When the secret report was sent to the princess' residence, Qi Yang and Lu Qipei were both overjoyed after seeing it. But when he thought about the prince's intention to send this secret report, Qi Yang couldn't help but feel a little worried, and even blamed Lu Qipei for being too reckless.
Lu Qipei threw away the secret report, hugged Qi Yang's slender waist and rubbed against her neck: "Why should An Ning worry so much? I will resign when Xie Yuan is dead. No matter how suspicious the prince is, look at your sister's face. Come on, you won't do anything to me." She said, closing her eyes slightly, and her voice was much lighter: "When the time comes, I will take you on a tour of the mountains and rivers, how about walking all over the beam?"
That is of course good. Qi Yang has never been a person who values power. Hearing Lu Qipei's words, his heart moved, and he agreed: "When you resign from the official position, we will go to play, and there is no need to go back to Beijing in the future, we will go back when we have enough. Go to my fief."
Lu Qipei said that when Xie Yuan died, she would resign, and judging from the news in this secret newspaper, Xie Yuan was probably not far from death. In fact, Emperor Rong was besieging him in the palace that day. Normally, he should escape. If he didn't go out, in the current situation, Lu Qipei even suspected what the emperor's staff in Beirong had done, so he saved Xie Yuan's life and made him turn against Emperor Rong and even meet in battle.
But it doesn't matter, this has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it is also a good thing to be able to consume Rong's national strength. Maybe Xie Yuan was already dead in these days when the news came to Liang Guo
Lu Qipei had no grief at all about the death of her father. On the contrary, if she received the news of Xie Yuan's death at this moment, she would rather set off firecrackers to celebrate. After all, the mountain had been in her heart for so long that it was rare to have a chance to do it again, but she and Qi Yang had to waste a lot of time and energy on him.
Only by moving him away early will they have a real new life!
Qi Yang didn't notice Lu Qipei's distraction at this moment, she leaned in Lu Qipei's arms with peace of mind, and continued on the previous topic: "Speaking of which I have lived for two lifetimes, I haven't left the capital yet, and the farthest place I've traveled is Tangquan. The palace and the hunting ground. When we go out to play in the future, how about you take me back to Jiangnan? I want to see what kind of place it is, and can raise such a beautiful person like A Pei."
Lu Qipei blushed inexplicably at her last compliment. However, Qi Yang wanted to visit her hometown, but she was actually happy. She put aside her other thoughts and replied with a smile, "Okay. Anning will like the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River."
The two then chatted some gossip. Lu Qipei and Qi Yang talked about her life in Jiangnan when she was young, and Qi Yang also told her about her childhood fun. They grew up in completely different environments, but they listened to each other with relish.
Qi Yang finally sighed: "Apei, you said that I want to go to Jiangnan to see it immediately."
Unfortunately not. Qi Yang actually knew in her heart that even if Xie Yuan died now, she would not be able to pull Lu Qipei to resign immediately. After all, the emperor is in poor health now, and it is impossible to say when the person will be gone, and as a child, she can't travel far at this time.
Qi Yang thought about it in his heart, and felt that it was the best time to wait until the new emperor ascended the throne before leaving. By then all the dust has settled, and the prince's defense against Lu Qipei has not been further deepened into suspicion, and the best choice for the two of them is to retreat bravely.
Lu Qipei was also well aware of it, but after this conversation, she felt that there was no harm in writing the resignation statement first.
That night, while Qi Yang was playing with Lu Sheng, Lu Qipei stayed in the room and started writing.
The time at the end of the year always passed very fast. It seemed that it was just a blink of an eye, and the emperor announced that he had closed the pen for the annual holiday.
It is customary in Liang Guochaotang that the emperor seals the pen from the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month to the ninth day of the first lunar month, with occasional deviations, but the days of holidays are almost the same. And for the courtiers, this holiday, which lasts for half a month, is very precious—it is only once a year. Other festivals such as the Winter Solstice and Wanshou are only closed for one day, and they may not be able to rest.
Two more snows fell in Beijing a few years ago, covering the sky and the earth in pure white, but this did not hinder people's enthusiasm for the New Year. Lively.
Of course, it's not just the streets outside that are so lively, the New Year's arrangements are also in full swing in the various mansions.
The princess' mansion has also been lively for the past two days, and you can often see Zhi Ting standing in the courtyard, instructing the servants to arrange some arrangements here, and she is very busy. Occasionally, she can see a small group of people following her, running around to look around, joining in the fun and having fun.
Children like to join in the fun, and Lu Sheng is no exception. Especially in the past year, she has been brought up very well by Qi Yang. After the initial restraint, her temperament has become lively. At the end of the year, everyone was very busy, Zhi Ting was busy making people manage the mansion, while Qi Yang and Lu Qipei gathered together to discuss the New Year's gift list. Compared with the former, the latter was much more boring, and of course the child ran away with Zhi Ting.
Right now, Zhi Ting was instructing people to replace the old lanterns under the corridor with new red lanterns. She walked along the corridor to supervise everyone's work, and the little dumpling looked up and watched the excitement with a look of great interest.
