Chapter 230: Arrange a marriage for a child in the future?
This is not the first time that Chen Shu has asked Qin Mingyue to choose between two options.
But in the end, Qin Mingyue chose He Ming every time.
Qin Mingyue frowned, "Ashu, I thought you had become more stable after your training in the palace. Why are you still so impulsive?"
"He Ming is just a consort, and you are my most precious friend. You two are different. Why do you always make me choose between the two?"
"Besides, you, you can't be my consort."
Qin Mingyue was also amazed when she saw Chen Shu for the first time.
The young man is handsome, fair, talented, stunning and decisive.
But who could have imagined that the elders in the family committed a crime, which resulted in all the male members of the family being beheaded and the female members being exiled.
At that time, Qin Mingyue saved Chen Shu's life, but he could not escape castration.
After being castrated, he became a disabled person.
How can a useless person be her consort?
In the end, she gave Chen Shuo some face and didn't say the word "useless person" out loud.
But Chen Shu no longer cared about her good intentions.
"You are right. How can I be worthy of the princess? Don't worry, I will let the prince consort wait for you to leave the palace at the princess's mansion."
When Chen Shuo smiles, he is very gentle and beautiful.
When Qin Mingyue saw him smile like this, she thought that he would indulge her in everything without any bottom line as usual.
She also laughed, "Ashu, you are so kind to me! The thing I regret least is saving you."
But the thing I regret most is that you saved me.
As he turned around and left, the smile on Chen Shu's face faded little by little.
In the end, all that was left was utter disappointment.
**
The Duke's Mansion.
On this day, Songtao Pavilion was very lively.
It turned out that Princess Jiamin and Nalan Zhuer came to visit Gu Qingning together.
Both of their husbands and fiancés have gone to Jiangnan and are not in the capital.
Nalan Zhu'er looked at the baby Xiyao in the cradle with curiosity.
"This child is so pretty. Fortunately, she doesn't look like Lu Jingyu, who is so burly and scary!"
She still disliked Lu Jingyu.
Princess Jiamin said something fair:
"In fact, in terms of appearance, Qing Ning and the young master are both very good people. Their children will definitely not be bad."
"Of course, the child that Ouyang Rui and I have in the future will definitely be better looking!"
Gu Qingning didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You, you haven't even gotten married yet and you're already saying things like that, you have no shame!"
Princess Jiamin: "Why are you ashamed? We will be married in two months. Hey, I hope everything goes well in Jiangnan and they all return safely."
Ouyang Rui went to Jiangnan to investigate the smuggling of salt.
He also brought Cen Jue and the Sixth Prince.
However, Gu Qingning knew that this matter would definitely not be peaceful and would be fraught with danger.
Of course, the emperor let Ouyang Rui go because he trusted him.
No one else has had this honor yet.
Nalan Zhu'er was also worried about Cen Jue.
Gu Qingning, in turn, began to comfort the two little sisters, "They are all capable people, and are valued by His Majesty. This time, things will definitely go smoothly."
Their husband and fiancé were praised, and they both felt happy instantly.
Princess Jiamin turned her attention back to the child, and she said with a solemn oath:
"After I get married, I have to work hard to give birth to a son. I want to arrange an engagement with Qing Ning!"
Nalan Zhu'er was a little hesitant.
She also likes green lemon and the little Xiyao born to green lemon.
But I really hate Lu Jingyu.
She became hesitant when she thought about becoming relatives with Lu Jingyu in the future.
Princess Jiamin teased her, "Then I'll give birth to two children, and I'll marry your daughter with the other one!"
Nalan Zhuer: "Maybe I will give birth to a son."
Looking at the two people bickering, Gu Qingning smiled faintly.
When I look up, I always feel the afternoon sunshine is very gentle.
Both of them stayed for half a day and left after having lunch.
Before leaving, Gu Qingning casually asked Nalan Zhuer:
"In the blink of an eye, you have been in the capital of Da Chu for a long time. Are you used to everything?"
Nalan Zhuer said happily: "I'm used to it. The food here is delicious and the temperature is comfortable."
"By the way, in a few days, some people from southern Xinjiang will come to do business. My family asked them to bring me a lot of local specialties. I will send some to you and Jiamin later."
Gu Qingning smiled, "That's good. By the way, do you hang out with the Ninth Prince's Mansion a lot?"
Nalan Zhuer shook her head. "Cen Jue told me that I don't need to worry about his family's social activities, so I hardly see them."
Gu Qingning understood what was going on, and after giving a few more instructions, she asked Banxia to see the guest off.
After talking to those two little ancestors for a long time, Gu Qingning was tired and wanted to take a rest.
As a result, Biyun, who was beside Feng, was accompanied in. She said respectfully:
"Madam, something happened in the main courtyard, and you have to make the decision."
Granny Liao frowned beside her, "Our wife is still in confinement after childbirth, why should we trouble her like this?"
Biyun didn't dare to confront Granny Liao, so she could only say, "It's mainly because this matter is a bit tricky, so the Duke's wife asked me to ask the eldest young lady for instructions."
Gu Qingning: "What's the matter?"
Biyun: "There was a thief in the main courtyard, and the master lost an inkstone given by the emperor. That inkstone is worth a million gold."
This is no small matter!
Not to mention the value of the inkstone, the fact that it was a gift from the emperor should not be underestimated.
