Princess Pingrou didn't care whether Han Ge'er's surname was Lu or not. However, after all, Lu Yun and he would be father and son in the future, so if they had the same surname, they would seem closer.
Princess Pingrou looked at Duke Lu, who said, "Alright, one family doesn't need two surnames. What do you think, Ze'er?"
Lu Ze looked at Lu Yun, whose face was filled with pleading. Lu Ze said, "It's fine to change your surname, but Huang Rui only has one son, and he's the descendant of a famous general. We can't let the Huang family be extinct."
Chen Nian said, "The Huang family still has relatives, so it's not difficult to adopt a child under Huang Rui's name. Since Han Ge'er could recognize people, he has believed that Lu Yun is his biological father. I think we should let Lu Yun be his biological father in the future. It would be better if we change his surname so that Han'er will also think that he is a child of the Lu family."
Lu Ze tapped the teacup with his fingers and said nothing more.
Qi Yuning must be unwilling to see Lu Ze from the bottom of his heart. It would be fine if the Lu family had no title, but Lu Ze had already planned to let Lu Yun's family inherit the title of Duke's Mansion. Lu Han changed his surname to Lu, and the issue of the title would be troublesome.
Lu Ze didn't say it explicitly, and Qi Yuning didn't mention it again. The Lu family's title can only be discussed later.
Princess Pingrou didn't have such scheming. She smiled and said, "Brother Han is still young. In the future, let's keep people from talking too much in front of him. He really doesn't know that his biological father is someone else. So let's just call him Lu Han. And I've got a grandson for free. Come, let grandma hold him."
Princess Pingrou put Lingling aside, and when she was about to be taken care of by Han Ge'er, Lingling pouted and looked very aggrieved.
Everyone was amused when they saw Lingling, who was only four months old, getting jealous.
Princess Pingrou held Lu Han for a while, then began to hold Lingling, "Grandma's dear Lingling, please don't be jealous."
Han Ge'er walked back to Lu Yun's arms and snuggled in his embrace. Lu Yun picked up Han Ge'er and said, "You will truly be my biological son from now on."
Han Ge'er called out sweetly, "Daddy."
Chen Nian looked at the affection between the father and son and breathed a sigh of relief. She had planned so much, and at this moment, her wish finally came true.
Qi Yuning saw Shen Nian's knowing smile, and looked very happy. She no longer cared about those weird things. A family being able to live together in harmony was more precious than anything else.
After the first month of the lunar year, everything was back on track. Lingling learned to roll over when she was five months old, and she kept rolling over.
On the second day of the second lunar month, the day when the dragon raises its head, Lu Ze, along with little Zhao Jie, led all the civil and military officials to plant rice seedlings.
The flower god parades on Shengjing Street.
Qi Yuning brought Lingling to the door to watch the lively parade of the Flower Gods. They saw Chu Chi and her sister Chu Xiaoxiao waiting for the Flower Gods parade at the gate of Prince Qi's mansion.
"Greetings, Princess!" Chu Chi stepped forward and saluted Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Come to watch the Flower God parade?"
Chu Chi nodded and said, "I like to see the Peony God. It would be great if I could dress up as a peony when I come of age. Unfortunately, only the daughters of officials can dress up as peonies..."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "When you reach the age of 15, if you still want to dress up as the Peony Goddess, then come and tell me. I will promise to let you be the Peony Goddess."
Chu Chi smiled in surprise and bowed, "Thank you, Princess."
As soon as the Flower God Parade ended, Lu Ze brought little Zhao Jie back to the Princess's Mansion. Zhao Jie's little dragon robe was covered in mud spots, and his face and hair were covered in dirt.
Qi Yuning took out a handkerchief and wiped little Zhao Jie's face. "How did you become so slovenly? Has the True Dragon Emperor turned into a little loach?"
Little Zhao Jie touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "Sister Princess, I was much slower than Chu Qing in planting rice. I wanted to be faster than him, but I didn't notice there was a pit under my feet and fell. I'm afraid that my mother will worry, so I'll come to your house to take a bath before returning to the palace."
Chu Chi chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, my brother has been helping to plant rice since he was three years old. You can't match his speed."
Little Zhao Jie lowered his head and said, "I'm so useless. As an emperor, I can't even plant rice."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "As an emperor, you don't need to know how to plant rice. The reason your cousin took you there today was just to pray for good weather and good harvests. He wanted you to understand the hardships faced by the people and to avoid imposing harsh agricultural taxes on them in the future."
Xiao Zhaojie asked, "What is tax?"
Qi Yuning patiently explained taxation to Xiao Zhaojie, and then said, "I can only teach you some basic things. The Imperial Master will teach you well when the time comes."
Xiao Zhaojie said, "Transplanting rice is so difficult. We have to pay taxes to the imperial court for the crops we have worked so hard to grow. How can the imperial court be so bad?"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, if you have such a heart, you love the people like your own children. The future of the court depends entirely on your Majesty's decision."
Little Zhao Jie looked up at Qi Yuning who was smiling faintly, and remembered these words firmly in his heart.
When spring comes, the weather is very good and everything comes back to life. The flowers, plants and trees in the yard grow very fast. Lingling is also changing more and more. There are some notes of calling for mother and father in her babbling.
There are also many spring banquets this year. After all, last year was a quiet year due to the national mourning period. Now in the beautiful spring weather, various poetry gatherings and flower viewing events are emerging one after another.
Qi Yuning rarely attended parties. Lingling was still young this year, so Qi Yuning did not take Lingling out.
However, after a few days of warmth, the spring chill returned and many people in Shengjing City were suffering from colds and coughs.
Even Lingling fell ill. Qi Yuning was worried when she saw the little baby Lingling coughing and having a cold. Lingling couldn't take medicine, so the imperial physician prescribed two doses of medicine for Ali to drink and feed to Lingling.
The imperial physician did not dare to use strong medicine, and Lingling still showed no improvement after taking the medicine.
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