Qi Yuning heard that Han'er was sick and asked worriedly: "Brother Han is sick? Is it serious? Should we ask the imperial physician to go and take a look?"
Ning Wen shook her head and said, "No need, it's just a cold and cough."
Qi Yuning personally followed Chen Qian and Ning Wen, which surprised many guests in the palace, and many of them failed to recognize Ning Wen.
Zhao Shu walked up to Qi Yuning, and seeing the family of three in front of her, she asked Qi Yuning, "Who are these people?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, this is Mr. Shen San and Mrs. Shen San from Lingzhou.”
Ning Wen looked at Zhao Shu and smiled faintly, "Yu An is so lucky that the princess is so beautiful."
Zhao Shu blushed and said, "Madam, you are too kind."
"Fourth Young Master's Wife!"
Princess Pingrou came to the palace early this morning to help entertain the guests. When she saw Ning Wen, she stepped forward and shook Ning Wen's hand warmly.
"Madam Fourth Young Master, we haven't seen each other for years. It's been eleven years, right? You haven't changed much in appearance. You're still so young."
When Qi Yuning heard Princess Pingrou still calling Ning Wen by the same name she used to call her in the Qi family, she just looked at Chen Qian and saw that Chen Qian's expression did not change, but a trace of sadness flashed across Ning Wen's face.
Princess Pingrou looked at Lu Baozhu behind her and said, "Come and meet Fourth Aunt."
Lu Baozhu stepped forward and bowed, "Fourth Aunt."
Princess Pingrou looked at Ning Wen and said, "It's been too long since we last met. Why haven't you come back for more than ten years?"
Ning Wen bowed and said, "Your Highness, Lingzhou is a long way away, and I have a child, so it is not convenient for me to travel a long distance to Shengjing City. This time, I came back to Shengjing with my eldest sister-in-law to help Jialin propose marriage."
When Ning Wen said this, her eyes turned to Lu Baozhu.
Lu Baozhu had already pulled Qi Yuning over and was asking in a whisper, "Is this your former fourth aunt? Why is she here? Is the one next to her her current husband?"
When Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen's gaze, he glanced at Lu Baozhu beside him and thought, could he be here to propose marriage to Lu Baozhu?
Princess Pingrou said, "Which girl do you like? Tell me. I have nothing to do recently except for Ze'er's marriage. If you don't mind, let me be your matchmaker."
Ning Wen smiled softly and said, "I wonder if the princess has ever seen our Jialin?"
Princess Pingrou said, "I have never seen him, but I have heard the prince consort talking about him these past two days. He praised Jialin for being a master in music, chess, calligraphy and painting at such a young age, and said that he is much better than my Ze'er. Looking at the prince consort's expression, he wishes Shen Jialin was his biological son."
Ning Wen said: "Jia Lin is still a long way behind Master Lu."
Princess Pingrou and Ning Wen were old friends, and they managed to chat with each other.
When Qi Yu'an heard that Mr. Shen Sanye and Ning Wen had arrived, he came to greet Shen Qian in person and took him to the men's area.
Duke Lu is coming to the banquet today, and he brought Shen Jialin with him.
When Shen Jialin saw Shen Qian coming, he greeted him, "Third Uncle."
Duke Lu looked at Shen Qian and said, “Third Master Shen, you have a good nephew.”
Chen Qian didn't know Duke Lu, but seeing that he looked a bit like Lu Yun, and since he was treated as a distinguished guest by the palace, he could guess his origins. "Your Highness, you are too kind."
Duke Lu smiled and said, "The more I look at Jialin, the more I like him. He is much better than my other two sons. I want to adopt him as my godson."
Shen Jialin chuckled and said, "I also want to be the son of the Prince Consort. A godson is not close enough. They say a son-in-law is half a son..."
Shen Qian looked at Shen Jialin's worthless appearance and smiled helplessly.
Duke Lu said, "It's a pity that I don't have a daughter worthy of you, Jialin."
Shen Jialin asked, "Is the Prince Consort reluctant to give up Princess Baozhu?"
Duke Lu was slightly surprised, then he smiled, patted Shen Jialin on the shoulder and said, "Although my daughter is very good in my eyes, she is really not worthy of you."
Shen Jialin smiled at Duke Lu and said, "Since she is so good, there is no question of whether I am worthy of her or not. Princess Baozhu is of noble status, and it is only right for me to marry up to her."
