Qi Yuning softly comforted Lu Ze and said, "His Majesty also values you very much, so he will give you this title."
Lu Ze rested in Qi Yuning's arms for a long time, and then persuaded Qi Yuning to go back to the princess's house: "You can go back to the house after paying homage. The palace is really too messy now, and it is inevitable to be in the palace." You have to kneel down in mourning for His Majesty with a noble lady of high rank, I am afraid that you are pregnant now and it will be difficult to hold on."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Well, if you need my help in any way, just come to me."
Lu Ze touched Qi Yuning's head: "The funeral ceremony of Emperor Daxing will take two or three months to be completed, and the new emperor's enthronement is also a matter of course. I will come back as soon as possible if I can. If I can't come back, you must not come back. have a bee in one's bonnet."
Qi Yuning said: "I am not a person who can have random thoughts."
Lu Ze lowered his head and kissed Qi Yuning's lips, "Let's go."
Qi Yuning went to Tai Chi Palace. The body of Emperor Daxing had been dressed in neat dragon robes and was lying in a golden nanmu coffin carved with nine dragons. In the palace, the monk was chanting the mantra of death.
After Qi Yuning put up the incense and bowed, he left the palace gate shortly after waiting.
When she returned to the princess's mansion, she took off all the happy words when she and Lu Ze got married, the lanterns at the door were replaced with plain white lanterns, and even the Spring Festival couplets were torn off.
Qi Yuning returned to the house in plain clothes, touched her belly and sighed lightly.
Lu Baozhu rushed to Qi Yuning's room in a hurry. She had already changed into white clothes, walked to Qi Yuning and said, "Grandpa..."
Qi Yuning said to Lu Baozhu: "Emperor Shi Yuan has passed away."
Lu Baozhu said with tears streaming down her face: "I haven't seen my grandfather for the last time, and Lu Yun's little bald donkey has gone to nowhere. It's almost getting dark, and I won't be able to enter the palace if I don't!" "
Lu Baozhu said to Qi Yuning, "I won't wait for him. I'll go to the palace first."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay."
Lu Baozhu went to the palace. Qi Yuning ordered the men from the Princess Mansion to go find Lu Yun. Thinking that he was holding Shen Nian's child at the temple fair in the end, Qi Yuning asked someone to go to Shen's Mansion to look for Lu Yun. .
Logically speaking, it was impossible for Lu Yun not to hear the nine drums that sounded every two quarters of an hour.
Qi Yuning waited for a long time before hearing the news that Lu Yun had found him in Chunfeng Street!
This Chunfeng Street is the gathering place for the famous Qin Tower and Chu Pavilion in Shengjing City. His Majesty passed away, and Chunfeng Street had to be closed for a year. His grandfather passed away, and this little bald donkey actually dared to go to Chunfeng Street. Qi Yu Ning rubbed his belly to hold back his anger.
Waiting for Lu Yun's return at the door, Qi Yuning said angrily: "His Majesty passed away, did you really want to kill the Lu family when you went to Chunfeng Street? Lu Yun, you are almost eighteen! Even if you don't bear the responsibility Some Lu family husbands should fulfill their responsibilities and cannot act like this. Your brother has been named regent, and I don’t know how many pairs of eyes in the court will be staring at him. You really are..."
Lu Yun was afraid that Qi Yuning would have fetal convulsions because of him, so he continued: "I was wrong, I was wrong, don't be angry because of me, I will rush to the palace right away!"
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After the death of Emperor Shi Yuan, the whole country mourned. A new emperor ascended the throne and was named Kangping.
The word "Kang Ping" was left by the late emperor.
The title of several of Xiao Zhao Jie's aunts has the character "ping" in the title. It should be taboo, but there is absolutely no way that Empress Dowager Duan would offend the eldest princesses at this time, so she did not let it be taboo.
Little Zhao Jie didn't understand why he couldn't use these two words when calling Emperor Kang Ping's aunt, so he didn't let his aunt avoid the taboo.
This year's Lantern Festival was very deserted due to the death of Emperor Shi Yuan. The whole city was deserted and there were no banquets.
In February, the spring exams started, and it became a little more lively.
There are many more people who have passed the scientific examination this year than in previous years. It is the time when the imperial court is short of people and the new emperor ascends the throne, so there are many more students coming to take the examination than in previous years.
Although the Princess Mansion closed its doors to thank guests, there were not a few students who came to visit Lu Ze in the Princess Mansion and gave gifts to Qi Yuning.
