The day before going to Yangzhou, when having dinner at Princess Pingrou's mansion, Princess Pingrou was full of reluctance to leave Lu Yiling and Xiao Yile. "Lingling, it's a long way to Yangzhou, so why don't you go there? When your nanny gets better, just ask her to come to Shengjing City." Lu Yiling smiled slightly and said to Princess Pingrou: "Grandma, I am too old to stay at home all the time. Don't worry, I will take good care of myself, my sister and my brother." Princess Pingrou was worried and looked at Qi Yuning and Lu Ze and said, "You parents are willing to let all three of your children go to Yangzhou City?" Qi Yuning said: "Lingling is smart and there is no need to worry. Xiu'er doesn't go out on weekdays and I don't worry about him. A Le is a little young, but she and Lingling have always been inseparable. Together with His Majesty the Queen and the Empress, Go, A Le and Princess Shi Yi will also have company, I can rest assured." Lu Yang and Lu Xing were also interested when they heard that they could go to Yangzhou City, and they all clamored to go with them. Lu Yun said: "You two can't go. Your eldest brother has already decided to get married in the twelfth lunar month. This trip to Yangzhou will definitely not come back in the twelfth lunar month." Lu Yiling looked at Lu Han in surprise, "Have you decided to get married so soon? Then won't I be able to drink brother Han's wedding wine?" Lu Han said: "Yes, she is the second daughter of Mo Fuyin's family." Lu Yiling said: "Then I wish brother Han and sister-in-law to have a baby soon. I'll go back and pack my things first. I'll be on my way early tomorrow morning."
After Qi Yuning saw Lu Yiling leaving, she said to Lu Ze, "I'm going to see Lingling." When Qi Yuning rushed to Yuemi Courtyard, he saw Lu Yiling putting the red sandalwood hairpin on the candle and burning it. It took a while to light the red sandalwood hairpin. "Lingling." When Lu Yiling saw Qi Yuning coming, he even threw the hairpin in his hand on the ground. "Do you like Lu Han?" Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling blankly, "When did you like Lu Han?" Lu Yiling said: "I didn't..." Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling and said, "You can't deceive mother. Why didn't you tell me earlier that you also like Lu Han?" Lu Yiling lowered her head and said: "Mom, I can't like him, and he can't like me. He can't do anything to embarrass my second uncle and second aunt, and I can't waste the reputation of Princess Gu's house by saying that I like my cousin... " Qi Yuning couldn't help but sigh and said: "Lingling, Lingling, you shouldn't worry about these things. Lu Han likes you, why is it so difficult for your second uncle? For your second uncle, having a stepson named Lu is not a problem. Isn't it as important as being a biological niece? You don't have to care about the reputation of the princess's house. They are not serious cousins, so what does it matter if he changes his surname to Huang? " Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling, who had tears in his eyes, and said, "If you had told mother earlier, she would definitely help you. I thought it was just Lu Han's wishful thinking... Now it's too late." Lu Yiling said in Qi Yuning's arms: "I never told Brother Han that I liked him, nor did he say that I knew he was looking for a wife. I thought it wouldn't be so soon... I didn't expect him The marriage has been decided so quickly.” Lu Yiling cried sadly, "Mother, I feel so uncomfortable." Qi Yuning hugged Lu Yiling distressedly. Now that her wedding date with the Mo family has been decided, Qi Yuning could not harm the reputation of another girl for Lingling. She herself had experienced the humiliation of her fiancé running away before marriage, so how could she say so? What about the scandal of the Mo family's daughter being divorced? Qi Yuning could only hug Lu Yiling and said, "Let's go to Yangzhou to relax. Maybe this is fate." Lu Yiling leaned into Qi Yuning's arms and said, "Mother, can I sleep with you today?" "Of course you can." Qi Yuning coaxed Lu Yiling to sleep slowly. After Lu Yiling fell asleep, Qi Yuning couldn't help but sigh. Early in the morning, Lu Yiling got up and went to the dock. This time he went to Yangzhou by water. The palace ship was huge and luxurious. It was a newly built ship in the recent shipyard. Because Lu Yiling was in a worried mood, Qi Yuning did not let Xiao Yile follow her. Xiao Yile kept crying on the dock, unwilling to be separated from her sister. Qi Yuning looked at Xiao Yile with heartache. After all, he couldn't bear to let his little daughter cry anymore and said, "Forget it, mother, let's go to Yangzhou with you."
