When Qi Yuning went to the foot of the bed and picked up Lingling, Lingling woke up and said, "Mother, dear."
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling and asked, "Why did you sleep at the foot of the bed?"
Lingling smiled and said, "Mom wanted to hug Daddy last night, but Lingling felt it was too crowded, so she slept in the corner of the bed, ahem."
Qi Yuning's ears turned red. Listening to Lingling's nasal sound, she asked, "Is your nose unblocked?"
"It's still blocked, cough cough."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, you are coughing too much, don't go out to play today."
Lingling pouted and said, "Mom, it will take a long time for Dad to have his next day off. If Lingling goes out to play, she won't cough anymore.
Hey, where's Daddy? Did Daddy leave again while Lingling was asleep?
He lied, saying that he would live with mom in the future, but he didn’t, wuwuwu.”
"Ahem. Ahem."
Seeing Lingling crying and coughing, Qi Yuning said repeatedly: "That's not the case. Daddy lives with Mommy. He was here just now. He went to the bathroom."
Lingling got off the bed and walked to the toilet, but she didn't see Lu Ze.
"Mother is lying, there is no father!"
Lingling pouted and said, "Lingling doesn't like you guys anymore. You guys lied to Lingling, wuwuwu, cough cough."
Qi Yuning was helpless, "Dad was really here last night, and he just left."
No one knew where Lu Ze went early in the morning.
Lingling obviously didn't believe it, and she cried and coughed in grievance and sadness.
Qi Yuning didn't expect that Lingling, who was sick, helpless, and felt cheated, would be so hard to coax. "Really, Lingling, didn't you say that it was too crowded last night so you changed your sleeping place? So Daddy and I stayed together last night."
Lingling cried doubtfully, "But where is Daddy? Why is Daddy gone? He promised Lingling that he would go out and play, wuwuwu."
Qi Yuning helplessly coaxed Lingling, "Be good."
Half an hour later, Lu Ze finally arrived.
Lu Ze's long hair was not dry yet, and he had the leisure to take a shower, wash his hair, and change his clothes.
Qi Yuning said unhappily: "You went to take a bath so early in the morning?"
Lu Ze coughed, not daring to look into Qi Yuning's eyes. Seeing Lingling crying, he asked, "Why are you crying so hard?"
Lingling pointed at Lu Ze and said, "Daddy lied to me. We clearly agreed to live together, but Daddy left early in the morning. Lingling doesn't like you anymore, wuwuwu."
Lu Ze coughed and coaxed Ling Ling, "Daddy really slept here last night, but he sweated a lot this morning, so he went back to take a shower."
Lingling said, "Lingling doesn't believe it, unless Lingling sleeps outside today and Daddy sleeps inside. Then if Daddy dares to lie to others, Lingling will know."
Qi Yuning: "No!"
Lingling said with tears in her eyes: "Wuwuwu, you are just deceiving Lingling."
"Little ancestor, don't cry, I really didn't lie to you."
Qi Yuning was helpless, but Lingling was still sick, so she didn't dare to scold Lingling.
"Well, you want to go out and play, right? How about going out and playing today?"
Qi Yuning really couldn't resist Lingling's pitiful crying.
Lingling's sobbing gradually subsided as she said, "Then Lingling will trust you one more time. If you lie to Lingling again, Lingling will really dislike you!"
Lu Ze smiled and said, "We really didn't lie to you."
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze and said, "It's all your fault. Why did you go back to the Princess's Mansion to bathe so early in the morning? The kitchen in the Prince's Mansion also has hot water for twelve hours, and there is also a hot spring pool brought in. You can bathe in the Prince's Mansion next time."
Lu Ze was too guilty to look at Qi Yuning. Thinking about the blasphemy he had done to Qi Yuning while bathing just now, he would never dare to let her know.
Although Qi Yuning is afraid of cold, she loves beauty more. Even when she goes out to play, she doesn't wear much. She wears whatever new material looks good, the lighter the better, and never wears anything thick.
Seeing Qi Yuning wearing such thin clothes, Lu Ze asked, "Do you really want to get sick yourself?"
Qi Yuning took the hand warmer handed to her by the maid and said, "I will never give others the opportunity to laugh at me for wearing thick and ugly clothes."
"The princess is already pretty enough." Lu Ze said hoarsely, "She will still be beautiful even if she wears something thicker."
Lu Ze took a mink coat dyed eggplant green from the side and put it on Qi Yuning. "You don't want to have two sick people at home, do you? It's almost the twelfth lunar month, and you must be busy with your usual accounts, right?"
Qi Yuning thought that the accounting matters should not be delayed, otherwise he would be overwhelmed by the backlog of work in the twelfth lunar month.
By the twelfth lunar month, many of King Qi's subordinates came to the palace from all over the country to pay New Year's greetings and pay homage to King Qi.