The third day of February.
Qi Yuning finally saw Lu Ze, who had been busy for more than half a month. During these days, even if Lu Ze came back, he would go out early and come back late. Qi Yuning was either asleep or hadn't gotten up yet.
It was rare for Lu Ze to come back at dusk today. As soon as he entered, he pulled Qi Yuning into his arms, "Have you asked the imperial doctor to check your pulse?"
Qi Yuning said: "I looked at the imperial doctor and they all said that the month is still young, so I'm not sure."
She has not had her period for two months, but she is actually 90% pregnant. However, the imperial doctors have always been timid, and they are not sure about the pulse condition.
Lu Ze reached out and touched Qi Yuning's lower abdomen, "Let's wait and see some time later. The day for Emperor Daxing to be buried in the imperial mausoleum has been set. In April, if your pregnancy is more stable by then, you can also go together."
Qi Yuning nodded. In fact, even if her pregnancy was unstable, there was no way she would not go to see His Majesty on his last journey.
Qi Yuning asked Lu Zedao: "The late emperor gave you the title of prince when he died. Do you have to have a palace?"
Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Don't you want to live in the princess's mansion?"
Qi Yuning shook his head lightly and said: "The Princess Mansion is the most luxurious residence in Shengjing City besides the imperial palace. How could I not want to live there? I'm just asking you."
Lu Ze asked: "It's okay to go out to live. You should choose a piece of land to build the palace. You must not be used to the big family in our family."
Qi Yuning said: "I really don't mean that. What I have longed for since I was a child is a lively family. What's more, you are the eldest son. How can you live separately from your parents? When the palace is built, we will live together. Maybe we will live together in the future. One more little Lingling is too deserted, it would be better to be lively in the princess mansion.
However, after you become a prince, what about the title of the Duke of your country? To Lu Yun? Is he worthy? "
Lu Ze was busy before and really didn't think about this matter for a while. "The title of Duke's Palace can only be given to Lu Yun, right? The Lu family no longer has military power, it is just a false name."
"For you, it is a false reputation, but for him, it will bring shame to your Duke Lu. You don't even know that he was still on Chunfeng Street on the day of His Majesty's death!"
When Lu Ze heard the words "Chunfeng Street", he frowned and said angrily: "Is it possible that his brain is still broken?"
Qi Yuning said: "If he wants to be the Duke of Lu in the future, he has to practice hard."
Lu Ze didn't want to mention the ignorant Lu Yun and said, "Spring Festival will end in three days. I think Zhong Ming will definitely be among the best."
Qi Yuning said: "I have never worried about Zhong Ming's talent."
Qi Yuning saw the tired look on Lu Ze's face and reached out to touch Lu Ze's eyebrows, "Are you tired? Eat something quickly and then go to sleep."
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning's hand and said, "I'm not tired after seeing you."
Qi Yuning smiled lightly, "Am I some kind of panacea?"
Lu Ze also laughed, "Seeing you is more useful than any panacea."
The days passed in a busy way. After the palace examination on February 15th, Zhongming High School was the beauty scout. Although the Zhong family and the Lu family were happy, they did not dare to celebrate.
At the end of February, Lu Ze's birthday was approaching.
Twenty-two-year-old Lu Ze can now be said to be the most powerful person in the court, less than one person and more than ten thousand people. A few days before his birthday, people who came to give gifts almost filled the penthouse at the entrance of the princess mansion.
Qi Yuning received some congratulatory gifts from people close to him, but most of the gifts were returned.
Lu Ze had no plans to celebrate his 22nd birthday. After all, Princess Pingrou and Duke Lu Guo were mourning in the palace. Lu Baozhu and Lu Yun had also been preoccupied for some reason recently, and they had no intention of celebrating his birthday.
Qi Yuning felt that it was necessary to meet the occasion, so on Lu Ze's birthday, he went to the dining room to make longevity noodles for Lu Ze himself.
This was Qi Yuning's first time cooking, and it was also his first time taming flour, which was more difficult than taming Wan's bloody horse.
Sometimes there is too much water and it sticks to your hands, and sometimes there is too much flour and it becomes dry and hard.
She had been busy all day and wanted to give someone else a try. But thinking about it, it was the first time she had made longevity noodles for Lu Ze, and it had taken her a whole day to make them. She didn't believe that she was not stupid enough to cook noodles. Won't do it.
