Chapter 54 Young Master Protects His Wife
Gu Qingning was grateful that Madam Shen was willing to take her in.
But the prerequisite is that Gu Qingning must not have any conflict with anyone in the Marquis' Mansion.
Because once a conflict occurs, no matter who is right or wrong, Gu Qingning will be the one who will be punished in the end.
Gu Qingning still remembers that when she was eight years old, the housekeeper's daughter snatched her kite. When Gu Qingning tried to get it back, she pushed the person down.
In the end, she was even asked to kneel down and apologize to the housekeeper's daughter?
The masters of the Marquis' Mansion at that time were all high and mighty, and they reminded Gu Qingning over and over again:
You are just an orphan living under someone else's roof. Others call you "Miss Cousin". Do you really think you are a rich lady?
Gu Qingning endured it at first, but she was still confused.
If you looked down on her so much, why did you take her in in the first place?
Later, Grandma Liao helped Gu Qingning to find out the answer to this question.
It turns out that Madam Shen had also exchanged her husband with her sister. For the sake of wealth and glory, she missed her original lover, her cousin named Gu.
He accepted Gu Qingning out of some consideration for the friendship they had in the past.
There are also some high-handed charity to prove that their original choice was not wrong.
You see, it’s a good thing I didn’t marry you. You’re living such a hard life, and your granddaughter is so pitiful that she has to rely on my protection to survive.
At this time, Madam Shen looked at Gu Qingning who walked in with complicated eyes, and signaled Shen Yanran not to speak for the time being.
Shen Yanran curled her lips, stood aside, and looked at Gu Qingning with unfriendly eyes.
Gu Qingning bowed slightly after coming in, "How is your health lately, great aunt?"
"My body is just like that. By the way, is the young master here too?"
"Yes, he is talking to his cousin in the study now."
Shen Yanran next to her frequently glanced at her, and Old Madam Shen sighed and said earnestly:
"Qing Ning, Yan Ran is indeed a little ignorant, but you should never, ever hit her in front of so many people. Did you know that Concubine Su intends to make Yan Ran the consort of the Third Prince?"
As soon as Madam Shen finished speaking, even Shen Yanran herself was stunned.
She was surprised and said, "Grandma, doesn't the Third Prince have a principal wife? Are you going to make me a concubine?"
Madam Shen whispered, "The Third Prince's wife is ill, and the imperial physician said she can only live until next year at most."
Next year, Shen Yanran will be fifteen and come of age, so it is natural for her to talk about marriage.
After hearing this, Shen Yanran suddenly stood up. She looked up at Gu Qingning and raised her chin proudly.
"Gu Qingning, did you hear me? I will soon become the Third Prince's consort. If you kneel down and apologize to me now, it's not too late."
Gu Qingning raised her eyes and glanced at her, then her gaze fell on Old Madam Shen.
The other party didn't say anything, which meant that he acquiesced to Shen Yanran's arrogance.
Gu Qingning: "Grandma, are you sure you want to send Shen Yanran to the palace like this? Are you sure how long she can live?"
Old Madam Shen's fingertips trembled.
Shen Yanran was furious, "Gu Qingning, what do you mean? How dare you curse me? You are just jealous of me!"
Gu Qingning picked up the teacup calmly and took a sip.
Seeing that she ignored her, Shen Yanran rushed over excitedly, and Banxia immediately protected her in front.
Banxia shook her arms and said, "Miss Yanran, I am very strong and can knock you away with just one punch, so you'd better calm down."
Shen Yanran: "How dare you, a slut, to attack this young lady?"
Banxia: "The young master asked me to protect the lady. No matter who it is, I can beat him first and then play the music."
Shen Yanran: “…”
At this time, Madam Shen Hou walked in slowly, supporting her eldest daughter Shen Ruoying.
He looked at the situation in the room with a confused look on his face.
Madam Shen looked at Gu Qingning with gloomy eyes, "Qingning, the Shen family has always treated you well! Don't be so short-sighted and think that you can turn into a phoenix and ignore the Shen family! The young master is indeed alive, but can you be sure that your position in the Duke's Mansion will remain stable?"
Gu Qingning raised her eyes, "So, my great aunt doesn't want the young master to come back to life, right?"
Madam Shen's expression suddenly changed, "I didn't say that!"
Madam Shen Hou also frowned and said, “Qing Ning, how can you talk to your mother like this?”
Gu Qingning put down the teacup, stood up, and glanced at everyone.
"You treat me well? Not only can Chen Yanran scold me whenever she wants, but even the housekeeper's daughter bullied me when I was a child, and I had to endure it. Is this what you call treating me well?"
"Also, I have lived in the Marquis' Mansion for more than ten years. All my expenses were brought by me from the Gu family. Have I ever spent even a tael of silver from your Mansion?"
“Yes, you did protect me for ten years, so half a year ago, Shen Ruoying didn’t want to be a widow and insisted on changing her marriage. Didn’t I agree?”
"Why, now that you see that the young master has survived a disaster and is back alive, you feel regretful and are venting all your resentment on me?"
Madam Shen and others remained silent, because every word Gu Qingning said was correct.
Only Shen Yanran stiffened her neck and said, "No matter what, our Marquis' Mansion has protected you for ten years. This is a fact. Otherwise, how could an orphan like you have the opportunity to marry into the Duke's Mansion? You should be grateful to us for the rest of your life, but you turned out to be an ungrateful person!"
Gu Qingning smiled, "You always say I'm an ungrateful person? Well, I'll show you what an ungrateful person really is!"
After she finished speaking, she stood up and walked out.
Shen Yanran snorted coldly, "See, her true nature is finally exposed. If she is not an ungrateful wolf, what is she?"
Madam Shen frowned and told the maid, "Go and see where she went."
Madam Shen Hou said, "Where else could she go? She must have hidden in the courtyard. Our mansion even left her a courtyard so that she could go back to her parents' home. How could she treat us like this!"
"Yanran is right, she is an ungrateful person. She thinks that just because the young master is back alive, she can ignore our mansion. We should teach her a lesson!"
Shen Ruoying was helped to sit on the armchair with a gloomy face.
From the moment she saw Lu Jingyu yesterday, she felt very depressed and regretful.
But he just knew that there was no turning back, and Gu Qingning could only get a huge bargain.
See? Gu Qingning is so awesome now.
It’s so infuriating!
After a while, the maid ran back with an anxious look on her face, "Oh no, old lady, my cousin went straight to the front yard and found the young master, and said he wanted to go back to the Duke's Mansion!"
"What?!"
Several people looked stunned. They didn't expect that Gu Qingning would do such a thing.
And in fact, Gu Qingning did just that.
She came to the front yard and said to Lu Jingyu with red eyes: "Young Master, I want to go back to the Duke's Mansion. Do you want to talk to the Marquis here or what?"
He doesn't even call me cousin uncle anymore.
Lu Jingyu frowned, "What happened?"
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