Chapter 23 Give Lingling a brother or sister
Qi Yuning nodded slightly. Little Pearl was the horse that almost threw her off eight years ago.
Qi Yuning gave this white horse this name at that time. She originally wanted to take little Pearl back to the palace.
But at that time, Lu Baozhu threw a tantrum and insisted on competing with her for little Pearl.
In order to be fair, Your Majesty heard that Qi Yuning, the only remaining young talent of the Qi family, almost lost her life to this horse, so he simply kept Little Pearl in the stable and did not give her to anyone.
Whenever Qi Yuning came to the Royal Stables, she would always come to see this little Pearl.
Qi Yuning walked to the side of Little Pearl and saw Little Pearl leaning her head on his shoulder. Qi Yuning touched the white horse's head and said, "Little Pearl!"
Lu Ze came over with Lingling in his arms. When little Zhenzhu saw Lingling, she let out a long cry.
Lingling smiled and said, "Ma Ma, my name is Lu Yiling, can we be friends?"
Little Pearl came close to Lingling and gently moved her head. Lingling stretched out her little hand to touch Little Pearl. She looked at Qi Yuning with her crystal clear peach blossom eyes and said, "Mother, Lingling, is it okay for you to ride this horse?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay!"
Qi Yuning climbed onto the horse and asked Lu Ze to give Lingling to her.
Although Lu Ze was worried, he still handed Lingling to Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling with one hand and held the reins with the other, and whispered in Little Pearl's ear: "Little Pearl, I'm sorry to have troubled you today. I can only walk slowly in a circle."
Little Pearl chirped and then slowly began to pace.
Lu Ze also rode a big horse and accompanied the mother and daughter.
After riding two laps, Lu Baozhu came back and saw Qi Yuning and Lingling riding a white horse together. She walked up to them and said, "This white horse is pretty. Is it your horse?"
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Baozhu unhappily, "Eight years ago, you fought with me for this horse, have you forgotten?"
"When did I ever snatch a horse from you?" Lu Baozhu asked.
Qi Yuning said: "Eight years ago!"
Lu Baozhu said, "Alas, you and I fought over so many things that I can't even remember them all. And I didn't like horses when I was a kid!"
The Lu family also came from a military family. Old Duke Lu was also a famous military general in his time and was considered a powerful general under Prince Qi.
But the current Duke Lu is not like that. Prince Consort Lu has never practiced martial arts since he was young and only likes romantic poems and songs.
Later, he won the heart of Emperor Shi Yuan's eldest daughter by this and became the consort of Emperor Lu.
Like the princess and her husband, Lu Baozhu only liked fine clothes and was not really interested in horses.
Qi Yuning loves horses, especially wild horses.
Qi Yuning snorted, "You obviously don't like it, but you come to snatch it from me again."
Lu Baozhu remembered after a while, "I remember now. It was Lily who wanted the horse. She had long been eyeing this white horse. You knew she liked it but you still insisted on snatching it away! I can't give you all the good things. I naturally didn't accept it. I wanted Lily to be happier, so I had to snatch the horse from you."
Qi Yuning snorted, "Are you stupid, Lu Baozhu? If Qin Yuli liked her, why didn't she ask the emperor for her herself? Why did you have to come out and snatch her away? You were sold out by Qin Yuli and you're still counting money for her!"
Lu Baozhu said unhappily: "My brother is right! You are just petty. You don't have any sisters, so you naturally don't know how we sisters help each other!"
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze, raised the reins, and increased the speed of the horse, "Lingling, hold on to the small ring in front!"
Lu Zelian followed him. Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze following him and asked, "Why are you following me?"
Lu Ze said, “I brought Lingling here to ride a horse so that she could forget about meeting the Crown Prince. If you ride too fast, Lingling will still be scared.”
Qi Yuning looked at Lingling who was laughing in her arms and sped up instead. As a member of the Qi family, she was not afraid of riding a horse!
The faster the speed, the happier Lingling is.
The autumn wind blew through Qi Yuning's hair, her hair fluttered in the wind, her clothes fluttered, and her figure was graceful.
Lu Ze thought that he could add a few more words to praise Qi Yuning's poem.
After Qi Yuning took Lingling for a run, they stopped to rest, but Lingling hadn't had enough fun yet.
"Mom, Lingling wants to run one more lap, is that okay?"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze, and Lu Ze said, "Daddy will take you for another ride!"
Lingling raised her arms and shouted, "Okay!"
Lu Baozhu walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "What did you mean when you said that I was sold out by Qin Yuli? Don't even think about trying to sow discord between us sisters!"
