Chapter 140 He is going to get married

It was already midnight when Lu Ji returned. Qin Xiaoning had not yet slept and was leaning on the bed reading a storybook.

"Why are you so busy so late?"

Seeing that he looked extremely unhappy, Qin Xiaoning put on her clothes and got off the ground: "What happened?"

"No." His eyes slightly avoided, and his tone was perfunctory.

Qin Xiaoning raised her hand to help him change his clothes. She glanced at his gloomy face and asked tentatively, "Did something happen in the court? Or in the harem?"

Before she could finish, Lu Ji stretched out his arms and hugged her tightly in his arms.

That night, Lu Ji tossed and turned and almost did not sleep all night.

Qin Xiaoning asked him the reason, but he refused to tell her.

Lu Ji is a free and easy person. This is the first time I see him so upset.

The next day, Lu Ji got up early as usual to attend court. Qin Xiaoning didn't sleep well either. Just as she was about to go back to sleep, Song Zhi came in and said that the Duke's wife was looking for her.

Thinking of Lu Ji's abnormal behavior yesterday, Qin Xiaoning had a bad feeling in her heart.

I'm afraid the Lu family is going to find a wife for Lu Ji.

She was a little uneasy, but this was also something she had expected.

Qin Xiaoning saw this matter more clearly than Lu Ji. Lu Ji kept saying that he would not marry, but how could that be possible? He was the eldest son of a duke family and was responsible for the rise and fall of his clan. Such an idea was simply a fantasy.

It is only a matter of time before Lu Ji gets married.

Now that I understand it, I don’t feel so bad anymore.

Qin Xiaoning washed and dressed carefully, left Qingsong Garden, and came to Anju Hall, the residence of the Duke's wife.

Lu Ji's personality is actually quite similar to that of the Duke's wife. When it comes to emotional matters, both mother and son cannot hide their emotions.

When she saw Qin Xiaoning, the expression on the Duke's wife's face was indescribable: guilt, heartache, and helplessness.

Although he still liked to pull people around to talk as usual, his eyes were avoiding and he didn't dare to look at the little girl.

She had feelings for the little girl she had raised at home, and the fact that the little girl was gentle and well-behaved made a grown-up woman like the Duke's wife couldn't help but feel pity for her.

She actually liked this little girl from the bottom of her heart.

But the rules of a powerful family will never be disrupted because of personal feelings. There is no way such an orphan girl can become the wife of a noble family.

The Duchess's wife had guessed her son's refusal to marry, probably because she didn't want the girl to suffer any injustice. Since the girl was well-behaved, the Duchess had never forced her, so she simply turned a blind eye and delayed it. After all, her son was not too old and could afford to delay.

However, the turmoil in the palace has now affected my son's marriage, and this matter can no longer be delayed.

After pondering for a long while, the Duke's wife asked Qin Xiaoning, "Did Ji'er say anything to you when he returned yesterday?"

"He didn't say anything, but the prince looked unhappy. I asked him, but he didn't say anything."

Qin Xiaoning looked at the Duke's wife and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the mansion is planning to arrange a marriage for the prince."

The little girl had clear eyes and a calm and peaceful expression, as if she was not easily surprised by praise or criticism.

Seeing this, the Duke's wife felt even more unbearable. She was silent for a long while before she slowly said, "You guessed right."

The little girl remained emotionless. She was silent for a moment, then replied calmly, "The prince is twenty-six this year. Men of his age would have been married long ago. Madam, please plan for the prince's lifelong affairs. This is your responsibility as a mother."

As he said this, he smiled calmly at the Duke's wife: "Madam, don't worry. Although the prince loves me, I know what I am doing and will not make things difficult for him. When my wife comes to live in the future, I will behave myself properly."

After hearing this, the Duke's wife sighed slightly, raised her eyes to look at the little girl, and asked a completely unrelated question: "I heard that your mother never told you about your biological father until she died?"

Qin Xiaoning didn't expect the Duke's wife to suddenly mention this. She was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

"Your mother came all the way to the capital, so your biological father must be in the capital." The Duke's wife thought for a moment and asked her again, "Didn't your mother leave any clues for you?"

The Duchess's wife pursued the Duke desperately when she was young, and she knew the pain of being trapped in love. Seeing her usually unruly son begging them so desperately last night, the Duchess's wife was moved.

If this girl had a father, even if he was not from a rich and powerful family, as long as he was an honest person, it would be acceptable. But he was born into an unknown family, which really made people feel helpless.

Even if the couple agreed to this matter, the clan would not agree. In the end, the Lu family's century-old reputation would be ruined.

Qin Xiaoning saw that the Duke's wife kept asking about this, so she answered clearly: "My mother never told me about my biological father. Who is he, where is he from, what does he do? My mother never told me a word."

After all, she is just a little girl. When she mentioned this, her originally calm tone couldn't help but choke up.

The Duke's wife hurriedly pulled the man to her side and said in a gentle tone: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. If this is the case, it means that you are destined to be with our family. This is your home. You don't have to worry about that irresponsible father."

Qin Xiaoning suppressed her emotions and said, "Thank you for your consideration, Madam. If I hadn't been taken in by the mansion, I would have starved to death or frozen to death outside."

The Duke's wife was afraid that she would be sad, so she hurriedly said, "Don't talk about this."

Qin Xiaoning also revealed this and continued the previous topic by asking the Duke's wife: "I wonder which noble lady did the Madam choose for the Crown Prince?"

The Duke's wife replied, "It hasn't been decided yet."

As he spoke, he told Qin Xiaoning everything about the intention of the sage in the palace to arrange a marriage, and sighed, "Originally, there is no need to be so anxious about Ji'er's marriage, but the sage actually wants to arrange a marriage for Shangzhu, ah!"

Qin Xiaoning really knew nothing about this.

"The Saint actually wants the Crown Prince to marry his wife?"

The little girl could no longer maintain her composure. Her eyes widened with anger as she asked anxiously, "What is the Saint thinking? Could it be that he is afraid of the Crown Prince and is marrying his own sister to him to keep an eye on him?"

The Duke's wife was quite surprised when she heard this.

A little girl raised in the backyard can actually be so smart!
No wonder her son likes her.

It's a pity that she is an orphan. Otherwise, with this child's intelligence, with a little training, she would be a good material for becoming a clan wife.

Why! Pity.

The Duke's wife thought about it for a long time before she replied, "You guessed right. The Saint is afraid of the Lu family. This move, on the surface, is to win over the Lu family, but in reality, I'm afraid he is trying to secretly monitor Ji'er."

Then, she smiled bitterly and said, "As long as the position of empress and heir is uncertain, the fighting between the former dynasty and the harem will not stop, and the Lu family will naturally not be able to expect true peace."

Qin Xiaoning heard this and said, "The most urgent thing is to arrange a marriage for the prince as soon as possible."

It would be a lie to say that Qin Xiaoning was not sad when she knew Lu Ji was going to get engaged. But when she heard the Duke's wife explain the reason, the girl's worry about Lu Ji's safety completely overshadowed her sadness.

Lu Ji loves and protects her, but he doesn't know that the little girl values ​​his safety more than her own life.