Qi Yuning said: "After all, Lu Yun is the first child, but this is not the first time that Shen Nian has given birth. If Lu Yun is at fault, Shen Nian is also at fault."
Lu Baozhu was even more surprised and said: "Qi Yuning, what medicine did you take wrongly? Why are you talking strangely today?"
Qi Yuning said softly: "There is someone else who took the wrong medicine."
Shen Nian's hand trembled and he saw Qi Yuning's eyes looking at her. Shen Nian felt his heart beating very fast and was full of panic.
Shen Nian took Brother Han from Lu Yun's arms and calmed down a little.
Qi Yuning saw Lingling looking longingly at the lake, so he carried Lingling to the lakeside, took off Lingling's shoes and socks, and let the maid hold Lingling and tread water in the lake. The clear and cold lake water, Lingling had a lot of fun.
If there was no maid to support her, Lingling would probably be able to swim as much as she wanted in the water.
In the end, Qi Yuning did not dare to let Lingling play in the water for too long, fearing that Lingling would catch a cold, so he returned to the room holding the reluctant Lingling, who was still a little unfinished.
Just when Qi Yuning was about to look at the account book, Xiao Man came in and said, "Princess, the princess wants to see you."
Qi Yuning said: "Let her come in."
Shen Nian did not bring Brother Han with her when she entered. When she entered, she bowed and said, "Sister-in-law."
Qi Yuning asked the maid to step back and said, "Sit down."
Qi Yuning poured a cup of tea for Shen Nian, and Shen Nian took it with both hands and said continuously: "Sister-in-law, what you said by the lake just now..."
Qi Yuning said: "What are you talking about?"
Shen Nian held the tea cup with both hands, but felt that no one would know what she was doing so secretly, so she hesitated to speak.
Qi Yuning saw Shen Nian's hard-to-speak expression and said, "Shen Nian, let me advise you, you and I are well aware of everything you do, but for the sake of the Lu family's face, I have to pretend that I never knew about it." thing.
There is some selfishness in this. Firstly, my hatred for Lu Yun is still hard to get rid of. Secondly, your biological parents are both heroes of the Qi family army. I will miss your parents in the end, but your parents’ face will not be the same. Let me indulge you again and again. If you do stupid things again, I will not cover it up for you. "
Shen Nian said repeatedly: "Thank you very much, Princess."
Qi Yuning said: "Cherish the person in front of you now, and don't make the same mistake again and again."
Shen Nian responded: "Yes."
……
This year's Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet was also very lively. After all, it was the first Dragon Boat Festival Palace Banquet after the new emperor ascended the throne.
Qi Yuning carried Lingling to the palace banquet and saw many unfamiliar faces.
There is a lovely girl beside the Queen Mother. She looks only fifteen years old, but she looks somewhat similar to Zhou Jiayun.
Qi Yuning asked Lu Ze beside him, "The sister next to the Queen Mother looks familiar. She seems to be somewhat similar to Concubine Zhou."
Lu Ze said: "She is Zhou Jiayun's cousin."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze deeply and said, "The Zhou family hasn't given up yet? Mr. Zhou is old enough to become an official, right?"
Lu Zedao: "Your Majesty said that the Queen Mother was bored in the palace on weekdays, so she specially asked her little niece to come to accompany her. The Zhou family didn't think anything of it this time. I heard that this little girl Zhou had settled with the Chu family in Jiangnan. Got married."
Qi Yuning said: "Jiangnan Chu family? Never heard of it."
Lu Zedao: "The Shen family of Lingzhou, the Yang family of Mingzhou, the Chu family of Yangzhou, the Ning family of Chang'an, and the Sun family of Jinling are collectively known as the five great families. They are all families that have been prosperous for nearly a thousand years. The most well-known among them is the Shen family and the The Ning family, the Yangzhou Chu family is very low-key."
Qi Yuning said: "Shen Jialin wants to join the court, and the Chu family is marrying the Zhou family. It seems that these aristocratic families are getting ready to make a move..."
Lu Zedao: "Those who claim to be a thousand-year-old family have actually been in the court for nearly a hundred years. It sounds like they are a reclusive family, but in fact they have not been in the court for a hundred years. They have no power in the court, and it is difficult for them to survive in the past." of wealth.
