Qi Yu'an returned to the bedroom in the front yard, frowning. He didn't know what he was angry about.
Ah Ping was right, he had to marry a princess eventually.
Your Majesty has already asked about his marriage. By the end of next year at the latest, a daughter of a noble family must be chosen as the Princess of Qi.
But what Aping said made people feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their hearts.
How could the future Princess Qi feel unfair? How could the mistress of such a huge Qi Palace be so petty? How could she feel unfair because of a concubine and a bastard's son?
After thinking it over again, Qi Yu'an went to the backyard again.
In the backyard, Ah Ping was about to rest when she saw Qi Yu'an coming back. She was stunned for a moment and stood up to salute: "Your Majesty."
Qi Yu'an said coldly: "A Ping, my future princess will be born into a noble family, virtuous and generous, and will not be unable to tolerate a concubine's eldest son. The future princess should not be someone you, a concubine, can arbitrarily speculate about."
Ah Ping was stunned for a moment, and her face turned red with shame.
Qi Yu'an added: "Remember your identity, you are just a concubine, don't worry about the princess's thoughts, a daughter raised in an aristocratic family is different from a commoner like you."
Ah Ping's eyes were filled with tears and her throat was full of bitterness. She looked at the blurry Qi Yu'an in front of her and said, "I will remember my identity."
When Qi Yu'an saw her tears, he felt even angrier, but he also felt that he should ignore her for a few days this time and not let her become spoiled.
After Qi Yu'an left in a huff, Ah Ping felt a chill all over her body. She held onto the wooden bed and vomited, and her lower abdomen ached.
Seeing this, the nanny held Ah Ping and said, "Ping Ping."
Ah Ping shed tears and said, "Aunt, I don't want to stay here anymore. Can we leave the palace?"
"Pingping..." Mammy sighed, "Pingping, you can't leave the palace."
"Why?" Ah Ping looked at the nanny in confusion.
Nanny said helplessly: "Pingping, only in the Qi Wang Mansion in North City can you be well protected and live safely."
Ah Ping sat on the bed, her eyes red as she said, "But Auntie, you also saw how the prince disliked me just now. I can't let my child be born and be disliked because of me..."
"Aunt, can we leave? I don't want to see the love between the prince and the princess..."
Ah Ping held the nanny's hand and said, "Aunt, can we go back to the small mountain village in Shanzhou?"
"No!" Nanny looked at A Ping and said, "As long as the prince doesn't drive you away, you can stay in Prince Qi's mansion in North City, Ping Ping, only in this way can you stay alive. Nothing is more important than staying alive."
Ah Ping cried bitterly in the arms of Mammy, "Aunt, how could he say that to me? It's been three years, three years, doesn't he know who I am?"
Now that the princess has not yet married, Qi Yu'an has already defended her, thinking that she is maliciously speculating that the princess is not virtuous enough.
But A Ping's only thought was to truly care about the princess. She felt that the princess should not feel uncomfortable because of having a illegitimate son.
Qi Yu'an actually misunderstood her like this. She really didn't want to stay in the palace any longer and be misunderstood and scolded by Qi Yu'an...
Nanny sighed with great distress.
…
It snowed in Shengjing City for a day and a night. When Qi Yuning got up the next morning, he found that the snow outside was half a foot thick.
Lingling saw the white snow outside and sighed, "Mom, Lingling wants to go outside to play in the snow."
Qi Yuning smiled calmly and let Lingling go out to play in the snow while she looked at the account book.
After a few days, Qi Yuning never saw Lu Ze again.
The snow outside had not melted yet, and Lingling was playing in the snow with the maids. She hadn't asked for Lu Ze for several days, and Qi Yuning was not willing to go looking for Lu Ze unless Lu Ze came.
On the contrary, Princess Pingrou and Lu Baozhu would come to the palace to see Lingling from time to time.
Qi Yuning received an imperial decree from the Empress to summon her. When she entered the palace, she was still wondering what the Empress meant by letting her enter.
It was not until I arrived at the Central Palace that I realized it was all about Song Heqing.
The Queen smiled softly at Qi Yuning and said, "The Crown Prince told me a few days ago about the poems of the daughter of the Song family at the poetry gathering. Her grandfather was known as a Confucian general because of his outstanding literary talent. It seems that she is also better than her master. I heard that she is a good friend of yours?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, He Qing and I have been close friends for many years."