Qi Yuning asked, "When we caught the wolf in the middle of the night, why did you think I was the one who informed Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
In fact, when she was a child, she and Lu Baozhu had a very good relationship. The two families lived close to each other, and Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu were both princesses of noble status, so they naturally got along well.
Their relationship didn't deteriorate overnight. In fact, their relationship was very good before they caught the wild wolf.
Lu Baozhu asked, "What do you mean by catching wild wolves?"
Qi Yuning said: "When we were six years old."
Lu Baozhu thought for a moment and said, "Six years old... How can I remember something that happened so long ago?"
Qi Yuning thought about it and realized that it was indeed a long time ago, and she didn't expect Lu Baozhu to remember it.
"Lu Baozhu, I have no intention of sowing discord between you and Qin Yuli, but I warn you that you must not let Qin Yuli know that Lingling is Lu Ze's daughter, and you must not bring Lingling to Qin Yuli, do you understand?"
Lu Baozhu said: "I know."
After Lu Ze took Lingling for a run, Lingling still looked at Lu Ze eagerly with her eyes blinking, still unsatisfied.
Lu Ze rubbed Lingling's head helplessly, "Just one more round?"
Lingling kissed Lu Ze on the face and said, "Daddy is much better now!"
Lu Ze asked, "Was Daddy not nice to you in the past?"
Lingling shook her head. "Daddy used to be very good to Lingling, but when Mom is around, Daddy doesn't care about Lingling."
Lu Ze couldn't help but ponder, how is this possible?
If he really married Qi Yuning, it would only be because of Lingling. His heart should be filled with Lingling.
Lingling added: "Lingling likes her current father, but she doesn't really like him."
"Why?"
"Because my father never wanted to make my mother angry."
“But didn’t you say that when Daddy made Mom angry, he kissed her?” Lu Ze said with a smile.
Lingling said, "That's different. Mother wasn't really angry before, but today she is really angry. Father would never be like this before."
Lu Ze laughed and said, "You are only three years old. Do you know whether you are really angry or not?"
"I'm just young, not stupid!" Lingling said unconvinced, "And I'm only five years old."
Lu Ze smiled gently. He thought that five or six years later, he and Qi Yuning might just be pretending to be in love in front of Lingling.
Lingling had a great time today and was still reluctant to leave on the way back. She got on the carriage, and fell asleep after only a quarter of an hour.
Qi Yuning held Lingling in her arms, looking at her peaceful and lovely sleeping face. She thought, maybe, one day she might really marry Lu Ze because of Lingling. After all, she couldn't bear to let go of such a lovely Lingling.
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I don’t know if riding a horse was effective, but Lingling didn’t cry out in fear at night and slept well.
Qi Yuning was still busy, especially since it was supposed to be her wedding a few days ago. Many of her subordinates came from all over the world to attend the wedding banquet. She had to summon them these days to inquire about business from other places.
Most of the Qi family's men were former military men and were loyal, but there were also some who felt that Qi Yuning was too young and had some ulterior motives.
After a busy day, Qi Yuning felt exhausted all over.
Back in the room, Lingling tapped Qi Yuning's shoulder caringly, "Mom, are you feeling comfortable?"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "It feels good. Did Lingling learn this trick from Aunt Lichun?"
Lingling shook her head and said, "I learned this from Daddy! Mom said it feels more comfortable when Daddy massages me."
Qi Yuning paused for a moment, and said to Lichun, "Go to the princess's mansion and send a message to Lu Ze, asking him if he has finished writing the thousand-word poem praising this princess?"
Lichun responded, "Yes."
Qi Yuning wanted to see if Lu Ze's literary talent was really as good as people praised him for.
When Lichun came back, he did not bring any paper or letter with him. He said, "The servant in Master Lu's courtyard said that Master Lu is still in the Dali Temple and has not returned."
Qi Yuning looked at the sky outside. It was getting dark. Perhaps some big case had happened in the Dali Temple again.
Lingling said, "Mom, are you missing daddy? Lingling misses me too."
Lingling looked down and said, "Lingling hasn't seen daddy for a long time."
Qi Yuning touched Lingling's head and said, "Daddy may be busy with work."
Lingling sighed and said, "Daddy is busy, Mommy is busy too, Lingling is the only one left."
Lingling's eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Daddy and Mommy, can you give Lingling a brother or sister? Grandma said that if she has a brother or sister, Lingling will have a playmate."
Qi Yuning: “…”
Now she can't give birth to Lingling's brothers or sisters.
Lingling looked at Qi Yuning with her peach blossom eyes, took Qi Yuning's hands and said, "Mom, please give Lingling a brother or sister, okay?"
(End of this chapter)
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