Qi Yuning thought about her first life in the fog. This disease tormented her for two years. During those two years, she also consulted a Miao doctor.
But Miao medicine is completely useless against malaria.
She could only watch her condition getting worse day by day.
But at this moment, Qi Yuning could only force a smile and said, "Well, did you bring Brother Yuan back too?"
Zhao Shu smiled and said, "He's back, but he's in the palace. His father usually keeps a close eye on him, but now that he sees his grandmother, who indulges him, he's unwilling to return from the palace."
Lu Ze said, "It would be good if Brother Yuan could spend more time with Grandma."
Lu Ze learned from the fog that the Empress Dowager passed away in October of this year, which was only a little over a month ago.
Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "Hurry up and go to the palace. You've delayed official business for three days and need to pick it up."
Lu Ze touched Qi Yuning's forehead and said, "Well, I will be back soon."
After Lu Ze left, Princess Pingrou said to Qi Yuning, "Ningning, I think we should cancel Lingling's first birthday party. You're so seriously ill, and if we celebrate Lingling in such a big way..."
Qi Yuning didn't wait for Princess Pingrou to finish and said, "We're going to hold a birthday party for Lingling."
In her first life, she really owed little Lingling a lot. At that time, she had a misunderstanding with Lu Ze, and she didn't care much about Lingling, so little Lingling didn't have many happy days.
In her first life, little Lingling was always timid and weak. She was happiest only when she was terminally ill and Lu Ze took her to the Lantern Festival.
Qi Yuning decided that no matter whether she could break the deadlock in this life, as long as she was alive, she would make Lingling happy for one day and would not let Lingling suffer any grievances again.
Qi Yuning coughed and said, "Although I'm seriously ill, it won't affect Lingling's first birthday celebration."
Zhao Shu patted Qi Yuning's back gently and said, "Don't be anxious."
Princess Pingrou said, "Then let's do it as usual."
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It was still drizzling on the eighth day of September, but in the early morning of the ninth day of September, the sky was clear.
Qi Yuning had a high fever all night and fell asleep in the early morning, but he was worried and woke up after sleeping for only more than an hour.
Lingling was wearing a bright red skirt today. Her hair was braided into two pigtails with a red string. She had red rouge on her eyebrows and her peach blossom eyes were shining.
Qi Yuning walked forward and held Lingling in her arms. She hadn't held Lingling in her arms for a long time.
Lingling clung to Qi Yuning's shoulder and cried in a baby voice, "Mommy, darling."
Qi Yuning kissed Lingling and reached out to touch her sky-high braids: "Lingling is so beautiful today."
Lingling smiled at Qi Yuning and hugged Qi Yuning tightly with her two little hands.
Lu Ze didn't let Qi Yuning hold Lingling for too long, and he took Lingling into his arms.
An eight-immortal table has been set up in the lobby of the princess's mansion, with candles lit, and people are praying to the Bodhisattva for Lingling's birthday.
When Lu Ze held Lingling and bowed, Lingling followed suit and put her hands together in a bow. She was very smart and made Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu very happy.
After worshiping the Buddha, the guests who came to attend the one-year-old party came in one after another, and when the auspicious time came, they would grab the week-old thing.
In the lobby lay a basket filled with books, pens, scrolls, silks, jewelry, an abacus, gold ingots, and small bows and arrows.
As long as it had a good meaning, Qi Yuning put it all up.
Lu Ze placed Lingling in front of the basket and said with a smile, "Lingling, choose something from the basket."
Qi Yuning sat on a wooden chair beside him, feeling very tired, and his eyelids were about to close.
Lingling crawled to the basket and grabbed a copy of the Analects. Just when Qi Yuning was happy, he saw Lingling throw the Analects out of the basket.
After that, Lingling threw all the gold ingots, scrolls, silks and jewelry out of the basket.
Little Emperor Zhao Jie walked up to Lingling and took out a rattle to coax her. "Lingling, do you want a rattle?"
Lingling took the rattle and threw it away.
When Lingling had thrown away everything in the basket, the guests were racking their brains to think of how to praise Lingling for her indifference to worldly things, but then they saw Lingling quickly crawling to Ali's side.
Qi Yuning thought that it was Lingling's first time seeing such a grand scene, and she might have been scared and gone to find her wet nurse.
But unexpectedly, after Lingling helped Ali to stand up, she snatched the steamed bun that had already been taken a bite from Chu Che's hand behind Ali.
Lingling quickly grabbed the bun and took a big bite.
Little Chu Che was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears. Lingling broke off a piece of steamed bun with her little hands and stuffed it directly into Chu Che's mouth, stopping him from crying.
Xiao Lingling took the steamed buns again and hobbled back to the basket and sat down.
While eating the steamed buns, Lingling picked up the small bow and arrow, the rattle, and the gold ingots and put them back into the basket.
Seeing this, Qi Yuning woke up from his doze and no longer felt tired...
Hearing everyone praising Lingling for her future prosperity, Qi Yuning could only smile indifferently.
Lu Baozhu said to Qi Yuning, "I told you not to put any food in there, but you still didn't believe me."
Qi Yuning indeed didn't let any food in the room, but who knew Lingling was so sharp-eyed that she even snatched the steamed bun from Chu Che's hand.
Lu Ze walked over and picked up Lingling, who was chewing on a steamed bun, and said with a smile, "Being able to eat is a blessing. Lingling is truly a blessed person."
Lingling listened to Lu Ze's praise and tore off a piece of steamed bun for Lu Ze to eat. Even though Lu Ze ate delicacies every day, when he saw the steamed bun handed to him by his daughter, he felt that it was the most delicious thing in the world.
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