Prince Qi's Mansion, Chunjiang Courtyard
It was already late at night when Lu Ze came back. He saw that the room was brightly lit. He entered and realized that Qi Yuning and Lingling were still awake.
Qi Yuning leaned on the pillow and sighed, and Lingling also sighed beside him.
Seeing the mother and daughter sighing together, Lu Ze couldn't help but chuckle, "What's wrong? I heard that His Majesty has already drafted an imperial decree to grant the marriage, and has also called Prince Xu into the palace to scold him severely. Baohua's marriage is settled, so why are you still sighing?"
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Qi Yuning sighed deeply when he saw Lu Ze.
Lingling also sighed like Qi Yuning.
Lu Ze picked up Xiao Lingling and said, "Lingling, why are you sighing at such a young age?"
Lingling hugged Lu Ze and said, "Daddy came back so late. Lingling is so sleepy. Can you come back earlier in the future?"
Lu Ze nodded and said, "Try to come back as soon as possible in the future."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and sighed helplessly, "Yuning, what's wrong?"
Qi Yuning sighed and looked at Lu Ze and said, "Your Majesty asked me to arrange a marriage for Lu Baozhu before Zhong Ming and Lu Baohua get married. Alas! It seems that Zhong Ming and Lu Baohua will have to wait a little longer to get married.
This afternoon, I looked through the family tree and listed all the noble families above the second rank in Shengjing City. Guess what, there is not a single man suitable for Lu Baozhu."
Lu Ze smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty, I am indeed putting you in a difficult position."
Qi Yuning said: "How can it be just a little? It is extremely difficult for me!"
Lu Ze said, "You don't have to be too concerned about family background. Just look at the character. Baozhu was spoiled by my parents. If we find her a man from a good family, he may not be able to tolerate her bad temper. If we find a man from a lesser family, Baozhu will have more confidence to marry him."
Qi Yuning asked: "Do you think that if you marry a lower-class man, your husband's family will tolerate your temper?"
Lu Ze smiled and said, "If she marries someone of a lower status, she will still have something to ask of our Lu family. As long as the Lu family survives, Baozhu will have a position in her husband's family."
Qi Yuning said helplessly: "Alas, choosing a husband for Lu Baozhu is really more troublesome than choosing a husband for myself before. I have never had such a headache even when choosing a husband for myself."
Lu Ze asked softly, "Which husbands did you choose for yourself at that time?"
He knew that when Qi Yuning was choosing a husband before, she would never choose him.
Seeing Lu Ze's look, Qi Yuning said, "Go wash up and change into pajamas first. It's getting late. You have to go to bed."
Lu Ze went to change into pajamas, and when he came back, he saw Lingling was already asleep.
Lu Ze carried Lingling to the innermost part of the bed, lying next to Qi Yuning, and asked softly, "Which husbands did you choose for yourself?"
Qi Yuning turned to Lingling, with her back facing Lu Ze, and said, "I forgot."
Lu Ze didn't believe it. "Let me guess. Wang Zhiyong from the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion is one, right? Zheng Shizi from the Zhengguogong's Mansion..."
Qi Yuning said: "Lu Ze, it's already very late, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Lu Ze said with a smile: "You didn't pick Lin Jiang and Qin Feng, did you?"
"Not the two of them!" Qi Yuning said, "They are birds of a feather with you..."
Lu Ze chuckled, "So it's Wang Zhiyong and the Duke of Zheng?"
Qi Yuning turned to Lu Ze and said, "If you really want to settle this with me, then who did you want to marry as your wife at that time?"
Lu Ze said: "I haven't thought about it. At that time, I thought that my parents had the final say on marrying a wife. I would marry whoever they told me to marry. It all worked the same."
Lu Ze touched Qi Yuning's face and said, "When you were looking for a husband for yourself, did you really never consider me once?"
Qi Yuning opened her red lips and said, "Sister Qi, you can rely on the loyal and heroic spirits of the Qi family to do whatever you want without caring about your reputation and have fun as you please, but I still have to study. No matter how you and Baozhu fight in the future, I will not interfere, and you don't have to come to me to bother me to study anymore!"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze's peach blossom eyes and said, "You told me not to bother you again. You forgot it, but I will remember it for the rest of my life!"
That was the first time Qi Yuning was disliked by someone.
Lu Ze hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Don't mention the past anymore."
Qi Yuning whispered, "It was you who wanted to bring up the past with me. I didn't choose you as my husband at that time. The fault lies with you, not me."
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning in his arms and kissed her red lips. "It's okay. Just choose me now."
Qi Yuning said: "Come to think of it, it's not that there isn't a suitable husband for Lu Baozhu. You reminded me that there is also Qin Feng..."
Qin Feng knows Lu Ze well and is also Lu Ze's best friend, so he is a perfect match for Lu Baozhu.
"Please spare Qin Feng. I don't want to lose this good brother in the future."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly after hearing what Lu Ze said.
The next morning.
Qi Yuning went to the princess's mansion next door to look for Lu Baozhu.
Seeing Qi Yuning coming but not seeing Xiao Lingling, Lu Baozhu asked, "Where's Lingling?"
Qi Yuning said: "She went to learn calligraphy from Baohua."
Yesterday, Lingling said in front of His Majesty that she didn't want her second aunt to marry the old Prince Xu. Qi Yuning decided that he would have to avoid talking to Lingling sometimes. After all, Lingling is just young, not stupid. In fact, she understands everything she should understand.
When discussing marriage with Lu Baozhu, one has to avoid Lingling.
Lu Baozhu said, "You are really stupid. Lingling is only three years old. Just three years old! You let her practice calligraphy. Are you planning to have a top female scholar in our Lu family in the future?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "That's also possible."
Lu Baozhu said, "I heard early in the morning that Uncle Xu was called into the palace yesterday and was severely scolded by my grandfather. It's a pity that I was not there. Uncle Xu really asked for it. Princess Xu was very ill, but he was still an old cow eating young grass. If my grandfather knew about it, he would naturally be scolded."
Qi Yuning said, "Yesterday, His Majesty granted marriage to Lu Baohua and Zhong Ming."
Lu Baozhu opened her eyes wide: "What? How come Baohua and Zhong Ming are married? What should I do? I can't let my younger sister get married before my elder sister does, right?"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "So you have to arrange your marriage before Baohua gets married. His Majesty has entrusted me with this difficult task."
Lu Baozhu: “…”
Qi Yuning asked Lu Baozhu: "What kind of man do you like?"
Lu Baozhu sighed and said, "I don't like any kind of man. I don't want to get married. After getting married, I will become someone's sister-in-law and have to serve my sister-in-law."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baozhu and said, "That may not be the case. Just like I will never come to serve you or take care of you. Tell me, do you prefer someone who is good at literature, martial arts, or both?"
Lu Baozhu thought for a moment and said, "I like people who can spend money on me."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly, "Your request for a husband is really... unique."
Lu Baozhu said: "There are also those who listen to me, who don't take concubines, who can take care of me, who can make sure I have everything I want, who can massage my shoulders and legs when I'm tired, and who can give me a pillow when I'm sleepy."
Qi Yuning said: "I know who should be your husband."
"Who is it?" Lu Baozhu asked.
Qi Yuning opened her red lips slightly: "Eunuch."
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