The Queen said, "I heard that this child's biological mother died when she was young. Is her stepmother an intolerant person?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "When the old master was around, Madam Song was better now. After the old master left... Well, it was He Qing who was smart and didn't suffer at the hands of her stepmother."
The Queen said, "She is a child with a miserable fate. The Crown Prince rarely mentions the girl on his own initiative. Since she is your good sister, I think she is also a good girl."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Yes, Queen, He Qing is a good girl who knows etiquette and is sensible."
The Queen smiled and said, "Then I will help the Crown Prince."
Qi Yuning smiled lightly. No matter what happens in the future, it is a happy thing that Song Heqing can get what he wanted now.
The Queen specially summoned her to the palace for questioning, which meant that even if Song Heqing was not the Crown Princess, she should be the Crown Princess.
After coming out of the inner palace, Qi Yuning met the Crown Prince who came to the Queen's palace.
Qi Yuning looked at the prince's face carefully. In fact, the prince looked like Qin's uncle. It is said that nephews resemble their uncles. It seems that her and Lu Ze's speculation may really be nonsense.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Zhao Chong smiled at Qi Yuning and said, "The princess is always afraid of the cold, why don't you wear more clothes today?"
Qi Yuning said: "Today is not bad, the sun will be bright in the afternoon."
Zhao Chong handed Qi Yuning a small copper stove for warming her hands, "It's still a long way to go before you leave the palace, Princess, please use this small copper stove to warm your hands."
Qi Yuning took it and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhao Chong looked at Qi Yuning's receding back and sighed slightly in his heart. How great would it be if she was not the princess of Prince Qi's Mansion?
When Qi Yuning reached the palace gate, she heard Lin Jiang's voice, "When did our Lu Shaoqing become so afraid of the cold that he can't even put down this girl's hot water bottle."
Lu Ze said calmly, "The girl gave it to me."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yuning quickly stepped forward and asked, "Which girl gave you the hot water bottle?"
Good job Lu Ze, no wonder he doesn’t want to get married, is he hooking up with other girls?
Lu Ze didn't expect to meet Qi Yuning at the palace gate. "Why is the princess here?"
Qi Yuning looked at the hot water bottle in Lu Ze's arms and asked, "Which girl gave you the hot water bottle?"
Lu Ze chuckled helplessly and said, "The princess gave it to me a few nights ago. Have you forgotten?"
Qi Yuning really forgot.
Lin Jiang smiled and said, "I really envy you, Lord Shaoqing, for having a hot water bottle given by the princess."
Qi Yuning handed the small copper stove in her hand to Lin Jiang, "Why do you envy him, Lord Lin? This copper stove is given to you by this princess."
Lin Jiang took it and said with a smile: "Thank you for the reward, my lord."
Lu Ze frowned and glared at Lin Jiang, then pulled Qi Yuning over and whispered in her ear, "Lin Jiang is engaged to the girl from the Zhenbei Marquis's mansion, so the hand-warming item given to him by the princess is inappropriate."
Seeing Lu Ze getting jealous, Qi Yuning said, "The little copper stove was given to me by His Highness. It's not my personal property. What's wrong with that?"
When Lu Ze heard that it was given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, his jealousy dissipated a lot.
Lin Jiang held the small copper stove in his hand and smiled gently, "Then I have to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the reward."
Qi Yuning got on the carriage, looked at the sky, looked at Lu Ze and said, "Master Lu, are you going to the Dali Temple or back home? If you're going back home, why don't we go together?"
Lu Ze said slowly, "We still have to go to the Dali Temple."
Qi Yuning asked Lin Jiang again, "Master Lin, are you going to the Hanlin Academy? I'm passing by the Hanlin Academy on my way back home, why don't you go with me?"
Lin Jiang looked at Lu Ze who was glaring at him with a sour look, and smiled softly, "Thank you very much for your kindness, Princess."
Lin Jiang got on Qi Yuning's carriage and smiled slowly: "I have known Lu Ze for many years, but this is the first time I have seen him so jealous. If I were not engaged, I would definitely cooperate with the princess and make him more jealous."
Qi Yuning chuckled lightly, not wanting Lu Ze to get too jealous. When would there be so-called mutual affection? Lu Ze was too busy to see anyone, and she was afraid that she really wouldn't be able to get pregnant with Lingling.
However, if Lu Ze wants to be jealous, Lin Jiang is indeed not a good choice, after all, he has to consider the girl from the Wang family, to whom he is engaged.
Qi Yuning thought about it and felt that the little bald donkey on Longhua Mountain was quite suitable.
(End of this chapter)
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