When Qi Yu'an saw Qi Yuning being affectionate with Lu Ze regardless of being outside, he frowned slightly and coughed heavily as he passed by.
Qi Yuning even stepped out of Lu Ze's arms.
Lu Ze actually regretted not asking for permission to get married before coming to Beimo, which would have made things more legitimate.
Qi Yuning followed Qi Yu'an's steps and asked, "Did Ping lose her last pregnancy because of the Wen family's actions?"
Qi Yu'an said, "The doctor said she was too weak and worried to have children. She really couldn't eat for a while at that time. So no matter what her status is, you should not force her."
Qi Yuning said: "Even if I don't force her, it's hard to guarantee that she will be more worried when she returns to Beijing this time."
"Hmm?" Qi Yu'an asked in confusion, "What exactly is her identity? You've been hiding it from me until now?"
Qi Yuning said: "If she doesn't want to tell you, I can't tell you."
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Qi Yuning was more anxious on the way back to Beijing than on the way to Beimo.
If Lingling wasn't young and Aping wasn't pregnant and couldn't travel quickly, Qi Yuning would have wanted to ride a horse back to Beijing.
In the carriage.
Lingling was practicing calligraphy beside Aping and said, "Aunt, can you teach me how to write?"
Ah Ping said to Ling Ling shamefully, "Actually, I can barely recognize a few words, let alone write them."
Qi Yuning looked at A Ping and said, "Didn't Aunt Qin teach you calligraphy?"
"No." Ping blurted out.
After saying this, Ah Ping realized she had let something slip and said, "No, I don't know who the Qin Madam the princess is talking about is."
Qi Yuning smiled softly and didn't try to expose A Ping.
Lingling then said to Qi Yuning, "Then mother and aunt, please help me learn calligraphy!"
Qi Yuning said: "Okay."
Ah Ping lowered her eyes and said, "I am very stupid, princess, please don't despise me."
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "You are very smart, how can you be stupid?"
Ah Ping said, "That's what the prince said to me. He once taught me how to write a few words, and then he looked down on me for being stupid..."
Qi Yuning said, "He's the stupid one, so he deserves to be sad for so long. If you weren't in a hurry to return to Shengjing City, you wouldn't have tricked you out so early and waited for him to be sad for a few more days."
Ah Ping asked, "Is the prince really that sad? But when I left, he was still upset with me because of the princess who didn't even exist. Did the princess tell the prince about your random guesses about my identity?"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "My brother really doesn't know. You've been the only woman by his side for three years, which clearly shows that you hold a different position in his heart. In fact, even if you hadn't faked your death, I don't think he would have had another princess. He's already fallen in love with you."
Aping blushed.
Lingling raised her eyes to look at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, what is true love? Is there false love?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Of course there are fake feelings. Men in this world are used to coaxing people. Some men will pretend to be affectionate with women in high positions in order to advance their official careers, hoping to gain support from their wives' families."
Qi Yuning looked at A Ping and said, "But my brother is definitely not that kind of person. You can trust him completely. Tell him your identity. It's so tiring to keep it a secret."
Ah Ping continued, "I don't have any identity! None!"
Qin Feng and Lu Ze were both in a hurry to return to the court to take up their posts. The large army was moving too slowly, so they rode back to the capital in advance.
Qi Yuning was worried about Lingling, so he could only follow the convoy back to Beijing slowly.
By the time we arrived in Shengjing City, it was already the 25th day of the first lunar month.
In the palace of Shengjing City, Xiaoman had already received the letter to tidy up all the courtyards.
Qi Yuning lifted the carriage curtain and said to A Ping, "Sister-in-law, we've arrived."
A Ping lifted the curtain and looked at the magnificent mansion in front of her. There were three steps in front of the vermilion gate. The main door was wide open and the threshold was almost a foot high.
Lingling's little head also popped out of the carriage, and at a glance she saw Princess Pingrou, Prince Consort Lu, and Lu Baozhu waiting at the gate of the palace.
"Grandma! Grandpa!"
Lingling didn't let the maid carry her, and she jumped off the carriage by herself, scaring Qi Yuning and the carriage as well, "Lingling, how can you jump down from such a high place?"
Lingling trotted over to Princess Pingrou, who picked her up and said, "After a new year, Lingling is still the same. She hasn't grown up at all!"
Lingling was unconvinced and said, "Lingling has grown up a little bit!"
Lu Baozhu touched Lingling's little head and said, "Do you still remember me?"
"Auntie, Lingling brought you a gift!"
Qi Yu'an dismounted, came over and saluted, saying, "Princess, Duke Lu."
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "I haven't seen you, Yu'an, for a long time. You've become more and more handsome. They all say that my Ze'er is the most desirable husband in the hearts of the girls in Shengjing City. As soon as you return to the capital, you will be the most desirable husband in the hearts of the girls in Shengjing City. It's a pity that I didn't give birth to another good daughter, otherwise I would have made you my son-in-law."
Lu Baozhu said, "Mother, what are you talking about? Am I not your good daughter?"
"You are my good daughter." Princess Pingrou said with a smile, "But you can't go and cause harm to the Qi family!"
Lu Baozhu said unhappily, "What do you mean by 'harm'? I'm good-looking, good-natured, kind, and intelligent, so why am I not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Qi family? If it weren't for the fact that I would have to serve Qi Yuning as her sister-in-law after becoming her, I would have married Brother Yu'an."
Qi Yuning asked, "Does being kind and intelligent have anything to do with you?"
Lu Baozhu said, "Lingling, is Auntie okay?"
Lingling nodded and said, "Aunt is the best!"
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