Chapter 45 The Crown Prince and Guan Zhiyi were boating on the lake Qi Yuning had a foot injury for many days and had to postpone all kinds of banquets.
From this, the Shengjing Xungui family learned that Princess Qi had sprained her foot, and many people came to visit and give gifts.
However, except for Princess Pingrou, Qi Yuning did not see any of the other visiting guests.
When Princess Pingrou came, she didn't expect that there was Princess Pinghe accompanying her.
Princess Pingrou sent over a lot of supplements. Seeing Qi Yuning's swollen ankle, she said, "I'm sorry, why is it hurt so badly?"
Qi Yuning said: "Your Highness Princess, I don't have much to do. The imperial doctor said that I will be fine in half a month at most. I have been much better in the past two days than before."
Princess Pinghe said: "I came to the imperial sister's house and learned that you were injured, and you didn't bring anything with you."
Qi Yuning said continuously: "It is my blessing that the princess comes to visit me."
"Grandmother!" When Lingling saw Princess Pingrou, she excitedly threw herself into Princess Pingrou's arms.
Princess Pingrou hugged Lingling and smiled softly: "Do you miss your grandma?"
Lingling nodded and said: "I miss my grandma so much, so much!"
Lingling made a gesture, and Qi Yuning chuckled. It could be seen that after Lingling was born, Lu Ze's whole family was very good to Lingling, otherwise Lingling would not be so clingy to Princess Pingrou.
Princess Pinghe had heard the gossip outside, but when she heard Lingling calling her grandmother, she realized that she was really the daughter of the Lu family.
"This Lingling really looks like Ze'er when she was young. She is just like being carved from the same mold as Ze'er when she was young. Sister Huang is really lucky to have such a cute and clever granddaughter."
Lingling looked a little strange when she saw Princess Pinghe in front of her. Princess Pingrou chuckled and said, "This is your great-aunt."
Lingling said: "Great aunt."
Princess Pinghe smiled and said, "Didn't you expect that I would be a grandmother at this age?"
Pingju said: "You are already 28. If you got married earlier, you will have to prepare for the marriage of your children."
Princess Pinghe smiled softly and said, "That's right. When Yu Ning reaches my age, Lingling is already thirteen or fourteen years old. It's time to prepare for her daughter's marriage."
Qi Yuning listened to Princess Pinghe's words and smiled calmly.
But Lingling doesn’t know Princess Pinghe, so it can’t be that a princess who is older than Princess Pinghe married her brother?
Could it be that Lingling was young and remembered it wrong?Maybe your aunt is not your highness?
But it shouldn't be. Although Lingling is young, she can't even confuse the two titles of Princess and His Highness.
"Mom, aunt."
When Lu Ze entered Qi Yuning's courtyard, he saw Princess Pingrou and Princess Pinghe saluting.
Princess Pinghe looked at Lu Ze in front of her and said, "Ze'er is becoming more and more talented. He really has the character of your grandfather when he was young. Ze'er looks more like the father. No wonder the father, the emperor and the queen love Ze'er so much."
Lingling walked up to Lu Ze and said, "Dad."
Lu Ze picked up Lingling, walked to Qi Yuning and asked, "Is the princess's foot feeling better?"
"A lot of the swelling has gone away, but it still hurts when I hit the ground."
Seeing this, Princess Pingrou chuckled and said, "Yu Ning, I won't bother you anymore if we are at peace with you. You can take a good rest. If you can't take care of Lingling, just send Lingling to the princess's residence."
Qi Yuning stood up and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
After the two princesses left, Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "Why are Aunt Pinghe here too?"
"Did she have something to do when she went to the princess mansion next door today?" Lu Ze said: "Does Lingling know Aunt Pinghe?"
Although he knew that it was unlikely that he would marry Qi Yuan peacefully, Lu Ze was so afraid that he wanted to call Qi Yuan his uncle.
Qi Yuning shook his head and said, "I don't know him."
