I should have been able to visit more often, but the Qi family didn't have many important events in the past, and we rarely hosted guests. Also, my cousin is far away in Lingnan, so it's difficult for me to visit him. When I get to Shengjing City in the future, I can visit him more often."

Lin Lu said: "Okay, I'll go back and get the medicine."

After Lin Lu left, Lichun asked Qi Yuning, "Princess, can she really cure malaria? She doesn't seem to be that old."

Qi Yuning sighed and said, "Now we can only try our best to save the situation." (End of this chapter)