Chapter 6 She will be punished to be a fire-making maid

There is a rule in the mansion that the rewards received by the young men belong to themselves. Desheng directed the servants to move the mahogany boxes to the small storehouse behind the main hall. Amber took the account book and carefully classified and recorded the items. The servants and maids in the yard also happily went to work separately.

Lu Ji was still sitting steadily on the armchair, sipping tea leisurely. Qin Xiaoning stood stupidly beside him for a long time, but Lu Ji didn't even look at her.

Tears gradually welled up in the little girl's eyes. She said aggrievedly, "I won't disturb the prince's peace. I'll leave first."

Lu Ji casually fiddled with the tea lid. He didn't even blink when he heard her words. After waiting for a long time, he still responded to her. Qin Xiaoning turned around unwillingly and walked towards her room.

She walked slowly on purpose, and from time to time, she raised her sleeves to pretend to wipe away tears.

Just waiting for Lu Ji to speak.

"Come back, I'm just teasing you. If you want any treasure, just go to the warehouse and get it yourself."

But until she moved to the door of the room, she didn't hear Lu Ji say anything. Qin Xiaoning did not give up. She returned to her room, lay on the bed, opened her eyes, and waited.

A proud man like Lu Ji would naturally not condescend to come and coax others, but every time she was in a bad mood with him, he would not come over himself, but would ask his subordinates to come and coax her.

Maybe, in a short while, Amber will come over and sit beside her bed, smiling and pushing her, "My dear girl, are you really angry with the prince? The prince is just teasing you. Everyone has a reward, so why would you be left out?" Then he took out a gold ingot: "Here, look, the prince asked me to give it to you."

After waiting for a long time, when the sun was about to set, Amber finally appeared.

But unexpectedly, Amber did not look like she was being coaxed by her master, nor did she take out the gold ingot. Instead, she said to her with a serious face, "Miss Qin, how did you offend the prince? Why did he suddenly tell me to stop your monthly period?"

"what?"

When Qin Xiaoning heard this, she was so shocked that she jumped off the bed.

"Sister, are you kidding me?" She looked incredulous.

"Do you think I'm joking? The prince just told me this before he left. I was wondering what happened to you. This morning I heard from my head that the prince accompanied the saint on a hunting trip and caught a small animal for you to play with. How come you started making trouble again in less than half a day after being pampered like this?"

It must be because of what she said casually when the monthly allowance was just released that annoyed him.

I didn't see him lose his temper afterwards, and I thought he didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Lu Ji quietly took ruthless action and wanted to cut off her only source of income.

"The monthly allowance of two taels for a concubine is the rule of the mansion. Why does he cut it off for me?" Qin Xiaoning was really anxious this time, and her little face turned red.

Amber sighed, "Whether it's rules or not, it's all up to the prince to say something." Then, she patted Qin Xiaoning's hand and said, "You'd better beg the prince. Otherwise, since the master has given the order, I have to report to the accountant tomorrow at the latest."

After Amber left, Qin Xiaoning could no longer control her temper and went to look for Lu Ji angrily, but she didn't see him in the room. She asked the maids, but none of them knew where he was.

Qin Xiaoning was so angry that she didn't even have dinner and just sat in Lu Ji's room waiting.

When the moon was high in the sky, Lu Ji finally came back. When he stepped into the house, he saw the little girl looking angry.

He ignored her, took off his coat, and went to the bathroom to wash up. Qin Xiaoning walked up to him angrily, stretched out her arms to stop him, and asked directly with a wooden face: "Why do you want to stop my period?"

Lu Ji was so angry at her that he laughed and replied, "Because I am the head of the family." After that, he left her and was about to leave. The little girl ran to him again and argued with a red face, "The monthly allowance of two taels for my concubine is paid from the public account, not your private money. Why don't you give it to me?"

"Concubine?" Lu Ji's face darkened and he asked her, "Whose concubine are you?"

She was still unconvinced and stuck her head out, looking at him blankly, but she didn't know how to answer. Lu Ji asked angrily, "You are taking my position as a concubine, do you have any sincerity at all?"

Qin Xiaoning felt guilty about the questioning and slowly withdrew her arm that was blocking him. She blinked and was about to cry, but Lu Ji didn't tolerate her and just walked away.

Seeing that he was really leaving, she burst into tears and sobbed, "You blame me for not being sincere, so I will pledge my love to you now, okay?"

He was really furious, and as he spoke, he pretended to take off his clothes.

Seeing this, Lu Ji stopped and said coldly, "I don't care."

As he was about to push her out, she grabbed his sleeve and cried, "You didn't want it, why are you blaming me? I'm the concubine appointed by the Duke's wife, and it's only right that I get the monthly allowance."

"I won't give you a penny."

Lu Ji ignored her crying and pushed people out, but the little girl refused to leave and held him tightly, crying harder and harder, "wa wa wa wa" without caring about her image at all, even with snot bubbles coming out of her eyes.

"Are you leaving or not?" Lu Ji's face was gloomy.

Seeing that she was crying non-stop, Lu Ji finally picked her up like a chicken, pushed the door open and threw her out of the inner room.

The two of them were pulling each other in a very unruly manner, which frightened the maids outside. Seeing Qin Xiaoning crying pitifully, they wanted to go forward to help her, but when they saw Lu Ji's angry face, they did not dare to move.

"Pack up her things tonight, and have her work as a fire-making maid at the kitchen tomorrow." Lu Ji ordered Amber with a cold face.

The master always keeps his word and does not speak casually for fun.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Qin Xiaoning didn't expect Lu Ji to be so ruthless. She was so scared that she stopped crying suddenly. She stood on the ground in a daze, looking at Lu Ji stupidly, but Lu Ji slammed the door shut.

After returning to her room, Qin Xiaoning began to regret.

I was so angry today that I forgot that Lu Ji is a soft-hearted person and I really pissed him off now.

She lay on the bed with her head tilted back, looking at her own hands as delicate as scallions through her tearful eyes. Ever since she was brought back to the mansion by him, her fingers had not touched water for so many years, and they had been well-maintained. Now she was being forced to be a fire-making maid. How could she cope with it?

She had annoyed him before, but as long as she cried in front of him, he would soften his heart.

Now, he is so hard-hearted.

It is said that as a person gets promoted, his temper worsens. It is indeed true.

The thought made her sad.

(End of this chapter)