Zhou Wenqiang, the brother of Queen Mother Zhou, walked out of the gate of Princess Mansion and returned to Shangshu Mansion. Mrs. Zhou who met him at the door hurriedly asked: "What did the Regent say? He has also met our Jiayun. It is rare for a man who has met our Jiayun to be unmoved." Zhou Wenqiang said: "I met Princess Qi today. Princess Qi's appearance is not bad compared to our Jiayun family." Mrs. Zhou said: "I don't believe it. My Jiayun is a peerless beauty that everyone praises. How come she has never heard of Princess Qi's reputation? I have only heard of her being arrogant and domineering before. It’s just that he comes from a good family background.” Zhou Wenqiang sighed softly and said: "Since you know that Qi Yuning is arrogant and domineering, you should give up the idea of letting Jiayun be Lu Ze's concubine!" Mrs. Zhou frowned and said: "Do you think I am willing to let my beautiful daughter go to be a concubine? Isn't it what the father-in-law and mother-in-law meant? The emperor is young now, and your sister is cowardly to be the queen mother. That's right. You first arrived at the court. Although you are the Minister of Rites, you have not yet taken power. We need to guard against Lu Ze having different intentions. I can only wrong Jiayun and become his concubine, and I can also use this to win over Lu Ze and protect your sister and Zhao Jie! " Zhou Wenqiang sighed softly, "It is still the period of national filial piety. If we want Jiayun to be Lu Ze's concubine, we can only wait until we are out of national filial piety." Mrs. Zhou said: "If I wait until Guoxiao is released, Princess Qi may have given birth to a child. Amitabha, with the blessing of Bodhisattva, I must let Princess Qi give birth to a daughter!" Zhou Wenqiang couldn't help but sigh heavily when he heard Mrs. Zhou's words.
…… Qi Yuning originally thought that she would probably never go out again before the creatures came out. Unexpectedly, Princess Xu died in June. Princess Xu had been lingering on the bed for a long time. Last autumn, King Xu had already been planning to make Lu Baohua his concubine. At that time, he knew that Princess Xu's time was running out. His Majesty ordered King Xu to go to the fiefdom, but King Xu never left because Princess Xu could not even leave her bed. Qi Yuning is pregnant, and as her nephew's daughter-in-law, she doesn't have to pay condolences. It's just that she is the only one in the Qi family in Shengjing City. She is the one who sends all the gifts from Prince Qi's Mansion. It would be rude to have the housekeeper of Qi Mansion deliver the gifts for Princess Xu's funeral ceremony. Now that she is six months pregnant, she is considered healthy, so she can go to express her condolences in person. Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu went to express their condolences together, but they were sitting in the sedan chair of the Qi family. Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baozhu who insisted on sharing a sedan with him and said, "Don't your Lu family have a sedan?" Lu Baozhu said: "Now we are also your Lu family. You have entered my Lu family's door, and you still go to express condolences according to the famous sayings of the Qi family, and you are not afraid of others saying it." Qi Yuning said: "I entered your Lu family, and my surname is Qi. My brother and sister-in-law are not in Shengjing City, so I naturally have to pay tribute to the Qi family." Lu Baozhu said: "Speaking of which, my Aunt Xu Wang is really unlucky. She and Uncle Xu Wang have always been very affectionate. She has been seriously ill since the beginning of last year. I don't know how many imperial doctors she invited, but they all looked down upon her. Alas! Good people don’t live long. When she was seriously ill, her parents still wanted to send people to Uncle Xu Wang’s side. Now they are finally relieved. " Qi Yuning said: "Princess Xu doesn't seem to like her natal family very much?" "Who would like the mother-in-law of her sister and niece to marry her husband before she is dead? In fact, the last time he proposed to marry Lu Baohua was not King Xu's intention, but Princess Xu's intention." Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baozhu in surprise and said, "How do you know?" Lu Baozhu said: "I heard what Princess Xu said to Lu Baohua. She was afraid that after she left and King Xu ascended the throne, the new palace would not be able to accommodate her sons and daughters. She wanted to find someone with a noble status and who could treat her well. As the person who has children, Lu Baohua is the best choice." Qi Yuning sighed: "What a pity the hearts of parents in the world." Arriving at the gate of Prince Xu's Mansion, bursts of crying could be heard inside. Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu got out of the sedan chair.
