Lu Ze coaxed Ling Ling softly, "Daddy has grown up and no longer clings to Mommy. You shouldn't cling to Mommy either."
Qi Yuning pushed Lu Ze away and picked up Lingling: "Stop talking nonsense, Lingling will always stick to her mother."
Lingling reached out and hugged Qi Yuning's neck tightly, "Lingling likes mother."
Qi Yuning nudged Lingling and said, "Let's go and fly a kite to get rid of all the bad luck."
In the Tai Chi Hall.
Emperor Shi Yuan angrily accused Zhao Chong, "Do you still remember that you are Ze'er's uncle? You secretly appointed Yu An as the Minister of Dali Temple. Do you still respect me?"
Zhao Chong stepped forward and helped Emperor Shiyuan to sit down slowly, saying, "Father, please don't be anxious. Ze'er is still a little young. He is indeed not young enough to convince the public."
"He is only two years younger than you. When I was his age, I was already the emperor!"
Emperor Shi Yuan said angrily, "Your sister married into the Lu family for you. Instead of helping your own nephew, you are helping to promote the Yu family... You are simply stupid!"
Zhao Chong said repeatedly: "Father, please don't get angry. Taoist He specifically told me not to get angry when taking the longevity pill."
Emperor Shi Yuan opened a longevity pill and took it.
Zhao Chong lit the incense beside him and said, "Father, you should be more calm and composed so that I can prosper my country for thousands of years."
Emperor Shi Yuan took a deep breath of the sweet smell, and calmed down his mind and said, "I have treated Ze'er unfairly this time. Today is his birthday."
Zhao Chong smiled faintly and said, "Zer is my nephew. If I have treated him badly, I will definitely make it up to him."
The Emperor Shi Yuan smelled the sweet smell and felt relaxed physically and mentally. He said, "Master He's elixir is really very useful. With the fragrance of this sweet grass, it can cure all diseases."
Zhao Chong said: "As long as your father likes it, this sweet grass is even more scarce than Taoist He's elixir. I heard that there are rumors in Persia that inhaling the fragrance of sweet grass can prolong one's life."
Emperor Shi Yuan came closer to the incense burner and smelled it, "My son is thoughtful."
Seeing Emperor Shiyuan smoking in front of the incense burner, Zhao Chong bowed and said, "Father, I will take my leave first."
Emperor Shi Yuan said, "Wait, I have treated Ze'er badly today, I must give him a good birthday gift, you can take it for me later."
"Yes." Zhao Chong replied.
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On Mount Longhua, the rhododendrons are in full bloom, and under the warm spring sun, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms and crabapple blossoms are in full bloom.
The sun was shining warmly on the mountain, and it was a gentle spring day. Lingling was wearing only a pink chest-length dress, and was throwing a kite that was taller than her. She was accidentally crushed under the kite.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze looked on and chuckled.
Lingling crawled out from under the kite, took Lu Ze's hand and said, "Daddy, you fly the kite."
Lu Ze took the kite string, released some kites, and flew the kite beside a mountain stream. After a while, the big kite was flying in the sky.
Lingling clapped her hands and said, "Daddy is so awesome. Lingling wants to play too."
Lu Ze tied the kite string to a wooden stick and gave the stick to Lingling. The kite was heavy, so Lingling had to run a few steps with it.
Qi Yuning stepped forward to support Lingling, glared at Lu Ze and said, "With such a big kite, aren't you afraid of flying Lingling away?"
Lu Ze sneered: "I didn't expect Lingling to be so light."
Lingling couldn't play with the big kite, so she went to the side to pick flowers. She picked a bunch of flowers and came to Lichun and said, "Auntie Lichun, help me make a wreath. Lingling wants to wear the wreath."
Lichun was very skillful and in no time she had made a wreath for Lingling to wear.
Lingling ran to Qi Yuning and said, "Mom, honey, does it look good?"
Qi Yuning saw the wreath on Lingling's head and smiled softly, "It looks good."
Lingling handed the flower she picked to Qi Yuning and said, "Mom, what is the name of this flower?"
Qi Yuning looked at the flower in Lingling's hand and smiled faintly, "This is called Yu Meiren. It is said that when Yu Ji and King Chu said goodbye, Yu Ji's blood was spilled on this flower, and the flower bloomed even more brightly, so it was named Yu Meiren."
"Princess, this is not poppy." Shuangjiang said, "This is opium from Persia."
"Opium?" Qi Yuning had never heard of opium.
Shuangjiang said on the side: "Ou Furong was introduced to our dynasty not long ago. The biggest difference between this opium and poppy is that one has fluff and the other does not. The one without fluff is opium.
Persian merchants said that opium, when used as a perfume, would have a sweet aroma, and burning it would make one feel relaxed physically and mentally, but it would also be addictive, and it was a poison that should not be touched lightly.
