Outside Tai Chi Palace. A Ping looked at the majestic and solemn palace, and looked at Qi Yu'an beside him. Qi Yu'an held the child with one hand and held A Ping's hand with the other: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. They are all very good people. Don't worry." Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, your majesty has always been kind. You are their long-lost daughter. You don't need to panic." A Ping felt a little relieved under the comfort of their two brothers and sisters. The waiter inside came out and invited everyone in. A Ping took Qi Yu'an's hand and walked into the Tai Chi Hall. When she saw Emperor Shi Yuan sitting on the dragon chair, he knelt down and saluted: "I see you, Your Majesty, the Queen." Queen Qin, who was sitting at the top, seemed much older. She walked slowly to A Ping and said, "Good boy, get up." Empress Qin helped A Ping up. She looked at A Ping, who was a head taller than her. She stretched out her arms and hugged A Ping and said, "My child, I'm sorry for you. I was so confused at that time!" A Ping couldn't help crying when she was in Queen Qin's arms.
Queen Qin's voice was choked with sobs as she said: "It's all my fault. My mother wanted to have a son so much at that time that she didn't even believe Aqin's words..." Queen Qin cried bitterly: "Fortunately, fortunately, God allows me to see you again." In Empress Qin's arms, A Ping shouted from the bottom of her throat: "Mother." When Empress Qin heard A Ping's voice, she burst into tears. She hugged A Ping and said, "Good boy." A Ping snuggled in Empress Qin's arms and whispered: "I finally have a mother." Emperor Shiyuan also came down step by step and said to A Ping: "I'm sorry for you too. Even though you look so much like your aunt, I still couldn't recognize you. Fortunately, I can still see you. Our father Women can still recognize each other.” "father." A Ping heard from Princess Pingrou that Emperor Shi Yuan was an ordinary father in private, and even loved his daughter more than ordinary fathers. At this point, A Ping could not imagine that His Majesty, who was the emperor, was a good father. But now that she saw Emperor Shi Yuan, she knew that His Majesty was a good father. Emperor Shiyuan said: "You have worked hard along the way." A Ping said: "This journey is not fast, but it is not hard at all. Mom, my aunt, Grandma Qin, is waiting outside the palace. Do you want to summon her in?" Queen Qin said: "Thanks to her, you are alive. Please let her in quickly." Nanny Qin was already gray-haired. After entering and bowing, Empress Qin asked her to get up, "Aqin, you have done a good job in protecting the Lord. I should give you a good reward." Grandma Qin said: "I am alone now and don't ask for any more rewards. I will be satisfied if I can see my master again." Emperor Shiyuan said: "You still need to be well rewarded. You have contributed a lot to A Ping's growth. I will make you a first-class Northern Lady and give her a mansion." Aunt Qin knelt down to receive the reward. Emperor Shiyuan looked at Ah Ping again and said, "Female Ah Ping as Princess Pingzhen and give her the name Zhao Shu." Zhao Shu knelt down to receive the reward and said, "Thank you dad for the reward." Zhao Shu finally had a name when she turned twenty-three.
