Lu Ze frowned and was about to refuse the order when he heard Qi Yuning chuckle and say: "The Queen Mother, the concubine has wronged Sister Zhou so much." Empress Dowager Zhou saw that Qi Yuning was not annoyed and was still smiling, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The concubine doesn't think she has been wronged." Lu Zelian said: "Empress Dowager, please forgive me for not obeying your order. I will not marry Zhou Jiayun as a concubine. The Lu family has taught us not to take concubines." Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and said: "The Ai family has asked your grandmother about this. Your grandmother is now ill on the bed. She said early this morning that if Jiayun can become your concubine as soon as possible, she will get sick very quickly." point." Lu Ze wanted to refuse out of filial piety, but Empress Dowager Zhou returned the favor out of filial piety. The Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Lu Ze and said, "This is the first imperial edict given by Ai Jia since she became the Empress Dowager!" Qi Yuning understood the implication of the Queen Mother Zhou's words. As the Queen Mother's first decree, it was not a very excessive one. It was to give Lu Ze a beautiful woman as a concubine. Her family background and appearance were all good. How could Lu Ze resist and disrespect the decree? ?
Especially the first order of the Queen Mother Zhou. To resist the order would be to disrespect the Queen Mother and even the young emperor. Qi Yuning said with a smile: "The Queen Mother, the concubine has indeed wronged Sister Zhou, but the regent princess is not wronged." Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning, "Yu Ning!" Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze: "You cannot disobey the Queen Mother's decree, and I will never allow my husband to have a concubine. It would be better for you and me to make peace with each other. You can fulfill your loyalty and marry a girl from the Zhou family as your princess." It’s the best of both worlds.”
Queen Mother Zhou's original smile stopped and she continued: "Yu Ning, the Ai family has no intention of letting you reconcile!" Qi Yuning said: "Empress Dowager, you don't need to say more. The Qi and Lu families have always been loyal, and we don't dare to disobey your decree. I will go back and write the letter of separation. I will not occupy your niece when I return to my parents' home." location." Queen Mother Zhou said repeatedly: "No, no, Yu Ning, the Ai family really has no intention of letting you and Li give up the throne..." Qi Yuning hugged Lingling who was sitting on the small couch beside her, "The Queen Mother, Queen Mother Zhou is your niece, how can you submit to me? You don't need to say more, your first decree, the Regent must I will abide by it well.” Qi Yu Ning Fu Shen said: "Mother, I have left the palace first, and I will go back and write the letter of separation. I will never occupy the position that Miss Zhou wants!" After Qi Yuning left, Lu Ze said to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "Empress Dowager, please forgive Lu Ze for having to resist the decree. Before the death of the late emperor, he asked me to take good care of Yu Ning and her children. Now I am married to a concubine. But if a wife is separated from a daughter, she will really have no face left in the world in the future!" Empress Dowager Zhou listened to Lu Ze's words and said: "Lu Ze, the Ai family has no intention of letting Jiayun replace Yu Ning. She is just a side concubine, and Yu Ning will still be the main concubine." Lu Ze said: "My dear, I cannot accept this decree. I will never have a concubine!" After Lu Ze finished speaking, he left in a hurry. Empress Dowager Zhou frowned, and soon someone from the palace came to announce that Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Jiayun were coming. Empress Dowager Zhou even let them in. After Mrs. Zhou saluted, she asked the Queen Mother Zhou: "The Queen Mother, have you made any decree?" Empress Dowager Zhou had a headache and rubbed her head with her fingers and said, "Lu Ze would rather resist the decree than let Jiayun become a concubine." Mrs. Zhou was startled. She looked at her daughter and said, "Why? What's wrong with my Jiayun? What's more, although he, Lu Ze, is the regent, he is still a minister after all. How can he disobey your decree?" " Empress Dowager Zhou sighed: "What can he do even if he disobeys Yi's decree now?" Mrs. Zhou said: "Since you are the Queen Mother, Lu Ze must have no choice but to accept the order in the end, unless he wants to be accused of disloyalty!" …… After Qi Yuning returned to the princess's mansion, she ordered the maid to pack up the dowry. She also went to the palace next door to invite a few boys to carry the dowry. The dowry was carried around the city to the princess's palace, and today it was carried back to the prince's palace through a circuit around the city. When Lu Ze saw Qi Yuning packing up her dowry and giving Lingling to Ali, he pulled Qi Yuning into the house and closed the door.
