Chapter 280 It's Impossible to Give Up Her
Amber insisted, "How could you know that the prince loves Miss Qin so deeply? Not to mention that her appearance is ruined, even if she loses an arm or a leg, the prince will not despise her in the slightest."

"Then why do you have to drink alone?" Desheng was puzzled.

Amber glanced inside and replied in a low voice: "I suspect that the person you brought back is not Miss Qin."

"That can't be."

"Why not? The prince and Miss Qin grew up together. He knows Miss Qin too well. This can be hidden from you, but not from the prince."

Desheng frowned: "If it weren't for Miss Qin, with the prince's temper, how could he keep the person and ask a doctor to treat him."

Amber rolled her eyes at Desheng: "That's just because the prince loves me so much."

Desheng scratched his head and said, "Are you overthinking it? I think that woman is Miss Qin."

Ever since Qin Xiaoning left, Lu Ji had to get busy with court affairs and search everywhere, but he exhausted the people around him. Desheng secretly hoped to end this hard work of looking for a needle in a haystack as soon as possible.

"Everyone is back, how can it be fake?" After hearing what his wife said, Desheng also had doubts, but he was still unwilling to admit it.

Amber sighed, "The prince is looking for you, go in and ask yourself."

Desheng shook his head slightly when he heard this, then lifted his robe and went into the inner room.

As soon as I opened the door, a strong smell of alcohol hit me in the face.

Glancing at the empty wine jar on the table, Desheng couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Highness, alcohol is very harmful to your health. Why did you drink so much again?"

It was not until Desheng spoke that Lu Ji realized someone had entered the room. He raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.

"That person is not her."

That's the first sentence I said.

Sad, depressed, and filled with deep disappointment.

Now, Desheng can no longer deceive himself.

"Your Highness, it's been so long, I advise you to try to untie the knot in your heart." Desheng advised boldly.

Lu Ji put down the wine cup in his hand: "How do you want me to open my heart? She left because she was disappointed in me. Every day, every moment, I miss her and am in torment."

The man has always been strong, but when he said this, his tone was full of vicissitudes and sadness, and he even choked with sobs.

Having followed his master for nearly half his life, this was the first time Desheng saw a man lose his composure like this.

For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort her.

"Your Majesty, please don't be like this. I will bring people to look for her again. Sooner or later, Miss Qin will come back to you."

Desheng was trying to comfort him, but Lu Ji just stared out the window in silence. After a long while, he sighed, "Sometimes, I feel like I've gotten close to her, but she's just deliberately hiding from me, not letting me find her, and not wanting to come back with me."

"She won't give me another chance."

After saying this, the man picked up the wine cup again and drank it all in one gulp.

Desheng knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he sat down and poured himself a glass of wine. After drinking it, he wiped his mouth and said boldly: "Your Majesty, please don't blame me for saying something presumptuous."

He cleared his throat and said, "Since Miss Qin is determined to leave, why are you so stubborn? You are in power now, and you can have any woman you want."

After hearing this, Lu Ji turned to look at Desheng, and his scarlet eyes made Desheng feel uneasy.

"Your Highness, don't look at me like that. It's scary." Lu Ji snorted coldly and asked Desheng coldly, "If Amber leaves you one day, will you look for someone else?"

Desheng was choked by the question.

Lu Ji said coldly: "This little girl is not An Ning, go and tell the people below to continue looking."

As he spoke, the man gritted his teeth secretly: "Even if I have to search the entire Great Zhou, I will find him for me."

For the safety of the little girl, he refused to post the notice. The people below were almost exhausted, but this guy refused to give up.

"Okay." Although Desheng had some objections in his heart, he dared not show it on his face. After agreeing readily, he assured Lu Ji: "Your Highness, please rest assured that we will do our best to find Miss Qin."

Ever since she met Lu Ji by chance in Pucheng, Qin Xiaoning has never gone out again.

That day, Shen Qingshu finally arrived in Pucheng to look for Qin Xiaoning.

Shuwang Flood. As the prefect, Shen Qingshu had been busy dealing with the flood. In just a few days, he was so tired that he lost a lot of weight.

Shen Qingshu's arrival brought Qin Xiaoning two good news: Shuwang's flood had been controlled, and she could go back in a few days. In addition, Shen Qingshu accidentally ran into Sister Li and others, and several servants were safe and sound, temporarily living in a refugee camp outside Pucheng.

Qin Xiaoning finally felt relieved when she learned that the house she had worked so hard to buy was intact and the servants were safe.

"Lu Ji has come to Pucheng." Qin Xiaoning turned to Shen Qingshu and said, "He must be here for a private visit."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu hurriedly asked, "He didn't find you, did he?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled bitterly: "If he finds out, I won't be able to stand here and talk to you peacefully."

When talking about Lu Ji, Shen Qingshu always said with a little anger: "He is a domineering person. You have been bullied by him before, so you are still scared." Then he comforted Qin Xiaoning: "In fact, you don't have to be afraid of him. Since you don't want to stay with him, even if he finds you, I have a way to prevent him from succeeding."

Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly when she heard this: "I'm not afraid of him." Then she waved her hand and said: "Forget it, you won't understand what happened between Lu Ji and me, so let's not talk about it."

He added: "I told you the news that he was coming so that you could be prepared."

Shen Qingshu thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Are you afraid that a local official like me will embezzle the disaster relief funds from the imperial court?"

Seeing Qin Xiaoning smiling but not saying anything, he joked, "I'm alone, what do I need so much money for?"

As he spoke, he cleared his throat and glanced at Qin Xiaoning's expression carefully, with a hint of tentativeness: "If I could marry a wife and have a family, I might be able to pay some attention to those yellow and white things."

Qin Xiaoning smiled and replied jokingly, "If that's the case, then Lord Shen should not get married. Getting married is a happy event in life, but it makes you a corrupt official instead."

Shen Qingshu started laughing when he heard that. Just as he was about to joke with Qin Xiaoning again, he heard a deep voice calling out from behind him.

"Master Shen is polite."

Shen Qingshu suddenly turned his head and saw a middle-aged man standing not far away. He looked elegant, but he was wearing a linen shirt with some rice paste hanging on it.

Shen Qingshu was unsure of the other party's identity for a moment.

While he was wondering, Qin Xiaoning stepped forward and introduced Shen Qingshu: "This is the second master of the Wei family."

Although the Wei family is one of the largest merchants in Qianzhou, the affairs of Shuwang are all handled by the eldest master of the Wei family. The second master Wei is away all year round and is in charge of the business outside.

Shen Qingshu was the prefect of Qianzhou. Although he had never met Mr. Wei, he had heard of his name long ago.

The second master of the Wei family is both capable and righteous. He is not only famous in the business world, but also has a resounding name in the underworld.

"It turns out to be Master Wei." Shen Qingshu bowed to him and said, "Nice to meet you."