Qi Yuning went to see Qin Feng in the living room of the palace.
Today is the birthday of His Highness the Prince, and both the government and the public have a day off. Qin Feng is not wearing official uniform, only wearing a sky-blue round-neck robe.
"See the county lord."
Qi Yuning said: "You don't have to be polite, Minister Qin. I wonder why Minister Qin came to the palace?"
Qin Feng lowered his eyebrows and said: "Princess, I want to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to go to Beicheng and appreciate the scenery of my prosperous frontier.
Qin had admired King Qi for a long time, but he had not had much contact with King Qi before. He wanted to ask the princess to help write a letter of greeting and introduce Qin to King Qi. "
Qi Yuning took the tea handed over by the maid and said with a slight smile: "I'm afraid you don't admire my eldest brother, but you admire Miss A Ping next to my eldest brother? You want to introduce me to the Beicheng Palace so that you can meet her. Miss A Ping?"
"How did the princess know that I admire Miss A Ping?" Qin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Did Prince Lu tell you?"
Only his close associates, Lin Jiang and Lu Ze knew about his love for Miss A Ping. It was probably Lu Ze who informed Princess Qi.
Qi Yuning said: "You know that A Ping is in Beicheng. Didn't Lu Ze tell you? It's a pity that you came a step too late. She is already pregnant with my nephew. Didn't Lu Ze tell you to give up?"
Qin Feng said: "It was not Lu Ze who told me about A Ping being in Beicheng..."
Qi Yuning asked: "Then how did you know?"
Qin Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Lingling saw the portrait of Miss A Ping in my study and said it was her aunt."
The teacup in Qi Yuning's hand fell to the ground with a sound, and the teacup fell to the jade floor and fell into pieces in an instant, "Shilang Qin, I will ask Lu Ze to bring you the letter of recommendation you want tomorrow. I have something else to do right now, so I won't keep you." ”
After Qi Yuning finished speaking, he hurried back to the room.
When he entered the room, he only saw Lingling, but not Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning went into the side courtyard again. When she pushed the door in, she saw the mist of water vapor, and her broad shoulders and white back came into her eyes. Suddenly, she saw Lu Ze bathing without any clothes on. Qi Yuning turned his back to Lu Ze. .
Lu Ze heard the sound and turned around to see Qi Yuning. He didn't feel embarrassed at all and said, "Princess, what's the matter?"
Qi Yuning asked, "Have you ever told Qin Feng about A Ping?"
Lu Ze said: "I was originally going to talk about it at the birthday banquet that day, but then Qin Yuli's incident happened, so it has been delayed. We haven't seen him in the past two days, and we haven't had time to tell him about A Ping's stay in Prince Qi's Mansion in Beicheng. "
Qi Yuning said: "Qin Feng told me that Lingling saw the portrait of A Ping in his study and called the A Ping in the portrait her aunt!"
Lu Ze was also shocked. He didn't care to continue bathing, and hurriedly changed his clothes and followed Qi Yuning back to the room.
Lingling was playing the rope-turning game with Jingzhe. When she saw Lu Ze and Qi Yuning coming, she stopped playing rope-turning and asked Qi Yuning to hug her.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and said, "Lingling, have you seen your aunt in Uncle Qin's room?"
Lingling seemed to have forgotten what happened a few days ago, "Aunt? Lingling hasn't seen her for a long time. Lingling wants to play with her. She is so gentle!"
Qi Yuning smiled softly: "Lingling still knows how to be gentle? Isn't my mother gentle?"
Lingling said: "My mother is also gentle, but my aunt is even more gentle."
Lu Ze still remembered the portrait he had drawn before. When he got to the desk, he drew A Ping's portrait again. While Qi Yuning was talking to Lingling, he finished it in only two quarters of an hour.
Lu Ze took the portrait to Lingling and asked, "Lingling, who is this?"
