Zhao Jie has lived in this villa since he was two years old. He has never seen outsiders, let alone children of the same age as him.
I was so happy to see little Lingling today. I took Lingling's little hand and took her to the room to play.
Lu Ze followed him worriedly.
Zhao Jie took out a wooden box and opened it. Inside were more than ten ceramic horses about three inches long, and there were also ceramic soldiers on the side.
Lingling's eyes lit up when she saw the set of soldiers and horses. "I have this one too! Uncle gave it to me! Daddy, where is Lingling's ceramic horse?"
Lu Ze touched Lingling's head and said, "Go wash those dirty ones. I'll give them to you after they're clean."
Zhao Jie has not yet given the ceramic soldiers to Lingling.
Zhao Jie said, "This ceramic horse was given to me by my uncle."
Lingling said, "My uncle said he would give me a horse! How about I exchange the horse my uncle gave me for the ceramic horse your uncle gave you?"
Zhao Jie was extremely reluctant and said, "I can only give you one horse, because I'm here, and these are all I have to play with..."
Lingling asked, "Why doesn't my uncle go back to the palace to play?"
Zhao Jie pouted and said, "Mother said that the palace is full of bad people, so we can only hide here."
Lingling nodded and said, "Yes, there is a bad guy in the palace who can strangle people."
Lingling thought of the bad guy who was strangling her neck, so she let go of the ceramic horse in her hand and ran to Lu Ze to ask him to hold her.
Lu Ze picked up Lingling and saw the envy in Zhao Jie's eyes.
After Lu Ze comforted Lingling, he put her down and said to Zhao Jie, "Do you want your cousin to hold you?"
Zhao Jie blinked, his eyes sparkling, and walked up to Lu Ze and opened his arms towards him.
Lu Ze picked up Zhao Jie and looked at the tears in his eyes and said, "Do you miss your daddy?"
Little Zhao Jie said, "I don't even know what my father looks like anymore."
Lu Ze thought of his third uncle and said slowly, "Your father looks a lot like you. He's very kind and gentle, with a good temper. When your cousin has time, I'll draw a portrait of your father and give it to you."
Zhao Jie leaned on Lu Ze's shoulder and said, "Thank you, cousin."
Lingling played with Zhao Jie for the whole afternoon, and Qi Yuning also asked Princess Duan about raising children for the whole afternoon.
It was almost dark when Qi Yuning stopped asking questions and returned to the palace.
The servants in the palace have prepared dinner.
After dinner, Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "It's confirmed that Zhao Jie is the uncle Lingling mentioned."
Qi Yuning took the teacup handed to her by Lichun and waved her hand to let Lichun take Lingling out.
In the huge dining hall, there were only Lu Ze and Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning said: "When I was asking Princess Duan for advice on how to raise a child, I remembered that Princess Duan had a daughter before. If Princess Ruoshan hadn't died, she would have just reached the age of marriage this year.
Princess Shan's body was never found after she fell into the water. Could it be that she survived and eventually married my brother? After all, if Zhao Jie ascends the throne in the future, she will also be the eldest princess.
Lu Ze picked up the teacup beside him, took a sip and said, "It is indeed possible."
Although coming back to life from the dead is too absurd, it is still more acceptable than Princess Pinghe getting divorced and marrying Qi Yu'an.
Lu Ze put down the teacup and said, "Whether Sister Zhao Jie is alive or not will be known within this year. I will arrange for someone to protect Zhao Jie."
Qi Yuning took a sip of tea and said, "There is one advantage to Princess Duan and Zhao Jie staying here. At least if something unexpected happens in the capital, no one will think of this little Prince Duan."
Lu Ze watched Qi Yuning pick up her own teacup and sip it gently, frowning: "Princess, you are drinking from my teacup."
Qi Yuning took a look and saw a teacup on Lu Ze's right. "This cup of tea is originally mine. Your tea is on your right. Did you just drink my tea?"
Lu Ze glanced at the teacup on his right, and the tips of his ears turned red.
The two of them stood up and went back to their own bedrooms.
When Qi Yuning returned to her bedroom, she saw Lingling crying again.
Lingling said with tears in her eyes: "Mother, Guigui."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, be good.
"Woo woo, ghost, ghost."
Qi Yuning felt uneasy when hearing Lingling's crying, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that this was the Zhao family's royal tomb.
Forty years ago, the Zhao family's empire was about to be destroyed, and the Qi family helped the Zhao family continue its prosperity. Even if the ghosts of the Zhao family's imperial ancestors came out, they would not repay her with hatred, right?
Lingling is of Zhao family blood after all.
Jingzhe and Guyu trembled when they heard this. "They say children can see things that adults can't. This is right next to the imperial mausoleum. Could it really be haunted?"
Lingling sobbed loudly, "Ghost."
Qi Yuning tried to coax Lingling but failed, so she could only carry Lingling and knock on Lu Ze's door.
Lu Ze seemed to have just finished a shower. When he saw Qi Yuning, the blush on the tips of his ears had not yet faded.
When Lingling saw Lu Ze, she rushed over and said, "Guigui, Daddy, Guigui."
Lu Ze took Lingling from Qi Yuning and asked, "Why is she crying so hard?"
Qi Yuning said, "Your daughter said there are ghosts. Could this imperial mausoleum really be haunted?"
Lu Ze patted Lingling's back and said, "Even if there are ghosts, they are also ancestors of the Zhao family. There is no need to be afraid."
Lingling cried in Lu Ze's arms, feeling very aggrieved. Lu Ze coaxed her softly, "Lingling, don't cry. Tell me what you want."
"Ghost, ghost in the water."
Lingling sniffed and pointed to a lotus pond outside the palace courtyard, where there were still some remaining lotus leaves.
No matter how bold Qi Yuning was, her face turned pale when she heard about the ghost in the water. The four maids who followed Qi Yuning were trembling with fear.
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