Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining was a little surprised, not expecting Lu Heng to renew his relationship at this time.

However, it was only a matter of time that Lu Heng would renew their relationship. At such a good age, he lacked a mistress who could manage the relationship between the inner house and the ladies. Naturally, the position could not always be empty.

I have to say that Qin Yining was relieved that Lu Heng was finally willing to stop caring about her and continue their relationship. She is not a blockhead. Lu Heng behaved so directly when facing her later. She is a married woman and sometimes feels embarrassed when meeting Lu Heng. Now the past will be overturned as Lu Heng continues. Go to page.

"It turns out to be a happy event for the family." Qin Yining put down the wedding invitation and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhongyi got married. Originally, the prince and I were supposed to be there, but I think the uncle also knows about our family affairs. Now the prince is ill in bed. The two of us are very filial, so it is not appropriate to go to the mansion to attend the wedding banquet on such an important day. I would also like to ask the steward to explain something to Uncle Zhongyi, and thank him for his kindness on our behalf. The prince and I will definitely meet each other. I carefully prepare generous gifts and send them to you, and I wish you and your newlyweds a happy marriage."

When the steward of the uncle's house heard the words, he nodded in understanding and saluted, "Yes, I will definitely bring the words here."

Qin Yining rewarded the steward with a big red seal and ordered someone to see off the guests.

After the steward left, Qin Yining returned to the room with the wedding invitation and pulled up Pang Xiao who was lying on the heated kang holding a military book while reading and eating melon seeds.

"What is Lu Heng going to do?" Pang Xiao dropped the book and pulled Qin Yining to sit in his arms. The hostility and defensiveness all over his body were about to turn into reality.

Qin Yining looked amused and handed him the wedding invitation, "Uncle Zhongyi is about to renew his marriage."

Pang Xiao was stunned and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, "Really?"

He unfolded the wedding invitation and read it carefully, and finally his fingertips landed on the word "Bian" at the end.

Qin Yining leaned on Pang Xiao's shoulder, looked at the wedding invitation, and asked, "Who is this Bian family? Do you know?"

Pang Xiao thought carefully, "There is no official in the court who can discuss marriage with the loyal uncle Lu family and has this surname. However, as far as I know, there is a Zhuang concubine beside the Holy One, who seems to be named Bian. His father used to be a county magistrate in the Northern Hebei Dynasty, and now he is old, but it is said that the Bian family's financial resources should not be underestimated."

Qin Yining thought of Lu Heng and couldn't help but frown slightly, "So 99% of this is another marriage of interest."

Pang Xiao put down the wedding invitation and said, "How many people who are wallowing in the court can be as lucky as me to marry the woman they love?"

This is a true statement, but it is also a straightforward love statement.

Qin Yining smiled and lightly tapped Pang Xiao on the shoulder, but Pang Xiao pulled her green-white fingers to her lips and kissed her. Finally, he bit her fingertips lightly as if it was not enough, causing a tingling sensation.

Qin Yining's cheeks turned red, "Don't make trouble."

"Okay, don't make a fuss." He promised without stopping, "How did you answer?"

Qin Yining struggled twice before taking his hand out. He rolled his eyes at Pang Xiao and said, "We are both observing filial piety. Where can we go to have a wedding banquet? Uncle Zhongyi must have sent the wedding invitation out of politeness. I told the manager to turn around. We will send congratulatory gifts and people will stop leaving.”

"Yes." Pang Xiao leaned against the big pillow, holding Qin Yining with one arm and pillowing the other behind his head, and said, "He is finally willing to renew his string. Not bad."

It was as if he was relieved.

Qin Yining naturally knew what he was thinking, and shook his head funnyly,

Didn't say much.

Pang Xiao said: "I will prepare this gift later, so you don't have to interfere."

Knowing that he was still jealous, Qin Yining nodded knowingly and said, "It's good if you are willing to prepare. I will not interfere in the affairs between you men. I will send someone to him in your name."

Pang Xiao felt very relieved and placed a loud kiss on Qin Yining's forehead.

In Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion, Lu Heng received the congratulatory gift from Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. Looking at the rich content on the gift list, he threw it to the steward indifferently.

"Uncle, it seems that Prince Zhongshun is interested in you..." Before the steward could finish his flattering words, he faced Lu Heng's expressionless face, and all the unspoken words were choked in his throat.

"Back off."

"Yes!" The steward hurriedly retreated as if he had received an amnesty.

Lu Heng stood in front of the study window with his hands folded. The warm light from the lantern hanging high outside the window could be vaguely seen on the closed window paper. The hands behind his back clenched and unclenched, then tightened again, and finally he sighed helplessly.

There was no trace of her in the gift list.

He was getting married, but Qin Yining said nothing. As the mistress of the palace, he only thanked the servants he had arranged to send the wedding invitations. The congratulatory gifts were decent enough for him, but there was no trace of her intentions.

He used to have a glimmer of hope if he didn't renew his string, but now he is about to renew his string, and his hope is already slim.

Lu Heng's unwillingness and struggle could not be shown in front of anyone, so he could only hide all his frustrations in his heart.

Bian is the cousin of Zhuang Concubine. She is not of high birth and is not very noble in the eyes of the Lu family. However, with the status of Zhuang Concubine who is currently being favored, he married Bian, and Bian married her. The saints became relatives.

