Chapter 360 Rely on yourself

When the female relatives returned to the front of the hall, they saw Lu Ji standing in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance.

The Second Lady smiled and joked with the Duke's wife, "After getting married, the Second Son has really calmed down. He can actually be patient and wait for us to burn incense and worship Buddha."

Li Lanchun smiled and said, "We have Ah Ning. If Ah Ning wasn't here, with my second brother's personality, he wouldn't have the patience."

The Second Lady teased Li Lanchun, "Don't say that. Your mother-in-law will be jealous."

Upon hearing this, the Duke's wife glared at the Second Madam and snorted, "Such an irritating son, please stop hanging around under my nose all day long."

Qin Xiaoning smiled and said to the Duke's wife, "My husband is filial in his heart, but he has the same temperament as you and is not good at expressing it."

"That's right." The second wife echoed, "Sister-in-law, don't blame the second son. His temperament is exactly like yours."

As a few people were walking and chatting, Lu Ji came out of the pavilion and walked straight towards them.

"Why did I just see Wang's cousin-in-law bringing Wang Fengyi out of the back hall?" Lu Ji asked this as soon as he opened his mouth.

The man frowned slightly, with a worried look on his face.

Li Lanchun smiled and said, "We just happened to meet. They are here to worship Buddha as well." Then she teased Lu Ji, "Why are you so nervous, brother? Are you afraid that Wang's cousin will bully your wife?"

Lu Ji smiled and said, "With my mother, second aunt and eldest sister-in-law protecting me, who can bully me?"

As they were talking, they came to the dining room. The young monk had already prepared the vegetarian meal. While the family members were sitting down, Li Lanchun quickly told Lu Ji about the dispute she had just encountered with Wang Fengyi and others.

"The Wang family is petty. Last time Wang Fengyi tried to embarrass Ah Ning in the palace, luckily you were there and taught her a lesson. Instead of reflecting and repenting, the Wang family still acted petty when we met today."

Li Lanchun was a straightforward person who hated evil. When he mentioned the problems he had with the Wang family in the morning, his words still showed his unhappiness.

After hearing what Li Lanchun said, Lu Ji couldn't help but frown: "This Wang family is really annoying."

He added, "Fortunately, my mother and Second Aunt are here today, otherwise, the Wang family might come to embarrass Ah Ning again."

The man's words and actions were full of protection and love for his bride.

As he spoke, he looked at the Duke's wife again, and pleaded in his tone: "Mother, the Wang family is so difficult to deal with, you must protect Ah Ning more in the future."

The Duke's wife looked at her son's appearance and turned her head slightly. Even the usually talkative Second Lady just sipped her tea and kept silent.

Qin Xiaoning glared at Lu Ji and said, "Don't get involved in these little things in the backyard, you grown man. Our marriage relationship is there, we can't make too much trouble anyway. Mother is a clan wife, can she ignore her dignity?"

Lu Ji retorted: "You can't let them get ahead of you. They make things difficult for you every time they see you. Are you going to rebel against them?"

Li Lanchun also echoed: "That's right, we really can't spoil them."

Qin Xiaoning raised her hand and poured a cup of tea for Lu Ji and Li Lanchun, and slowly replied: "You two should calm down. If we mess with them, it will only make people gossip. Besides, mother and second aunt are here today. If we make a scene, people outside who don't know about it may say that we are not strict in managing the family. Why bother to act just for the sake of pleasure? It's not worth it."

"An Ning is right." The second lady put down the teacup in her hand and spoke.

The Duke's wife also turned her head and said, "Let's eat the vegetarian meal first." At this time, the little monk had already prepared the vegetarian meal. In order to ease the relationship between Lu Ji and the Duke's wife, Qin Xiaoning personally served a bowl of tofu soup to the Duke's wife and said, "This is what my husband specially asked us to make. Mother, please try it."

After hearing this, the Duke's wife saw that Lu Ji's expression finally softened a little.

The Second Madam took the opportunity to say, "I was saying this Ji'er, since you got married, you have really become sensible, you know how to be considerate to your mother, and you even know your mother's taste, wow, you are really sensible."

This was the first time in Lu Ji's life that he heard such praise from his elders.

He smiled foolishly and replied without thinking: "How would I know this? I just heard it from Ah Ning when I came here early in the morning."

The Duke's wife, who was eating tofu pudding, paused.

The second wife almost spit out her tea.

Li Lanchun looked at Lu Ji and sighed, "My dear second brother, there is a reason why mother hates you the most."

It was already afternoon when we returned from Guangyou Temple.

After Lu Ji sent the women back to the mansion, he went back to work on government affairs. Everyone went back to their own courtyards. Song Zhi couldn't help but complain to Qin Xiaoning: "It's clear that Jiang Fu was provoked by Miss Wang today, so she spoke rudely to you."

Qin Xiaoning held her slightly bulging belly with one hand and said calmly, "So what?"

The little maidservant said angrily, "Now that you have become the wife of the prince, the daughter of the Wang family is also going to get married, and she is still deliberately making things difficult for you. This servant is really angry."

Qin Xiaoning smiled when she heard this: "Then what do you think we should do?"

"You shouldn't have advised the prince to settle the matter today. The Duke's wife has changed her mind about you. You should take advantage of the fact that the prince and the Duke's wife love you and settle the score with the girl from the Wang family." Songzhi said angrily; "She framed you in the past, didn't she? Now we should settle the old and new accounts together. We can't let her marry to Qi so easily."

"I don't have the time to waste with her." Qin Xiaoning turned around and looked at Song Zhi and said, "When I do things, I never look back. I only look forward. As for the grievances in the past, to me, they are all in the past. I have gotten what I deserve, so there is no need to dwell on them and harp on them."

The young woman walked slowly towards her courtyard with her maid, and said to Songzhi casually, "What I need to do now is to become an outstanding wife of a noble family as soon as possible."

Songzhi only understood half of what he heard: "Now the Duke's wife has already accepted you, the prince dotes on you, and your sisters-in-law and younger sisters-in-law are also very close to you. Isn't this enough?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled faintly when she heard this: "If you only look at the present, what you said is enough, but if you plan for the long term, relying solely on others is like a mirage, and it will never be reliable."

Songzhi scratched his head and said, "You are loved by your parents-in-law, and you are spoiled by your husband. You are pregnant with two children of the Lu family. Ah Ning, I really think you have reached the pinnacle of being a woman."

In a hurry, the little maid called out Qin Xiaoning's maiden name as she did before.

This call aroused many emotions in the little woman.

Once upon a time, she, like Song Zhi, was the most insignificant person in this noble family. It was only because of Lu Ji that she, Qin Xiaoning, could have the dignity she has today.

"Matsueda, my origin is here. Other noble ladies can enjoy a good life with the love of their husband's family, but for me, I have to rely on myself for everything."

Qin Xiaoning said firmly: "I want to do better and show the world that although I, Qin Xiaoning, do not have a family background, I can still do a good job as a wife of a noble family."