Lu Ze looked at the persimmon tree and said, "It's not difficult to climb up, but the branches of this persimmon tree are very thin. I'm afraid they won't be able to bear my weight."
Qi Yuning looked at the height of the persimmon tree and said, "I don't know if I can still climb up."
Lu Ze really couldn't imagine the dignified, generous and noble Qi Yuning climbing a tree with this gorgeous outfit.
Also, if Qi Yuning fell from the persimmon tree, it would be difficult for him to explain to His Majesty...
Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "It's better for me to crawl."
Qi Yuning took off the big-sleeved shirt and handed it to Lu Ze, "Prince Lu, you can put the persimmons inside your clothes."
Lu Ze took the big-sleeved shirt that smelled of Qian Qian Zhan's scent, climbed up the tree and picked persimmons.
"Pick the cooked ones so you can eat them without putting them in."
Lu Ze listened to Qi Yuning's voice under the tree and picked more than ten persimmons. The rest were hard. At the end of the branch, there was a ripe persimmon that was crumbling.
Lu Ze reached for it, but unexpectedly heard the sound of branches splitting.
Qi Yuning saw this and said, "Prince Lu, I don't want that one."
When Lu Ze was about to get off the tree, the branches were broken and there was no point of strength. He could not jump down easily and had to wait for a fall.
Before landing, he thought that this kind of mountainous terrain full of withered grass would not be too hard.
The pain he imagined did not come. Lu Ze saw that Qi Yuning was holding him up, but he also took two steps back due to inertia. Qi Yuning retreated to the edge of the stream. Unexpectedly, there was a stone and his foot stumbled. The whole person fell back...
When Qi Yuning saw that he was about to fall into the stream, he quickly grabbed Lu Ze's clothes.
In a flash of lightning, the two of them fell into the stream. Lu Ze fell onto Qi Yuning's body and splashed with water.
The secret guards of the Lu family and the secret guards of Prince Qi's Mansion looked at each other in the dark.
For a moment, I didn't know whether to show up to help the two masters. No one took the first step, and the two secret guards simply stood still.
Qi Yuning felt her back was wet and cold, and Lu Ze's face became particularly clear before her eyes.
Qi Yuning gasped in pain and asked, "Is Persimmon still okay?"
Lu Ze coughed and said, "I'm fine, where is the princess?"
Qi Yuning said: "I didn't ask you, Prince Lu, I asked about Persimmon. Didn't Persimmon fall down?"
Lu Ze treated her like a meat pad, what could happen? She fell violently, and her feet were in excruciating pain.
Lu Ze glanced at Qi Yuning's long-sleeved shirt in his hand. The persimmons fell into the stream with them. Only the two most ripe ones were smashed. Most of the persimmons were intact.
Qi Yuning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shizi was fine, "Prince Lu, aren't you going to get up?"
Lu Ze found a stone in the stream and stood up. Fortunately, the mountain stream was only as deep as his knees. Lu Ze helped Qi Yuning up, "Is the princess okay?"
Qi Yuning took a deep breath after standing firm: "Something's wrong, my feet hurt a lot."
Lu Ze helped Qi Yuning sit on the bank of the stream and squatted down to check Qi Yuning's painful feet.
Qi Yuning frowned and said, "You don't need to look at it. Just go back and find the imperial doctor."
Lu Ze said: "The carriage is still at the foot of the mountain. It will take more than half an hour to wait for the descent. If a bone is injured and the treatment is delayed, the princess may become lame in the future."
Qi Yuning would not allow himself to become lame because of gluttony.
The Qi family is not afraid of becoming disabled due to missing arms and legs, but that would have to be due to injuries on the battlefield, not like her, who became crippled just because of greed for wild persimmons in the mountains and forests.
If she becomes a cripple because of this, no one will laugh at her, she herself will be shameless.
When things are urgent, follow the authority. Compared with the lame man, the defense of men and women seems insignificant.
Besides, Lingling's existence also means that she will always marry Lu Ze, so there is no need to worry about this.
Lu Ze took off Qi Yuning's wet shoes and socks, and looked at Qi Yuning's ankle, which was already red and swollen after just a while, "Princess, please forgive me for being presumptuous."
Lu Ze reached out and touched Qi Yuning's red and swollen ankle. Qi Yuning said, "It hurts."
