Chapter 84 He is really angry
Seeing him walk away, Qin Xiaoning wanted to chase him out, but was stopped by Song Zhi who came in: "Don't provoke the prince again. When he left just now, his lips were shaking with anger. If you go over now, he won't give you a good face."

Then he wiped her tears and said, "Calm down, calm down, and stop crying."

Hearing how angry he was, Qin Xiaoning felt even worse. She choked up and asked, "Did you see where he went?"

"It seems he went outside the palace."

As he spoke, Songzhi helped her onto the bed: "Why did you make such a fuss again? What was it all about?"

Qin Xiaoning was silent for a while, then Nana said, "This time, I really touched his weak spot."

Seeing how sad she was, Songzhi said nothing more, and only said: "You have been through a lot, sleep for a while, and I will tell you when the prince comes back." He also comforted her: "It's okay, even if the prince is angry with you, he will not abandon you. In two days, he will come back to see you."

"I don't think so this time."

As he spoke, Qin Xiaoning couldn't help crying again. He was so tired from crying that he fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, it was already dark. He threw back the quilt and got out of bed. He pushed the door open and asked the little maid outside, "Has the prince come back yet?"

The maid said no. Song Zhi came out from the back room after hearing the voice. Seeing that Qin Xiaoning still looked unhappy, he said with concern, "I'll go to the kitchen to get you something to eat."

"I'm not hungry." She asked unwillingly, "Why hasn't the prince come back yet? He's in the study. Maybe he went straight to the study to get busy after he came back."

Songzhi said, "I just went to check, he wasn't there, and Brother Chang also said he didn't see the prince come back."

"Maybe he's here right now. It's getting dark." Qin Xiaoning said, without even bothering to put on her coat, and walked out: "I'll go and see for myself."

Songzhi chased after her and put a cloak on her: "Don't worry, maybe something happened outside. He usually comes back in the middle of the night."

Qin Xiaoning didn't listen and hurried to Lu Ji's study. She asked Zhu Feng who was out fetching water, and was told that the prince was not there. Qin Xiaoning then gave up and returned to Qingsong Garden dejectedly.

She had no appetite. Song Zhi tried to persuade her to eat for a long time, but she refused to eat. She just lay on the bed waiting for Lu Ji.

He didn't come back. In the second half of the night, she closed her eyes in a daze. She heard footsteps outside and quickly got up, without even putting on her shoes, and ran out in a hurry. She suddenly opened the door, startling the maid who was guarding outside.

"Miss Qin, what do you want?"

"The prince is back?" Qin Xiaoning asked anxiously.

The little maid shook her head. Qin Xiaoning didn't believe it: "I clearly heard footsteps just now."

The little maid said, "That might be the noise I made accidentally when I got up to go to the bathroom."

Qin Xiaoning said "Oh" in disappointment, and then asked, "Did anyone in the study reply?"

"No." The little maid glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "It's already four o'clock in the morning, and the sky is about to dawn. I guess the prince can't come back."

Qin Xiaoning closed the door dejectedly and lay down on the large pear blossom bed. Suddenly, she felt that the bed was so large that it made her feel uneasy.

Lu Ji was so angry with her that he did not return home all night.

She felt extremely regretful.

The next day, she waited for a whole day, but Lu Ji still didn't come back. It was not until the moon was high in the sky that she got the news.
Song Zhi, who had just taken a break, hurried to tell Qin Xiaoning: "The prince is back and has gone to the study."

Qin Xiaoning was sitting in the corridor staring at the sky in a daze. Upon hearing this, he quickly stood up and hurried to the study.

Seeing Zhu Feng, she asked anxiously, "What is the prince doing?"

Zhu Feng said, "The prince just lay down and is going to sleep."

He was deliberately avoiding her. He did not come home last night and stayed in the study when he came back today.

"Can I go in and see him?" Lu Ji's study room was not open to anyone. Qin Xiaoning said anxiously, "Please go and tell the prince that I want to talk to him."

Zhu Feng frowned and replied, "The prince just ordered that no one should come." Then, he glanced in the direction of the study and said to Qin Xiaoning in a low voice, "I see that the prince looks particularly bad today and is in a bad mood. Miss Qin should go back."

Qin Xiaoning didn't give up. She stood there, staring blankly at the study.

Lu Ji was close at hand, but he refused to see her. Seeing this, Song Zhi begged, "Brother Zhufeng, Miss Qin is worried about the prince, please go in and tell him."

