Chapter 16 How dare you hit me?
"Is there such a thing?"
Mrs. Shen was very happy when she heard that her daughter was pregnant, and she brought a lot of supplements to visit.
But what I saw was that my daughter had red eyes and looked very haggard.
Taozhi told the story of Biyue angrily.
"That Bi Yue is so shameless. She took advantage of the young lady's pregnancy to seduce the second young master!"
Shen Ruoying's eyes were red. "Actually, I'm not that angry about Bi Yue. After all, it was my mother-in-law who prepared a concubine for me. What makes me angry is that Qing Ning actually..."
Mrs. Shen was heartbroken to see her daughter like this. She asked nervously, "What happened to Qing Ning? She is a widow, and she doesn't live a good life in her own yard. Why is she making such a fuss? Could it be that she still holds a grudge against the marriage exchange?"
Shen Ruoying bit her lip and said nothing.
Taozhi immediately said, "The eldest young master's wife is taking advantage of the second young master's guilt towards her and is always trying to get along with him!"
Madam Shen: "She is now the eldest sister-in-law, how could she do such a shameless thing? No, I have to go and talk to the Duke's wife about this matter!"
"Mother, forget it."
"We can't just let it go like this! Our Shen family has raised her for ten years, how could she do such a heartless thing!"
Madam Shen left angrily, and Shen Ruoying, who was 'weak', naturally and reasonably did not catch up, and watched Madam Shen go to Feng's yard.
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When Biyun came to Songtao Pavilion, Gu Qingning looked at her in confusion, "What did my mother want me to do?"
Biyun kept her mouth shut, "I don't know that either, you will find out when you get there."
Now Granny Liao and Chen Fenfang were both busy, so Gu Qingning took Banxia with her.
She originally thought that Feng was looking for her because of the general affairs of the Duke's Mansion, but when she was about to go in, she heard Madam Shen's voice.
Gu Qingning slowed down a step and whispered to Banxia beside him: "Banxia, act according to circumstances."
Banxia has been with Gu Qingning for many years and they have a very good understanding of each other. She pursed her lips and nodded seriously.
As expected, Gu Qingning lifted the curtain and just walked in, Madam Shen came towards her and raised her hand to slap Gu Qingning!
Banxia took a step forward and grabbed Madam Shen's hand.
Banxia has always been very strong. Before she could exert much strength, Madam Shen cried out in pain. Banxia shook her off with force, causing her to stagger.
The maid from the marquis's mansion hurried over and supported her.
Madam Shen came back to her senses. She glared at Gu Qingning, "How dare you dodge and let this little bitch stop me?"
Gu Qingning: "Aunt, you hit me for no reason, why can't I hide?"
Madam Shen: "You are ungrateful. The Shen family raised you in vain! If it weren't for the Shen family, you wouldn't even be worthy of marrying into the Duke's Mansion as a widow! You even dared to seduce your cousin's husband!"
Gu Qingning's face suddenly darkened, "Who said that?"
Madam Shen: "Taozhi and the other maids saw it, how dare you quibble?"
Gu Qingning swept her sharp eyes over the maids and asked in a cold voice, "Cousin Aunt would rather believe the maids' words than me?"
Madam Shen snorted coldly.
Gu Qingning looked at Feng who was gloating beside her, "Mother, do you also think what they said is true?"
Feng said in embarrassment: "These girls saw you and Hangzhi arguing in the garden."
Gu Qingning: "Who of you saw what, what we said and did, tell us one by one! And call Lu Hangzhi as well, let's all confront each other together, let the Duke make the decision, and get this matter cleared up!"
Several maids suddenly looked nervous and hesitated.
Feng was not willing to bring the matter to the Duke.
She immediately said, "The Duke is very busy with all sorts of affairs, how can he have time to deal with such trivial matters?"
Gu Qingning: "Mother, this is no small matter. If we don't explain it clearly, it will cause unrest in our family and affect Lu Hangzhi's future and the reputation of the Duke's Mansion!"
Feng's face changed, and she turned her head and glared at Madam Shen.
Madam Shen straightened her back and said, "Since you are so sure, it means you haven't started to do anything shameful yet. I advise you to give up that thought and be a widow in the future. Don't covet things that don't belong to you!"
Feng also advised: "Maybe there is some misunderstanding. Let's forget about it. Just be more careful in the future."
Gu Qingning: "No! This matter must be thoroughly investigated! Mother, didn't you say that the housekeeper must be strict and must not be too soft-hearted, otherwise these servants will become more and more daring!"
Feng was in a difficult situation.
Madam Shen, however, still looked righteous.
At this time, Shen Ruoying arrived late. Her cheeks were pale, and she looked haggard and pitiful.
"It's all a misunderstanding. Let's stop arguing. We are all family. Don't hurt the harmony."
Madam Shen said distressedly: "Ruoying, we treat her as our own family, but she has never treated us as family! If you ask me, she is still resentful about the marriage exchange, so she did such an indecent thing!"
“Bang!”
Gu Qingning slapped Madam Shen directly.
Everyone in the room was dumbfounded.
Madam Shen covered her face and asked in surprise: “You, you dare to hit me?”
"You have slandered me again and again, so what's wrong with me hitting you?" Gu Qingning looked at Shen Ruoying, "Ruoying, why, haven't you told your aunt and uncle that I have been granted the imperial decree?"
As a man with a third-rank imperial decree, it is only natural for him to beat a marquis' wife who does not have an imperial decree!
Everyone fell silent.
Gu Qingning walked to the armchair and sat down, saying word by word: "The servant who gossiped today will be severely punished. In addition, I am very satisfied with the marriage exchange. After all, in my heart, Lu Hangzhi is not as good as the late young master."
Upon learning that there was a quarrel, Lu Hangzhi rushed over and pushed the door open, and just happened to hear these words.
He looked at Gu Qingning with mixed emotions, his eyes filled with confusion.
The other person obviously liked me so much before, how come it suddenly became like this?
Lu Hangzhi said absentmindedly: "Qing Ning, is everything you said true? In your eyes, I am not as good as my brother?"
Gu Qingning: "What else?"
Shen Ruoying almost bit her teeth to pieces, but she took a deep breath, walked over and hugged Lu Hangzhi's arm.
"Hangzhi, this is all a misunderstanding. Those maids must have made a mistake. Qing Ning is our sister-in-law now. How could you not have an affair with her, right?"
Her words were to remind Lu Hangzhi that I am your wife now.
He also showed a very generous attitude.
Gu Qingning really admired this cousin, who even took advantage of her own mother and maintained her perfect image at all times.
She nodded and said, "Ruoying is right. It must be those maids who spread rumors. Now that we have reached a consensus, let's give those maids who gossiped twenty strokes of the cane each and then sell them off."
When the maids heard this, they became anxious and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
Gu Qingning's eyes fell on Taozhi beside Shen Ruoying, "By the way, Taozhi's indenture contract is still in the Marquis' Mansion, right? Then after giving her twenty strokes of the board, the Marquis's wife can take her back for punishment!"
Taozhi's legs went weak instantly. After being hit with twenty boards, this man was almost crippled!
"Miss, save this slave!"
It's not just Taozhi. The maids who came out to testify just now were either Shen Ruoying's people or Feng's people.
Just as Feng was about to speak, Lu Hangzhi, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Enough! Just do as you said! But sister-in-law, since you said I'm not as good as my brother, I hope you will never regret your original choice!"
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