Qi Yu'an took a sip of tea and said, "Zhong Ming is the same age as me. Ever since Ah Ping got pregnant, his parents have been urging him to get married. If he is allowed to lead the troops to Shengjing City, I'm afraid the Zhong family will urge him to get married even more."
Qi Yuning said: "Zhong Ming is a handsome man, good-looking, and brave, so why hasn't he gotten married yet?"
Qi Yu'an smiled helplessly and said, "You have high standards. He cannot inherit his father's official title unless he is the eldest son. He is only the second son, so he has to earn his own official position in the future.
He wanted to find a daughter of a noble family, a daughter who was proficient in everything from playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and embroidering dragons and phoenixes. But how could a daughter of a noble family look down on Beicheng? If he were the eldest son of the family, he might have a chance in Shengjing, but how could he have the chance to meet such a daughter of a noble family in Beicheng?"
Qi Yuning said: "Zhong Ming is worthy of such a daughter."
Lu Ze said, "There are only a handful of daughters from aristocratic families who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs in the entire Dasheng. However, it just so happens that our Lu family has one."
Qi Yu'an asked, "Second Miss Lu?"
Lu Ze nodded and said, "Yes, but as you said, Zhong Ming is not the eldest son after all. It is too dangerous and difficult for him to fight for fame and honor on his own. If he really has an official title, he would be worthy of my second sister."
Qi Yu'an said: "If it's Miss Lu, then Zhong Ming is indeed marrying above his station."
"Your Highness, dinner is ready." Ah Ping pushed the door open and said, "Let's eat first and talk afterward."
Lu Ze stood up and bowed to A Ping, saying, "Aunt."
Ah Ping heard Lu Ze calling her aunt and smiled softly, "Hurry up and have dinner."
Lu Ze returned today and the dinner was very sumptuous.
Princess Pingrou kept picking up food for Lu Ze and Qi Yuning and said, "Look, your faces are smaller than they were during the Chinese New Year. Eat more to replenish your body."
Lu Ze said: "Thank you, mother."
Qi Yuning said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Lu Baozhu coughed at the side, "Qi Yuning, although you and my brother haven't held the wedding ceremony yet, the wedding date has passed, so you two can be considered married, right? Then this little sister-in-law is sitting, how can you sit down to eat? Hurry up and serve this little sister-in-law for dinner!"
Lu Baozhu crossed her legs and looked at Qi Yuning with a smug look on her face: "Come and prepare food for this sister-in-law."
"Ouch!"
Before Lu Baozhu could feel proud for long, Princess Pingrou hit her hard on the forehead.
Qi Yu'an looked at Lu Ze and said, "My sister is marrying you, not to be your sister's maid!"
Lu Ze said: "Brother Wang, don't worry. I don't want to let Yuning serve Lu Baozhu."
Lingling ran to Lu Baozhu obediently and said, "Aunt, what do you want to eat? Lingling will help you pick it up."
Lingling pushed a stool over and climbed onto it nimbly.
Lu Baozhu hugged Lingling again and again and said, "No, no, auntie was just joking. My Lingling is the best behaved one."
Lu Baozhu saw that there seemed to be a few people missing from the dinner table and asked, "Where are Baoshuang and Baoxue?"
Qi Yu'an said, "They are in the military camp. The Zhong and Zhu families are having a drill, and they want to participate. Lu Yun also has to participate."
Lu Baozhu became interested. "Is it so fun in the military camp?"
"Fighting at night is not fun." Qi Yu'an said, "Especially in the summer nights when there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants."
The third aunt of the Lu family said worriedly, "Those two girls really have been dreaming of joining the military since they were little. Now they are already 15 years old. If they continue like this, how will they get married?"
Lu Baozhu comforted her, "Don't worry, Third Aunt. The army lacks everything except men. Maybe they will find two sons-in-law for you from the barracks!"
After hearing what Lu Baozhu said, Aunt Lu became even more upset, and it would be better not to comfort her.
After dinner, Lingling was very happy that her father and mother were with her tonight.
The starry sky of Beicheng is more beautiful than that of Shengjing City. The twinkling and moving starry sky is quite shocking.
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning each held Lingling's hand and walked towards Qi Yuning's room, listening to Lingling chattering about interesting things in North City.
