Qi Yuning comforted Lu Ze softly, "His Majesty values you so much that he bestowed this title upon you."
Lu Ze relaxed in Qi Yuning's arms for a while, and persuaded Qi Yuning to go back to the princess's mansion: "After you pay your respects, go back. The palace is too chaotic right now. You will inevitably have to kneel and mourn for His Majesty with other noble ladies. I'm afraid you are pregnant now, so it will be difficult for you to endure it."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Well, if there's anything you need my help with, feel free to come find me."
Lu Ze patted Qi Yuning's head and said, "The late emperor's funeral will take two or three months to complete, and the new emperor's enthronement will also be a matter of time. If I can come back, I will do my best. If I can't come back, don't get too excited."
Qi Yuning said, "I'm not the type to let my imagination run wild."
Lu Ze lowered his head and kissed Qi Yuning's lips, "Let's go."
Qi Yuning went to the Taiji Palace. The late emperor's body was dressed in a neat dragon robe and lying in a coffin made of golden nanmu wood with nine dragons carved on it. Inside the palace, monks were chanting the mantra for rebirth.
After Qi Yuning offered incense and performed her rituals, she left the palace without staying long.
When she returned to the princess's mansion, she took down the wedding characters that had been used on her wedding day with Lu Ze, replaced the lanterns at the door with plain white ones, and even tore down the Spring Festival couplets.
Qi Yuning returned to the house in plain clothes, touched her belly and sighed lightly.
Lu Baozhu hurried to Qi Yuning's room. She had also changed into a white dress and walked to Qi Yuning's side and said, "Grandfather..."
Qi Yuning said to Lu Baozhu, "Emperor Shiyuan has passed away."
Lu Baozhu said with tears streaming down her face, "I didn't even get to see my grandfather for the last time, and I don't know where that little bald donkey Lu Yun has gone. It's almost dark, and if I don't go to the palace now, I won't be able to enter the palace anymore!"
Lu Baozhu said to Qi Yuning, "I won't wait for him. I'll go into the palace first."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay."
Lu Baozhu went to the palace, and Qi Yuning ordered the men in the princess's mansion to look for Lu Yun. Thinking that he was at the temple fair with Shen Nian's child, he asked someone to go to Shen's mansion to look for Lu Yun.
Logically, Lu Yun could not have failed to hear the nine drum beats that sounded every two quarters of an hour.
Qi Yuning waited for a long time before she heard news about Lu Yun. She actually found him in Chunfeng Street!
This Chunfeng Street is a famous gathering place for brothels in Shengjing City. With the death of His Majesty, Chunfeng Street will have to be closed for a year. His grandfather has passed away, and this little bald donkey actually dared to go to Chunfeng Street. Qi Yuning touched his belly and suppressed his anger.
After waiting for Lu Yun to return at the door, Qi Yuning said angrily, "His Majesty has passed away, and you went to Chunfeng Street. Do you really want to kill the Lu family? Lu Yun, you are almost eighteen! Even if you don't bear some of the responsibilities that a Lu family man should have, you can't act so recklessly. Your brother has been named regent, and I don't know how many eyes will be on him in the court. You really are..."
Lu Yun was afraid that Qi Yuning might have a miscarriage because of him, so he kept saying, "I was wrong, I was wrong. Don't be angry with me. I'll rush to the palace right away!"
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The whole country was in grief when Emperor Shiyuan passed away. The new emperor ascended the throne and named the reign Kangping.
The two words "Kangping" were left by the late emperor.
The reign title contained the word "Ping", and the titles of several of Xiao Zhaojie's aunts all contained the word "Ping", which should have been taboo, but there was no way that Empress Dowager Duan would offend the Grand Princesses at this time, so she did not ask them to avoid it.
Little Zhao Jie didn't understand why he couldn't use these two words when calling Emperor Kangping "Aunt", so he didn't let his aunt avoid the taboo.
This year's Lantern Festival was very deserted due to the death of Emperor Shi Yuan. The whole city was in mourning and there were no banquets.
In February, when the spring exams began, things became a little more lively.
There are many more people who passed the imperial examination this year than in previous years. It happened to be a time when the imperial court was short of people and the new emperor ascended the throne, so the number of students coming to take the examination was much greater than in previous years.
Even though the princess's mansion was closed to visitors, there were still many students who came to visit Lu Ze and give gifts to Qi Yuning.
The third day of February.
Qi Yuning finally saw Lu Ze, who had been busy for more than half a month. During these days, even if Lu Ze came back, he would go out early and come back late. Qi Yuning was either asleep or had not yet woken up.
It was a rare occasion for Lu Ze to return at dusk today. As soon as he entered, he pulled Qi Yuning into his arms and asked, "Have you asked the imperial physician to take your pulse?"
Qi Yuning said, "I consulted the imperial physician, and he said that the pregnancy is still young and I can't be sure."
She hadn't had her period for two months, so there was a 90% chance that she was pregnant. However, the imperial doctors were always timid, and without a confirmed pulse, they would not dare to be sure.
Lu Ze reached out and touched Qi Yuning's belly. "Let's wait and see. The date for the late emperor's burial in the imperial mausoleum has been set. It's in April. If your pregnancy is more stable by then, you can go with us."
Qi Yuning nodded. In fact, even if her pregnancy was unstable, she would not fail to see His Majesty off on his last journey.
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze, "The late emperor granted you the title of prince when he was dying. Does that mean you must have a palace?"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Don't you want to live in the princess's mansion?"
Qi Yuning shook her head calmly and said, "The Princess's Mansion is the most luxurious residence in Shengjing City besides the Imperial Palace. How could I not want to live there? I'm just asking you."
Lu Ze asked, "It's fine to move out. You can choose a good piece of land to build your palace. You must not be used to living with such a large family like us."
Qi Yuning said, "I really don't mean that. I've longed for a lively family since I was a child. Besides, you're the eldest son, so how can you live separately from your parents? When the palace is built, it'll just be the two of us living there. Maybe there'll be a little Lingling in the future, and it would be too lonely. It's better to be lively in the princess's palace.
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