After hearing what Old Lady Lu said, Lu Baozhu was even more angry than Qi Yuning. "The Lu family's ancestral precepts forbid taking concubines. Grandmother, are you going to change even the rules of our ancestors?"
Madam Lu said, "The ancestral precepts forbid taking concubines because we don't want our descendants to be disturbed by the beauty of concubines and make no achievements in the court. Now that Ze'er has a successful career and cannot marry a virtuous wife, he naturally needs a gentle and considerate concubine who can add fragrance to his sleeves."
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and asked, "What would Lingling like to eat today?"
Lingling tilted her head and said, "Lingling wants to eat braised lion's head!"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly: "The braised lion's head in Qingfeng Tower is delicious. Mother will take you to Qingfeng Tower to eat lion's head."
Lingling raised her hands and said, "Thank you, mother."
Qi Yuning turned and left.
Madam Lu was so angry that she stomped her cane, "Is this the upbringing of the Qi family? They left without even saying goodbye."
Lu Baozhu said in a voice that only one person could hear: "The fact that Qi Yuning didn't call you a dead old woman is a testament to the upbringing of a noble lady in Prince Qi's mansion."
After saying that, Lu Baozhu chased after them. Seeing Qi Yuning and Lingling talking and laughing, she was not worried at all and asked, "Aren't you angry that my grandmother wants to give my brother a concubine?"
Qi Yuning chuckled, "Then Miss Qingqing is your cousin? The granddaughter of your grandmother's family?"
Lu Baozhu nodded.
Qi Yuning said, "Your grandmother has fallen into depravity and made her niece a concubine. Why should I be angry? Your brother will not agree to take a concubine anyway. It is not worth arguing with a dying person."
Lu Baozhu laughed and said, "It's you who said it best, a dying man."
During lunch, Qi Yuning ordered a large table of dishes. Not knowing whether Lu Ze was in the palace or in the Dali Temple, he simply sent someone to the Dali Temple to look for Lu Ze.
Lu Ze was actually in the Dali Temple. After hearing the news about Qi Yuning, he came to Qingfeng Tower.
When Lingling saw Lu Ze, she complained: "Daddy, someone just beat up my second aunt, you have to avenge her!"
Lu Baozhu said: "That old woman is really a scourge for thousands of years. As soon as the imperial decree of marriage was issued, she slapped Baohua in the face."
Lu Ze picked up the indignant Ling Ling and sighed slightly.
Lu Baozhu continued, "Not only did she beat Lu Baohua, she also made Liu Qingqing your concubine."
Lu Ze frowned and said, "Isn't this nonsense? Doesn't my grandmother care about the ancestral precept of the Lu family not to take concubines?"
Lu Zelian looked at Qi Yuning and said, "I won't take a concubine. You don't have to pay attention to my grandmother. Liu Qingqing is the eldest daughter of the Liu family and she won't be a concubine."
Qi Yuning listened to Lu Ze's words and smiled awkwardly, "Yeah."
After Lingling finished her meal, she clung to Lu Ze and refused to leave. "Daddy, it seems like Lingling hasn't seen you for a long time. Lingling wants to be with you!"
Lu Ze was a little reluctant to let Lingling go. He had been busy in the past few days since she came back. "There will be a grand book fair in the east of the city in two days. Daddy will take you to play then."
Qi Yuning took Lingling back and said, "Yes, Lingling, be good."
Lingling couldn't help but pout and said, "Daddy is as busy as before. Lingling doesn't like this kind of daddy."
Lu Baozhu said with great distress: "Daddy is busy, auntie is here to accompany you! Come on, auntie will take you to play."
"Lingling likes auntie!"
Lingling went from Lu Ze's arms to Lu Baozhu's arms.
Lu Baozhu was filled with joy as she held Lingling in her arms.
Qi Yuning was more than happy to have Lu Baozhu help her to make Lingling happy. She had been accompanying Lingling for the past few days and neglected a lot of official business. She let Lu Baozhu hold Lingling and go out to play while she returned to the palace.
Prince Ning has accepted the surrender, and the Qi army will return to the capital soon, and they will be rewarded well when the time comes.
Besides, it’s already September and we need to check the accounts for this year’s overseas shipments.
Things are numerous and messy.
Qi Yuning looked for Shuangjiang, but couldn't find her. "Why hasn't Shuangjiang been in the palace these days?"