Seeing Shen Jialin's anxious look, Shen Qian couldn't help but shook his head, but he still helped his nephew, "Duke Lu, although our Shen family is a little inferior, Jialin has been well-read since he was young, and he will be the head of the Shen family in the future. He will not treat Princess Lu unfairly."
Duke Lu said: "If my Baozhu had been more capable, I would never have been willing to give up this good son-in-law. It is really my Baozhu..."
Shen Jialin said shyly, "Princess Lu is a very nice person. I have met her twice... I admire her very much."
Duke Lu thought, could it be that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder? If he could really get Shen Jialin as his son-in-law, it would be a good thing.
"I will discuss this with the princess tomorrow."
The Qi family's lunch was lively with everyone toasting each other.
Her Majesty also rewarded this little grandson with many gifts and named him the Prince of Qi.
In the afternoon, Zhao Shu and Qi Yu'an took their children to the ancestral hall and included Zhao Shu and Yuan Ge'er in the family tree.
Qi Yuning saw Shen Qian and Ning Wen outside the ancestral hall, and went out to ask, "Master Shen San, Madam Shen San, is there anything I can do for you?"
Ning Wen pursed her lips and said, "I want to go in and pay my respects to Si Lang and Old King Qi."
Qi Yuning said: "Please come in."
When Ning Wen stepped over the threshold of the Qi family ancestral hall, she felt her feet were heavy. Qi Yuning helped Ning Wen inside.
The old man who was recording the family tree asked Qi Yu'an, "My Lord, is the Fourth Young Master's wife going to be removed from the list?"
Qi Yu'an said: "Except for that."
"No!" Ning Wen stepped forward with tears in her eyes and said, "Yuan, no!"
Qi Yu'an saw Qi Yuning helping Ning Wen enter and said, "Mrs. Shen San, you are no longer a member of the Qi family. The Qi family should not have kept your name on the record, but it was because the family tree had not been touched before."
Ning Wen shook her head and pleaded, "Yuan..."
Zhao Shu heard Ning Wen's choking voice, shook Qi Yu'an's hand, looked up at Qi Yu'an and said, "Just leave a name."
Qi Yu'an said: "Then keep it."
Ning Wen looked at the tablets of the Qi family in the ancestral hall, took the incense brought by the maid, and knelt down to burn incense towards the tablets in front of her.
Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen taking out a silk handkerchief to wipe the tablet for Fourth Uncle, and thought how great it would be if Fourth Uncle was still alive. Now everything Chen Qian had belonged to Fourth Uncle.
Ning Wen hugged the tablet and cried bitterly: "It's been fourteen years... more than fourteen years, do you know how much I missed you..."
Ning Wen couldn't help crying, "If I had gone with you at that time, now we would both be reincarnated, wouldn't we soon be husband and wife..."
Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen's painful and sad appearance, and then saw Shen Qian at the door of the ancestral hall clenching his hands and frowning, as if he was restraining his anger, which then turned into a self-deprecating smile. He just held Shen Yuqi's hand and left the Qi family's ancestral hall.
Ning Wen cried for a long time before she calmed down. After putting the tablet away, she reluctantly left the Qi family ancestral hall.
Qi Yuning looked at Ning Wen's back and sighed softly.
The Qi family doesn't host big banquets in the evening, only close relatives dine together.
Except for Mrs. Lu, all the members of the Lu family came, and the Zhong family also came.
This was the first time that Zhong Xin and Mr. Lu met each other today. Naturally, they were very polite when it came to marrying their children to each other. After chatting for a while, they seemed to hit it off right away.
During dinner, the two decided that Zhong Ming and Lu Baohua's wedding date would be the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Hearing this, Lu Baozhu was not afraid of being embarrassed and annoyed. She sighed and said, "Second Uncle, General Zhong, can you consider me when you discuss the wedding date? It's only a month, where can I find a husband to get engaged? Can't the wedding date be set later?"
Princess Pingrou stepped on Lu Baozhu and said, "How dare you say that! You yourself are not in a hurry to get engaged, but you want to delay your sisters' marriages? The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month is a good day, so it's better to get married on that day."
Duke Lu smiled and said, "Come to think of it, I did pick a good husband for Baozhu."
Princess Pingrou asked, "Who?"
"Shen Jialin, the eldest son of the Lingzhou Shen family."
Lu Ze just took a sip of wine and choked on it. He coughed several times and said, "Cough."
Qi Yuning handed Lu Ze a handkerchief and said, "Be careful." (End of this chapter)
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