Chapter 308 Return to the Capital

"Your Majesty, everything has been packed, we can set off now."

As Yingfeng knocked on the door and reported back, the two finally stopped arguing.

"I understand." Lu Ji responded, with resentment in his tone.

Knowing that the man was unwilling to give her the position of wife, Qin Xiaoning became more open-minded. Although she quarreled with Lu Ji, she was not that angry. After hearing Yingfeng's report, she was about to leave, but was stopped by Lu Ji again.

"Why? Are you so eager to go back with me?"

The man's tone was full of disdain and ridicule, and more of it was out of anger.

He didn't get the upper hand in the argument just now, so he was feeling unhappy.

When they were together in the past, she would always indulge him whenever they had a quarrel, which ended up giving him bad habits.

It's a pity that things are different now. In the past, she was his concubine and had to rely on Lu Ji for her livelihood, so she had to please him a little. Now, she has her own way to make money, a spacious house, and a group of servants. She is completely independent. He can't give her the position of princess, so why should she indulge his temper?

"It's okay if you don't go back." Qin Xiaoning replied indifferently: "Then wait until I give birth to the baby here, and then you can come and pick the child up directly."

Glancing at the man's increasingly gloomy face, she said coldly, "I have to make it clear to you in advance. You promised to give the title to my child. When we return to the capital, you must ask the Lu clan to write me a written document stating all your promises. If you break your promise, or if your wife does something bad to my child, the child will be mine."

She rolled her eyes at Lu Ji and said, "I gave the child to you so that he could have a good future. If you can't do that, then what's the point of giving it to you?"

The little woman had thought it through clearly, and now she didn't try to hide it at all, just blurting it out bluntly. Then, without caring about the man who was so angry that his face turned pale, she twisted her waist and walked out of the room.

All the things had been packed up, and there were two large carriages. She sat in the large carriage that Lu Ji had found a few days ago, and several maids and servants sat in the other smaller carriage.

Sister Wang was reluctant to leave. Although she tried hard to hold back her tears, she still wiped them from time to time. Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but give her some more instructions.

This was the house she had worked hard to buy, and she would return to live there in the future, so the little woman naturally took it very seriously.

Everything that needed to be said had been said and they were about to set off. Qin Xiaoning was about to hold onto Song Zhi's hand to get into the car, but Lu Ji rushed over and held her arm.

Qin Xiaoning subconsciously looked at him, only to see that the man still had a gloomy face.

It was as if someone owed him money.

She looked unhappy, so she shook off his hand and got into the carriage holding only Songzhi's hand.

Song Zhi was about to follow Qin Xiaoning into the car when she heard Lu Ji coldly scolding her, "You have no manners."

The man was already angry, and now he was taking his anger out on the little maid.

Songzhi was so frightened that he dared not breathe and froze in the middle of the road, not knowing whether to move or not.

Just as she was in a state of embarrassment and fear, Qin Xiaoning heard the sound, opened the car curtain, and asked outside, "What happened?"

Lu Ji winked at Song Zhi fiercely.

The little maid shrank her neck in fear and stammered, "I'll take another car."

Qin Xiaoning frowned: "My car is very spacious, please get in."

"No, no." Songzhi glanced at Lu Ji's murderous eyes and ran to another carriage in shame. Knowing that the little maid was frightened by Lu Ji, Qin Xiaoning turned her head and rolled her eyes at Lu Ji, then closed the curtains tightly.

With the driver's shout, the carriage started moving out of the gate.

"Ms. Lu——"

As soon as she walked out the door, Qin Xiaoning heard a familiar call. It was Mrs. Wei from next door.

She quickly drew open the curtains again, and saw Madam Wei, the eldest master of the Wei family, the second master of the Wei family, as well as Rou'er and Zhao'er, all coming to see her off.

"Madam." Qin Xiaoning responded to Madam Wei and quickly opened the door to get off the carriage. Seeing this, Lu Ji swiftly got off the horse. Although he still had a cold face, he still came over to support her.

In front of outsiders, Qin Xiaoning didn't want to make a scene, so she didn't refuse outright. Instead, she gave the man face and helped him get off the carriage by holding his hand.

"Are you leaving now, madam?" Madam Wei held Qin Xiaoning's hand reluctantly: "I really can't bear to leave you."

Qin Xiaoning had to go back to Beijing to give birth to a child, so she could no longer continue to teach the two young ladies of the Wei family. A few days ago, she had someone send the tuition back to Mrs. Wei.

Qin Xiaoning sighed: "I will be back next year, and then I will continue to teach my two sisters."

After Qin Xiaoning said this, Rou'er and Zhao'er's eyes were red.

Madam Wei smiled bitterly: "If you leave like this, where can I find such a satisfactory husband? I just hope you will come back soon."

Seeing his wife crying and wiping tears, the old man of the Wei family came over to persuade her, "Forget it, Mr. Lu will be back soon anyway, so stop crying like that. It's getting late, don't delay Mr. Lu's trip."

With her husband's consolation, Mrs. Wei managed to calm down: "Then take care on your journey, my lady."

"Madam, please take care of yourself too." Qin Xiaoning said.

At this time, Master Wei, who had been not far away, also came over with his daughter. Qin Xiaoning said, "Master, take care of yourself too."

Although Mr. Wei still maintained a gentlemanly and respectable appearance, there was sadness in his eyes.

"Take care, sir." He said to Qin Xiaoning.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Qin Xiaoning got on the carriage again. Master Wei stood there, staring blankly until everyone in the group disappeared.

Seeing her brother's disappointment, Mrs. Wei sighed and stepped forward to comfort him, "Don't be sad, Uncle. Didn't Mr. Lu say that she would come back after she gives birth to the baby next year?"

Master Wei was silent for a long time, then he said quietly, "Sister-in-law, do you really think she will come back?"

"Mr. Lu said this himself, how could it be false?" Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "Didn't you see that there are servants left in the house to watch over it? It shows that Mr. Lu will come back in the future."

Master Wei smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that even if she wants to go back, that person won't let her go."

"Who?" Madam Wei looked confused: "Are you talking about the nobleman in the capital, the one called Prince?"

Master Wei asked, "Does Sister-in-law know the true identity of that person?"

Madam Wei shook her head and continued, "Anyway, she is a noble lady in the capital. Who cares if she is a prince? There are many such noble ladies in the capital. The rules of noble families are as strict as the sky. Mr. Lu will not be someone's concubine for life. If that were the case, she would not have left in the first place. You will see, she will definitely come back in the future."

"She is indeed a woman with great ambition." Master Wei smiled bitterly, "But what if that man is willing to give her the position of wife?"