Lichun said: "It's strange, I haven't seen Sister Shuangjiang for a day and a night."
"Yeah, I haven't seen it either."
"Come to think of it, Sister Shuangjiang seems to have been missing for a day!"
After hearing what the maid said, Qi Yuning remembered that after Shuangjiang combed Lingling's hair early yesterday morning, she never saw Shuangjiang again.
Qi Yuning sensed something was wrong and ordered the secret guards, "Go find out where Shuangjiang is."
"In the Prince Jin's mansion... Yesterday morning, Sister Shuangjiang left the mansion and was taken away by the Prince Jin."
Qi Yuning listened to the secret guard's words, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
The secret guard whispered, "Sister Shuangjiang followed King Jin voluntarily."
Qi Yuning couldn't help but feel a headache, "Lichun, go to the Prince Jin's Mansion to deliver a visiting card and prepare a sedan chair to go to the Prince Jin's Mansion."
Compared with the Shou Prince's Mansion and the Xu Prince's Mansion, the Jin Prince's Mansion has been deserted recently. Unlike the Xu Prince's Mansion and the Shou Prince's Mansion which are full of guests, it seems that people in Shengjing City do not think that the Jin Prince can seize the throne, so naturally the entrance is also very deserted.
But Qi Yuning knew how wealthy Prince Jin was. The wealth of Prince Jin's Mansion was comparable to that of the Qi family.
Unlike the Qi family who have to support an army of 200,000, the Prince of Jin has a fortune that can be spent lavishly. If the Prince of Jin ascends the throne, he will not have to worry about the treasury running out of money.
When Qi Yuning arrived at the gate of Prince Jin's mansion, she was stopped by the gatekeeper and said, "Princess Qi, His Majesty has asked our prince to reflect on his mistakes for a month. Our prince is reflecting on his mistakes and will not see any guests!"
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "I don't want to see your prince. I'm looking for my maid Shuangjiang."
The gatekeeper chuckled and said, "How could the princess's maid be in our palace? Princess, please leave now."
Qi Yuning was not polite, "What if I have to go in today?"
"Princess, His Majesty said that the King of Jin should reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors. Please forgive me for not opening the door for you, Princess."
Qi Yuning said, "I don't even accept permission to enter the palace, how dare you, Prince Jin's Mansion, stop me? What can you do to me if I insist on going in today? I don't want to go to the palace to look for His Majesty... Then your prince will be punished by house arrest for another month."
The doorman said, "Princess, please wait a moment."
Qi Yuning waited at the door for nearly a quarter of an hour. When she was about to lose her patience, the King of Jin finally opened the main door and came out to greet her, "I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person, Princess."
Qi Yuning bowed to Prince Jin and said, "Your Highness Prince Jin, I'm here to look for Shuangjiang."
The King of Jin invited Qi Yuning in and said, "Princess, Shuangjiang is not young anymore, you can't keep her by your side for much longer. Think about it, if you choose a husband for her, who can compare to me?
And I will certainly not let Shuangjiang, who has a face exactly like my princess, marry another man."
Qi Yuning narrowed her eyes, "I have told King Jin that Shuangjiang's mother is my wet nurse. You also know that my parents died when I was very young. In my heart, the wet nurse has the same status as my biological mother.
Shuangjiang is a maid, but she is also my most trusted sister, just like my own sister. It is impossible for my sister to follow you without any status or position. "
King Jin asked, "What if I am willing to marry Shuangjiang as my concubine?"
Qi Yuning said: "The principal wife!"
The Prince of Jin frowned and said, "Impossible. I only have one Princess Jin, and there won't be a second one. Although Shuangjiang looks exactly like the Princess Jin, she is only fit to be a concubine."
"Then King Jin should return Frostfall to this princess."
King Jin said: "At the end of March, the princess left Shengjing City and left Shuangjiang in the city as an insider. It was I who protected Shuangjiang so that she could pass on the news of Shengjing to you.
The reason you had no shortage of food and grass along the way was because I, out of Frost's kindness, did not compete with your Qi family for the food business and lose the opportunity to make a fortune, just to make things convenient for your Qi family army.
You also know that the Qin family's soldiers rely on robbing the people's food, but you have no worries about food and grass. You can reach Shengjing City smoothly. I have helped a lot. I even risked being killed by the Qin family to allow Shuangjiang to pass the news to you. Now, the princess wants to cross the river and destroy the bridge?"
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