Chapter 57 Seizing Her Housekeeper Rights
Duke Qin: "With all the evidence, how can it be impossible? Hangzhi, you should thank your elder brother for not making this matter public. If he had, how would outsiders view our Duke's Mansion?"
Lu Jingyu said from the side: "We have to thank Qing Ning for this. She suffered so much injustice but didn't speak out. It was only after I asked someone to investigate that we found out the truth."
Lu Hangzhi's cheeks felt hot, and every word seemed like a slap in the face.
He murmured, "But I have already chosen Ruoying, so why did she want to do something to Qingning?"
Lu Jingyu: "Although Qing Ning is nominally the cousin of Guangping Marquis's Mansion, and even though her daily food, clothing and daily expenses are all brought from the Gu family, her status in the Marquis' Mansion is not even as high as some of the servants in charge. You also saw how she was bullied and came back today, didn't you?"
Lu Hangzhi raised his head and said, "Brother, what do you mean..."
Lu Jingyu: "Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion looks down on her, and Shen Ruoying is the Marquis's legitimate daughter. How could she look down on Qing Ning? Otherwise, why do you think Qing Ning agreed to marry Shen Ruoying in exchange? It was because she had no choice at all! As for why Shen Ruoying bullied Qing Ning like this, you have to go back and ask her yourself!"
"I……"
Lu Hangzhi's face was full of pain and he scratched his hair in confusion.
Duke Qin: "Hangzhi, Shen is your wife, how do you think we should handle this matter?"
Lu Hangzhi raised his head and said, "Father, I like Ruoying, and she is pregnant with my child now. I don't know what to do."
Duke Qin knew that he was soft-hearted, but he still said in a deep voice:
"She has such a vicious character, but she killed your offspring! So, the Guangping Marquis's Mansion may be involved in a dangerous matter. You should temporarily confine her to the backyard and let her give birth to the baby in peace. She is not allowed to go out. Everything will be decided after the baby is born!"
Lu Hangzhi nodded silently.
After he left in despair, Duke Qin said to Lu Jingyu:
"Jing Yu, what do you think of this approach? Go back and persuade Qing Ning. She didn't suffer any loss in this matter. And don't go too far. After all, Guangping Marquis's Mansion is still there, and we can't completely break up."
Lu Jingyu also understood the implication.
Because it is still unknown whether the Guangping Marquis Mansion will successfully become the side of Concubine Su and the Third Prince in the end.
If there is nothing going on, Duke Qin would still be reluctant to give up this relative.
As for saying, 'After all, she didn't suffer any loss', this statement is really heartbreaking.
Just because nothing happened, can the perpetrator be excused from his fault?
Make a big thing small, a small thing nothing, and let the honest people suffer in the end... This is the Duke of Qin's usual method.
Lu Jingyu: "Qing Ning has suffered a great injustice in this matter. I will try to persuade her more later."
Duke Qin breathed a sigh of relief and said gently, "That's how it should be. Starting tomorrow, all household affairs in the Duke's Mansion will be managed by Qing Ning."
"Um."
While the two were talking, Feng, who had gone out early in the morning, also came back from her parents' home.
As soon as she got off the carriage, she asked her two daughters-in-law if they had returned. As a result, she heard that Gu Qingning came back because she was angered by the Guangping Marquis' Mansion.
Biyun whispered, "I heard that someone from Guangping Marquis's Mansion said that the eldest young lady was an ungrateful person, so she got angry and dragged the young master back. The second young master and his wife came back soon after, but the eldest young lady closed the door of Songtao Pavilion and refused to let anyone in."
Seeing that there was a conflict within the Guangping Marquis Mansion, Feng was quite happy.
"That would be great. If Jingyu gets tired of Gu Qingning, I will choose another wife for him."
She will arrange her niece to come in when the time comes!
Just at this moment, people from the palace arrived.
The leading eunuch Shun said, "Greetings, Madam Guogong."
Feng looked at the people behind carrying the exquisite box, and her eyes suddenly lit up, "Eunuch Shun, what is this?"
Eunuch Shun: "I heard that your Madam was wronged, so His Majesty specially rewarded her with gold and silver jewelry. Please come out and express your gratitude."
Feng: “…”
With a grim look on her face, she asked someone to go to Songtao Pavilion to call for help.
After a while, Gu Qingning came out. Hearing that these were rewards from His Majesty, she kowtowed towards the direction of the palace to express her gratitude, and also asked Chen Fenfang to stuff a large purse into Eunuch Shun's pocket.
Eunuch Shun left with a smile on his face.
Gu Qingning turned around and saw Feng said disdainfully: "Don't be complacent, His Majesty doesn't value you, he must be giving you some rewards because he values Jingyu."
Gu Qingning smiled and nodded, "Mother is right."
Having been turned down, Feng returned to the yard with an unhappy look on her face. When she met Duke Qin, she immediately started to complain.
"My Lord, you don't know that Gu Qingning just had a quarrel with the Marquis of Guangping, but His Majesty rewarded her with something. But she didn't even bother to show respect to her mother-in-law!"
Duke Qin looked at her with disappointment, "You have a good family background, but you are so short-sighted? You are far inferior to Su Shi!"
Feng was stunned. "My Lord, why are you suddenly mentioning Sister Su?"
Duke Qin looked depressed and did not explain to her.
"From today on, you should focus on taking care of your health and stay in the backyard. Qing Ning will take care of the household affairs of the Duke's Mansion."
Feng's eyes instantly bulged, "Why? Lord Duke, I have been managing the Duke's Mansion for many years, and it is in perfect order. I have never made any mistakes. Why do you want to take away my right to be the housekeeper?"
Duke Qin: "Don't you say you didn't know about the Mid-Autumn Festival last year? Also, don't you know what Xunye and the others did on New Year's Eve? Also, Chen Ruoying killed the baby in Hangzhi's concubine's belly. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. That's your grandson, too. Don't you care at all?"
Feng's face turned pale, "Duke, I..."
Duke Qin no longer had the patience to listen to what she heard, and immediately ordered his men to watch over his wife and not let her go out. Then he turned away and went to Aunt Mei's yard.
Feng looked ashen.
At this time in Cuiwei Pavilion, Shen Ruoying was stunned, "Hangzhi, what did you say? Why are you grounding me?"
"Do you still want me to tell you everything? Taoye, Mixiang! Ruoying, I am really disappointed in you!"
"From today on, you will stay in Cuiwei Pavilion and don't go anywhere. Just give birth to the baby in peace!"
"As for Cuiwei Pavilion's internal affairs, let Biyue handle them."
After Lu Hangzhi finished speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Shen Ruoying anxiously tried to catch up, but suddenly fell to the ground, "Ah!"
When Lu Hangzhi heard her screams, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end he couldn't bear it, so he turned around and ran back, supporting Shen Ruoying who had fallen to the ground.
"Ruoying, are you okay?"
Chen Ruoying burst into tears, "Hangzhi, why do you trust others and not me? I am the daughter of the Marquis's family, and I have a deep love for you. What reason do I have to harm Qing Ning?"
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