Chapter 296 Don't Care About Her Anymore

Qin Xiaoning slept very soundly that night, and when she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Lu Ji was no longer by her side. Qin Xiaoning stood up and opened the window, and saw Lu Ji talking with Yingfeng Suifeng and a stranger in the pavilion in the courtyard.

He was alone when he came, and these followers and subordinates must have come to find him early in the morning.

Qin Xiaoning looked at Lu Ji through the window, and Lu Ji also looked at her. The man had no expression. After looking at her, he continued to talk to those people.

Qin Xiaoning withdrew her gaze and went to the outer room to ask Hong'er, who was on guard, to call Songzhi.

Ever since Lu Ji came here, the little maid had been hiding. Now that Qin Xiaoning called her, she came in quietly from the back door.

"When did Yingfeng and the others come?"

Songzhi said, "They came at dawn, facing the wind and following the wind, and there was also the unfamiliar man, who they called Lord Zhou. Two others left just now, and they left after they had finished their business with the prince."

Qin Xiaoning nodded after hearing this, and then instructed: "Ask Fu Jia and Mrs. Gu in the kitchen to prepare two tables of breakfast, and make them delicately."

Fujia and Mrs. Gu were the wet nurses Qin Xiaoning bought for her unborn baby. Now that the baby hasn't been born yet, these two have been serving meals in the kitchen.

Before Songzhi could agree, he saw Lu Ji coming towards the house through the window. Songzhi didn't have time to say anything more and slipped away through the back door.

Lu Ji pushed the door open and walked into the room: "Did you get enough sleep?"

He spoke without any unnecessary expression on his face.

Qin Xiaoning nodded, then sat in front of the dressing table and began to comb her hair. Lu Ji sat down on the chair, looking at the beautiful face of the little woman reflected in the mirror, and said lightly: "I saw that you slept very soundly yesterday. It's not like what you said, that you were disturbed by the child."

His expression was calm, but there was a hint of teasing in his tone.

Qin Xiaoning turned around and said, "I was really sleepy yesterday, that's why I felt like this. I couldn't sleep well in the past few days. It's been a whole month, and I only slept through the whole night yesterday."

Lu Ji listened to her complaining about her grievances, he just smiled coldly and didn't say anything else.

But Qin Xiaoning refused to do it.

Being pregnant is hard for a woman. Although her words about how hard it was to carry a child contained a lot of exaggeration, Lu Ji's attitude made her feel depressed.

He just doesn't care about himself.

Although she was the one who wronged him first, now that she was pregnant with his child, as a man, she had to be tolerant and generous.

Qin Xiaoning put the sheep-horn comb on the dressing table with a "click" and hummed, "Are you doubting that I'm talking nonsense?"

Pregnancy is hard work, and even though what she said was a bit exaggerated, it was not nonsense.

Lu Ji still said nothing, he just picked up the teacup on the table and poured himself some tea.

Glancing at the man's indifferent look, Qin Xiaoning felt even more upset.

She stood up and walked to Lu Ji in two or three steps, staring at him fiercely, and said sharply: "Lu Ji, what do you mean?"

Lu Ji put down the teacup in his hand and asked her, "What do you mean?"

"I didn't say you were lying," he said.

When Qin Xiaoning heard this last sentence, she felt like he was mocking her.

Qin Xiaoning snorted heavily and was about to retort him again when she heard a knock on the door: "Your Majesty, Commander Li has arrived and is waiting for you outside."

Qin Xiaoning was standing in front of Lu Ji. She tiptoed and glanced outside. Sure enough, she saw a few more officials with solemn faces in the courtyard. "Who are they?" She asked casually, "Are they here to see you on business?"

Seeing that Lu Ji didn't respond, she turned her head to look at him and smiled coldly: "I forgot that you are the regent now, so you are naturally busy."

Lu Ji still didn't respond. He raised his eyes and glanced at Qin Xiaoning lightly, then got up and left the room.

Qin Xiaoning looked at the movement outside through the window. Lu Ji went to the pavilion in the courtyard. The visitor followed him, bowed respectfully, and said something to Lu Ji. After Lu Ji nodded, he saluted respectfully again, then turned and left the yard.

Then, the man called Mr. Zhou came into the pavilion again and chatted with Lu Ji. He also handed a piece of paper to Lu Ji. The man listened attentively, and his expression became slightly solemn after reading the paper.

They are all busy with official business.

Now that he is the regent who has the power to cover the sky with one hand, he naturally has a lot of things to do.

A man who holds great power looks more majestic and solemn, exuding the unique charm of a person in a high position.

The man has become better, but at the same time, he doesn't care about her as much as before.

Maybe she still blamed him for her betrayal, or maybe she had tasted power and her love for him had faded, or maybe during the time she was away, he accepted Wang Fengyi from the bottom of his heart.

That woman is very good at using tricks, so it is not impossible that she can win the man's heart with some tricks.

Didn’t Lu Ji say yesterday that he was about to get married?

Now that you've married her, how can you not care about that woman?

The more Qin Xiaoning thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She glared at Lu Ji who was sitting in the pavilion, then went to the outer room and said, "Hong'er, bring the food up."

Because she was angry with Lu Ji, she couldn't help but speak in a sharp tone, which startled the little maid.

I have been serving Qin Xiaoning for quite some time. My master has always been gentle and kind. This is the first time I have seen her so fierce.

"Madam, what's wrong with you?" the little maid couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing." Qin Xiaoning said, "I'm just very hungry."

The little maidservant was young and sensible, so she nodded in confusion and said, "I will set the table right away."

In just a moment, Qin Xiaoning also realized her own gaffe. She controlled her emotions and calmed down: "Go quickly and bring more food."

"Should I invite the prince to come to the house for dinner?"

As soon as the maid said this, Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but raise her voice again: "Why did you invite him?"

"No." She snorted coldly, "How can I eat facing his cold face?"

At this moment, the little maid was completely confused by her master's mood swings, and she didn't come to her senses until she stepped out of the house.

After a while, the food was served. Because the master said he was hungry, the kitchen prepared a table full of breakfast.

Qin Xiaoning had just picked up the bamboo chopsticks when she heard a creaky sound of the door opening and Lu Ji stepped into the house.

Qin Xiaoning just glanced at him lightly, without saying a word to him, and started to eat her breakfast.

Lu Ji walked to the dining table, glanced at the food on the table, and slowly said, "Do you want to eat so much?"

Qin Xiaoning ignored him and just looked up and rolled her eyes at him.