Chapter 16 Lingling keeps crying
As soon as these words were spoken, all the young ladies stared at Guan Zhiyi in front of them with wide eyes.
"Miss Lu, is this true?"
Under the gazes of all the daughters, Lu Baohua whispered, "My grandmother verbally arranged the engagement."
The daughters discussed, "When did the verbal engagement made by grandma become a finalized marriage?"
"I heard that Master Lu has always been filial, and he would agree to the engagement if Madam Lu arranged it. What is the background of this girl? Being able to arrange a marriage with Master Lu is simply picking up a treasure."
"I know her. I've seen her at Xue Bo's house. She is the sixth daughter of the Guan family."
"Is it the Miss Guan Liu who should marry Guan Zhiyi? No wonder, the Miss Guan family has always been famous for her virtue. I heard that she has been the housekeeper for two years at the age of sixteen. She is worthy of being the wife of the Lu family."
"His family background is a little poor, but he married a virtuous woman, and she is a good match for Prince Lu."
Qi Yuning laughed sarcastically, "So she's the wife of Mr. Lu, how disrespectful!"
Guan Zhiyi just mentioned her engagement in a state of desperation. She had no other choice. She had been planning for the marriage for so long and she couldn't let Qi Yuning snatch away her ideal husband whom she had been planning for for so long.
Even though Lu Ze and Qi Yuning have a daughter, they have not yet married. She must not miss this good opportunity.
After the prince and Qi Yu'an took their seats, the lunch began.
The Crown Prince, Princess Pingrou, and Lu Fu Ma sat at the main seat, followed by Old Madam Lu, Lu Ze, Qi Yu'an, and Qi Yuning who sat at the main table.
Qi Yuning stood up and toasted, "This glass of wine is for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess. My daughter has been granted the title of Princess. Thank you for your honor."
Zhao Chong smiled and said, "Princess Qi, you are too polite."
Zhao Chong drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "I like Lingling very much."
Princess Pingrou glared at Lu Ze after she finished speaking. If Lu Ze hadn't been so foolish as to hide the truth from her for so long, she would have been able to show off this well-behaved granddaughter in public.
Madam Lu said with a smile, "Princess, no matter how good Lingling is, she is not Ze'er's daughter. I have chosen a marriage for Ze'er. If they get married by the end of this year, you might be able to hold your grandson by the end of next year."
Princess Pingrou frowned and said, "Mother-in-law..."
Lu Ze said repeatedly: "Grandma..."
Qi Yuning didn't wait for the mother and son to speak, and said, "Is it Miss Guan? Miss Guan just said that she was the wife of Mr. Lu, but I didn't recognize Miss Guan as Mr. Lu's fiancée and said she was just a nobody. This glass of wine is for Mr. Lu, and I hope Mr. Lu won't mind my disrespect to your fiancée!"
When Lu Ze saw Qi Yuning holding up the wine glass, he frowned. What do you mean by disrespectful? Qi Yuning had never shown respect to him.
Lu Ze said, "I don't have a wife yet, grandma. I have made it clear to the Guan family. I have also given the Sixth Miss of the Guan family a thank you gift for saving you, but a verbal engagement is not binding!"
Princess Pingrou listened to Qi Yuning's words and said repeatedly: "Yes, Yuning, you misunderstood. When it comes to marriage, parents have the final say. Ze'er's marriage is naturally decided by me and Prince Consort Lu. We haven't even arranged a marriage for Ze'er yet!"
Old Madam Lu's face turned dark and she looked at Princess Pingrou, gasping with anger.
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I see."
Zhao Chong looked at his sister, then at his sister's mother-in-law, and said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's not up to your sister and brother-in-law to decide Ze'er's marriage. Father and mother have always loved Ze'er, and the prince consort you choose for him must at least be approved by father and mother."
Princess Pingrou smiled and said, "My brother is right. Father and mother have always loved Ze'er. Ze'er's marriage must be granted by father."
Old Madam Lu was even more angry, but because these two were royal princes, she could only hold her anger in her heart.
No one at the main table knew about the conflict, but Guan Zhiyi, who was at the same table with the Lu sisters, received a lot of goodwill from the rich girls.
Guan Zhiyi thought that not all daughters of noble families were as contemptuous as Princess Qi.
By the time the banquet was over, the news of Prince Lu's engagement with the daughter of the Guan family had spread among the guests.
When Lu Ze heard many people coming to congratulate him, he frowned and explained that he was not engaged, but in the ears of others, it just meant that he was not officially engaged.
