After several days, Lu Ze did not come to Prince Qi's Mansion again. Qi Yuning didn't see Lu Ze again. Lu Ze was busy, and so was she. Occasionally, Xiaoman can learn about Lu Ze's whereabouts from Xiaoman, but Xiaoman only hears it from the public. Qi Yuning looked at the sunny outside, the right temperature, and the crisp autumn weather. He felt that all the time spent on the ledger was wasted. He wanted to see if the daughter would hold a poetry party, a flower appreciation banquet, or something, and choose one to relax. . There were quite a few invitations, and Qi Yuning chose Qin Feng's sister to attend the invitation given by Qin Mang. Most of the people Qin Mang's sister invited were unmarried ladies from Shengjing City. Qi Yuning guessed that the elders of the Qin family must be eager for Qin Feng's marriage. When Qi Yuning arrived at the Qin family, Qin Mang obviously did not expect that Qi Yuning would come to attend. After all, Qi Yuning had not been invited before, and there were very few banquets that Princess Qi could come to. "Princess." Qin Manglian saluted Qi Yuning. When Wang Zhiyu heard Qin Mang's address in the courtyard, she also came out to salute and said, "Princess Princess." Qi Yuning looked at Wang Zhiyu's slightly bulging belly, smiled lightly and said, "Mrs. Lin, congratulations. How many months have it been?"
Wang Zhiyu's face turned red and she said, "It's been four months." Qi Yuning smiled and said, "You got pregnant not long after you got married. Congratulations." Qin Mang said with a smile: "I haven't seen the princess for a long time. Princess, hurry up and invite me inside. We are composing poems. We heard that the princess is very talented. If the princess is here, we are afraid that we will all cry bitterly after losing!" " Qi Yuning looked from a distance and saw that there were many male guests. She wondered if she had guessed wrong. She was not here to see Qin Feng today? Surrounded among the male guests was a young man who looked young, about 16 or 17 years old. After he composed a poem, everyone around him kept praising him. Qi Yuning looked over and said, "That little boy has a very rosy face. Where did he come from?" "From the Shen family in Lingzhou." Qin Mang said, "The eldest son of the Shen family in Lingzhou, Shen Jialin, the future head of the Shen family, had bad luck. Something happened to him when he came to Shengjing City. Fortunately, his talent was recognized by King Xu. For appreciation, he has been in Prince Xu's Mansion, but he dared to come out to participate in the poetry meeting in Shengjing City in the past few days. Today I am organizing the poetry meeting just for him..." Qi Yuning smiled and said, "I thought you were looking for a wife for your brother." Qin Mang said: "Oh, no one wants to take care of my brother anymore. Sister Princess, let's go and see how talented he is." Qi Yuning heard Qin Mang calling her "Princess Sister" familiarly, so she went with Qin Mang. Next to Shen Jialin, Zheng Hao, the daughter of the Zheng family, praised him repeatedly: "I used to think that Prince Lu's handwriting was unique in the world, but it turns out that Young Master Shen's handwriting is not inferior to Prince Lu's." Qi Yuning raised his eyes and said, "Not as good as Lu Ze." Shen Jialin has been praised since he was a child. He sneaked out of Lingzhou and met King Xu and the literati and poets raised by King Xu when he came to Shengjing City. His handwriting has always been praised. Everyone compared him with Prince Lu. At that time, Shen Jialin thought that Lu Ze had passed away, and it was a pity that he could not compare on the spot. Now that he knew that Lu Ze was still alive, he was about to compete with Lu Ze when he heard Qi Yuning's words. Shen Jialin raised his eyes to look at Qi Yuning and saw that she was wearing a high bun with a gleaming gold ornament. When she saw Qi Yuning's face clearly, Shen Jialin was slightly ashamed and did not dare to look any further. Shen Jialin said: "You said my handwriting is not as good as Lu Ze's?" Qi Yuning nodded and said, "It's really not comparable." Shen Jialin frowned and said, "You can't talk nonsense because you are good-looking. I obviously write better than Lu Ze. King Xu said that I can write better than Lu Ze. King Xu is Lu Ze's uncle!"
