Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "Lingling hasn't seen you and me for a long time. I'm afraid she must be worried. You go find Lingling first. I'll go to the reception room."
Lu Ze said: "I'll wait for you here."
Qi Yuning said: "It's scary to have so many tablets here, you should go find Lingling first."
Lu Ze responded: "Okay."
Lu Ze walked out of the door. Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze's departing back, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned around to get three incense sticks.
Qi Yuning lit three sticks of incense, looked at the blank tablet, bowed and said, "I don't know whether you should be my nephew or my niece. I failed to seek justice for you. I hope you can be reborn soon and find a parent who expects you."
After Qi Yuning gave birth to Lingling, she became more superstitious. She felt a little uncomfortable with the burnt incense ash just now.
Although she knew that it might be an accident caused by her failure to hold on firmly, but now that she had Lingling, Qi Yuning was really afraid of provoking someone she shouldn't provoke.
Moreover, today is the evil and filthy day of Dragon Boat Festival.
Qi Yuning said to the abbot beside him: "Please recite the mantra for the unborn child a few times, so that he can be reborn into a good family in the next life."
The abbot clasped his hands together and said, "Yes, Princess."
Qi Yuning smelled the scent of sandalwood and thought that this was a temple, and his frightened heart gradually calmed down.
Qi Yuning walked outside the resting hall and saw Lu Ze waiting for her at the door. Qi Yuning was slightly surprised and asked, "You didn't leave?"
Lu Ze asked in a low voice: "Why can't you seek justice for your nephew and niece?"
Qi Yuning said: "Nothing."
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning's hand and said, "When you saw the small tablet just now, you were full of fear and sent me away. Now you say it's nothing, do you think I will believe you?"
Qi Yuning sighed.
Lu Ze reached out and touched the red spot on the back of Qi Yuning's hand. "In a Buddhist place, you are not allowed to tell lies."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "I won't lie, but I don't have to tell you. Don't ask me anymore. Lingling must be waiting anxiously."
Qi Yuning left the resting hall and went to the main hall to see the majestic and solemn Buddha before daring to hug Lingling.
Lingling saw Qi Yuning smiling, and her two little teeth that had just emerged were so cute.
On the way back to the princess's mansion, Lu Ze kept staring at Qi Yuning and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can find out within three days."
Qi Yuning sighed and said, "I'll tell you after I get back home."
She knew Lu Ze's ability. After all, Lu Ze was Lu Shaoqing, a brilliant case-solver in the Dali Temple. He already knew the clues. Even if she kept it from him, he would know the truth sooner or later.
It was almost dusk when I got home. Today was the Dragon Boat Festival, and there was a banquet at Duke Lu's mansion. The whole family gathered together in a lively atmosphere.
Today, the cousins of the Lu family won the first place in the dragon boat race, and the elders of the Lu family were very happy.
Even Lu Yun had not returned until the evening, and no one mentioned it.
Until Old Madam Lu sat at the head, frowned and looked at Shen Nian and said, "It's so late, your husband hasn't come back yet and you just act as if nothing happened. You don't even know how to take good care of your husband. How can you be a wife like this?"
Shen Nian responded respectfully: “Yes, I will persuade him well when my husband comes back.”
Princess Pingrou said, “This can’t be blamed on Shen Nian.”
Lingling has grown teeth now. Although she only has two small baby teeth, she can chew soft things. Han Ge took a piece of mung bean cake and fed it to Lingling. One fed her and the other ate. The two children had a lot of fun.
Mrs. Lu said with a smile: "These two children are really good friends."
Madam Lu said unhappily, "After all, they are not cousins, so it is better to keep a distance from them! After all, there are differences between men and women, so don't do anything rude when the time comes..."
Qi Yuning was furious when she heard what Old Lady Lu said. "Lingling and Han'er are siblings. Han'er is the child with the surname Lu recorded in the Lu family tree."
Lu Baozhu said, "One is two years old, and the other is less than one year old. Only someone with a dirty mind would plot against these two children. I'm full. Uncle, uncle, aunt, aunt, you guys take your time eating."
Lu Ze pulled Qi Yuning and stood up, saying, "We'll take our leave first."
Old Madam Lu was so angry that her heart ached and she even shouted for the imperial physician.
