Qi Yuning slept until the afternoon. When he woke up, he looked at the familiar bed he had not seen for a long time and felt extremely at ease.
"Princess, Sister Shuangjiang is back."
After Qi Yuning stood up, she let Shuangjiang in. After Shuangjiang entered the room, Qi Yuning saw that Shuangjiang looked pretty good and felt relieved.
"King Jin didn't bully you, did he?"
Shuangjiang shook her head: "No, but the King of Jin was implicated by the Qin family because of the opium incense. I wonder what crime he will be sentenced for?"
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty is kind and benevolent. I believe he will not punish his own son too much. After all, he was only imprisoned in the palace courtyard when he came to Zhao Chongdu. The most that the Prince of Jin received was a few reprimands."
Shuang Jiang combed Qi Yuning's long hair, looked at Qi Yuning in the mirror and said, "The princess has lost a lot of weight."
Qi Yuning touched her chin. She had indeed lost a lot of weight. From the Dragon Boat Festival to the Mid-Autumn Festival, these three months were the most difficult days in her life.
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the whole family should celebrate. It is the Beginning of Spring and the Waking of Insects. You two should go to the kitchen and have them prepare the banquet."
After Qi Yuning gave the instructions, she changed into her spring clothes. Although they were a little out-of-date, she had not had the time to buy new clothes recently. Only when she put on the gorgeous clothes again, combed her hair into an exquisite bun, and put on the priceless headdress did she feel like she had swept away the gloom of the past.
The entire Prince Qi's mansion was being cleaned and dusted.
Qi Yuning smelled the osmanthus fragrance outside the door and went to Qi Yu'an's study.
Qi Yu'an instructed Zhong Ding to surrender to King Ning, and when he saw Qi Yuning coming, he said, "You're awake. I'll leave for North City in half an hour."
Qi Yuning clenched her handkerchief and said, "Are you in such a hurry? Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, why don't you stay and celebrate it together with your family?"
Zhu Feng said at the side: "Princess, this is called marrying a wife and forgetting about your sister. The prince is thinking about the princess."
Qi Yu'an chuckled and said, "Sister, you know that Ping has always been delicate. She must have suffered a lot when giving birth. I have to go back to see her quickly. We will have many opportunities to reunite during the Mid-Autumn Festival in the future."
Qi Yuning said: "I will follow you to North City as well. I also want to see Lingling as soon as possible."
Qi Yu'an said, "Don't rush back and forth anymore. Take a good rest in Shengjing City. I will bring Lingling back as soon as possible. Although the situation of King Ning is over, he should not be underestimated. Zhongding also needs your help in providing military rations."
Qi Yuning replied: "Well, then come back soon and tell Lingling that I miss her very much."
After seeing Qi Yuan off, it was already dark. The moon in the east grew bigger and rounder, and very bright. When the moon was high in the sky, Lu Ze returned.
Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze: "You are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Lu Ze said: "Nearly half of the people in the court are Qin's followers. They have been very busy recently. The Qin family was raided and a lot of evidence of corruption was found, implicating nearly half of the officials in the court. This court is bound to experience a bloody storm.
You don't have to wait for me to eat these few days. I have to go see my grandmother. You go eat first and I'll come back after I see my grandmother."
Qi Yuning saw the dark circles under Lu Ze's eyes and said, "Your grandmother is being taken care of by your uncle and aunt, so why worry? Have your meal and rest for a while. Even a strong body cannot sustain this much effort.
Your Majesty is really a fool. Why did you appoint you as regent? Even the Minister of Justice thought you were too young before, but now that you are appointed as regent, you don’t think you are too young anymore?”
Lu Ze chuckled and said, “Now with the remaining three princes, Prince Jin might still be implicated by the Qin family.
As for the remaining two, Prince Xu and Prince Shou, although one made friends with scholars from all over the world, he only knew about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and romance; Prince Shou was kind and had a good reputation among the people, but he had never made any achievements in the court.
Your Majesty asked me to be the regent because he must have been unsure about who to choose as the crown prince from among the three, and he also wanted to maintain the safety of the court for the time being."
