Lu Ze said hoarsely, "Lu Yun is not a good son-in-law. He is irresponsible and treats the lives of the entire Lu family as a joke. He became a monk without regard for His Majesty and your face. If the princess forgives him and still misses him in her heart, it is really wrong."
Qi Yuning smelled the jealousy from Lu Ze and chuckled, "Prince said that he wanted me to marry you willingly, then what about Prince? Are you willing to marry me?"
Lu Ze pursed his lips and heard Lingling's exclamation, "Cao Cao is out! Daddy and mommy, Lingling knows how to play Huarong Dao now."
Lingling trotted over, Qi Yuning held Lingling in her arms and kissed her little face, "Lingling is so great!"
Lingling smiled and said, "Mom kisses are great too."
Lu Ze looked at Lingling's smiling face and said to Qi Yuning, "I am willing to do this. It has nothing to do with Lingling or the position of the temple minister. I just want to marry the princess."
Qi Yuning blushed deeply. After she put Lingling down, she used the back of her hand to cool her face.
Lu Ze approached Qi Yuning step by step and said, "Yuning, don't give Lu Yun another chance."
Qi Yuning heard the word "Yuning" from Lu Ze's mouth and looked up at Lu Ze. If she had known that the little bald donkey was so useful, she should have gone up the mountain to meet the little bald donkey earlier.
Seeing Lu Ze so close to her, Qi Yuning coughed and said, "It's late, Prince, you should go back."
Lu Ze looked down at Qi Yuning's blushing cheeks and smiled gently. It turned out that Qi Yuning, who was always bold, was so easily embarrassed.
Lingling hugged Lu Ze's thigh and said, "No, Lingling hasn't seen Daddy for a long time. Daddy, please continue to play with Lingling!"
Lu Ze smiled faintly and touched Lingling's head. In fact, it is true that a father's status is determined by his daughter.
Qi Yuning coughed and said, "Daddy still has some official business to deal with, I'll play with you tomorrow."
Lingling said, "Mom, please don't lie. It's already dark, how could Dad still have official business to deal with?"
Lu Ze picked up Lingling and said, "Then Daddy will accompany you to have dinner before leaving, okay?"
Lingling nodded her head, "Yeah."
The dishes for dinner were all Qi Yuning and Lingling's favorites. Lu Ze didn't seem to be picky and ate everything.
Lingling didn't eat much today, perhaps because she was afraid that Lu Ze would leave after dinner. She was not in the mood to eat her favorite turtle.
After dinner, Lingling acted like a spoiled child and asked Lu Ze to hold her, "Daddy, don't leave."
Qi Yuning had discovered the pattern of Lingling's clamoring for Lu Ze. If she could see Lu Ze often and have a good time with him, she would definitely not clamor for Lu Ze at night.
But if Lingling hadn't seen Lu Ze for a while and suddenly saw him at night, she would definitely make a fuss to be with Lu Ze.
Lu Ze patted Lingling on the back and said, "Okay, Daddy won't leave. I'll wait until Lingling falls asleep before leaving."
Lingling leaned in Lu Ze's arms and returned to the room feeling listless.
Only then did Qi Yuning realize that something was wrong with Lingling.
Lingling usually never looked this listless when she was acting like a spoiled child. Today, she was completely listless. She reached out and touched Lingling's forehead and said, "It's so hot!"
"Spring Equinox, go and get the imperial physician."
Lu Ze reached out and touched Lingling's forehead and said, "When I came just now, she was playing in the snow in the yard. The sun was out. Did she catch a cold?"
Lingling sneezed loudly and coughed twice, "Mommy, I want you to hold me."
Qi Yuning took the burning Ling Ling from Lu Ze's hands and said distressedly, "Be good, mother is here."
Lingling went into Qi Yuning's arms, "Mom, my head hurts so much."
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and comforted her: "The imperial doctor will be here soon. You will be fine after taking the medicine."
"Lingling, don't take the medicine. It tastes so bitter! Don't take the medicine."
"Okay, no medicine."
The imperial physician arrived soon after. When he saw Lu Ze in Qi Yuning's room, he was stunned and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Master Lu, Princess Qi."
Qi Yuning said: "Imperial Physician, please take a look at Lingling. What's wrong with her?"
The imperial physician came forward and saw the sick child in Qi Yuning's arms. He stepped forward to check Lingling's pulse and said, "Little princess, please stick out your tongue."
