Chapter 9 You can consummate your marriage with your wife when you return home
Seeing that she was frowning and in a bad mood, Lu Hangzhi hugged her in his arms:
"If Ruoying is also interested in being the head of the family, I will tell my mother tomorrow and ask her to take you with her."
Shen Ruoying's brows relaxed, and she said coquettishly: "The main reason is that I have been married for so long, and it is not good to be idle all day. I always want to do something for our Duke's Mansion."
"Well, I'll go talk to my mother this afternoon."
Shen Ruoying was satisfied. She snuggled in Lu Hangzhi's arms and suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Hangzhi, did you also know that Qing Ning has started to manage the young master's property?"
Lu Hangzhi recalled the scene he saw in the restaurant that day and hummed.
Shen Ruoying asked again: "Does the young master have a lot of property? When I saw my mother that day, her face seemed to have changed?"
Lu Hangzhi: "Big brother should have a lot of property, because his biological mother's dowry is very generous, and there are rewards from His Majesty in recent years..."
Having said that, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
He reached out and lifted Shen Ruoying’s chin, examining her and asked, “Ruoying, why are you suddenly interested in this matter?”
Shen Ruoying immediately said: "I am a little curious, because Qing Ning was not like this before. She seemed to have suddenly changed after taking charge of the young master's industry... It's like she suddenly became confident?"
Lu Hangzhi hummed sullenly, and he hugged Shen Ruoying tightly, "Although my brother has a lot of property, but when I inherit the title in the future, everything in the Duke's Mansion will be mine, including my brother's property."
As for Qing Ning, considering their long-term friendship, he didn't mind having the Duke's Mansion support her as an extra.
Shen Ruoying was delighted after hearing this.
In other words, Gu Qingning is now just a manager working for them, helping them earn money!
In the evening, the couple came to have dinner with Feng.
Lu Hangzhi suggested that Shen Ruoying should also learn how to be a housekeeper, but Feng flatly refused.
"Ruoying doesn't need to rush to learn. She was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion before, so she naturally knows how to do these housekeeping things. What you have to do now is to give birth to a legitimate eldest son as soon as possible!"
Lu Hangzhi also thought that this arrangement was fine, so he nodded and didn't say anything more about it.
But Shen Ruoying, who was sitting next to her, had her chopsticks gripped so tightly that their joints turned slightly white, but she remained calm and said nothing.
But this incident still left a thorn in her heart.
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Gu Qingning was vigorous and efficient in learning how to be a housekeeper. In less than half a month, he had a thorough understanding of the entire Duke's Mansion.
All the managers in the mansion who hold lucrative positions are Feng's people and cannot be replaced in the short term.
But she can find a way to place reliable people in.
In order to find out the personalities and weaknesses of the managers, Gu Qingning would call Chen Fenfang to learn from her, and then when problems arose, she would prescribe the right remedy.
Of course, Feng was very smart. She would not let go of most of the things and only let Gu Qingning do some minor housework.
The housekeeper's work has to be done step by step, so Gu Qingning is not in a hurry.
But there is one thing that needs to be prepared first.
That means adopting a child for the eldest wife.
"Aunt Chen, do you know which children from the Lu family's side branches are suitable for adoption?"
Chen Fenfang was stunned. "Madam, do you want to adopt a child for the first wife?"
Gu Qingning nodded, "If you want to completely take over the first house, you have to adopt a child and register it under the name of the young master."
Otherwise, as a widow, she would not be able to protect the young master's huge fortune.
In the end, they would all become Lu Hangzhi and Shen Ruoying's possession, and her position in the Duke's Mansion would become awkward.
Chen Fenfang thought that the young master was still alive, so why would she need to adopt a child?
But I can’t tell the truth to my wife!
Chen Fenfang: "Madam, this is a serious matter and we can't rush it. The character of the child is very important. Can I go back and ask the Lu family's side branches first?"
Gu Qingning: "Aunt Chen is an elder in the mansion. She is more familiar with the side branches. I am confident that you can handle the work."
Chen Fenfang smiled awkwardly and said yes.
The next day, Chen Fenfang found an opportunity to leave the house and went to a secret room behind a pawnshop.
"Young Master, Madam said she wants to adopt a child under your name. What do you think about this matter?"
Lu Jingyu was also stunned. He had never thought of adopting a child.
Although it was a mistake, he had actually accepted Gu as his wife. If Gu was willing...
He frowned slightly, "It's definitely better to give birth to the child yourself."
Chen Fenfang said helplessly: "But young master, you are already dead in the eyes of the world! You can't return to the Duke's Mansion for the time being. Otherwise, tell Madam that you are still alive?"
"No, if one more person knows, it will be more trouble. Besides, we haven't caught the spy in the Duke's Mansion yet."
Lu Jingyu didn't doubt Gu Qingning, but he didn't even tell the truth to his father and Mrs. Feng.
Moreover, Gu Qingning married into the Duke's Mansion later, so she was definitely not the spy.
The fewer people who know about this matter, the less likely it is to alert the enemy.
Lu Jingyu's military intelligence was leaked on the battlefield, resulting in the army not receiving timely rescue and being completely wiped out.
The fire at that time burned everyone to charcoal, leaving no trace.
So no one knew that Lu Jingyu was protected by his trusted confidants at the time, and he fell off the cliff and barely managed to escape with his life.
Poor soldiers...
Not only did Lu Jingyu know that there were people in the court who wanted him dead, but there were also people in the Duke's Mansion who wanted to kill him.
Because he was poisoned before going to the war, the person who could poison him in the Duke's Mansion without anyone noticing must be someone in the Duke's Mansion.
Lu Jingyu said, "Aunt Chen, go back and try to delay the adoption for a while. When I finish my work here and return to the Duke's Mansion, everything will be solved."
Chen Fenfang said happily: "That's right, when you return home you can consummate your marriage with my wife."
Lu Jingyu thought of the person he saw on his wedding night, and his ears turned red, but his tone was very calm:
"It may not be consummated. She must have been helpless to marry me at that time. When I return, I will give her a chance to leave freely."
Chen Fenfang was dumbfounded.
"Young Master, the Madam is actually very good! She is very smart and gentle. Oh, she is now learning housekeeping from the Madam of the Duke, and she is learning very quickly. She also manages your properties in an orderly manner."
But no matter what she said, Lu Jingyu did not change his mind.
In the end, Chen Fenfang didn't dare to stay here for too long and had to leave very low-key.
After Chen Fenfang left, Su Ziyuan asked curiously, "Master, are you really willing to let Madam go?"
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