Chapter 318 Is Qi Yuning planning a rebellion?
In June, the summer in North City was particularly hot and dry, but Lu Yiling was not afraid of the heat at all. She went horseback riding and had fun with Qi Zhiyuan in North City every day.
Qi Yuning was particularly afraid of heat this year and felt drowsy all day long. He was only willing to go out at dusk. Seeing the two people racing horses on the racecourse, the little boys having fun, Qi Yuning felt a little envious.
Lu Ze looked at Qi Zhiyuan and Lingling in the distance and smiled faintly: "They look a lot like us when we were kids."
Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze and said, "That's right, but unfortunately we stopped communicating soon after that."
Lu Ze was afraid that Qi Yuning would bring up the old score, so he held Qi Yuning's hand and asked, "Would you like to race horses together for a while?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to choose a horse from the stable. Your Ferghana horse has few rivals."
Lu Ze went to choose a horse, saying it was a horse race. The two ran to the edge of a lake and stopped running. The lake here was particularly beautiful, and Quan Town was famous for this spring.
Qi Yuning felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen by the lake. She touched her abdomen and said to Lu Ze, "I'm afraid my period is coming. It hurts so much."
Lu Ze stepped forward and supported Qi Yuning, saying, "I shouldn't have raced with you. I'll take you back first."
Qi Yuning was in great pain, and she followed Lu Ze back to Prince Qi's Mansion. She called a maid to check and saw that there was indeed blood. After Qi Yuning lay down to rest, she felt more and more painful, so Lu Ze went to ask a doctor to come.
The doctor felt Qi Yuning's pulse and frowned, saying, "Princess, this is not your menstrual period, this is a miscarriage."
Lu Ze was listening with regret and asked, "Can it still be saved?"
"That's hard to say. I'll prescribe some medicine and let you lie still. When was the last time the princess had her period?"
Bai Lu, who was standing by, replied, "It was forty-seven days ago."
The doctor stroked his beard and said, "The princess is still young, but she has had a miscarriage. She needs to rest well. She should stay in bed for the first three months. I will go down and make medicine for the princess. I hope the baby can be saved."
Qi Yuning was also full of regret that he didn't pay attention to Guishui and went horse racing.
Lingling and Xiu'er often talked about their sister, and Qi Yuning had never thought of having another child, but it would have been fine if she didn't have one. Now that she had a child, Qi Yuning naturally cared about the child very much, fearing that she would lose the child.
Lu Ze saw the worry in Qi Yuning's eyes and consoled her, "I'll write to Shengjing City and ask for an extra three months of leave so that I can accompany you to have a good rest."
Qi Yuning said, "Your Majesty has just taken power, and it's not appropriate for you to rest for half a year. It's time to return to Shengjing City. So you take Xiu'er back to Shengjing City first, and I will wait in Beicheng until the fetus is stable before returning to Shengjing."
Lu Ze said: "Just like Lingling said, those court affairs are not as important as you."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou has always been on guard against us. You haven't returned to the court for three months. In another three months, the court situation may not be what it will be like. By then..."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Just believe Jie'er. If he really wants to deal with us, it doesn't matter whether he is in the court or not. Lingling has been looking forward to having a younger sister for ten years."
Qi Yuning chuckled lightly and said, "How can it be ten years? It's only seven years at most."
Lu Ze said: "The years Lingling was away are also counted. Don't worry, we still have Lin Jiang and Qin Feng in the court. Their presence is like my presence."
Qi Yuning smiled calmly and said, "Okay."
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In the palace, Zhao Jie received the letters from Lingling and Lu Ze, and was filled with joy. Lingling had been whispering in his ear that she wanted a younger sister for almost six years. Lingling's obsession with a younger sister was deeply rooted in his heart. When Lu Zhixiu was still little, Lingling even secretly put on little skirts for him.
Now Lingling has finally achieved her wish.
When Empress Dowager Zhou received the letter, she hurriedly approached Zhao Jie and asked, "My son, are Lu Ze and Qi Yuning planning a rebellion?"