Lu Ze glanced at the nearby Princess Mansion, touched Qi Yuning's face and said, "I'll go see Grandmother and come back soon. We've been away for so long, she must be worried."
Qi Yuning didn't stop Lu Ze after all.
Returning to the hall, she was the only one seeing the table full of delicious food. She had originally planned to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with her brother Lu Ze, but it turned out that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival was still alone.
After Qi Yuning finished her meal, she returned to her room and waited for almost an hour before receiving the news that Lu Ze was staying at the princess's residence today.
Qi Yuning snorted softly upon hearing this and fell asleep.
The next morning, when Qi Yuning woke up, Xiao Man came to her and said, "Princess, Princess, everyone in the Qin family was taken away. It is said that they were charged with the crime of exterminating the entire clan. The maids in the Qin family were sold or driven away. There is crying all over the Qin family!"
Qi Yuning said: "Prepare the sedan chair and go take a look."
Qi Yuning got on a sedan chair carried by eight people and went to the Qin family. The entrance of the Qin family was crowded with people who came to watch the fun. Many of the people had accumulated a lot of resentment. During the time when the Qin family was in power, they increased taxes, bullied men and women, and forcibly conscripted many men.
Now that the Qin family has been confiscated and exterminated, everyone is happy.
Qi Yuning arrived at the gate of the Qin family and saw a figure in white among the women of the Qin family who were driven out by the guards. She got out of the sedan chair and walked up to Qin Yuli step by step.
Qin Yuli looked at Qi Yuning fiercely: "Qi Yuning! Are you very proud now?"
Qi Yuning saw Qin Yuli, who was dressed in white, and asked, "What am I proud of? Am I proud that nearly 5,000 soldiers of our Qi family army sacrificed along the way? Or am I proud that so many people died along the way, and the people were so hungry that they even caught mice to eat?"
Qi Yuning looked at the tall plaque of the Qin family and said, "The Qin family deserves what they have today. I don't feel proud at all, but I feel happy!"
Lu Ze saw Qi Yuning and came over to ask softly, "Why are you here?"
Qi Yuning glanced at Lu Ze and said, "I'm here to see Qin Yuli off for the last time."
Qin Yuli saw Lu Ze in front of her and said, "Cousin Ze, I always thought you were really dead, how could you lie to me? I have liked you so much since I was a child, and it was obviously me who liked you all the time! But since you were a child, you never looked at me when Qi Yuning was around."
"I am obviously your cousin, why?"
Qin Yuli looked at Lu Ze with eyes full of reluctance and weariness, "Cousin Ze, how am I inferior to Qi Yuning? How am I inferior to her?"
Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi is prettier."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly, "Is Master Lu so superficial?"
Lu Ze said: "Kid, who isn't superficial?"
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze, "Why did you stay at the princess's mansion last night?"
"I'm so tired." Lu Ze said, "When I said I wanted to go back to the palace, my grandmother pulled me aside to talk. I had no choice but to rest in the princess's mansion."
Qin Yuli looked at the two people in front of her, her hands shaking with anger, "Qi Yuning! I won't let you go, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go, all the humiliation you gave me, I will repay you one by one, don't be happy too soon, today it is our Qin family that is being ransacked, tomorrow it will be your Qi family!"
"I'll wait and see your retribution!"
Qi Yuning didn't expect Qin Yuli to still refuse to admit defeat and admit her mistakes. She just thought it was ridiculous. "I'm not afraid of you as a human being, so why should I be afraid of you as a ghost?"
Qin Yuli frantically pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed towards Qi Yuning fiercely. Lu Zelian stood in front of Qi Yuning, held Qin Yuli's hand with one hand, and bent her hand backwards. Qin Yuli screamed in pain.
When Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze let go of Qin Yuli's hand, she used her handkerchief to touch Lu Ze's hand and said, "You always like cleanliness. Don't you think it's dirty to touch her hand?"
Lu Ze smiled softly and asked his men to take the women of the Qi family away.
Qi Yuning looked at the Qin family in front of her. She had seen the Qin family prosper day by day, and then collapse in one day.
It is true that you will suffer the consequences if you do evil!
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