The day before leaving for Yangzhou, when having dinner at Princess Pingrou's residence, Princess Pingrou was reluctant to leave Lu Yiling and Xiao Yile.
"Lingling, Yangzhou is a long way off, so why not not go there? Wait until your wet nurse is feeling better and have her come to Shengjing City."
Lu Yiling smiled faintly and said to Princess Pingrou, "Grandma, I'm old now and can't stay at home all the time. Don't worry, I will take good care of myself, my younger sister, and my younger brother."
Princess Pingrou looked at Qi Yuning and Lu Ze with a worried look on her face. "As parents, are you willing to let all three of your children go to Yangzhou City?"
Qi Yuning said, "Lingling is smart, so there's no need to worry. Xiu'er doesn't go out on weekdays, so I don't worry about him. Ah Le is a little younger, but she and Lingling have always been inseparable. Since His Majesty and the Empress are going together, Ah Le and Princess Shiyi will also have company, so I'm relieved."
When Lu Yang and Lu Xing heard that they could go to Yangzhou City, they also became interested and clamored to go with them.
Lu Yun said, "You two can't go. Your eldest brother has already arranged a marriage, and the wedding will take place in the twelfth lunar month. He will definitely not be able to return from Yangzhou in the twelfth lunar month."
Lu Yiling looked at Lu Han in surprise, "Is the marriage settled so soon? Doesn't that mean I can't attend Brother Han's wedding?"
Lu Han said: "Yes, she is the second daughter of Mo Fuyin's family."
Lu Yiling said, "Then I wish Brother Han and Sister-in-law a happy and blessed baby soon. I'm going back to pack my things first. I have to leave early tomorrow morning."
After Qi Yuning saw Lu Yiling leave, she said to Lu Ze, "I'll go see Lingling."
When Qi Yuning rushed to Yuemi Courtyard, he saw Lu Yiling putting the rosewood hairpin on the candle flame and it took a while to light the hairpin.
"Lingling."
When Lu Yiling saw Qi Yuning coming, she threw the hairpin in her hand to the ground.
"Do you like Lu Han?" Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling blankly, "When did you start liking Lu Han?"
Lu Yiling said: "I didn't..."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling and said, "You can't fool your mother. Why didn't you tell her earlier that you liked Lu Han too?"
Lu Yiling lowered her head and said, "Mother, I can't like him, and he can't like me. He can't do anything to embarrass my uncle and aunt, and I can't disgrace the reputation of the Princess Mansion by saying that I like my cousin..."
Qi Yuning couldn't help but sigh and said, "Lingling, Lingling, these aren't things you should worry about. Lu Han likes you, so why is your second uncle so embarrassed? For your second uncle, having a stepson with the surname Lu is not as important as having a biological niece. You don't have to worry about the reputation of the princess's mansion. They are not real cousins to begin with, so what's wrong with him changing his surname back to Huang?"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling, whose eyes were filled with tears, and said, "If you had told Mother earlier, Mother would have definitely granted your blessing. I previously thought it was just Lu Han's wishful thinking... Now it's too late."
Lu Yiling said in Qi Yuning's arms, "I haven't told Brother Han that I like him, and he hasn't told me either. I know he's looking for a wife, but I didn't think it would be so soon... I didn't expect he'd already arranged a marriage so quickly."
Lu Yiling cried sadly, "Mother, I feel so bad."
Qi Yuning hugged Lu Yiling with heartache. Now that the wedding date with the Mo family had been set, Qi Yuning could not damage the reputation of another girl for Lingling. She herself had experienced the humiliation of her fiancé running away before the marriage, so how could she let the girl of the Mo family suffer the scandal of being broken off?
Qi Yuning could only hug Lu Yiling and say, "Let's go to Yangzhou and relax. Maybe this is just fate."
Lu Yiling leaned in Qi Yuning's arms and said, "Mother, can I sleep with you today?"
"Of course." Qi Yuning coaxed Lu Yiling to fall asleep slowly.
After Lu Yiling fell asleep, Qi Yuning couldn't help but sigh.
Early in the morning, Lu Yiling got up and went to the dock. This time they were going to Yangzhou by water. The palace ship was huge and luxurious. It was a large ship recently built in the shipyard.
Because Lu Yiling was in an unexpected mood, Qi Yuning didn't let Xiao Yile go with her. Xiao Yile kept crying on the dock and was reluctant to be separated from her sister.
Qi Yuning looked at Xiao Yile with heartache. In the end, she couldn't bear to let her daughter cry anymore and said, "Forget it. Mother will accompany you to Yangzhou."
Cui Liu, who was following Qi Yuning, said in surprise: "But Princess, we didn't bring any luggage."
Qi Yuning said, "Just buy some on the way. There's food and daily necessities on board. You can buy clothes, or Lingling's clothes will do. Yiyue can wear fashionable clothes."
Yile and Shiyi are of similar age and build.
Qi Yuning carried Yile onto the big ship. Little Yile stopped crying and soon started playing with little Princess Shiyi.
Lu Yiling looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, if you go to Yangzhou with us, won't Dad have any objections?"
"Is his opinion important?" Qi Yuning said with a faint smile.
Lu Yiling reached out and hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Mother."
Qi Yuning smiled calmly, "Be good, have fun in Yangzhou this time."
After Lu Ze finished dealing with state affairs, he returned home. Fortunately, both children were not at home. Yi Le was still young. Lu Ze was planning to take Qi Yuning to stroll around Shengjing City. After asking, he found out that Qi Yuning had not come back today.
Not long after, Lu Ze received a letter from Qi Yuning. It contained only a few words: "I'm going to Yangzhou. Don't worry."
Lu Ze clenched the paper in his hand and sneered helplessly.
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It took a full month to travel from Shengjing to Yangzhou City by water. Fortunately, no one got seasick.
In Yangzhou City, Chu Yan, Chu Qing, Ye Li, Zheng Xiuxiu and Chu Xiaoxiao were waiting at the dock early.
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