Zhao Jie was shocked when he heard what Queen Mother Zhou said, "Mother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Queen Mother Zhou said: "Do you still remember the time when the Qi family army came to Shengjing City? The Qi family now has nearly 300,000 troops in the North City. This is 300,000, enough to come to Shengjing City to usurp the throne.
Lu Ze, Qi Yuning and their two children have not returned for a long time. The young prince Qi Zhiyuan of the Qi family is also in North City. It is possible that the Qi and Lu families have already planned a rebellion!"
Zhao Jie sighed helplessly and said, "Mother, you worry too much. I believe my cousin will not do such a treasonous thing."
Queen Mother Zhou said, "Why not? There has been no war in the North City for the past ten years, but the Qi family army has grown in number year by year. Aren't you on guard?"
Zhao Jie said: "Mother, the Qi family army is also a great army. The increasing number of Qi family troops in recent years shows that our Dasheng army is prosperous. Foreign countries all over the world are willing to be our vassal states. The victory without fighting is because of the great reputation of the Qi family army."
Queen Mother Zhou said, "Lu Ze has been in North City for three months, and now he will not be back for another three months. We must be on guard."
"My cousin asked for a March holiday because the princess is pregnant and the fetus is unstable."
"Qi Yuning is already 31 years old, how could she be pregnant at this age?" Queen Mother Zhou said, "She had never given birth before, but she got pregnant after going to North City. I don't believe it."
"You are really worrying too much. If my cousin wanted to rebel, why did he have to wait until I took power? It would only bring him bad reputation. My throne was given to me by my sister, the princess. At that time, I had my three uncles, the Prince of Xu, the Prince of Jin, and the Prince of Shou. If it weren't for what my sister said, the throne would never have been mine. Why did my sister, the princess, wait until I took power before plotting rebellion?"
Queen Mother Zhou sighed and said, "Isn't it because Chu Chi is pregnant now? If Chu Chi gives birth to a prince, it means they can have a new puppet emperor. My son, you have to be on guard. It is better to issue an imperial decree to let Lu Ze and Qi Yuning return! If they disobey the order, we will surround the Princess's Mansion and Prince Qi's Mansion first."
Zhao Jie frowned and asked, "Mom, is this your idea, or is this what the Zhou family and the Ning family meant?"
Queen Mother Zhou said: "No matter what, your uncle is doing this for your own good."
Zhao Jie frowned, "I believe my cousin and the princess, mother, please remember that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."
"You!" Queen Mother Zhou covered her chest in anger. "When the Qi family army arrives at the city, you will understand the good intentions of your mother."
Zhao Jie ordered people to see Queen Mother Zhou off, and then went to Fengyi Palace.
In Fengyi Palace, Chu Chi's belly had already bulged, and her seven-month pregnancy was very obvious.
Chu Chi saw Zhao Jie coming with a dark face, and stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? Did you have another dispute with the Queen Mother?"
Zhao Jie said, "Sister Princess is pregnant, and the doctor said it's best to rest for the first three months, and my cousin will be back in another three months. But mother thought that my cousin and sister Princess are waiting for the baby in your belly to be born, so they are looking for another puppet."
Chu Chi smiled and said, "Let's not talk about whether the baby in my belly is a boy or a girl. It's not my turn to find a puppet. The Princess Shou is the biological sister of Marquis Qin, and the Princess Jin is the foster sister of Princess Qi. In terms of closeness, the little prince they gave birth to is more suitable to be a puppet than my child. The Queen Mother is really worrying too much."
Chu Chi looked at Zhao Jie and said, "Your Majesty, don't you think the same as the Queen Mother?"
Zhao Jie said: "Why do I dote on Lingling so much? Because I know that it is difficult for me to repay the kindness shown to me by my cousin and the princess. The only thing I can do is to be better to their children."
Chu Chi smiled faintly, "Your Majesty is wise."
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