Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returned to Prince Qi's Mansion. Before they entered the yard, they heard Lingling's laughter.
"Aunt Xue, Lingling knows this move, right?"
"Yes, Lingling is a genius in swordplay!"
When Qi Yuning entered, he saw Lingling performing some moves with a small wooden sword. You can tell that she was really good at it. She didn't make the random moves she used to make, but instead performed it with a sharp sword.
"Mother, Father!"
When Lingling saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returning, she put down her small wooden sword and threw herself into Qi Yuning's arms.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling, rubbed her little face and said, "Do you miss your mother?"
"Yes!" Lingling kissed Qi Yuning's cheek, "I miss mother so much."
Lingling saw Lu Ze, came forward and kissed the side of Lu Ze's face, holding a bowl of water very evenly, "Lingling misses daddy so much."
Lu Baoshuang walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi, Lingling is really smart. She can master the sword techniques almost instantly after I teach her."
Qi Yuning said: "Thank you two for playing with Lingling today."
"Lingling is so cute, and we are very happy to have such a little apprentice!" Lu Baoxue said with a smile, "Lingling is really interesting and clever. If I can give birth to a daughter like her in the future, I will be willing to do anything for her."
Lu Baoshuang said from the side: "You are too shameless. You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already saying you want to have a daughter."
Lu Baoxue snorted softly, "It's not impossible to give birth to a daughter as obedient as Lingling even if you're not married. Didn't the princess also give birth to a daughter without getting married?"
Qi Yuning said repeatedly: "Don't learn from me. You still have to get engaged, get married and have children step by step."
Lingling is just special. Qi Yu would rather not let the two twin sisters of the Lu family really have children out of wedlock.
Lu Baoxue looked at Lu Ze unhappily, "My princess is right. My eldest brother is too irresponsible."
Lu Baoshuang nodded and said, "That's right. If he wasn't my elder brother, I would have long ago..."
Due to Lu Ze's gaze, Lu Baoshuang had to give up.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue helping to take care of the children today, and said, "I heard from Baozhu that you also want to be female generals and lead the troops?"
"yes!"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "I have more than 5,000 soldiers in Shengjing City, and General Ren's health is getting worse. I originally wanted my brother to introduce me to a general from Beicheng for these 5,000 soldiers. Since you like them, how about letting you help me lead the troops? Among these 5,000 soldiers, there are also 200 female soldiers."
"Is it really possible? Aren't we too young?"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "These palace soldiers are only here to protect the safety of Prince Qi's palace. They usually practice on the Tiger Cave Mountain behind Longhua Mountain. If you really want to go, let General Ren take care of you while he is still here."
"Thank you, Princess!"
The two sisters of the Lu family were extremely happy, "When are we going?"
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze: "When will you take a day off?"
Lu Ze said: "It will take ten days."
Qi Yuning said to the two sisters of the Lu family: "Then go there in ten days."
"Thank you, Princess!"
Qi Yuning invited the two sisters to have dinner, but they did not stay long. Instead, Lu Ze was kept by Lingling.
Today's dinner included Lingling's favorite turtle. Lingling knew that Qi Yuning didn't like it, so she asked Lu Ze to pick up the turtle for her.
Seeing this, Lu Ze said, "Lingling loves to eat soft-shelled turtle because of your Majesty. Your Majesty also loves to eat soft-shelled turtle. My mother also likes to eat it very much."
When Qi Yuning saw the gray turtle legs with claws, she found it hard to understand what was so delicious about them.
After Lingling finished eating, she said, "My aunt also likes to eat Guigui! My aunt said that she didn't have any chance to eat Guigui when she was a child. How pitiful."
Qi Yuning said: "Since your aunt is a princess, she should have been raised in wealth since she was a child. How could she not have Guigui?"
Lingling scratched her head and said, "My aunt said that herself."
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North City, in Prince Qi’s Mansion.
Qi Yu'an found a letter from Lingling among the letters sent by Qi Yuning. He opened it and saw that the words inside should be written by Lu Ze. The whole letter mentioned aunt and cousin...
