Chapter 96: Can’t you live and die with me?

The few of them were packing up and chatting at the same time. After they had packed up the things Qin Xiaoning had bought today, Songzhi went to the kitchen to get the food. After a while, he came back in a hurry.

When she saw Amber, she pulled her to the window and said, "Sister Amber, take a quick look and see if that woman is the third daughter of the Wang family."

The house they lived in was the main house of the compound. It was located at the highest point, and standing at the window, one could have a panoramic view of the entire mansion.

In the front yard, two women were being led by the steward at the door, one after the other, towards the front hall.

Amber stood at the window, squinting her eyes and looking in the direction pointed by the pine branch, muttering, "The one in front is the eldest grandmother of the Wang family, and the slender and tall one in the back is the third daughter of the Wang family."

As they were talking, Qin Xiaoning also came to the window. Although she couldn't see the third young lady's appearance clearly from a distance, she could tell that she was a beauty just by looking at her temperament and charm.

Songzhi stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look outside, muttering, "The daughter of Wang family of Langya is indeed extraordinary."

"She can enter the palace and become the queen, how can it be the same?" Amber echoed.

The Wang family's aunt and sister-in-law entered the front hall. After a while, they came out again with the eldest son of the Wang family and Lu Ji. It seemed that the aunt and sister-in-law had visited the old lady of the Zhou family and came to look for the eldest son.

Lu Ji saw the Wang family off and went straight back to the back house.

After entering the yard, he looked up and saw Qin Xiaoning standing at the window. He smiled at him and asked as he walked in, "Standing there, waiting for me?"

Qin Xiaoning smiled but said nothing. After Lu Ji entered the room, she spoke: "Why didn't you invite the Wang family to have dinner here?"

"I stayed." Lu Ji said, "My cousin's wife and cousin had dinner at Zhou's house. My eldest cousin had something important to do and had to rush back, so he didn't stay any longer."

He then said casually, "My eldest cousin will be going to Beijing to serve as an official in a while. This time he came to see me to inquire about the situation in the capital."

Pucheng is only half an hour away from Jinling. Qin Xiaoning asked Lu Ji: "Since you come to the south, shouldn't you visit Jinling?"

When Lu Ji was young, he was engaged to the second daughter of the Wang family. Although that girl has passed away, Lu Ji almost became the son-in-law of the Wang family. If he brings her with him when he goes to visit this time, it is inevitable that Wang's parents will miss their daughter and feel uncomfortable.

Qin Xiaoning paused, then said, "It's not far, you can go there by yourself, I'll stay here and wait for you."

Lu Ji sat down on the chair and looked at Qin Xiaoning with a smile: "If you send me away, you can do whatever you want without any restraint?"

As he said that, he pulled her onto his lap, hugged her and asked, "We've been out for two days, isn't that enough?"

Qin Xiaoning glared at him and said, "Don't accuse me. I am considering you. The Wang family is the maternal family of the Madam. It would be rude if you don't go to pay your respects."

Lu Ji said calmly, "I have official business to attend to, so it's not convenient for me to go over. I've already made it clear to my eldest cousin today."

He didn't dwell on the Wang family for too long. After saying a few words, he asked the little person in his arms, "Have you had enough fun in Pucheng?"

Qin Xiaoning asked: "Are you done with your work?"

Lu Ji nodded: "If you don't want to go shopping anymore, I'll finish the last errand tomorrow morning and we can set off."

Qin Xiaoning agreed and said she would go.

Early the next morning, Lu Ji went out to work, and Qin Xiaoning also got up early and packed her luggage with Amber and Songzhi. When Lu Ji returned at noon, the group had lunch and started on their journey.

The next city Lu Ji was going to was Jiangzhou, which was more than a hundred miles away from Pucheng. The roads between the two places were smooth, and he would be able to arrive there before dark.

The weather was clear and cool in autumn, and the scenery along the way was beautiful. Qin Xiaoning felt bored sitting in the car, so she clamored to go riding.

