Perhaps because they slept for too long during the day, Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were no longer sleepy at night.
After coaxing Lingling to sleep, Lu Ze moved Lingling to the innermost part.
Lu Ze hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Is Zhong Ming really reliable? Second sister is gentle and loves poetry and songs. Zhong Ming is a military commander and I'm afraid he can't accompany Second sister in romantic affairs. I just heard Brother Qi Wang say that he has high standards."
Qi Yuning said: "He and my brother grew up together. He can be regarded as my brother's right-hand man. He has high standards because he has his own abilities and deserves to marry a good girl. He is not like Master Lu who doesn't care about meat and vegetables and has low standards."
Lu Ze listened to the sour taste in Qi Yuning's words, he chuckled and said: "Isn't my vision good enough to be able to fall in love with Princess Qi?"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I thought you would take the initiative to explain to me why you and Guan Zhiyi were locked up in the same cell. A man and a woman alone in a room..."
Lu Ze said: "I thought you wouldn't mind."
Qi Yuning looked into Lu Ze's eyes and said, "You wouldn't mind if I didn't care!"
Lu Ze said, "What else could have happened in the cell? I ignored her since I entered the cell. You should trust my judgment."
Qi Yuning looked into Lu Ze's eyes and said, "Your vision? Don't think I have forgotten that day when you refused to marry me on Mount Longhua because of the Guan family's engagement."
Lu Ze said, "At that time, I had never met Guan Zhiyi. I just didn't have anyone in my heart. I just married whoever my grandmother told me to marry. Later, I fell in love with you, so I was willing to marry only you."
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "If Lingling hadn't been there, and I hadn't exposed Guan Zhiyi for drugging the old lady, would you really have married Guan Zhiyi?"
Lu Ze said nothing. Without Lingling, he had no reason to cancel the engagement.
Qi Yuning asked: "Will you really marry her?"
Lu Ze didn't say anything, but just looked at Qi Yuning in embarrassment.
Qi Yuning already knew the answer, and said to Lu Ze: "So you should be grateful to Lingling for the rest of your life! Without Lingling, you won't be able to marry me!"
Seeing Qi Yuning getting jealous, Lu Ze chuckled and said, "How can you get over Guan Zhiyi's story?"
Qi Yuning said: "You are still smiling!"
Lu Ze hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Aren't you also engaged to Yun'er? If, if Yun'er hadn't become a monk, would you really have planned to marry him?"
Now it was Qi Yuning's turn to be speechless.
Lu Ze looked into Qi Yuning's eyes, bit her red lips and said, "If you really get married, I might be like Zhao Chong and do something stupid like snatching my brother's wife away."
Qi Yuning whispered, "Stop talking nonsense, Lingling is still sleeping next to you."
Lu Ze had no choice but to let go of Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning said: "I really didn't expect Zhao Chong to have such feelings for me. If he really likes me, why doesn't he marry me as the Crown Princess?"
Lu Ze said: "The Qin family will not agree to Zhao Chong marrying you. The Qin family is also afraid that after Zhao Chong ascends the throne, he will use the military power of your Qi family to attack them first."
Qi Yuning asked: "But isn't Zhao Chong a descendant of the Qin family?"
Lu Ze smiled and said, "The Qin family didn't tell Zhao Chong that he is of the Qin family's bloodline, and the Qin family didn't dare to tell Zhao Chong."
Qi Yuning asked: "I don't understand this, why didn't Uncle Qin dare to tell Zhao Chong that he is the heir of the Qin family?"
Lu Ze asked: "If you were Zhao Chong and knew that you were not of Zhao's royal blood, what would be the first thing you would do after ascending the throne?"
Qi Yuning: "Kill everyone who knows my identity."
Lu Ze nodded and said, "At first I didn't understand why the Qin family hid this from Zhao Chong, but later I figured it out. If Zhao Chong had known that he was a descendant of the Qin family, he would have made preparations to use the Qin family to ascend the throne. The Qin family used him as a puppet, but he had already been on guard against the Qin family."
Qi Yuning said: "Since ancient times, emperors who call themselves lonely and widowed are indeed lonely and widowed."
Lu Ze said: "In fact, my grandfather was able to create the current prosperous era of the Shiyuan period because he trusted your Qi family. Although my grandfather is old and greedy for power and a little confused now, he always remembered his kindness when dealing with loyal ministers and generals, and he reused those who followed him in the past, and never abandoned his running dogs after the cunning rabbit died."
Lu Ze added: "I think the Qin family has been hiding his identity as a descendant of the Qin family from Zhao Chong. They want to wait until Zhao Chong is isolated and helpless, and then use his identity as a descendant of the Qin family to threaten him, so that the Qin family can take control of all the power in Dasheng and force Zhao Chong to write an abdication edict and give the throne to the Qin family."
