Chapter 297 I don’t want to go back

Lu Ji sat down opposite Qin Xiaoning, raised his hand to serve her a bowl of soup, and then served himself.

He said that, but she didn't respond, so he stopped talking. The two of them ate breakfast in silence.

After dinner, another official came to look for him, so Lu Ji went out again.

He has been here for three days and only promised to give the best to the baby in her belly. As for how to place her or whether to take her back, Lu Ji did not mention a word.

I don’t know what this man is thinking.

Qin Xiaoning was unsure.

Seeing that Lu Ji was not there, Song Zhi came to accompany her and could not help but worry: "The prince is a straightforward person. Since he did not mention taking us back, is he waiting for you to give birth to the child and then take the child away?"

"He wants to separate my child from me." Qin Xiaoning snorted angrily, "If this man really has this in mind, I will fight him to the death."

"What can we fight with?" Songzhi sighed, "Don't say that he is in a high position and has great power. We have no power to compete with him. Besides, this child is the flesh and blood of the Lu family. Even if we sue him, according to the law, he belongs to the man. You left the mansion secretly at the beginning. Logically speaking, you are still the prince's concubine. If you give birth to a child, it will naturally belong to the prince."

In short, if Lu Ji really wanted to take the child away, she would have no way to stop him.

Qin Xiaoning became even more depressed.

"I want to go out for a walk." Instead of feeling bored in the house, it's better to go out for some fresh air and think of a solution.

"I'll accompany you." Songzhi helped Qin Xiaoning up: "The prince is outside, let's go out of the house for a walk."

The master and servant left the house one after another.

Lu Ji was still talking with those officials in the pavilion. When he saw Qin Xiaoning come out, he finally raised his head from his busy schedule.

"Where are you going?" He stood up from the pavilion, looked at her and asked.

"Go out and get some fresh air." Qin Xiaoning said this lightly, without even turning her head, and walked straight out of the inner courtyard.

This is not the original mansion. This is the house she bought with her own money. She can go out whenever she wants and no one can stop her.

Lu Ji had been ignoring her indifferently, and now she was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The master and the servant, one walking slowly and the other sneaking with his face half covered, walked out of the yard.

Seeing that Song Zhi was still so afraid of Lu Ji, Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but scold her: "This is our home, you don't have to be afraid of him. In our home, even if you break the rules of heaven, he can't do anything about it."

Songzhi shrank his neck and said, "I am different from you. If the prince wants to crush me to death, it would be just like crushing an ant."

"Who has the right to decide your life or death? You are mine."

As soon as Qin Xiaoning said this, Song Zhi pouted and said, "A Ning, don't forget that it was the prince who gave me to you. My indenture is in the mansion. I am a house child, and my life and death are all decided by the prince."

She had forgotten about it.

But Qin Xiaoning was still as aggressive as ever: "Then you don't have to be afraid of him. At worst, I can redeem you. We are not without money."

"Mr. Lu——"

The master and servant came out of the yard and were talking at the gate when Zhao'er called out crisply and ran towards Qin Xiaoning in small steps.

Qin Xiaoning held her back and asked, "Are you going out?"

"Daddy wants to take me to the theater."

As they were talking, the second master of the Wei family slowly came over. When he saw Qin Xiaoning, he politely asked, "Mr. Lu, are you going out too?" Qin Xiaoning said politely, "Just taking a walk."

Zhao Er raised his head and interrupted, "Mr. Lu, has that person in your house not left yet?"

"Not yet." Qin Xiaoning answered the child casually.

Zhao'er kept asking, "When can he leave?" She pouted and said, "Because of him, my father and auntie have not allowed my sister and I to learn piano from you these days."

Seeing this, Master Wei gently stopped his daughter and coaxed her, "Zhao'er, go play with Sister Songzhi first. I have something to say to Mr. Lu."

Songzhi took Zhao'er aside, and Master Wei mentioned Lu Ji: "That man is the one you mentioned to me before, right? The father of your unborn child?"

Qin Xiaoning nodded: "Yes, it's him."

"He's here to take you back?" Master Wei asked, "Do you want to go back with him?"

Everyone would think that Lu Jixun came to pick her up, but this guy didn't say a word.

It would have been better if he hadn't come, but now that he has come, the news will be known to all the neighbors. If he just takes the child away and abandons her, then she will become the topic of conversation and laughter in the future.

Qin Xiaoning was so angry.

But in front of Master Wei, she would not show her emotions, let alone reveal her thoughts.

"He is a son of a rich family, and I am just an orphan. Our social statuses are very different. That's why I left in the first place. Although he has come to find me now, I haven't thought clearly whether to go back or not."

She cleared her throat. "Perhaps, for the sake of the child, I will agree to let him take the child away. As for me, I still don't want to go back in my heart."

Before it happened, she should at least explain it so that if Lu Ji abandoned her in the future, she wouldn't be too embarrassed.

Master Wei didn't say anything, but said, "I understand your difficulties, but if you are separated from your child, I'm afraid you will be reluctant to leave."

Of course she was reluctant to do so.

Qin Xiaoning still maintained a calm demeanor: "There's nothing to be reluctant about. He is in a high position and has great power. He can provide a good future for the child in the future. It's much better for the child to be with him than with me."

As she said this, she pretended to smile calmly: "If you want to, I will go to Beijing to see the child. It is not a difficult thing."

Hearing this, Master Wei showed a barely perceptible smile on his face.

"Dad, Mr. Lu, haven't you finished talking yet?" Zhao'er couldn't stand the loneliness, so she ran over again, pulled Master Wei and started to act coquettishly: "After watching the show, I still want to go shopping."

"Okay, okay." Master Wei coaxed his daughter to agree, and then said to Qin Xiaoning: "Take care of yourself, Mr. Lu. I'm leaving with the child first."

"Goodbye, Mr. Wei," Qin Xiaoning said politely.

"Mr. Lu, come with us to watch the show." Zhao'er came over and held Qin Xiaoning's hand. "The new theater over on South Street, I heard they invited actors from the capital, they sing really well."

Songzhi also followed and said in surprise: "I have seen the newly opened theater, it is indeed good, but I didn't expect that they could invite a troupe from the capital."

"Yes." Mr. Wei echoed, "I heard that the theater is doing well. It is now better than those old theaters. Tickets are hard to come by."

Zhao Er smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, please come with us to see it."

Qin Xiaoning coaxed the little girl and refused: "Not today, I didn't buy a ticket."

"Daddy knows the owner of the theater. Daddy has booked a private room there. Sir, you don't need to buy a ticket. Just follow us to the private room." Zhao'er pulled Qin Xiaoning and said coquettishly: "Mr. Lu, let's go and watch the show with us."