Lu Baozhu heard this and said, "Who called you? I called you Lingling!"
Lingling raised her little head and said, "Uncle Linlin, it's me you call aunt."
Lu Baozhu didn't want to pay attention to the people who were laughing at her, picked up Lingling and said, "Lingling, aunt will take you to play somewhere else. There are some literati here who like to show off, and it's not fun at all."
Lingling glanced at Lu Ze. She wanted to play with her father, but was reluctant to let Lu Baozhu go elsewhere alone, and nodded obediently.
After Lu Baozhu hugged Lingling and left, Shen Jialin was still stunned, knowing that it was a misunderstanding, and even chased him to explain. However, Lu Baozhu got into the carriage and asked the groom to drive the horse, ignoring Shen Jialin.
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze with a smile and said, "Do you think there are few people in the world who can rival your sister?"
Lu Ze asked: "What's going on?"
Qi Yuning said: "When we were young in the academy, the gentlemen asked us to practice calligraphy. Lu Baozhu always felt that practicing calligraphy was too tiring and refused to write. If we didn't write, we would be punished. Later, she found that as long as we wrote the word Yong well, the gentlemen would I won't let her practice calligraphy anymore.
So she found the calligraphy master's copybooks and only practiced the character Yong, writing the character Yong in the style of everyone. Whenever her husband asked her to copy and practice calligraphy, she came up with the character Yong, which shocked the teacher who taught us how to practice calligraphy. , there is no need to write other words. "
Lu Ze: "...So she can write so well with only the word "Yong"?"
Qi Yuning smiled and said: "Otherwise, do you really think that Lu Baozhu is hiding his clumsiness? As long as she can write well, who in the prosperous capital would not know it."
Lu Ze could only chuckle helplessly.
While walking around, Qi Yuning saw many scholars coming to greet Lu Ze. Some were brought here by officials from the DPRK and the Central Government, and some came with the courage to talk and recommend themselves.
Qi Yuning finally understood why Lu Ze came to the book club unexpectedly today. It turned out that he was not here to play with Lingling, but to recruit talented scholars.
After all, the number of court officials is decreasing day by day. At least fifty court officials have been imprisoned. They are still worried about arresting them all. The court is short of manpower. For many people in important positions suspected of corruption by the Qin family, Lu Ze It's better to turn a blind eye and keep one eye open.
Zhong Ming and Lu Baohua had been at the book party for a long time. The two of them were next to King Xu. It seemed that there was no matter that King Xu wanted Lu Baohua to be his concubine. The three of them could chat happily.
When Zhong Ming saw Qi Yuning, he came to salute and said, "Princess Princess, Prince Lu, Mr. Lin, Minister Qin."
Qi Yuning and Lu Ze also saluted King Xu.
King Xu said to Lu Ze: "Ze'er, I don't know where Shen Jialin has gone. He has been clamoring to compete with you. You can't miss this opportunity when you are here today."
Lu Ze smiled slightly and said: "There will be opportunities in the future."
Lu Ze looked at an article in front of Lu Baohua and asked, "Did you write this?"
Lu Baohua shook his head and said, "It's Zhong Ming's article, I wrote it down."
Lu Ze glanced at Zhong Ming's right hand and thought it was a pity. If Zhong Ming was injured after he was already a court official, he could still stay in the court. But now that his hand is injured, he cannot enter the court and serve as an official. of.
King Xu said: "If a talented person takes the imperial examination, he will definitely be among the top three. I don't know if there is any hope for his hand to recover."
Zhong Ming shook his hand. It was difficult to even make a fist with his right hand.
Qi Yuning looked at the pity in Lu Ze's eyes and said, "The rules of the court are also set by people. Even if your right hand is injured, your left hand can still be used. It is a pity for the people of the country to miss talented people because of physical illness." .”
"Yu Ning's words are quite right." King Xu said. "You have shown great talent, but it would be a pity if you cannot serve the court."
