Chapter 14 Childhood memories with Lu Ze
Lu Ze added: "Princess Qi doesn't want Lingling to worry about the redness and swelling on my face, right?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Yuning took the ointment from Li Chun's hand, dipped his fingers into the ointment, and applied it to Lu Ze's red and swollen side.
The movements were not heavy, but they were not gentle at all.
Lu Ze was in pain and just glanced at Qi Yuning without saying anything else.
When Qi Yuning saw the look in Lu Ze's eyes, his subsequent movements became gentler.
When Qi Yuan, who was wearing a black brocade robe, came over, he saw Qi Yuning applying medicine to Lu Ze and said angrily: "He is already engaged, and you are still applying medicine to him? You are a dignified princess, not a little kid." Maid, little slave! Do you need to do this kind of medicine yourself?"
Lu Ze said: "King Qi, I am no longer engaged."
Qi Yuning said: "Brother, it's just a medicine. After all, he is also Lingling's father."
Qi Yu'an glanced at his sister with hatred, pulled Qi Yuning aside and warned: "I will go back to the military camp in two days. You, don't be deceived again by Lu Ze's face of a witch who has brought disaster to the country." Got it!"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have no thoughts about Lu Ze for a long time."
What's more, she has never had any thoughts about Lu Ze.
Speaking of which, she and Lu Ze had known each other since childhood. The two families were neighbors. When Qi Yuan was young, before Qi Yuan went to the military camp, Lu Ze often came to the palace to play.
Later, after Qi Yuan went to the military camp, Lu Ze also went to the academy. One studied martial arts and the other studied literature. Gradually, the childhood friendship disappeared.
Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu have not been fighting each other since they were ten years old, and they often have endless quarrels.
When he was 11 years old, Lu Baozhu cried when Qi Yuning bullied her. Lu Baozhu's cousin Qin Yuli called Lu Ze to support Lu Baozhu.
Although Lu Ze did not side with Lu Baozhu, he went to the Empress and complained, causing her and Lu Baozhu to be punished by copying the Book of Rites ten times.
Qi Yuning's hand hurt after copying the Book of Rites, and he really couldn't bear the bad breath. The two little girls were just quarreling, and Lu Ze had to complain because of trouble.
Qi Yuning went to look for Lu Ze in the academy where he was, and finally got revenge on him to relieve his anger.
Lu Ze was also punished by his husband for copying books.
Lu Ze was 14 years old at that time. To this day, Qi Yuning still remembers Lu Ze's fashionable and hoarse young voice saying to her: "Sister Qi, you can rely on the loyal and heroic souls of the Qi family to do whatever you want regardless of reputation, and have fun as you like, but I still have to study. No matter how you and Baozhu fight in the future, I will not interfere, and you should not come to me again. Annoy me with my studies!”
Since then, Qi Yuning has never appeared in front of Lu Ze again.
He never called him Brother Ze again, let alone talked to him.
Even if they saw him at the banquet, they would treat him as if he didn't know Lu Ze.
Then, the two spoke again, in front of the Xianglin Temple in Longhua Mountain.
His brother became a monk and broke off the engagement, so Lu Ze spoke to her first.
In the eyes of others, Lu Ze was a noble young man from a well-known family, like Yu Langjun, a young and promising young minister of Dali Temple, but in the eyes of Qi Yuning, his so-called gentleness and jade were all fake.
Lu Ze must have forgotten everything about his childhood, but Qi Yu would rather remember it all the time.
Therefore, Qi Yuning didn't understand, how could she have a relationship with Lu Ze? Lu Ze was indeed good-looking, but it was not enough to make her attracted. He came from a good family and had a bright future, and her Qi family's family background was not bad either.
Qi Yu'an didn't know that his sister was thinking so much, but he felt relieved when he heard his sister's tone of voice as if she really didn't care about Lu Ze.
After Si hour, the number of guests in the palace gradually increased.
When the guests saw the appearance of the newly appointed princess of Xichang, they couldn't help but talk to the ladies and daughters with whom they had made friends.
"Is this appearance really the daughter of Crown Prince Lu? The well-known Crown Prince of the Lu family actually has a daughter without being married to Princess Qi?"
"She can't be Lu Shizi's daughter. Don't think about it. If she was Lu Shizi's daughter, how could Qi Yuning be engaged to Lu Yun?"