Qi Yuning said: "It can't be compared." Shen Jialin, a young and arrogant boy, said with dissatisfaction on his face: "How can I not compare? I have been practicing calligraphy since I was three years old. I write nearly a thousand words a day and practice calligraphy for no less than two hours a day. I don't believe it. I can't compare." Write Lu Ze's calligraphy! He has the ability to compete with me on the spot! He doesn't even dare to compete with me in writing." Qi Yuning looked at the young man in front of him. He thought he was spoiled by his family and was not as good as his cousin Shen Yuqi. Comes cute and sensible. Qi Yuning said: "Lu Ze is just busy. He has no time to compete with a child like you in writing." Shen Jialin snorted lightly, and the young man's face was full of defiance: "Busy? Is Lu Ze busy playing with the nine beauties from the Western Regions given to him by those officials? That's why he is busy." Qi Yuning was stunned and narrowed his eyes slightly, "What did you say?" Everyone looked at Qi Yuning, who glanced at Qin Mang with stern eyes, "Do you know about this?" Qin Mang whispered: "I heard that Duke Zheng sent nine beauties to Prince Lu in order not to be implicated by the Qin family, and Prince Lu accepted them..." Qi Yuning held her hand tightly. No wonder she hadn't seen Lu Ze in the past few days. She was extremely angry but could not express her emotions. A year ago, she was laughed at by her fiancé who became a monk. If she were to be a monk again today, He was so angry that it was just a joke. Qi Yuning took another look at Shen Jialin's handwriting and praised, "I was wrong just now. Your handwriting is a thousand times, ten thousand times better than Lu Ze's. Lu Ze's handwriting is beyond comparison." The young man's unruly face turned a little shy and he said, "My calligraphy is not that good, Prince Lu's calligraphy is also pretty good..." Qi Yuning said: "No, how can Lu Ze's handwriting compare to yours? His handwriting is extremely ugly! His handwriting is just like the person he is. If Lu Ze's handwriting is not good, how can his handwriting be any better?" Shen Jialin made a silent gesture towards Qi Yuning: "Shh, aren't you afraid of offending Prince Lu? I heard that he has been killing people like crazy in recent days. He is now the regent and manages the world's affairs for His Majesty. You are so Tell him, if you offend him, he will take revenge on you." Qi Yuning sneered and said, "Am I afraid of offending Lu Ze? What a joke! He is such a lecher..." When Shen Jialin saw the three people coming from behind, he stepped forward and covered Qi Yuning's mouth. Seeing Lu Ze who was looking increasingly annoyed from behind, Shen Jialin said, "Oh no, I asked you not to say anything wrong about Lu Ze. Do you think he heard it?" Lu Ze frowned and stepped forward, hit Shen Jialin's hand with the folding fan in his hand, pulled Qi Yuning into his arms, glared at Shen Jialin, and asked Qi Yuning in his arms: "Where did this little girl come from?" lecher?" Qi Yuning raised his eyes and glared at Lu Ze angrily. He ignored everyone present and said directly: "What's going on with the nine beauties? Aren't you busy? Are you busy enough to come to Qin Mang's poetry meeting? Let me go!" Lu Ze saw that everyone at the poetry meeting was watching the excitement between him and Qi Yuning, so he pulled Qi Yuning to Qin Feng's courtyard. Entered Qin Feng's courtyard. Lu Zecai explained one by one: "The nine beauties from the Western Regions were given away by Duke Zheng for fear of being implicated by the Qin family. My grandmother and Mrs. Zheng Guogong were good friends. That day Mrs. Zheng Guogong came to visit my grandmother with nine beauties, leaving the nine. This beauty said she was taking care of my grandmother, but my grandmother couldn't reject her friend, so she stayed. From this, the outside world spread rumors that I had accepted them. In fact, I had already returned those beauties from the Western Regions to the Duke of Zheng's Mansion. As for being busy, it is indeed quite busy. I heard Qin Feng say that you came to the poetry meeting today because of official business. I didn't expect to see you getting close to a young man. What is the background of that young man? " Seeing that Qi Yuning didn't answer, Lu Ze asked in a low voice: "You still don't believe it?" Qi Yuning said: "Then why haven't you come to the palace in the past few days?" Lu Ze replied: "I went back very late. Firstly, I was afraid of waking you up. Secondly, there are so many people staring at me now. I was afraid that going in and out of your palace would cause criticism." Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze's peach blossom eyes and saw that he didn't seem to be faking it, so he said, "Forget it, I'll believe you for now." Lu Ze asked: "Whose family does that boy belong to? How dare he touch yours?" Qi Yuning said: "From the Shen family."
"Which Shen family? Lingzhou Shen family?" Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Yes, the eldest son of the Shen family and the future head of the Shen family."