Chapter 52 It depends on whether you want to be the concubine of Prince Lu
After Lu Baohua said this, Qin Yuli's face became even uglier.
Qi Yuning admitted frankly, "This hairpin was given to me by Master Lu when he returned from Shanzhou. So I don't know how Miss Qin got to Shanzhou, and how she snatched the hairpin from Master Lu in Shanzhou City?"
Qin Yuli's face turned blue, black, and red, even more colorful than the one in the dyeing workshop. She said in defense, "I was mistaken."
Qi Yuning said, "Did you see it wrong? Just now Miss Qin swore that this was the hairpin you liked. Since this is the hairpin you want to give to Lu Baozhu, how could you have seen it wrong?"
Qin Yuli's eyes were slightly red, and she cried, "I just saw it wrong!"
Qin Yuli's tears are worthless, Qi Yuning has known this since childhood.
It has been like this since she was young. Qin Yuli tried to frame her many times but failed, and she would end up crying. After she cried so much, everyone would think that Qi Yuning was bullying her.
Qi Yuning could only let it go. If she did, people would always say that she was petty and not magnanimous enough. Miss Qin had already cried so miserably.
Today is still the same as when she was a child. The daughters beside her saw Qin Yuli crying so miserably and they all spoke up for Qin Yuli.
"Maybe Miss Qin really saw it wrong. This Ruyi-style white jade hairpin is quite common."
"Ms. Qin, please don't cry. It's not a big deal."
"Ms. Qin, please don't cry. It's common to make mistakes. Princess Qi is always generous and will forgive you."
When Qi Yuning touched the white jade hairpin, she knew that it had been like this since childhood. She was obviously the one who was framed first, Qin Yuli would cry, so she had to be generous and forgive Qin Yuli.
If he insisted on exposing Qin Yuli's past, the elders of the Qin family would come to apologize first. Qi Yuning had no parents when he was young, and the elders of the Qin family "moved her emotions and explained things to her with reason" to speak for Qin Yuli. What could Qi Yuning do?
After all, the Qin family is the Queen's maiden family.
The elders of the Qin family have come to apologize to her, a junior. Can she still make a fuss over something like snatching the hair flower from her daughter's family?
After Qin Yuli cried like this, Qi Yuning could only accept the reputation of being generous and let it go!
Lu Baozhu didn't care whether her cousin was crying for real or fake, she just watched and grumbled: "My brother has never given me a hairpin. He brought you a gift in Shanzhou, but not for me. Doesn't that mean he has a wife and has forgotten his sister?"
Qi Yuning said to Lu Baozhu, "Princess Lu, don't talk nonsense. What wife? This hairpin is just an apology from Master Lu for offending me eight years ago."
Few of the young ladies who were watching the fun believed that what Qi Yuning said was just an apology eight years ago. After all, they had just seen Princess Qi and Lu Ze shaking hands with their own eyes.
Guan Zhiyi was standing behind the crowd, looking dejectedly at the hairpin in Qi Yuning's hand.
It may not look very friendly from a distance, but this warm and flawless white jade hairpin must be expensive.
Although there is no separation between men and women at royal garden banquets, it is customary to divide them into male and female areas.
Although Qin Zhen is a military general, he also came to the poetry meeting in the royal garden today. However, as soon as he entered the royal garden, he felt that everyone looked at him with contempt.
Many scholars who passed the autumn imperial examination were extremely distant from him.
Qin Zhen frowned as he heard several civil officials whispering to each other, scolding him for shamelessly robbing his cousin's beloved woman and causing his cousin to lose his spirit...
Qin Zhen was naturally uncomfortable when people talked about him, but for a man, Lu Ze had his beloved taken away by him, which was a great shame and humiliation. Lu Ze must be angry. Thinking of this, Qin Zhen felt a little relieved.
As the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Lu Ze is well-known in Shengjing City for his literary talent. He will surely be an eye-catching presence at today's poetry gathering.
