Qi Yuning went to the guest hall of the palace to meet Qin Feng.
Today is the Crown Prince's birthday, and everyone in the court and the country has a day off. Qin Feng is not wearing his official uniform, but only a sky blue round-necked robe.
"Meet the princess."
Qi Yuning said, "Minister Qin, there is no need to be so polite. I wonder why Minister Qin came to the palace?"
Qin Feng lowered his eyebrows and said, "Princess, I want to take advantage of the New Year to go to the North City and appreciate the border scenery of my Dasheng.
Qin has admired Prince Qi for a long time, but he had no previous contact with him. I would like to ask the princess to help write a visiting card to introduce Qin to Prince Qi. "
Qi Yuning took the tea handed over by the maid and smiled faintly: "I'm afraid you don't admire my elder brother, but you admire Miss A Ping who is by my elder brother's side? Do you want me to introduce you to the North City Palace so that you can meet Miss A Ping?"
"How did the princess know that I admire Miss A Ping?" Qin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Did Master Lu tell you?"
Only his trusted subordinates, Lin Jiang and Lu Ze knew that he loved Miss A Ping. I think it was Lu Ze who told Princess Qi.
Qi Yuning said, "You knew Ping was in Beicheng. Didn't Lu Ze tell you? What a pity, you came a step too late. She is already pregnant with my nephew. Didn't Lu Ze tell you to give up?"
Qin Feng said: "Lu Ze didn't tell me about Ah Ping being in Beicheng..."
Qi Yuning asked: "Then how did you know?"
Qin Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Lingling saw the portrait of Miss Aping in my study and said that it was her aunt."
The teacup in Qi Yuning's hand fell to the ground, and the cup fell on the jade floor, breaking into pieces in an instant. "Minister Qin, I will ask Lu Ze to bring you the letter of recommendation you asked for tomorrow. I have something else to do right now, so I won't keep you here."
After Qi Yuning finished speaking, he hurried back to his room.
When I entered the room, I only saw Lingling, not Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning went to the side courtyard again. When she pushed the door open, she saw the mist and the broad shoulders and white back. Suddenly, she saw Lu Ze bathing without clothes. Qi Yuning turned her back to Lu Ze.
When Lu Ze heard the voice, he turned around and saw Qi Yuning. He didn't feel embarrassed at all and asked, "Princess, what's the matter?"
Qi Yuning asked: "You didn't tell Qin Feng about A Ping?"
Lu Ze said, "I was going to tell him at the birthday banquet that day, but then Qin Yuli's incident happened and it got delayed. We haven't seen him in the past two days and haven't had time to tell him about Ping's stay in Prince Qi's mansion in North City."
Qi Yuning said: "Qin Feng told me that Lingling saw the portrait of A Ping in his study and called A Ping in the portrait her aunt!"
Lu Ze was also shocked. He didn't bother to continue bathing. He quickly changed his clothes and followed Qi Yuning back to the room.
Lingling was playing the cat's tuck game with Jingzhe. When she saw Lu Ze and Qi Yuning coming, she stopped playing the game and asked Qi Yuning to hold her.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and said, "Lingling, have you seen your aunt in Uncle Qin's room?"
Lingling seemed to have forgotten what happened several days ago. "Aunt? Lingling hasn't seen aunt for a long time. Lingling wants to play with aunt. Aunt is so gentle!"
Qi Yuning smiled gently: "Lingling still knows how to be gentle? Isn't mother gentle?"
Lingling said: "Mother is also gentle, but aunt is even gentler."
Lu Ze still remembered the portrait he had drawn before, so he went to the desk and drew Ah Ping's portrait again. While Qi Yuning and Lingling were talking, he finished the painting in just two quarters of an hour.
Lu Ze brought the portrait to Lingling and asked, "Lingling, who is this?"
Lingling was playing with Huarong Dao in Qi Yuning's arms. When she heard what Lu Ze asked, she raised her eyes and said, "Aunt! Dad, how come you don't even recognize your aunt!"
