Chapter 71 Is Madam’s period about to end?
Miss Linlang is indeed very charming and is said to be good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is truly a wonderful person.
No wonder Lu Hangzhi was so infatuated with her.
"Greetings to the young master, and greetings to the eldest young lady's wife." Linlang bowed immediately, looking very well-behaved and sensible.
Lu Jingyu didn't even look at her, but glared at his brother, "Does father know about this?"
Lu Hangzhi brought Linlang back, but was seen by Gu Qingning. For some reason, he felt inexplicably guilty.
Hearing his eldest brother's words, he became even more depressed and whispered, "Father knows."
Since his father knew, Lu Jingyu didn't care anymore.
After all, he is his brother, not his father.
Lu Jingyu turned around and blocked Gu Qingning's view with his burly body.
He held her hand with one hand and her waist with the other, and carried her into the carriage as usual.
Gu Qingning was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She wondered when this person developed this habit.
Most importantly, he kept a straight face while doing such an intimate action.
But seeing the two of them being so intimate, Lu Hangzhi felt inexplicably unhappy.
He stepped forward and asked, "Brother, sister-in-law, where are you going?"
"We are going to the palace. Why, do you want to come with us?"
"No, no." Lu Hangzhi stepped back awkwardly, watching the carriage go away with a dim look in his eyes.
The girl beside him, Linlang, called him several times, but he didn't come back to his senses.
After Lu Jingyu lowered the curtain, he felt a little inexplicably blocked in his heart.
Why do Hangzhi's eyes seem to be glued to Qingning?
Lu Jingyu frowned and stared at Gu Qingning's face, which made Gu Qingning feel a little dazed. She adjusted the golden hairpin on her head and said, "Young Master, is there anything wrong with my makeup today?"
Although it was a Hongmen Banquet, Gu Qingning still dressed up today. After all, she couldn't lose in aura.
She wore a crimson-purple gown customary for a lady of noble rank, a headpiece adorned with red gold and jewels, and golden hairpins, and every step she took was radiant.
Her already very beautiful face became even more majestic at this moment.
Lu Jingyu looked at her a few more times and said, "There's nothing wrong with the makeup. I just want to ask you, are you done with the sachet I asked you to sew last time?"
Gu Qingning: "The sachet is ready, but the knee pad is not yet ready. I thought I'd give it to you after we finish them together."
Lu Jingyu: "Give me the sachet when we get back home."
Gu Qingning nodded.
Along the way, the two did not talk much. Lu Jingyu was originally a military general and was not good at talking, especially since his wife today was too radiant.
If Lu Jingyu looked at it for a second longer, he would remember what Chen Fenfang said yesterday.
Madam's menstruation is about to end...
Gu Qingning is a person who can be both quiet and active.
Lu Jingyu was not a talkative person, so she didn't want to disturb his peace. She picked up the book from the cabinet in the carriage and began to flip through it casually.
Instead, Lu Jingyu turned his head to look at her and asked, "Have you loved reading since you were a child?"
Gu Qingning's hand, which was turning the pages of the book, paused slightly.
Merchant families don't attach much importance to literature and basically won't let the women in their family read much. At most, they can read some books about women's rules.
And in the next ten years or so, Gu Qingning lived under the roof of the Guangping Marquis Mansion and was bullied. How could she have so many opportunities to study?
Is the young master testing me?
Gu Qingning said calmly: "My grandfather loved me before, so he hired a reliable female teacher to teach me. Later, although life was difficult, because I liked reading, I read more books and learned more words in private."
Lu Jingyu: "So that's why you often go to your father's study to borrow books?"
Gu Qingning nodded and said, "My father has a huge collection of books. I envy him a lot. I wish I could have so many books one day."
Lu Jingyu looked at her calm face, as if she was not the one who stole the files from her father's study.
How many "surprises" did his wife hide for him?
Lu Jingyu pursed his lips and said, "I'll have someone open up a courtyard in Songtao Pavilion as a study room. I'll send someone to buy whatever kind of books you like."
Gu Qingning didn’t know if the other party had any suspicions. She followed his words with a look of surprise on her face.
"Really? That's really great!"
Looking at her flower-like smile, Lu Jingyu also smiled.
Let her steal the files, as long as she doesn't do anything bad.
Soon, both of them stopped talking again, and Gu Qingning breathed a sigh of relief.
Her frequent visits to the study room might still arouse other people's suspicion, but fortunately the files have been found, so she should try to go there less often in the future.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, they got off the carriage, passed through the palace gate, and walked through the long corridor under the guidance of the palace servants.
Gu Qingning entered the palace today, bringing Chen Fenfang with her.
Chen Fenfang also has acquaintances in the palace, so if anything really happens, she can take better care of them.
When they were almost at the gate to the harem, Lu Jingyu stopped.
"Qing Ning, go and accompany the imperial concubine and the others to appreciate the flowers. I'll wait here for you to return home later."
"good."
Gu Qingning watched Lu Jingyu walk away, then turned around and continued walking inside under the guidance of the palace servants.
After walking for a long time, we still didn't arrive.
Chen Fenfang frowned and said, "Sister, you are leading me the wrong way, aren't you?"
The long-faced nanny looked over coldly, "What do you mean?"
Chen Fenfang smiled and said, "That's right. I've been to the harem a few times before, but I didn't take this path."
The long-faced nanny's expression changed. "That's because the Imperial Concubine is holding the Flower Hairpin Banquet in a different place this time. But don't worry, it's almost here."
Sure enough, she didn't take a detour next time.
Gu Qingning and Chen Fenfang looked at each other.
This is Concubine Su’s first show of force. Taking a detour to tire her out?
However, although Gu Qingning came in a formal dress today, she was wearing a pair of extremely comfortable shoes. In addition, she was young and had known how to preserve her health since she was young, so her physical condition was extremely good.
It's a short detour, but I won't get tired.
It can be seen that Concubine Su did not dare to take direct action against Gu Qingning, and she just wasted time on these small matters.
Although Gu Qingning was not afraid, she did not take it lightly either.
When we arrived at the Hairpin Flower Banquet, we found that it was indeed a small banquet and not many people came.
The person sitting in the main seat was Concubine Su.
Princess Jin'an Qin Mingyue sat on the right side of Concubine Su. Next to Qin Mingyue sat Princess Jiamin.
Opposite Qin Mingyue sat a very gentle and elegant woman. She was wearing a dress with a silver-white iris pattern. Her every smile and frown was graceful, giving people a very comfortable feeling.
This person was Princess Jin'an's biological mother, Concubine Rou.
But for some reason, when Gu Qingning looked at Concubine Rou and then at the domineering Princess Jin'an, she always felt that the mother and daughter were very different.
They don't look like mother and daughter at all.
At this time, Princess Jiamin, who was sitting on the side, suddenly said in a bad tone: "Gu Qingning, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? Come over here and greet the ladies!"
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