Chapter 4: Deep love for the young master?
As soon as she said this, the expression on Shen Ruoying's face froze.
Lu Hangzhi's handsome face darkened even more, he couldn't hold his breath either up or down!
Gu Qingning continued, "No matter what happened in the past, we are now in the Duke's Mansion, so we have to follow the Duke's Mansion's side."
She looked at Feng, "Mother, don't you think this is the truth?"
Feng also laughed dryly, "Indeed."
In the end, both of them called out "sister-in-law" reluctantly.
Feng glanced at Gu Qingning, and her eyes fell gently on Lu Hangzhi and his wife.
Feng: "Hangzhi, Ruoying, now that you are married, you should live a good life and try to give me a grandson as soon as possible."
Shen Ruoying seemed to be shy, half-lowered her eyes, glanced at Gu Qingning, and the corners of her mouth curled up imperceptibly.
Lu Hangzhi looked at Gu Qingning bluntly, then turned back and nodded to Feng, "Yes, mother."
Seeing how good the couple's relationship was, Mrs. Feng was actually quite satisfied.
If her son marries the daughter of the Marquis and gives birth to a son soon, then she can legitimately give up the title to the Duke and let Hangzhi inherit the title!
Thinking of this, she deliberately looked at Gu Qingning, "Qingning, when there are more children in this house in the future, it will be more lively, don't you think?"
Saying this to a widow is truly heartbreaking.
Several people looked at Gu Qingning, thinking that she would be lonely and unhappy.
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "Mother is right. It will be more lively if there are more children in the house. If we have more children, we can adopt one or two children to our eldest house."
Adoption? Or one or two?
The three of them suddenly changed their expressions.
Even Shen Ruoying, who was the most cunning, twitched her lips.
Seeing that the three people's faces changed, Gu Qingning picked up the osmanthus cake on the plate with a smile and took a small bite. It tasted good.
After talking for a while, Feng waved her hand and asked them to leave.
Gu Qingning wanted to take advantage of the good weather and let the maid of the Duke's Mansion lead the way to stroll around the backyard of the Duke's Mansion and familiarize herself with the layout of the mansion.
As a result, Shen Ruoying actually caught up quickly.
She said with concern on her face, "Sister-in-law, I heard from Hangzhi that Aunt Chen in Songtao Pavilion has a bad temper and is very strict. Will she bully you because you are unfamiliar with the place? Otherwise, I will go back with you to help you teach that evil servant a lesson!"
Gu Qingning had already met with Chen Fenfang yesterday, and had also asked Banxia to investigate before that.
This Chen Fenfang is indeed very strict. She is the young master's wet nurse and also the confidant left by the young master's deceased biological mother, Su. She has a very high status in the entire Qin Guogong Mansion.
Even the Duke's wife, Feng, had to give her some face.
It is indeed very difficult to get along with.
However, Gu Qingning smiled and declined, "I'll handle the affairs of Songtao Pavilion myself."
The expression on Shen Ruoying's face became very lonely.
"Qing Ning, don't think too much. I'm doing this for your own good. I've often come to Duke Qin's mansion since I was a child, and I'm more familiar with Aunt Chen. I'm worried that you've been bullied. In this mansion, we cousins are the closest, and we should help each other."
"Um."
Gu Qingning smiled, turned around and left with her maid.
Shen Ruoying's punch seemed to hit cotton, neither going up nor down.
The maidservant next to her said indignantly, "What a shame, cousin! She married the young master and suddenly became so powerful that she forgot how good you were to her in the mansion. You are such an ungrateful person!"
Shen Ruoying reprimanded lightly, "Don't be so rude. After all, she is the young master's wife now."
The maidservant murmured quietly: "What is there for a widow to be proud of?"
The corners of Shen Ruoying's mouth curled up slightly, hiding the pride in her eyes.
Although Gu Qingning is nominally the legal wife after marrying the young master, after Hang Zhi inherits the title, she will be nothing in Songtao Pavilion.
In the future, she will become the mistress of this Duke's Mansion.
As for Gu Qingning, it was hard to say where she went to cry.
An orphan is an orphan, she is not presentable and that’s all her vision is!
Gu Qingning walked around the backyard of the Duke's Mansion, listened to the maid's description of the layout of the front yard, paid special attention to memorizing the location of the Duke's study, and then returned to Songtao Pavilion.
Granny Liao came towards them.
She held onto Gu Qingning's arm and whispered, "Everyone in Songtao Pavilion obeys Chen Fenfang. I just dealt with her, and she was neither hot nor cold, and there was nothing wrong with her. How do you plan to treat her, young lady?"
Gu Qingning: "I'm in the Duke's Mansion and I need allies."
Chen Fenfang's status in the Duke's Mansion is not low. If she can be won over to her side, it will be more convenient for her to do other things in the future.
It is not easy to win over Chen Fenfang, but you have to try.
In the flower hall, Gu Qingning, wearing a simple dress, sat there quietly looking through the roster.
Seeing Chen Fenfang coming, she smiled and stood up, "I should have talked to Aunt Chen earlier, but just this morning after I went to offer tea to my father and mother, I walked around the mansion and got familiar with it."
Chen Fenfang: "You should ask me to take you for a walk."
Gu Qingning: "How can I trouble you, Aunt Chen? By the way, Aunt Chen, I'm not very familiar with the situation in Songtao Pavilion. Can you tell me a little bit?"
Gentle, quiet, intelligent and generous.
Chen Fenfang looked at the new lady and found that her eyes were slightly red.
It's obvious that he has been wronged and is just trying hard to restrain himself.
Poor little thing.
Chen Fenfang had always felt a little sorry for Gu Qingning, and with the young master's instructions, she tried hard to put a loving smile on her usually serious face.
"Madam, please don't be polite. I should have told you everything about Songtao Pavilion. Here is the list of servants in Songtao Pavilion and their indentures, the key to the Songtao Pavilion's storehouse, and these account books belong to the young master's private storehouse."
Looking at the account books and the bunches of keys that Chen Fenfang had people move in, Gu Qingning was stunned.
Isn’t it said that Aunt Chen has a strict personality and is very difficult to get along with?
It’s no wonder that Gu Qingning would think too much, it’s mainly because she is used to being cautious.
Everything in front of me is really unreasonable.
Gu Qingning coughed lightly and said, "Aunt Chen, I'm new here, I just want to know about the situation in Songtao Pavilion. As for the warehouse keys and the young master's private vault, you should continue to take care of them, right?"
"No, no, no, you are the mistress of this courtyard, so of course you have to take care of it. You can practice with these first, and when you get the hang of it, you have to follow the Duke's wife to learn how to be a housekeeper."
The more Chen Fenfang takes care of Qingning, the more satisfied she becomes.
She remembered that the young master entered the bridal chamber last night and stayed there for a long time before coming out.
Although I know that the young master doesn't want to reveal the fact that he is still alive, he must be satisfied with this new wife!
Just imagine, the new lady would rather be a widow than marry anyone else.
Isn’t it because of my deep affection for the young master?
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