Inside the Dali Temple, Lu Ze felt that the looks his colleagues gave him today were all very strange.
He Siqing, who was about to retire, stroked his long, gray beard, patted Lu Ze's shoulder, and said earnestly:
"There are always beautiful women out there. Mr. Lu has a promising future and will be the Duke of the Kingdom in the future. There's no need to become so haggard for a woman."
Lu Ze raised his eyes and said, "Master He, this is just one time. I will never again become haggard because of a woman."
From then on, he never made Qi Yuning unhappy at night. He would either stay up late to write poems or paint.
As soon as Lu Ze said this, he felt his colleagues looked at him with even more sympathy.
He Siqing sighed, "There are many other beautiful women in the world."
Lu Ze said softly, "But I've never seen a girl more beautiful than her."
There are many beauties in Shengjing, but Lu Ze still thinks Qi Yuning is the most beautiful. In his heart, there is no one in the world more beautiful than Qi Yuning.
There are probably few people in Shengjing City who dare to compare themselves with Qi Yuning's beauty.
He Siqing and his colleagues had never seen Miss Guan Liu. They had only heard that Miss Guan Liu had a good reputation, but had never heard that she was beautiful.
If a woman is beautiful, I think she will not let her reputation overshadow her.
After all, human nature is superficial.
Could it be that Master Lu is just a lover who sees beauty in everything?
Lu Ze and He Siqing talked at cross purposes for a while. The old Siqing still felt sorry for the young man and said to Lu Ze, "Well, you should leave the court early today."
"Thank you, Master He."
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Qi Yuning's mobility issues did not affect her ability to find out rumors.
However, the maid had not come to report the rumors today, but Lu Baozhu came in angrily.
"Qi Yuning, do you think my eldest brother has gone crazy? Today, people are saying that he has become so haggard because of Guan Zhiyi that he looks like a nobody. Is Guan Zhiyi really that good?"
"Didn't he clearly say that he would only marry you in this life and would never marry Guan Zhiyi? Why is he so depressed because of Guan Zhiyi?"
Qi Yuning raised his eyes and looked at Lu Baozhu, "Are you still drunk?"
Lu Baozhu said, "I sobered up a long time ago. People outside were saying that my eldest brother was snatched away by my fifth cousin because of Guan Zhiyi. He looked very bad during the morning court session, with dark circles under his eyes."
Qi Yuning smiled slightly and said, "The painting he created last night probably took him at least five hours to complete. He probably stayed up all night without getting any sleep."
Lu Baozhu asked in confusion: "What?"
Qi Yuning said, "Your brother looks downcast because he painted a picture for me last night, not because of Guan Zhiyi. Don't believe the rumors out there."
Lu Baozhu suddenly realized, "No wonder, I was saying that my brother didn't want to marry Guan Zhiyi before, so I had to go and clarify things."
Qi Yuning pulled Lu Baozhu aside and said, "How do you clarify this? You said that Lu Ze was depressed because he spent the whole night drawing for me? Stop talking nonsense out there."
Lu Baozhu said, "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. I'm going to take Lingling to play on the swing in my yard."
Qi Yuning let Jingzhe and Guyu follow Lingling to the princess's mansion next door to play, and warned Lu Baozhu: "Don't play too crazy."
Lu Baozhu said, "I understand."
After Lingling left, Qi Yuning handled his official business much more efficiently.
By the time the third hour arrived, all the letters from the Qi Wang Mansion's merchants in various places had been processed, and the account books had also been checked.
Hearing the noise outside, Qi Yuning thought it was Lingling coming back, but it turned out to be Lu Ze wearing a purple official robe.
Qi Yuning raised her eyes and asked, "Why is the prince here?"
Lu Ze said slowly, "I promised Lingling this morning that I would come look for her as soon as I got off the yamen. Where is she?"
"Lu Baozhu took her out to play." Qi Yuning said, "Your Highness, you've arrived just in time. Please add my brother to this painting."
Lu Ze said, "I've forgotten what Prince Qi looked like when he was young."
Qi Yuning gave up the desk and said, "Just draw a picture based on my brother's current face."
Lu Ze picked up his brush and added the picture of little Qi Yu'an on the rice paper. Qi Yuning saw that the position where Lu Ze drew was exactly the same as the position where Lingling pointed.
Lu Ze was much more perfunctory when drawing little Qi Yu'an. He finished the drawing after a quarter of an hour. Lu Ze looked back and saw Qi Yuning staring at him.
Their eyes met, and for a moment, they could only hear their breathing clearly.
Lingling's voice came from outside, and the two people's intertwined eyes separated.
"Daddy, Mommy!"
Lingling trotted in, "Mom, there are bad guys! Lingling saw some bad guys, so scared!"
Lu Ze held Lingling in his arms and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
It took a long time for Guyu and Jingzhe to catch up, and Lu Baozhu also followed in a hurry.
"Lingling, why are you running? Isn't he just the prince's uncle? What are you afraid of? You should call him granduncle!"
"That's a bad guy!" Linglinglou grabbed Lu Ze's neck tightly, "He's not my great-uncle! Don't meet bad guys."
Qi Yuning said to Lu Baozhu, "Perhaps it's because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so majestic that Lingling is afraid of him. It would be better to let Lingling see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince less often in the future."
Lu Baozhu responded, "Lingling is too timid."
Lingling was unconvinced and said, "The bad guys are too bad, it's not that Lingling is timid!"
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is planning to hold a poetry reading in the Royal Gardens?"
Lu Ze nodded and said, "Your Highness does have this plan. It's to recruit talented scholars for next year's Spring Examination. If there are any with outstanding literary talent, they can be recruited now. What is the princess asking about?"
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