Now when it comes to these aristocratic families, they are the only self-righteous aristocratic children who respect each other. As they are declining day by day, they naturally think of ways to compete for power and not be overpowered by the new aristocratic families. When my grandfather was alive, the imperial power was very powerful, and they did not dare to stand out easily. Now that the young emperor is young and the imperial power has declined slightly, they want to stand out..."
Qi Yuning said: "They dare to think that Dasheng is not the previous dynasty. His majesty, the founder of Dasheng, instituted the imperial examination. It is no longer the case that children of non-aristocratic families could not enter the court. They still want to enter the court and seize power. It is simply a dream."
Lu Ze smiled and said, "So they are thinking about marriage. When your fourth uncle was able to marry a girl from the Ning family, it was because the Ning family wanted to join the court. The Sun family married their daughter to the King of Jin and got some positions. Now, It’s hard to keep this intention of marrying the Zhou and Chu families.”
Qi Yuning listened to the twists and turns, looked at Lu Ze and said, "It must be very tiring for you to be in charge of state affairs."
Lu Ze said: "Well, I'm very tired."
Qi Yuning couldn't help complaining in a voice that could be heard by the two of them, "I've never seen you complain about being tired these past few days and nights."
Lu Ze held Qi Yuning's hand under the table and said with a smile: "How can you be tired of letting Lingling have younger brothers and sisters as she wishes?"
Qi Yuning spat softly, "Not serious."
At the Dragon Boat Festival Palace banquet, after the singing and dancing, there was a rice dumpling shooting competition.
His Majesty was the first to shoot Zongzi with an arrow. He missed two arrows and was a little frustrated.
Qi Yuning walked up behind Xiao Zhao Jie and said, "Your Majesty, how about I accompany you to shoot rice dumplings?"
When Xiao Zhao Jie saw it was Qi Yuning, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Qi Yuning helped little Zhao Jie arrange the position of the bow and arrow, pulled the string of the bow, and the arrow hit the rice dumpling. Little Zhao Jie said happily: "Thank you, Princess Princess."
Qi Yuning said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to thank me."
Qi Yuning noticed a gaze looking at her. When she looked up, she saw Miss Zhou next to the Queen Mother smiling lightly at him. Qi Yuning also smiled lightly at her.
At one glance, Qi Yuning knew that this little Zhou girl was different from her cousin.
"Princess Chen is so capable!" Zhou Jiamin said with a smile, "She is indeed the daughter of a general!"
Qi Yuning handed the bow and arrow to Miss Zhou and said, "How about asking Miss Zhou to shoot a rice dumpling with an arrow?"
Zhou Jiamin took the bow and arrow from Qi Yuning, put the arrow feathers on the string, and shot towards the hanging rice dumpling. One arrow hit the rice dumpling.
Everyone praised her repeatedly, and Qi Yuning also praised her. Her archery skills were good and she was trained by hunting when she was a child. Children of the Qi family must be proficient in archery. Unexpectedly, the little Zhou girl who was born in Wenchen's family did not have any archery skills. beneath her.
"Good arrows!" Lu Baozhu clapped his hands, "It's rare to see a girl in Shengjing City with such archery skills."
Lu Yun said from the side: "Sister, do you know how to praise others? Who praises others for their good arrows?"
Lu Baozhu glared at Lu Yun, "You can shut up if you don't know how to speak."
Lu Yun snorted lightly.
Since Qin Yuli's death, Lu Baozhu only felt that she didn't have many playmates around her, but now this little girl Zhou was interested in her.
Within half an hour, Lu Baozhu got along with Zhou Jiamin and found Qi Yuning. Futian, let’s go hunting in Chang’an? We’ll come back in July.”
Qi Yuning said: "I discussed it with Lu Ze. Lingling is still young, and I'm not like you. I can leave just as long as I want..."
Lu Baozhu said: "Let's take Lingling with us. Lingling likes to go out and play."
"Where can I take Lingling with me on the hunting ground? If I really want to go hunting in Chang'an, I will have to leave Lingling in Shengjing. I will discuss it with Lu Ze later.
Qi Yuning may not have hunted for a long time, but Lu Baozhu's words made her feel a little itchy, especially after Lingling was born, she never rode wildly again.
