Qi Yuning shook his head: "I don't know what was grabbed during the Zhou ceremony, and my family never told me."
Duke Lu laughed and said, "Brother Qi carefully selected many things with good meanings, but you didn't grab anything and only grabbed my Ze'er's hand. I asked you to do it again, but you still crawled to my Ze'er and grabbed his hand."
Qi Yuning raised her eyes and looked at Lu Ze.
Lu Ze was only a little over three years old at that time, and he didn't remember this incident.
Princess Pingrou said with a smile: "So this marriage may have been decided since childhood. You grabbed a husband back then."
Lu Baozhu asked: "What did I catch when I was one year old?"
Princess Pingrou said, "You grabbed jewelry at that time. When you grew up, you only loved gorgeous clothes and jewelry."
Lu Yun asked Shen Nian curiously, “What did that stinky boy Huang Han catch when he was one year old?”
Shen Nian said guiltily: “He didn’t do the Zhou ceremony.”
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and asked, "What about you? What did you grab during your one-year-old celebration?"
Princess Pingrou said, "Ze'er grabbed the official seal when he was catching his first birthday. People have said since he was a child that he will become a high-ranking official. It's also true."
"What about me? What about me!" Lu Yun asked hurriedly, "What did I catch at that time?"
Lu Ze looked at Lu Yun and said, "You didn't catch anything. After the Zhuazhou Banquet, you went to catch a cricket."
After hearing what they said, Qi Yuning couldn't help but believe in the efficacy of the one-year-old banquet. On the day of Lingling's one-year-old celebration, she must carefully choose items with good meanings and must not allow any food to appear at the banquet.
Lingling's first birthday is approaching, Qi Yuning wrote a letter to Qi Yuan in North City. She hoped that Qi Yuan and Zhao Shu could come back to attend Lingling's first birthday party. Lingling has never seen her uncle and aunt, nor her cousin since she was born.
Qi Yuning spent the next few days preparing Lingling's first birthday party. She prepared the scriptures to be used to invite the Bodhisattva, as well as the dishes for the party. The new clothes and jewelry that Lingling would wear on her first birthday had to be extremely exquisite. She was determined to make Lingling's first birthday party the envy of the world.
Her Lingling deserves the best in this world.
The sweet osmanthus is fragrant in August. Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu's birthdays are three days apart, one is on the second day of August, and the other is on the fifth day of August.
They simply celebrated their birthdays together on the first day of August. Lu Baozhu loved the festivities, so even though Qi Yuning didn't want a big celebration, Lu Baozhu still invited many daughters of noble families in Shengjing City to come and have fun.
Lu Baozhu also invited Zhou Jiamin to come and play. There was no poetry or song at Lu Baozhu's banquet, only various games of pitching pots. She called a pleasure boat to the Xingyue Lake and went boating on the lake.
Qi Yuning carried Lingling onto the pleasure boat, and the daughters of various noble families came up to Lingling.
Lingling was not shy when she saw so many beautiful girls, and she was happy to be held by anyone.
"This little princess also seems to be the regent."
Zheng Hao looked at Qi Yuning and said, "It's a pity that no one looks like Princess Qi."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly, "There will always be a chance to give birth to a child like me in the future."
"Aunt, aunt, I wish you a happy birthday, a long life, and may you be blessed as vast as the East Sea and as long as the Southern Mountains."
Qi Yuning smiled when she heard little Han'er's baby voice, "Thank you, Han'er."
Zhou Jiamin looked at Chen Nian who came with Han Ge'er. This was the first time she had officially met Chen Nian. To be honest, Chen Nian's appearance was not outstanding among the beauties in Shengjing City.
When Shen Nian saw Zhou Jiamin step forward and bow, she said, “I haven’t thanked Miss Zhou Er properly for saving my husband’s life.”
Zhou Jiamin smiled and said, "At that time, anyone would help you. You don't have to thank me."
When Lingling saw Han Ge'er, she started to make a fuss and got down from Ali's arms. She held Han Ge'er's hand and called him "Brother, brother" in a baby voice.
