Chapter 268 Shen Ruoying is dead?
Princess Jiamin was so anxious that she almost jumped out of the bed.
"Qing Ning, why are you still learning bad things from Lu Jingyu? Tell me quickly, what happened to Ouyang Rui?"
Gu Qingning laughed and said patiently, "He's back."
Princess Jiamin breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but a tear fell from the corner of her eye.
When she realized she was crying, she immediately turned her head away awkwardly.
Xiang'er took out a handkerchief and resigned herself to wiping her master's tears.
"Master, please don't be embarrassed. This isn't the first time you've embarrassed yourself."
Princess Jiamin glared at her, "I'm already sick, can't you just not tell the truth?"
Xiang'er nodded, "Yes."
Gu Qingning watched Princess Jiamin slowly regain her lively appearance and smiled knowingly.
This heart disease still needs to be treated with heart medicine.
And the medicine for Princess Jiamin comes from Ouyang Rui.
Wei Shuhe prescribed some prescriptions to calm the nerves and stimulate appetite, and Princess Jiamin took the medicine obediently.
Then she regained some energy and pulled Gu Qingning aside to talk.
"What, Aya is leaving the palace?"
Gu Qingning put her index finger to her lips and hushed, "This matter must be kept secret. Don't let it get out of hand, or it will end badly."
Everyone knows the truth about the whole thing.
But everyone should see through it but not speak it out.
Princess Jiamin nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"I understand, I understand. I will never tell anyone! That's great. We sisters can get together again."
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "You're getting married soon, will you still be able to come out often then?"
Princess Jiamin blushed for a rare moment, and she said angrily:
"Gu Qingning, aren't you married? Can't you go out more often? Do you think I'm the kind of person who is afraid of my husband?"
Gu Qingning: "I didn't say it, but you probably are."
Princess Jiamin was very angry, but she quickly diverted her attention.
"By the way, Qing Ning, Lu Jingyu is actually my cousin!"
"Are you surprised too?"
Gu Qingning nodded, "Yeah, very unexpected."
Princess Jiamin: "...but you don't look surprised at all. Could it be that you already knew about this?"
Gu Qingning: "Just a little earlier than you guys."
Princess Jiamin: "But if you think about it carefully, you should have known it a long time ago, but you are also amazing. You have kept your mouth shut."
When Princess Jiamin thought about how she had pursued Lu Jingyu before, she was filled with emotion.
"I had a crush on Lu Jingyu at first, it wasn't because I liked him, but because of family affection."
In this way, Princess Jiamin was completely relieved.
Otherwise, she always felt a little guilty for having pursued her younger sister's husband before.
After taking the medicine, Princess Jiamin became extremely sleepy and fell asleep soon.
Gu Qingning and Wei Shuhe also resigned.
Princess Anhua took Gu Qingning's hand and said:
"After all, we are a family. But I have been worried about Jiamin's illness these days. When she gets better, we must get together and talk."
Gu Qingning nodded, "Okay, aunt, please go back. Don't worry about Jiamin's illness. She will get better in a while."
"Um."
After Gu Qingning and Wei Shuhe left the princess's mansion, Gu Qingning stayed with Wei Shuhe for a while, and after making sure that she was okay, she returned to the mansion.
She had been away for too long today and she missed her daughter a little.
When getting off the carriage, Gu Qingning looked up at the plaque of "Lu Mansion" and thought to himself that it should be changed.
Or, how about changing it to Qin Mansion first?
At this moment, thick smoke suddenly rose from the southwest.
Gu Qingning looked over and found that the place where the smoke was coming out was actually the Duke Qin’s Mansion!
She immediately called Chuan Gu, "Chuan Gu, go to the Duke's Mansion and see what happened?"
Kawatani: "I will go right away. Madam, please go into the house and close the door."
I always feel like something's going to go wrong.
Gu Qingning nodded seriously.
She would not go to the Duke's Mansion at this time.
Her life and that of Xiao Xiyao are more important than anyone else in the Duke's Mansion.
The valley left quickly and came back even faster.
He immediately reported to Gu Qingning.
"Madam, I heard that Cuiwei Pavilion caught fire. The fire was so big that it has not been put out yet."
Cuiwei Pavilion caught fire?
She quickly asked, "Is anyone injured?"
Chuan Gu shook his head. "It's a mess inside, and outsiders are not allowed in. I am just watching from outside, and I don't know the specific situation inside. I will go and find out later."
Gu Qingning nodded heavily.
Now that they have no relationship with the Duke's Mansion, it is naturally not easy for people from their mansion to enter the Duke's Mansion at will.
In Cuiwei Pavilion, there was the sick Lu Hangzhi, the pregnant Feng Yuaner, and the devastated and dazed Shen Ruoying.
And my aunt Biyue, who has been marginalized by many people.
So, was this fire an accident or man-made?
If it was man-made, then who did it?
**
Duke Qin's Mansion.
The fire was finally put out. This fire was much larger than the previous one in Songtao Pavilion.
The courtyard of Cuiwei Pavilion is originally very exquisite, with a new scene at every step.
But they were all destroyed in the fire.
Duke Qin stood in front of the ruins with a pale face. A servant came over immediately to report, "Duke, the second young master has woken up!"
