Qi Yuning, who was outside the mist, looked at Lu Ze and said, "Why didn't you learn to be nice in that life? Just because you said you liked me, why did I misunderstand you so much that I had to divorce you?"
The two people obviously like each other, but neither of them speaks out, and they torture each other for so many years.
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning in his arms and said, "Didn't you say you liked me?"
Qi Yuning said, "I'm a girl, I have to be reserved. Besides, it would be embarrassing to say I like you when I know you don't like me."
Lu Ze chuckled softly and said, "It's my fault. No, it's Lu Ze's fault from that life."
Under Lu Ze's pressure, Lu Yun, who was clearly the victim, had to bitterly invite Shen Nian back.
But after Chen Nian returned to the princess's mansion, Qi Yuning still hadn't come back. Before Lingling turned one year old, Qi Yuning fell seriously ill, with alternating hot and cold temperatures. It was malaria, and she didn't even hold a celebration for Lingling's first birthday.
Malaria has always been difficult to treat. This disease tormented Qi Yuning for more than a year.
Over the past year, Lu Ze often used Lingling as an excuse to see Qi Yuning. He had seen Qi Yuning fall ill countless times, and he always stayed by her side, even if Qi Yuning was harsh in her words.
Qi Yuning's condition became increasingly difficult, until the first month of the Xinwei year, when Qi Yuning began coughing up blood more and more severely, and his coma lasted longer and longer.
All the famous doctors in Shengjing City came to take Qi Yuning's pulse, and they all said that Qi Yuning didn't have much time left.
Qi Yuning had been tortured by illness for two years and had long since become indifferent to life and death. Now that her brother had recovered and married the princess, Qi Yuning no longer had to worry about the Qi family. She only had her little Lingling...
She felt very sorry for Lingling because she did not take good care of Lingling during her pregnancy, which made Lingling weak and taciturn since childhood.
Lingling was just over three years old, and Qi Yuning was really reluctant to leave her.
Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "I haven't been out for a long time. Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Let's take Lingling out for some fun."
Lu Ze responded, "Okay."
Qi Yuning fell asleep exhausted. She heard a cry at night. When she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Ze holding her in his arms with tears streaming down his face. This was the first time she saw Lu Ze cry so hard.
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Shouldn't you be happy? I'm finally going to die, and you can marry your beloved Guan Zhiyi, your beloved Zhou Jiayun... Then you can have as many concubines as you want..."
Lu Ze choked up and said, "Qi Yuning, don't you know that you are the only one I love?"
Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze: "How is that possible?"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Qi Yuning, if I really had feelings for Zhiyi, even if His Majesty had ordered me to marry you, I would have disobeyed. Why would I choose to be a heartless person and marry you? Do you really think it was for the future of the Lu family?"
We've been married for five years, and you don't even know that I only love you?"
Qi Yuning leaned weakly in Lu Ze's arms, a tear falling from her eyes. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you wait until I was dead? Do you know that I have liked you for a long time? I liked you since we first came back from North City!"
Lu Ze frowned and said, "If that's the case, why have you been so insistent on getting a divorce these past few years?"
Qi Yuning said, "I know you want to deal with my Qi family."
Lu Ze asked, "When did I ever say I wanted to deal with the Qi family?"
Qi Yuning thought that it was indeed not what Lu Ze said, but what Lu Ze's subordinates said. The Zhou family wanted to take action against the Qi family a few years ago, but was also demoted by Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning had never thought about the misunderstanding before, but now that she thought about it, she threw herself into Lu Ze's arms and said in tears, "We have missed so much. It's too late now. I'm going to die."
Lu Ze touched Qi Yuning's head and said, "You will definitely get better. You will get better."
The next day was the Lantern Festival. Qi Yuning endured the discomfort and fatigue and took Lingling to play on the Lantern Festival. It was the first time for Lingling to go out and play with her parents, and she smiled happily.
However, Qi Yuning fainted after being exposed to the cold wind all night.
Lu Ze posted an imperial edict to invite folk doctors and famous witches, and tried every possible way to seek medical treatment and witchcraft.
Lu Ze was completely uninterested in state affairs and fell ill in a daze.
It was not until he heard about the whereabouts of Taoist He on Laojun Mountain that Lu Ze climbed up Laojun Mountain, kneeling every three steps. The roads on Laojun Mountain were all icy during the first month of the lunar year. The moment Lu Ze climbed to the top of Laojun Mountain, his hair and beard were all white, and his knees were bleeding from being broken.
Taoist He saw Lu Ze's expression and sighed softly, "Why is your Highness doing this?"
Lu Ze's knees hurt so much that he couldn't stand up. "Master He, please help save my wife."
Taoist He sighed and said, "Let's go."
Lu Ze could no longer stand up. Taoist He looked at Lu Ze's knees and sighed, "Alas, your legs are useless."
Taoist He arrived at the princess's residence and saw the unconscious Qi Yuning. He took out the silver needle in his hand, drew a talisman, and stuck it on Qi Yuning's forehead, saying: "I owe the old prince Qi a favor. Today, I will repay you with my life's cultivation."
Taoist He looked at Lingling who was standing beside him and asked, "What's your name?"
Lingling walked forward, looked at Taoist He and said, "My name is Lingling, Lu Yiling."
Taoist He touched Lingling's head and said, "You must remember that your name is Lingling, Lu Yiling. Remember not to play around too much and come back early..."
Taoist He took Qi Yuning's fingertip blood and injected it into the talisman paper. He then placed the talisman paper on Lingling's jade lock. "It's God's will, Lingling. Whether I can save your mother depends on you. Go to sleep."
Lu Ze asked Taoist He, "Master, what's going on?"
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