"You all know the prince's temper." Zhu Feng looked embarrassed: "Since the master has given the order, if I disturb him again, getting scolded would be the least of my trouble."

Songzhi wanted to beg again, but Qin Xiaoning stopped her and said, "Forget it, let's go back first."

Qin Xiaoning slept and woke up frequently that night. The next day, she got up at dawn, put on her simple clothes, went straight out of the yard and waited for Lu Ji at the door of the study.

He was going to the morning court, and she planned to block him at the study door.

She wanted to apologize to him and beg him not to be angry anymore. This time, she was indeed wrong. She should not have touched the travel notes, knowing that they belonged to Shen Qingshu. He was a domineering person with a strong possessiveness. She should understand.

It was chilly in the early autumn morning and she had never gotten up so early.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the door of the study finally opened and Lu Ji, wearing casual clothes and a black cloak, strode out.

The little girl hurried to meet him.

"My Lord—" she called to him.

Seeing that it was her, Lu Ji was slightly startled, and then asked in a cold voice: "What are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Qin Xiaoning came forward and said in one breath: "I was wrong. I shouldn't have been with a strange man, and I shouldn't have lied to you. I really know I was wrong."

As she said this, she timidly pulled his sleeve and said, "Don't be angry with me, okay."

Lu Ji pulled back his sleeves and replied coldly, "It's no use admitting your mistakes verbally."

After that, he strode out without looking back. Qin Xiaoning followed him in small steps and asked, "What else do you want from me?"

He said nothing, but walked out with big strides. He was so cold that people were afraid to approach him.

When she chased him to the second gate and saw that he still refused to pay attention to her, she couldn't help crying and said in a sobbing voice: "I was wrong. You have beaten me and scolded me. Please don't ignore me anymore."

Lu Ji still didn't look at her and walked out the second door.

There was a group of people waiting in the second foreign room. Qin Xiaoning recognized the people leading them. One of them was Lu Ji's trusted adjutant, named Xu Zhan, and the other two were named Yingfeng and Suifeng, who were Lu Ji's personal bodyguards. Whenever Lu Ji went on a long journey, he would take these three people with him.

The three men met Lu Ji and clasped their fists in greeting. Lu Ji asked, "Are you ready?"

Several people replied yes, Lu Ji nodded, and was about to leave. Qin Xiaoning caught up with him. In front of his subordinates, she didn't dare to pull him back. She asked while holding back tears: "Where are you going?"

Lu Ji waved his hand to signal the people waiting outside to go out first. After the people and horses left, he turned around and said in a cold voice: "This is not your business. Remember your identity. This is what you should do."

Qin Xiaoning wiped away her tears and choked up, "I know I was wrong."

As he said that, he couldn't help but walk towards him. Just as he was about to step out of the second door, he heard Lu Ji's deep voice: "Stop right there."

She stopped walking quickly. Lu Ji pointed at the door, raised his hand and nodded at her, and said in a deep voice: "Remember your identity. From now on, you are not allowed to step out of the house. Stay in the inner courtyard honestly."

She quickly retracted her foot that was about to step out of the door, stood still obediently, and looked at him outside the door with tearful eyes: "I will listen to you, and I will be a good boy from now on, okay."

As she spoke, the little girl couldn't help sobbing and asked him, "Then tell me, where are you going? When will you be back?"

Lu Ji did not respond, but turned and left. A moment later, the cold figure disappeared in the morning mist.

　Explain the issues raised by book friends in the past two days

　　1.Why is the heroine so cowardly?
　　Answer: In this story, the male and female protagonists will have a process of emotional progression. The two have different identities, so there will definitely be friction when they get along. The male protagonist is a strong character. If the female protagonist is also strong, why would a powerful son give up those noble ladies and marry an orphan? This is not the kind of story that is full of love. The female protagonist has a soft-spoken character and will tolerate the male protagonist's bad temper, so the male protagonist can't leave her. Don't worry, just read it slowly.

　　2Will the heroine run away?
　　Yes, after the previous plot is laid out, the heroine will leave, and the domineering hero will go crazy. After losing her, he will understand the importance of the heroine and will break through everything to marry her. There is a logic to the development of the plot, so don't be impatient.

　　3. Does the heroine love the hero?
　　Answer: In love, the hero rescued her many times and raised her, so the heroine must be attached to her. But the heroine was always sober, and when the time was right, she would naturally leave. The heroine was very smart, and she could support herself.

　　
　
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