Qi Yuning heard that Han'er was sick and worried: "Brother Han is sick? It's serious. Do you want to ask the imperial doctor to take a look?" Ning Wen shook her head and said, "No, it's just a cold and a cough." Qi Yuning personally followed Shen Qian and Ning Wen, which surprised many guests in the palace, and many of them failed to recognize Ning Wen. Zhao Shu stepped forward and walked to Qi Yuning. Seeing a family of three in front of her, she asked Qi Yuning, "Who are these?" Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is Master Shen and Mrs. Shen from Lingzhou." Ning Wen looked at Zhao Shu and said with a faint smile: "Yu An is so lucky. The princess is so beautiful." Zhao Shu's face turned red and she said, "Madam, you are so complimentary." "Four young ladies!" Princess Pingrou came to the palace early this morning to help entertain the guests. When she saw Ning Wen, she stepped forward and held Ning Wen's hand warmly. "Fourth Young Madam, we haven't seen each other for a while, eleven years, right? You haven't changed much in appearance, you are still so young."
When Qi Yuning heard that Princess Pingrou still called Ning Wen the same title she used to call Ning Wen in the Qi family, she only looked at Shen Qian and saw that Shen Qian's expression did not change, but a sad look flashed across Ning Wen's face. Princess Pingrou looked at Lu Baozhu behind her and said, "Come and see the fourth aunt." Lu Baozhu stepped forward and saluted: "Fourth Aunt." Princess Pingrou looked at Ning Wen and said, "This farewell has been too long. Why haven't you come back for more than ten years?" Ning Wen saluted and said: "Your Highness, Lingzhou is a long way away. In addition, I also have a child, so it is not convenient for me to travel long distances to Shengjing. This time, I came back to Shengjing with my sister-in-law to help Jialin propose marriage." When Ning Wen said this, she looked at Lu Baozhu. Lu Baozhu had already pulled Qi Yuning away and whispered, "Is this your fourth aunt from before? Why is she here all the time? Is the one next to her her current husband-in-law?" Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen's gaze and glanced at Lu Baozhu beside him, wondering if he was just here to propose marriage to Lu Baozhu, right?
Princess Pingrou said: "Tell me which girl you have chosen. Tell me. Apart from being busy with Ze'er's marriage, I have nothing to do recently. If you don't mind, let me do this for you." Matchmaker." Ning Wen smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if the princess has seen our Jialin?" Princess Pingrou said: "I have never seen him, but I have heard the prince-in-law talking about him these past two days, praising Jialin for being a master at playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting at a young age. He is much better than my Ze'er. Look at how the prince-in-law looks. , I wish Shen Jialin was his biological son." Ning Wen said: "Jialin is still a bit inferior to Prince Lu." Princess Pingrou and Ning Wen were old friends, so they chatted together. When Qi Yu'an heard that Mr. Shen and Ning Wen were coming, he came to greet Shen Qian himself and took Shen Qian to the men's area. Today, Duke Lu Guo came to the banquet and brought Shen Jialin with him. When Shen Jialin saw Shen Qian coming, he greeted him, "Third uncle." Duke Lu Guo looked at Shen Qian and said, "Mr. Shen, you have a good nephew." Shen Qian didn't know Duke Lu Guo, but seeing that he was somewhat similar to Lu Yun, and being treated as a distinguished guest by the royal family, he guessed his origin, "The Prince Consort is so complimentary." Lu Guogong smiled and said, "The more I look at this kid, Jialin, the more I like him. He is much better than my two sons. I want to recognize him as my godson." Shen Jialin smiled slightly and said: "I also want to be the son of the prince-in-law, but the godson is still not close enough. They say that a son-in-law is half a son..."