Lu Ji taught her how to ride a horse, and Qin Xiaoning is quite good at riding.

She originally wanted to ride by herself, but Lu Ji carried her onto his horse, and the two of them rode together, so their speed naturally slowed down.

"If it's so slow, can we still get to Jiangzhou before dark?" the little girl worried.

Lu Ji hugged the little woman in front of him and said, "If we can't make it in time, just set up camp outside and try again tomorrow morning." She didn't want to spend the night outside where she couldn't even take a shower. How could it be more comfortable than staying in an inn?

Accustomed to enjoying fine clothes and delicious food, the little woman is very pampered.

She whispered back, "Then I'd better get back in the car. It's more important to hurry up. After all, you have business to attend to."

Lu Ji could see through her little thoughts, but he pretended not to know and said deliberately: "It's okay, just stay out for one night, and I will go to do my work when I enter Jiangzhou tomorrow morning, so it won't delay anything."

When the little woman heard this, she became completely dispirited, no longer as excited as she was just now when she was looking around to see the scenery.

His little face was wooden, even his mouth was pouting, he was sighing, without a smile on his face at all.

Lu Ji secretly laughed in his heart, but couldn't bear it. He put his big hand around her slender waist and said, "If you want to get to the city before dark, I'll take you and run."

As she spoke, she squeezed her legs together, and the horse under her crotch neighed. Suddenly, the horse's hooves were full of wind. The sound of wind whirring past her ears, and the scenery in front of her eyes flashed quickly. The little girl felt as if she was about to fly.

Her body was firmly held by the man's strong arms, giving her a sense of security. She was not afraid at all and only felt it was fun and exciting.

In a blink of an eye, they left everyone behind, and the two of them rode together, facing the bright sunshine, galloping across the vast sky and earth.

Lu Ji took her and ran for more than ten miles. They vaguely saw a group of people and horses in front, so Lu Ji reined in his horse.

Qin Xiaoning had sharp eyes. She glanced at the people in front and immediately became alert: "Are they robbers?"

Lu Ji slowly pulled his horse back and said with a threatening look, "These people and horses appeared in the wilderness. They don't look like good people."

When the little girl heard this, her face turned pale with fear: "What should we do?" As she spoke, she vaguely saw the group of people rushing towards this side. She threatened: "If they are robbers, can you beat them?"

Lu Ji glared at her: "What do you think?"

Knowing that he was a proud person, the little girl said hurriedly: "Don't show off, there are more of them."

She paused, glanced back at the guards who were far behind, and said, "How about we run back quickly?"

"It's too late." Lu Ji said, "Let's run back. If they shoot arrows at us, we will die."

Seeing that they could faintly hear the sound of horse hooves coming, the little girl frowned anxiously: "How about you block it here, I'll ride back to get help."

Lu Ji: “.”

He looked at her blankly: "I only had one horse, and you rode away and left me behind. Without the horse, I would have been pierced to pieces by them."

Qin Xiaoning rolled her eyes at him: "Aren't you a first-class general? Are you really incapable of fighting? Isn't it said that even if you are surrounded by thousands of troops, you can always take the enemy's head?"

Lu Ji defended: "That was when you have a horse."

Seeing the sound of horse hooves approaching, Qin Xiaoning made a quick decision: "Then I'll get off the horse, and you ride the horse to fight."

As she said this, she slid down from the horse's back and said, "I'll run to the back and hide. You must hold on."

Seeing the little woman trying to run away, Lu Ji rode his horse to stop her: "In the face of such a disaster, can't you fight alongside me?"

Qin Xiaoning's voice changed in anxiety: "I'm a weak woman, it's good enough that I don't drag you down."

Lu Ji looked at her blankly: "Then at least, you have to live and die with me."

"What do you mean by live and die together? I don't want to die, and you can't die either." She moved closer and patted Lu Ji's leg: "I believe you can do it, fight well, as long as you hold on for a while, our people will catch up."

　The second female lead has appeared, the third daughter of the Wang family is the second female lead!
　　Asking for a monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)