North City, Prince Qi's Mansion.
Qi Yu'an saw several large boxes brought by Qi Yuning's maid Chun Equinox, all belonging to pregnant women and babies. He smiled lightly and said, "My sister is interested."
Spring Equinox said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the princess is afraid that there is no one to take care of Miss Ping, so she asked her servants to come and take care of Miss Ping."
Qi Yu'an said: "There is no shortage of people to serve A Ping, but you might as well go and serve her."
After all, the maids from Shengjing City are always much better than the maids from the original border town here in Beicheng.
Spring Equinox said: "This is a letter from the princess to the prince."
Qi Yu'an opened the envelope and took a look at it. When he saw Qi Yuning's proposal to let A Ping return to Shengjing City to raise her child and give birth, he felt that it made sense.
The climate here in Beicheng is indeed not as good as that in Shengjing City. Whether it is good for raising a baby or after the child is born, the climate in Shengjing City is more pleasant.
Qi Yu'an took Vernal Equinox to Aping's courtyard.
In the quiet courtyard, A Ping was basking in the warm winter sun and sewing small clothes for the baby in her belly.
When Chun Equinox met A Ping, she thought she was a beauty at first glance, and at the second glance she felt that her features were similar to those of Prince Lu. She stepped forward and saluted, "Slave Chun Equinox pays homage to Miss A Ping."
A Ping looked at the young and beautiful girl next to Qi Yuan and asked: "Your Majesty, who is this sister?"
Qi Yuan smiled and said: "She is the maid Chun Equinox who has been with my sister since childhood. After my sister heard that you were pregnant, she sent her steady and personal maid to serve you."
A Ping was slightly surprised, "I can't afford it..."
Qi Yu'an said before A Ping refused: "One more thing, my sister wants you to go back to Shengjing City to raise the fetus. I also think that the Shengjing Palace is much better than the Beicheng Palace. You can take advantage of the fact that the fetus is still alive." "Xiao, when the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month passes in a few days, I will take you back to Shengjing Prince Qi's Mansion to celebrate the New Year. Then you will stay in Shengjing Prince's Mansion to raise your child."
When the nun next to A Ping heard this, she said repeatedly: "No, Ping Ping can't go to Shengjing City!"
A Ping looked at the grandma in front of her in surprise and said, "Aunt, why not?"
Mammy said: "Your Majesty, the doctor said that A Ping needs to rest. She has already lost a child. Nothing can happen to this child..."
Spring Equinox said: "I just happened to bring a famous gynecologist in Shengjing City with me. This doctor is no less good at preventing miscarriage than the imperial doctor in the palace."
Qi Yuanlian asked the doctor from Shengjing to diagnose Aping's pulse.
The doctor put his hand on A Ping's pulse and said shortly: "The fetus is fine and stable, and it will be no problem if it travels a long distance."
Qi Yu'an said to A Ping: "You just need to prepare first, and we will set off back to Shengjing City after the eighth day of the lunar month."
A Ping had never set foot in Shengjing City, but she had heard about Shengjing, the capital of Shengda. She heard the merchants talking about the prosperity of Shengjing. She was very happy to know that she was going to Shengjing City.
Seeing A Ping packing her luggage back to Shengjing City, Mammy asked the maids to go down and said, "Pingping, you can't go to Shengjing City."
"Why? Auntie? Shengjing City is Prince Qi's Mansion..."
Mammy said: "Pingping, I have offended people in Shengjing City. If I go back to Shengjing City, I am afraid that my enemies will see me."
A Ping said: "It's not easy for my aunt to pull me along. Now that my aunt is getting older, why not just rest in the Prince's Mansion in Beicheng."
Mammy looked at A Ping and said with worry: "Ping Ping..."
A Ping looked at her grandma with a pair of peach blossom eyes and said, "Auntie, are you hiding something from me?"
"no no……"
Mammy said absentmindedly.
If you think about it, it's almost 23 years. A Ping will be 23 in a few days...
Moreover, if Pingping is pregnant, she will only stay in the backyard of Prince Qi's Mansion and will not go out at will, and she will not cause trouble.
What's more, she and A Ping were already dead in the eyes of those people.
How could they have thought that A Ping was still alive?
Grandma asked: "A Ping, do you really want to go back to Shengjing City?"
A Ping said: "Mommy, I want to go to Shengjing City to see what the home where the prince grew up like when he was young is like, and to see how prosperous my capital city is..."