"Did you really send the dowry back? Didn't I already reject Yizhi?" Qi Yuning said: "If I don't make a scene today, Queen Mother Zhou will have to give you girls on Tuesday and Wednesday in turn to be your concubines. And you can't reject the Queen Mother Zhou's decree openly. If we have any objections, that's all. We are loyal, so why should we bear the reputation of being disrespectful and resisting the decree? The Zhou family has really offended me this time. Doesn’t Zhou Jiayun want to be someone’s concubine? I will grant her a wish and let the whole world know that she wants to be a slave to others! " The issue of setting up a concubine for Lu Ze can only be discussed after the New Year. The first day of the new year is not satisfactory. If Qi Yuning does not take revenge and go back, he will not be comfortable this year. Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze displeased and said, "You were worried about the reputation of the Zhou family before. Do the Zhou families want to be famous? They just issued a decree to marry me without any discussion. What did you do to me?" Lu Ze held Qi Yuning in his arms and said, "You also said it's New Year's Day this year, why are you so angry?" Qi Yuning said: "What the Zhou family did is too despicable and disgusting!" Lu Ze advised softly: "Why get angry for the person who did it? Don't be angry." Qi Yuning said coldly: "I have to be angry. If I don't take this tone today, I'm afraid I'll be aggrieved for the whole year. I'm taking the overall situation into account and I'm not letting the Zhou family come and bully me!" The Zhou family is really stupid to the extreme. Now the new emperor is still young and fledgling, and he has come to overpower the Qi family. I wonder if he has lost his head because of the sudden wealth and wealth. Lu Ze said: "How do you want to vent your anger?" Qi Yuning said: "The Zhou family is so shameless and tries to use Yi Zhi to steal my things..." Lu Ze said: "Something?" Qi Yuning coughed, "Aren't you a thing?" Lu Ze pressed Qi Yuning in front of the desk, bit her red lips, "Speak carefully!" Qi Yuning snorted, "Ever since I was a child, I have always hated people snatching my things. Now even my husband has come directly to rob me. I used to be good-tempered and tolerant, but they treat me like a soft persimmon!" Lu Ze heard this and said, "What makes you angry is that they want to steal your things?" When Qi Yuning heard that Lu Ze was still concerned about this, he could only say softly: "After all, what they took away was the most cherished thing in my heart." Lu Zedao: "Now there is no need to save face for the Zhou family. I originally wanted to promote the Zhou family and give Xiao Zhao Jie support, but I didn't expect that the Zhou family would be so confused. I was afraid that they would become the second Qin family. Or Find a reason to drive them back to Jiangnan." Qi Yuning said: "I really can't save face for them anymore. I will take the dowry back to the palace this time, and I will also make it known to the whole world that the Zhou family forced me to divorce. I want the world to see what the Zhou family is." How to treat the orphan of Zhonglie." Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Just go back with the dowry, there is no need for me to go back." Qi Yuning said: "People have to go back. I thought my Qi Mansion would be deserted during the New Year, so I happened to take Lingling back to my home to celebrate the New Year." Lu Ze put his arms around Qi Yuning's waist, held her in his arms and sat down, saying, "Then I'll come over at night, so Lingling won't be taken away. She will be a hindrance in the palace." After all, after being a monk for so long, Lu Ze didn't want to wait for Qi Yuning to recover and continue to be a monk. Qi Yuning said: "Lingling needs to bring it." Qi Yuning's dowry was constantly being moved to the palace, and the commotion was very loud. Princess Pingrou, who was busy with Lu Yun's marriage, felt an increasingly headache. When she entered the courtyard of Lu Ze and Qi Yuning, she saw the maid guarding the door. Princess Pingrou pushed the door open and saw Qi Yuning sitting in Lu Ze's arms. When Qi Yuning saw Princess Pingrou coming, she stood up in fright. Lu Ze also stood up, straightened out his clothes, and said awkwardly: "Mother."
Princess Pingrou looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Are you two okay? Why did you bring all the dowry back to the palace?" Qi Yuning said aggrievedly: "Although Lu Ze and I have nothing to do, there are people who don't like us. The Queen Mother has issued a decree to make Zhou Jiayun Lu Ze's concubine. I have a small temper and cannot tolerate a concubine. Let alone a concubine." Besides, Miss Zhou is aggrieved by being a concubine. I will go back to the palace immediately and give up the position of Princess Regent to Miss Zhou." After Princess Pingrou heard the whole story, she sighed and said, "Is there a decree to give Lu Ze a concubine? My three younger siblings are really very confused!"