Qi Yuning repeatedly asked Lingling to throw away the opium in her hand, "Why are there Persian flowers here?"
Shuangjiang leaned close to Qi Yuning's ear and whispered, "I heard from a Persian pharmacist that when Princess Jin was in unbearable pain, she often used opium to relieve the pain. The Jin Palace has been buying a large amount of opium from Persian pharmacists all year round."
Qi Yuning raised her eyes and looked at Shuangjiang and said, "The Princess of Jin has been gone for a long time. Why is the Prince of Jin buying opium now?"
Shuang lowered her voice and said, "Persian merchants said that if a pregnant woman smokes opium, the child born will also have the addiction brought from the mother's womb, and there is no cure. I wonder if Princess Rong also needs opium spice?"
Qi Yuning asked: "Besides being addictive, is there any other harm to opium?"
Shuangjiang said: "It is extremely harmful. One will become thinner and thinner, or even weak and seriously ill. However, because opium can relieve pain, addicts often use more doses, which leads to a sharp decrease in lifespan. If the addiction is strong, it is easy to die from poisoning if you take too much. This substance is very harmful to people."
Qi Yuning said: "No wonder Princess Rong of Prince Jin seldom goes out. If she had been carrying the child since her mother's womb, why did Princess Jin harm her own child? Sigh."
I dare not comment much on Frost.
Qi Yuning said: "This opium stuff can't be touched lightly. Instruct the medical clinics in various places to see if opium has entered our Great Sheng Dynasty. If it has, we will not tolerate it."
Lu Ze came over and asked, "Afurong?"
Qi Yuning repeated to Lu Ze what Shuangjiang had just said.
Lu Ze heard this and said, "This thing is really not a good thing."
Qi Yuning looked at the opium flowers growing along the river and said, "This flower is as beautiful as a poppy, but it is actually so poisonous. After we leave, you'd better order the guards to eradicate it."
Lu Ze asked Shuangjiang, "Once you become addicted to opium, is it possible to quit?"
Shuangjiang said: "I heard from the Persian merchants that it is possible to quit, but quitting is like going to the gates of hell. Many people can't stand it and quit. This thing is really harmful!"
Lu Ze pondered over the opium and said, "This thing must not fall into the hands of someone with ulterior motives."
Qi Yuning said: "Prince Jin should also know that a gentleman should earn money in a proper way. I don't think he would give up his good job as a prince and take a different approach to start the opium business."
Lu Ze nodded and said, "That's true."
It was cold before, and Lingling hadn't gone out to play since she came back from North City. Today, she played until the sun was about to set, and she was reluctant to go down the mountain because she was afraid that the mountain road would be difficult to walk on at night.
Back at the princess's mansion, Princess Pingrou had already prepared a large table to celebrate Lu Ze's birthday.
As soon as Qi Yuning, Lu Ze Lingling and the other two entered the hall, they saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sitting at the head of the group.
When Lingling saw Zhao Chong, she shrank into Lu Ze's arms, "Daddy!"
Qi Yuning took Lingling in his arms, bowed to Zhao Chong perfunctorily and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness. Lingling is sleepy. I will take Lingling back to the palace to rest first."
Princess Pingrou said, "Since Lingling is tired, let the maid take her to Ze'er Courtyard to rest. I have already prepared a room for Lingling. You can stay and have dinner."
Lingling was really sleepy. She had been playing crazy on the mountain all afternoon and had no strength left. She just kept yawning.
Qi Yuning gave Lingling to Lichun and Shuangjiang, and asked them to accompany Lingling to rest, and she sat next to Lu Baozhu.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Baozhu looked angry and asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry?"
"You are still my uncle!" Lu Baozhu looked at Zhao Chong and said, "Uncle, you are my and my elder brother's uncle. How could you be so ungrateful and give my elder brother's position as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple to Qin Yuli's uncle!"
Zhao Chong looked at Lu Ze and asked, "Is Ze'er also angry with his uncle?"
Lu Ze said: "Your Highness must have considered a lot when choosing Yu An as the Minister of Dali Temple. I understand."
Zhao Chong said: "It's not that I don't want to help you, my nephew, it's just that you are too young, so it's inevitable that I will become a nepotist..."
Qi Yuning said in a bad tone: "The East Palace is almost surnamed Qin now, isn't that enough for nepotism?"
Zhao Chong was not annoyed when he saw Qi Yuning's unfriendly tone in front of him. He just looked at Qi Yuning. She had flowers on her bun, as if they were put there by a child for fun.
Duke Lu coughed and said, "Today is Ze'er's birthday, let's eat and drink. Let's eat and drink."
Lu Ze picked up a piece of roasted lamb ribs for Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning had no appetite, but her nose was quite sensitive and she actually smelled a faint sweet fragrance from Zhao Chong.
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