Han Ge'er held Lingling's hand and smiled blankly.
Lu Baozhu invited those who were not married yet. Many of them were only fifteen or sixteen years old like Zhou Jiamin. Qi Yuning is already twenty-one today. Looking at these fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, she can no longer play with them.
Chen Nian and I just watched Han Ge'er and Ling Ling feeding the little fish at the bow of the boat.
Qi Yuning asked Shen Nian, "Is Brother Han doing well recently?"
Shen Nian said, "It's okay, but the weather is getting colder, I'm worried that he will get sick again, alas."
Qi Yuning said: "It's not a bad thing for children to get sick more often. Lu Yun was often sickly when he was young, but now he is full of energy. There is no need to worry too much. Now that he has recovered from his childhood illnesses, he will be healthy and safe when he grows up."
Shen Nian smiled lightly and said, “Yeah.”
Qi Yuning saw Lingling feeding the fish with steamed buns, but she broke off more buns to feed the fish than she did to feed herself.
Ali tried to stop her from the side, "Lingling, stop eating. You've already eaten a lot."
Lingling said: "Eat!"
Ali snatched the steamed bun from Lingling's hand, and Lingling pouted in grievance, her little peach blossom eyes filled with tears, she felt aggrieved.
Han Ge'er quickly handed the steamed bun in his hand to Lingling. Lingling kept crying, but she quickly took the steamed bun and took a big bite. Unfortunately, although she was fast, she didn't have many teeth, and she failed to bite off the bun, so Ali took it out of her mouth.
Lingling cried bitterly. Qi Yuning went forward to hold Lingling in her arms and comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry. Nanny is doing this for Lingling's own good."
"Mom, woo, woo, woo." Lingling leaned on Qi Yuning's shoulder feeling very aggrieved.
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and comforted her: "Don't cry."
Qi Yuning felt that what Lu Baozhu said made sense. There must not be any food at Lingling's one-year-old birthday banquet, absolutely not!
"Princess, Sister Shuangjiang is here."
When Qi Yuning heard that the frost was coming, he even asked the pleasure boat to dock. He wanted to give Lingling to A Li, but Lingling seemed angry because A Li took the steamed bun from her mouth. She refused to let A Li hold her and stayed in Qi Yuning's arms.
Qi Yuning had no choice but to carry Lingling to see Shuangjiang.
When Shuangjiang saw Qi Yuning, he still bowed respectfully, "Princess, little Princess Lingling."
Qi Yuning saw that Shuangjiang looked good. Although it was already August, the autumn this year was particularly hot and everyone was wearing thin clothes. Shuangjiang's slightly bulging belly could be vaguely seen.
Qi Yuning saw Shuangjiang's slightly bulging belly and said with a smile, "Are you pregnant?"
Frost nodded and chuckled, "Four months."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "This is really the best birthday gift I have today."
Although Shuangjiang and she are master and servant, their relationship is more of a sisterly one. Qi Yuning is very happy that Shuangjiang is pregnant.
Qi Yuning said to Lingling in his arms: "You are going to have a brother or sister."
Lichun covered her mouth and chuckled, "Princess, it's not your brother or sister. The child in Sister Shuangjiang's arms is your cousin, your cousin uncle."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I was so happy that I lost my mind. After all, he is Lingling's uncle. It's also Lu Ze's fault that his generation is too low."
After Qi Yuning married Lu Ze, her generation status was lowered by one level along with him.
Qi Yuning looked at Shuangjiang and said, "Why didn't you tell me the good news of your pregnancy earlier?"
Shuangjiang said, "I didn't dare to be sure before. In addition, there is a vicious Princess Rong in the mansion. Before the fetus is stable, I dare not easily tell others that I have a child."
Qi Yuning said: "Princess Rong? She is only nine years old, how could she be so vicious?"
Shuangjiang wrapped the handkerchief around her fingers and said, "Princess, you must not underestimate Princess Rong. She is only nine years old but has a very vicious heart. If I hadn't had the two female secret guards you gave me, I would have died. Now I only dare to eat food made by Xier herself."
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