Guan Zhiyi smiled bitterly and said, "I, a humble family, dare not offend Princess Qi. Besides, a woman should be faithful to her husband. Since I have been engaged to Master Qin Wu, I dare not have any other thoughts."
Qin Yuli was annoyed when she saw Guan Zhiyi's cowardice.
Guan Zhiyi doesn't want to fight, so I will help her fight!
Today's poetry gathering is themed on late autumn.
The guests who come to the poetry meeting have to write a poem to some extent, and finally it will be judged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Qi Yuning has no natural talent for writing poetry, but he has learned it since childhood, and can write poetry with ease.
I wrote a poem on the sweet-scented osmanthus paper.
Lu Baozhu leaned closer to the poem written by Qi Yuning and read it out: "The mountain springs are gurgling, and the wild persimmons are bright red. The mountains are high and the autumn wind is blowing, but it is warmer than spring."
Lu Baozhu pursed her lips and said, "The poems you write are just average, not even as good as mine."
Qi Yuning took back her own paper from Lu Baozhu and said, "I think this poem is excellent. I am not a talented woman, so I don't need others to praise my poems. I just like it myself."
Lu Baozhu said: "Look at the poem I wrote, climbing a mountain in autumn, with tall reeds by the lake, the princess was afraid of the turtle and was crawling to hide!
"Lu Baozhu!" Qi Yuning stared at Lu Baozhu and said, "Change it quickly."
"No."
Song Heqing on the side smiled gently.
Lu Baohua held his forehead helplessly, "Sister, do you... want me to help you change it?"
Lu Baozhu waved her hands and said, "No, no, I think my poem is excellent."
In order to ensure the fairness of the poetry competition, each poem would be re-copied by the eunuchs and handed over to the Crown Prince to judge the ranking of the poems.
Song Heqing thought about it and humbly asked Lu Baohua for advice: "Second Miss Lu, could you please help me revise it?"
"Of course." Lu Baohua really enjoyed helping people revise their poems.
The people who reviewed the poems in the front yard were Lin Jiang and Lu Ze, who first looked at them, and then handed them over to the prince for the final judgment.
Lin Jiang held up the poem written by Lu Baozhu and said, "Which princess is this about, 'The princess is afraid of turtles'?"
Lu Ze took a closer look and guessed that it was written by Lu Baozhu. He saw that there was another poem on Lin Jiang's side and picked it up with a knowing smile.
Lin Jiang looked at it and said, "This poem is just average, how come you like it?"
Lu Ze said: "Princess Qi wrote it."
Lin Jiang suddenly realized: "So that's it."
The final judging results of the poetry competition showed that Lu Baohua ranked first among the female candidates, followed by Song Heqing. Everyone said that Song Heqing inherited the old tutor's literary talent. The third place was Wang Zhiyu, Lin Jiang's fiancée. Although she came from a family of military generals, Wang Zhiyu's literary talent was not weak at all.
After the poetry gathering ended, Qi Yuning did not rush back. After all, his legs and feet were not in good condition, and he would be stuck in traffic for a while. It would be better to wait until everyone had left before leaving.
Qi Yuning and Song Heqing were chatting together.
Song Heqing wanted to go to the bathroom, and soon after she left, Qi Yuning saw Qin Zhen coming towards her, and she frowned secretly.
Qin Zhen stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Princess Qi, Miss Song."
Qi Yuning sat upright in his seat and asked, "What's the matter, Master Qin Wu?"
Qin Zhen looked at Qi Yuning's face carefully. Perhaps it was because Qi Yuning was too noble and aloof on weekdays that people ignored her beauty.
The eighteen-year-old Princess Qi is truly stunningly beautiful, with phoenix eyes, long eyebrows, and fair skin that seems as fair as a baby's. Even when she is sitting, her demeanor is extremely noble.
Qin Zhen finally understood why the Crown Prince had taken a fancy to Qi Yuning a year or two ago.
Qi Yuning is so beautiful.
Qin Zhen's gaze made Qi Yuning unhappy. Qi Yuning frowned, and said with a cold look in her phoenix eyes: "What's the matter, Master Qin Wu?"
Qin Zhen smiled calmly and said, "Nothing, I just felt that I had never realized that the princess was so beautiful before."