"It's not like Lu Yun became a monk and Qi Yuning was so angry that he found a child who looked like Prince Lu from somewhere and deliberately disgusted the Lu family, right?"
"Could it be that Princess Qi was reluctant to let go of the husband of the Lu family, and Lu Yun had already become a monk and could not marry her, so she fell in love with Lu Ze instead, and specially used a trick to get Lu Ze to marry her?"
Qi Yuning was behind the daughters and heard their whispers. He chuckled and said, "You are really disrespecting your talents if you don't go to the bookstore to write a storybook. This princess does not like Lu Ze. He has been with corpses all year round." I think it's unlucky to deal with someone who smells like corpses!" All the ladies did not dare to make trouble in front of Qi Yuning, so they all bowed their heads and remained silent.
Qin Yuli, the granddaughter of uncle Qin Guo, cannot tolerate others saying anything bad about her cousin:
"Princess Qi, my cousin dealt with corpses in order to give them a fair account. After entering Dali Temple, he committed many strange cases, saved many wronged people, and avenged the souls of the dead. How can you dislike me? Where is my cousin?"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Why can't I dislike Lu Ze?"
Qin Yuli's eyes widened, "My cousin is a figure from Zhilan Yushu. Which girl in the entire Shengjing city doesn't want to marry him and become the heirloom of the Lu family?"
"Oh, I don't want to."
Qi Yuning looked at the other daughters on the side again, "Do you want to be Princess Lu?"
All the daughters shook their heads, expressing that they did not want to be the crown prince's concubine.
They are both noble daughters from aristocratic families, and their fathers and brothers are officials in the court. Even if they really want the position of Princess Lu, they dare not admit their love for the girl in public.
Qi Yuning looked at Qin Yuli and smiled: "Look, I'm not the only one who dislikes your cousin!"
Qin Yuli stamped her feet angrily, her stern eyes swept over the daughters who were shaking their heads, and she threw away her sleeves angrily.
Qi Yuning chuckled.
"Yu Ning."
Qi Yuning heard an elegant voice and saw Song Heqing, his friend since childhood, coming.
Song Heqing is the granddaughter of the old lady. She is one year younger than her and has just turned seventeen. Because the old lady passed away the year before last, there has been no filial piety in the family and she has not yet been engaged.
"He Qing." Qi Yuning said with a slight smile, "Have you met Lingling?"
Song Heqing said: "Not yet. How could you have such an older daughter? Why didn't you tell me?"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "God have mercy on me."
If Lingling hadn't appeared and Lu Yun had humiliated her like this, she might not be able to get out of it to this day.
Now, she no longer cares about Lu Yun or not.
Qi Yuning took Song Heqing to find Lingling. Lingling was surrounded by many daughters. She had a sweet mouth and called her a beautiful sister. The daughters were very happy.
After Lingling saw Qi Yuning, she came to Qi Yuning and hugged Qi Yuning's thigh, "Mom, dear, there are so many beautiful sisters, and they all smell so good."
Qi Yuning smiled softly, hugged Lingling and said, "Lingling, my name is Aunt Song."
Lingling saw Song Heqing next to Qi Yuning and shrank into Qi Yuning's arms in fear, whispering: "Aunt Song."
Qi Yuning's hand holding Lingling tightened slightly. Lingling didn't look like she was used to being called Aunt Song, and why did Lingling feel a little scared?
Why is this?
Song Heqing smiled and said: "I didn't expect Lingling to accept life?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Yes, this child may be shy when he sees his beautiful aunt."
Qi Yuning said this on the face, but in his heart he didn't think that Lingling was a person who accepted life.
Lingling wasn't afraid at all when he was being teased with so much money just now. How could she be so afraid of Song Heqing? "His Royal Highness is here!"
The waiter's shout came from the door.
Qi Yuning carried Lingling to the entrance of the courtyard, saluted and said, "See you, Your Highness."
Lingling was in Qi Yuning's arms. When she saw the man in front of her, she was so frightened that she shrank into Qi Yuning's arms, "Mother, I'm afraid."
Lu Ze followed His Highness the Crown Prince and frowned when he saw the trembling little man in Qi Yuning's arms.
(End of this chapter)