Shen Qian looked at Shen Jialin's worthless look and smiled helplessly. Lu Guogong said: "It's a pity that I don't have a daughter worthy of you, Jialin." Shen Jialin asked: "Is the Prince Consort reluctant to give up Princess Baozhu?" Duke Lu Guo was slightly surprised, then smiled, patted Shen Jialin on the shoulder and said, "Although my daughter is excellent in my eyes, she is really not worthy of you." Shen Jialin smiled lightly at Lu Guogong and said: "Since it is excellent, there is no need to say whether it is worthy or not. Princess Baozhu has a noble status, and it is only because of me that I have reached a higher level." Seeing Shen Jialin's eager look, Shen Qian couldn't help but shake his head, but he still helped his eldest nephew, "Lu Guogong, although our Shen family's family status is a bit inferior, Jialin has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he will also be the head of the Shen family in the future. , I won’t treat Princess Lu badly.” Lu Guogong said: "As long as my family's treasure is better, how can I be willing to give up this good son-in-law? It's really my family's treasure..." Shen Jialin was extremely shy and said, "Princess Lu is a very good person. I have met her twice...and I really admire her." Duke Lu thought, could this be beauty being in the eye of the beholder? It would be a good thing if he could really get Shen Jialin as his son-in-law. "We'll discuss it with the princess tomorrow." The Qi family's luncheon was very lively. Your Majesty the Empress also gave many rewards to this little grandson, and named him the crown prince of King Qi. In the afternoon, Zhao Shu and Qi Yuan went to the ancestral hall with their children in their arms, and included Zhao Shu and Brother Fang in the family tree. Qi Yuning saw Shen Qian and Ning Wen outside the ancestral hall. He went out and said, "Master Shen, what can Mrs. Shen do?" Ning Wen pursed her lips and said, "I want to go inside to pay homage to Si Lang and King Lao Qi." Qi Yuning said, "Come in." When Ning Wen crossed the threshold of the Qi family ancestral hall, she felt that her feet were heavy. Qi Yuning helped Ning Wen enter. The old master who recorded the genealogy inside asked Qi Yuan: "Your Majesty, are these four young ladies going to be removed from the list?" Qi Yu'an said: "Except it." "No!" Ning Wen stepped forward and said with tears in her eyes, "Yuan, no!" Qi Yu'an saw Qi Yuning helping Ning Wen into the house and said, "Mrs. Shen San, you are no longer a Qi family member. The Qi family should not keep your name on it, just because the family tree has not been touched before." Ning Wen shook her head and begged: "Yu An..." Seeing Ning Wen's choked voice, Zhao Shu shook Qi Yuan's hand, raised her eyes and looked at Qi Yuan and said, "Just leave a name." Qi Yu'an said: "Then just keep it." Ning Wen looked at the memorial tablets of the Qi family in the ancestral hall, took the incense brought by the maid, and knelt down to offer incense to the tablet in front of her. Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen taking out a silk handkerchief and wiping the memorial tablet for her fourth uncle. She thought it would be great if her fourth uncle was still here. Everything Shen Qian owned now belonged to his fourth uncle. Ning Wen held the memorial tablet and cried bitterly: "It's been fourteen years... It's been more than fourteen years. Do you know how much I miss you..." Ning Wen couldn't help but burst into tears, "If I had gone with you then, and now we are both reincarnated, would we soon be husband and wife..." Qi Yuning saw Ning Wen's painful and sad look, and saw Shen Qian at the door of the ancestral hall holding hands and frowning, as if to restrain his anger, and then turned into a self-deprecating smile. He just held Shen Yuqi's hand and left. The ancestral hall of the Qi family.
Ning Wen cried for a while before she recovered. After placing the tablet, she reluctantly left the Qi family ancestral hall. Qi Yuning looked at Ning Wen's back and sighed softly. The Qi family did not entertain guests in the evening, only those close to them ate together. Except for Mrs. Lu, the whole Lu family came, as did the Zhong family. Zhong Xin and Mr. Lu met each other for the first time today. Naturally, they were very polite about getting married. After chatting, they felt like old friends at first sight. During dinner, the two decided that Zhong Ming and Lu Baohua would get married on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month. Hearing this, Lu Baozhu was not afraid of shame and sighed: "Second uncle, General Zhong, can you consider me when you decide on a wedding date? In such a short month, where do you want me to find my husband to get engaged? This is Can’t the wedding date be set later?” Hearing this, Princess Pingrou stepped on Lu Baozhu and said, "You have the nerve to say that! You are not in a hurry to get engaged, but you still want to delay your sisters' marriage? The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month is a good day, so it is only that day to get married. good." Duke Lu Guo smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I have chosen a good husband for Bao Zhu." Princess Pingrou asked: "Who?" "The eldest son of the Shen family in Lingzhou, Shen Jialin." Lu Zegang took a sip of wine, choked it in his throat, and coughed several times, "Cough." Qi Yuning handed Lu Ze a handkerchief, "Be careful." (End of Chapter)