Qi Yuning held Lingling and looked at Lu Ze. Lu Ze also looked at Qi Yuning. Both of them had shock in their eyes!
Qi Yuning asked again, "Lingling, are you sure this is your aunt?"
Lingling smiled and said, "It's my aunt! Lingling likes my aunt. Lingling hasn't seen my aunt for a long time!"
"Mom, let's go to Beicheng to visit my aunt and cousin, okay? Aunt Lichun said that the Chinese New Year will be here soon, so let's go to Beicheng to celebrate the New Year, okay? Uncle said that the New Year in Beicheng is fun!"
Qi Yuning asked again unwillingly: "Lingling, what do other people call aunt?"
Lingling pouted and said, "Others call my aunt Your Highness, but my mother calls my aunt sister-in-law, and my father calls me aunt..."
Lingling scratched her head with her little hand.
Lu Ze looked at Lingling and asked, "What did Daddy call your aunt?"
Lingling tilted her head and chuckled, "Daddy, have you forgotten what you should call your aunt? Daddy and aunt both call her Auntie!"
Lu Ze pointed at the portrait on the rice paper and said, "Lingling, is she Daddy and Auntie's aunt?"
Lingling nodded and said, "Daddy and aunt just call her Auntie!"
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, why didn't you say earlier that aunt is called aunt?"
Lingling said: "Only Daddy, Auntie, and Uncle can call me Auntie. Everyone can call me Your Highness, but only Lingling can call me Auntie!"
After Lingling finished speaking, she yawned, "Daddy and Mommy, Lingling is sleepy."
Lu Ze held Lingling's shoulders and said, "Lingling, take a closer look. Is the person in the painting really your aunt?"
Lingling said, "It's really my aunt! Lingling, don't guess, Lingling is sleepy."
After saying this, Lingling climbed onto the bed and went to sleep.
Only Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were left, and they looked at each other in surprise.
Qi Yuning coughed and said, "Lingling said she is your aunt. Your aunt has become my sister-in-law. According to seniority, you have to call my brother uncle, so do you have to call me aunt too?"
Lu Ze said, "Princess, now is not the time to discuss titles. How can this concubine of King Qi be my aunt? Do you know how old Miss A Ping is?"
Qi Yuning said: "I vaguely remember that he was in his early twenties, maybe twenty-one."
"Not twenty-two or twenty-three?"
Qi Yuning said: "I have to ask my brother about this."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "I want to take advantage of the New Year holiday to go to North City with you to meet Miss Ping."
The holiday during the Dasheng New Year is the longest. The Dali Temple can be closed from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the eve of the Chinese New Year, to the 18th day of the first lunar month. After the 8th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Dali Temple will rarely handle cases from various places, and you can take a few more days off. It is not difficult to go to the North City.
Qi Yuning didn't care about the extremely cold winter in North City at this moment. This matter was of great importance and he really had to go to North City.
If Miss Ping is really a prince, she can't let Qi Yu'an take her as a concubine again, otherwise her grandfather will jump out of his coffin and scold Qi Yu'an for being unfaithful.
Lu Ze added: "Princess, please do not mention this in the letter."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Of course I won't mention this in the letter."
Lu Ze looked at the woman in the painting. Her features were indeed quite similar to his. Could she really be his aunt?
Qi Yuning said: "Can you take a day off after Laba Festival? Since we have to brave the cold to go to North City, I also want to spend the New Year with my brother."
In the past ten years, Qi Yuning had very few opportunities to spend the New Year with Qi Yu'an.
Lu Ze said: "Since He Siqing has not yet retired, it should be ok for him to take a leave after Laba Festival."
Qi Yuning said: "But if this happens, you won't be able to celebrate the New Year with your family."
Lu Ze smiled, pulled Qi Yuning into his arms, hugged her and said: "You and Lingling are my family." (End of this chapter)
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