Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returned to Prince Qi's Mansion. Before they entered the courtyard, they heard Lingling's laughter.
"Aunt Xue, Lingling knows this move, right?"
"Yes, Lingling is simply a genius at practicing swordsmanship!"
When Qi Yuning entered, he saw Lingling performing moves with a small wooden sword. Not to mention, it was really impressive. Instead of Lingling's usual wild gestures and playfulness, the sword was fierce.
"Mother, father!"
When Lingling saw Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returning, she put down the small wooden sword and threw it into Qi Yuning's arms.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling, rubbed her little face and said, "Do you miss your mother?"
"I miss you!" Lingling kissed Qi Yuning's cheek, "I miss my mother so much."
When Lingling saw Lu Ze, she stepped forward and kissed the side of Lu Ze's face. She held a bowl of water flat and said, "Lingling misses daddy so much."
Lu Baoshuang walked up to Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi, Lingling is really smart. She can teach her sword-practicing moves almost instantly."
Qi Yuning said: "Thank you both for playing with Lingling today."
"Lingling is so cute, and we are very happy to have such a little apprentice!" Lu Baoxue said with a smile, "Lingling is really interesting and clever. If I can have a daughter like this in the future, I will do anything."
Lu Baoshuang said from the side: "You are so shameless. You said you were going to have a daughter before you even got married."
Lu Baoxue hummed softly: "It doesn't mean that you can't have a well-behaved daughter like Lingling without getting married, and the princess also gave birth without getting married."
Qi Yuning said repeatedly: "Don't imitate me, you still have to get engaged and have children step by step."
Lingling was just special, Qi Yu would rather not let the two twin sisters from the Lu family really have children out of wedlock.
Lu Baoxue looked at Lu Ze displeased, "The princess is right, my eldest brother is too irresponsible."
Lu Baoshuang nodded and said, "That's right, if he wasn't my eldest brother, such a heartless man, I would have..."
Due to the look in Lu Ze's eyes, Lu Baoshuang had no choice but to give up.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Baoshuang and Lu Baoxue helping take care of their children for a day today, and said, "I heard from Baozhu that you also want to be a female general and lead the troops?"
"Yes!"
Qi Yuning smiled lightly and said, "I have more than 5000 soldiers and horses in Shengjing City, and General Ren's health is getting worse and worse. I originally wanted my brother to introduce me to a general from Beicheng for these [-] soldiers and horses. Since you like it, how about I let you help me lead my troops? Among these five thousand troops, there are still two hundred female soldiers."
"Is it really okay? Are we too young?"
Qi Yuning smiled lightly and said: "These palace soldiers on the left and right are just protecting the safety of Prince Qi's palace. They usually practice on the Tiger Cave Mountain behind Longhua Mountain. If you really want to go, you can take advantage of General Ren's absence." Retreat and let General Ren take care of you."
"Thank you, the princess!"
The two Lu sisters were extremely happy, "When are we going?"
Qi Yuning asked Lu Zedao, "When will you take a break?"
Lu Ze said: "It will take ten days."
Qi Yuning said to the two Lu sisters, "Then go in ten days."
"Thank you, the princess!"
Qi Yuning kept the two sisters for dinner, but they didn't stay much. On the contrary, Lu Ze was kept by Lingling.
Today's dinner included Lingling's favorite soft-shelled turtle. Lingling knew that Qi Yuning didn't like to eat it, so she asked Lu Ze to eat it for her.
Seeing this, Lu Ze said: "Lingling's love for eating turtles follows His Majesty's direction. Your Majesty also loves eating turtles very much, and my mother also likes to eat them."
Qi Yuning saw the gray turtle legs with claws and couldn't understand what was so delicious about them.
After Lingling finished eating, she said: "My aunt also likes to eat ghosts! My aunt said that she didn't even eat ghosts when she was a child, so pitiful."
Qi Yuning said: "Since your aunt is your highness, she should have been raised rich since she was a child. How can she not be able to eat ghosts?"
