The Chang'an Hunting finally came into being as everyone had been looking forward to.
It was the first time for Lingling to travel far away when she was a baby, and Ali had to go with her. However, Chang'an was too far away for Ali, and she really couldn't bear to be separated from her four children.
Qi Yuning asked Ali to take his four children to Chang'an. Chang'an was Qi Yuning's fiefdom. Although the fiefdom was only a title now and had no real power, Qi Yuning had a large mansion in the fiefdom, which was not much worse than the palace. It was more than enough for Ali's four children to live in.
There was a horse-drawn carriage all the way from Shengjing to Chang'an. Lingling started crying as soon as she got in the carriage. Except for the time to eat and rest on the way, Lingling liked to sit in the front seat next to the coachman.
She loved it even more when Lu Ze held her in his arms while he rode a horse so they could enjoy the scenery along the way.
During the five days on the road, Qi Yuning saw that Lingling's skin was getting darker every day. Lingling was fair when she just came out of Shengjing, but she was sunburned red on the first day, yellow on the third day, and dark red on the fifth day.
Arriving at the Lu Mansion in Chang'an, Qi Yuning saw the distinct black and white skin between herself and Lingling, and said to Lu Ze, "Will Lingling always stay this dark?"
Lingling's skin color is almost catching up with that of a Kunlun slave.
Lu Ze smiled faintly and said, "Lingling is quite cute even with a layer of soy sauce dye on her face."
Qi Yuning asked, "How can Little Black Lingling be as cute as Little White Lingling?"
Lu Ze said, "Lingling wasn't black when she was three years old. Don't worry, she should be able to turn white again."
Qi Yuning hugged the confused Lingling and said, "You can't go out in the sun for the next few days."
Lingling babbled, as if she didn't agree at all.
Qi Yuning smiled gently, touched Lingling's little face and said, "If you stay in the sun any longer, you'll turn into a black kid. You can only go out to play when the sun isn't shining."
Lingling shook her little head and babbled something. Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and smiled gently.
Lu Ze smiled and said, "When you take Lingling out, just find the shade of a tree. Lingling's happiness is the most important thing. We have a hunting ceremony tonight. Can you take Lingling to rest for a while?"
Qi Yuning nodded and held Lingling in his arms to coax her to sleep. After coaxing Lingling for a long time, Lingling's eyes were still wide open.
Qi Yuning was the first to fall asleep due to fatigue from the journey.
At night, the palace was bustling with activity and various performances were held one after another.
Not only were there singing girls and dancers in the palace music academy dancing gracefully, but the young men and women from the noble families in the court also showed off their talents.
Zhou Jiayun sat next to Prince Jin. This was the first time she was so close to Prince Jin since she married into his mansion. She knew that this was because Queen Mother Zhou asked her to accompany him.
Zhou Jiayun looked at Qi Yuning and Lu Ze who were sitting at the top. They were whispering to each other and no one knew what they were talking about. They didn't stop talking during the whole banquet.
The reason why Qi Yuning was able to chat so enthusiastically with Lu Ze, whom he spent every day with, at the banquet was because they both recalled the interesting hunting experiences when they were young.
Qi Yuning still remembers the time when she participated in hunting when she was nine years old. That was the first year that Qi Yu'an did not accompany her to hunt. Qi Yuning was a little girl, and the nanny at home felt that she should not go hunting without her father and brother.
It was because Lu Ze saw that Qi Yuning had been depressed for three days, so he secretly bypassed the maid in Prince Qi's mansion and took Qi Yuning to go hunting.
For this reason, the maids of the Qi family who could not find Princess Qi were extremely anxious.
When Lu Ze brought Qi Yuning back after hunting several rabbits, everyone in the Qi family was almost going crazy looking for her.
After Princess Pingrou learned about this, Lu Ze was punished to kneel for a long time.
Qi Yuning recalled the past and looked at Lu Ze and said, "When I was nine years old, you took me on a secret hunt. Did you like me then?"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "At that time, I didn't know what love or dislike was. I just didn't want to see you sad."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly, "Let's go to the old place again this time to see if there have been any changes."
Lu Ze replied, "Okay."
There were bursts of cheers from the audience. Qi Yuning looked over and saw Zhou Jiamin dancing with a sword in a red dress in the water pavilion. Under the bright light of lanterns, her red-dressed figure was reflected in the lake, which was a beautiful sight.
Many young men stared at her with their eyes wide open.
Qi Yuning said, "This sword dance is really beautiful. I didn't expect that she is not only good at archery, but also excellent at sword dancing."
Lu Ze said, "I heard that Miss Zhou wasn't in good health when she was young, so her parents sent her to practice martial arts in a martial arts school to strengthen her body."
Qi Yuning said, "So that's how it is. This Miss Zhou is a wonderful person."
After Zhou Jiamin finished her dance, the audience was still not satisfied. Zhou Jiamin walked over to Lu Baozhu, sat down, and said, "Baozhu, don't you want to perform?"
Lu Yun laughed heartily at the side and said, "You think too highly of my sister. She can't do anything. I'm afraid she'll hit me with a sword!"
Lu Baozhu glared at Lu Yun angrily.
Zhou Jiamin looked at Lu Yun, who was wearing a dark green round-necked robe beside Lu Baozhu. Her eyes lit up and she asked Lu Baozhu, "Is this your brother?"
Lu Baozhu said: "Although I really don't want to admit it, he is really my biological brother."
Lu Yun chuckled, "I don't want to admit that you are my sister yet."
Zhou Jiamin looked at Lu Yun with a chuckle and said, "Your clothes look great!"
"My wife made it!" Lu Yun said, "You really have good eyes. Is my dress well made? Is it slim-fitting? My wife sewed it all herself, stitch by stitch."
"Lu Yun, do you need to? Chen Nian only made such a dress for you, and look at you, you show off to everyone you meet."
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