Zhao Chong walked over to Lu Ze and asked, "Why didn't you bring Lingling with you? The princess didn't come either?"
Lu Ze raised his eyes and said, "The princess was afraid that her uncle and aunt would see her pleading for Qin Yuli, so she didn't come."
Zhao Chong said: "So that's how it is."
Princess Pingrou walked up to Zhao Chong and chuckled, "Brother, you've grown another year older. You're already twenty-three. When will you let me hold your big, fat nephew?"
Zhao Chong said, "Sister, you already have such a lovely granddaughter like Lingling. If you haven't hugged her enough, why not wait until Ze'er and the princess get married so that she can give you a big fat grandson to hug."
Princess Pingrou said with a smile, "I've been thinking about that too. I wonder when I'll be able to hold my first grandson in my arms."
The royal family was bustling in the East Palace. It was the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, and several of his royal brothers were also present.
As the eldest prince, the King of Shu had many children. Several of his sons were already sixteen or seventeen years old, and each of them was very handsome.
The King of Shu walked up to Lu Ze and said, "Ze'er is becoming more and more handsome. I didn't expect that even when the child is three years old, you kept this a secret from your uncle. You really don't treat your uncle as your own."
Zhao Chong laughed and said, "Royal brother, Ze'er has even kept it a secret from his own parents. It doesn't mean that he doesn't consider you as his own."
Lu Ze picked up a glass of wine and said, "I hid the fact that I have a daughter from all the uncles and aunts. I should be punished!"
Lu Ze drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp, and then the princes and princesses stopped criticizing Lu Ze and started urging their younger brother, the Crown Prince, to marry the Crown Princess as soon as possible.
Emperor Shi Yuan and Empress Qin, who were sitting at the top, were very happy to see the whole family with many children and grandchildren. When people get old, what they want is to have children and grandchildren living in harmony with each other.
Emperor Shiyuan asked, "The third family is still with Jie'er in the imperial mausoleum and won't come back?"
Queen Qin said, "Well, not long ago I sent someone to deliver charcoal to them and their son. I heard that Jie'er has already learned to read."
Emperor Shi Yuan thought of his third son who had passed away two years ago and sighed. When his third son passed away, Zhao Jie was still in his infancy.
Whenever Queen Qin saw her children and grandchildren having fun together, she always felt like there was a void in her heart.
Queen Qin didn't know why she had such a feeling. She thought it was because Zhao Chong had not yet married and had no legitimate grandson.
Lu Ze was forced to drink a lot of alcohol today.
After returning to Prince Qi's Mansion, he felt that he was covered in the smell of alcohol.
Lingling didn't mind, "Daddy, you're finally back! Mommy and I missed you so much!"
Qi Yuning leaned closer to Lu Ze and sniffed the wine. "It's the Crown Prince's birthday, not yours. Why did you drink so much? You reek of alcohol!"
Lu Ze said, "It's been a while since I've had such a pure family dinner at the palace. Because I kept Lingling's affairs a secret from them, I was forced to drink a lot more."
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Go wash up quickly. If you reek of alcohol, you are not allowed to enter my room."
As soon as Qi Yuning finished speaking, he heard Lichun come in and report that Qin Feng wanted to see him.
Qi Yuning asked curiously, "Qin Feng wants to see me? Isn't he here to see Master Lu?"
Lu Ze said, "Qin Feng doesn't know that I'm living in the Prince's Mansion now. If he wants to find me, he should go back to the Princess' Mansion next door to look for me. I think he's here to look for you, Princess."
Although Lu Ze lived in Prince Qi's mansion every day, he would first return to the princess's mansion and then go to the prince's mansion through the side doors adjacent to the two houses.
After all, they are not married yet, and it would be inappropriate if outsiders knew that they were living together.
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