Chapter 377 Worry
Songzhi's face was pale. He tried to calm down, stepped forward quickly, and replied carefully: "I just heard from the steward that there was a disturbance in East Street, and it seems to be related to the prince."

Qin Xiaoning immediately became alert when she heard this: "What's going on?"

"The prince hasn't been back for a long time, so I just ordered my servant Shitou to go to the palace gate to welcome him. He just came back to learn this." Songzhi was worried that Qin Xiaoning couldn't bear the blow, so he tried to slow down his tone and said, "Shitou said that there seemed to be an assassin on East Street, and I heard that someone seemed to be injured."

Qin Xiaoning immediately said, "Go and call Shitou over."

As she said this, she hurriedly put on her clothes and got out of bed. Not long after, the servant Shitou came in. This servant was just a teenager. When he was called in, sweat was still oozing from his forehead. It was obvious that he had just run away when Songzhi ordered him to go out to pick up Lu Ji. When he saw Qin Xiaoning, he knelt on the ground with a plop. Without waiting for Qin Xiaoning to ask, he cried, "Princess, it's bad. There was an assassin on East Street. The prince was assassinated."

Qin Xiaoning was so shocked when she heard the news that her head buzzed. Seeing this, Songzhi hurriedly supported her and then scolded Shitou, "Did you see clearly? Is it really the prince? Where did the assassin come from? Doesn't the prince have guards around him?"

Because of his anxiety, Songzhi spoke quickly and hastily. Shitou wiped the sweat from his forehead, tried to calm down, and replied: "When I rushed over, the assassin had already escaped. He had been stopped by the patrolling Jinwu Guards on East Street. I also asked the Jinwu Guards, and they said that the prince had been assassinated and had been taken to the nearest clinic. They were sending people to the palace to fetch the imperial physician to treat him."

Qin Xiaoning calmed down and asked, "Have you found out? Is the prince in danger of his life?"

"Hey, this." Shitou took a breath, "I only saw the blood all over East Street, and after hearing what the Jinwu Guards said, I hurried back to reply, but I didn't have time to ask about this."

"How can you be so useless?" Songzhi couldn't help but scold: "I asked you to do such a small thing, but you can't do it well."

Qin Xiaoning left the servant behind and went outside, and ordered the maid at the door, "Go and call Desheng here quickly."

Just as the maid was ordered to go out, Desheng had already received the news and came over in a hurry. When she saw him, Qin Xiaoning said anxiously, "Take someone to find out the news and see what's going on."

"Princess, please don't worry. I will bring someone there in person."

Desheng's face was pale as he spoke. East Street was the only way from the imperial city to the palace. Shitou had made it clear that the people of the Jinwu Guard had said in person that the prince had been assassinated, so it was most likely that Lu Ji had met with danger.

As the regent, he was in charge of all government affairs. Naturally, there were people in the court who were dissatisfied with him. And as the new emperor grew older, his heart became more and more wild.

Therefore, there are quite a few people who are staring at Lu Ji.

"Go over quickly." Qin Xiaoning said, "Once you have found out, send someone back to deliver the message immediately."

Desheng took the order and left. Songzhi helped Qin Xiaoning into the inner room. The little woman sat in front of the table, looking at the flickering candlelight in front of her, and subconsciously touched her bulging belly.

Perhaps the children sensed their mother's worry at the moment, and the two children, who had been quiet, began to move.

Suffering from the wait, Qin Xiaoning experienced for the first time how the days felt like years.

Suddenly, a familiar sound of footsteps came from the corridor. Before Song Zhi, who was beside her, could react, Qin Xiaoning had already hurried out in two steps. She pushed the door open suddenly, and the north wind blew in. She saw Lu Ji walking towards her in the wind and frost.

The man was wearing a scarlet dragon-patterned robe and a brown cloak. He stood tall in the autumn wind, his resolute face spotless.

Qin Xiaoning threw herself into the man's arms. Her soft body pressed tightly against his arms, and her slender arms tightly wrapped around his fine and strong waist. After a long while, she buried herself in his arms and said in a muffled voice: "I heard Shitou say that there was an assassin in East Street. I thought you were stabbed. I was scared to death, Lu Ji, my heart is broken."

The man leaned over and picked up his wife, then strode into the house. Before he could speak, Qin Xiaoning asked anxiously, "The Jinwu Guards said that the person who was assassinated was a prince. It was the middle of the night, and you were the only one walking on that street. What on earth is going on?"

She couldn't help crying as she spoke: "I'm scared to death, Lu Ji, I'm really worried that something bad might happen to you."

Lu Ji leaned over and kissed the top of her head, and replied: "In this world, the person who can kill your man has not yet been born."

The man spoke calmly, even with a joking tone in his voice.

The little woman raised her hand and hit him: "Be serious, don't you know how worried and scared I am?"

Seeing the little woman crying non-stop, Lu Ji stopped laughing and replied, "Those assassins did kill a prince, a prince of a branch of the Zhao family. When I passed by East Street, the assassin had already escaped. I called the Jinwu Guards and ordered them to chase them. We did catch one and he has been taken to Marble for interrogation."

"Which prince is he?" Qin Xiaoning asked curiously, "Why is he wandering around the streets in the middle of the night?"

Lu Ji replied, "It was Prince Jian, but he was just an idle prince. I didn't have much contact with him. As for why someone wanted to assassinate him, it's still unclear at the moment."

Qin Xiaoning wiped away her tears and hummed, "It was so late at night that he couldn't stay at home, but he chose to go out and wander around the streets. Now he has attracted assassins. It's bad luck, and it's also his own fault."

Seeing the little woman complaining, Lu Ji was amused: "According to your idea, if I just stay at home all day, everything will be fine."

The man's unintentional words made Qin Xiaoning stunned.

She raised her eyes to look at Lu Ji and asked, "What is the situation in the court now? The new emperor has already gotten married, and your current situation must be bad."

The flickering candlelight reflected on the charming face of the little woman. Her eyes were still as clear as autumn water, but they were no longer as carefree as before, but were filled with worry.

Is worrying about him.

Looking back to the past, when he was a young man going to war and wanted to take her with him, she would desert halfway because she was afraid of hardship. At the beginning, he was forced to get engaged to the daughter of the Wang family, and the little woman was worried that she would be wronged, so she ran away without caring about his life or death.

Now that she has become his wife, her character has finally changed.

Lu Ji looked at his little wife, unconsciously raised his hand to touch her face, and murmured: "My little girl, now you know to worry about your husband, and you are no longer an ungrateful person."

Qin Xiaoning rolled her eyes at the man: "I'm so worried, and you still have the mind to joke around here."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pinched the man's tall nose: "How can you be so heartless, man?"