Chapter 31 There is no uncle Lingling said
September [-]th, Longevity Banquet.
Qi Yuning prepared a gift for the longevity banquet early in the morning, which was a top-quality red coral that was taller than a person.
Qi Yuning put a small veil on Lingling and said, "Lingling, you are not allowed to take off your veil when you go to the palace today."
Lingling pouted and said, "Why?"
Qi Yuning said: "There is a bad aunt. She will definitely bully you when she sees your appearance. Wearing a veil will prevent bad people from bullying you. Also, today I can only follow my mother and meet my grandmother, grandfather, aunt, and father." You can’t even scream.”
Lingling said in a half-understanding voice, "Can I see my uncle when I enter the palace today?"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "Yeah."
Lingling raised her hands and said, "That's great. Lingling misses her uncle so much. She hasn't seen him for a long time."
Qi Yuning carried Lingling into the palace early in the morning and went to meet the Queen and His Majesty.
Lingling followed Qi Yuning's instructions, folded her hands and bent towards Emperor Shi Yuan, saying: "Lingling wishes your majesty to be as blessed as the East Sea, live as long as the Southern Mountains, and be happy every day."
Emperor Shi Yuan stroked his gray beard and saw his great-granddaughter's cute appearance and milky voice. He laughed heartily and said, "Lingling is really smart."
Qi Yuning stood aside with Lingling in her arms, waiting for the princes and their children to come to celebrate her birthday. Qi Yuning asked Lingling if she looked like her uncle.
Lingling all shook their heads, "There is no little uncle."
By calculation, the little uncle Lingling mentioned should be three or four years old this year. Among His Majesty's grandchildren, there are four little princes who are three or four years old.
After the birthday celebration, Qi Yuning took Lingling to meet her uncle one by one. Lingling was very unfamiliar with them.
Lu Ze saw Qi Yuning and Lingling talking to the princesses from a distance. He walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "Didn't you find the little uncle Lingling mentioned?"
Qi Yuning said: "Among your Majesty's grandchildren, there are only four who are similar in age to the uncle Lingling mentioned. Lingling didn't even recognize him when he saw them."
Lu Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there another one?"
Qi Yuning said: "The other one is Prince Duanxiao of the third prince's family. The princess and the prince are still keeping vigil in the imperial mausoleum. They did not come to the longevity banquet today."
Lu Ze said: "I have to take Lingling to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow."
The two were so familiar that they were talking.
Seeing this, Qin Yuli held Si Pa tightly in the distance and said, "Baozhu, when did Cousin Ze get so close to Princess Qi?"
Lu Baozhu thought of what Qi Yuning had told her and joked: "My eldest brother dotes on me. He wants to help me marry Qi Yuning home as my sister-in-law. Then Qi Yuning will have to take care of me as my sister-in-law. This idea Didn’t you help me out?”
Qin Yuli said: "But can't you call Qi Yuning sister-in-law? You should let Lu Yun return to secular life and marry Qi Yuning, so she will still call you sister!"
"My sister-in-law and my sister-in-law are all fine, as long as Qi Yuning marries me and takes care of my sister-in-law!" Lu Baozhu said.
Qin Yuli was anxious. She glanced sideways at Lu Baozhu and said, "Wouldn't it be a pity for a person like Cousin Ze to fall into the hands of Princess Qi?"
Lu Baozhu said: "What a pity! Qi Yuning is so beautiful. The little nephews and nieces she gave birth to with my brother must be the cutest in the world!"
Lingling is the best proof. There are many little royal cousins here today, but none of them can be as cute as Lingling.
Qin Yuli frowned and said: "How can Qi Yuning be a good match? She has always been at odds with you, so if she becomes your sister-in-law, will she be able to enjoy your good harvest?"
Lu Baozhu said: "It is only natural for my sister-in-law to serve my sister-in-law!"
Qin Yuli added: "Then she also has a bastard daughter!"
Lu Baozhu frowned when she heard the bastard, and said displeasedly: "Lingling is the princess of Xichang, whom His Majesty personally anointed. You must salute when you see her!"
Qin Yuli said unwillingly: "Lu Baozhu, what's the matter with you? Didn't you get drugged by Qi Yuning? Don't forget how Qi Yuning fought with you for what you want! "Lu Baozhu said: "Of course I haven't forgotten it, that's why I asked her to be my sister-in-law. It's just and legitimate for her to serve me!"