Lu Ze had never met Guan Zhiyi and had never had any feelings towards her before, but she knew that he had come to cancel the verbal engagement, and still rashly took the initiative to acknowledge the unfounded marriage. Lu Ze was extremely disgusted.
Qi Yu'an also heard the gossip. He glanced at Lu Ze coldly and said to the Crown Prince beside him, "Your Highness, I'm not in Shengjing for a while. I'd like to trouble you to help my sister find a marriage, but there's no need for the surname Lu."
Zhao Chong said: "Okay."
When Zhao Chong and Lu Ze left the palace, they said, "It seems that Yun'er's becoming a monk has made the Qi family hate him. I saw that the look in Prince Qi's eyes just now seemed to want to kill you. What's wrong with Princess Qi's child? How come he looks so much like you?"
Lu Ze said slowly: "Lingling is my daughter."
Zhao Chong raised his eyebrows and said, "You and Princess Qi got along well when you were young. I often saw her following you around and calling you Brother Ze. Later on, you two stopped playing together. When did you have a daughter?"
Lu Ze also used Qi Yuning's explanation to the Queen to explain to Zhao Chong, "We were young and ignorant at that time, so we were together, and later we broke up."
Zhao Chong's voice was full of emotion and anger as he said, "I see. So, are you now responsible for Princess Qi?"
"I want to be responsible. Princess Qi seems to still have some hatred towards our Lu family because of Lu Yun's becoming a monk."
Zhao Chong said: "It's a good thing that Yun'er became a monk. If Yun'er hadn't become a monk, would you have watched your child's mother become your brother's sister?"
Lu Ze couldn't explain it, so he simply gave up.
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Princess Pingrou gave Lingling a set of exquisite rag dolls in the afternoon, and Lingling had a lot of fun playing with the dolls.
After Qi Yuning checked the account books of the palace, it was already dark. After taking a bath and washing up, he returned to his room and heard Lingling crying.
Qi Yuning walked over to Xiao Lingling and asked, "Lingling, what's wrong? Why are you crying so hard?"
Lingling hugged Qi Yuning and cried, "Mom, I'm scared."
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said distressedly: "Don't be afraid, mother is here, mother will sleep with you."
Lingling's eyes were filled with tears, and she cried, "Daddy, let's sleep together. Lingling is scared."
Qi Yuning said to Lingling, "Lingling, be good. Mommy will take you horseback riding in a few days. Just be good and sleep well, okay?"
Lingling cried harder and harder. None of the maids around Qi Yuning had ever taken care of a child, and Qi Yuning couldn't help but feel a headache.
Lingling has been very well-behaved these past few days. When she cries, she cries in a pitiful and aggrieved way, unlike now when she is crying loudly. Qi Yuning doesn't know what to do.
Guyu found her sister-in-law who had given birth to three children.
Sister Guyu came over to take a look and said, "Princess, the little princess was frightened during the day and is afraid at night. Please comfort her and try not to let her be scared."
Qi Yuning couldn't help but blame Lu Ze in her heart, because it was all his fault for letting Lingling meet the Crown Prince.
"Daddy, mommy, where's daddy?"
Qi Yuning ordered Chunfen to go to the princess's mansion next door to pass on the message, and then he went to the side door holding Lingling.
When Qi Yuning reached the side door, Lu Ze also came out of the side door.
Lu Ze saw Qi Yuning wearing thin clothes, with her long hair tied up with only a hairpin, and she was holding Lingling in her arms.
When Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze, she felt like she had seen a lifesaver, so she handed the crying Lingling to Lu Ze: "Lingling is crying too hard! She didn't let the maid hold her, and insisted that I hold her. It's so tiring."
Lu Ze had never seen a child crying so hard before, so he held Lingling in his arms to comfort her.
Lingling sniffed and said, "Lingling wants to sleep with Daddy and Mommy. Lingling is afraid."
"Can't."
After hearing what Qi Yuning said, Lingling cried even louder.
Qi Yuning felt a headache. Lingling had always been well-behaved and obedient. Seeing Lingling being so noisy today, Qi Yuning was helpless.
Just looking at the little tears in Lingling's eyes, I felt more heartbroken.
Lingling cried until her voice became hoarse, and Qi Yuning felt as if her heart was crumpled into a ball.
Lu Ze looked up at Qi Yuning and said, "Or listen to Lingling and we can sleep together..."
"You're dreaming!"
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze.
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