The white banners and lanterns in Prince Qi's mansion were taken down and replaced with lively palace lanterns for the New Year, which were very exquisite.
Lingling saw the little tiger on the newly replaced palace lantern and said with a smile, "It's Hu Hu!"
Lu Ze hugged Lingling and said, "Well, it's almost the Year of the Tiger."
Lingling scratched her head and said, "The New Year is coming so fast! Lingling just finished the New Year and it's almost the next one. Lingling loves the New Year. During the New Year, my parents, uncles, and aunts can all be with me!"
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little face and said, "Dad and Mom will make more time to spend with you in the future. When your aunt comes into the family, Mom can hand over the Qi family's account books to your aunt, and I can spend more time with Lingling."
Lingling smiled and said, "That's great. Lingling likes mother to accompany her."
Qi Yuning extended her little finger to Lingling and said, "Lingling, you must always stay with mother. You are not allowed to leave mother."
Lingling hooked Qi Yuning's little finger and said, "Lingling will always be with mother!"
Seeing the intimate mother and daughter, Lu Ze smiled softly and said that he would marry Qi Yuning when he returned to Beijing.
By this time next year, Lingling should be in Qi Yuning's belly.
The three of them went to the dining hall to have their meal. It was the first day since arriving in North City that the family had such a happy meal together.
Ah Ping looked away when she saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze. Qi Yu'an took Ah Ping's hand and sat down. He said, "It's rare for my sister and I to spend a New Year together. This New Year's Eve is going to be lively."
Qi Yuning said: "Yeah."
Lu Yun sat next to Lu Ze, looking at A Ping and Lu Ze. He said, "I know why Miss A Ping looks familiar to me. Brother, her eyes are similar to yours. If you hadn't told me, I would have thought she was your sister. She looks more like you than Lu Baozhu."
Lu Ze said, "You are so disrespectful! Should you call your sister by her full name?"
Lu Yun said, "I'm crying out, who told her to take the initiative to ask for my hand in marriage? I'm suffering in the temple because of her!"
"Your Majesty, Miss Wen is outside asking to see you."
Qi Yu'an said: "Let her in."
When Ping heard about Miss Wen, she felt a little uneasy.
Lingling walked up to Ah Ping with a small plate in her hand and said, "Aunt, this is turtle leg. Eat it!"
Seeing the turtle leg Lingling handed over, Ping smiled and said, "Thank you."
When Wen Yalan entered, she saw Ah Ping beside Qi Yu'an, who had not yet bowed. She was a little surprised and asked, "Miss Ping... Miss Ping, are you still alive?"
Ah Ping nodded calmly and said, "Yes, I'm still alive. There was a misunderstanding about my death."
Wen Yalan looked at the woman on Qi Yuan'an's left. She looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.
It was Qi Yuning who recognized the woman in front of him first and asked, "Yalan?"
Wen Yalan's father is Wen Ban, one of the generals in the Qi family army. Qi Yuning knew Wen Yalan when he was young and met her twice when he came to Beicheng.
Wen Yalan asked puzzledly: "Who are you?"
Qi Yuning chuckled, "I am Qi Yuning."
Wen Yalan bowed and said, "Princess!"
Qi Yuning stood up and walked over to Wen Yalan and said with a smile: "We met when we were thirteen or fourteen. I didn't know you were so beautiful."
"The princess said I'm pretty, but that really flatters me." Wen Yalan also chuckled, "Compared to the princess's appearance, I'm far inferior."
"Aunt, Lingling will give you the edges of the turtle again. Aunt likes the edges of the turtle the most."
Lingling asked the maid to pick up some turtle pieces for her, and then walked to Aping with a small plate.
Ah Ping was surprised. She had never revealed that she loved eating soft-shelled turtles. Soft-shelled turtles were rare in the North City. They were usually only available on important occasions in the palace or when entertaining guests. She was too embarrassed to eat too much.
Wen Yalan saw Lingling and said, "This child is..."
Qi Yuning said, "This is my daughter with Master Lu, Lu Yiling, nicknamed Lingling. Lingling, come here and call me Auntie."
Lingling leaned against Aping and called out, "Auntie."
Lingling looked up at A Ping and said, "Aunt, please eat the turtle edge."
Qi Yu'an said softly to A Ping, "If you don't want to eat, don't force yourself."
"No, I really like it." Ping touched Lingling's little head. "Thank you, Lingling. I hope the baby in my belly can be as well-behaved and sensible as Lingling."
When Wen Yalan heard the word "baby in the belly", her eyes darkened slightly.
Qi Yuning asked, "Yalan, have you had your meal yet?"
Wen Yalan looked at Qi Yu'an and said, "I just returned to North City. I heard that the prince was seriously ill and came to visit him. It's true that I haven't eaten yet, but I'm glad to see that the prince is okay."
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