Chapter 70 I've Really Grown Up
Qin Xiaoning hadn't been to the private school for a few days. She had hit her knee and was resting in the room. She had no idea that Princess Huayang had drowned in the mansion.

Someone fell into the lake, and she was a prince's daughter. It was bound to cause a sensation in the mansion. Everyone in the mansion knew about this new thing, but she stayed in the house all day to recuperate. Everyone in Qingsong Garden kept her mouth shut from Qin Xiaoning.

It was not until three or four days after the incident, when the private school was on vacation, that the fifth and sixth girls came to Qingsong Garden to see Qin Xiaoning. The sixth girl mentioned the incident with a gloating tone, and Qin Xiaoning learned about it.

"Sister Qin, there really is retribution in this world. Huayang pushed you and Lan'er into the water that day. When school was over, she fell from the arch bridge into the lake. That area of ​​water is the deepest. If she fell in, she would have died." The Sixth Girl said with a beaming smile, looking gloating.

The fifth girl frowned and said, "How could he fall off the bridge when he was fine?"

The Sixth Miss sneered and said, "This is retribution in this life. She is arrogant and domineering, always bullying others. Even God can't stand it anymore."

Qin Xiaoning was so shocked by what the two girls said that her palms were full of sweat.

This must have been done by Lu Ji.

This guy is fearless and will be ruthless to anyone who provokes him.

"Sister Qin, do you think Huayang is getting his retribution in this life?" The fifth girl asked while pushing Qin Xiaoning.

Qin Xiaoning asked hurriedly: "Do you know how the person is? Has he been rescued?"

The Sixth Miss shook her head: "I don't know, but I guess he's not dead, otherwise, it's been several days, and Prince Xian's Mansion would have to announce the death."

"I heard from my mother yesterday that my aunt sent someone to visit her, and she is still unconscious." The fifth girl put her hands together and said, "May God bless her and keep her alive."

Seeing this, the Sixth Miss was annoyed with the Fifth Miss and said, "She is such a person, and you still hope for her well."

The fifth girl retorted, "You are stupid. She fell into the water in our house. If she really died, we would be implicated. She is a princess and a member of the royal family."

In the evening, Lu Ji returned. As soon as he stepped into the house, he saw the little woman sitting in the main room with a sullen face waiting for him.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ji took off his official robe and walked up to her. He lowered his eyes and stared at her, joking: "Who messed with my little woman again?"

Qin Xiaoning raised her eyes to look at him, and asked with a wooden face: "Did you cause Huayang to fall into the water?"

Lu Ji paused and did not respond, but asked back: "Who is talking too much in front of you?"

"Everyone in the mansion knows about it. Do you want to hide it from me forever?" Glancing at his gradually colder face, she said, "It wasn't the maids in the yard who said it. Don't embarrass them. I just heard about it today when I went out to relax."

He said "Oh", came over to pull her, with a flattering smile on his face: "What did you ask the kitchen to prepare for dinner? I'm a little hungry."

Qin Xiaoning shook off his hand: "Stop interrupting me."

Then, he began to scold him: "Do you know what you are doing? Huayang is just a shallow woman, why do you want to kill her?"

Lu Ji asked back: "She pushed you into the water and called you such nasty words"

"Shut up." Qin Xiaoning interrupted Lu Ji before he finished speaking, "Do you think that standing up for me like this is for my own good? The prince is undoubtedly putting me on the spot by doing this." As she spoke, she was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes: "She is a member of the royal family. If she dies, will the virtuous prince let it go? I am the culprit who killed her daughter. Will he let me go?" She sniffed and continued, "Because of the matter of the seventh son of the East Palace, I have already caused trouble for the mansion. The fourth lady is determined to make things difficult for me. Now you are going to provoke the prince again. Does the prince really think I am a cat? With nine lives?"

Hearing this, Lu Ji stepped forward and hugged her, with a playful look on his face: "I told you before that cats have nine lives. Haha, I was just lying to you. You were young at that time, and you believed everything I said."

"Stop interrupting me."

Qin Xiaoning was so angry that she struggled in his arms, but he held her tightly, not allowing her to leave his body. Unable to overcome his strength, Qin Xiaoning simply gave up her futile efforts, her face still as cold as ice: "I know that the prince loves me, but the way you love me is really unbearable for me."

As she said this, she turned her head away angrily: "Why don't you please show some mercy to me, my Lord, and let me go now, and let me be a fire-making maid in the kitchen. I am honest and dutiful, and I will not cause trouble or cause any disaster, so I can live a peaceful life."

Her little face was wooden, her mouth was pouting up to the sky, her pretty cheeks were puffy and round, and she looked like a little puffer fish.

Even when angry, she still looks cute.

"Okay, okay, I won't be so impulsive next time." Seeing that she was angry, Lu Ji coaxed her perfunctorily, but when he glanced at her puffed-up little look, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Her fierce eyes glared at him immediately, and Lu Ji quickly held back his laughter. She frowned and scolded him: "You're still laughing?"

"No more laughing." He suppressed the smile on his face, hugged her, leaned over and kissed her hair. She shook her head and refused to let him kiss her. He raised his hand and held her face: "I've scolded you for a long time, and you still don't think it's enough."

Then he acted pitifully and said, "I've been busy all day and I'm still hungry."

Qin Xiaoning sighed and stopped dwelling on the matter. She just kept her face cold and said calmly, "I'll ask them to set the table right away."

As she was about to withdraw, she was pulled back by Lu Ji, who stared at her and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of this."

She couldn't help crying. Lu Ji sighed and raised his hand to wipe her tears. She turned her head away. He stared at her and said calmly, "Are you still angry with me? I've already told you. I'll take care of it."

She took out a handkerchief and wiped her face, then turned to look at him and said, "I'm not just thinking about myself, but I don't want to implicate you."

She sniffed and continued, "Although I don't understand the major events in the court, I am not completely blind. The battle for the throne in the harem is fierce, and it will definitely involve the previous dynasty. The situation is treacherous, and the saint is vicious by nature. If you offend the royal family for such a small matter, you will lose the big picture for the small. I don't take the injustice suffered by Huayang to heart. She is just an irrelevant person, and it is not worth my worrying about it. Why do you have to act so impulsively without considering the consequences?"

I always thought she was still young and ignorant of worldly affairs. After hearing her words, Lu Ji was silent for a long time.

"Being a wife is different after all." He held her little face and kissed her again and again: "You have really grown up."

Qin Xiaoning was so angry that she punched him with her fist: "Can you be a little more serious?"

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