Shen Jialin smiled and said, "Then I will write a letter to my parents and ask them to bring a betrothal gift to ask for Lu Baozhu's hand in marriage!"
Prince Xu said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Does Your Majesty think that I am not worthy of your niece?"
Prince Xu thought about Lu Baozhu's childhood. When he asked her to write a few words, she would pretend to have eighteen kinds of problems and refused to study or read. She was really not worthy of Shen Jialin.
However, she is his granddaughter after all, and now that he is getting engaged to the Lu family, he still has to save some face for his niece.
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Lingling played all day, and by dusk she was too tired to go back to the palace.
After returning to the palace, Lingling leaned on the small wooden couch and fell asleep. Seeing Lingling sleeping, Qi Yuning touched her little face and felt very satisfied.
Lu Ze entered the room and found it completely silent. He saw Lingling sleeping on the small couch and went over to touch her little face.
Qi Yuning raised her eyes and asked, "You came back early today?"
Lu Ze said, "I was afraid Lingling would make a fuss and ask to see me, so I brought the official business back to deal with it."
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze finished their dinner and said, "Lu Baohua met Zhong Ming today. I think she's interested in him. Should we help bring them together?"
Lu Ze said, "A marriage is a good thing, but as far as I know, my second uncle and second aunt have already agreed to Prince Xu's proposal. Prince Xu hasn't told His Majesty yet. If he had told His Majesty, Baohua would have been Prince Xu's concubine for sure."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "This matter really cannot be delayed any longer. I will go and confirm Baohua's thoughts tomorrow."
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