Chapter 15 I am Lu Shizi's fiancée
His Royal Highness Zhao Chong looked at the appearance of the three-year-old daughter in Qi Yuning's arms. His eyes darkened, and his hands clenched into fists inside his wide sleeves, with a smile on his face: "Princess Qi, your child really looks like Ze'er."
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little head and said, "It is Lingling's blessing to be the nephew of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
This statement did not reveal who the child's father was, but it also did not deny that she was Lu Ze's daughter.
Zhao Chong looked at Lu Ze standing beside him and chuckled, "Even if she is Ze'er's biological daughter, she may not look so much like Lingling."
Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning and Lingling, then nodded slightly and said, "Yeah."
Qi Yu'an walked up to Zhao Chong and bowed, saying, "It's been a long time since I last saw Your Highness the Crown Prince."
After Zhao Chong met Qi Yuan, he started talking with Qi Yuan about the military camps at the border.
Lu Ze signaled Qi Yuning with his eyes, and Qi Yuning pointed in the direction of Chunjiang Courtyard.
Qi Yuning carried Lingling back to her own courtyard. After a while, she saw Lu Ze being stopped by a maid at the gate of Chunjiang Courtyard.
Qi Yuning let Lu Ze enter the courtyard, and then ordered the maids around her: "All of you go out, don't let anyone in."
"yes."
After the maids left, Lingling threw herself into Lu Ze's arms, "Daddy, I'm scared."
Lu Ze hugged Lingling and patted her on the back, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Lingling, do you know the Crown Prince?"
Lingling tilted her head and said, "Daddy, what is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Lu Ze asked, "That's the person Lingling is afraid of."
Lingling pouted and said, "That was a bad guy. When my mother took me to see Aunt Song two days ago, the bad guy pinched Lingling's neck! It hurt so much!"
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning looked at each other and asked Lingling, "Is this the person who came in with Dad just now? He is not a bad person."
"He is a bad guy!" Lingling's eyes were red, and she pinched her neck with both hands, "He pinched Lingling like this! Lingling doesn't like him, she is afraid of him."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, don't be afraid, is this true?"
She originally guessed that the current emperor's grandson would ascend the throne in the year of Xinwei. There was only one possibility, that is, the Crown Prince died unexpectedly after ascending the throne, and had to adopt a nephew to inherit the throne.
But Lingling knows His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were still alive, how could the throne fall to his nephew?
Lingling pouted and said, "It's true, mother. From now on, Lingling will never go to see Auntie Song and the bad guys again. Lingling is so scared."
Lu Ze gently raised his head and comforted Lingling: "Don't be afraid, Daddy is here, no one will strangle Lingling."
Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze and asked, "Do you believe what Lingling said?"
Lu Ze said, "They say that children don't lie, but sometimes they can't tell the truth. As Lingling said, if the Crown Prince was still alive in the Xinwei year and could strangle Lingling, it wouldn't be Lingling's uncle who ascended the throne."
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in Lu Ze's arms, walked up to her, touched her neck and said, "I believe in Lingling."
Lu Ze said: "Hmm?"
Qi Yuning said: "It is hard to say what happened to cause the imperial power to fall into someone else's hands, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is definitely not that simple. Prince Lu must be more careful in the future."
Lu Ze said: "Princess, he is my uncle, two years older than me, and we grew up together and played together."
Qi Yuning took Lingling from Lu Ze and said, "He is your biological uncle, and Lingling is still your biological daughter."
Lingling wrapped her hands around Qi Yuning's neck, "Mom, darling, Lingling doesn't want to see Auntie Song and the bad guys."
Qi Yuning kissed Lingling's little face, "Okay, I won't see you. I'll let Aunt Jingzhe and Aunt Guyu play with you in the yard later. Mother still needs to go out to entertain the guests."
Lingling nodded.
After Qi Yuning asked Jingzhe and Guyu to take good care of Lingling, she left the courtyard with Lu Ze.
Lu Ze said slowly, "Princess, I hope you don't tell anyone else about what Lingling said."
"I'm not stupid."
