Early the next morning.
Lingling slept well last night and rarely woke up early today. Qi Yuning smiled softly when he saw Lingling with messy hair just after waking up.
After the maid dressed Lingling and combed her hair, she carried Lingling and went to Duke Lu's Mansion.
Before arriving at Lu Baohua's Xiangfei Pavilion, he met Mrs. Lu Er.
"Second grandmother."
Listening to Lingling's sweet shouts, Mrs. Lu Er chuckled and said, "You are so good, Princess, why did you come here so early in the morning?"
Qi Yuning said: "Lingling studied calligraphy with Baohua in Beicheng for a few days. Lingling really liked learning calligraphy with Baohua. I want Lingling to continue learning with Baohua."
Mrs. Lu Er sighed and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to survive today. Baohua fell ill when he came back last night. He didn't eat dinner last night and he almost didn't sleep all night."
Qi Yuning heard this and said worriedly: "She just came back from a long journey, how could she be like this? I took Lingling to see her."
Qi Yuning went straight inside.
Before entering the room, I heard a woman's voice inside, "Cousin, we women have to accept our fate. This great-aunt is also doing it for your own good. Think about what an honor it is to marry King Xu, and it is also for the Lu family. It’s about chickens and dogs ascending to heaven.”
"To be King Xu's concubine is now lined up by all the women in the capital. Cousin, you are really lucky!"
Qi Yuning entered the room and saw a girl with a fair face and a sharp face, wearing plain clothes. Qi Yuning did not remember this person.
Liu Qingqing raised her eyes and looked at the person who came. Seeing a woman full of nobility and luxury entering, she felt that it was too arrogant from the bottom of her heart, "Is this Princess Lu?"
Lu Baohua, who was leaning on the bed and feeling weak, saw Qi Yuning and said, "Princess Qi."
"Second Aunt!" Lingling trotted to Lu Baohua's side, "Second Aunt, are you sick?"
Lu Baohua touched the little knot on Lingling's head and said, "Second aunt is fine, Lingling doesn't need to worry."
Qi Yuning only looked at the unfamiliar girl next to Lu Baohua, "Get out!"
Liu Qingqing did not move, and Lu Baohua said in a weak voice: "Qingqing, you go out first."
Liu Qingqing then stood up and left.
Qi Yuning ordered Chunfen and Gu Yu to go outside and block people from coming in.
Qi Yuning poured a cup of warm tea for Lu Baohua and said, "Baohua, I just want to ask you, do you want to marry King Xu?"
Lu Baohua shook his head and said, "I don't want to, I don't want to."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baohua and said, "Then do you like Zhongming?"
Lu Baohua was a little shocked. Qi Yuning's words were too straightforward.
Qi Yuning looked straight at Lu Baohua and said, "Except for Lu Ze, I will not tell anyone about your thoughts. I only want you to tell the truth."
Lingling was playing next to Lu Baohua and took out a straw dragonfly from beside the pillow: "Grass dragonfly! Second aunt, can you also weave grass dragonfly?"
Qi Yuning saw Grass Dragonfly and smiled slightly, "Of course your second aunt can't make it up, but my second uncle can."
Lu Baohua used the back of his hand to cool down his hot face, "Princess, it's just nonsense at a young age, why don't you..."
Qi Yuning smiled slightly and said, "You like Zhong Ming, don't you?"
Lu Baohua lowered his head and said: "I have only met Zhong Ming a few times. I can't say whether I like it or not, but I am really attracted to him. He is a layman named Xianchu. I have read his articles a long time ago. I don't know whether he is a man or a woman. The love and affection between each other.”
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Baohua and said, "Now that King Xu wants to marry you, and your parents have agreed to King Xu's proposal of marriage, there is only one way to make your parents, King Xu's plans come to nothing."
"What method?"
Qi Yuning went to pour himself another cup of tea and said: "Then King Xu still dare not go to His Majesty to propose marriage at this juncture, but I think that when my brother and sister-in-law return and reward the Qi family's army, King Xu will definitely go to His Majesty. I will give you the title of concubine."
Lu Baohua squeezed the silk handkerchief in his hand.
Qi Yuning said: "Zhong Ming came to Shengjing City and made a lot of achievements in battle. Now his hands are disabled. I think if you two are in love, it will not be difficult to ask Your Majesty to marry you for Zhong Ming. When the time comes, I will marry you." Lu Ze will also help you. As long as His Majesty gives the decree, neither King Xu nor your parents can control your marriage."