Gu Qingning calmly ordered:
"Ask Chuan Gu to close all the doors in the mansion and strictly check anyone who enters or leaves. Also, ask the butler to bring the detailed records of everyone who enters and leaves the Duke's Mansion in the past half month."
"Yes." Chen Fenfang took the order and did it.
Gu Qingning put on her clothes and cloak, covering herself tightly.
Granny Liao was depressed, "It's not even a month since you've been here, and they're torturing you like this."
Gu Qingning: "Two days won't be too much of a problem. I'm feeling much better now. And if this big issue isn't resolved, it will affect the future."
In fact, she had some guesses, but had not yet confirmed it.
She left Granny Liao to take care of Mo Yu, and stayed at home to accompany Xiao Xiyao, then went to the main courtyard in the sedan chair.
When Gu Qingning just arrived, she heard Feng say:
"My Lord, let's report it to the police! That is a gift from the emperor, how much is it worth? That thief is too despicable!"
Duke Qin's handsome face darkened and he said unhappily:
"You also know that it is a gift from the emperor? If something goes wrong, our entire Duke's Mansion will be implicated!"
This matter can be big or small.
If it's small, it's just something lost, just find it back.
To put it in a broader sense, that is contempt for the imperial authority!
Feng, however, looked like she wanted to make a bigger fuss.
"My Lord, you have already had people search the area, but nothing has been found."
"If we don't report it to the authorities, what if the thief hides the inkstone?"
Gu Qingning glanced at Feng without leaving a trace.
Seeing Gu Qingning coming, Feng subconsciously closed her mouth and rolled her eyes.
Gu Qingning pretended not to notice and bowed to Duke Qin.
"Meet father. I heard your inkstone is lost?"
Duke Qin sighed, "How did I alarm you? Go back and rest. I will handle this matter."
Feng: "I asked someone to invite Qing Ning here, Duke, could it be that you knew who took it and deliberately indulged the other party?"
As she said this, she glanced at Zhao Jing.
Zhao Jing pretended not to see it, since it wasn't her who took it anyway.
Gu Qingning ignored their little actions and asked Duke Qin carefully when it was lost.
Duke Qin: "It was still in use the day before yesterday, so it must have been gone in the past two days. I'll have someone bring the list of people who entered and left the mansion in the past two days, so we can check it out."
Gu Qingning: "I just asked Chuan Gu to get the entry and exit registration book."
Duke Qin nodded approvingly.
If the time is shortened to two days, it will be easier to check.
In addition to Lu Jingyu and Lu Hang who have to go on duty every day, there are several people on the list of people entering and leaving each college in the past two days.
At Songtao Pavilion, Gu Qingning asked Chen Fenfang to go to the clinic and help her get some of the clinic's account books and beauty and slimming pills.
After giving birth, Gu Qingning felt that her waist was a little thick, so she asked Wei Shuhe to prepare some slimming pills for her.
Over at Cuiwei Pavilion, some people from the Feng family came to visit Feng Yuaner and brought some nourishing supplements.
It is very easy to enter and exit the main courtyard.
Only Zhao Jing's son Sun Cheng.
Zhao Jing immediately said, "Ah Cheng will be back in a few days. The Duke knows about this. How could he take such a valuable thing at such a young age?"
Feng smiled wryly, "He's not young anymore, he's already sixteen or seventeen. He wasn't in the capital before, so he didn't have much experience. Now that he's enjoying a good life with Sister Zhao, maybe he's been dazzled by the flowers."
"If you ask me, he must have taken the inkstone away!"
Gu Qingning was standing nearby and understood instantly.
It turned out that Feng was plotting against Zhao Jing in this matter.
But in fact, Zhao Jing was not innocent either. Sun Cheng spent all his time hanging out in gambling houses and was not doing his job properly. When he lost all his money, he came to Zhao Jing for more.
That thing should really have been taken by Sun Cheng.
All people entering and leaving were questioned clearly, and even their residences were searched.
Unsuccessful.
Gu Qingning looked at Duke Qin, "Father, what do you think we should do?"
Duke Qin half lowered his eyes and said, "Send someone to the academy to call Sun Cheng back."
Zhao Jing: "Cousin!"
Duke Qin: "Bring him back for questioning, and then search his residence in the academy. If he is fine, let him go back to study."
But Duke Qin knew that it was Sun Cheng who did it.
Thinking back carefully, Sun Cheng had indeed been to his study.
After a while, Sun Cheng was brought back, and before he was asked any more questions, he cried and confessed everything.
"If I can't pay the money back, they're going to kill me. I don't have any other options."
"When I win next time, I will definitely redeem the inkstone!"
Zhao Jing: “…”
Fortunately, Sun Cheng has not sold the inkstone yet.
After all, he was young and didn't dare to take it to the pawn shop rashly.
Feng said coldly, "If you steal something this expensive, you should report it to the police, right?"
When Zhao Jing heard this, she immediately panicked.
She knelt before Duke Qin and begged by pulling at his clothes.
"Cousin, Ah Cheng knows he was wrong, please forgive him this time, please!"
Duke Qin's eyes were filled with disappointment.
Although he doesn't care much about what goes on in his backyard, deep down he cares about justice the most.
Looking at the crying Zhao Jing, Qin Guogong said:
"If you are still my concubine, then if your son makes a mistake, you must report him to the authorities. After all, if a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as a commoner!"
"Unless you..."
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