Qi Yuning followed Lu Ze to his study.
Lu Ze handed the lotus seed soup which was not yet completely cold to Qi Yuning's lips, "Try it, this is the lotus seed soup made by my mother. If it was made by Liu Qingqing, it wouldn't be so unpalatable."
Qi Yuning took a sip. This was the first time she had tasted the salty and sweet lotus seed soup.
"It tastes so bad, why do you still drink it?"
Lu Ze said helplessly: "When you are hungry, you can drink anything."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly: "From now on, I will ask the maid to bring you snacks every day."
"No need, this place is close to Qingfeng Tower. I'll ask Deqing to help me buy some snacks from Qingfeng Tower."
Lu Ze smiled softly again and said, "But it would be fine if you could deliver it to me in person."
Qi Yuning did not refuse and just said, "I'll bring it to you when I have time."
But the days when she has free time are probably very few.
She was bored and took a book from the study to read. When she saw the words "Qing Qi" on it, she said, "I didn't expect you to read this kind of book?"
Lu Ze said, "It belongs to Lu Baozhu. My mother thought she was too much for staying up late to read storybooks, so she asked me to confiscate a box of cages. I was afraid she would find them at home, so I just put them here."
Qi Yuning was flipping through the pages of the book. Not to mention that Lu Baozhu liked it, the girls in Mr. Qing Qi's writing were so chivalrous and righteous that they could do whatever they wanted in the world of martial arts, which was really interesting.
Qi Yuning hated reading the storybook about the rich girl and the poor scholar the most.
It’s not because of poverty, but because of suffering.
In those storybooks, the poor scholar who won the heart of a rich lady had to make the lady cook for him, wash clothes for the whole family, cook, work in the fields, and take care of her mother-in-law and children...
The poor scholar only needs to study and does not need to work. After gaining fame, he can ask for an imperial decree to marry a rich lady, take a beautiful concubine, and have many children.
After reading so many stories about poor scholars and rich girls, it is no wonder that Mr. Qingqi's story about a chivalrous woman with superb martial arts skills and a righteous cause sells so well.
Qi Yuning was so absorbed in reading the storybook that half an hour had passed. When Lu Ze came to call her, Qi Yuning realized how quickly time had passed.
"Are you so fascinated by it?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Mr. Qingqi is really a wonderful person."
No wonder Lu Baozhu was so attracted to him for so long.
Lu Ze said: "If you like to watch them, take them back and watch them."
Qi Yuning smiled and shook her head, saying, "Since she is Lu Baozhu's treasure, don't touch her."
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning went to find Lingling who was playing in the backyard of the Dali Temple, and got on the carriage back to the princess's mansion.
As soon as the three of them entered the princess's mansion, Princess Pingrou only had Lingling in her eyes. She went over to pick up Lingling and said, "Good girl Lingling."
"Grandma!" Lingling hugged Princess Pingrou's neck and smiled.
Lu Ze asked Princess Pingrou, "Mother, you send lotus seed soup every afternoon, why did Liu Qingqing send it today?"
Princess Pingrou said, "I asked Xiao He to send it to you. Someone, go and get Xiao He."
Qi Yuning saw that Xiao He was young and had a chubby face that was quite pleasing to the eye. "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess, Prince Lu, and Princess Qi."
Lu Ze asked: "Why didn't you come to the Dali Temple to deliver the food today?"
Xiao He said, "My elder sister in the Duke's Mansion gave me two pieces of smoked fish. After I ate them, I had a stomachache, so I asked my sister to help me send the food box to the Dali Temple."
Princess Pingrou frowned and said, "Child, Princess Pingrou saw that you were growing up happily, so she asked you to do such an important job. How could you let others make the food boxes? What if someone put drugs in the lotus seed soup?"
Xiao Helian knelt down in panic.
Princess Pingrou looked at Lu Ze and said, "No one put drugs in your lotus seed soup, right?"
Lu Ze said, “No, I just thought it was a food box sent by the maid, but it turned out to be sent by Liu Qingqing, and Yuning happened to see it…”
Before Lu Ze could finish his words, Qi Yuning pinched Lu Ze fiercely in the dark.
Princess Pingrou also understood that Qi Yuning was jealous, and chuckled, "That Liu Qingqing is really something. She doesn't want to be a good lady, but insists on doing some maid work. Yuning, there is no need for you to be jealous."
Hearing this, Lu Baozhu came over and said, "No wonder Qi Yuning is jealous. Mother, you don't know that my grandmother wants Liu Qingqing to be my brother's concubine, right?"
