In June, the summer in North City was particularly hot and dry, but Lu Yiling was not afraid of the heat at all. She went horseback riding and had fun with Qi Zhiyuan in North City every day.
Qi Yuning was particularly afraid of the heat this year and felt drowsy all day long. He was only willing to go out near dusk. Seeing the two young boys racing horses on the racecourse and having fun, Qi Yuning felt a little envious.
Lu Ze looked at Qi Zhiyuan and Lingling in the distance and smiled faintly, "They look a lot like us when we were kids."
Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze and said, "That's true. Unfortunately, we stopped communicating shortly after that."
Lu Ze was afraid that Qi Yuning would bring up the old grudge, so he took Qi Yuning's hand and asked, "Would you like to race horses together for a while?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to choose a horse here. Your Ferghana horse has few rivals now."
Lu Ze went to choose a horse, saying it was a horse race. The two ran to the edge of a lake and stopped running. The lake here was particularly beautiful, and Quan Town was famous for this spring.
Qi Yuning felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen by the lake. She touched her abdomen and said to Lu Ze, "I'm afraid my period is coming. It hurts so much."
Lu Ze stepped forward and supported Qi Yuning, saying, "I shouldn't have raced with you. Let me take you back first. Are you okay?"
Qi Yuning was in great pain, and she followed Lu Ze back to Prince Qi's Mansion. She called a maid to check and found that there was indeed blood. After Qi Yuning lay down to rest, she felt more and more painful, so Lu Ze went to ask a doctor to come.
The doctor frowned after checking Qi Yuning's pulse and said, "Princess, this isn't your period, this is a miscarriage."
Lu Ze, listening from the side, was filled with regret and only asked, "Can it still be saved?"
"That's hard to say. I'll prescribe some medicine and let you lie still. When did the princess have her period last time?"
Bai Lu, who was standing by, replied, "Forty-seven days ago."
The doctor stroked his beard and said, "The princess is still young, but she has had a miscarriage. She needs to rest well for the first three months. I will go down and make some medicine for her."
Qi Yuning was also full of regret that she didn't pay attention to her menstrual period and went horse racing. Maybe it was because Lingling and Xiu'er often talked about their sister. It would have been fine if she didn't have it, but now that she has it, Qi Yuning naturally cares about it very much.
Lu Ze saw the worry in Qi Yuning's eyes and consoled her, "I'll write to Shengjing City and ask for an extra three months of leave so I can accompany you and rest well."
Qi Yuning said, "Your Majesty has just taken over the government, and it's not appropriate for you to rest for half a year. It's time to return to Shengjing City. So, you can take Xiu'er back to Shengjing City first, and I will wait in Beicheng until the fetus is stable before returning to Shengjing."
Lu Ze said, "As Lingling said, those court affairs are not as important as you."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou has always been wary of us. You haven't returned to the court for three months. In another three months, the court situation may be uncertain. By then..."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Just trust Jie'er. If he really wants to deal with us, it doesn't matter whether he's in the court or not. Lingling has been looking forward to having a younger sister for ten years."
Qi Yuning chuckled lightly and said, "How can it be ten years? Only seven years at most."
Lu Ze said, "The years Lingling spent away naturally count. Don't worry, we still have Lin Jiang and Qin Feng in the court. Their presence is like my presence."
Qi Yuning smiled calmly and said, "Okay."
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In the palace, Zhao Jie received letters from Lingling and Lu Ze, and was filled with joy. Lingling had been whispering in his ear that she wanted a younger sister for almost six years. Lingling's obsession with a younger sister was deeply rooted in his heart. When Lu Zhixiu was still little, Lingling even secretly put on little skirts for him.
Now Lingling has finally achieved her wish.
Empress Dowager Zhou received the letter and hurriedly approached Zhao Jie, asking, "My prince, are Lu Ze and Qi Yuning planning a rebellion?"
Zhao Jie was shocked when he heard what Queen Mother Zhou said. "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Queen Mother Zhou asked, "Do you still remember the time when the Qi family army came to Shengjing City? The Qi family now has nearly 300,000 troops in the North City. That's 300,000 troops, enough to come to Shengjing City and try to usurp the throne.
Lu Ze, Qi Yuning, and their two children haven't returned for a long time. The Qi family's young prince Qi Zhiyuan is also in North City. It's possible that the Qi and Lu families are plotting rebellion! "
Zhao Jie sighed helplessly and said, "Mother, you worry too much. I believe my cousin would not do such a treasonous thing."
Empress Dowager Zhou asked, "Why not? There has been no war in the North City for the past ten years, but the Qi family army has grown in number year by year. Aren't you on guard?"
Zhao Jie said, "Mother, the Qi Family Army is also a great force. The increasing number of Qi Family Army in recent years is a testament to the prosperity of our army. Foreign nations all over the world are willing to be our vassal states. The victory without a fight is precisely because of the great reputation of the Qi Family Army."
Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Lu Ze has been in North City for three months, and now another three months. We really have to be on guard."
"My cousin asked for another March holiday because the princess is pregnant and the fetus is unstable."
"Qi Yuning is already 31 years old. How could she be pregnant at this age?" Queen Mother Zhou said, "She had never given birth before, but she got pregnant after going to North City. I don't believe it."
"You're really worrying too much. If my cousin wanted to rebel, why did he have to wait until I took power? It would only bring him bad reputation. My throne was given to me by my sister, the princess. At that time, I had my three uncles, Prince Xu, Prince Jin, and Prince Shou. If it weren't for my sister, the princess, the throne would never have been mine. Why did my sister wait for me to take power before plotting rebellion?"
Queen Mother Zhou sighed and said, "Isn't this because Chu Chi is pregnant now? If Chu Chi gives birth to a prince, it means they can have a new puppet emperor. My son, you have to be on guard. It's better to issue an imperial decree to allow Lu Ze and Qi Yuning to return! If they disobey the order, we will first surround the Princess's Mansion and Prince Qi's Mansion."
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