Chapter 50: Does the princess also look forward to marrying her beloved husband?
Receiving the invitation to the poetry gathering at the Prince's Villa, some people were happy while others were sad.
Guan Zhiyi was filled with worry when the Guan family received the invitation to the Eastern Palace Poetry Gathering.
She had been to aristocratic family banquets in Shengjing for three years. She had been to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion a few days ago, but she had never been to a poetry gathering like Guan Zhiyi.
Moreover, she had always felt since she was young that these idle poems were not serious, and that they would neither bring her fame nor be learned by a virtuous woman.
Even Guan Zhiyi originally thought that those talented and famous women were ridiculous, and they were just pretending to be cultured in order to get a good marriage.
Now that I have received the invitation from the Eastern Palace, it is impossible for me to refuse it.
But if she went there, she might not be able to compose a single poem.
Madam Guan advised, "You don't have to worry about going back this time. You and Master Qin Wu have finally been engaged. From now on, the Crown Prince will call you cousin-in-law. I'm afraid no one will dare to embarrass you."
Guan Zhiyi whispered: "I'm afraid of Princess Qi. We have already offended Princess Qi..."
Madam Guan said, "Princess Qi has always been arrogant, she won't come to target you."
After hearing Mrs. Guan's consolation, Guan Zhiyi was still worried.
Madam Guan took out a set of exquisite headdresses from her dowry and said, "This red coral headdress is a precious item in my family. The East Palace Poetry Gathering cannot be neglected. You can take this red coral headdress with you."
Guan Zhiyi looked at the precious red coral headdress, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and nodded.
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In Prince Qi's mansion.
Qi Yuning found that Lingling was very well-behaved these days. Maybe it was because she was afraid of the prince, Lingling no longer made a fuss about going out or going back to the princess's mansion, and only played in Qi Yuning's courtyard.
Qi Yuning's foot injury had mostly healed, but it was still a little painful when he walked.
Today is the day of the Royal Garden Poetry Festival.
Qi Yuning dressed Lingling up early in the morning and said softly, "Lingling will go to grandma's place today."
Lingling pursed her lips and said, "Lingling, don't go. There are bad guys at grandma's place."
Qi Yuning had promised Song Heqing and it was difficult to go back on her word, but Lingling was still afraid, so she sent someone to the princess's mansion next door to invite Lu Ze over.
After Lu Ze entered, Qi Yuning said to him, "I have to attend the poetry gathering in the royal garden today. Lingling is afraid to go to the princess's residence, so there is no one to take care of her. Today is the day when the prince is taking a rest, why don't you take Lingling with you?"
Lu Ze asked: "Why do you think I don't need to attend the poetry reading?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "If the Crown Prince attends the poetry gathering, how can His Royal Highness recruit talents? How can those mediocre people compare to the Crown Prince's great talent? This princess thinks it is best for the Crown Prince not to attend the poetry gathering, which will give all the talented scholars a chance."
Lu Ze thought that this was Qi Yuning praising him, and smiled and said, "I promised Your Highness that I would go, so why not let Baoxue and Baoshuang come over to play with Lingling?"
Qi Yuning asked: "Will this be too much trouble for the two of them?"
Lu Ze said, "No, these two don't like poetry and songs. Some time ago they said they wanted to play with Lingling. It's a good opportunity to let them come over and play with Lingling."
Lingling nodded and said, "I want to play with Aunt Snow and Aunt Shuang!"
Qi Yuning said: "Then please trouble Master Lu to invite the two Miss Lu to come over."
Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue were very happy to take care of Lingling. When they saw Lingling, they taught her how to use the wooden sword. Lingling was very happy to learn swordsmanship. She spun around with the small wooden sword and laughed all the time.
Lu Ze glanced at the sky and said, "Princess, it's getting late. Do you want to go together?"
Qi Yuning said: "No need, I still have to go to the Song family to pick up Miss Song."
Lu Ze thought for a moment and said, "Granddaughter of Master Song?"
Qi Yuning nodded slightly and said, "See you later at the poetry meeting."
Qi Yuning asked the driver to take a detour to the Song Mansion first.
Song Heqing was wearing a lavender skirt today, with extremely delicate makeup, a gorgeous bun, and a ruby headpiece on top.
Song Heqing opened the carriage curtain and walked in, "Isn't the princess bringing Lingling with her today?"
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling is young and barely knows a few words, so it's not appropriate for her to go to the poetry gathering."
The two talked for a while, and then the carriage encountered a traffic jam. The streets of the royal garden were full of BMWs and luxury cars, and many daughters of wealthy families got out of their carriages and walked across.
Song Heqing looked at Qi Yuning with guilt and said, "It will probably take another quarter of an hour to walk in here. How about your feet?"
When Qi Yuning was also worried, she saw two eunuchs carrying a small sedan chair over. "Princess, the Crown Prince has ordered that you have difficulty walking, so he specially ordered us to come and greet you. Please get on the sedan chair."
Song Heqing heard this and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is really considerate."
Qi Yuning didn't bother with her feet and got on the sedan chair.
There was a green sedan chair behind and in front of her carriage. The carriage was blocked, and the ordinary sedan chairs were also blocked.
Guan Zhiyi got off the sedan chair and walked for a long time. When she saw Qi Yuning being carried by the eunuchs in a sedan chair, her eyes were full of envy.
Qi Yuning and Song Heqing entered the royal garden and first went to pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
When he entered the hall, he saw Lu Ze was already inside.
Qi Yuning bowed and said, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Thank you for sending the sedan chair to pick me up."
Zhao Chong smiled gently and said, "If you want to thank the princess, then thank Ze'er. He was the one who said that the carriages outside were heavily congested and the princess had difficulty walking."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Thank you, Master Lu."
Zhao Chong looked at the girl in the lavender dress beside Qi Yuning and said gently, "Are you... the granddaughter of Master Song?"
Song Heqing also bowed repeatedly and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Crown Prince."
Zhao Chong chuckled and said, "I haven't seen you for two or three years. In the blink of an eye, the old master has been gone for almost three years. You have grown up a lot."
Song Heqing's heart was filled with sweetness, and she couldn't suppress her joy in her eyes. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually still remembered her.
Seeing Song Heqing's look, Qi Yuning sighed in her heart but didn't say much. As her legs and feet were inconvenient, she found a pavilion outside to sit down and didn't join in the fun with others.
Lu Ze walked up to Qi Yuning and asked, "Does the princess want to matchmake Miss Song with the Crown Prince?"
Qi Yuning said: "I don't have the ability to be a matchmaker for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am just helping my foolish sister to be together."
Lu Ze said, "Aren't you afraid that Miss Song will really become a concubine in the backyard of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace? Are you going to call her aunt?"
Qi Yuning poured a cup of tea for Lu Ze, handed it to him and said, "I am more afraid that this silly girl will suffer in the future. After all, according to Lingling, the Crown Prince will be imprisoned in the future, but Song Heqing still sticks with him. Sigh, she is so silly."
"Then Princess Qi knew that she was being foolish, but still helped her get close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Lu Ze took the tea from Qi Yuning and accidentally touched her fingers, which were cold.
Qi Yuning said: "Life is short, the most important thing is to leave no regrets. I think she is stupid, but she may be happy in her heart."
Lu Ze chuckled and said, "The princess is very clear-headed."
Qi Yuning warmed her hands with warm tea and said, "In life, it is rare for two people to love each other. Compared with many blind marriages ordered by their parents, it is not easy to marry the man you love."
Lu Ze paused for a moment and said, "What about the princess? Is she also looking forward to marrying her beloved husband?"
(End of this chapter)
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