King Xu, who was waiting for the guests at the door, was full of grief. When he saw Qi Yuning coming, he even stepped forward and saw that Qi Yuning was sitting in the sedan chair of the Qi family. Qi Yuning saluted and said, "King Xu, please express my condolences." King Xu lamented: "The princess was so determined that she came to see her late wife off." When Qi Yuning and Lu Baozhu entered, they heard a twelve-year-old girl crying uncomfortably and shouting loudly: " Mother, mother, don’t leave.” Lu Baozhu stepped forward, hugged Princess Fang and said, "Fang'er." "Sister Baozhu, I don't have a mother anymore, I don't have a mother anymore!" Qi Yuning stepped forward and offered three sticks of incense to Princess Xu. Listening to Fang'er's painful cries, she felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She knew what it was like to be without a mother. Qi Yuning liked it very much when Qi Yuan told her about childhood. It happened at that time, after all, she was too young at that time, and she couldn't remember many of her parents' love for her. Qi Yuning was extremely sad and felt a hand on her shoulder. She raised her eyes and saw Lu Ze. Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning displeasedly and took her to the next room where guests rested. "Why are you here to express condolences?" Qi Yuning said: "I'm here to express my condolences on behalf of the Qi Mansion." Lu Ze whispered to Qi Yuning: "Wait for me, I will go back with you later." Qi Yuning nodded lightly. After Lu Ze left, Qi Yuning stood up and saw two figures entering. A younger girl was wearing a beige skirt, and her face was lightly painted with makeup, which was stunning at first glance. Needless to say, she knew that the beauty in front of her was the niece of Queen Mother Zhou. After all, there were not many such stunning beauties. Sure enough, Xiao Man, who was fanning her behind Qi Yuning, lowered his head and said in her ear: "The princess is her, the great beauty of the Zhou family." When Qi Yuning was sizing up the mother and daughter who came in, the two mothers and daughters who came in were also sizing up Qi Yuning. Mrs. Zhou has always been proud of her daughter's appearance and feels that no woman in the world can match her daughter's appearance. However, looking at the woman sitting in the high position in front of her, she actually feels that her daughter is even worse. "Princess Qi." Mrs. Zhou listened to the servants of Prince Xu's Mansion salute, and then she learned the identity of the woman in front of her. Hearing the word Princess Qi, Zhou Jiayun fixed her eyes on Qi Yuning. Mrs. Zhou stepped forward and said: "It's Princess Qi. We should have come to visit you long ago when we came to Shengjing City. I heard that you are pregnant and taking care of yourself, so I didn't want to disturb you. I didn't expect to see you today." .” Qi Yuning said: "I have heard of Miss Zhou's reputation a long time ago. The maid next to me saw Miss Zhou from a distance and said she was a great beauty. I have long wanted to see her beauty, but I only found out when I saw her today." What my maid said is true, she is truly stunningly beautiful." Zhou Jiayun was so embarrassed that she lowered her head in shyness. Mrs. Zhou continued: "Princess, you are so complimentary. My daughter is not as good as yours, Princess." As soon as Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, Lu Ze came in from the outside, walked straight to Qi Yuning, helped her up and said, "It's time to go back." Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze without Lu Baozhu and asked, "Where is the Baozhu?" "Cousin Fang was crying hard, and Baozhu wanted to stay and comfort her." "Your Majesty." Zhou Jiayun saluted Lu Ze. Lu Ze said indifferently: "No courtesy."
Turning around, Lu Ze said warmly to Qi Yuning: "I'm back." Qi Yuning was walking with Lu Ze supporting him. As soon as he walked out of the door, he met Shen Nian and Shen Jialin. When he was about to exchange greetings, he heard a sentence coming from inside the house. "Look at her belly, she must have another daughter!" "Mom! Keep your voice down..."