Qi Yuning looked back at Madam Lu, and after leaving, he said to Lu Baozhu: "If I remember correctly, more than two years ago, Madam Lu said that she was seriously ill and would not live long..."
Lu Baozhu sighed: "When I get old, I want to be like her, so that I can bring disaster to the world for thousands of years!"
Lu Ze frowned slightly and said, "Baozhu, you shouldn't talk about grandma like that."
Lu Baozhu said: "She is so disgusting that she is plotting to have your eight-month-old daughter and Han Ge'er together. Isn't this a disaster for the whole generation?"
Lu Baozhu took Qi Yuning's arm and said, "Don't pay attention to my brother."
Qi Yu smiled softly.
After returning to the princess's mansion, Lu Ze ordered the kitchen to prepare many of Qi Yuning's favorite dishes and ate in the room.
Lingling was still asking for mung bean cake, but Ali was afraid that she would get indigestion and said he would not let her eat it.
Lingling sobbed in Qi Yuning's arms in grievance, and refused to let Ali hug her.
Qi Yuning held Lingling in his arms and said with a faint smile: "Little greedy cat, you have already eaten half of it, you can't eat any more."
Lingling felt more and more aggrieved. Lu Ze held Lingling in his arms and said, "Next year you can eat a whole mung bean cake. Half a cake this year is already a lot."
“Woo woo woo.”
Lingling cried herself to sleep in Lu Ze's arms.
After Lu Ze gave the sleeping Ling Ling to A Li, he smiled at Qi Yuning and said, "Ling Ling was even more greedy when she was little than when she grew up. She only had two little teeth."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Fortunately, you and I are from a wealthy family, so Lingling won't starve."
After dinner, Lu Ze and Qi Yuning took a walk in the yard to digest the food. The Dragon Boat Festival was hot during the day, but the summer breeze was very cool at night.
Lu Ze lowered his head and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Can you tell me how sorry you are to your nephew and niece now?"
Qi Yuning let the maids disperse and sighed, "Lu Yun's child was not lost because of his mischief that night. It was Shen Nian who had already prepared the abortion pills. She never wanted to have that child from the beginning."
Lu Ze raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of anger in his eyes. After all, he was the blood of the Lu family.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze's expression and sighed, "I didn't hide it from you on purpose. After all, this matter is related to the Second House, and I can't interfere too much. I'm afraid that I will become the villain."
Lu Ze said: "After we come back from hunting, Lu Yun must be informed about the abortion."
Qi Yuning nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
As soon as Lu Ze mentioned the hunting, all the important officials in the court agreed. A lot of things had happened in the royal family of Dasheng in the past two years, and they were in need of a grand event. The hunting date was set, and they would set out from Shengjing City on May 28 and return to Shengjing in mid-June.
When the hunting date was set, all the sons and daughters of officials in Shengjing City were very happy, as it was a rare occasion to have such a grand event.
Even the silk shops were doing brisk business as they bought all the silk to make new riding clothes.
After Lu Yun returned to his room, he saw Shen Nian embroidering a man's clothing, and stepped forward to ask, "Why are you embroidering clothes?"
Chen Nian took out the needle and chuckled, "This hunt is very grand, so we all need to wear new clothes. This is the brocade material that mother just gave me. It's just right for me to make you a set of clothes. Try it on first."
"For me?"
Lu Yun looked at Shen Nian, whose eyebrows were gentle, and said with a smile: "It's no wonder that when I became a monk, I had to eat cold rice and green vegetables in front of the Bodhisattva every day. At that time, I prayed to the Bodhisattva every day to give me a gentle and lovely wife. I didn't expect that the Bodhisattva would really make my wish come true!"
If he had not become a monk but married Qi Yuning, it would be impossible to imagine Qi Yuning sewing clothes for him...
Now that I have such a gentle and virtuous wife, what does it matter even if this is my second marriage and she is unlucky for me!
Lu Yun picked up Shen Nian and kissed her on the face, then held her and spun her around twice.
"Daddy, hug me!"
Lu Yun heard Han Ge'er's voice and put his thoughts aside. He picked up little Han Ge'er and held him in his arms. "When we get to Chang'an, Daddy will teach you how to hunt."
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