Chapter 150: Give Her All the Treasures
Qin Xiaoning secretly rolled her eyes at Song Zhi and said stubbornly: "I am a weak woman, where can I go?"

"I don't know you. You look weak on the outside, but your heart is harder than anyone else's." Song Zhi frowned and said, "Since the prince got engaged, I often see you holding this money box and secretly counting silver. Humph! Aren't you leaving a way out for yourself? What is it?"

Qin Xiaoning rolled her eyes at her: "Did Lu Ji give you money again? Did he ask you to tell me this? We have been friends since we were little, and you are going to betray me and side with him now?"

Songzhi retorted, "The prince didn't let me watch you, so don't wrongly accuse a good person like this. I think the prince is so good to you, but you want to abandon him. This is wrong for you. I am speaking up for the prince."

Qin Xiaoning didn't say anything when she heard this. She put on her shoes and went downstairs to put the money box away. Then she turned around and talked to Song Zhi.

"You think this way because you think that I am an orphan, and I should be content if the prince treats me like this. Even if he marries a wife, I should be like other women who become concubines. Because of his love, I should swallow my anger and be humble to his wife. Even if I am wronged, I should endure it and not embarrass the man."

Songzhi thought so, and he didn't refute it. He just argued, "Aning, you know better than anyone how much the prince loves you. Even if he marries a wife, he won't let you suffer any grievances."

She paused, then continued in a slow voice, "Don't blame me for speaking harshly. As the saying goes, honest advice hurts the ear. You are thinking of a way out for yourself like this, isn't it because you are used to the prince's exclusive favor and can't stand him having another woman?"

"A Ning, you are too greedy."

Facing Song Zhi's blunt words, Qin Xiaoning did not deny it: "I have been with him since I was seven years old. We have been together for a full ten years. He dotes on me and protects me. I have indeed become accustomed to it."

At this point, Qin Xiaoning felt sad. She calmed down and continued, "It's just Songzhi, you only see that Lu Ji loves me, but you ignore my love for him."

"If you really love someone, you can't bear to see him having someone else."

"If a woman can tolerate her man having another man, I don't believe that is true love."

Seeing Qin Xiaoning sad, Songzhi came over and held her hand: "How could I not know how important the prince is to you, Ning, I just want to advise you"

Before Song Zhi finished speaking, Qin Xiaoning waved her hand, bit her lip and turned her head away: "My fate with Lu Ji is destined to be this much. With my background, I never expected to be with him until old age. In the future, he will be caught between his wives and concubines, and he will be exhausted. I will not be happy either. Instead of both of us suffering, it is better to end it while our relationship is at its best. It will be sweet when we recall it in the future, which is worse than being tortured and bruised all over in the future and hating each other."

Songzhi said nothing more.

She stayed beside Qin Xiaoning for a long time, then sighed, "You've read a lot, so you always have more vision and ideas than me."

Then he came over to her and said, "Anyway, no matter what you say, I will listen to you. If you insist on leaving, I will go with you."

"I have saved some money over the years." Songzhi whispered.

Qin Xiaoning turned her head and burst into laughter after hearing this: "Why are you joining in the fun? The mansion is so good, and you are now a first-class maid."

"My mother is gone too. You are the only person I am close to in this world. If not you, who else can I be with? After you leave the prince, I will take care of you."

Songzhi sounded sad, and Qin Xiaoning comforted her, "Don't be so pessimistic. It will take more than a year for the newcomer to come in. I'm just making plans for a rainy day. It's not time to leave yet."

When the little maid heard this, she perked up again: "That's right, it's more than a year, who knows what will happen. I don't believe that the prince will marry the girl from the Wang family."

"Although the daughter of the Wang family is really outstanding."

The first half of the sentence was fine, but after hearing the second half, Qin Xiaoning simply rolled her eyes. Hearing that Qin Xiaoning was not leaving immediately, Songzhi was happy and did not notice Qin Xiaoning's reaction at all. As he spoke, he began to use his imagination again: "Maybe one day, your biological father will come to you. If you are a noble lady, you can marry the prince as a natural thing."

Qin Xiaoning chuckled twice and joked to Song Zhi, "Maybe I'm a princess or a princess who has fallen into poverty. If I marry Lu Ji, it would be considered a low marriage."

The master and servant were chatting and laughing in the room when Amber came in happily.

"You look so happy? What are you talking about?"

Songzhi hurriedly gave up his seat to Amber and jokingly said, "Didn't sister come to distribute the monthly salary this morning? Why are you back so late? Do you have any bonus money?"

Amber covered her mouth and smiled, deliberately keeping the secret: "You guessed right, it really is about money."

As he said this, he looked at Qin Xiaoning with curved eyebrows and eyes: "It's just specially for Miss Qin."

Amber raised her hand to pour tea for Amber, and said with a smile: "It must be that the prince gave Ning something good again. It's nothing new."

Amber turned her head and looked at Songzhi: "This is no ordinary good thing."

As she spoke, she pulled out a thing wrapped in layers of silk from her waist, held it in her hand, glanced at Qin Xiaoning and Song Zhi, and asked mysteriously, "Guess what this is?"

The two were confused and shook their heads.

Amber opened the layers of handkerchiefs with a smile, and an ordinary copper key appeared before her eyes.

Looking at the still confused master and servant, the amber red lips opened slightly: "This is the key to the prince's private vault."

As she spoke, she picked up the key and put it into Qin Xiaoning's hand: "The prince just told me that all the treasures in this warehouse belong to Miss Qin."

What?
Qin Xiaoning held the key as if she was holding a hot potato.

"The prince gave all his private property to our Aning?" Songzhi was so surprised that he could fit an egg in his mouth. He was so excited that his voice was trembling when he said this.

Amber raised her hand and rubbed Songzhi's head, then looked at Qin Xiaoning with a smile on her face: "The prince loves Miss Qin so much that he would be willing to give her mountains of gold and silver."

Songzhi replied quickly: "But according to the rules, shouldn't the mistress be in charge of the private property of the master?"

Songzhi is right.

Qin Xiaoning smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

Amber was much more tactful than Songzhi. Upon hearing this, she secretly glanced at the little maid and said slowly, "The bride hasn't entered the house yet. These are considered the prince's private property before marriage. Naturally, it depends on the prince's mood. He can give them to whoever he wants."

Then he said to Qin Xiao with a smile on his face: "Miss Qin, I will take you to the warehouse now. There are all treasures in it. You will definitely like it when you see it."

(End of this chapter)