Lu Ze said: "It's swollen like this. It must be painful. Fortunately, the bones are fine. It's just a sprained foot. Just go back and apply medicine and rest for a few days."
Qi Yuning asked: "You won't become a cripple, will you?"
"No." Lu Ze was also wet, but not as wet as Qi Yuning. "Has the princess brought clean clothes?"
Lu Ze said, "You stay here to bask in the sun, and I'll help you get some clothes."
Qi Yuning said: "You leave, what if there are another murderous robbers here?"
Lu Ze said: "The secret guard is at the edge."
Qi Yuning sighed and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. I forgot that there was a secret guard following me. If I let the secret guard go up the tree to pick persimmons, I guess he wouldn't fall down."
These secret guards are accustomed to climbing trees, and they will not fall down like Lu Ze.
Lu Ze chuckled helplessly, "Princess, please wait a moment."
Lu Ze returned to the lake and found two maids, Lichun Guyu, and asked them to take their clothes and follow him to the stream.
When Lu Ze arrived, he saw that the secret guards of Prince Qi's Mansion had picked all the unripe persimmons from the tree.
At the beginning of spring, seeing Qi Yuning's embarrassed appearance, he stepped forward and said, "Princess."
Qi Yuning asked: "Is there a cave here where I can change clothes?"
Lu Ze said: "There is a cabin for hunters to rest in front. Go and change there."
Qi Yuning tried to take a step, but the pain in her ankle was severe. Seeing this, Lu Ze said, "I'll carry the princess on my back."
Qi Yuning looked at the small bodies of his Li Chun and Gu Yu, and it seemed inappropriate to let these two little maids carry him, so he got on Lu Ze's back and let him carry him to the hut where the hunter rested.
Qi Yuning entered the hut and changed into clean clothes from head to toe. At the beginning of spring, he wiped Qi Yuning's wet long hair with a handkerchief and tied it into a plain bun.
Lu Ze waited at the door. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, he saw Qi Yuning coming out. The makeup on her face was gone, her gorgeous bun had become plain, and she was wearing a light pink shirt and skirt. Like a fairy in the mountains who doesn't hear the fireworks of the world.
Qi Yuning said: "Why is the prince looking at me again?"
Lu Ze smiled lightly and said, "It's time to go back, I'll carry you."
Qi Yuning got on Lu Ze's back and went to the lake, where Lingling was having fun playing in the water.
Lu Baozhu saw Lu Ze coming with Qi Yuning on his back. Qi Yuning changed her clothes and said with an ambiguous smile, "What are you doing?"
Qi Yuning said: "I fell when I was picking persimmons."
Lingling came out of the lake and ran to Qi Yuning without wearing any shoes.
Qi Yuning glared at Lu Baozhu and said, "In autumn, you let her go into the water with her bare feet?"
Lu Baozhu touched her nose, then Li Chun held Lingling and put on her shoes and socks.
Qi Yuning picked a ripe persimmon, peeled it and handed it to Lingling, "Lingling, try this persimmon. It's delicious."
"Lingling doesn't want to eat daddy, and mother can't eat daddy either."
Qi Yuning said blankly: "I didn't eat your father."
Lingling said: "But isn't Persimmon the father? The father is the heir apparent!"
Lu Ze chuckled and said, "This fruit is also called persimmon. Take a bite."
Lingling came up and took a bite, her eyes turned into small crescent moons and said: "It's so sweet! Daddy, it's so delicious!"
After Lingling finished eating a whole persimmon, she agreed to go down the mountain even though she was still unsatisfied.
Qi Yuning sprained his feet and going down the mountain became a problem.
I didn't take my mother-in-law with me when I climbed the mountain today. In Beginning of Spring, the five little maids were all around sixteen or seventeen years old. They usually acted like spoiled little girls around her, and they didn't have the strength to carry her down the mountain.
Lu Zedao: "I'd better carry Princess Qi down the mountain on my back."
Qi Yuning climbed onto Lu Ze's back. The Qingyan Mountain was not very high, but it was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. It was inaccessible and the mountain road was winding around. It would take half an hour to go down the mountain.
Qi Yuning was on Lu Ze's back, and could clearly see a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, as well as a light gasp.
After going down the mountain, Qi Yuning entered the carriage. There was a faint orchid fragrance on the tip of her nose that mixed with the fragrance of her body. She couldn't help but blush.
(End of chapter)
