Chapter 173 She Doesn't Need to Compete for Favor
Qin Xiaoning patiently listened to Wang Fengyi's words, and she replied calmly: "Sorry, I never preach to him. Between Lu Ji and I, we only talk about feelings."

He added: "Only after we have a good relationship, he will listen to the so-called truths you say."

"I'm not angry with you." Wang Fengyi smiled faintly and said, "This is about the future of the Lu family. Our personal grudges are not worth mentioning before life and death."

Qin Xiaoning replied, "I'm not speaking in anger. I understand what my cousin is saying, but I'm telling the truth. Lu Ji has a rebellious personality and he won't listen to your so-called reasoning. I believe he must have his reasons for doing this, and I believe he can succeed."

Wang Fengyi sneered: "Then why are you still asking me about the harem?"

Qin Xiaoning asked back: "Cousin, don't you want the prince to achieve his wish as soon as possible?"

Wang Fengyi said nothing after hearing this.

Of course she hoped so.

If Lu Ji climbed to the supreme position of regent, she would surely follow her husband in glory.

This is the common pursuit of noble ladies, and no one can escape it.

Wang Fengyi didn't continue to dwell on these topics. She softened her tone and said, "Although what happened yesterday made me very unhappy, I still hope that we can get along as harmoniously as possible."

Qin Xiaoning replied: "Of course I also hope for harmony."

Although it's impossible.

Wang Fengyi said nothing more, and said goodbye to Qin Xiaoning. She was about to leave slowly, but was stopped by Qin Xiaoning: "The secrets in the palace may be the key to whether the prince can overthrow the Jiang family this time. If you don't want to tell me, you can go and tell the prince yourself."

Wang Fengyi didn't want her to gain credit in front of Lu Ji because of this, but she didn't know that Qin Xiaoning didn't care about these things at all.

Lu Ji's heart is all with her.

The little girl was naturally fearless.

Do we still need to fight so hard?

She just hoped that Lu Ji would be safe and win smoothly.

Wang Fengyi's eyes moved slightly when she heard this, but she said calmly: "Miss Qin really thinks highly of me. Since it is a secret in the deep palace, how can a weak woman like me know it?"

After saying that, he slowly walked away.

In the evening, Lu Ji came to the villa again. Qin Xiaoning was leaning on the railing of the waterside pavilion feeding the fish.

The little girl was wearing plain clothes and holding a small bowl in her hand. She grabbed a handful of grains and sprinkled them into the water. She looked at the colorful fishes vying for the grains and a bright smile broke out on her fair little face.

The look of being out of tune with the world.

Lu Ji did not have the heart to disturb her for the moment, so he stood quietly on the shore and watched, until the old woman who was ordered to serve Qin Xiaoning came over with grains and other fish food, Lu Ji turned his eyes away.

"Miss Qin has been feeding the fish here for the entire afternoon, and she has used up a whole basin of fish food." The old woman bowed slightly when she saw Lu Ji. When she said this, there was a smile on her old face. She turned her eyes to gaze at the little girl, with tenderness in her eyes.

Such a simple and lovely little girl, even if she was a servant, one couldn't help but love her.

"She is just a child at heart." Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on the man's stern face. He took the fish food from the old woman, walked into the pavilion, stood behind the little girl, and imitated her to sprinkle fish food into the water.

The little girl suddenly turned around and saw that it was Lu Ji. Her autumn-water eyes were filled with surprise: "Why are you here?"

Lu Ji looked at her: "Didn't we agree early in the morning that I would come over in the evening?"

As he spoke, he grabbed a handful of fish food and threw it into the water: "I heard that you have been feeding the fish here for the whole afternoon?"

The little girl frowned slightly: "You want to take care of this too?"

It's just the nature of a child. He's just getting older and seems a little rebellious. He rebels against him from time to time and is annoyed by his control.

The man glared at her with his deep eyes: "Did I say I would discipline you? Are you so tired of my discipline now?" The little girl pouted and muttered in a low voice: "I haven't done anything wrong. I'm just feeding the fish here honestly."

Lu Ji sat down on the wooden chair in the waterside pavilion and casually pulled her to him: "So, you were very well behaved today."

There was a smile in his eyes and a teasing tone.

The little girl gave him a glare: "When have I ever been naughty?"

As she said this, she hummed at him mischievously.

The man was happy. He stretched out his arms and held the man on his legs. He explained to him in a gentle voice: "We are outside. I just broke my knee yesterday, so I am a little nervous. I don't mean to restrain you."

The little girl smiled again when she heard that. She turned to look at him and said, "Didn't I tell you yesterday that no one would harm me? You just think too much."

"Come to think of it, you still owe your cousin an apology."

Although she disliked Wang Fengyi, Qin Xiaoning would not tolerate it since she was the one who caused the injustice.

"I'll take care of it."

Hearing her mention Wang Fengyi, Lu Ji's expression was no longer as happy as before. He responded lightly and was unwilling to say more about it.

The girl saw through the man's thoughts and asked him, "How is the Jiang family's situation going? Has the saint changed his mind?"

Lu Ji shook his head slightly when he heard this: "The Censorate and the Cabinet have already collected a lot of evidence of Prime Minister Jiang's crimes and presented them to the Saint, but the Saint has been shirking responsibility and refusing to deal with them."

"It's just that I'm reluctant to give up this chess piece to deal with the Lu family." Lu Ji sneered.

The little girl frowned when she heard this: "Why don't you hurry up and think of a solution? Why are you wasting time coming here?"

There was a tone of reproach in his voice.

Lu Ji lowered his eyes to look at her and couldn't help laughing: "You don't want to come over so much, are you harboring some bad thoughts? Do you want to be naughty?"

The little girl laughed awkwardly: "If I really had some bad intentions, would you be able to stop me?"

"You've grown wings, haven't you?" The man pinched the girl's fair face with his big hands and gritted his teeth: "What evil idea are you holding back? Tell me now."

The two of them laughed and joked for a while, and the little girl couldn't help but persuade him: "Just go and do your work, you don't have to come over every day to accompany me."

Lu Ji said: "I am indeed busy. I have to meet someone later."

"I'll take you back first."

The little girl looked up with reluctance on her face: "It's not even dark yet, you want to go back so early?"

Haven't had enough fun yet.

Lu Ji lowered his eyes and glanced at the little guy: "The knee is not healed yet. It will be difficult to walk when it gets dark."

After saying that, he picked up the person and walked away without saying anything.

The villa was not as crowded as the mansion, so the girl didn't try to break free. She just nestled in the man's arms obediently and let him take her back.

After sending the little girl back to her residence, Lu Ji went to the study room in front.

He was busy dealing with government affairs these days, and specially ordered people to temporarily set aside a courtyard to serve as a study.

Several confidants had been waiting for a while. Lu Ji discussed with them for a while. After sending them away, he was about to get busy at his desk when Zhu Feng, who came to serve him, came in and reported that Wang Fengyi was outside asking to see him.

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