There was thunder and lightning outside, which was frighteningly intense, and the wind was blowing everywhere. It was obviously not yet noon and it was getting very dark.
Not to mention that Lingling was very scared, Qi Yuning had lived for 18 years, and this was the first time he had seen such evil weather.
After Xia Xi was killed by the eunuch, the Qin family announced to the outside world that Mrs. Qin and Xia Xi died of charcoal poisoning, and the two corpses were sent back to the Qin family for funeral arrangements.
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning comforted Lingling in their arms, who was frightened by the sound of winter thunder and cried.
Zhao Chong walked to Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Princess."
"Your Highness, Lingling is timid and afraid of thunder, which makes you laugh."
Zhao Chongdao: "Today's weather is indeed very strange. Mrs. Qin's death will surely make the whole Qin family sad. Yu Li didn't even see her biological mother for the last time. I hope the princess can be lenient and spare her. Let Yu Li come out of prison to bury her mother."
Qi Yuning could not be so inhumane and said: "Your Highness should go and talk to His Majesty about this matter."
Zhao Chongdao: "I hope the princess will say that she has forgiven Yu Li, so that my father can issue an order to let Qin Yuli be released from prison."
Qi Yuning glanced at Lu Ze.
Zhao Chong then said to Lu Ze: "Ze'er, you are so kind to persuade the princess."
Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning: "Princess, there is no need to be embarrassed."
"Let her come out of prison." Qi Yuning said slowly, "Her mother should be given a ride."
Zhao Chongdao: "The princess is really sensible."
After Zhao Chong left, Lu Yun was woken up by the thunder and arrived at Qi Yuning's wing.
Lu Yun walked up to Lu Ze, put his hand on Lu Ze's shoulder and said, "Look, look, you are robbing your brother's wife. Even God can't stand it. It's thundering in the winter."
Lu Ze glared at Lu Yun angrily and said, "If you don't want to go to the Beicheng military camp for training and stay in the temple for a meal of cold bran rice and cabbage, I can satisfy you."
"No, brother, look at my face turning green..."
Pooh! Lu Yun thought to himself that the word "green" didn't sound good at all. How could he have imagined that his eldest brother, who was always upright and self-possessed, would actually make up a green hat for him while he was a monk?
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said worriedly: "There is a folk saying that thunder will hit the winter, nine out of ten cattle pens will be empty, and thunder will hit the loess piles in the winter months. This winter thunder is rolling, and I am afraid of a big disaster."
Lu Yun said: "There is no big disaster, it's just God complaining about me!"
Lu Ze glared at Lu Yun and said, "You pack up and go to the Qin Mansion to express condolences after coming down the mountain. Then we should hit the road to Beicheng!"
Qi Yuning hugged Lingling and said, "Lingling, we can go see your aunt!"
Lingling was also so happy that she clapped her hands and said, "Meet aunt and cousin!"
Lu Yun scratched his bald head and said, "Will the wind in Beicheng crack my bald head? Brother, can I grow my hair before going to Beicheng?"
"cannot!"
Lu Yun said: "Where did Lingling come from? When did King Qi get married? Why didn't I hear that King Qi got married? Who is Princess Qi?"
Lu Yun asked a lot of questions, but no one paid him any attention.
In the afternoon, the snow on the mountain steps was cleared, and Qi Yuning went down the mountain.
When the carriage passed by the Qin Mansion, it was completely deserted.
Qi Yuning passed by and took Lingling to express his condolences.
But before he entered, he saw Qin Yuli, dressed in white linen clothes, staring at him with scarlet eyes.
"Qi Yuning, wait!"
Qin Yuli said: "My mother died because of you! I will never let you go!"
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "How could your mother die because of me?"
"If my mother hadn't gone to the temple to eliminate disasters for me, she wouldn't have died because of burning charcoal!" Qin Yuli said with hatred in her eyes, "I will make you lose your love one day."
Qin Yuli looked viciously at the little face next to Qi Yuning that looked like Lu Ze.
Qi Yuning picked up Lingling and no longer planned to go to the Qin Mansion to express condolences. Qin Yuli was really bad and stupid, and she still doesn't want to repent.
Then why should she keep up appearances with the Qin family? On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Qi Yuning set out for Beicheng with a large group of maids, women, and bodyguards.
It takes ten days to ride a horse to Beicheng. If you have a lot of maids and servants like Qi Yuning, it will take twenty days at the fastest.
Qi Yuning thought that he could still reach Beicheng before New Year's Eve, so he hurried a little faster.
Lu Yun's journey was not pleasant. On the first day after returning from the temple, he ate a pound of meat, a chicken and a duck. He immediately fell ill from the food. He was very sick along the way. Able to rest and recuperate on the carriage.