Lingling scratched her head and said, "My aunt said it herself."
……
Beicheng, in Prince Qi's Yu'an found a letter from Lingling among the letters sent by Qi Yuning. He opened it and saw that the words inside should be written by Lu Ze. The whole text contained the words "aunt and cousin"...
Qi Yu'an read the letter carefully. If it weren't for the clever tone, he would have thought that Lu Ze was wrong.
How could there be such a strange letter?
Where did Lingling's cousin come from?aunt?Lingling is young, is Lu Ze also accompanying her to write letters and fool around?
A Ping brought pear soup into the study, "Your Majesty has been coughing for the past two days, so I've cooked you a bowl of Sichuan clam and snow pear soup, which is best for relieving your cough."
Qi Yu'an took the pear soup, took a sip and said, "The taste of this pear soup is similar to what I drank in the Queen's Palace when I was a child."
A Ping said: "I am afraid that my craftsmanship is far inferior to that of the cooks in the Queen's Palace."
After Qi Yuan drank the pear soup, he continued to read the letters sent by Qi Yuning. One of them stated that he had borrowed his name to help the girl from the Song family. After Qi Yuan saw it, he thought about it and realized that he was indeed old enough to Got a wife.
Look, Lingling is looking forward to her aunt and cousin, but no matter how Lingling hopes, she can only have a cousin, not a cousin.
A Ping saw the letter beside Qi Yu'an. Qi Yu'an asked A Ping: "Can you understand it?"
"I know a few characters, but I can't understand them, but I think the characters are beautifully written, even better than the copybooks sold in bookstores."
"Better looking than my own handwriting?" Qi Yu'an frowned.
A Ping nodded and said: "It is indeed more beautiful than the prince's handwriting. The strokes are sharp and strong, and the force of the strokes can be seen through the back of the paper. The skill of this handwriting is beyond the reach of the prince."
Qi Yuan frowned, "Ha!"
A Ping said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, your handwriting is not bad either..."
Qi Yuan raised his eyes and looked at A Ping, "Let's go."
A Ping lowered her head and sighed secretly when she left the study door. She made Qi Yu'an unhappy again. She didn't know many words. She only learned a few words after entering the palace.
But I also saw the words "princess" and "engagement" in the letter just now. Does the prince want to get engaged?
A Ping returned to her courtyard. The weather in Beicheng was particularly cold. It was already very cold in early winter.
When Mammy saw A Ping coming back, she asked, "Didn't the prince leave you behind after he drank the pear soup?"
A Ping shook her head and said: "Auntie, I seem to have made the prince unhappy again. I also saw a letter from Princess Qi, saying that he has decided to give the prince a princess."
A Ping felt uneasy and felt very uncomfortable in her stomach, but she still endured the discomfort.
Mammy sighed and said: "Ah Ping, the prince will be 21 years old in two months, and he will definitely marry the princess."
A Ping covered her mouth with a handkerchief and vomited.
Mammy patted A Ping on the back and said, "Aunt knows you are sad, but Ping Ping, the prince will always have a princess."
A Ping took a while to recover, her eyes full of loneliness.
"Miss Ping, Butler He sent this in. He said it was a gift from Princess Qi."
A Ping saw the wooden box that the maid brought in, and when she opened it, she was extremely surprised, "Why did the princess give me these jewelry?"
Grandma also came closer and took a look, "These jewelry are not vulgar objects."
A Ping was confused about what Qi Yuning meant, "Auntie, what do you mean by princess?"
Grandma said: "I can't guess, but with these jewelry, the girl will not have to worry about the future."
A Ping fumbled with the jewelry box: "Is the prince going to marry the princess? So, the prince asked the princess to use these jewelry to send me away from the palace?"
A Ping's heart was full of sourness and she said: "I would have left without any jewelry."
Grandma said: "Pingping."
A Ping touched her uncomfortable stomach and felt tears falling from her eyes. She couldn't wipe them away no matter how hard she tried, "Aunt, we should be ready to leave early."
(End of this chapter)