Ji Ningxi had never suffered such humiliation before. Even as she was dragged out, she continued to struggle and shout, "Young Master, my father is the Prime Minister of the current dynasty, and I'm pregnant with Prince Qi's child. If you dare to touch me, I will never let you go."
Gu Tingchen didn't take this impotent and furious threat seriously at all. He walked quickly to Ye Wanshu, looked at her carefully for a moment, and then quickly asked someone to help Gu Qingmian and Gu Tingji up.
"Wanwan, it's all my fault. I frightened you, Qingmian, and Aji. I'll go to the palace and call the imperial physician."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Wanshu said calmly, "No need. Qingqing is an excellent doctor. I'll let her take a look at my cousins."
Gu Tingchen nodded doubtfully. When he glanced at Mu Qingqing, thinking about the relationship between Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and Fu Mingchi, he couldn't help but ask another question.
"Oh, Miss Mu, my mother just asked about your mother. The Marquis's wife didn't come to the mansion today, and mother missed her very much. Did something delay her?"
Mu Qingqing was not good at lying. The scene of Gu Tingchen punishing someone just now was still in her mind. His fierce eyes made her shudder. When she heard him ask about her mother suddenly, she couldn't help but be stunned.
"My cousin has been acting really strange lately. He wants to ask questions about everyone."
Fearing that Gu Tingchen might become suspicious, Ye Wanshu replied coldly, "If my aunt missed the Marquis, she would have come to visit. Why would my cousin ask?"
After saying that, he took Mu Qingqing's arm and went back to the house. Chunhong and Xingtao followed closely behind with a few little ones.
Gu Tingchen stood there in silence for a moment, and for some reason he suddenly felt uneasy.
He walked out of Cuiweitang with some annoyance, and ran into Jiang Yueling as soon as he arrived at the middle courtyard.
Thinking of what happened at Chun Manlou, Gu Tingchen frowned and prepared to walk around her and leave.
"Young Master, do you really think that your cousin has feelings for you?"
Jiang Yueling called him to stop. Thinking of how Ye Huaisu had allowed the Duke and the Eldest Young Master to make her a concubine, she could hardly suppress the resentment in her heart.
"Young Master, can't you see that your cousin and the Duke's wife have been playing tricks on you? If she was just going to Yuezhou to visit relatives, why would the Duke's wife raise money to redeem the ancestral home for your cousin?"
Gu Tingchen paused for a moment, listened to her words, and then walked forward.
He looked calm, but Jiang Yueling's words undoubtedly created ripples in his heart.
"Wanwan, do you really want to betray me like this?" He murmured silently, clenching his fists.
He hadn’t felt it before, but now, the closer it got to the time when his cousin was leaving, the more wary Gu Tingchen became.
Although he had made all the necessary preparations, he had to be more cautious in order to prevent his cousin from getting involved with Fu Mingchi.
Knowing that my cousin is a person of great loyalty and righteousness, as long as I keep the people she cares about firmly under my control, she will not have any other thoughts even if she goes to Yuezhou.
Mu Qingqing is not only my cousin's friend, but also a cherished relative of the Yongning Palace. She must not be allowed to leave Lin'an.
After returning to the outer courtyard with the servants, Gu Tingchen immediately ordered: "Keep a close eye on my cousin and the woman from the Mu family for the next two days. Don't let Miss Mu leave the Duke's Mansion before my cousin leaves."
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