Lu Ze heard this and said, "Taoist Priest, please take a step to speak."
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning found a private room in a nearby teahouse and invited the old Taoist priest to take a seat.
Lingling saw the old Taoist priest in front of her and kept staring at the whisk in the old Taoist's hand. The old Taoist priest gave the whisk in his hand to Lingling.
Lingling took it and swept the table with a whisk, giggling lightly.
The old Taoist priest chuckled and said: "It's really cute, but you can't play around here. It's better to go back as soon as possible."
Qi Yuning poured a cup of tea for the old Taoist priest and said, "Taoist priest, will Lingling go back?"
The old Taoist said: "She is not a child of this time and space. No matter how long it takes, she will never grow taller. She should go back to her own time and space to grow up as a human being."
Qi Yuning was very reluctant to let go of Lingling, but he also hoped that Lingling could grow up healthy and safe. "Does the Taoist priest know when Lingling will go back?"
The old Taoist shook his head and said, "This old Taoist doesn't know either."
Lu Ze said respectfully: "Taoist Master, what you just said about the prison disaster is true."
The old Taoist priest nodded and said: "The old Taoist tells fortunes every year. Today, when I meet a destined person, I will give a special fortune to Mr. Lang. The disaster of Lang Jun is indestructible. In addition to the disaster of prison, what else does Lang Jun count?"
Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning and said, "I'd like to ask, Taoist Priest, which day is suitable for me to get married to the princess this year?"
The old Taoist laughed and said: "Buddhism has a saying of six auspicious times. As long as it is a happy event, it is auspicious at any time. The hexagram has been sent out, and the old Taoist said goodbye."
Qi Yuning asked: "Taoist Priest, I have other things to settle..."
"Old Taoist, you only count once a year. When you are already married, you can't count it again. Please come back next year, Princess."
The old Taoist smiled and took back the fly whisk from Lingling, "Little girl, go back early."
Lingling shook her head and said: "Lingling likes to play outside, don't go home!"
The old man smiled and turned around to leave.
Seeing the lightness of the old Taoist's steps, Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Why didn't you let the Taoist Master calculate other hexagrams just now? Tai Shi Ling can also do the calculations when the marriage is auspicious."
Lu Ze said: "I see that this Taoist priest is very capable, and the auspicious days will definitely be better. However, it is really difficult to prevent the disaster of prison."
When His Majesty is here, as long as the Duke of Lu does not rebel, how can he be imprisoned? Qi Yuning said: "It is easy to get out of prison. After you return to Shengjing, you will lock yourself in prison for two days, and then you will be released from prison."
Lu Ze chuckled, "Yes."
"I asked you to sing a song and you still dare to give me some money? Do you think this general has no money? How dare you embarrass me by touching your little hand?"
Qi Yuning heard the sound outside and looked around to see a lean man in his forties with a goatee holding silver coins and looking at the girl singing in the teahouse with a leering look.
"Master Jun, our little Liu'er won't be singing today."
"I will sing as the general asks me to. There is nothing that the Qi Army cannot do in Beicheng!"
When Qi Yuning heard this, she was filled with rage. She walked out of the wing and said, "Article [-] of the military order of the Qi Family Army, you must not use your power to bully others or oppress the people. Which general of the Qi Family Army are you under?"
"Who do you think you are? I will soon become General Wen's son-in-law. I have the final say in Beicheng!"
Qi Yuning saw the lean goatee man in front of him and said, "The Qi family's army has strict military discipline. Are you Wen Ban's subordinate?"
The man with the goatee realized that something was wrong when he saw Qi Yuning calling Wen Ban by his first name, "Who are you?"
"Princess!" Zhong Ming came over and saluted, "Prince Lu, the little princess."
Lingling smiled sweetly and said: "Second aunt...uncle!"
Qi Yuning asked Zhong Ming, "Who is this person who calls himself Qi Jiajun? Do you know who he is?"
Zhong Ming said: "He is General Wen's deputy general Wu Xiong. He was promoted just a few years ago..."
Qi Yuning looked at Wu Xiong with cold eyes and said: "As a deputy general, bullying the people is a violation of military law despite knowing the law. When I go back and report to my brother, I will punish you hard, so get out!"
Wu Xiong left the teahouse again and again. Zhong Ming said: "I don't know what Uncle Wen thought, but he wanted to marry sister Yalan to this Vice General Wu. This Vice General Wu is the same age as Uncle Zhu, only a few years younger than Uncle Wen. Uncle Wen actually abandoned the Qi family's army. There are so many young heroes among them, so they have to choose such an old man as their son-in-law."