Cuiliu, who was following Qi Yuning, said in surprise: "But Princess, none of us have any luggage." Qi Yuning said: "Just buy it on the way. Food and supplies are available on the boat. You can buy clothes. If you can't afford it, you can wear Lingling clothes. Yi Le can wear clothes that are suitable for the time." Yi Le and Shi Yi are close in age and have the same build. Qi Yuning carried Yile and got on the ship together. Little Yile stopped crying and soon started playing with the little princess Shi Yi. Lu Yiling looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Mother, if you come with us to Yangzhou, won't dad have any objections?" "Is his opinion important?" Qi Yuning smiled faintly. Lu Yiling reached out and hugged Qi Yuning and said, "Mother." Qi Yuning smiled calmly, "Be good, have fun in Yangzhou this time." After Lu Ze finished handling the state affairs, he returned home. Finally, his two children were not around. Yi Le was still young. Lu Ze was planning to take Qi Yuning to have a good stroll in Shengjing City. After asking, he found out that Qi Yuning had not visited the city today. Been back. Not long after, Lu Ze received a letter from Qi Yuning, with only a few numbers: "I went to Yangzhou, don't read it." Lu Ze squeezed the paper in his hand and sneered helplessly. … It took a full month to travel by water from Shengjing to Yangzhou City. Fortunately, no one got seasick. In Yangzhou City, Chu Yan, Chu Qing, Ye Li, Zheng Xiuxiu, and Chu Xiaoxiao were waiting on the dock early. Lu Yiling stood on the deck. When he saw Ye Li from a distance, he shouted: "Nanny!" When the ship docked, Lu Yiling couldn't wait to get off the ship and walked to Ye Li, "Nanny!" "Lingling?" Ye Li looked at the beautiful and noble girl in front of him and didn't dare to recognize her. "Lingling, you have grown so big? I always thought you were a child. You are even taller than the nanny." ” Lu Yiling chuckled and said, "I've grown a lot taller. I've been waiting for you to come, nanny, all these years!" Qi Yuning held Xiao Yile's hand and came down from the deck. When Ye Li saw him, he saluted and said, "Princess, is this the little Princess Yile?" Qi Yuning nodded and said, "It's Yile, Ale, this is my sister's nanny." Xiao Yile looked up at Ye Li and said, "Hello, wet nurse." After Ye Li greeted Xiao Yile with a light smile, he kept looking into the cabin. After a while, he saw Zhao Jie and Chu Chi coming out. There was a child over four years old in Zhao Jie's arms. Everyone on the shore knelt down and saluted. Zhao Jie said: "No need to be polite." Chu Chilian walked up to Ye Li and said with tears in his eyes: "Mother." Ye Li held Chu Chi in his arms and said, "Chi'er, my mother has been useless these years and I can't go to Shengjing to visit you." Chu Chi cried in Ye Li's arms and said, "Chi'er is unfilial and failed to come to visit her mother." Lu Yiling walked to Zheng Xiuxiu and said, "Xiuxiu, where is Chu Che? Why didn't you see Chu Che when you were all here?" Zheng Xiuxiu said: "He is studying in the academy. He knows you are coming, but he has been looking forward to it. However, he can only take two days off in the academy a month, so he is not allowed to take time out to welcome you."
Lu Yiling said: "I am still looking forward to him serving as my bodyguard in the next few days. Where is your child?" Zheng Xiuxiu said: "He is so naughty. He is at home. We will see him later." When His Majesty came to Yangzhou, he did not allow him to build a palace, so he stayed directly in the Chu Mansion. The Chu Mansion in Yangzhou is as big as a palace. After Chu Chi saw Ye Li, he held Ye Li's hand and never let go. Zhao Jie didn't say much and only exchanged greetings with Chu Qing. After all, the two of them had grown up together. Chu Yan entertained Qi Yuning and said, "Why don't you see Prince Chen coming with the princess?" Qi Yuning chuckled and said: "His Majesty came to Yangzhou. He wants to supervise the country. My three children and I have been annoying him all day long, just to give him some peace and quiet." Chu Yan chuckled and said, "I don't think King Chen wants this kind of peace." Qi Yuning said: "It's hard to say. Maybe he is drinking and enjoying himself in Shengjing City right now." Chu Yan looked at the young man behind Qi Yuning who looked somewhat similar to Lu Ze and said, "Who is this?" Qi Yuning said: "I haven't introduced him yet, but this is my nephew." Qi Zhiyuan said: "I'm Qi Zhiyuan." Chu Yan said: "It turns out it's Young Prince Qi. He's really a talented person. I wonder if he's engaged?" Qi Zhiyuan looked at Lu Yiling shyly and said, "Not yet, but soon. After I return to Yangzhou City, I will come to propose marriage." Lu Yiling: "..." Qi Yuning said to Chu Yan, "The marriage has not been decided yet. My sister-in-law is having a headache about his marriage." Chu Yan praised: "The young prince is a dragon and a phoenix among men. He is also the son of Prince Qi and the eldest princess. He has good literary and military skills and good looks. This marriage is not something that comes easily. No matter who is such a good son-in-law, he will like it." of." Qi Zhiyuan looked at Qi Yuning resentfully and said, "Auntie doesn't like it." Qi Yuning: "..." (End of this chapter)