Many people also heard that Lu Shaoqing's calligraphy was unique, and went to ask Lu Ze for his calligraphy.
Qin Zhen looked from afar and saw that Lu Ze was surrounded by candidates who had passed the autumn examination in Shengjing City. All of them were full of respect for Lu Ze.
Qin Zhen clenched his hands so tightly that his hand bones crackled.
"Fifth cousin."
Qin Zhen heard the prince's voice behind him, turned around and saluted, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhao Chong said to Qin Zhen, "As your cousin, why do you always argue with Lu Ze? Let's forget about the matter of Guan Zhiyi. Don't target Ze'er anymore in the future!"
Qin Zhen looked down on Zhao Chong in front of him, and his face was a little perfunctory: "Yes."
Zhao Chong frowned slightly.
"Have you heard? Master Lu specially gave Princess Qi a hairpin. When a man gives a woman a hairpin, isn't it a token of love?"
"I heard that Princess Qi's daughter looks exactly like Prince Lu!"
"Then why is there a rumor that Master Lu is deeply in love with Miss Guan Liu? He has become so exhausted because of Miss Guan Liu."
"But it's just a rumor. I think Prince Lu and Princess Qi are a better match. Miss Guan Liu is just a rumor."
Qin Zhen clenched his hands upon hearing this, "Princess Qi..."
Zhao Chong looked at Qin Zhen coldly and warned him, "Qin Zhen, you were fighting with Lu Ze before. It's not good for me to help anyone, so I'd rather not help anyone. But if you dare to touch even a hair of Princess Qi..."
Qin Zhen remembered that this man had other thoughts about Princess Qi. "Since Your Highness likes Princess Qi, why would he be willing to give Princess Qi to his nephew?"
Zhao Chong said coldly: "Qin Zhen!"
Qin Zhen smiled and said, "Your Highness, as the future ruler of the world, if you give up even your beloved to Lu Ze, how can you be the overlord of Dasheng in the future?"
Zhao Chong frowned and said, "Qin Zhen, Ze'er is my nephew."
Qin Zhen said no more and just looked at Lu Ze who was being praised by others. He had hated Lu Ze since he was a child.
Guan Zhiyi felt out of place in this situation.
Although she would become the fifth wife of the Qin family in the future, she was never married into the Qin family, and few rich girls were willing to come to her to write poetry together.
Guan Zhiyi sat by the lake, her heart was in turmoil.
Qin Yuli walked over to Guan Zhiyi, patted her on the shoulder and said, "Miss Guan, why are you sitting here alone? Why don't you write poetry together? Lu Baohua has already written quite a few poems."
Guan Zhiyi looked at Qin Yuli, the niece of Master Qin Wu, who was one or two years older than her, and bowed, "Miss Qin."
Qin Yuli said, "You don't have to be polite. I heard that you and my cousin Ze were very affectionate. We went boating on the lake?"
Guan Zhiyi had overheard the conversation between Qin Yuli and Qin Zhen, and learned that Qin Yuli also knew that Qin Zhen married her just to steal Lu Ze's love.
Therefore, she couldn't tell the truth in front of Qin Yuli.
Guan Zhiyi was betting that Lu Ze would not publicly clarify the rumors about his private affairs.
Guan Zhiyi nodded and lowered his head.
Qin Yuli asked: "Then are you willing to give up Cousin Ze to Qi Yuning?"
Compared to Qi Yuning, Guan Zhiyi is much easier to deal with. Qin Yuli can only let the two of them fight each other while she sits back and reaps the benefits.
Guan Zhiyi said softly, "So what if I'm unwilling? I'm already engaged to Master Qin Wu, I just want to live my life well."
Qin Yuli said: "My fifth uncle is a reasonable man. If you have someone else you like, he will definitely marry you. Now it depends on whether you want to be the consort of Prince Lu."
(End of this chapter)
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