He is the patriarch of the Lu family, and he no longer has the qualifications to be willful. In addition to thinking about himself, he also has to consider the family's situation.

After his grandfather passed away, many things were out of his control, but he also had more opportunities to show his strength. Now the Lu family is developing according to his plan, and being tied to the emperor is the only choice.

He had been waiting for Qin Yining for so long and couldn't wait any longer.

He no longer resisted the matter of continuing the relationship.

But since that sudden glimpse in the restaurant, he has lost all his soul. How can he find it back now?

He was still unwilling to get Qin Yining.

Lu Heng was full of melancholy, and he had to look cheerful in front of others. Whenever it was quiet at night, only the lonely lamp knew his unwillingness and resentment.

The preparations for the wedding are proceeding in an orderly manner. The head of the Lu family has renewed his marriage, and Zhuang's cousin has come out of the palace. No matter from which side you look at it, this wedding cannot be perfunctory.

Within a few days, the conversation among the people in the capital changed from a hero who was being treated harshly to a loyal uncle who wanted to get married.

After this period of precipitation, Li Qitian's thoughts are also changing. Although Duke Chang Guo and his officials participated in the Pang Xiao performance, which made him feel very happy, at the end of the day, he felt that participating in the performance in this way was "adding insult to injury".

Originally, the people were discussing that he, the emperor, was deliberately plotting to kill the hero, and he was already tied up in this matter. Since he could not punish the sin of the owl at this time, it would be better to put this matter to bed completely, rather than standing on his side all the time. On the cusp of the storm.

Now that Lu Heng's wedding has happened, everyone's attention has finally been diverted, and there is no need to worry about people talking about his unkindness behind his back.

It's just that the development of things did not go as Li Qitian expected.

A few days later, Duke Chang Guo took the lead in impeaching Pang Xiao again. This time, his words were as fierce as if Pang Xiao had dug up their family's ancestral graves.

The public opinion that had been suppressed just now flourished again.

Li Qitian finally couldn't help but sullen his face in the court hall. He couldn't say what was in his heart, so he just snorted blankly to Duke Chang, and walked away leaving Man Chao Wenwu behind.

His Majesty's move aroused many people's discussion. Some people analyzed that this was because Duke Qichang had repeatedly wronged Prince Zhongshun.

But most people felt that the Holy Emperor was angered by Prince Zhongshun's "too numerous to describe" evil deeds.

Throughout the period from February to March in the capital, the two things that had been discussed by the people were Pang Xiao's impeachment and Zhongyi Bo's renewal.

On the sixth day of March, Qin Yining was leisurely doing needlework with Bingtang and Jiyun, when the new second-class maid Ziyuan walked in quickly, bowed respectfully, and said crisply: "Go back to the princess. Mrs. An Pingbo ordered someone to post the post."

Qin Yining smiled and put down the embroidery bandage, "Bring it here and let me take a look."

Ziyuan presented the invitation with both hands.

In the greeting card, Mrs. An Pingbo asked if she had free time this afternoon.

Qin Yining thought for a while and then told Zi Yuan: "Go and tell the steward to reply and tell me that I have free time in the afternoon. If Mrs. Anping is willing to show her favor, I will sweep the bed to welcome you."

Ziyuan was not very literate, but had an excellent memory. After hearing Qin Yining's words, she immediately remembered everything, bowed and quickly retreated.

Bingtang smiled and said: "Among the new little girls, Ziyuan is the smartest."

"I think Hanxiao is not bad." Ji Yun said with a smile, "The princess is also focusing on cultivating the two of them."

"Yes." Qin Yining said, "Ziyuan is very smart, and her smile is a bit like Qiu Lu's temperament. She is very steady."

Jiyun and Bingtang both smiled and continued sewing.

Ji Yun asked: "This is Mrs. An Pingbo's first visit. I have never seen you meet her in private before."

Qin Yining said: "I have met Mrs. An Pingbo several times. When the prince and I were not yet married, the Queen Mother held a banquet in Ci'an Palace to entertain the nobles, ministers and their families. The prince even overturned the table in anger. Mrs. An Pingbo was present at that time.

"It is said that An Pingbo is a veteran of the Northern Hebei Kingdom. Like Chang Guogong, he was left by the Holy One to show his benevolence. He is far away from the center of power on weekdays. He just hangs a title to support himself in his old age."

Ji Yun nodded and said, "You should be mentally prepared for such a person to suddenly come to you."

Qin Yining nodded, "It's okay, you two will follow me this afternoon."

Bingtang and Jiyun both smiled and agreed.

After lunch, Mrs. An Pingbo came.

Mrs. An Pingbo is about forty years old. She is tall and tall, with wrinkles on her long face. Her shiny black hair is in a bun, fixed with three silver hairpins inserted diagonally. She has no other accessories and no makeup. Seeing that she was wearing a sapphire blue narrow-sleeved tuxedo, a dark blue long skirt, and plain clothes, Qin Yining guessed that there might have been a funeral at Uncle An Ping's house?

Qin Yining greeted him warmly and invited him into the Nuang Pavilion for tea.

Mrs. An Pingbo saw that Qin Yining was dressed in plain clothes and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Princess, please forgive me for the matter in your house."