Qi Yu'an read the letter carefully. If it weren't for the clear tone, he would have thought Lu Ze was out of his mind.
How could there be such a strange letter?
Where did Lingling's cousin come from? Aunt? Lingling was young, did Lu Ze also accompany her to write letters and play tricks?
Ah Ping brought pear soup into the study room, "Your Highness has been coughing for the past two days. I cooked you a bowl of Sichuan Fritillary and Snow Pear Soup, which is the best for relieving cough."
Qi Yu'an took the pear soup, took a sip and said, "The taste of this pear soup is similar to the one I drank in the Queen's palace when I was a child."
Ah Ping said, "My cooking skills are probably far inferior to those of the cooks in the Queen's palace."
After drinking the pear soup, Qi Yuan continued to look at the letters sent by Qi Yuning. There was a letter stating that someone was borrowing his name to help the girl from the Song family. After seeing it, Qi Yuan thought about it and realized that he was indeed old enough to get married.
Look, Lingling is looking forward to having an aunt and cousin, but no matter how much Lingling wishes, she can only have a younger cousin, not a older cousin.
Ah Ping saw the letter beside Qi Yu'an, and Qi Yu'an asked Ah Ping: "Can you understand it?"
"I know a few characters, but I don't understand them. However, I think they are beautifully written, even more beautiful than the calligraphy sold in bookshops."
"Is it more beautiful than my handwriting?" Qi Yuan frowned.
Ah Ping nodded and said, "It is indeed more beautiful than the prince's handwriting. The strokes are sharp and you can see the force used when writing. The force can be seen through the paper. The skill of this calligraphy is beyond the prince's reach."
Qi Yu'an frowned, "Ha!"
Ah Ping said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, your handwriting is not bad either..."
Qi Yu'an raised his eyes and looked at Ah Ping, "You can go now."
Ah Ping lowered her head, and sighed secretly as she walked out of the study. She had displeased Qi Yu'an again. She didn't know many words, and only learned a few words on her own after entering the palace.
But I also saw the words "Princess" and "engagement" in the letter just now. Does this mean that the prince is getting engaged?
A Ping returned to her own courtyard. The weather in the north city was particularly cold. It was very cold even in early winter.
When the nanny saw Ah Ping coming back, she asked, "Didn't the prince keep you after drinking the pear soup?"
Ah Ping shook her head and said, "Aunt, I seem to have displeased the prince again. I also saw Princess Qi write a letter saying that she has chosen a princess for the prince."
Ah Ping was in a state of anxiety and felt very uncomfortable in her stomach, but she still forced herself to endure the discomfort.
The nanny sighed and said, "A Ping, the prince will be twenty-one in two months, and he will definitely marry a princess."
Ah Ping covered her mouth with a handkerchief and vomited continuously.
The nanny patted A Ping on the back and said, "Auntie knows you are sad, but Ping Ping, the prince will always have a princess."
It took Ping a while to recover, her eyes full of loneliness.
"Miss Ping, this was sent in by Steward He. He said it was a gift from Princess Qi to you."
Ah Ping saw the wooden box brought in by the maid, opened it and was extremely surprised, "Why did the princess give me these jewelry?"
The nanny also came closer to take a look and said, "These jewels are not vulgar."
Ah Ping didn't understand what Qi Yuning meant, "Aunt, what do you think the princess meant by this?"
The nanny said, "I can't guess, but with these jewels, the girl won't have to worry about her future."
Ah Ping fumbled with the jewelry box: "Is the prince going to marry a princess? So, the prince asked the princess to use these jewelry to send me away from the palace?"
Ah Ping said with a bitter heart: "I would have left even without the jewelry."
Mammy said, "Ping Ping."
Ah Ping touched her stomach, feeling uncomfortable. Tears welled up in her eyes and she couldn't wipe them away no matter how hard she tried. "Aunt, we should prepare to leave soon."
(End of this chapter)
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