Lu Ze said, "You believe the words of a three-year-old? Lingling is talking nonsense. The princess doesn't want to marry me yet, so don't propose to me."
Princess Pingrou was overjoyed and said, "This courtyard should be renovated. Your place is too small and shabby. Since the wedding date is not urgent, we can renovate it slowly and connect the courtyard next door. When Yuning marries here, she will have more space to live in."
Lu Ze said helplessly, "You knew this place was in such a mess, why didn't you renovate it before?"
Princess Pingrou asked, "Can you be the same as Yuning?"
"Sir, I found this hairpin on your bed..."
Princess Pingrou saw the hairpin the servant brought over and looked at it and said, "Isn't this Yuning's hairpin? Why is it on your bed?"
Lu Ze took the hairpin and said, "I found it. I'll return it to the princess right away."
Lingling took a long nap today, and when she woke up she was in a bad mood for a while, crying and asking to be held by her mom and dad.
Just when Qi Yuning was wondering whether to go to the Dali Temple to find Lu Ze, a maid happened to come and tell Lu Ze that he wanted to see her. Qi Yuning let Lu Ze in.
Seeing Lingling whimpering in Qi Yuning's arms, Lu Ze hurriedly asked, "Is Lingling feeling unwell?"
"Mrs. Guyu said that children get mad when they wake up. Lingling must be mad because of waking up."
"Daddy." Lingling threw herself into Lu Ze's arms with a wronged look on her face.
Qi Yuning felt relieved as the weight in his arms disappeared.
Lu Ze returned the hairpin to Qi Yuning with one hand and said, "Princess, this is your hairpin."
Qi Yuning took the hairpin and said, "Master Lu is finally willing to return it?"
Lu Ze said, "I forgot about it earlier."
Qi Yuning handed the hairpin to Lichun who was standing beside her and asked, "I heard from the maid today that Her Royal Highness went to prepare the betrothal gifts with great fanfare. Who is Her Royal Highness going to propose to?"
There are two sons and one daughter in the princess's mansion. That little bald donkey Lu Yun is still eating coarse food in Xianglin Temple, and the princess probably won't propose marriage to Lu Yun at this time. So the only option is Lu Ze.
Lu Ze said, "Lingling told my mother that we had promised her a brother or sister. My mother misunderstood and wanted to propose marriage. I stopped her."
Qi Yuning nodded calmly, "Yeah."
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In the Guan Mansion.
Guan Zhiwei angrily shouted at Guan Zhiyi, who was standing in the hall, "You've always been smart, how could you be so foolish this time? Madam Lu just verbally arranged the marriage, and you started shouting about it. Now our Guan family has become a laughing stock in Shengjing City!"
Guan Zhiyi lowered her head and said, "If I don't shout it out, I really won't have a chance to enter the Lu family. Only by shouting it out, the Lu family will be concerned about their reputation, and Master Lu will be concerned about filial piety, so there is still a glimmer of hope."
Guan Zhiwei said angrily, "What hope? Her Royal Highness the Princess said today that the daughter-in-law she wants is not you. Do you really want to destroy the reputation that we sisters have worked so hard to earn? My brother was just discussing marriage with the granddaughter of the Taifu family, and now you come..."
Guan Zhiyi said, "If I hadn't decided to marry Prince Lu, would Big Brother have been able to discuss marriage with the Song family's granddaughter?
Although Old Master Song has passed away, the Song family is still a family that our Guan family cannot reach. If it weren't for my marriage with Lu Ze, would the Song family even look at us? "
Guan Zhiyi clenched her hands and said, "Sister has been treated well by my mother-in-law lately. She hasn't been bullied by them anymore. Isn't it because I'm going to marry Lu Ze? Now, sister is scolding me."
Guan Zhiwei frowned angrily and said, "If you want to cling to a high-ranking family, there must be a limit. Who is Lu Ze? He is a child of destiny that even my sisters-in-law in the Xue family dare not dream of. His Crown Prince's Consort is not some princess or royal relative, but at least a noble lady from a top-tier family. You'd better give up your thoughts on Lu Ze as soon as possible and look for someone else."
Guan Zhiyi was not willing to accept it, "No, since the first time I saw Lu Ze..."
Guan Zhiwei said unhappily, "Then you have to be reborn again, into a top-tier family, and as the daughter of the first wife!"
After hearing what Guan Zhiwei said, Guan Zhiyi returned to her room in great grief and anger, and burst into tears while lying on the desk.
Just because she is the daughter of a minor official born out of wedlock, is she destined to never marry a rich and powerful man?
Apart from her background, how is she inferior to those noble ladies from aristocratic families?
Aunt Zhu walked into the room and said to Guan Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, it's all because of my mother's uselessness. If I weren't a concubine, you wouldn't be spoken of this way by the eldest lady."
Guan Zhiyi hugged Aunt Zhu and said, "Mother, I can't accept this. I really can't accept this. I like Master Lu so much..."
Aunt Zhu patted Guan Zhiyi's head and said, "Child, accept your fate. The Lu family's status is really too high, too high."
Guan Zhiyi said unwillingly, "I want to meet Master Lu. I won't give up."
Guan Zhiyi wiped her tears with a handkerchief and planned to meet Lu Ze. She believed that a gentleman like Lu Ze would never embarrass her.
The ninth day of the ninth month is the Double Ninth Festival, which is a traditional day for people to climb high places.
The Dali Temple was closed today, and it was also Lingling's birthday. Lu Ze had made an appointment with Lingling yesterday to take her hiking to enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery of the mountains and forests.
But before leaving the Princess's Mansion, they received news from the Duke's Mansion that Old Madam Lu also wanted to take her grandchildren to climb the mountain to enjoy the autumn scenery today.
Lu Ze didn't want Lingling to feel disappointed, so he went to the Duke's Mansion and Madam Lu to confess his crime.
As soon as Lu Ze entered the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, he saw a short girl with a round face wearing an eggplant green skirt, which made Mrs. Lu very happy.
Guan Zhiyi looked at the young man coming in through the courtyard gate, her heart beating fast. She walked up to Lu Ze and bowed, saying, "Zhiyi has met Master Lu."
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