Lingling was playing with Hua Rongdao in Qi Yuning's arms. When she heard Lu Ze's question, she raised her eyes and said, "Auntie! Daddy, why don't you even recognize your auntie anymore!"
Qi Yuning held Lingling and looked at Lu Ze. Lu Ze also looked at Qi Yuning. Their eyes were full of shock! Qi Yuning asked again, "Lingling, are you sure this is your aunt?"
Lingling smiled and said: "That's my aunt! Lingling likes her aunt. Lingling hasn't seen her for a long time! Mom, let’s go to Beicheng to play with our aunt and cousin, okay?Aunt Lichun said that the New Year will be here soon. How about we go to Beicheng to celebrate the New Year?My uncle said that the Chinese New Year in Beicheng is a lot of fun! "
Qi Yuning asked again unwillingly: "Lingling, what do you think others call aunt?" Lingling pouted and said: "Everyone calls her aunt, but my mother calls my aunt my sister-in-law, and my father calls me my aunt... …”
Lingling scratched her head with her little hand.
Lu Ze looked at Lingling and said, "What did dad call your aunt?"
Lingling tilted her head and giggled, "Dad, have you forgotten what you should call aunt? Daddy and aunt both call her aunt!"
Lu Ze pointed to the portrait on the rice paper, "Lingling, is she the aunt of father and aunt?"
Lingling nodded and said: "Dad and aunt just call her aunt!"
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling, why didn't you call your aunt your aunt earlier?"
Lingling said: "Aunt is only called father, aunt, and uncle. Everyone can call you Your Highness, but only Lingling can call aunt!"
After Lingling finished speaking, she yawned a little, "Dad, Mom, Lingling is sleepy."
Lu Ze held Lingling's small shoulders and said, "Lingling, take a closer look. Is the person in the painting really your aunt?"
Lingling said: "It's really my aunt! Lingling, don't guess, Lingling is sleepy."
After Lingling said that, she climbed into bed and fell asleep.
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were left alone, and the two looked at each other in surprise.
Qi Yuning coughed and said, "Lingling said she is your aunt. Your aunt has become my sister-in-law. In terms of seniority, you have to call my brother uncle, so do you also have to call me aunt?" ?”
Lu Zedao: "Princess, now is not the time to discuss titles. This is King Qi's concubine. How could she become my aunt? Do you know how old Miss A Ping is?"
Qi Yuning said: "I vaguely remember that he was in his early twenties, maybe 21 years old."
"Not 22 or 23?"
Qi Yuning said: "I have to ask my brother about this."
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "I want to take advantage of the New Year holiday to go to Beicheng with you to meet this Miss Ping."
The holiday during the Dasheng New Year is the longest. The Yamen of Dali Temple can take leave from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. After the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Dali Temple does not deal with cases from various places. You can also take a few more days off to go to A trip to Beicheng is not difficult.
Qi Yuning didn't care that Beicheng was extremely cold in winter at the moment. This matter was of great importance and he really had to go to Beicheng.
If Miss Ping is really His Highness, she cannot let Qi Yuan take her as a concubine again, otherwise her grandfather will jump out of the coffin and scold Qi Yuan for being unfaithful.
Lu Ze added: "Princess Princess, please do not mention this in the letter."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Of course I won't mention this in the letter."
Lu Ze looked at the woman in the painting. She did have similar facial features to him. Could she really be his aunt?
Qi Yuning said: "Can you take a break after Laba? Since I have to brave the cold to go to Beicheng, I also want to spend the New Year with my brother."
The days when Qi Yuning and Qi Yuan could spend the New Year together were really rare in the past ten years.
Lu Zedao: "Now that He Siqing has not taken up his official position, it should be okay to take a leave of absence after Laba."
Qi Yuning said: "But in this case, you won't be able to celebrate the New Year with your family."
Lu Ze smiled, pulled Qi Yuning into his arms, hugged her and said, "You and Lingling are my family." (End of Chapter)