Chapter 97 Do you want a child too?

Linlang knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Before anyone could stop her, she kowtowed three times.

Gu Qingning asked someone to help her up:

"It's a good thing that you're pregnant, but you're a concubine in Cuiwei Pavilion. You have a wife in the courtyard and your mother in the mansion. Even if I'm in charge of the household, it's not my place to take care of you."

Linlang said hurriedly: "I know it should be so, but how the child in Biyue's belly was lost is known to all the dukes in the country! Not to mention, the Second Young Master's wife has been released from house arrest now!"

“Madam, I am different from all of you. I am not even as good as Biyue. After all, Biyue is a family-born child. It turns out that she is the confidant of the Duke’s wife.”

"Linlang was originally a noble lady from an official family, but later ended up here and experienced many hardships. I don't have any ambitions now, I just hope I can keep this child with me!"

It has to be said that some of Linlang’s words did touch Gu Qingning’s heart.

After all, her family had fallen on hard times, so she was luckier than Linlang, who ended up living in a brothel.

But there are so many people who are also stranded in the world, and you can’t sympathize with them all.

If you sympathize with someone you shouldn't sympathize with, you will get yourself into trouble and hurt the people you care about.

Even though Linlang hid it well, Gu Qingning could still see the shrewdness and calculation in her eyes.

It’s irrelevant that the other party uses shrewd calculations to protect herself, but don’t take it personally on her.

Gu Qingning shook her head. "If I really look after you, you will lose the Second Young Master's heart. If you really want to keep this child, go find your mother."

"Now the Second Young Master is taking the imperial examination, and you have good news again. Mother will be happy."

Feng likes children and is still brooding over the two children that Shen Ruoying had to torment her with.

As long as she is not stupid, she will want to protect the child Linlang.

Of course, as for whether other people would use some means to do something, Gu Qingning didn’t care.

Linlang finally left Songtao Pavilion with her maid with a bad look on her face.

The maid beside him whispered, "How can the eldest young lady be so cold and heartless? I think she must be jealous of you having a child!"

There are rumors outside that the eldest young lady and the young master are in perfect harmony and have already slept together.

But who believes it?

Being able to give birth to a son is truly amazing!

Linlang's face darkened, and she resented Gu Qingning for not helping. She reached out and gently stroked her still flat belly.

Gu Qingning was right. In this mansion, only the Duke's wife could protect her and her child...

Gu Qingning was not surprised at all that Linlang went to Feng for shelter. Feng was unreliable, but it was also Linlang's only choice.

Gu Qingning was concentrating on sewing a new sachet for Lu Jingyu.

I don’t know where he lost it last time, and it took me a long time to chase it. I’d better sew it up as soon as possible.

Banxia was making a web nearby.

She asked curiously, "I don't know if the second young master will pass the exam, but if he does, Cuiwei Pavilion will be even more lively."

The needle and thread in Gu Qingning's hand suddenly stopped.

She suddenly remembered the familiar scent she smelled on Lu Hangzhi that day.

Because other things happened at that time, I was distracted and forgot about it.

Now I suddenly remembered that wasn’t that the herbal fragrance that I put in the sachet for Lu Jingyu?

So, the sachet that she lost is with Lu Hangzhi?

Although this matter cannot be confirmed, Gu Qingning would rather believe it than not.

It doesn’t matter what others think, but she has to inform Lu Jingyu in advance!

That night, when Lu Jingyu kissed her, Gu Qingning covered his mouth with her hand.

Lu Jingyu looked confused, "What's wrong?"

Gu Qingning: "Do you still remember meeting Lu Hangzhi in the clinic a few days ago?"

Lu Jingyu frowned and said in a muffled voice, "I remember."

How can I not remember?

His younger brother talked in his sleep at night and called his wife's name.

No matter how good the relationship between the two brothers was, Lu Jingyu could not be angry when someone stole his fiancée for the first time.

But this second time, under the premise that he was "alive", even the most good-tempered person would not remain indifferent.

Gu Qingning didn't notice the bitterness in his eyes, and immediately said, "Now that I think about it, I saw that he seemed to be wearing a sachet, which looked like the one I gave you!"

Lu Jingyu: “Really?”

Gu Qingning: "I'm not sure. After all, I was too angry at the time. But thinking about this, I still want to tell you."

That was something Gu Qingning made herself. Anyone who is familiar with her would recognize the stitching.

If Lu Hangzhi or anyone else wanted to make a fuss about the sachet, it would be no problem as long as Lu Jingyu trusted her.

After hearing this, Lu Jingyu's handsome face darkened.

He even had some doubts as to whether Hangzhi was his biological brother.

How could a younger brother covet his older brother's wife all day long?

Gu Qingning thought that Lu Jingyu was in a bad mood and definitely didn't want to do anything tonight, so she talked about Linlang being pregnant and seeking protection from her mother.

But Shen Ruoying and Biyue in Cuiwei Pavilion are both difficult to deal with.

"I don't know if the baby in Linlang's belly can survive until the Second Young Master finishes his exams."

"You want a child too?"

"What?"

Gu Qingning didn't understand why the topic jumped here.

By the time she wanted to speak again, Lu Jingyu had already pressed down on her.

It was another beautiful night.

In the following few days, the Duke's Mansion was very quiet and peaceful, and no one made trouble...

After all, those who wanted to make trouble were all waiting for the results of Lu Hangzhi's imperial examination.

In fact, the entire capital city is like this, waiting for the candidates' results.

Gu Qingning didn't think too much about it. She took care of household chores and handled shop affairs as usual.

In my heart, I was waiting for the result in Jiangnan with peace of mind.

There is no other way. It is too far from the capital to Jiangnan. It may take more than two months to go back and forth.

I hope we can get some useful clues this time.

I've waited for so many years, two months won't make a difference.

The nine-day imperial examination finally ended.

Lu Hangzhi was taken home by the crowd. Feng was busy serving him, and his two concubines, Shen Ruoying and Biyue Linlang, were by his side.

Lu Hangzhi was very happy to hear that Linlang was pregnant.

He was full of energy and confidence, as if he had returned to the time before he got married.

Cuiwei Pavilion had been bustling for several days in a row, but Gu Qingning didn't pay much attention to it.

The results haven’t been announced yet. After the results are announced, it will be the most lively time.

Gu Qingning originally thought that the bustle in Cuiwei Pavilion had nothing to do with her, but who could have thought that something would still happen.

One morning, she went to pay her respects to Mrs. Feng, but who would have thought that when Shen Ruoying came in, she had red eyes and looked depressed.

Feng frowned, "Ruoying, why do you look so gloomy so early in the morning?"

Shen Ruoying bit her lip, glanced at Gu Qingning timidly, and suddenly choked up.

"Mother, I didn't want to do it at first, but when I was packing up Hangzhi's things last night, I found a sachet embroidered by a woman!" She took out the sachet and handed it to Gu Qingning.

"Sister-in-law, I remember your stitches. You made this sachet yourself, right?"