Originally, during this period of time, Hangzhi lived in the front yard of Cuiwei Pavilion, which is near the main gate.
So, when the fire broke out, the first person to run out was Lu Hangzhi.
But even though he ran out, he turned back and rushed into the burning house regardless of anything.
Later he was choked and fainted on the ground.
Fortunately, a servant was quick to help him out and saved his life.
Seeing Duke Qin rushing over, the court doctor immediately said:
"Don't worry, Duke. The Second Young Master has woken up. Apart from the smoke choking his lungs, there is nothing serious. He will just cough for a while."
This is a blessing in disguise.
After all, Lu Hangzhi's health was not very good.
Seeing this, Feng, who was standing next to her, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Hangzhi woke up slowly and looked at his nervous father and mother. He immediately said:
"Father, mother, where is Ruoying?"
Duke Qin was in no hurry to speak, but Feng frowned and said in a very depressed tone:
"The first thing you did when you woke up was to ask that bitch?"
"You know, the fire started in her house!"
"Yuan'er was also choked and fainted. She and the child almost got into trouble. And Ah Ming, you don't care about them at all. Do you only care about Shen Ruoying?"
Looking at his angry mother, Lu Hangzhi seemed not to hear her words and held Feng's hand tightly.
"Mother, I'm asking you, where is Ruoying?"
Duke Qin couldn't bear it anymore and sighed.
"The fire started in her house, and alcohol was poured all around, so it was impossible to put out the fire."
"So, now the house has collapsed, and we didn't see her running out."
"In that room, there were three bodies that had been burned to charcoal..."
The implication was that Shen Ruoying was burned to death.
Lu Hangzhi felt like he was struck by lightning. His face turned pale as paper and the corners of his mouth trembled uncontrollably.
He struggled to get off the bed, but suddenly everything went dark and he fainted.
Seeing her son like this, Feng's heart was broken.
She herself was also staggering and fainting.
Seeing the chaos at home, Zhao Jing held Duke Qin's arm and said:
"Cousin, seeing Sister Feng so sad, I feel sad too, and I think of Ah Cheng."
"She will probably feel very uncomfortable these days, but the Duke's Mansion cannot be in chaos. Can I help manage it first?"
"When Sister Feng gets better, or when Yuan'er recovers after giving birth to the baby, the housekeeper power will be returned to them."
Duke Qin has suffered a series of setbacks during this period, and he is in a state of fatigue and haggardness.
He nodded, "Ah Jing, I'm sorry to bother you."
Zhao Jing: "Cousin, you are being too polite when you say these things. You are my only relative now."
"I can only rely on you, and I do this for you."
Duke Qin was very pleased to hear these words.
He nodded, "Okay, then go do it."
Where Duke Qin couldn't see, Zhao Jing curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
In fact, Feng Yuaner, who was in the side room, waited until the court doctor left, then she leaned on the soft pillow with her eyes half closed.
The nanny next to her whispered, "Miss, Shen Shi didn't escape from the fire."
Feng Yuaner hummed.
She sneered, "I thought she and cousin Hangzhi had fallen out and should have gone their separate ways. Who would have thought that at the critical moment, cousin Hangzhi would still want to save her!"
Lu Jingyu likes Gu Qingning, and Lu Hangzhi likes Shen Ruoying.
Why doesn't anyone like her!
"Since no one loves me, I love myself."
The nanny tucked the quilt for her, "But Miss, Master Ming happened to escape this disaster because he was brought to the Duke before."
Feng Yuaner: "He can dodge it this time, but he can't dodge it all the time."
There are thousands of chances that a child that young could die.
No matter what, everything in this Duke's Mansion can only belong to her child!
No one can take it away.
Originally, Feng Yuaner had never been so cruel, mainly because everything in the Duke's Mansion belonged to the eldest wife.
But after Lu Jingyu and Qin Mingyue exchanged identities.
Now that Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning have left the Duke's Mansion, she will no longer have any strong opponents.
Feng Yuaner once again muttered to herself, "Everything can only be mine!"
However, Feng Yuaner soon learned that Zhao Jing had taken advantage of the chaos to gain control of the household.
But as a guest cousin, she is not qualified to manage the household affairs.
So Zhao Jing became the concubine of Duke Qin again, and was still a noble concubine.
Feng had just woken up, and after learning about this, she was so angry that she almost collapsed again.
She ran to Duke Qin and made a big scene.
Duke Qin: "You have no ability at all, and you still want to be the housekeeper?"
Feng cried and beat her chest, "Duke, how can I not be a housekeeper? I was the one who managed this Duke's Mansion before."
Duke Qin: "You can manage it, so why did you get cheated out of all your money? I don't know how much money you embezzled in the past few years!"
Feng was speechless.
I have indeed been greedy before.
But, what housekeeper wouldn’t take the opportunity to enrich himself?
But seeing that Duke Qin was furious, Feng did not dare to say anything. She could only think of waiting until her son Hangzhi recovered completely, and then take the opportunity to take back the housekeeper's power.
Although Zhao Jing came out to save the situation, the Duke's Mansion was still in chaos.
After Chuan Gu inquired about the matter again, he hurried back home and reported the matter to Gu Qingning.
Gu Qingning was stunned.
"Shen Ruoying is dead?"
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