Chapter 265 Gu Qingning, I'm going to kill you!

Seeing Gu Qingning was stunned, Lu Jingyu quickly explained:

"Qing Ning, being a prince is not easy."

"And the Emperor also said that the East Palace has not been repaired yet, so it will take some time before we can move there."

"I suspected that he was going to test me in the next period of time."

It was not like Emperor Minghe had never done such a thing as testing his son.

The third prince is a living example.

Let’s put it this way, even Emperor Minghe now thinks that Lu Jingyu fully meets his requirements.

But it's not completely satisfactory.

Emperor Minghe wanted to make sure that the successor he chose was fully capable of taking on the responsibility.

Gu Qingning: "Jingyu, don't be impatient, speak slowly, I know you must have a reason for doing this."

Lu Jingyu: "You look a little surprised. I thought you didn't want me to reject my father."

Gu Qingning glared at him angrily, "Do you think I'm such a sycophantic person?"

In fact, Gu Qingning was a little surprised.

I was surprised that Emperor Minghe would say so bluntly about making Lu Jingyu the crown prince.

She was also surprised that Lu Jingyu refused without hesitation.

After the other party explained the emperor's test, he immediately understood.

This was the first confrontation between the father and son.

It is also a game between father and son.

Sure enough, royal fathers and sons are different from ordinary fathers and sons.

Lu Jingyu: "No, I don't think you are a flatterer. If you were really that kind of person, you wouldn't have chosen to marry my tablet in the first place."

"I was worried that you might misunderstand me."

Gu Qingning: "Well, if we have anything to say, we can just say it directly."

"In fact, I would be happy if you could become the crown prince."

"But if you can't do it, it's okay, because you are the god of war and a great hero of our Great Chu."

"It is the pride of Xiao Xiyao and I."

The couple looked at each other with tender affection, and everything was expressed without words.

When they returned home, Chen Fenfang came to report that Feng had been there.

Chen Fenfang: "The Duke's wife is here to ask for the Duke's Mansion's account books and the keys to the warehouse."

Gu Qingning and the others understood.

It should be that Duke Qin took Qin Mingyue back home and told Feng and others about the child swap.

Feng was anxious to take over the position of housekeeper, but she didn't know what other people thought.

Gu Qingning asked: "Is Feng the only one here?"

Chen Fenfang nodded, "The Duke's wife came alone. I followed the instructions she left. The Duke's wife didn't seem very happy, but there was nothing she could do, so she turned around and left."

Actually, it’s nothing. The main thing is that Gu Qingning has long been prepared to return the stewardship of the Duke’s Mansion to them.

Lu Jingyu: "I will take a day off tomorrow and go back to the Duke's Mansion with you."

Gu Qingning nodded, "Okay."

After dealing with this matter, Lu Jingyu went to the study in the front yard to handle official business.

Gu Qingning then turned to Chen Fenfang and said, "Aunt Chen, did the Duke's wife say anything else when she came today?"

Chen Fenfang was startled. She didn't expect Gu Qingning to be so perceptive.

She immediately knelt down and said, "Madam, you are smart. The Duke's wife did say something else."

"She said that I used to belong to the Su family, so why am I still sticking with you and Your Highness?"

"In fact, she is right. I am indeed from the Su family..."

Gu Qingning reached out and helped her up, "Aunt Chen, although you were from the Su family before, you were also the one who took care of Jingyu since he was a child."

"Jingyu has considered you as his own for a long time."

"And since I got married, we've been getting along very well, haven't we?"

Chen Fenfang's eyes moistened and she nodded. "Su has been kind to me."

"Before she died, she held my hand and told me to protect the young master."

"For more than 20 years, I have engraved this sentence into my bones."

"Logically speaking, now that His Highness has exchanged positions with Qin Mingyue, I and other old servants should also return to Duke Qin's mansion."

"But I can't bear to leave Your Highness, nor you, and even more so Miss Xiyao."

"So, I beg you, Madam, to keep me!"

Chen Fenfang's eyes were filled with tears and she wanted to kneel down again.

She thought it through and decided that instead of letting her imagination run wild, she might as well just say it out loud.

Both masters are extremely intelligent people.

Gu Qingning took her arm again, "Aunt Chen, if you don't want to go back, then don't leave and stay with Jingyu and me."

Chen Fenfang: "Thank you, ma'am!"

When it was time to rest at night, Gu Qingning brought up this matter with Lu Jingyu.

"Jing Yu, Aunt Chen and the others are all from the Duke's Mansion."

"After you and Qin Mingyue exchanged identities, they were actually a little uneasy."

Lu Jingyu: "They have all served me in Songtao Pavilion since they were young, and I trust them all. I will naturally take them with me wherever I go in the future."

Gu Qingning: "Well, I comforted Aunt Chen in the same way today."

"By the way, Jingyu, after returning from the Duke's Mansion tomorrow, I plan to accompany Shu He to meet Su Yue in the Sky Prison."

Lu Jingyu: "I'll go with you too."

"good."

A dreamless night.

The next day, Gu Qingning and Lu Jingyu asked the servants to load the account books and other things onto the carriage and came to the Duke's Mansion.

Duke Qin had received the news long ago and he came straight to the door.