Lingling is sensible, and when she sees her uncle feeling uncomfortable, she brings him tea and water.
"Lingling, I want some water."
Lu Yun was lying in the carriage and giving instructions to his little poured the water forward obediently.
Qi Yuning took the water from Lingling's hand, glared at Lu Yun and said, "Pour it yourself, or I will feed you water. You choose one!"
Lu Yun opened the carriage curtain and said to Lu Ze who was riding outside: "Brother, Ning Ning said she wanted to feed me some water!"
Hearing this, Qi Yuning kicked Lu Yun out of the carriage.
Lu Yun was unprepared and almost fell off the carriage when he hugged the driver driving the horse in front of him, "Qi Yuning, you really want to murder your ex-husband!"
Qi Yuning said angrily: "You should just follow me along the way, and you will suffer less when you get to the Beicheng military camp. If you continue to talk nonsense like this and sow discord between me and your brother, you will be ready to be beaten when you get to Beicheng." Prepare to peel off a layer of skin!”
Lu Yun pouted and returned to the carriage helplessly.
Lingling smiled at Lu Yun and said, "Uncle, can we play Huarong Tao?"
Lu Yun said: "What's the point of playing Huarong Road? My uncle will take you to play cockfighting!"
"Cockfighting?" Lingling's eyes lit up, "What is a cockfighting?"
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Yun, "Lu Yun!"
Lu Yun coughed and said, "That's it. Put a finger in front of your nose and look at the finger next to your nose with both eyes. That's cross-eyes."
Lingling saw Lu Yun's cross-eyed look and smiled softly, "Uncle, this is so stupid. Lingling shouldn't play like this!"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said, "My Lingling is really smart."
Lu Yun was confused when he saw Qi Yuning's smile, "You are quite beautiful, and you have a nice smile. Why do you think I was so stupid before? If I get to marry you, I think How can Lu Ze regret it now!"
Qi Yuning said: "I tell you, brother, you call him by his name."
Lu Yun said: "You two have gone too far. You have a daughter, and you still plan to marry me! You said you really married me. Should Lingling call me uncle or father? If Lingling calls me My dad, it’s good to be able to take advantage of my eldest brother.”
Lu Yun smiled to himself, hugged Lingling and said, "Lingling, be good, call me daddy."
Lu Ze opened the curtain of the carriage and entered, just in time to hear Lu Yun's words. He glared at Lu Yun and said, "What a man, why don't you go horseback riding? What's it like to stay in the carriage all day?"
Lu Yun: "!!!"
He just teased Lingling, so why was he caught? Lu Yun got off the carriage sadly.
Lu Ze entered the carriage, saw Qi Yuning with a smile on his face, and said, "I see you and Yun'er get along very happily?"
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said with a smile, "Are you jealous?"
Lu Ze said: "Yeah."
Qi Yuning said: "I just regard Lu Yun as my younger brother."
Lu Ze said: "In the future, you should not let Lu Yun call you Ning Ning."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "How long until we reach Beicheng?"
Lu Ze said: "Hurry, it will be there in three days."
Qi Yuning had been away from Beicheng for a long time, and as soon as she arrived in Beicheng, she got out of the carriage and rode her horse.
Qi Yuningrao covered her face with a scarf, but the strong wind carrying yellow sand in Beicheng still made her face hurt.
All the way to the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion in Beicheng.
Qi Yuning froze on her horse when she saw the white flags and white lanterns with the words "Die" hanging above Prince Qi's Mansion.
"Yu Ning, Ning Ning?"
Qi Yuning slowly came back to his senses when he heard Lu Ze's shouts from the side.
Qi Yuning hurriedly got off the horse, but found that his legs seemed to be filled with lead. White flags, white lanterns, there was only one master in the Beicheng Palace...
Qi Yuning said hoarsely: "Brother."
Lu Ze stepped forward to support Qi Yuning and said, "It won't be King Qi who is in trouble. Lingling knows about her uncle."
Qi Yuning's hand gradually warmed up under Lu Ze's clasp. Yes, Lingling knew that her uncle, Qi Yu'an, was alive and well.
Qi Yuning said slowly: "But, why are white flags and white lanterns hung in the palace?"
Just when Qi Yuning was wondering, he heard the two soldiers talking.
"I'm afraid the prince is crazy. He actually wants to marry a woman in a coffin as his princess."
"General Wen has sent an urgent letter to Prince Shengjing's Mansion. I wonder if the princess can come and persuade Prince Qi?"
Qi Yuning went to the palace after hearing this. (End of chapter)