Qi Yuning asked curiously: "Didn't Wen Yalan say a few days ago that she would not marry anyone other than my brother, so she made another marriage arrangement so quickly?"
Zhong Ming said: "I don't know the specifics of this. I just heard that Wu Xiong made great contributions in the Battle of Bei Mo 14 years ago and saved Uncle Wen...Uncle Wen thought that Wu Xiong had already died. , I didn’t expect that Wu Xiong was still alive, so when I saw Uncle Wen this time, I promoted Wu Xiong to deputy general and betrothed my daughter to him.”
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "As for the way Wu Xiong teased civilian girls just now, even if he admires it, he can't just marry his daughter to his daughter."
Although Qi Yuning didn't like the stupid things Wen Yalan did for love, after all, she was a sister she had played with when she was young, and he hoped that she could marry a good husband. So Wu Xiong was indeed not a good man.
Zhong Ming sighed and said, "Who says it's not the case, but it seems that Uncle Wen has already made up his mind. I heard that the wedding is in a hurry and will be getting married on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year."
Qi Yuning said: "In such a hurry?"
Zhong Ming nodded and said, "Yes."
Qi Yuning said: "We will set off back to Shengjing on the fifth day of the lunar month, and I'm afraid we won't be able to catch the wedding banquet."
Qi Yuning returned to the palace and told Qi Yuan about Wu Xiong.
Qi Yu'an said: "I have just learned that Wen Yalan is getting married to Wu Xiong. I didn't expect that Wu Xiong's character is so low. However, it is really inappropriate for us to interfere in Wen Yalan's marriage."
Qi Yuning also thought it made sense, "Then Wu Xiong can no longer stay in the army."
Qi Yu'an said: "Well, it's better to wait until they get married before dealing with Wu Xiong. It will also give the Wen family face."
This was the first time for Lu Ze to come to Beicheng. There were still four days before his return trip. He wanted to take advantage of these few days to go to Beicheng's Sha Town to see the scenery of the desert.
Lingling also wanted to ride a camel in the desert, but Qi Yuning and Lu Ze were forced to go together. Although Qi Yuning was afraid of the cold, Lingling wanted to ride a camel in the desert, so she had no choice but to accompany him.
Qi Yuning covered her entire face tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
The desert is only one day's journey from Quan Town. I hurried on the second day of the second lunar month and arrived at Sha Town early on the third day of the first lunar month.
The loess is flying, and the endless yellow sand fills the sky.
The weather during the day was quite suitable. Lu Ze looked at the continuous yellow sand on the camel and said, "Back then, it was really difficult for General Qi and the others to fight here."
Qi Yuning said: "Everything here is mixed with sand when eating, and water is rare. It's better in winter now. If it's summer, the yellow sand here can scorch people."
Lingling screamed on the camel, "There's a lot of rustling, Lingling wants to go down and play!"
Lu Ze put Lingling down, and Lingling started playing with the sand.
Lu Ze looked into the distance and asked Qi Yuning, "Is Dasheng still a territory outside of this desert?"
Qi Yuning nodded and took out the map, "Well, beyond this desert is Beicheng Jinzhen, which borders Wan Kingdom. This area is my Dasheng territory. Three generations of my Qi family are buried in Beicheng, a total of eighteen people. human life.
My father and mother died in Sha Town. The cold winter after nightfall was unbearable. In those days, due to lack of food and clothing, countless soldiers died of severe injuries due to freezing. This shows how difficult it was for my father and mother to still hold on to Sha Town.
If it hadn’t been for the conspiracy of people in the Dasheng Dynasty and collusion with the traitors in the Northern Desert, I wouldn’t have lost my parents at such a young age..."
Lu Zedao: "Although it has been 14 years, the flying geese will leave traces. I will seek justice for the Qi family army. My people have found out a lot of information about the year in Sha Town."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and said, "Prying for information?"
Lu Ze said: "This time when I come to Beicheng, in addition to finding out A Ping's identity, I also want to find out the thieves who colluded with Bei Mo. My subordinates have been in Sha Town for many days."
Qi Yuning said: "Didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lu Ze said: "If I told you in advance, I'm afraid you would care too much and be so preoccupied with this matter that you wouldn't be able to live well for years to come."
Qi Yuning threw herself into Lu Ze's arms, looked up at Lu Ze and said, "Thank you."
Lu Zeqian hugged Qi Yuning and patted her back, "Let's go to the Yamen in Sha Town." (End of Chapter)