After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 465 Internal and external troubles
Seeing that Li Lanchun was extremely angry, the housekeeper became more and more uneasy.

"Madams, please give us some advice." She begged Qin Xiaoning and Li Lanchun.

Qin Xiaoning asked, "Does Second Aunt know about this?"

The steward hurriedly said, "How dare we tell the Second Madam about this? If she knew about it, not only would the girl be beaten to death, but the Fourth Young Master would also be punished by the family law."

"With Second Aunt's temper, she really can't be let off easily."

Li Lanchun agreed, then turned to look at Qin Xiaoning, asking for her opinion. Qin Xiaoning said, "It's better to tell Second Aunt about this. After all, it's the Second House's business, and it concerns Fourth Brother. Second Aunt can't be unaware of it."

Without waiting for Li Lanchun's agreement, the steward said anxiously, "The Fourth Young Master is frightened. If the Second Madam knows about this, he will not be able to have a good ending. Therefore, I have come to ask the two Madams to make a decision. You two are the mistresses of the mansion. In my opinion, as long as the two Madams give the order and quietly deal with the maid, it will be over. After all, the Fourth Young Master is still young. If this matter gets out, it will be bad for him."

Li Lanchun changed her mind, but before she could agree, Qin Xiaoning said firmly: "Let's go back to the second instance for this matter. We can't do anything about it."

Before the old woman could beg again, Qin Xiaoning had already pulled Li Lanchun away.

When they were alone, Li Lanchun muttered, "We are being a little heartless by doing this, right? That woman must have been sent by my fourth brother to come find us. If we just leave her alone, she might resent us."

Qin Xiaoning frowned and asked, "How should the sister-in-law manage it?"

Li Lanchun said, "Just do as the old woman said and send the maid far away to the farm. Then we can quietly suppress the matter and that's it."

Qin Xiaoning replied, "If we do this, what if Fourth Brother is obsessed with that maid and goes to look for her behind her back? If the two of them continue to be in contact, and the maid develops some thoughts that she shouldn't have, or causes some trouble, then it won't just be Fourth Brother who will hate us. Regardless of the hundred years of innocence of the mansion, even Second Aunt will blame us. Besides, Fourth Brother is not very ambitious, but he puts his mind on this. I think he really deserves to suffer. Since he did it, he should bear the consequences. He is not a child anymore. Who can protect him for the rest of his life?"

Li Lanchun pondered over Qin Xiaoning's words for a while, then agreed, "You make sense."

"Then forget it." She smiled at Qin Xiaoning: "After all, Xia Yun is pregnant, and Second Aunt is in a good mood. I don't think she will do anything to Fourth Brother."

Qin Xiaoning was also amused: "This is just the eldest sister-in-law worrying too much. After all, he is the second aunt's biological son. If it is his turn to deal with this matter, he will definitely consider the fourth brother more clearly than us as sisters-in-law."

"What are you talking about? You're so focused."

The two sisters-in-law were standing under the shade of a tree by the roadside, chatting quietly. Lu Ji was standing not far away and called out to them.

Seeing this, Li Lanchun joked, "It's rare that my second brother comes back early today. You two can go back and spend some time together. I won't disturb you anymore."

After saying that, she left Qin Xiaoning and walked away.

As soon as Li Lanchun left, Lu Ji came over to meet Qin Xiaoning. When they got close, Qin Xiaoning looked up at him with a smile in her eyes: "Why are you back so early today?"

"I missed you." The man looked at his wife with tenderness and his tone was doting.

Qin Xiaoning glared at him: "You are always trying to coax people with nice words."

"What? You still don't believe it?" The man said as he raised his hand and pulled her aside, pressing her against a large tree trunk on the side of the road. He supported the tree trunk with both hands and trapped her between his arms, with a somewhat evil look in his eyes.

Qin Xiaoning turned her head away shyly, and he pinched her chin with his slender fingers, forcing her to look at him.

The little woman angrily said, "What are you doing? We are outside."

