Ah Ping comforted her softly, "Aunt, I'm fine. I'm already content as long as I can eat and wear warm clothes in Prince Qi's mansion.
If the prince really despises me, it's okay. I have raised some money over the years, and I can sew, so I can make a living by sewing, and we won't be displaced anymore."
Fortunately, my aunt has been taking good care of me since she was a child. She has never done any rough work. Her hands are like those of a rich girl, so she is suitable for embroidery.
During these three years, she also learned some skills by following the embroiderers in the North City Palace.
Seeing A Ping forcing a smile, the nanny sighed.
"Miss, the servant next to the prince said that the prince will come over tonight!"
The little maid came in hurriedly, speaking happily.
Ah Ping also looked happy and said, "Thank you, Auntie, for helping me dress up."
Nanny chuckled as she helped Ah Ping put on her makeup. Ah Ping said, "Your Highness thinks I'm too delicate. Please help me put on some more heroic makeup."
Qi Yuan'an had been back in Beicheng for five days, busy with the military and government affairs that he had neglected when he returned to Shengjing. Only after these five days did he remember that he had not seen A Ping since he came back.
Today is the day of the full moon.
Under the full moon, A Ping stood at the door wearing a narrow-sleeved skirt. Her exquisite figure made Qi Yuan quite distracted.
When we got closer, the lantern hanging on the door was brightly lit.
Qi Yu'an finally saw Ah Ping's heroic makeup, frowned tightly, and said sternly: "Go wash off your makeup quickly."
She already bears some resemblance to Lu Ze, and with makeup on, she looks even more alike.
Apart from Lingling, Qi Yu'an didn't want to see Lu Ze's face.
Ah Ping shuddered when she heard Qi Yu'an's unhappy voice, her eyes slightly red as she said with tears in her eyes, "Yes, Your Highness."
Qi Yu'an looked at Ah Ping's expression, sighed softly, and held her hand, saying, "Why are you crying? I just asked you to wash off your makeup. Don't put on makeup like this in the future. You look like the bastard who bullied my sister."
Qi Yuanan thought back to when he rescued A Ping three years ago, he felt that she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember her at that time.
Now that I think about it, isn't there a similarity between him and Lu Ze?
Ah Ping sobbed, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Qi Yuanan listened to A Ping's sobbing and reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of A Ping's eyes.
Why did you find such a delicate girl in the first place?
She cries at the slightest noise or touch.
Even more delicate than a princess from a wealthy family.
But sometimes, Qi Yu'an still liked her delicate appearance very much, especially her soft crying between the bed curtains.
He hadn't touched her for almost a month, and now looking at her red and tearful peach blossom eyes, Qi Yuan just wanted to bully her severely.
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September 16th.
The weather suddenly became very cold.
After Qi Yuning stood up, she put a red jacket on Lingling, and Lingling was wrapped up like a little dumpling.
"It's hot!" Lingling said.
Qi Yuning patted Lingling's little head and said, "It's very cold over there in the Imperial Mausoleum."
Lingling said "oh" and obediently put on her little jacket and got on the carriage to the imperial mausoleum.
As soon as the carriage started moving, Qi Yuning felt a weight pressing down.
Then Lu Ze opened the carriage curtain and entered.
Qi Yuning asked, "Is the Princess's Mansion too poor to afford a carriage?"
Lu Ze ignored Qi Yuning and sat next to Lingling. He looked at Lingling, who had become a little round ball, and chuckled, "It's not winter yet, is it? Why are you dressing Lingling so warmly?"
"The Frost Descent has passed, and the Beginning of Winter will come in a few days."
Qi Yuning pulled his cloak closer and said, "It's really cold today, you have to wear more clothes."
Qi Yuning is extremely afraid of cold, especially in winter, when her hands and feet are like ice and difficult to keep warm.
It was no use even after consulting the imperial physician. In such a cold day, Qi Yuning was even more worried that Xiao Lingling would get sick from the cold.
Lingling was wearing thick clothes, which made it difficult for her to move, but she studied hard to learn to read so that she could have younger brothers and sisters.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze taught Lingling how to read, and the three hours it took to reach the imperial mausoleum passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Ze took Princess Pingrou's token and went to the palace to ask for a bedroom.
Qi Yuning asked the maid to pack up, and she, Lu Ze and Lingling went to the villa where Princess Duan lived.
The third prince had been dead for two years. When he passed away, the young prince was less than two years old, and the mother of Prince Duan was not very favored.
Prince Duan was of mediocre talent, and the princess he married had a decent family background, being the daughter of the Governor of Jiangnan.
However, Qi Yuning had seen this Princess Duan before. She was weak and timid, and could not make decisions on anything.
As soon as Prince Duan died, she lost all her backbone. She took her child with her and did not fight for the fiefdom and title left by Prince Duan. Instead, she took the child to the imperial mausoleum to keep vigil for the third prince.
In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly and Lingling's face was rosy.
In the villa, Princess Duan was very surprised to hear that Prince Lu and Princess Qi came together. She had been a widow for two years, so how could these two people come?
Lu Ze was her husband's eldest nephew, and her husband didn't have much contact with this nephew during his lifetime.
As for Qi Yuning, she rarely interacted with Qi Yuning.
Princess Duan asked someone to invite them in, and saw that Lu Ze was holding a little girl about three years old in his arms. The girl was wearing thick clothes, and her little face was rosy and almost blushed.
The little girl's eyes lit up and she said in a baby voice, "Mother!"
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning bowed together: "Third aunt."
"Princess Duan."
Princess Duan repeatedly said, "Please stop being polite. This child is..."
Princess Duan was surprised to see the child's resemblance to Lu Ze. Lu Ze didn't intend to hide it, "My daughter and the princess's daughter."
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