Lu Ze said to the bell: "Now you are admitted to the Imperial College. There are five spring seats in the Imperial College in the twelfth lunar month. You might as well give it a try for the spring semester in February next year."
Zhong Ming thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, Prince Lu."
Lu Baohua also smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."
Qi Yuning was also hoping that Zhong Ming could join the court. After experiencing the Qin family's affairs, Qi Yuning also knew that the shortcoming of their Qi family was that there was no one in the court.
The Qi family is located in a corner of the North City, with strong military strength and no one in the court. It is not the same thing. Although little Zhao Jie would not take action against the Qi family's army when he was young, when he grows up, will little Zhao Jie be able to tolerate this North City army? Where is Qi Jiajun?
The Qi family army also needs to have more people in the court to ensure that the Qi family army is safe.
Lu Ze visited the book club all day long. In the evening, there were running water tables at the book club. There were a hundred tables on the long banquet.
The literati recited poems and composed poems, and when they got drunk, some of them sang and danced, making it very lively.
Qi Yuning was sitting at the top, looking at the prosperous scene here, vaguely remembering the fight and blood on the battlefield not long ago, and thought to himself, it's great to have such peace.
The country that my parents fought so hard to preserve was worth it.
Lu Ze was also toasted with several glasses of wine. On the carriage back to the palace, Lu Ze was so drunk that he felt uncomfortable.
Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze's expression and said, "You shouldn't have drank so much just now?"
Lu Ze said: "There is a huge shortage of people in the court. If I don't drink with a straight face, those talented people will not dare to come forward to recommend themselves."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze's drunken appearance and asked, "Are you tired?"
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning in his arms and said, "Yes."
Qi Yuning said: "Go to sleep, I'll call you when I get there."
Lu Ze leaned against Qi Yuning's shoulder and closed his eyes to take a nap. When he returned to Prince Qi's Mansion, he saw that Lingling had not returned yet.
Qi Yuning asked Xiao Man, "Why hasn't Lingling returned yet?"
Xiaoman in the room said: "Princess, Princess Baozhu said that Lingling will sleep with her today and will not come back to the palace."
Qi Yuning couldn't help but feel worried, "Is she sleeping with Lingling?"
Qi Yuning looked outside because it was too late. Maybe Lingling had already fallen asleep and it was inconvenient to wake her up. Thinking that the Spring Equinox was with Lingling, she felt relieved.
After Qi Yuning fell asleep, he saw Lu Ze who had not closed his eyes and said, "What do you think of Shen Jialin being your sister-in-law?"
"Um?"
Qi Yuning said to Lu Ze, "I think Shen Jialin likes Lu Baozhu. The way he looked at Lu Baozhu just now was probably funny.
To sum it up, the Shen family is also a famous family in the north, holding military power in Shuofang. If the Qi family is king in the northwest, then the Shen family is the king in the north of Shengjing City.
Shen Jialin will be the future head of the Shen family. Judging from his background, he has not treated your sister badly. "
Lu Ze chuckled lightly and said, "Shen Jialin likes Lu Baozhu, who has outstanding literary talent, not Lu Baozhu, who writes like a dog.
And I see that Shen Jialin's temper is also spoiled by his family, and coupled with Lu Baozhu, who is spoiled, these two people are not living together, they are going to the battlefield every day. "
Qi Yuning smiled lightly: "Have you ever said that about your sister?"
Lu Ze said: "It is precisely because she is a biological sister that I hope she can live a better life. After thinking about it, it is better to find someone with a lower family background. A wealthy family like the Shen family with thousands of years of history has always had a high family background. Lu Baozhu will have to suffer the consequences when she marries her. Wronged."
The aristocratic families are also divided into millenniums, founding ones and new ones.
Today's Qi family is a newly established family, only three generations old.
Like the Lu family and the Wang family, they were both founding families. Although they have been rich for three hundred years from their ancestors to the present, it is difficult to compare with the Shen family that has stood firm for thousands of years. The Shen family does not care who is the emperor, no matter who is the emperor. Nothing can change their wealth and family background.