Qi Yuning chuckled from the side and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is a family reunion." Empress Qin looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Yu Ning, you also have merit in this matter, and you should be well rewarded. Later, you can go to the palace's private treasury to select some good things according to your heart." Qi Yuning also thanked her profusely, "Thank you, Madam, but Lingling is the biggest contributor to knowing that my sister-in-law is a princess." Little Lingling, who was eating snacks on the side, raised her eyes and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, what is a meritorious official?" Qi Yuning touched Lingling's little face, "It's just that Lingling did a great job." Queen Qin walked to Qi Yuan and looked at A Ping's newly born child and said, "This child looks like Lingling." Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Especially the eyes are exactly the same as Lingling." Emperor Shiyuan said: "The queen has prepared a luncheon. You can go and have a meal. Yu Ning, you stay." Qi Yuning didn't know His Majesty's intention of leaving him behind, so he entrusted Qi Yu'an to take care of Lingling. After everyone had dispersed, Qi Yuning asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders for keeping me here?" Emperor Shiyuan said: "Pingrou has told me about Lingling's origin." Qi Yuning knelt down in front of Emperor Shi Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, my daughter did not deliberately hide it to deceive the emperor, but Lingling's identity is really weird and unbelievable, so..." Emperor Shiyuan said: "I don't mean to blame you, just get up." After Qi Yuning stood up, he saw Emperor Shiyuan looking at the incense burner. Emperor Shiyuan slowly said, "So you also learned about Aping's identity from Lingling?" Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Well, I deduced it from what Lingling said. Lingling said that it was not Qin Chong who would ascend the throne in the future, so we knew there was something fishy." Emperor Shiyuan said: "Who is the emperor Lingling said will ascend the throne in the future?" Qi Yuning lowered his head, but he was thinking about whether he should tell Emperor Shiyuan. If he did, would it delay Emperor Shiyuan's judgment? Emperor Shiyuan said: "I know that I am afraid that I will not be able to survive this year, but now none of the few sons I have left can make me feel safe and deliver him to the country. I have been the emperor for so many years and have given birth to so many sons, but I still have no way of raising my children. " Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. King Xu loves talents. He has a large group of talented scholars who are willing to serve King Xu. King Jin is good at making money, and King Shou is kind and loves his people like a son..." Emperor Shi Yuan said: "King Xu's love for talent is just love for talent. The country cannot be governed by his romantic poems and songs. It is okay for him to be an idle prince and enjoy these pastimes, but it is not good for him to be a king." Although the King of Jin is wise in making money, he also values profits. He could not know about Afurong because he was afraid that the Qin family would make things difficult for him in the future. He could just watch me being poisoned. This kind of unfilial piety is nothing to do with others. Can't be emperor. " Qi Yuning said: "Then there is also King Shou?" Emperor Shiyuan said: "As long as King Shou pretends to love the people as a son and be kind, I will still consider him as the emperor, but he is simply too kind. During the chaos in Shengjing City, he settled all the refugees into the palace, and the palace was robbed. He also thought that this was a blessing. Like his mother, he believed in Buddhism and reincarnation. If you practice good fortune in this life, you will be rewarded with good fortune in the next life. If he ascends the throne, he will be the king. Emperor, I’m afraid he will only give out silver taels to every commoner, and the great prosperity will be defeated sooner or later..." Emperor Shi Yuan sighed: "I have so many sons. In order not to repeat the mistakes of the time when my brothers fought for the throne and caused chaos in the country, I decided from the beginning that the queen's son would be the heir apparent. Even if the queen never came out, I would only make him the heir apparent." I put my hope in the King of Shu because I neglected the discipline of my other sons... As of now, there are no children to inherit this legacy. Unexpectedly, the one I am most satisfied with now is Ze'er. Unfortunately, he is my grandson, not my biological grandson. It would be better if Ze'er were my biological grandson. good. " Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, you have more than a dozen grandchildren." Emperor Shiyuan listened to Qi Yuning's words and asked, "Lingling said that the last one to ascend the throne is my grandson?"
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Exactly." Emperor Shiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is he the grandson of the old family?" Qi Yuning pointed three fingers at the cuffs. Emperor Shiyuan said: "I will issue an imperial edict to pass the throne. Yu Ning, please keep it for me." Qi Yuning knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty..." Emperor Shiyuan sighed and said: "I know that I am afraid that I will not be able to survive this year. The situation in the court is treacherous now. If I appoint my grandson as the crown prince, I will definitely attract criticism. I will give you the imperial edict of passing the throne now, and I can also Just in case.” Qi Yuning bit her lip lightly, "Yes, Your Majesty." Emperor Shiyuan asked again: "When are you and Ze'er planning to get married? It's not appropriate to delay it any longer." Qi Yuning said: "Just one month later, on October 28th, there will be no more trouble this time, and the marriage will go smoothly." The closer the wedding day came, the more she feared that she would not be able to get married for the third time.