"Mother, Lingling likes Brother Ayou so much. Why hasn't Lingling met Brother Ayou before? Lingling and Brother Ayou have agreed that Lingling will marry Brother Ayou!"
Lu Ze frowned and said, "You are only three years old, do you know what marriage means?"
Lingling put her hand on her chin and said, "Marriage means a woman marries off and becomes a family with her husband. It was Brother Ayou who taught Lingling. Brother Ayou knows many, many characters. He knows every character. He is much better than Lingling!"
Qi Yuning looked at the innocent little Lingling and said, "You are still young, there is no need to rush to get married."
After all, if you really count now, Xiao Lingling hasn't been born yet.
Lingling blinked her peach blossom eyes and said, "Mom, I like little uncle so much. Can Lingling marry little uncle and brother Ayou together? Lingling wants to have a family with them!"
Qi Yuning: "...No! You can only choose one husband."
Lingling asked, "Why? Lingling can't bear to leave her uncle and brother Ayou."
Lu Ze picked up Lingling and said, "My uncle is your cousin and cannot be your husband. Brother Ayou is so much older than you, so he cannot be your husband. You are still too young to think about a husband. When you grow up, your parents will choose a great husband for you and will not let you down."
Lingling said: "But Lingling likes Brother Ayou and Uncle, and doesn't like other husbands."
Qi Yuning smiled and pinched Lingling's cheek and said, "How can you be so cute?"
Lingling threw herself into Qi Yuning's arms and rubbed her head on Qi Yuning's shoulder: "Mom is also very cute. Lingling likes mom's kisses the most, and daddy's too!"
Listening to the sweet voice of the little baby, Qi Yuning felt her heart melt, "Mommy also likes Lingling the most."
Lu Ze also said: "Daddy likes Lingling too."
Lingling said: "I know that Daddy loves Mom the most, then Lingling."
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said, "No, your father likes Lingling just as much. After all, if Lingling wasn't there, mother and father wouldn't be able to be together."
Without Lingling coming back, Qi Yuning thought that she might still be angry with the Lu family!
I wish I could kill Lu Yun with my own hands.
Under Qi Yuning's gaze, Lu Ze said to Lingling: "Well, Daddy likes Lingling just the same."
Lingling's arrival helped them a lot, allowing them to be on guard against the prince from the very beginning.
Just as Qi Yuning said, if it weren't for Lingling, he and Qi Yuning might still not talk to each other when they meet.
Qi Yuning chuckled at Lu Ze and said, "You stay with Lingling first. I'll go look for Baohua. When we were having dinner just now, I saw that she didn't eat properly."
Lu Ze nodded and said, "Yes."
…
Lu Baohua returned to the guest room. She looked towards the direction of Shengjing City, extremely worried about her parents.
Old Madam Lu is the princess's mother-in-law. Lu Baohua knows that her parents will probably be safe, but she is afraid of the unexpected. And although her grandmother is a little erratic on weekdays, she truly loves her.
When Lu Baohua was feeling sad, she looked at the straw-woven dragonfly beside her. She had always been afraid of insects, but this straw-woven dragonfly was so lifelike that she was not afraid at all.
Thinking about Lingling calling Zhong Ming "Second Uncle", Lu Baohua blushed deeply with embarrassment.
She just felt that the dragonfly in her hand was hot.
"Baohua?"
When Lu Baohua saw Qi Yuning at the door, he stepped forward to greet her and said, "Princess."
Qi Yuning held Lu Baohua's hand and said, "We are all reunited today, only your parents are still in Shengjing City, but you don't have to worry too much, because His Majesty is still here and the princess is still here, so no one dares to search the princess's mansion.
Secondly, the soldiers I left behind are all elite soldiers who are worth ten of their own. If anything happens, they will do their best to protect the Second Master and the Second Madam."
Lu Baohua nodded and said, "Yes."
Qi Yuning said to Lu Baohua: "We are all family, come to me if you have any problems."
Lu Baohua responded: "Yes."
Seeing Lu Baohua calm and collected, Qi Yuning said, "Also, I would like you to teach Lingling to read and learn some elementary books. Lu Ze and I must be busy these days, and I am worried about Lu Baozhu taking care of Lingling. Is it a problem to ask you to teach Lingling to read?"
"It's not a problem, it's not a problem." Lu Baohua said repeatedly, "Just let Lingling come to my place tomorrow."
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