It's just that when the imperial power was strong in the prosperous times, they acted more low-key.
In troubled times, they can make the heroes competing in the Central Plains afraid to touch them at all.
For aristocratic families like the Shen family and the Ning family, it would be fine if Lu Baozhu just married a young master from a branch of the family, or the future head of the family.
Qi Yuning thought about it, "I heard that when my fourth uncle married my fourth aunt, the Ning family despised it. The Qi family was just a nouveau riche, and it was my grandfather who came to ask for his hand in marriage.
Aristocratic families like theirs have always had a higher regard than their own. There is no need for Lu Baozhu to suffer such contempt. It is better to find another husband for Lu Baozhu. "
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After half of September.
Qi Yuning finally received Qi Yuan's letter and learned that they should arrive at the palace at the end of September.
Qi Yuning felt very happy thinking about being able to see her nephew. Thinking that there was another person in the Qi family, she and her brother would not be the only ones talking about the Qi family in the future.
Qi Yuning just wanted to give all the treasures in the world to his nephew.
When Lingling learned that her cousin would come, she was busy arranging her toys and wanted to give them all to her little cousin to play with. When she saw how well Bai Yu was doing, she actually remembered little Zhao Jie.
"Mom, Lingling wants to play with her little uncle!"
Qi Yuning said: "By the way, your uncle and great-aunt Duan Wang have returned to Duan Wang's mansion."
Your Majesty knew the truth about Princess Shan's death because he learned the identity of the prince, so he took Princess Duan and her son back to Shengjing City and gave him a lot of compensation.
Lingling said: "Doesn't it mean that you don't have to sit in a carriage for a long time to meet your uncle? Mom, please take Lingling to meet your uncle. Lingling has a lot of fun things for him."
Qi Yuning chuckled and took Lingling to Prince Duan's Mansion.
After a few months of seeing each other, little Zhao Jie has grown a lot taller.
Princess Duan saw Qi Yuning coming and said, "Princess Qi, Lingling."
Lingling smiled sweetly, "Uncle, my uncle and I went to play."
Qi Yuning saw little Zhao Jie and Lingling walking aside to play, and smiled at Princess Duan: "The little prince is much more cheerful than when he was in the imperial mausoleum."
Princess Duan nodded and said: "Back in Shengjing City, he can play more. You can bring Lingling over to play with him more in the future. I think he has the most fun with Lingling."
Qi Yuning said: "If you don't mind disturbing me, I will bring her over to play more."
"Lingling is so interesting, how could I think she was disturbing her?" Princess Duan looked at Qi Yuning and said, "When will you and Ze'er plan to get married? I'll be waiting to drink your wedding wine."
"October twenty-eight." Qi Yuning said, "There is still more than a month. I just hope that I will get married for the third time, but don't let anything happen again."
Princess Duan smiled, "It will definitely go smoothly and happily."
Qi Yuning was also looking forward to it, but there were only three things that could happen. If she couldn't get married this time, then she didn't want to get married.
Qi Yuning heard the familiar sound of the guqin, "Who is playing the guqin?"
Princess Duan looked at the next door blankly and said, "It's Qin Chong and his wife Song Heqing."
Princess Shan learned about Qin Chong's identity and was killed, but Princess Duan could not hate him. After all, Qin Chong was also a victim and he was innocent.
Qi Yuning said: "I didn't expect that the place where they were detained was right next to you."
Princess Duan said: "Watching him imprisoned in darkness for his whole life, it can be considered as a way to soothe the souls of Shan'er and my prince in heaven."
Qi Yuning sighed softly thinking of Song Heqing, listening to Song Heqing playing the music they learned together, and finally wanted to persuade her.
Qi Yuning said to Princess Duan, "Please help me look after Lingling for a while."
Princess Duan said: "Go ahead." (End of Chapter)
