Outside Tai Chi Palace.
A Ping looked at the majestic, magnificent, solemn and dignified palace, and looked at Qi Yuan who was standing beside her.
Qi Yu'an held the child in one hand, and took Ah Ping's hand with the other hand and said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. They are all very good people, so you can rest assured."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, His Majesty is always kind. You are their long-lost daughter. You don't have to panic."
With the comfort of the two siblings, Ping felt a little relieved.
The eunuch came out and invited everyone in.
Ah Ping took Qi Yu'an's hand and walked into the Taiji Hall. Seeing the Emperor Shi Yuan sitting high on the dragon throne, she knelt down and saluted, saying, "I pay my respects to your Majesty, the Empress."
Queen Qin, who was sitting at the top, seemed much older. She slowly walked to Ah Ping and said, "Good boy, get up."
Queen Qin helped Ah Ping up. Looking at Ah Ping who was a head taller than her, she held Ah Ping in her arms and said, "My child, I'm sorry. I was so confused at that time!"
Ah Ping couldn't help crying in Queen Qin's arms.
Queen Qin choked up and said, "It's all mother's fault. I wanted a son so badly at that time that I didn't believe what Aqin said..."
Queen Qin cried bitterly, "Fortunately, fortunately, God allows me to still see you."
Ah Ping was in Queen Qin's arms, and she cried out from the bottom of her throat: "Mother."
When Queen Qin heard Ah Ping call her mother, she burst into tears and hugged Ah Ping and said, "Good child."
Ah Ping snuggled in Queen Qin's arms and whispered, "I finally have a mother."
Emperor Shi Yuan also stepped down and said to Ah Ping: "I am sorry for you. You look so much like your aunt, but I still couldn't recognize you. Fortunately, I can see you again, and we can recognize each other as father and daughter."
"father."
Ah Ping heard Princess Pingrou say all the way that Emperor Shi Yuan was just an ordinary father in private, and even loved his daughter more than ordinary fathers. Ah Ping found it hard to imagine that His Majesty, the Emperor, could be a good father.
But now that she has met Emperor Shi Yuan, she knows that his majesty is a good father.
Emperor Shiyuan said: "You have worked hard on this journey."
Ah Ping said, "It wasn't a fast journey but it wasn't hard. Mother, my aunt, Nanny Qin, is waiting outside the palace. Do you want to call her in?"
Queen Qin said: "Thanks to her, you are still alive. Let her come in quickly."
Nanny Qin was already white-haired. After she entered and paid her respects, Queen Qin even let her stand up, "Aqin, you have done a great job in protecting the master, you should be rewarded."
Nanny Qin said, "I am now alone and I do not seek any more awards. I will be satisfied if I can see my master again."
Emperor Shi Yuan said: "You still have to be rewarded. You have made a great contribution to Ah Ping's growth. I will confer you the title of First-Rank Lady of the Northern Kingdom and grant you a mansion."
Nanny Qin knelt down repeatedly to receive the reward.
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at Ah Ping again and said, "Appoint Ah Ping as Princess Ping Zhen and give her the name Zhao Shu."
Zhao Shu knelt down to receive the reward and said, "Thank you for the reward, Daddy."
Zhao Shu, on her twenty-third birthday, finally had a name.
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Empress is finally reunited."
Queen Qin looked at Qi Yuning and said, "You have also made contributions in this matter, Yuning, and you should be rewarded. You can go to my private storehouse later and choose some good things according to your wishes."
Qi Yuning also thanked her repeatedly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but Lingling is the biggest contributor for knowing that my sister-in-law is a princess."
Xiao Lingling, who was eating snacks at the side, looked up at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, what is a meritorious official?"
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little face and said, "Lingling did a great job."
Queen Qin walked over to Qi Yu'an and looked at the baby that Ah Ping had just given birth to. She said, "This child looks like Lingling."
Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Especially the eyes are exactly the same as Lingling's."
Emperor Shi Yuan said: "The Queen has prepared a lunch, you can go and have the meal, Yuning, you stay."