Qi Yuning asked, "How could that be? Isn't Zhao Chong also a descendant of the Qin family? Can't he just ascend the throne?"
Lu Ze said: "The Qin family now controls a lot of power in the court. In other words, the Qin family has reached the limit of their wealth and prosperity. They only want a descendant with Qin family blood to ascend the throne. There was no need to change the person in the first place. They could have sent the Qin family's daughter to the palace and asked the Qin family girl to give birth to a prince. Why risk such a big thing to change the royal bloodline?
They dared to commit the heinous crime of exterminating nine clans, and they would not let Jiangshan have the surname Zhao, but wanted Jiangshan to have the surname Qin! And Zhao Chong was born to a maid, and the Qin family actually looked down on Zhao Chong from the bottom of their hearts. "
Qi Yuning took a breath and said, "What you said makes sense."
Lu Ze said, "When I was a child, I noticed that the teacher hired by the Qin family for the prince always taught half and kept the other half. They were not as good as the teacher my grandfather found for me. Later, I didn't like to go to the palace to accompany the prince to study.
I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it. The Qin family didn't trust Zhao Chong that much. After all, he has been the crown prince since he was young. If Zhao Chong learns real skills and has the ability to be in power, the Qin family will not be able to control him. "
Qi Yuning said: "You have known since childhood that the teacher's teaching is not good, why don't you say it?"
"I said, the prince thinks the teacher's teaching is just right, and the teacher has been praising the prince for his intelligence. The prince likes the teacher very much."
Qi Yuning said: "Just as you said, it seems that the Qin family really does not only intend to disrupt the Zhao family's royal bloodline, but also intends to change the dynasty and let the Qin family become emperor. Perhaps you can also persuade Zhao Chong that the Qin family is just using him."
Lu Ze said, "I'm afraid he still thinks that I deliberately slandered his identity. In fact, we grew up together, so it's impossible to say that I don't have any feelings for him. He didn't want to kill me. If he can turn back from his wrong path, it's fine to keep him alive or imprison him."
Qi Yuning comforted Lu Ze softly, "Lingling said that the bad guy was locked up later. I guess he was indeed imprisoned for life."
The reason why Qi Yuning could be so calm and indifferent now was simply because he knew that the bad guy that Lingling mentioned later had received his retribution.
Qi Yuning thought of Song Heqing. They had been sisters for many years, so she naturally hoped that Song Heqing would have a better life in the future.
…
In Shengjing City.
Zhao Chong was overwhelmed by the military intelligence coming in from all directions.
Song Heqing walked up to Zhao Chong with a bowl of chicken noodle soup and said, "Your Highness, have a bowl of chicken soup and rest early."
Zhao Chong looked at Song Heqing and said, "Zer has been gone for more than half a month, right? I have been dreaming about Zeer these past few days, and I have never thought of taking his life, even though he slandered me, saying that I was not born by my father, the emperor, and my mother, but by Qin Han. I have never thought of taking his life..."
Song Heqing said: "Your Highness, I know you are kind and have never wanted to kill Master Lu."
Zhao Chong raised his eyes and looked at Song Heqing and said, "Now people outside are saying that I am the son of Qin Han. Do you believe it?"
Song Heqing snuggled in Zhao Chong's arms, looked up at Zhao Chong and said, "I only know that His Highness will always be His Highness."
Zhao Chong said: "Now that the Ning Wang and Liao Wang have both raised their armies, I don't know if I can continue to do this... He Qing, I'm afraid that the Qin family's current troops alone cannot deal with them.
I may have to inconvenience you, but you should write a letter to persuade Yuning, and tell Yuning that as long as the Qi family army is willing to help us suppress the rebellion of King Ning and King Liao, I am willing to marry Qi Yuning as my queen in the future and will never reduce the title of the Qi family.
I will also ask my father to issue an order to transfer troops from the North City..."
"You absolutely cannot do that, Your Highness!" Song Heqing said, "Once the Qi family's soldiers arrive, they will definitely attack you. They have determined that you are not of the Zhao family's bloodline."
"I am the blood of the Zhao family!" Zhao Chong looked at Song Heqing coldly, "Lu Ze is dead. Who else can Qi Yuning marry except me as queen? As long as the Qi family helps me to settle the rebellion of Prince Ning and Prince Liao and ascend the throne, the future crown prince will be the blood of the Qi family.
You and Qi Yuning are sisters, she will definitely listen to your advice. I don’t mind whether Lingling is her and Lu Ze’s child or not. As long as Qi Yuning is willing to marry me, I will make Lingling a princess in the future!"
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