He bowed to Lu Jingyu with complicated eyes, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Seeing that he looked bad, Lu Jingyu asked, "Didn't you get enough rest last night?"

Duke Qin nodded haggardly, "I didn't get enough rest. I dreamed about your mother... I dreamed about Su."

Lu Jingyu held his arm and said, "After all, I have called her mother for so many years, and she did her best to protect me. Someday, I will bring Qing Ning to the cemetery to pay tribute to her."

Duke Qin nodded and said, "We will go together in a few days."

Lu Jingyu: "Okay."

Gu Qingning followed them and walked inside.

But when they were halfway there, a man suddenly rushed out from the side.

It turned out to be the description of the embarrassed Qin Mingyue.

"Lu Jingyu, Gu Qingning, I'm going to kill you!"

Qin Mingyue was pretending to be unconscious yesterday. After being sent to Duke Qin's Mansion, she woke up immediately.

She disliked everything in the Duke's Mansion, and the first thing she did was to return to her own Princess Mansion.

She felt even more upset when she thought that she could no longer live in the princess's mansion.

I thought He Ming would comfort me and love me.

But who would have thought that when He Ming found out that she was not a princess, he actually turned around and left!

The servants in the princess's mansion also took the opportunity to steal things from the princess's mansion, leaving only a few valuables.

Qin Mingyue fainted from anger!

When she woke up the next day, the entire princess's mansion was empty, with only a few slow-running old slaves left.

But the eunuchs from the palace who came to seal off the princess's mansion have already arrived.

Qin Mingyue returned to the Duke's Mansion like a ghost.

I heard that Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning are here.

She rushed over immediately.

Although Qin Mingyue was angry, she still had a trace of rationality.

Lu Jingyu is a martial arts master, so she didn't dare to attack him, but Gu Qingning is a weak woman!

Qin Mingyue, with a dead heart, tightly grasped the red hairpin in her hand.

It stabbed towards Gu Qingning's heart!

But before she got there, Mo Yu jumped out from the side and kicked her to the ground.

By the time Qin Mingyue struggled again, Lu Jingyu had already held Gu Qingning in his arms and looked at her coldly.

"Qin Mingyue, do you want to go to the Heavenly Prison?"

When Qin Mingyue was helped up by the servant, her chest ached, but her heart hurt even more.

"He Ming ran away, and my princess mansion is gone. I have nothing now!"

"It's all because of you! Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning, you guys have made me lose everything!"

Seeing Qin Mingyue crying bitterly, Gu Qingning half-lowered her eyes and said in a cold voice: "It has nothing to do with us. You are in this situation now because of your own fault."

"Even if you don't want to blame yourself, you should blame Su Tanxin!"

"Besides, you are still the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion. You said you have nothing. Where does that leave Duke Qin?"

Sure enough, seeing Qin Mingyue like this, Duke Qin's eyes were filled with despair.

He couldn't accept that the daughter born to his beloved late wife had such a personality.

However, His Majesty has already asked him to bring the person back to the Duke's Mansion, so he has to be responsible for this daughter.

Duke Qin said in a deep voice: "Come here, send the young lady back to the courtyard and lock her up. Do not come out without my order!"

Qin Mingyue was dumbfounded when she heard this, "How dare you lock me up?"

Duke Qin: "I am your father!"

Qin Mingyue: “…”

Only after she was dragged away by two strong women did the surroundings become a little quieter.

However, Lu Hangzhi, who was standing at the rockery and had not come over, looked at Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning with complicated eyes.

They looked at each other in silence.

I didn't know what to call him for a moment.

Qin Guogong opened his mouth, "Jingyu, don't stand outside in the sun, let's go inside and talk."

Lu Jingyu nodded and said okay, then he supported Gu Qingning and walked inside.

He walked away slowly, isolating himself from Lu Hangzhi's complicated gaze.

Inside the hall.

Gu Qingning took out the account books and the keys to the kitchen warehouse.

"Duke, these are all the things in the Duke's Mansion. Please keep them. As for who will be the housekeeper in the future, you can arrange it."

Duke Qin looked at the keys, thought of Feng and others, and shook his head helplessly.

"Butler Feng, I'm worried. As for the others, they can't be helped now, so I'll take care of them for the time being."

"After Yuan'er gives birth to her baby, we'll see if she has the ability to do this."

It seems that Duke Qin is completely disappointed with Feng.

As for Feng Yuaner...

Gu Qingning looked at the haggard Duke Qin with sympathy. The Duke's Mansion would face a lot of trouble in the future.

Lu Jingyu also said: "Father has already said that you can go to him and ask for the title, so that Hangzhi can inherit the title."

When Duke Qin mentioned his son, he sighed deeply.

"Hangzhi's health is getting worse and worse. He has no interest in women anymore."

"Originally, he was willing to get close to Shen, but they had a quarrel yesterday, and now Hangzhi lives alone in the front yard."

He originally had many wives and concubines, but in the blink of an eye he became a "lonely man".

Duke Qin didn't know why his son became like this.

Seeing how pitiful he was, Gu Qingning couldn't help but remind him:

"My Lord, how about you hold Lu Ming on your lap and raise him?"