Before she could finish her coquettish words, the man's slightly cool lips had already covered hers. He kissed her lightly. The little woman immediately looked around in panic. Fortunately, there was no one here. He frowned: "Don't be like this. What if someone sees us?" The man smiled mischievously, as if the more shy and flustered she was, the happier he would be.

He's an old boy, but he still hasn't changed his bad habits.

"Can't I kiss my own wife?" He raised his eyebrows and said this, then kissed her again. This time, his kiss was passionate and lasting. He held her slender waist and kissed her until she was almost suffocated before letting her go.

Under the cover of the tree's shade, Qin Xiaoning collapsed in his arms, her voice soft and tender: "Please, stop making trouble. If the servants see us, how can I control them in the future?"

The man looked at the shy and angry look of the little woman, and his eyebrows curved with joy, so he said: "In the past, you were afraid of your status, worried that people would say you seduced the master. Now that you have become my wife, you still have some concerns."

Qin Xiaoning grumbled at him and joked, "I am a person with dignity. Who is like you, shameless and shameless?"

After saying that, she pushed him away and turned to walk away. Lu Ji hurriedly followed her, holding her hand and saying, "It's rare that you have free time today, so walk with me."

They walked slowly along the lakeside of the palace. Qin Xiaoning couldn't help asking, "I heard that there is a civil unrest in Qi. The crown prince of Qi wants us to send troops to help?"

"You are quite well informed."

Qin Xiaoning tsk- ...

Lu Ji smiled: "You are not satisfied with taking care of such a big family, and you still want to care about state affairs?"

Qin Xiaoning paused, looked up at him, and said seriously: "First there is a country, then there is a family. Our Great Zhou is connected with Qi State. Their civil strife is bound to have an impact on us."

Seeing that the little woman was talking so convincingly, Lu Ji deliberately said, "You are so concerned about the affairs of Qi State. I thought it was because of the Wang family girl."

"Are you talking about Wang Fengyi?"

Seeing Lu Ji smiling but not saying anything, Qin Xiaoning laughed: "I'm not that petty."

"In the past, she was eager to marry you, but you ignored her. Now she has become the Crown Princess of Qi. Do you still have a chance?" Qin Xiaoning teased the man.

Lu Ji squinted his lips: "You are quite smart."

Qin Xiaoning said: "This matter really involves Wang Fengyi. I heard that the old emperor of Qi passed away, and the third and fourth princes of Qi opposed the crown prince Xiao Jin's ascension to the throne, and they also framed him for killing his father and the emperor?"

Lu Ji said: "Whether he killed his father and the king, who knows, anyway, Qi is in chaos now."

"Then who do you want to be the emperor?" Qin Xiaoning asked.

Lu Ji told her the truth: "Xiao Jin is a sensible man. He married the daughter of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he also wants to make peace with us. However, he is cunning and treacherous. I'm afraid he is a fickle person. As for the third prince Xiao Jing, he advocates making peace with the Great Zhou Dynasty, but his princess consort is a Mongolian who has always been at odds with our Great Zhou Dynasty. The third prince has wolfish ambitions and has always wanted to replace Zhou Jin. He is more sinister than Xiao Jin."

After listening to Lu Ji's few words to the two power contenders of Qi State, Qin Xiaoning concluded: "From this point of view, it is still beneficial for us if Xiao Jin takes the position."

Lu Ji didn't expect her to react so quickly, so he stopped, looked at her leisurely, and listened attentively.

Qin Xiaoning said to him, "Since the wife of the Third Prince of Qi is a Mongolian, who knows if he will join forces with the Yue family to deal with our Great Zhou after he ascends the throne. Xiao Jin just married the princess of the Great Zhou. If he ascends the throne, he will also maintain friendship with the Great Zhou for the sake of the monarch's face. At least, there will be no war between the two countries in the next few years. Now our court is also unstable, and the new emperor is suspicious of you. If there is unrest on the border, it will inevitably cause chaos in the court. Facing internal and external troubles, you will be unable to deal with it."