Seeing Lingling's impetuous behavior, Qi Yuning even grabbed Lingling's hand and said, "You must not interfere in the affairs between the wet nurse and Chu Yan."
"Why?" Lu Yiling pouted.
Qi Yuning said slowly, "The matter between Chu Yan and your wet nurse is not just about his betrayal."
"How much trouble can that be?" Lingling snorted. "He's a heartless man and a coward!"
Qi Yuning said, "You should stop meddling in other people's business. The New Year is almost here, so you might as well go buy some New Year's goods."
Lu Yiling said, "Mother, Lingling can't listen to you this time."
Qi Yuning sighed helplessly when he saw Lu Yiling leaving.
Lu Yiling led Chu Che to the door of the Chu family, and still did not get stopped by the doorman and broke into the Chu family courtyard.
"Nurse! Nurse!"
Ning Weilian stepped forward and said to Lu Yiling, "Little Princess, what are you doing..."
Lu Yiling looked at Ning Wei and said, "I said I won't bother you. Go away and ask Chu Yan to return my wet nurse to me."
Ning Wei was stunned for a moment and said, "Princess..."
Lu Yiling rushed in and searched every room, and Ning Wei had no choice but to follow.
Until Lu Yiling broke into the study in the front yard, Ning Weilian stopped Lu Yiling and said, "Little Princess, this is my husband's study. He doesn't allow anyone to enter."
Lu Yiling said, "If you don't let Chu Yan return the wet nurse to me, I will have no choice but to go into the study to find my wet nurse."
Lu Yiling walked in regardless of Ning Wei's obstruction. It could be said that Ning Wei had no intention of stopping her.
Lu Yiling entered and saw the study. She glanced at the bamboo slips on the desk and searched everywhere.
Chu Che walked up to the antique shelf and looked at a vase on it. He walked over to a milky white porcelain vase and said, "I have a vase like this at home."
Lu Yiling went over to pick up the vase, but she didn't expect that she couldn't lift the vase at all. She turned it hard, and heard a slight noise behind the antique shelf.
"Chu Che, help me turn it, this is so heavy."
Chu Che stepped forward to help Lu Yiling turn around, and saw a secret door appear in the middle of the antique shelf slowly moving downwards.
Lu Yiling said, "Is this the legendary secret room? Who needs a secret room? There must be something shameful inside!"
Lu Yiling lit a fire stick and told a guard to go down first. After hearing the guard's permission, Lu Yiling jumped into the secret room. When she saw Ning Wei trying to catch up, she said, "Don't come."
Chu Che walked into the secret room with Lu Yiling. The guards lit the candles in the secret room, and the candlelight illuminated the entire secret room.
Lu Yiling saw that the entire secret room was filled with paintings. "This is Sister Chi when she was a child. Is this her wet nurse? The wet nurse in this painting is so young. I've never seen such a young wet nurse."
Lu Yiling looked at the portraits hanging on the walls of the secret room, as well as a jade ring of very poor quality. Lu Yiling was very familiar with this jade ring. She remembered that her wet nurse also had a jade pendant on her body, which just matched this jade ring.
Lu Yiling asked, "Chu Che, why did Chu Yan create such a secret room?"
Chu Che shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Little princess!"
Chu Yan's slightly annoyed voice came from the door of the secret room, "Little Princess, do you know the sin of trespassing into someone else's house?"
"Then do you know the sin of stealing my wet nurse?" Lu Yiling was not afraid of Chu Yan at all. "The whole world belongs to the king. My uncle has given me the power of Dasheng. If you are not satisfied, you can go to my uncle!"
Chu Yan said: "Little Princess, please leave quickly."
Lu Yiling walked out and followed Chu Yan to the small courtyard in the center of the lake. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Ye Li who was still unconscious. Lu Yiling hugged Ye Li with concern and said, "Nanny, wake up. Lingling must be a good child from now on. Wake up. You can't abandon Lingling."
Chu Che looked at Chu Yan with hatred.
Ye Li heard Lingling crying and slowly woke up. She hugged Lingling and said, "Don't cry. Nanny is fine. Lingling, don't cry."
Lu Yiling wiped her tears with the back of her hand and said happily, "Nanny, you're awake."
Ye Li got up from the bed, looked at Chu Yan and said, "You want to take Che'er away from me? Absolutely not! I will never agree to it!"
Lu Yiling went over and pulled Chu Che behind her, then looked up at Chu Yan and said, "Chu Che is mine, don't even think about snatching Chu Che away from me!"
Chu Yan ignored Lu Yiling and said to Ye Li, "Think about it carefully. It won't be easy for Chi'er to gain a foothold in the palace. Queen Mother Zhou is your majesty's biological mother after all. If she doesn't agree with Chi'er becoming empress, your majesty cannot go against filial piety and the expectations of the court officials. If you want Chi'er to live a peaceful and stable life in the palace, you have no choice but to let Che'er return to the Chu family."
Ye Li clenched her hands, feeling angry but also a little helpless. She knew very well that if Chi'er wanted to become the queen, it would not be solved by just a few words from Zhao Jie.
Even if Chu Chi was lucky enough to become the queen, all she could rely on in the future was Zhao Jie's loyalty.
But there are many unfaithful men in the world, let alone the emperor who has three palaces and six courtyards.
Chu Che saw the looseness in Ye Li's eyes and said, "Mom, you can't leave me!"
Lu Yiling held Chu Che's hand tightly and said, "Chu Che, don't worry, no one can take you away from me!"
Chu Che also held Lu Yiling's hand tightly and said, "Keep your word."
Lu Yiling said, "Of course I keep my word. Those who don't keep their word are dogs. I won't be a heartless dog!"
Lu Yiling supported Ye Li and said, "Nanny, let's go home."
Ye Li stood up slowly. She was so weak that Lu Yiling, a child, could not support her at all. She staggered and almost fell down. It was Chu Yan who stepped forward and hugged her.
Chu Yan let go of Ye Li's hand after he stood firm.
…
In the palace, inside the Purple Palace.
When Zhao Jie was having dinner, he heard a palace maid come to report that Queen Mother Zhou had not eaten today. He couldn't help but frown, sighed, and went to Queen Mother Zhou's palace.
Empress Dowager Zhou had not eaten for three days in a row. She was very weak, her face was pale, and her lips were chapped.
"Mother, why are you doing this?"
Empress Dowager Zhou lay on the small couch and said weakly, "My son, you and I have depended on each other for seventeen years. Not long after you were born, your father died, and your sister... my poor Shan'er also died early. Mother placed all her hopes on you...
You absolutely must not fall for the Qi and Lu families' scheme and marry a slave's daughter as your queen. Chu Chi was a spy planted by the Qi family in the palace from the beginning. If you make her queen, if her child is born, I'm afraid you won't live long either, and your youngest son will still become a puppet of the Qi and Lu families."
Zhao Jie said: "Mother, you worry too much. My cousin has long wanted me to rule the country. As for the Qi family, the young prince of the Qi family is also my cousin. The Qi family only has this one bloodline, how could he possibly come to seize power?
I just love Chu Chi, mother, I just want to marry someone I love as my queen, I hope mother will agree to it."
"I can't help you!"
Queen Mother Zhou said angrily, "If you want to marry Chu Chi as your queen, you will have to watch me starve to death!"
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