Qin Yuli secretly cursed the idiot in her heart and watched with jealousy as Lu Ze Wenrun touched the bun of the child next to Qi Yuning.
When the banquet began, everyone presented birthday gifts one after another.
The tall red coral from Prince Qi's Mansion outweighed all the birthday gifts, making Emperor Shiyuan very happy, "Yu Ning, you are serious."
Qi Yuning smiled and said: "My brother and I have no elders since we were young. Thanks to your majesty's care, although this red coral is rare, as long as your majesty likes it, whether it is on the mountain of swords or under the sea of fire, Prince Qi's palace will offer it to you."
Emperor Shiyuan sighed and said: "Speaking of Zhaofu, I am really ashamed of Brother Qi. Your brother and sister's marriage has not been settled yet."
As soon as Emperor Shi Yuan said these words, all the men at the palace banquet shrank their heads. It wasn't that they didn't want to marry the beautiful Princess Qi, but it was because they really couldn't bear it. Even the eighth prince's legs were broken at the drop of a hat.
Lu Yun, the little bully in Shengjing, doesn't dare to marry and become a monk. They don't dare to marry this ancestor and go home.
Qi Yuning lowered his head when he saw the engaged Lin Jiang, fearing that Emperor Shi Yuan would take notice of him. He regretted praising Lin Jiang that day. Anyone who could be friends with Lu Ze was the same person.
Emperor Shi Yuan looked at Lu Ze, "Yu Ning, what do you think of my grandson?"
Qi Yuning was stunned. She couldn't speak ill of His Majesty's grandson at the palace banquet, but whenever she praised him, she was afraid that His Majesty would directly grant him a marriage.
Although Qi Yuning had slowly accepted the fact that they would get married in a year, she did not expect to get married so soon.
Prince Zhao Chong looked at Qi Yuning and helped Qi Yuning out of the siege: "Father, Ze'er is naturally good, otherwise you wouldn't let him serve as the young minister of Dali Temple. Speaking of marriage, King Qi is in Beicheng all year round. Now that he is almost 21, it is time to choose a Princess Qi for him."
Unlike the aristocratic husband who bowed his head just now, the daughters of the aristocratic family unintentionally arranged the gold and silver hairpins in their buns and looked at Qi Yuning.
Emperor Shiyuan said: "Yu Ning, do you have a suitable candidate for your sister-in-law?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Yes, I will tell you the good news after my brother's reply."
When Emperor Shiyuan heard this, he smiled and said, "The sister-in-law that Yu Ning likes must be a good one. I'm just waiting for the wedding banquet."
After the longevity banquet.
Qi Yuning went back to his hometown to organize the sacrificial items for the imperial mausoleum. He was afraid that the imperial mausoleum would be a day away and he would not be able to make it back. He also prepared a lot of things needed for the night. I am afraid that he would have to prepare three large carriages for this trip. .
Hearing that the maid came to report to Lu Ze and ask for an audience, Qi Yuning frowned and let him in.
Lu Ze saw the cage facing Qi Yuning in the courtyard and said, "Is the princess moving?"
Qi Yuning said: "No, I'm preparing something to go to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow."
Lu Ze really couldn't understand that he had to prepare so many boxes and cages for a trip to the imperial mausoleum. He said softly, "The princess said that Brother Qi Wang has made a marriage arrangement. I wonder which girl it is?"
Qi Yuning raised his eyes and said, "Why do you ask this?"
Lu Ze said: "I have a sister who has admired King Qi for a long time. Is it an excuse to ask me to ask her, or is she really engaged in marriage?"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Isn't it Lu Baozhu who asked you to ask?"
Lu Ze smiled and said: "If it were Baozhu, I would have rejected her directly. It's Baoxue."
Qi Yuning still had a very good impression of Lu Ze, his little cousin, so he said, "The marriage has not been decided yet. It was the daughter of the Song family who was plotted by her stepmother to get married, so I used my brother's marriage to help delay her marriage for a year and a half.
It's just that although the Northern Desert has been surrendered for more than ten years, there are many remnants of the Northern Desert who want to return to the country. Twenty members of our Qi family were buried in Beicheng. It is absolutely impossible for the remnants of the Northern Desert to return to the country in Beicheng. My brother is afraid that he will. He has been guarding Beicheng.
In such a miserable place, where the yellow sand is all over the sky and dry enough to make people's noses bleed, Baoxue, a pampered daughter in the Duke's palace, can she endure such suffering? "
(End of this chapter)