Outside Tai Chi Palace.
A Ping looked at the majestic, magnificent, solemn and dignified palace, and looked at Qi Yuan who was standing beside her.
Qi Yu'an held the child in one hand and took Ah Ping's hand with the other, saying, "Your Majesty and His Majesty have been waiting for you for a long time. They are all very good people, so you can rest assured."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, His Majesty is always kind. You are their long-lost daughter. You don't have to panic."
With the comfort of the two siblings, Ping felt a little relieved.
The eunuch came out and invited everyone in.
Ah Ping took Qi Yu'an's hand and walked into the Taiji Hall. Seeing the Emperor Shi Yuan sitting high and mighty on the dragon throne, she knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, the Empress."
Queen Qin, who was sitting at the head of the table, seemed much older. She slowly walked over to Ah Ping and said, "Good boy, get up."
Queen Qin helped Ah Ping up. Looking at Ah Ping, who was a head taller than her, she reached out and hugged Ah Ping, saying, "My child, I'm sorry. I was so confused back then!"
Aping couldn't help crying in Queen Qin's arms.
Queen Qin choked up and said, "It's all my fault. I wanted a son so badly back then that I didn't believe Aqin's words..."
Queen Qin wept bitterly, "Fortunately, fortunately, God has allowed me to see you again."
Ah Ping, in Queen Qin's arms, cried out from the bottom of her throat, "Mother."
When Queen Qin heard Ah Ping call her "mother," tears streamed down her face. She hugged Ah Ping and said, "Good child."
Ah Ping snuggled in Queen Qin's arms and whispered, "I finally have a mother."
Emperor Shi Yuan also stepped down and said to Ah Ping, "I'm sorry for you. You look so much like your aunt, but I still couldn't recognize you. Fortunately, I can still see you, and we can recognize each other as father and daughter."
"father."
A Ping listened to Princess Pingrou say all the way that Emperor Shi Yuan was just an ordinary father in private, and even loved his daughter more than ordinary fathers. A Ping found it hard to imagine that His Majesty, who was the Son of Heaven, was a good father.
But now that she has met Emperor Shi Yuan, she knows that his majesty is a good father.
Emperor Shiyuan said, "You have worked hard on this journey."
Ah Ping said, "It wasn't a fast journey, but it wasn't tiring. Mother, my aunt, Nanny Qin, is waiting outside the palace. Would you like to summon her in?"
Queen Qin said, "Thanks to her, you are still alive. Summon her in quickly."
Nanny Qin was already white-haired. After she entered and paid her respects, Queen Qin even let her stand up and said, "Aqin, you have done a great job in protecting the master. You should be rewarded."
Nanny Qin said, "I am now alone and do not seek any more rewards. I will be satisfied just to see my master again."
Emperor Shi Yuan said, "You must be rewarded. You have made great contributions to Ping's growth. I will confer upon you the title of First Rank Lady of the Northern Kingdom and grant you a mansion."
Nanny Qin knelt down repeatedly to receive the reward.
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at A Ping again and said, "Appoint A Ping as Princess Ping Zhen and give her the name Zhao Shu."
Zhao Shu knelt down to receive the reward and said, "Thank you for the reward, Daddy."
Zhao Shu, on her twenty-third birthday, finally had a name.
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty, the family is finally reunited."
Queen Qin looked at Qi Yuning and said, "You have also made contributions in this matter, Yuning, and you should be rewarded. Later, you can go to my private storehouse and choose some fine items according to your wishes."
Qi Yuning also thanked her repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but Lingling is the biggest contributor to knowing that my sister-in-law is a princess."
Xiao Lingling, who was eating snacks on the side, looked up at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, what is a meritorious official?"
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little face and said, "Lingling did a great job."
Queen Qin walked over to Qi Yu'an and looked at the child that A Ping had just given birth to. She said, "This child looks like Lingling."
Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Especially the eyes are exactly the same as Lingling's."
Emperor Shi Yuan said, "The Queen has prepared a luncheon. You can go and have your meal. Yuning, you stay."
Qi Yuning didn't know the emperor's intention of keeping him here, so he entrusted Qi Yuan'an to take care of Lingling.
After everyone had left, Qi Yuning asked, "Your Majesty, what instructions do you have for keeping me here?"
Emperor Shiyuan said, "Pingrou has already told me about Lingling's origins."
Qi Yuning knelt before Emperor Shiyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't mean to conceal anything to deceive you. It's just that Lingling's identity is so strange and unbelievable, so..."
Emperor Shiyuan said, "I have no intention of blaming you. Get up."
After Qi Yuning stood up, she saw that Emperor Shiyuan was staring at the incense burner. She heard Emperor Shiyuan slowly say, "So you also learned about Aping's identity from Lingling?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, I deduced it from Lingling's words. Lingling said that it would not be Qin Chong who would ascend the throne in the future. Only then did we know that something was fishy."
Emperor Shiyuan asked, "Who is the emperor that Lingling mentioned who will ascend the throne in the future?"
Qi Yuning lowered his head, wondering whether he should tell Emperor Shiyuan. If he did, would it delay Emperor Shiyuan's judgment?
Emperor Shiyuan said, "I know I may not be able to survive this year, but none of the sons I have left behind can trust me with the throne.
I have been the emperor for so many years and have fathered so many sons, but I still don’t know how to educate them.”
Qi Yuning continued, "Your Majesty, please don't say that. Prince Xu loves talents and has a large group of talented scholars willing to serve him. Prince Jin is good at making money, and Prince Shou is kind and loves his people like his own children..."
Emperor Shiyuan said, "Prince Xu's love for talent is just love for talent. We cannot govern the country by relying on his romantic poems and songs. It's fine for him to be an idle prince and do these things for entertainment, but not for him to be a king.
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