However, Qi Yuning still changed into a red dress and put on a silver-white mink cloak, which was much better looking than the mink cloak that Lu Ze had just picked.
Lingling was still sick, so Lu Ze held her in his arms after they left the palace.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze had no intention of riding in a sedan chair, but instead walked to the nearest Xuanwu Street. Xuanwu Street was always bustling with shops lining the street. Even in the cold winter of mid-November, there were still many pedestrians and vendors on the street.
Lingling hadn't been out for a long time. Seeing the dazzling array of vendors, she was very happy. "Tanghulu, mommy, Lingling wants to eat Tanghulu."
Qi Yuning said: "You are coughing, you can't eat candied haws!"
Lingling pouted and said, "Okay then."
Lu Ze said: "Lingling doesn't need to take medicine, so it's okay for her to eat a candied haws."
Lu Ze asked the servant Deqing to buy Lingling a string of candied haws, and said, "Another string of candied apples."
The servant Deqing responded, "Yes, Prince."
Deqing brought a bunch of candied haws and a bunch of candied apples in a short while. Lingling took the candied haws and said with a smile, "Mom loves candied apples."
When Qi Yuning heard Lingling's words, she thought Lu Ze bought the candied apples because he liked to eat them, but she didn't expect that he knew that she liked to eat candied apples?
Lu Ze took the candied apple and handed it to Qi Yuning, saying, “Hey, you loved eating this when you were little.”
Qi Yuning said calmly: "Do you still remember?"
Lu Ze said calmly: "Yeah."
Qi Yuning was no longer a child. The upbringing and etiquette of a princess prevented her from eating candied apples in public. But she was also afraid of dirtying the candied apples, so she asked Lichun to go to the restaurant next door and ask for a piece of oil paper to wrap them and put them in the food box.
Lingling took the candied haws and ate them. After taking a bite, she frowned and said, "It's so sour. This string of candied haws is not delicious at all!"
Qi Yuning chuckled, "If it doesn't taste good, you can just play with it in your hand, but Lingling can taste it."
Lu Ze carried Lingling to a small stall. Seeing the tiger-head hats in front of him, Lu Ze stopped and took one and put it on Lingling. The red tiger-head hat looked interesting on Lingling.
"My dear lady, please buy your daughter a tiger hat. It will be the Year of the Tiger in a little over a month, and this child will look best in a tiger hat."
Qi Yuning handed over the silver and said with a smile, "No need to change, I'll give you all the silver."
The vendor didn't expect Qi Yuning to be so generous and thanked him repeatedly.
Lingling looked up at the hat on her head and said, "Daddy, does the hat look good on me?"
"nice."
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze walked along the way, completely ignoring the looks from the people around them.
"I have long said that Princess Qi's daughter is the daughter of Lu Shizi. Just now I heard that little princess calling Lu Shizi daddy."
"I heard that, too. So this child is really the daughter of Lord Lu? But why did Princess Qi want to get engaged to Lord Lu's younger brother, Prince Lu?"
Rumors spread very quickly, especially who the father of Princess Qi's daughter is, which is a big mystery in Shengjing City.
At this moment, Lu Ze was walking around the city holding Lingling, and naturally became a hot topic among the people nearby.
Qin Yuli was in a jewelry shop, looking at the family of three from afar and fastening her nails.
Impossible, Qi Yuning's daughter definitely cannot be Lu Ze's.
If she was Lu Ze's daughter, how could Lu Ze and Princess Pingrou watch Qi Yuning almost marry Lu Yun?
It is hard to say whether this child is Qi Yuning's. It is not that Qi Yuning has not attended banquets when he was fourteen or fifteen years old.
Lingling is already over three years old, so Qi Yuning must have gotten pregnant when she was only fourteen. However, Qi Yuning clearly didn't have a big belly when she was fourteen or fifteen years old.
This must be Qi Yuning's daughter, who got her from somewhere and used her to deceive Lu Ze.
"Lingling is still sick. Is Qi Yuning crazy enough to bring her to the street to play?"
Lu Baozhu, who was standing next to Qin Yuli, was shocked and said, "My poor baby Lingling, how can Qi Yuning be a mother? I wanted her to serve me, her sister-in-law, after we get married, but she doesn't know how to serve anyone at all!"
Qin Yuli saw Lu Baozhu's appearance and asked, "Sister Baozhu, is Lingling really the daughter of Qi Yuning and Brother Ze?"
Seeing that her eldest brother was already parading around with Lingling in his arms, Lu Baozhu no longer concealed the truth and said, "Yes, Lingling is the daughter of Qi Yuning and my eldest brother."
Qin Yuli said: "How is that possible? We all saw Qi Yuning when she was fourteen years old. When did you ever see her with a big belly?"
(End of this chapter)
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