Chapter 46: Only with Miss Qi on the Lake
Lu Ze said helplessly, "I have only met Miss Guan Liu once. I met her once at the Duke's Mansion during the Double Ninth Festival and then came to see you and Lingling. We have never gone boating on the lake, and there was no tryst in the plum forest...
I am usually very busy with work, and before Lingling came, I spent my days off at the Dali Temple. After Lingling came, I spent my days off accompanying her."
Qi Yuning said, "I'll believe you for now. Qin Wuye's ability is slightly inferior to that of Guan Liu. Although both of them use rumors, Guan Liu's method is much more sophisticated."
Qin Zhen was too arrogant. Except for his subordinates who flattered him and thought that Lu Ze was cowardly for having his fiancée taken away, the rest of the people did not think so.
For the civil officials, Lu Ze was the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, who was only 20 years old. He held a high position and was the son of the eldest princess. He would inherit the title of the Duke's Mansion in the future and hold real power in the court. Not to mention his noble birth, just based on his position as the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, no Shengjing court official dared to say that Lu Ze was cowardly.
Not only did they not dare to say it, but civil officials also valued etiquette and moral principles. Qin Zhen's behavior of robbing his nephew's fiancée was even more reprehensible to civil officials.
If it weren't for the fact that Qin Zhen was the Crown Prince's cousin and had military power, he would have been criticized long ago.
After the honey-juiced pigeon came up, Qi Yuning smelled the aroma of the roasted pigeon and picked up a pigeon leg for Lingling, "Lingling, try it."
Lingling waved her hands, "Give your legs to mommy to eat, so that your legs will get better soon!"
Qi Yuning smiled lightly, "You should eat it, mother has another one."
Lingling then picked up the pigeon leg and gnawed it. Seeing this, Lu Ze frowned slightly, "Lingling, didn't your parents teach you how to eat before?"
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze and said, "She is only three years old. Why should she ask for etiquette when eating? Just eat it."
Lingling giggled, took the pigeon leg and took a bite, "This roasted pigeon is delicious!"
Lu Ze could no longer remember what he looked like when he was three years old, but since he could remember, he had never chewed a chicken leg with his hands like Lingling did.
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I went to North City once when I was eleven years old. There weren't as many rules in the North City military camp as you do. It was already very difficult to eat pigeon legs there, and the soldiers would lick their hands full of grease."
Seeing Lingling finish eating a pigeon leg, Lu Ze took a towel and wiped Lingling's hands. "I don't have so many rules. I just think Lingling is a girl and should understand some rules. Otherwise, when she gets married in the future..."
Qi Yuning snorted softly, "I'm raising a daughter, not a daughter-in-law. Lingling is only a few years old, and you're thinking of marrying her off?"
All in all, Lingling wasn’t born until almost two years later.
Lu Ze said: "That's right, our daughter's happiness is the most important thing."
Qi Yuning tilted her head to look at Lingling. Lingling should be very happy in the future, with loving parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.
Qi Yuning was almost full after eating a whole roasted pigeon.
Seeing Qi Yuning no longer eating, Lu Ze asked, "Would you like to go fishing on the lake this afternoon?"
Lingling nodded and said, "Lingling wants to go fishing!"
Qi Yuning listened to the words on the boating lake and said, "Okay."
It was a rare opportunity to have the warm sunshine in autumn. In a few days it would really be winter, and she would not have the leisure to go boating on the cold lake.
The Xingyue Lake in the Princess Mansion is one of the best lakes in the entire Shengjing City. If you go boating on the lake, there is no lake more beautiful than the Xingyue Lake.
Qi Yuning has liked Xingyue Lake since he was a child. When he was young and his relationship with Lu Baozhu was still bad, he would always come to Xingyue Lake to play.
While boating on Xingyue Lake, Lingling lay on the bow and looked at the little fish.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were sitting in the cabin. "Your Majesty really loves your eldest daughter. I heard that this princess's mansion was built when the princess was born. Even after the princess married Prince Consort Lu, a small part of it was not completed. It took almost twenty years to build."
The Prince Qi's Mansion is actually very good, but it is still inferior to the Princess's Mansion.
At least, there is no such wide living water lake in Prince Qi's Mansion. The water of Xingyue Lake is diverted from the river. Not only is the construction period long, but it is also not easy to divert water.
Lu Ze said: "There are very few parents in the world who don't love their children."
Qi Yuning felt a little lonely when she heard Lu Ze's words. She was afraid that she would forget what her parents looked like over the years, so she would think about them from time to time.
But she knew that the parents in her mind were no longer her real parents.
In fact, she had long forgotten what her parents looked like.
When her parents passed away, she was only one year older than Lingling is now, so how could she remember what they looked like?
Seeing the faint sadness in Qi Yuning's phoenix eyes, Lu Ze said, "If your father and mother are still alive, they will love you. Perhaps Lingling was guided by them."
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling, who was lying on the bow of the boat, playing with the water, and said calmly, "Yeah."
Lu Ze went to the bow to fish, and Qi Yuning also limped to the bow and sat down, asking for a fishing rod to fish.
Lingling was also holding a small fishing rod in the middle. The sun was shining brightly, making people feel tired. Before Lingling could catch the fish, she fell asleep with her head hesitating.
Seeing this, Lu Ze carried Lingling into the cabin and took off his clothes to cover her.
Qi Yuning saw Lingling taking a nap and sighed, "If she falls asleep now, she might make trouble again in the evening."
Lu Ze asked, "Do you want to hire a wet nurse for Lingling? If you have a wet nurse to help you, you will be more relaxed."
Qi Yuning said: "It's not easy to find a wet nurse. It's hard to know the background of the wet nurse. There are not many slaves in my house who can be wet nurses. Guyu and Jingzhe's sisters-in-law are in charge of the courtyard, so it's not easy to let them come."
Lu Ze said: "If you can't find a better wet nurse, you can also bring Lingling to the princess's mansion. My mother should be happy to take care of Lingling."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling is quite well behaved. Except for the occasional fuss about wanting you, she is very well behaved at other times."
Qi Yuning noticed some movement on the fishing rod and pulled it, but she didn't expect the fish to be quite heavy. Her leg was injured, so she asked Lu Ze for help.
Lu Ze was about to hold the fishing rod, but accidentally held Qi Yuning's hand. He didn't have much scruples, and seeing the big carp jumping out of the water, he continued to hold Qi Yuning's hand and reel in the rod.
The big carp is three feet long. Such a big carp is rare. It is really comparable to Lingling.
After the two dragged the big carp onto the boat, it swung its tail and splashed water from the lake onto Qi Yuning's face.
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Put it in the barrel and let Lingling play with it when she wakes up. I never thought there would be such a big carp in Xingyue Lake."
Lu Ze said: "After all, no one has come here to fish since Xingyue Lake was built."
Qi Yuning asked, "Has Master Lu never gone boating or fishing on Xingyue Lake with some rich lady?"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning's profile and said, "Only the daughter of Prince Qi's mansion is boating on the lake."
Qi Yuning's face flushed. She turned sideways and saw Lu Ze's eyes looking at her, and she felt a palpitation in her heart.
(End of this chapter)
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