Mammy whispered: "Okay, then Auntie won't follow you. Pingping, you have to take good care of yourself when you get to Shengjing City. You will be a mother in the blink of an eye. After Pingping waits for the child to be born, if You are a young master, you have to earn a reputation as King Qi's concubine, and you will be prosperous and wealthy in this life."
A Ping threw herself into Nanny's arms and said, "Auntie."
Mammy touched A Ping's head and looked in the direction of Sheng Jing.
……
In Shengjing City.
The prince's birthday banquet is coming soon, and all the governments are preparing birthday celebration gifts for His Royal Highness.
Because Lingling was afraid of Zhao Chong, Qi Yuning did not plan to go to the East Palace to celebrate His Highness's birthday this year, but the birthday celebration ceremony still had to be prepared.
At night, after Lu Ze came back from the office, Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze, "What are you going to give your uncle as a birthday gift on the 23rd?"
Lu Ze said: "I should give him an inkstone. I give it to His Highness every time he celebrates his birthday."
Qi Yuning sighed, "I can't even think of a suitable birthday gift."
Lu Ze said: "Why don't you give me a gift to Guanyin? The East Palace still has no children, so sending a son to Guanyin will definitely satisfy the prince."
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Ze and said, "You know that the East Palace has no children, and you still send Guanyin as a congratulatory gift to the East Palace. Doesn't that make me hated by the empresses in the backyard of the East Palace?"
Although there are no crown princes or concubines in the East Palace, there are quite a few good ladies, good ladies, princes and concubines.
Qi Yuning said: "Forget it, just give it away as you like. I had to think about it before, but now I know that he will not be the one to take the throne in the future, so there is no need to please him."
When Lu Ze heard Qi Yuning's words, he smiled and said, "Knowing that he will not be an emperor in the future, even the birthday gift will be perfunctory?"
Qi Yuning said: "Don't come here to tease me. The birthday gift is perfunctory and it's because of Lingling. Lingling sees him being scared every time. Why should I bother to give him a gift?"
Lu Ze saw Lingling playing with a small wooden sword at the side. He went up to pick Lingling up and said, "Is Lingling still scared?"
Lingling nodded and said: "Well, Dad, I'm afraid."
Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning: "When I take a rest in a few days, we will take Lingling to Xianglin Temple to ask for a peace charm for Lingling."
Qi Yuning said: "Why go to Xianglin Temple? Isn't it better to go to other temples? This peace talisman is also a Taoist thing. The temple has no talismans but only scriptures. I don't want Lu Yun to know the existence of Lingling."
Once that little bald donkey knows that she has Lingling and will not marry him again, he will definitely return to secular life.
Lu Ze said: "The peace talisman of Xianglin Temple is very effective. Besides, we can't hide it from Yun'er forever.
Yun'er still thinks that your engagement has not been broken off. You can't let him find out that your fiancée has become your sister-in-law just when you and I are getting married? "
Qi Yuning snorted and said, "The twelfth lunar month is coming soon. Don't you want to be a good brother so that Lu Yun can go home for the New Year?"
Lu Ze said: "He offended you. Before you let go of your anger, you said you would let him return to secular life whenever you asked him to. Although he is my brother, he is not as important as you in my heart."
Qi Yuning asked: "Who is more important to you, me or Lu Baozhu? If Lu Baozhu and I fall into the river at the same time, who will you save first?"
Lingling said in Lu Ze's arms: "Lingling save mother first, Lingling can swim!"
Lu Ze smiled when he heard this and said: "You and Bao Zhu have been quarreling since you were a child. When have you ever seen me help Bao Zhu? Haven't I helped you more often? I don't know how many complaints I have received from Bao Zhu for this."
Qi Yuning asked again: "Then Lu Baozhu hopes that after I marry you, I will serve her as my sister-in-law. Will you let me serve her?"
Lu Ze said: "She is daydreaming. You have really become her sister-in-law. You don't have to serve her at all. Moreover, your sister-in-law is like a mother. You can still discipline her well."
"Seriously?" Qi Yuning's eyes lit up.
Lu Ze nodded and said: "Yes."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Then I look forward to getting married as soon as possible and being able to discipline Lu Baozhu as soon as possible."
Lu Zedao: "Princess, I don't want you to marry me because of your position as Lingling and Temple Minister, and I don't want you to marry me just because you can discipline Lu Baozhu..."
(End of this chapter)