Chapter 379: Extremely Smart
Lu Ji picked up Qin Xiaoning, and the couple left the imperial city. Lu Ji helped Qin Xiaoning get into the carriage first. Just as he was about to step into the carriage, he heard someone calling him. Lu Ji turned around and saw that it was Prince Xian.

During the time of the previous emperor, the princes fought fiercely for the throne. In addition, the previous emperor was ruthless. After he ascended the throne, he almost killed all of his brothers. He only showed mercy to this virtuous prince who had always been a peace-loving person.

Therefore, since the previous emperor, the only legitimate branch of the Zhao family, apart from the emperor's line, was the branch of Prince Xian.

"Your Highness, is there something you want to talk to me about?" Prince Xian was a kind and generous man. When he heard him calling him, Lu Ji stopped what he was doing, got off the carriage, bowed and greeted the other party.

Prince Xian stepped forward, glanced at the car beside Lu Ji, and said casually: "Is the Regent in a hurry to send the princess back home?"

"It's not urgent." Lu Ji said, "My wife and I just came out of the palace." He then asked, "What does the prince want to see me about?"

Prince Xian said, "I am about to go see the Regent, and I do have something to tell you."

Lu Ji nodded, looking like he was listening attentively. Prince Xian said, "Prince Jian was assassinated a few days ago. I heard that the Regent was also present, is that right?"

Lu Ji nodded: "On my way back from the palace, I happened to see Prince Jian being assassinated."

When mentioning this, Lu Ji asked, "How is Prince Jian doing now?"

"He's been injured too badly." Prince Xian sighed heavily and shook his head, saying, "He's already gone."

Although Prince Jian was a branch of the Zhao family, he was still a relative of Prince Xian. Prince Xian was also the patriarch of the Zhao clan. It was natural that he was sad to see his brother suffer.

"Your Highness, please accept my condolences." Lu Ji said comfortingly.

Seeing Prince Xian's sad face, Lu Ji asked again, "Did the Dali Temple get any information from the arrested assassin?"

When Prince Xian mentioned this, he looked up at Lu Ji, which made Lu Ji feel a little uncomfortable. He then said, "Before the interrogation could yield any result, the assassin committed suicide in prison."

Lu Ji frowned slightly, said a few polite words, said goodbye to Prince Xian, and got on the carriage.

"Is that man the legendary virtuous prince?" Qin Xiaoning asked after Lu Ji sat down beside her.

"Why are you suddenly asking about him?" Lu Ji said casually.

At the beginning, Princess Chonghua, the only daughter of Prince Xian, was deeply in love with Lu Ji. In order to get close to Lu Ji, she even went to study in the Lu family's private school. Later, she offended him, and Lu Ji was so angry that he framed her and threw her into the lake in the Lu Mansion, almost drowning her.

Qin Xiaoning reminded him, "Isn't Princess Huayang the daughter of Prince Xian?"

Lu Ji just remembered it, laughed coldly, and said to himself: "This virtuous prince is the only kind-hearted person in the Zhao family, but he never thought that he would raise such a stupid daughter."

Qin Xiaoning was not concerned about what kind of daughter this prince raised. He asked Lu Ji, "What did Prince Xian mean when he mentioned the assassination of Prince Jian?"

Lu Ji smiled faintly when he heard this: "He was just saying it casually."

"No." Qin Xiaoning said, "When you were talking just now, I looked through the car window, and I saw that the virtuous prince's expression and words did not seem like he was talking about this casually."

"He suspects that you were the one who ordered the assassination of Prince Jian, right?" Qin Xiaoning asked incisively.

Hearing his wife say this, Lu Ji was slightly stunned, but then he calmed down again.

This little thing has always been the smartest. Even the complicated affairs of the court cannot escape her smart little head.

"Maybe." Lu Ji replied nonchalantly. Qin Xiaoning frowned slightly: "Then why didn't you clarify it with him just now?"

Lu Ji was amused and replied: "Some things cannot be explained clearly with just words."

"That's right." Qin Xiaoning nodded, then looked at the man and said, "As a regent, you hold great power, which already makes people look askance. Now that the new emperor has gotten married, the people in the Zhao family are probably hoping that you will hand over the power as soon as possible."

A young lady living in a secluded house could always analyze the affairs of the court in a very clear and logical way.

Lu Ji listened carefully to his wife's words, then leaned over with a smile and kissed her on the top of her head, saying to himself, "The woman I raised is extremely smart."

The little woman glared at him and said, "I'm talking to you about something serious, so be serious."

Hearing this, Lu Ji stretched out his arms and hugged the person into his arms, saying playfully, "Why are you not serious? I have been treating you well all this time."

As he said this, he kissed her smooth forehead twice.

The little woman pushed him away and scolded him in a fierce tone: "We are outside, please be careful."

As she spoke, she slid out of his arms, tidying up her clothes that had been messed up by the man, and said, "I am a princess, I must be dignified in everything. If you ruin my reputation, I will punish you."

Lu Ji pursed his lips: "We did everything in the car before, huh! Now that you are my princess, it is really different from before."

"Of course it's different." The little woman raised her hand and adjusted the hairpin on her head: "I have to pay attention to my image at all times."

Then, he looked at the man again and said seriously, "Tell me, how do you plan to deal with the current situation in the court?"

The little woman looked serious, steady and dignified, even with a bit of old-fashioned air.

Seeing her like this, Lu Ji wanted to throw her on the couch, strip her naked, and give her a good beating so that she could show off her delicate appearance.

However, considering that she was pregnant, the man restrained himself.

But he still couldn't help getting angry, so he raised his hand and pinched her face, with quite a bit of force, over and over again, until the little woman was so angry that she gritted her teeth and opened his hand, and then the man stopped.

Now, the anger that had been pent up in his heart finally subsided a little, and he began to answer the political affairs she mentioned: "No matter what, I have my own way to deal with it."

After saying this, the man glanced at the little woman's fierce look and said with a smile: "What's wrong?"

"Lu Ji, if you keep trying to fool me, I'm going to deal with you right now." As she said that, the little woman easily pulled out a sharp hairpin from her head and glared at him fiercely.

"Okay, okay, don't be upset." Lu Ji said with a smile: "Isn't it okay for me to talk to you nicely?"

"Sit up straight." The little woman taught the man a lesson: "Don't always smile at me. You are the regent. How can you behave like that?"

Men are always dignified and solemn outside, but when they are with young women, they always show this dandy attitude from time to time.

Now, after being scolded by his young wife, he finally calmed down. He asked his young wife: "How do you think I should deal with it?"

"Are you going to hand over the power in your hands immediately?" Lu Ji said.