Lingling frowned and said, "Lingling, go find Daddy to recognize you. Daddy will definitely not make a mistake."
Qi Yuning said, "Your father is still in the government office handling official business, so you can't disturb him."
"Then Lingling will wait for Daddy to come back at the door." Lingling walked to the door of the palace with her short legs.
Lingling Qi Yuning instructed Jingzhe Guyu to look at Lingling and called Shuangjiang to get up.
Shuangjiang is the daughter of her wet nurse. Shuangjiang's father is the former steward of the Qi family. Shuangjiang's mother is Qi Yuning's wet nurse. She was born on the day of Frost Descent, so she is called Shuangjiang.
Shuangjiang's parents were both slaves of the Qi family, so Shuangjiang naturally became a maid who grew up by Qi Yuning's side. Because Shuangjiang was two years older than Qi Yuning, Shuangjiang had been by Qi Yuning's side almost since she could remember.
Therefore, the maids that Qi Yuning gradually added to her side were all named after the solar terms of Frost Descent.
Shuangjiang had always been a capable maidservant by her side. Later, after Qi Yuning came into contact with the Qi family's business, she naturally entrusted Shuangjiang with important tasks and handed over the Qi family's most important medical clinic business to Shuangjiang.
Shuangjiang stood up and reported to Qi Yuning all the errors and omissions that had been corrected in the medical clinic that year.
Qi Yuning had learned about it from the letter, but the letter did not directly ask about the convenience of Shuangjiang's arrival.
"Why have the profits of the Lingnan medicine and tea shops dropped so much? How come the business with the South China Sea countries has dropped by half this year compared to previous years?"
Shuangjiang said, "It's the King of Jin."
Qi Yuning said coldly, "He really does what he wants to do wherever our Qi family's business is!"
Shuangjiang sighed and said, "The people in Prince Jin's Mansion have already paid high prices for the tangerine peels and dried tangerine peels from Huazhou in Lingnan. If they sell them at a low price, they will basically not make any money. Naturally, the medicine shops outside the city will choose the ones from Prince Jin's Mansion.
We can't follow the example of the King of Jin and sell at a low price. After all, if we sell at a low price, our previous customers will not accept it, and we will lose money. Fortunately, we have a good reputation and the quality of our medicinal materials is excellent. Although the business is not as good, it is still profitable. "
Qi Yuning frowned when he heard this. This was not the first time that Prince Jin had done this.
In the past two years, Prince Jin has been particularly fond of targeting the Qi family's business. After snatching away customers with low prices, it has become difficult to operate. After the prices are low for a while, Prince Jin will no longer do this business. I wonder what he is trying to achieve?
Qi Yuning thought about it carefully and realized that she had never offended King Jin in any way.
However, Prince Jin did not do anything extreme. It was a bit like he was teasing the Qi family. He would create a small obstacle to the Qi family's business every now and then, but he could not shake the Qi family's foundation.
Like the business in Lingnan this time, the business was a little worse for the Qi family, but the loss was not big, it was just annoying.
Frost reported for the entire afternoon. After dark, Qi Yuning heard the voices of Lingling and Lu Ze outside.
Frost heard Lingling's voice and asked curiously, "Princess, how could that little girl be your daughter?"
Qi Yuning didn't intend to hide it from Shuangjiang, "She is indeed my daughter. You won't believe it when I tell you, but she is indeed my daughter."
Shuangjiang said, "But Princess, you have never been pregnant."
Qi Yuning said, "I'll explain this to you later. Lingling is my daughter."
The study door opened, and Lu Ze walked in holding Lingling.
Lingling said aggrievedly in Lu Ze's arms, "Daddy, look, is she my great aunt? Mom said Lingling made a mistake and said she's not my great aunt, but she is clearly my great aunt!"
Shuangjiang hadn't seen Lu Ze for a long time, but she always knew that her princess and Prince Lu did not get along.
Why did these two have a daughter?
Shuangjiang Lianshi bowed and said, "Greetings to Master Lu."
Lingling asked, "Dad, do you think she is my great aunt?"
Lu Ze said to Lingling, "Yes, but you can't call her Grandmother Aunt right now. You have to call her Aunt Frost."
Lingling tilted her head and asked, "Why?"
"Calling you aunt is more intimate." Lu Ze touched Lingling's little face.
Qi Yuning said to Shuangjiang, "You've been away for more than half a year. Come back and reunite with your family."
Frost's parents are now in charge of the Qi family's business in Shengjing City.
Frost Blessings replied, "Yes."
After Shuangjiang left, Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "She looks familiar."
Qi Yuning said, "She is my wet nurse's daughter. She has always been by my side since she was little. She has been running around for me for the past three years, so it's no wonder you think she looks familiar."
Lu Ze said, "She looks a bit like someone who passed away young."
Qi Yuning asked, "By the way, how is your relationship with King Jin?"
Lu Ze asked, "Why?"
Qi Yuning said: "Prince Jin has been targeting the Fuyi Clinic's business time and again over the past two years. This is not just the first or second time. Every time, it hurts my Qi family and doesn't benefit him. I don't know why he keeps targeting us.
If you have a good relationship with him, could you help him out? If he wants some business benefits, the Qi family can give them to him."
Lu Ze gently held Lingling's hand and said, "Do you remember Princess Jin?"
Qi Yuning thought about it in his mind before he remembered Princess Jin. Princess Jin was the daughter of the Sun family, a noble family in Jinling. She and Prince Jin were a young couple. Qi Yuning remembered that Prince Jin and his wife got married when he was eight years old.
She also went to the bridal chamber with Lu Baozhu to meet Princess Jin, but she had long forgotten what Princess Jin looked like.
Later, Princess Jin rarely appeared at banquets because she had heart disease and asthma since childhood and relied entirely on her family's wealth for medicine.
Qi Yuning remembered that it was five or six years ago that the Princess of Jin died of a serious illness after giving birth to a daughter. She was a poor person.
"I only had a few years with Princess Jin when I was little, and I've long forgotten what she looked like. What a beautiful woman, but such a tragic fate."
Lu Ze said slowly, "The Princess of Jin is 80% similar to Shuangjiang. I think Uncle Seventh is not targeting your Qi family, but Shuangjiang."
Qi Yuning frowned slightly and said, "Shuangjiang looks similar to Princess Jin. What is he targeting Shuangjiang for?"
Lu Ze asked, "Didn't Lingling call Shuangjiang her great-aunt? If that's the case, then she's my seventh uncle?"
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "Although Shuangjiang is my servant, she is my wet nurse and has taken care of me like a real sister since I was a child. I will never let the King of Jin treat Shuangjiang as the former King of Jin's Consort."
Qi Yuning was not afraid of offending Prince Jin. Although Prince Jin was a prince, Shuangjiang was already engaged.
Shuangjiang is already twenty years old this year and should have gotten married a long time ago, but her fiancé has been delaying it because he wants to take the imperial examination.
This year, Shuangjiang's fiancé has already passed the imperial examination, and this time Shuangjiang comes back to get married. Even if the Prince of Jin is a prince, he cannot snatch someone else's wife.
Lu Ze said, "Since Lingling said Shuangjiang is my great-aunt, then she can only be my great-aunt."
Qi Yuning said, "You have so many uncles. Speaking of your uncles, He Qing really disappoints me. She was so stupid as to defend the Crown Prince. Even though they've been sisters for many years, they can't compare to the man she loves."
Lu Ze said slowly, "Do you think Song Heqing can compare to me?"
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