Princess Pingrou was extremely angry. "She really is... getting more and more confused as she gets older. Ningning, you don't have to worry about it. With me here, let's see if Lu Ze dares to take a concubine! I'll have the Liu family take Liu Qingqing back soon!"
Lu Ze said: "Without you, I would not have taken a concubine."
Lingling said in Princess Pingrou's arms: "Grandma, what is taking a concubine? Someone said before that my mother couldn't give birth to a son, so she asked my father to take a concubine."
Qi Yuning thought Lingling was probably talking about something that happened a few years later.
She and Lu Ze have never had a child, so it was inevitable that people would gossip about her.
Princess Pingrou said: "What a foul-mouthed person is talking nonsense in front of a child. Thousands of sons are not as good as Xiao Lingling."
Lingling said sweetly, "Lingling likes grandma."
Qi Yuning raised her eyes to look at Lu Ze and said, "What if Lingling is really the only child we have?"
Lu Ze said: "Lingling is so considerate, that's enough."
Qi Yuning said: "But you will inherit the title in the future."
"Don't we still have Lu Yun?" Lu Ze said, "Even if Lu Yun can't give birth to a son, he will still go and snatch other people's sons. There's no need to worry too much."
Seeing Lu Ze speaking so seriously, Qi Yuning couldn't help but chuckle and said, "That's right."
It was a rare day today when Lu Ze came back when Lingling was not sleepy yet. Lingling pestered Lu Ze to play with her until she was tired and fell asleep.
Lu Ze did not bring Lingling back to the palace, but just put Lingling in the crib to rest.
Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "I wonder if it's because of Brother Yuan, Lingling has been clinging to me a lot these past two days."
Lu Ze said: "It's a pity that I don't have time to play with her more. I don't know if she can go back safely. She has been here for more than a year."
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little face and said, "If she can't go back, it's fine for her to stay here if she can grow up well here."
Lu Ze said: "But if there are two Linglings, which one is Lingling? And Lingling won't grow up here, so we have to let Lingling go back."
Qi Yuning sighed softly in Lu Ze's arms, "The closer the wedding date is, the more I'm afraid something might go wrong. I've been very irritable these past few days, always worried that something might go wrong with the wedding."
Lu Ze lowered his head and gently kissed Qi Yuning's lips, "This time the marriage will definitely go smoothly."
Qi Yuning said: "Take half a day off these few days and let's go to Xianglin Temple to burn incense and pray to the Bodhisattva for a smooth marriage for you and me."
Lu Ze said: "Then let's do it tomorrow morning. You stay here today as well."
Qi Yuning nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
The next morning, before dawn, Lu Ze carried Lingling and Qi Yuning, who were still asleep, to Xianglin Temple.
When we arrived at the gate of Xianglin Temple, the sky was just beginning to brighten.
Qi Yuning saw two familiar figures, and upon closer look, they were Shen Nian and Lu Yun.
Obviously Shen Nian also saw Qi Yuning, and came over to salute and said: “Princess, Prince Lu.”
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Why did you come to the temple so early in the morning?"
Chen Nian said, "Han'er has been ill since she came to Shengjing City. Today she is getting better, so I brought her to the temple to pray for health and safety."
Lu Yun, who was standing next to Shen Nian, saw the Xianglin Temple in front of him and felt that all he could see were green leaves. He covered his head and said, "My head hurts!"
Lu Yun had a headache and was leaning against the temple wall, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Lu Zelian stepped forward and asked, "Yun'er, are you okay?"
When Lu Yun saw Lu Ze in front of him, he fainted in Lu Ze's arms. Lu Ze pinched Lu Yun's philtrum repeatedly.
Qi Yuning also stepped forward, "Lu Yun, wake up quickly!"
Qi Yuning was not concerned about Lu Yun, but she was afraid that if something happened to Lu Yun, she and Lu Ze would not be able to get married.
Lu Yun slowly opened his eyes and saw Qi Yuning in front of him. He was startled and jumped up from Lu Ze's arms. "Don't think I will marry you just because of the imperial decree. Even if I want to marry you, you have to obey me."
Qi Yuning pointed at herself and said, "Lu Yun, are you talking to me?"
Lu Yun said: "What else? Qi Yuning, if you don't listen to me, I would rather become a monk..."
For some reason, Lu Yun's mind flashed through images of green leafy vegetables and cold rice. He whispered, "I will marry you too. Oh! I will marry you."
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