Qi Yuning didn't know the reason why His Majesty kept her here, so he asked Qi Yu'an to take care of Lingling.
After everyone had left, Qi Yuning asked, "Your Majesty, what instructions do you have for me to stay here?"
Emperor Shiyuan said: "Pingrou has told me about Lingling's origins."
Qi Yuning knelt before Emperor Shiyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I did not conceal the truth on purpose, but Lingling's identity is so strange and unbelievable, so..."
Emperor Shiyuan said: "I have no intention of blaming you, get up."
After Qi Yuning stood up, she saw that Emperor Shiyuan was looking at the incense burner. Then he slowly said, "So you also learned about Ah Ping's identity from Lingling?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, I deduced it from Lingling's words. Lingling said that it would not be Qin Chong who would ascend the throne in the future, so we knew that something was fishy."
Emperor Shiyuan asked: "Who is the emperor that Lingling mentioned who will ascend the throne in the future?"
Qi Yuning lowered his head, wondering whether he should tell Emperor Shi Yuan. If he told him, would it delay Emperor Shi Yuan's judgment?
Emperor Shiyuan said: "I know I am afraid I may not survive this year, but now none of the sons I have left behind can trust me to hand over the throne.
I have been the emperor for so many years and have given birth to so many sons, but I still don’t know how to educate them.”
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. Prince Xu loves talents. There are a large number of talented scholars willing to serve Prince Xu. Prince Jin is good at making money. Prince Shou is kind and loves the people like his own children..."
Emperor Shiyuan said: "Prince Xu loves talents, but he only loves talents. We cannot rely on his romantic poems and songs to govern the country. It's ok for him to be an idle prince and do these things for entertainment, but he can't be a king.
Although the Prince of Jin is good at making money, he also values profit. How could he not know about the opium? He was afraid that the Qin family would make things difficult for him in the future. He watched me being poisoned. Such an unfilial person who does not care about things that do not concern him should not be an emperor. "
Qi Yuning asked: "What about Prince Shou?"
Emperor Shiyuan said: "If Prince Shou pretended to love his people like his own son and was kind, I would still consider him as emperor, but he is simply too kind.
When Shengjing City was in chaos, he settled all the refugees in the palace. The palace was robbed, but he thought it was a blessing. Like his mother, he believed in Buddhism and reincarnation. If he ascended the throne, he would only give silver to every citizen, and Dasheng would be ruined sooner or later..."
Emperor Shi Yuan sighed and said, "I have so many sons. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of my brothers who fought for the throne and caused chaos in the country, I decided from the beginning that the son of the queen would be the crown prince. Even though the queen has never had any children, I only placed my hopes on the King of Shu. I neglected the discipline of my other sons...
Until now, there is no son to inherit this kingdom. I didn't expect that the one I am most satisfied with is Ze'er. It's a pity that he is my grandson, not my biological grandson. It would be great if Ze'er was my biological grandson. "
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, you have more than a dozen grandchildren."
Emperor Shi Yuan listened to Qi Yuning's words and asked, "According to Lingling, the last person to ascend the throne was my grandson?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "That's right."
Emperor Shi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is it the grandson of the old family?"
Qi Yuning raised three fingers at the cuffs of his sleeves.
Emperor Shiyuan said: "I will issue an edict to pass on the throne. Yuning, you keep it for me."
Qi Yuning knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Shi Yuan sighed and said, "I know I may not survive this year. The situation in the court is turbulent right now. If I designate my grandson as the crown prince, it will definitely cause criticism. I will give you the edict of succession now, so that you can be prepared for any eventuality."
Qi Yuning bit her lip lightly, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Emperor Shi Yuan asked again: "When do you and Ze'er plan to get married? It's not advisable to delay it any longer."
Qi Yuning said, "It will be in a month, on October 28th. I believe there won't be any trouble this time, and we can get married smoothly."
The closer it got to the wedding date, the more she worried that she wouldn't be able to get married for the third time.
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