Chapter 24: The relationship between husband and wife is not good in the future
Qi Yuning has been almost always willing to grant Lingling's requests these days, but she is completely helpless when it comes to having a younger brother or sister.
Qi Yuning thought, Lingling is already over three years old and still has no brothers or sisters, it seems that her relationship with Lu Ze is really not good.
After all, Lu Ze is the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and the title of the Duke's Mansion needs to be inherited by offspring in the future. She and Lu Ze are not young, and if the couple has a good relationship, it is impossible that they have only Lingling as a daughter.
Seeing that Qi Yuning didn't answer, Lingling said coquettishly: "Other people have brothers and sisters, I want to have brothers and sisters too!"
Qi Yuning said: "Other children can recognize a thousand words at the age of three. Can Lingling recognize a thousand words?"
Lingling opened her eyes wide and said, "Which child can recognize a thousand words at the age of three? That's amazing!"
"Your father."
Qi Yuning smiled faintly. Prince Lu knew a thousand words at the age of three, could recite the Book of Songs at the age of five, and could recite poems and compose essays at the age of seven.
Lingling said, "Mom, darling, Lingling just wants brothers and sisters. Lingling has been looking forward to having brothers and sisters for a long time. If mom and dad give birth to brothers and sisters, Lingling will definitely take good care of them."
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's head and said, "Silly Lingling, your younger brothers and sisters don't need you to take care of them. Mother doesn't want Lingling to take care of them either."
Lingling said: "If Lingling can recognize a thousand words, can she have brothers and sisters?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes!"
Jingzhe went inside to report: "Princess, Prince Lu wants to see you."
Qi Yuning said: "Let him in."
When Lu Ze came in, the scent of orchid was particularly strong on him.
When Lingling saw Lu Ze, she got off the bed and ran to him, stretching out her hand and saying, "Daddy, give me a hug!"
Lu Ze picked up Lingling, looked at her smiling face and said, "So happy?"
Lingling covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Mom, dear, promised to give me a brother or sister!"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning, his eyes full of disbelief, "You really agreed?"
Qi Yuning said, "Lingling has to know a thousand words to have brothers and sisters, and brothers and sisters have to be born by me. Master Lu can also take concubines... I believe that Master Lu has many girls who are eager to be concubines, and they can also give Lingling brothers and sisters."
Lu Ze said slowly: "Can the princess have room for a concubine?"
Qi Yuning said: "Of course, I'm not as stingy as you say."
Lu Ze ignored Qi Yuning and held Lingling in his arms while telling her a story. Lingling fell asleep quickly while listening to the story.
Qi Yuning was sitting on the chaise longue and still looking at the account book.
Lu Ze put Lingling down, walked up to Qi Yuning, lowered his eyes and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, sometimes you can't do it, don't easily promise the child."
Qi Yuning asked: "What can't be done?"
"The matter of brothers and sisters." Lu Ze asked, "Can the princess really give Lingling a brother or sister?"
"It's not like I have to give birth. Didn't I just tell you that Master Lu can take a concubine to give Lingling a brother or sister? This princess is not as unvirtuous as you think. I can tolerate a few concubines."
Qi Yuning raised her eyes slightly and said, "I don't like you anyway. If we really want to get married, it's for Lingling. I only want Lingling.
Lingling was born in the ninth month of the Dingmao year and lived in the first month of the Xinwei year for more than three years without any brothers or sisters. It can be seen that our relationship was not good at that time. "
"Your Lu family's mansion is the seat of the Duke's title anyway, and you need a son to inherit the title. This princess cannot delay your Lu family's title. If you want to take a concubine and have a child, it's up to you."
Lu Ze frowned and said, "I won't take a concubine."
Qi Yuning asked: "Why?"
Lu Ze said: "My mother won't allow it."
Qi Yuning asked: "Why doesn't the princess allow you to take a concubine?"
In Shengjing City, there are many noble families with three wives and four concubines. The prince consort is not allowed to take concubines due to his special status. There is no reason why the princess should not allow her son to take concubines.
Lu Ze said, "No matter what, I won't allow you to do that. So Princess Qi, please don't promise Lingling something that you can't do."
Qi Yuning asked, "Why can't it be done?"
Lu Ze said in a hoarse voice: "Princess, after all, even if you and I can get pregnant now, the one born will be Lingling's older brother or sister, not a younger brother or sister."
Qi Yuning said slowly, "Lingling is still young anyway. It will take at least a year for her to recognize a thousand words. It can take a year or two. And after a year..."
Qi Yuning calculated that Lingling's birthday was September of the Dingmao year, which meant that she and Lu Ze would get pregnant in the twelfth month of the Bingyin year next year.
Although there was still more than a year to go, what if she and Lu Ze didn't get married by then? Would Lingling still exist?
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze, "If more than a year later, I hadn't married you and Lingling hadn't gotten pregnant, would Lingling still exist?"
Lu Ze said confidently: "Lingling will be pregnant. If you and I are not married a year later, there will be no Lingling. Then there will be no Lingling at this time, so we must be married!"
Qi Yuning added: "If Lingling is pregnant, then doesn't that mean there are two Linglings? But how can there be two Linglings existing at the same time in this world?"
Lu Ze thought and said, "Maybe Lingling left us after we got pregnant. Or maybe when we wake up one day, Lingling will go back."
Qi Yuning sighed softly, reluctant to look at Lingling lying on the bed. In just a few days, she was already reluctant to let Lingling leave her.
Lu Ze took out three pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Qi Yuning: "This is my thousand-word poem praising the princess..."
Qi Yuning took it and took a look, and had to admit that Master Lu's handwriting was excellent.
The calligraphy is as powerful as flying dragons and dancing phoenixes, and the brushstrokes are vigorous. This calligraphy is considered to be top-notch among the calligraphy masters in Shengjing City. No wonder His Majesty has always praised Lu Ze's calligraphy for its style of Pei Qin, a great calligrapher from hundreds of years ago.
"Prince Qiyang, the king of a different surname in the prosperous dynasty, is a true gentleman and a man of great virtue. He is talented in both civil and military affairs, and his politics are harmonious. He was born in troubled times and rose to power. He holds great power and is loyal..."
It is an excellent article with nearly a thousand words and fluent writing. Prince Consort Lu likes these poems and songs, and Lu Ze can be said to be better than his teacher.
But the more Qi Yuning read, the darker her face became. This entire article was almost praising her grandfather, King Qi Qi Yang, for his military achievements and loyalty.
Then there were another two hundred words praising her father, mother, uncle and aunt who died on the battlefield.
Only the last sentence is: "Prince Qi's granddaughter Qi Yu Ning, has a beautiful appearance and a graceful figure."
Qi Yuning threw three pieces of paper at Lu Ze. "Is this the poem you wrote to praise me? Is my beauty and graceful figure the only thing I deserve?"
Lu Ze: “…”
Lu Shizi's composition got a big zero!!!
(End of this chapter)
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