Although the Qi family has nearly 200,000 soldiers in their hands, she did not dare to discuss the future affairs of the king casually.
Besides, Your Majesty is still in good spirits now!
When they were about to reach the courtyard where guests were entertained, they parted ways.
Qi Yuning went to entertain the female guests and saw a few bold young ladies talking about the Crown Prince's selection of a Crown Princess next to the rockery.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is already 22 years old, and the Crown Princess should be chosen by the beginning of next spring!"
“Who is so lucky?”
"There are already two concubines, two concubines, and three concubines in the East Palace. I think it's better to be the Princess of Qi than the Crown Princess. I just saw the Prince of Qi from afar, and he looks no less handsome than the Crown Prince and Prince Lu!"
"Just look at Princess Qi's appearance and you'll know that Prince Qi must be a handsome man as well."
"I think Prince Lu is the most handsome."
"Didn't Princess Qi say it just now? Prince Lu has been dealing with corpses for years, how creepy it is. No matter how handsome he is, he is worse than Prince Qi!"
"Prince Qi was a soldier on the battlefield, and he even crawled out from a pile of corpses. Prince Lu still tried to clear the corpses, but Prince Qi killed people without mercy..."
"Prince Qi killed the enemy of Dasheng, and he is a hero of Dasheng."
The daughters who defended Lu Ze and the daughters who defended Prince Qi started quarreling.
When Qi Yuning heard a rich girl praising her brother, she thought that these two people had good taste.
After walking around the rockery, they saw the two daughters who were protecting their brother. They were Lu Ze’s two cousins, Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue.
When the two sisters Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue saw Qi Yuning, they stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sister Ning."
Lu Baoshuang took out a small wooden sword and said, "This is a gift from us two sisters to the little princess."
Qi Yuning took it and said, "Thank you very much. You are sending gifts to Lingling. Aren't you afraid that Lu Baozhu will cause trouble for you?"
Lu Baoxue smiled and said, "Sister Baozhu was confined to her room for a month by big brother, and was also punished to copy the Book of Rites ten times."
Qi Yuning thought, no wonder his ears were so quiet these days, Qin Yuli didn't bother him just now, it turned out that she was under house arrest by Lu Baozhu.
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Thank you for speaking up for my brother just now."
Lu Baoshuang blushed slightly and said, "Prince Qi is stationed at the border, he is a hero."
"Baoshuang, Baoxue, how did you get here in the blink of an eye?"
Lu Baohua came from a small path in the garden.
Qi Yuning looked over and saw a round-faced girl behind Lu Baohua.
Qi Yuning asked: "Lu Baohua, do you dare to bring any kind of person into my Qi Palace?"
Guan Zhiyi, who was following Lu Baohua, heard the familiar voice, looked up and said, "You are right, this is Prince Qi's Mansion, not a place where any concubine can enter!"
The other young ladies standing by were all filled with surprise. They didn't recognize the round-faced, pretty girl from the Guan family, but they were truly in awe of her.
Lu Baohua looked at Guan Zhiyi in shock. "The eldest brother's concubine you told my grandmother about is Princess Qi? How is that possible? Are you crazy? This is the Princess Chang'an, Qi Yuning, who was personally conferred by His Majesty!"
Guan Zhiyi looked at Qi Yuning in shock. That day, she saw that the daughter beside Qi Yuning looked exactly like Lu Ze...
But how is that possible?
If Qi Yuning's daughter is really Lu Ze's daughter, why would she be engaged to Lu Ze's younger brother?
And why is today's banquet held at Prince Qi's Mansion instead of the Princess' Mansion?
Lu Baohua Lian explained to Qi Yuning: "Princess Qi, this Miss Guan was brought to the banquet by my grandmother."
The implication is that it has nothing to do with her and she should just listen to her elders.
Qi Yuning said: "Not just anyone can enter the Qi Palace."
Guan Zhiyi was anxious, so she had to bite the bullet and said, "Princess Qi, I am not a nobody. I am the engaged wife of Mr. Lu."
(End of this chapter)
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