Chapter 121 Lu Ji, am I going to lose you?
"You are going to get married."

She looked at him, as if she had regained consciousness, and said to him, "That Wang Fengyi is of noble birth, dignified and steady. She is a good candidate to be the mistress of the house. The elders in the house are optimistic about her. Before long, she will become your wife."

The little girl was sharp-minded. Although there was no such rumor in the mansion, she could still see clues from the attitudes of the elders in the mansion.

This Wang Fengyi is the candidate for Lu Ji's wife that is favored by the palace.

As she was talking, the little girl's eyes suddenly turned red. She fell into Lu Ji's arms and hugged him tightly: "Lu Ji, I'm going to lose you."

She said almost crying.

"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Ji hugged her and complained, "I told you not to drink more, but you insisted on drinking more. Now you are making trouble again. I can only blame myself for being too soft-hearted. I shouldn't have let you drink those two extra glasses just now."

The little woman slipped out of his arms, her steps unsteady, and she had to be supported by Lu Ji to stand steadily.

"I'll ask someone to make some sobering soup for me," he said.

"I don't want to wake up." She staggered and fell into his arms, looking up at him, her watery eyes stained with bloodshot: "Lu Ji, you are going to get married, I should learn to be strong. After all, after you lose my protection, I have to survive."

"You're talking nonsense again." He looked at her and said, "I told you, I won't get married. It's just the two of us, and we'll live happily together forever."

She cried, then laughed: "How can that be? You are the son of the Duke's Mansion, and you are responsible for the prosperity and decline of the clan. Do you want me to let you bear the infamy? The Duke's Mansion raised me, and even if I am myself, I can't repay kindness with enmity and ruin your life."

Lu Ji smiled and raised his hand to pinch her face: "My Ah Ning has really grown up. She can actually think of so many things in her little head."

"I've grown up a long time ago." She leaned into his arms again and murmured, "In fact, I hope I never grow up. It's better to be young and ignorant of worldly affairs. I don't have to think about so many things, and I won't be afraid of losing you."

She spoke seriously, and for a moment, Lu Ji didn't know whether the little woman was really drunk or just pretending.

She struggled to get into his arms, greedily breathing in the unique cold breath on him: "Lu Ji, I really love you. It would be great if time could stay in our childhood forever. Ah Ning would always be yours, and you would only belong to me."

As she spoke, she became overwhelmed with grief and couldn't help crying again.

Lu Ji lifted her up from his arms, raised his hand and wiped away the tears from her eyes with his fingertips: "You are different from before when you were drunk. Why do you keep crying and saying these sad words?"

She sniffed and said in a muffled voice, "Maybe I've grown up. I'm different now."

Lu Ji hated his little girl being sentimental the most.

Seeing that she was still sad, he turned around, took her cloak, and put it on her himself: "Let's go, I'll take you out to play in the snow."

The little girl was stunned when she heard this. She no longer cared about crying and looked up at him with surprise in her eyes.

Lu Ji smiled. He raised his hand and touched her head. His voice was clear: "If you don't want to grow up, you don't have to grow up."

The little girl was very attentive. Several mistresses in the mansion really liked Wang Fengyi. At this moment, in the Yonghe Hall of the Grand Madam, the Duke's wife and the Second Lady surrounded the Grand Madam and were discussing remarrying with the Wang family of Langya. "The marriages of the grandchildren have always been left to you, but as Ji'er is the crown prince, I have to say a few more words about his marriage."

The Madam had already given up her power. Today, she found two daughters-in-law and came over. She stated her thoughts directly: "Ji'er has already reached the marriageable age. To be honest, I don't think these noble ladies in the capital are good enough. Only this girl Feng is worthy of Ji'er."

The second lady below heard this and agreed with a smile: "The daughter of Wang family of Langya has always been the top girl in the world. The daughter of Wang family is naturally the best."

The lady smiled and said, "I'm not bragging about our Wang family's daughter, but in terms of character and temperament, Feng girl is indeed outstanding." Then, she turned to look at the Duke's wife and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law, you are Ji'er's biological mother. What do you think about this matter?"

There is really nothing wrong with Wang Fengyi.

When the Duke's wife heard her mother-in-law mention this, she smiled and replied, "I am satisfied with Feng girl, but Ji'er is a stubborn child. He has to agree to this matter."

"Didn't the eldest sister-in-law ask the second son what he thought a few days ago? What did he say?" The second wife asked anxiously.

The Duke's wife frowned upon hearing this: "I don't know what's wrong with this kid. Every time I mention marriage to him, he gets impatient."

As he spoke, he looked up at the Madam and said carefully, "Ji'er only said that he has no plans to get married for the time being."

The lady was surprised and asked, "But he doesn't like Feng girl?"

Before the Duke's wife could speak, the Second Lady rushed to say, "If you don't like a woman as outstanding as Feng'er, then who are you going to marry?"

Then he asked doubtfully, "Could it be that Ji'er still hasn't forgotten the second young lady of the Wang family?"

As soon as the Second Madam said this, the Duke's wife took a while to react before she understood what was going on: "That can't be done."

"Why not?" The Second Madam said confidently, "The second daughter of the Wang family is also a rare beauty. I remember that she came to visit our house that year. She was only eight or nine years old, but she could recite the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, and she could recite poems and songs at will. She also played the zither very well. I remember that mother gave the Jade Dew and Zhiyin to her and Ji'er."

Before the Second Madam could finish her rambling, the Duke's wife couldn't help interrupting her and said, "How old was Ji'er at that time? He has long forgotten this."

"You can't say that." The second lady retorted: "The second young lady of the Wang family is so rare, it's a pity that she died young. With her as a comparison, it's not surprising that Ji'er is ugly and can be seen by others."

The Duke's wife hummed and said, "That happened eight hundred years ago. No matter how good the second young lady was, she only lived in our house for a few days. If I count on my fingers, Ji'er saw her no more than three times. What can a child remember?"

These two daughters-in-law have very different personalities. They always quarrel with each other, and the old lady is used to it. Now seeing that they are bored and grinding their teeth again, the old lady is too lazy to mediate. She twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand and just closed her eyes to rest.

Unexpectedly, the maid outside rushed in, and when she saw the mistresses, she even forgot to greet them and hurriedly replied, "Oh no, oh no, the second mistress just returned from a banquet at the Wang family's cousin's house and fell in the snow."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the room were all shocked when they heard this. The Buddhist beads in the hands of the old lady suddenly fell to the ground. The wife of the Duke of Guo stood up in a hurry. The second wife opened her eyes wide and changed her voice in shock: "Do you know how Yun'er is? Is the baby in your belly okay?"

The maid wiped the sweat off her head and said, "It's not good. It's bleeding."

(End of this chapter)