Chapter 15 She is not delicate
Gu Qingning knew that she shouldn't be so intimate with a man outside of her family, but the footsteps of Duke Qin were getting closer and closer.
In just a few breaths, Duke Qin will be on the second floor!
She had no choice.
"good."
Seeing that she agreed, the man in black opened the window, put his arms around her waist and jumped down.
After landing smoothly, the other party immediately let go of his hand.
Gu Qingning took two steps back quickly, held the hairpin in her hand with her sleeve, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?"
The man in black asked back, "What are you looking for in the study?"
The two spoke almost in unison, with an inexplicable tacit understanding.
Gu Qingning said calmly, "I am from the mansion, but you are obviously not. If what you are going to do is detrimental to the Duke's Mansion, you will be the one who will have a hard time getting away now."
Masked Lu Jingyu: "..."
He had not expected that the next time he met his new wife after their wedding night, it would be under such circumstances.
Moreover, the other party was so calm and composed, and very smart, that he was able to turn the tables on him!
He also did not overlook the hairpin she had hidden.
If he was a bad guy, the hairpin might have pierced his body?
Why did he think that his new wife was a delicate woman?
Lu Jingyu: "I have no ill will towards the Duke's Mansion. I went to the study just to find a file."
Gu Qingning breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the other party might also be a victim of the case, which was the same as her goal.
But she didn't show it, instead she turned and walked away.
Lu Jingyu was stunned again.
Did the other party believe what he said, or was there some other reason?
In fact, it was Gu Qingning who heard Banxia's voice. She walked back into the study, picked up two travel books at random and placed them on the other side.
She said loudly, "Banxia, I put the book I just found here. How come it's gone? Did you take it?"
Sure enough, as soon as she spoke, everyone upstairs came down.
Banxia breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Master, I didn't take it. Hey, are they those two books?"
Gu Qingning's eyes fell on the two books she had just put down and nodded, "Indeed, these are the two books."
At this moment, she seemed to have just noticed Duke Qin, and quickly bowed and saluted, "Meet father."
Duke Qin was curious, "Qing Ning, were you downstairs just now? Why didn't I see you?"
Gu Qingning said embarrassedly: "I just saw a very interesting book. My daughter-in-law was sitting on a small stool and was so engrossed in reading that she didn't hear your voice."
Duke Qin was a book lover. He smiled and said, "It's a good thing to like reading, but my study is usually locked. If you need to borrow a book, let Butler Lu accompany you to choose."
"Thank you, father."
Gu Qingning thanked Duke Qin, took Banxia and the book, and turned to leave.
When she came out, she found that the man in black was no longer there on the rockery.
Although the Lin family's files have not been found today, fortunately there was no danger, and she also figured out the pattern. She will wait for the next opportunity to go in.
After returning to Songtao Pavilion, Banxia asked in confusion: "Master, why did you return to the first floor from the second floor?"
Gu Qingning: "There happened to be a ladder next to the window on the second floor, and I climbed down the ladder."
Banxia couldn’t remember whether there was a ladder there or not, she just patted her chest and said thankfully it was a close call.
Gu Qingning thought of the man in black and his strong arms when he put his arms around her waist.
The other party is a martial artist.
I don’t know whether the other party found the files this time. If he wants to take away any files, it might alarm Duke Qin.
She should not go to the study room for the next few days.
After Gu Qingning returned to Songtao Pavilion, he heard Chen Fenfang talking about Cuiwei Pavilion.
Chen Fenfang: "The Second Young Master's wife finally agreed to take in Bi Yue, but she meant to let Bi Yue be a concubine for the time being, and then become a concubine after she gets pregnant. The Duke's wife also agreed, and the Second Young Master had nothing to say."
As for Bi Yue's thoughts, no one cared.
Although it is sad, this path was chosen by Biyue herself.
Gu Qingning had no time to reflect on what happened at Cuiwei Pavilion. Who would have thought that she would see Lu Hangzhi again in the garden the next day.
Lu Hangzhi looked extremely depressed, with a blue beard on his chin, which showed that he was not happy about taking in a new concubine.
Gu Qingning just nodded slightly and was about to leave after walking past him, but Lu Hangzhi blocked her way.
"Qing Ning, do you also think I'm a playboy?"
Gu Qingning raised her eyebrows.
Lu Hangzhi said excitedly: "Do you really think so? Do you think I gave up you for Ruoying and now I'm taking another woman so quickly? Do you look down on me?"
Gu Qingning agreed with his last sentence.
She really despised him.
Gu Qingning said gently, "Second Young Master, you think too much. Your Cuiwei Pavilion's affairs have nothing to do with me. Besides, I have to return the book to my father. Do you have anything else to do?"
Lu Hangzhi looked at the travel notes in her hand and asked, "When did you start liking to read travel notes?"
Gu Qingning: "I have always liked you, but your eyes have never been on me."
Lu Hangzhi was speechless.
Even though they had been engaged for many years, Gu Qingning had been trying to understand Lu Hangzhi's preferences, but Lu Hangzhi was only engaged to Shen Ruoying because he was angry with her. Even after the engagement, his eyes still only stayed on Shen Ruoying.
Gu Qingning didn't care what Lu Hangzhi was thinking and walked away.
Lu Hangzhi was left looking at her back with mixed feelings.
This scene was seen by Taozhi, who hurried back to Cuiwei Pavilion and told the story in an exaggerated manner.
"Master, you don't know, the eldest young master's wife is really too much. She actually stood there and talked to the second young master for a long time. I don't know what she wants to do. I think she has no good intentions!"
Shen Ruoying was already angry because of Bi Yue's incident, and now when she heard about this matter again, her expression changed.
"Did Gu Qingning really hold Hangzhi and talk to him for a long time?"
"That's right, several people saw it at that time!" In fact, Taozhi was not sure who called who first, but it was a fact that the two of them stood there and talked for a long time.
Shen Ruoying almost dug her nails into her palm. She had always trusted Lu Hangzhi's feelings for her.
But after what happened with Bi Yue, she became unsure again.
Shen Ruoying: "What did they say?"
Taozhi: "I was afraid of being discovered, so I stood farther away. I only vaguely heard something like 'a playboy', 'I've always liked you', and 'you don't care about me'."
Shen Ruoying was so angry that she pushed all the teacups on the table to the ground!
Gu Qingning, you are really going too far!
Just at this time, a servant came outside to report that someone had come from the Marquis of Guangping's mansion.
A dark light flashed across Shen Ruoying’s eyes.
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