Lingling slept for more than an hour on the boat. When she woke up, she made a fuss for a while, but Lu Ze coaxed her and she soon calmed down.
Seeing the huge carp, Lingling was very surprised, "This fish is bigger than Lingling! Lingling wants to eat it!"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Carp doesn't taste good, so let it go."
Lingling said, "Yes, Yuyu or Guigui are more delicious. Lingling wants to eat Guigui!"
There was no such thing as turtle on the dining table at Prince Qi's mansion. No one knew why Lingling liked to eat turtles. Qi Yuning shuddered at the thought of the gray turtle legs.
Lu Ze said, "Let's stay at the princess's residence for dinner tonight. My mother also likes it."
Lingling said dejectedly, "My aunt also likes Guigui's food! Only my mother doesn't like it. It's really delicious."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "No matter how delicious it is, I won't eat that stuff."
For the wealthy families in Shengjing City, this boiled soft-shelled turtle is a rare delicacy. This is also because there was a mention of soaked soft-shelled turtle in the Book of Rites. The noble families have always eaten wild soft-shelled turtle as a delicacy, but Qi Yuning only found it horrible.
Lingling stayed in the princess's residence for dinner, and Qi Yuning also stayed with Lingling.
When Princess Pingrou heard that Lingling stayed to eat soft-shelled turtles, she asked the kitchen to buy a lot of soft-shelled turtles from Dongting Lake. She used five soft-shelled turtles in total, including steamed, boiled, braised, and stewed with chicken.
When Qi Yuning saw the table full of soft-shelled turtles, she regretted coming to the princess's mansion with Lingling for dinner.
Lingling was very happy. "Lingling hasn't eaten so many Guigui for a long time. Lingling likes home. There are Guigui at home. Mom, when will we come back home from the palace to live?"
Qi Yuning didn't know how to answer for a moment. For Lingling, this place was actually the home in her memory.
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's head and said, "Lingling likes to eat Guigui. Mother will ask the kitchen in the palace to make it for you tomorrow."
Seeing the table full of soft-shelled turtles, Lu Baozhu pouted and said, "I really have forgotten my daughter because I have a granddaughter. And I don't like eating soft-shelled turtles."
Princess Pingrou chuckled and said, "I've prepared your favorite crystal frozen lamb, and Yuning's favorite roasted lamb. Yuning, am I remembering correctly?"
Qi Yuning didn't expect that Princess Pingrou still remembered the dishes she liked to eat when she was young. She nodded and said, "Yeah."
Princess Pingrou poured Qi Yuning a glass of warm wine. "As Lingling said, this is also your home. Don't be polite and eat more. This wine is plum wine brewed by my husband and I. It's delicious."
Qi Yuning picked up the warm wine, took a sip, and felt the aroma of the wine was pleasant. After a sip of the wine went down his throat, he felt his internal organs warm up.
Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "Drink less. This wine has a strong aftereffect."
Lu Baozhu sighed: "Where does this wine get its aftertaste? It's delicious. Come on, Qi Yuning, have a couple more drinks."
Lu Baozhu stood up and poured Qi Yuning a full glass of wine. "Deep feelings, drink it in one gulp."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "Given our relationship, I think even a drop is too much."
"You!" Lu Baozhu snorted, "You are so annoying!"
Qi Yuning chuckled and drank the whole cup of wine in one gulp, "It's your turn to drink."
After Lu Baozhu drank a glass, she filled another glass for Qi Yuning and said, "Drink it quickly."
Prince Consort Lu frowned upon seeing this and said, "Baozhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you forcing Yuning to drink?"
Lu Baozhu thought to herself, what am I doing? Isn’t it all for her unromantic brother?
She was looking forward to Qi Yuning marrying into the Lu family. Since Lu Yun was devoted to being his bald donkey, she could no longer rely on him. So, wasn't she the only one who could help Lu Ze more?
Lu Baozhu said, "Dad, you don't understand the things between us girls."
As she spoke, Lu Baozhu raised her eyebrows and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "You're not afraid to drink, are you?"
Qi Yuning finished his drink and turned the glass upside down. There was no more wine in the glass. "It's your turn."
Lu Baozhu drank a cup of wine with a fearless attitude and poured another full cup for Qi Yuning, "Come!"
After this happened several times, Lu Ze couldn't stand it anymore and glared at Lu Baozhu, saying, "Lu Baozhu! Stop messing around!"
Lu Baozhu was afraid of Lu Ze. Perhaps she was drunk, but she said aggrievedly, "I just want Qi Yuning to marry into the Lu family. You're not romantic, and without my help, you'll never be able to marry Qi Yuning. If you get Qi Yuning drunk, won't she let you do whatever you want?"
Qi Yuning: "..."
Lu Ze stared at the drunk and crazy Lu Baozhu with a sullen face.
Princess Pingrou and Prince Consort Lu were too embarrassed to face Qi Yuning, only Lingling continued to gnaw on the turtle's legs.
Lu Baozhu sobbed, "Brother, I know you like Qi Yuning very much and even stole her hairpin and hid it in your bed. I just wanted to help you!"
Lu Ze sarcastically said, "Is this a gang? Doing whatever you want after getting drunk is against the laws of Dasheng. How can a Dali Temple official break the law?"
Lu Baozhu said, "You just don't understand romance. If I were a man, I would have married Qi Yuning long ago and let her serve me."
Qi Yuning: "..."
Princess Pingrou rubbed her head and said to Lu Baozhu's maid, "Your princess is drunk. Help her back to her room."
Qi Yuning and Lingling didn't stay long. Lingling was so full today that she was burping. "Princess, Lingling and I will go back to the palace first."
Seeing them about to leave, Princess Pingrou said to Lu Ze, "Ze'er, please send them back."
The princess's mansion was not far from Prince Qi's mansion, and it took about a quarter of an hour to get back to the mansion.
When they arrived at the palace, Lingling had already fallen asleep in Lu Ze's arms. Lu Ze directly carried Lingling into the room and placed little Lingling on the bed.
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling's peaceful sleeping face and said, "I thought Lingling wouldn't go to bed so early after resting on the boat this morning, but I never expected her to fall asleep so quickly."
Lu Ze said, "Princess, don't take Lu Baozhu's words to heart. I don't know what kind of random books she reads. I will teach her a lesson."
Qi Yuning smiled lightly, "She must be reading some folk storybooks, all written by poor scholars who can't afford to marry, but she thinks that being a hero and saving a beautiful woman, or getting her drunk, will win her over..."
Lu Ze asked, "Then, according to your opinion, how can we win the beauty?"
Qi Yuning looked into Lu Ze's eyes and said, "Anyway, I'm not taking her to the tomb to investigate in the middle of the night."
Lu Ze smiled and said, "Princess, can picking persimmons help you win the beauty?"
Qi Yuning raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Ze. "I think writing poetry is a better way to win the beauty."
Lu Ze felt a headache when he heard the word "compose a fu". "I already wrote everything I could to praise you in that 1,000-word fu last time. If you want me to write another fu, I really can't do it."
Qi Yuning took a deep breath and said, "Master Lu, if you want to marry this beautiful woman, wait for your next life!"
"Xiaoman, show the guests out!"
Xiaoman came in from the outer room and said to Lu Ze, "Prince Lu, please go..."
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