Lingling said: "My head hurts, and it hurts here too."
Lingling pointed at her throat and said, "It hurts."
The imperial physician asked Lingling to open her mouth wide, took a look and said, "She must have caught a cold. Many children have caught colds this winter. We need to pay more attention to the child's temperature."
Qi Yuning asked: "Does that mean Lingling needs to take medicine?"
The imperial physician said, "The little princess is still young, and it is very difficult for her to take bitter medicine. We can only give her some loquat paste and fresh bamboo juice to relieve cough. As for reducing fever, apply a cold towel to her forehead and neck, and apply moxa fumigation."
Qi Yuning said: "Then I'll have to trouble the imperial physician."
"My lord, Princess Pingrou is here."
When Qi Yuning heard that Princess Pingrou had arrived, she ordered her maid to invite the princess in.
When Princess Pingrou came, she asked, "I heard that your family has called in the imperial physician?"
Princess Pingrou saw Lingling lying on the bed without a life, and asked with great distress: "Dear Lingling, what happened?"
"It hurts." Lingling knocked her head, "It hurts."
Princess Pingrou held Lingling's hand and said, "My poor child, don't be in pain. Grandmother is here."
Princess Pingrou took the cold handkerchief handed to her by the maid and put it on Lingling's forehead and neck, then she took the moxa from the imperial physician and skillfully fumigated Lingling.
With Princess Pingrou around, Qi Yuning felt much more at ease.
After Princess Pingrou finished fumigating with moxa, she looked at Qi Yuning and said, "There's no one elderly around you. You're still a child, so how can you take good care of Lingling?"
Qi Yuning lowered his head and sighed, "It's my fault."
Lu Ze said from the side: "Mom, don't blame Yuning. Lingling is sick, and she is more miserable than anyone else."
Princess Pingrou glared at Lu Ze and said, "I don't blame Yuning. I just think it's not appropriate for Lingling to be surrounded by a group of young maids. I will find a more reliable wet nurse to take care of Lingling."
Qi Yuning said: "Thank you, Princess."
Lingling sniffed and said, "Mom, Dad."
Qi Yuning walked to Lingling's side, held Lingling's hand, and said with a sob in his throat: "Lingling."
Lingling held Qi Yuning's hand and cried quietly, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and hugged her sideways, coaxing her, "I'm sorry, Lingling, it's your fault that you didn't take good care of me."
Lingling's high fever didn't go away until midnight. It had been like that before. Qi Yuning wished that it was she who had the high fever. Lingling also fell into sleepiness at midnight.
Princess Pingrou left only after she saw Lingling fall asleep.
Qi Yuning saw that Lu Ze did not follow and asked, "Isn't the prince going back to the palace with the princess?"
"You don't need me to take mother back for this part of the journey. Lingling is sick and crying in the middle of the night. You can't do it alone. I will stay in the palace tonight to take care of Lingling."
Qi Yuning changed the handkerchief on Lingling's forehead with tears in her eyes. She said with heartache: "I shouldn't have allowed her to play in the snow."
Lu Ze sat down next to Qi Yuning and said, "Children are bound to catch a cold in winter. It's already midnight now. Princess, please take a rest first. I'll look after Lingling."
Qi Yuning said: "If I hadn't allowed her to play in the snow, she wouldn't have caught a cold."
"Lingling wants to play in the snow." Lingling sniffed and said, "Lingling wants to play in the snow."
Qi Yuning didn't expect Lingling to wake up again, "Lingling is still not asleep?"
"It hurts, Lingling is feeling uncomfortable." Lingling looked at Lu Ze who was sitting next to her and said, "Daddy, lie down and sleep."
Qi Yuning went to the inside of the bed and looked at Lingling's red face. She felt very uncomfortable. She looked at Lu Ze and whispered, "You should lie down for a while too."
Lu Ze lay down on his side and looked at Lingling's little face. "Lingling, it's time to sleep now."
Lingling looked at Lu Ze, then at Qi Yuning, and said with a nasal voice: "It's good to be sick. Lingling is sick and daddy and mommy can be together."
Although Lingling is young, she feels that her father and mother are acting very strangely recently.
Xiao Lingling only wants her father and mother to live together, instead of living in two separate houses and not being able to see her father for several days.
"Silly Lingling!" Qi Yuning hugged Lingling sadly, "If you don't get sick, daddy and mommy will be together, so Lingling must get better soon."
(End of this chapter)
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