Lu Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
Lingling circled Lu Ze's neck and said, "Dad, are you taking a break today? Lingling wants to go outside and play!"
Lu Ze nodded lightly and said, "Nothing to do in the afternoon."
Lingling said to Qi Yuning together: "Mother, you sit in the sedan chair and we go to the street to play together."
Qi Yuning was a little greedy for the honey-roasted squab in Qingshan Tower. In the past, when her feet were good, she didn't want to eat them so much. But when her feet couldn't walk, she wanted to eat them.
However, this honey-roasted squab needs to be freshly grilled to be delicious. When the maid took it back to the palace, it was cold and tasteless. I asked the restaurant cook to go back to the palace to cook it. Unfortunately, there was no stove in the restaurant. The stove was different and the heat was wrong. Even the taste is different.
Qi Yuning smiled lightly and said, "Okay, let's go to Qingshan Tower to eat squab."
Qingshan Restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Shengjing. It is located at the intersection of Zhuque Street and Xuanwu Street, which is the most prosperous place.
The restaurant here is very expensive, and all the guests who come here are either rich or expensive.
In the past, Qi Yuning would have gone to the private room on the second floor for privacy, but today her legs were inconvenient and it was difficult for her to go upstairs in a soft sedan, so she asked for a screen in a corner of the lobby to cover her meals.
After Qi Yuning ordered the food, he heard several officials talking about Lu Ze behind him.
"When Prince Lu returns from Shanzhou this time, I'm afraid he will become the youngest minister of Dali Temple in Dasheng!"
"He Siqing will become an official in the next year. Who in this Dali Temple can compete with Prince Lu for the position of Dali Temple Qing?"
Qi Yuning heard this from behind the screen and said softly: "Congratulations to Lu Shaoqing for getting promoted and making a fortune."
Lu Ze said slowly: "This has not been decided yet. His Majesty thinks I am too young, so he is afraid that he will not entrust me with this heavy responsibility unless I can get married before He Siqing takes office."
When Lu Ze was the young minister of Dali Temple, many people said that he was too young to do his job. Although he is now weak, he has not gotten married after all.
Behind the screen, everyone was still talking loudly about the matter, just as Lu Ze said.
"This Prince Lu is too young after all and has not yet gotten married. Even if His Majesty loves this grandson no more, he will not leave Dali Temple to his nephew."
"But now in Dali Temple, Prince Lu will not be convinced by whoever is the minister."
"Is it difficult to say that Prince Lu would marry for the position of Minister of Dali Temple? If he hadn't been robbed of his love by Master Qin, I'm afraid it won't be long before we all have to drink from Prince Lu's wedding wine."
"What's the point of seizing love with a sword?"
"Don't you know? Some time ago, a group of Gyeonggi Guard generals went around saying that Prince Lu was a coward and that his beloved was snatched away by their General Qin."
"The daughter of the Guan family? Speaking of which, the Guan family is also very powerful. All the daughters of the Guan family are married high, and the youngest daughter can actually marry the fifth master Qin."
"Originally, the marriage that Miss Guan Liu made was with Prince Lu. It's a pity, it's a pity. It was just a verbal agreement. The engagement hadn't been finalized yet, so Fifth Master Qin took the lead."
"This Fifth Master Qin is so shameless. He robbed his nephew of his love. I heard that Prince Lu often went boating on the lake with Miss Guan Liu for trysts, played the piano and flute in the plum forest, and recited poems in the pavilion. It was really good. A pair of beautiful people, but they were stabbed by Qin Wuye."
Qi Yuning listened to what the young official said and raised his eyes to look at Lu Ze, "The prince and Miss Guan Liu are boating on the lake? Playing the piano and flute in the plum garden? Reciting poems and writing poems?"
He and Guan Zhiyi went boating on the lake and went to the plum garden for a tryst, but he took her either to the tomb or to the place where the murder was committed...
(End of this chapter)