Lu Baohua lowered his head and thought.
Qi Yuning said: "Besides this method, there is another way, that is, you become a nun and become a nun. You are not the first person to become a nun and influence this generation of your Lu family...
It's just that it's hard to keep long hair. If you shave your black hair, you'll have to return to secular life in the future. You won't be able to get your good hair back in five years. Your eldest brother won't dare to take off his wig no matter how hot it is. "
Lu Baohua raised his eyes and looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, even if I am attracted to Zhong Ming, he may not want to marry me."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "If Zhong Ming didn't want to marry you, why would he come to pick up Zhong You in person every day when he was in Beicheng? Just to see you?"
Lu Baohua's face turned red, "Princess Princess."
Qi Yuning saw that Lu Baohua was much thinner-skinned than Lu Baozhu after all, so he no longer made things difficult for her, "I am taking Lingling to visit Zhong Ming today, do you want to come with me?"
Lu Baohua said: "I'm afraid it won't be right for me to go..."
Qi Yuning gave Lingling a look, and Lingling smiled and grabbed Lu Baohua's clothes, "Second aunt will go together. Lingling wants second aunt to go together."
Qi Yuning said: "Let's go together. I'll let Shuangjiang come and dress you up. Shuangjiang is very skillful and I'll make sure to dress you up beautifully."
Lingling nodded and said, "Lingling's hair was combed by Aunt Shuangjiang. Isn't it beautiful?"
Lu Baohua chuckled and said, "Lingling is very beautiful!"
Lingling shyly hugged Qi Yuning, "But Lingling thinks mother is more beautiful."
Qi Yuning smiled and asked Li Chun to find Shuang Jiang. Li Chun returned a quarter of an hour later and said, "Princess, Sister Shuang Jiang is not in the house. She said she went out."
Lu Baohua said: "Princess, it's the same as asking my maid to dress me up."
Qi Yuning nodded lightly and waited for Lu Baohua to dress up.
Lingling was choosing jewelry for Lu Baohua to wear. Although Lingling was young, it was her nature to love beauty, not to mention that the jewelry she picked was very flattering to Lu Baohua.
After spending half an hour dressing up, Lu Baohua looked at himself in the bronze mirror, fearing that he could not cover the dark circles under his eyes.
The General's Mansion of the Zhong family is in the west of the city. This General's Mansion was a residence given by His Majesty when Zhong Xin conquered the Northern Desert fifteen years ago. However, Zhong Xin's family is all in Beicheng, and this General's Mansion used to be abandoned. of.
This time Zhong Ming came to live, so he tidied up and bought some servants.
Qi Yuning arrived outside Zhong Ming's mansion. Not long after, Zhong Ming came out in a hurry. When he saw Qi Yuning, he saluted and said, "See you, Princess."
Qi Yuning said: "There is no need to be polite."
Lu Baohua said happily: "Young Master Zhong."
Zhong Ming looked at Lu Baohua next to Qi Yuning. He never thought that she would come. He said in a calm tone: "Miss Lu, I wonder what the important matter is for the princess and Miss Lu to come here today?"
Lu Baohua said: "I heard you were injured, is it important?"
Zhong Ming said: "It's all right, please come in."
Little Lingling said next to Qi Yuning: "Second uncle, there are three of them, and there is Lingling!"
When Zhong Ming heard little Lingling's cry, he didn't indulge as much as he did in Beicheng, "Little Princess Lingling, I am not your second uncle. Please don't call me second uncle again in the future, so as not to damage the relationship between Miss Lu and I." reputation."
Lu Baohua listened to Zhong Ming's words, wrapped the handkerchief tightly around his fingers, and bit his lower lip tightly with his teeth.
Lingling said unhappily: "You are Lingling's second uncle!"
Zhong Ming cupped his hands in front of Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, please take care of the little princess. It will only damage my reputation. If it damages the reputation of the second girl Lu and delays the bright future of the second girl, that will be a big deal." Not good."
Listening to Zhong Ming's words, Lu Baohua had tears in his eyes, "Princess, I'll take my leave now."
Before Qi Yuning could stop him, Lu Baohua turned around and left, not even getting in the carriage.
Qi Yuning looked at Zhong Ming and said, "If she really wants to seek a good future, why does she need to come to see you today? What you said is so hurtful!"
