Early the next morning.
Lingling slept well last night and woke up early today, which was a rare occasion. Qi Yuning smiled gently when he saw Lingling with messy hair who had just woken up. After Qi Yuning dressed Lingling, he carried Lingling to Duke Lu's Mansion to find Lu Baohua.
Before arriving at Lu Baohua's Xiangfei Pavilion, he ran into Mrs. Lu II.
"Second grandmother."
Madam Lu Er listened to Lingling's sweet cries and chuckled, "How sweet, Princess. What brings you here so early in the morning?"
Qi Yuning said, "Lingling studied calligraphy with Baohua for a few days in Beicheng. Lingling really liked learning calligraphy from Baohua. I want Lingling to continue studying with Baohua."
Madam Lu sighed and said, "I'm afraid it won't work today. Baohua has been sick since he came back last night. He didn't eat dinner last night and almost didn't sleep all night."
Qi Yuning was worried when she heard this: "She just came back from a long journey, how could she be like this? I'll take Lingling to see her."
Qi Yuning went straight in.
Before she even entered the house, she heard a woman's voice inside, "Cousin, we women have to accept our fate. This great-aunt is doing this for your own good. Just think about how glorious it would be to marry Prince Xu. It would also be a great success for the Lu family."
"To be Prince Xu's concubine is now a popular choice among women in Shengjing. Cousin, this is truly a great blessing for you!"
Qi Yuning entered the room and saw a girl with a fair complexion and a slightly pointed face, wearing plain clothes. Qi Yuning had no impression of this person.
Liu Qingqing raised her eyes to look at the person who came in. Seeing a woman dressed in luxurious attire enter, she felt that she was too ostentatious. "Is this Princess Lu?"
Lu Baohua, who was leaning against the bed with all his strength, saw Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi."
"Second Aunt!" Lingling trotted over to Lu Baohua's side. "Second Aunt, are you sick?"
Lu Baohua touched the small tuft of hair on Lingling's head and said, "Second Aunt is fine, Lingling, don't worry."
Qi Yuning only looked at the unfamiliar girl next to Lu Baohua, "Get out!"
Liu Qingqing didn't move. Lu Baohua said weakly, "Qingqing, go out first."
Only then did Liu Qingqing get up and leave.
Qi Yuning ordered Chunfen and Guyu to stop people outside the door.
Qi Yuning poured Lu Baohua a cup of warm tea and said, "Baohua, I just want to ask you, do you want to marry Prince Xu?"
Lu Baohua shook his head and said, "I don't want to, I don't want to."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baohua and said, "Do you like Zhong Ming?"
Lu Baohua was slightly surprised. Qi Yuning's words were too straightforward.
Qi Yuning looked straight at Lu Baohua and said, "I won't tell anyone about your feelings except Lu Ze. I just want you to tell me the truth."
Lingling was playing beside Lu Baohua and took out a straw dragonfly from beside her pillow. "Grass dragonfly! Second aunt, can you also make a straw dragonfly?"
Qi Yuning smiled slightly when she saw Cao Qingting, "Your second aunt naturally can't make up stories, but your second uncle can."
Lu Baohua used the back of his hand to cool his burning face, "Princess, Lingling is young and it's okay for her to talk nonsense, but why are you..."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "You like Zhong Ming, right?"
Lu Baohua lowered his head and said, "I've only met Zhong Ming a few times. I can't say I like him or not, but I do have some feelings for him. He's a lay Buddhist named Xianchu, and I've read his writings a long time ago. I don't know if that could be considered romantic admiration."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baohua and said, "Prince Xu wants to marry you now, and your parents have already agreed to Prince Xu's proposal. There is only one way to thwart your parents' plan."
"What method?"
Qi Yuning poured herself another cup of tea and said, "Prince Xu still doesn't dare to ask His Majesty for a marriage at this critical juncture, but I think that after my brother and sister-in-law return and reward the Qi family army, Prince Xu will definitely ask His Majesty to grant you a concubine."
Lu Baohua clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
Qi Yuning said, "Zhong Ming has made many military achievements on his way to Shengjing City, and now his hand is crippled. I think if you two are in love, it won't be difficult to ask His Majesty to grant you a marriage. Lu Ze and I will also help you when the time comes. As long as His Majesty issues an imperial decree, neither Prince Xu nor your parents will be able to control your marriage."
Lu Baohua lowered his head and thought.
Qi Yuning said: "In addition to this method, there is another way, that is to become a nun. You are not the first person in your Lu family to become a nun...
It's just that it's hard to keep long hair. If I shave your black hair, you'll need at least five years to return to secular life. Your elder brother won't dare take off his wig no matter how hot it is.
Lu Baohua looked up at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, even if I am attracted to Zhong Ming, he may not want to marry me."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "If Zhong Ming didn't want to marry you, why would he come to pick you up every day in Beicheng? Just to see you?"
Lu Baohua blushed, "Princess."
Qi Yuning saw that Lu Baohua was much more shameless than Lu Baozhu after all, so she stopped making things difficult for her. "I'm going to take Lingling to visit Zhong Ming today. Do you want to come with us?"
Lu Baohua said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to go..."
Qi Yuning gave Lingling a look, and Lingling smiled and pulled Lu Baohua's clothes, "Second Aunt, let's go together. Lingling wants Second Aunt to go together."
Qi Yuning said, "Let's go together. I'll let Shuangjiang do your makeup. Shuangjiang has very skillful hands and I guarantee that she will dress you up beautifully."
Lingling nodded and said, "Lingling's hair was combed by Aunt Shuangjiang. Isn't it beautiful?"
Lu Baohua chuckled and said, "Lingling is very beautiful!"
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