Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Miss A Ping is a gentle and skillful woman. I think she deserves to be a main concubine and should not just be a side concubine..."
Emperor Shi Yuan said with a heavy face: "Princess Qi must not be a wild girl who was born in a mountain village without a father and mother!"
Qi Yuning thought to herself, A Ping is not some wild girl, she is even your daughter.
But all this is just a guess by her and Lu Ze based on Lingling's words, and A Ping herself doesn't admit it.
There is no evidence to say that Zhao Chong is not the prince and A Ping is the princess. It is not that she cannot become the princess, but she cannot even save her life.
Emperor Shi Yuan said to Queen Qin who was standing aside: "Queen, please choose a girl of noble birth and good character for Yu An to be the princess. Then Miss A Ping can give her the title of concubine."
Qi Yuan knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have sworn that I will only marry Miss A Ping in this life."
"I say your oath does not count!" Emperor Shiyuan said, "Yu An, I have high hopes and trust in you. You shoulder the great responsibility of the Qi family army, and the future of the Zhao family will depend on you to guard it. Your Princess, I will never treat you badly."
Qi Yu'an was still about to refute, but Emperor Shi Yuan stood up and said, "I'm tired, you can retreat."
Qi Yuning bowed and pulled Qi Yuan up and out of the palace.
Qi Yuning asked: "Brother, why did you mention A Ping's matter just after the death of the King of Shu? The King of Shu did many evil things, but after all, he was also His Majesty's eldest son. The eldest son was given poisonous wine and died, so you said you would mention A Ping's matter. Your Majesty, can you fulfill your marriage?"
Qi Yu'an said: "I didn't bring it up on my own initiative. It was His Majesty who asked me about my marriage, so I brought it up. I just didn't expect that Your Majesty and Empress would be so opposed to A Ping."
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to benevolence and reputation. At his age, he still gives the King of Shu poisonous wine. After all, he still doesn't want others to say that he has wronged the loyal ministers of the Qi family.
If His Majesty really decrees that A Ping be given the title of Princess Qi, Your Majesty is also afraid that there will be rumors that he deliberately treated the Qi family badly and made a woman from a low-born family Princess Qi, in order to weaken the power of the Qi family. "
Qi Yu'an said: "Sister, what is A Ping's identity?"
"You can ask her yourself." Qi Yuning said: "I have to prepare for your marriage first. Even if I really can't become a princess and just marry A Ping as a concubine, I can't just perfunctory it."
Qi Yu'an said: "All standards should be based on those who marry the princess."
Qi Yuning and Qi Yuan went to the Qi family cemetery.
Qi Yuning knelt in front of her father and mother's tombstone, offered three pillars of fragrance and said, "Father, mother, your great revenge will finally be avenged today."
Qi Yu'an said: "The king of Shu was given poisoned wine and died. Wen Ban was sentenced to Lingchi and the nine tribes were exterminated. Your souls in heaven can rest in peace."
When returning to the palace from the Qi family's ancestral grave.
Xiao Lingling and Lu Baozhu were having fun.
Seeing Qi Yuan and Qi Yuning coming over, Lu Baozhu put down the Lingling in his hand and said, "I heard that my uncle actually colluded with Beimo and was the real culprit who killed your parents. Tsk, tsk, if I were you, right now So I went to the Prince of Shu's Mansion to flog the corpse to relieve his hatred."
Qi Yuning said: "It's a pity that I am not Princess Lu, and I don't have a princess to protect me."
"You have a mother-in-law, Your Highness!"
Lu Baozhu patted Qi Yuning's shoulder gently, "By the way, when will you and my brother get married? I just saw the shopkeepers of several wedding shops in your house. Are you about to enter the gate of my princess' house? "
Qi Yuning chuckled, "That's for my brother and sister-in-law's wedding."
Lu Baozhu said: "My brother is not good. He has a birthday soon and is going to be one year older. Why are you not in a hurry to get a wife? I am anxious for you to get married as soon as possible!"
Qi Yuan asked: "What are you in a hurry for?"
Lu Baozhu was naturally embarrassed to ask Qi Yuning to serve her in front of her brother. She smiled slightly and said, "Don't you want Lingling to return to our Lu family as soon as possible? Lingling's surname is Lu, how can she I have been living in Qi’s house!”
Qi Yu'an said: "I'm thinking that when A Ping enters the Qi family tree, I can change Lingling's surname and add it to our Qi family tree." Lu Baozhu was shocked and said: "No, Lingling belongs to my Lu family. baby!"
A Ping came out of the house and saw Qi Yu'an brother and sister returning. She even stepped forward and asked, "Has your Majesty dealt with those traitors?"
Qi Yuan nodded and said: "The King of Shu has been given a glass of poisonous wine and died."
Qi Yu'an took A Ping aside and said softly: "Your Majesty just asked about my marriage."
A Ping pinched the silk handkerchief in her hand and said, "What did the prince say?"
Qi Yu'an looked into Ah Ping's tender eyes and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen dislike your low status, so they only wish to make you the concubine of King Qi. Ah Ping, what is your identity? Can you tell me?"
A Ping endured the loss and said repeatedly: "I have no identity, everything is made up by the princess..."
Qi Yuan looked at A Ping and knew at a glance that she was not telling the truth.
A Ping touched her belly and said, "Will Your Majesty choose another girl to be your princess?"
Qi Yu'an said: "Do you really have no other identity?"
A Ping nodded lightly and said: "Yes."
Qi Yu'an gently stroked A Ping's worried face and said, "Don't worry, even if His Majesty the Queen is only willing to make you a concubine, there will only be a concubine in the palace, and there will be no other concubines or concubines."
Qi Yu'an added: "I saw Princess Pingrou being very nice to you yesterday. It doesn't look like she was lying when she said she wanted to recognize you as her goddaughter. If you become Princess Pingrou's goddaughter, you can legitimately become Princess Qi." .”
A Ping lowered her head and said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't want to recognize Princess Pingrou as my goddaughter. I believe you will not marry anyone else. Even if I can only be a concubine, I will be satisfied."
Qi Yuan looked at A Ping and saw that she rejected the idea of recognizing the princess as her godmother, so he did not ask for more from A Ping.
He just held her gently in his arms and said, "On a day, I will take you to pay homage to His Majesty."
A Ping shuddered and pursed her lips in response.
The story that the King of Shu collaborated with the enemy and treason was given poisoned wine and died, spread throughout Shengjing, and everyone could not believe that there was such a big traitor in the court.
The people all praised His Majesty for righteously killing his relatives and not protecting his eldest son.
After the people in the Shengjing court learned about this, many people came to Prince Qi's Mansion to comfort Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning saw that many of the greeting cards that came were from wealthy families who rarely interacted with each other on weekdays.
For the sake of worldliness, Qi Yuning realized after meeting the two daughters that they were not here for the King of Shu at all, but for the King of Qi.
Qi Yuning rejected all future invitations.
at night.
Lingling looked at Qi Yuning with tearful eyes and said, "Daddy, Lingling wants daddy."
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, uncle is at home now, so we can't let dad come to the palace."
Lingling held Qi Yuning's hand and said: "Go home, mother. Go back to Lingling's mother's father's house. Don't stay at mother's home. Lingling wants her father and mother to accompany Lingling." .”
Qi Yuning saw that Lingling's tearful eyes looked really pitiful, "My dear, don't cry anymore."