Old Madam Lu was seriously ill, and Princess Pingrou became anxious.
After all, Madam Lu is Lu Ze’s biological grandmother. If she really passed away, wouldn’t Lu Ze have to observe mourning for a year before he could marry Qi Yuning?
By then, I'm afraid that even Lingling won't be able to be born. After all, if a child is born during the mourning period, Lu Ze will be labeled as unfilial for the rest of his life.
So Princess Pingrou went to the palace early in the morning to ask for the imperial decree to grant Lu Ze a marriage. After the engagement was made, she only hoped that Lu Ze and Qi Yuning could get married as soon as possible and that Lingling could be conceived as soon as possible.
When Emperor Shi Yuan saw his eldest daughter coming to ask for an imperial decree to grant her marriage, he said, "I have been waiting for Ze'er to ask for Yuning's hand in marriage. It has been some time since he returned from Beicheng, and he hasn't mentioned it yet."
Princess Pingrou said, "My eldest brother just passed away, and Ze'er was embarrassed to mention it. Now my mother-in-law seems to be dying, and I'm really afraid that it will delay Ze'er's marriage. Father, please quickly grant them the marriage and make it a reality."
Emperor Shiyuan waved his hand to let the eunuchs and palace maids leave, and asked Princess Pingrou, "Jiaojiao, whose child is Lingling?"
Princess Pingrou said, "Lingling is Yuning and Ze'er's child."
Emperor Shi Yuan said slowly, "At first I believed it, thinking that Yuning wouldn't joke about her reputation. But I ordered an investigation, and Yuning has indeed never given birth to a child. She has already committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Are you going to help her do the same?"
Princess Pingrou said, "Father, Lingling is indeed Ze'er's child."
Emperor Shi Yuan frowned and asked, "You even hid it from me?"
Princess Pingrou said helplessly, "It's Yuning and Ze'er's child. But you may not believe it, Lingling was born in the Xinwei year..."
"Oh?" Emperor Shiyuan asked, "Xinwei year... wouldn't that be five years from now?"
Princess Pingrou nodded and said, "This is indeed unbelievable, but Lingling did indeed come from the Xinwei Year. Only Yuning and Ze'er knew about this. Yuning was afraid that someone would investigate Lingling's identity, so she also told me about it."
Emperor Shi Yuan suddenly realized: "No wonder, how come a child suddenly appeared, and looks so much like Ze'er."
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "I don't know how this child got here. There really are all kinds of strange things in this world."
Emperor Shi Yuan said, "I will grant Yuning and Ze'er a marriage right now. As for Lingling's identity, you don't need to tell Yuning. I already know it."
"Yes." Princess Pingrou responded.
Princess Pingrou saw Emperor Shiyuan open a wooden box and eat the medicine inside and asked, "Dad, are you feeling unwell?"
Emperor Shi Yuan held up the red pill and said, "This is the longevity elixir that your brother asked me, Taoist He, for. I've been having sudden headaches and heartaches lately, and this longevity elixir will definitely give me some relief."
Princess Pingrou said, "You should be at ease. Now that the children have grown up and the court is stable, it's time for you and your mother to enjoy the joy of family."
Emperor Shi Yuan took the elixir and felt quite comfortable. He said, "I really want to live a long life. I hope to prosper my country and bring prosperity to the country for thousands of generations."
Princess Pingrou said, "Father will surely live a long life and enjoy eternal blessings!"
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at the elixir in the box and said, "With this elixir, you can live a hundred or even a thousand years longer. I heard that the Taoist Master He who made this elixir is already one hundred and twenty years old and is still very energetic."
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "It is a blessing for us children that our father lives to be a hundred years old. My brother is very filial. I would like to ask for an elixir from my father for my mother-in-law."
Emperor Shiyuan said, "Your mother-in-law is very disrespectful to you. If it weren't for the old Duke's face, I would have spared her long ago. Why did you give her the elixir?"
Princess Pingrou said, "Isn't it because I'm afraid that her death will delay Ze'er and Yuning's wedding? Ze'er and Yuning's wedding must be after my brother and He Qing's, which will take at least another month. I always hope that my mother-in-law can live a few more days."
Emperor Shi Yuan gave Princess Pingrou an elixir and said, "Keep this elixir. Don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary. There's no need to waste it."
"Thank you, Father." Princess Pingrou bowed. "Father, why don't you write the imperial edict yourself right now? I can go back and propose marriage to Prince Qi's mansion."
Emperor Shiyuan wrote the imperial decree granting the marriage, and Princess Pingrou took it and smiled happily.
Emperor Shi Yuan saw Princess Pingrou's smile and said, "Don't make a fool of yourself by becoming a nun again. Yun'er already owes the Qi family a debt. If Ze'er dares to betray Yuning again, I will definitely not protect her!"
"Yes." Princess Pingrou smiled faintly, "How could Ze'er betray Yuning?"
Princess Pingrou came out of the Purple Palace with the imperial edict and ran into the prince.
"Royal sister, why are you so happy?"
Princess Pingrou said to her brother, "His Majesty has granted a marriage to Ze'er and Yuning. The wedding date is set for the second day of April, which happens to be a few days after your wedding. This way, the guests who wanted to attend your wedding will also be able to attend Ze'er's wedding."
Zhao Chong lowered his eyes to hide the emotion in his eyes, "Congratulations, Imperial Sister."
Princess Pingrou said, "Congratulations, there have been a lot of good things recently. You are getting married too. I remember you were so small when you were born, and you grew up so big in a blink of an eye. I've grown old too."
Zhao Chong said, "My sister is still young, how can she be old?"
Zhao Chong looked at the wooden box in Princess Pingrou's hand and asked, "What is this?"
Princess Pingrou said, "Brother, you are truly filial. You went to Taoist He to ask for the Longevity Pill for my father. This was specially given to me by my father."
Zhao Chong's eyes widened in shock. "Is my sister feeling unwell?"
Princess Pingrou said, "It's for my mother-in-law."
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