Qi Yuning just felt very greasy, as if the bottom of her throat was stained with the grease from Qin Zhen's body. This person was just like Qin Yuli, extremely disgusting.
Qi Yuning ignored Qin Zhen and stood up to leave.
Qin Zhen stepped forward and said, "I heard that the princess has difficulty walking. Can I help her back to the palace?"
"Need not!"
Qin Zhen took a step closer to Qi Yuning, "Princess, please don't force yourself. Let me help you!"
Qi Yuning frowned. Her secret guards and maids could not enter the royal garden, and she didn't know when Song Heqing would come back.
Qi Yuning raised her hand and touched the hairpin in her hair. If Qin Zhen dared to touch her, she would pull out the hairpin and blind him.
"Don't bother your fifth cousin. I am on the same journey as the princess. I will take her back to the palace."
Lu Ze strode over, walked to Qi Yuning's side, and supported Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning couldn't even hide the disgust in her eyes towards Qin Zhen, "The Qin family is really a family with a broken heart. It's no wonder that my niece is like this, since my uncle is like this."
Qin Zhen said angrily: "Qi Yuning, do you know that the Queen is also a member of the Qin family!"
Qi Yuning said, "If you have the guts, go and complain to the Queen. It's just right that I can also go to the Queen and tell her about how Master Qin Wu teased me even though he had an arranged marriage."
Qin Zhen snorted, "I was just helping Princess Qi go home. Princess Qi is taking herself too seriously, isn't she? My good intentions were treated as teasing by the Princess?"
Qi Yuning said coldly: "You know what you are thinking. I, Qi Yuning, am not some Miss Guan Liu who you can rob and humiliate!"
Lu Ze supported Qi Yuning and said to Qin Zhen: "Fifth cousin, the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf. She doesn't want you to support her, but you insist on doing it. If this matter really gets to the emperor and the queen... I'm afraid even His Highness will be criticized."
Qin Zhen waved his sleeves and glared at Qi Yuning who was supported by Lu Ze, and smiled playfully. His Majesty and the Empress are both old, and after the prince ascends the throne, he wants to see how Lu Ze and Qi Yuning can be as arrogant as they are now.
After Qin Zhen left, Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning: "Shall I take you back?"
Qi Yuning said: "And Miss Song, wait for her. I underestimated Qin Zhen's shamelessness."
Lu Ze said: "I'm sorry, Princess. If it weren't for me, Qin Zhen wouldn't have targeted you."
Qi Yuning raised her eyes to look at Lu Ze and said, "This has nothing to do with you. You don't have to blame Qin Zhen for being shameless."
Qi Yuning waited for about a quarter of an hour before Song Heqing came back with a red face.
Qi Yuning smiled when she saw Song Heqing and asked, "Why did you take so long?"
Song Heqing whispered: "I met the prince, and he chatted with me about poetry for a while..."
When Song Heqing saw that it was Lu Ze who was supporting Qi Yuning, she consciously took two steps back.
When they reached the door, Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "You want to take my carriage back? Let Miss Song take the carriage of your Qi Wangfu. This way, you don't have to go to the Song family again. Lingling must be anxious to see you."
Qi Yuning also missed Lingling. He hadn't seen Lingling for a whole day. "Then Heqing, I won't see you off."
Song Heqing nodded, "Yes, you should go back soon. Lingling must be anxious to see you."
After getting on the carriage of the princess's mansion, Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze also enter, but the two sisters Lu Baozhu and Lu Baohua were not there, so she asked, "Where are Baozhu and Baohua?"
Lu Ze said: "They left a long time ago."
Qi Yuning said: "I haven't seen Lingling for a day. I don't know if she misses me. I'm really afraid that she will go back one day... Then I will be heartbroken."
Lu Ze chuckled and said, "Even if Lingling goes back now, she will be pregnant by the end of next year. We can still see her again in the future."
Qi Yuning blushed slightly when she thought about Lingling's pregnancy. She looked at Lu Ze with a little discomfort in her eyes. Now they were just holding hands. Pregnant Lingling...
Qi Yuning only felt that the tips of her ears were getting redder and redder.
(End of this chapter)
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