Lu Sheng was still in Lu Mansion last year for Chinese New Year. At that time, her mother was already seriously ill, so the Chinese New Year did not leave much impression on her. However, since she was still young, her mother's appearance is now blurred in her memory, not to mention the past New Year's events. So the little dumplings are looking at everything fresh now, and they want to join in whatever is lively.
Holding the rabbit and raising his head, the child looked at the person changing the lantern, not noticing the footsteps that suddenly appeared behind him. Until a pair of hands supported her under the armpit and hugged her whole body, and fell into a embrace filled with the fragrance of plum blossoms: "A Sheng, what are you looking at?"
Lu Sheng smiled and hugged Lu Qipei's neck with a backhand, and replied crisply, "Look at the hanging lantern."
The dismantled old lanterns have been piled together, and the new bright red lanterns are being hung under the corridor by servants one by one. Hanging slowly, the servants hold long bamboo poles, and the locks on the lanterns can be hung directly on the hooks under the porch.
In fact, it's nothing unusual, but Lu Sheng was very interested, and Lu Qipei asked her, "Do you want to try it out for yourself?"
The little dumpling's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he hugged the rabbit and nodded straightly: "I want to try, I want to try."
Lu Qipei was rarely free, and was happy to play with her, so he asked his servants to bring bamboo poles and lanterns. When Lu Sheng saw it, he immediately pushed the rabbit to the servant, and raised his bamboo pole eagerly. It's just that she is still too young, and her only strength was acquired by holding a rabbit in the past two months. She lifted a long bamboo pole with a lantern and swayed left and right, and she couldn't reach the corridor at all.
The red lantern supported by the bamboo pole swayed left and right, and the servants on the side were seen retreating, fearing that it would be accidentally swept by the bamboo pole. As for whether the lantern will be damaged or not, no one cares. The concubine makes the children happy, and a lantern is nothing.
Lanterns are nothing, but the child who was so excited to hang lanterns couldn't stand the blow. After a while, there was a little grievance, and he turned around and looked at Lu Qipei pitifully: "Uncle, the lantern doesn't listen to A Sheng, it's going to run!"
The childish words made Lu Qipei laugh, and she had seen enough of the excitement, and finally gave her a helping hand: "Then uncle help you."
Holding the dumpling in one hand and the bamboo pole in the other, Lu Qipei guided Lu Sheng with several times of effort, and finally hung the lantern under the corridor before it was damaged.
Seeing this, Lu Sheng threw the bamboo pole and clapped his hands happily, as if he had accomplished something extraordinary.
Lu Qipei laughed, and Qi Yang, who had been watching the lively for some time, also laughed. She picked up a new lantern and shook it in front of Lu Sheng: "A Sheng wants to hang a lantern, why bother? Just let your uncle hold you and hang it."
The lighting of the lanterns is limited, so the lanterns under the corridor are not too high. A tall person can simply stretch out his hand to hang a lantern, but if his vision is blocked, it will be a little more troublesome than using a bamboo pole. But holding a child and hanging a lantern is not a problem. Lu Qipei didn't talk about it before, but he was just playing with Lu Sheng.
At this moment, Qi Yang handed the lantern to Lu Sheng, the little guy thought about it, and immediately looked at Lu Qipei with bright eyes.
Lu Qipei didn't refuse, he carried Lu Sheng to another lantern position, smiled and lifted the child under his arm. Lu Sheng saw the hook under the corridor at a glance, and easily hung the lantern in his hand.
This is much faster than before, Lu Sheng suddenly became excited, clapping his hands and shouting, "One more hang, another one!"
Lu Qipei hugged her and changed positions again. Qi Yang handed over a new lantern to Lu Sheng, and Lu Sheng took it and hung it up high... Although this is a trivial matter, but the three of them get along well together, as if It's really parents playing with their daughters.
On the New Year's Day, children's laughter and laughter are the most gratifying. Lu Qipei raised Lu Sheng with a good temper and hung several lanterns on his face. In the end, Qi Yang was worried that Lu Qipei was tired, so he stopped the matter: "Okay, what's the fun in hanging lanterns? Let others do it. If A Sheng likes lanterns, we'll go to see it during the Lantern Festival. A lantern festival."
Children are the best at looking at people's faces, even if they are having a good time, they don't know what Qi Yang is talking about. She was carried back into his arms by Lu Qipei, and soon picked up by Qi Yang.
Lu Qipei knew that Qi Yang was afraid that she would be tired from lifting the child, but he couldn't help but laugh. She leaned closer to Qi Yang's ear and whispered to her, "Just hug Lu Sheng, why are you tired so soon, Aning, don't you know my physical strength?"
Qi Yang blushed and pushed the person away with his free hand: "Go away and talk nonsense."
Lu Qipei took Lu Sheng's rabbit from the servant's hand, but the smile on his face deepened. As for Lu Sheng, she just heard the conversation between the two when she got close, but she didn't know the meaning of it, she just looked at the two with innocent and ignorant eyes.