Chapter 53: Backhand Slap
It happened so quickly that Gu Qingning only had time to hug Lu Jingyu's neck to prevent herself from falling.
When I came to my senses, the person had been carried into the car and Lu Jingyu's hand had been released.
Gu Qingning let go of her hands as if nothing had happened.
When she lifted the curtain to go in, she found that the curtain of the car next to her was open, and Lu Hangzhi and Shen Ruoying were staring at her.
Gu Qingning pursed her lips and got into the carriage. After a while, Lu Jingyu also got in.
The two carriages left one after another.
Lu Jingyu looked at Gu Qingning thoughtfully. He wondered if his behavior just now was a little reckless?
He pretended to be calm and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Qingning: "Last time, the Second Young Master and his carriage went ahead and didn't wait for me at all. When I arrived at Guangping Marquis's Mansion, no one was waiting for me at the door."
A trace of pity flashed across Lu Jingyu's eyes. He looked at her white and slender hands and looked away. "They won't dare to neglect you again in the future."
Gu Qingning smiled softly and nodded obediently.
When a female housekeeper is the mistress, she must be decisive and efficient, and keep everything under control.
But in front of her powerful husband, she had to show weakness.
If the young master doesn't like her, then let him always cherish her in his heart, so that her position as the wife can be more secure.
When the two carriages arrived at the Guangping Marquis's Mansion, Lord Shen and others were waiting at the door.
Although Lu Jingyu is a junior, he has come back to life and is a hero of the Great Chu and a close minister to the emperor. He fully deserves to be welcomed by the entire Marquisate.
However, their expressions were complicated.
Could it be less complicated?
It was obvious that the legitimate daughter of their mansion was the young master's legal wife, but after the marriage was swapped, Gu Qingning got a huge advantage!
Shen Yanran, the youngest daughter of the Marquis's mansion, is fourteen years old this year and has not yet reached the age of marriage. She complained to Madam Shen in a low voice, "Mother, will my eldest sister be very sad? Gu Qingning must be so proud, right?"
Madam Shen Hou also looked worried.
The eldest daughter was still pregnant. She must have been heartbroken when she learned that the young master was still alive.
At this moment, two carriages stopped one after the other.
The moment Lu Jingyu appeared, everyone in Guangping Marquis' Mansion completely accepted that he had come back to life.
Afterwards, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion fell silent again as they watched him carefully help Gu Qingning down.
Lord Shen stepped forward and shook Lu Jingyu's hand excitedly, "Jingyu, it's great that you're okay. Come on, let's go inside and talk."
Lu Jingyu nodded slightly and looked back at Gu Qingning.
Gu Qingning smiled gently, "Young Master, please go talk to your cousin first. I'll go to the backyard to visit my great aunt."
Lu Jingyu nodded.
Lord Shen was worried that Lu Jingyu would vent his anger on the Marquisate because of the marriage exchange, so he was busy pulling him to the study to talk, and even forgot to wait for his real son-in-law Lu Hangzhi.
Lu Hangzhi's face didn't look very good. After getting off the carriage, he went straight to the study without any greetings.
As for the female members, they gathered together and went to Madam Shen's yard in the backyard.
There was clearly a group of people walking, but it was inexplicably quiet.
It was the youngest, Shen Yanran, who couldn’t hold back her temper and snorted coldly: “Gu Qingning, you should be proud of yourself now, right?”
It was very rude, but no one stopped her.
Gu Qingning looked at her and asked, "Why am I so proud?"
Shen Yanran: "You are an orphan from a poor family, but now you have become the wife of a young master, and even a lady of a royal title. Shouldn't you be proud?"
Gu Qingning: "You know I am the wife of the young master, and I have an imperial decree, yet you still dare to be so rude to me. Where is your upbringing as the daughter of a marquisate?"
Shen Yanran's eyes widened, "Why should I be polite to you? Who do you think you are? I..."
“Bang!”
Gu Qingning slapped Shen Yanran very neatly, shocking everyone present.
Shen Yanran was even more angry, "How dare you hit me?"
Madam Shen Hou looked at her with resentment, "Qing Ning, what are you doing? We are sisters, how can you do this? Do you think that I, the elder, am not here?"
Gu Qingning: "So your cousin's mother is here, then why didn't you say anything when your cousin said something unkind just now?"
"I?"
"Aunt, my cousin is still young, and she doesn't know the difference between respect and inferiority, and doesn't know the importance of things. If you don't discipline her, how can she marry into a good family in the future? Aunt, I am disciplining my cousin for you."
Mrs. Shen Hou was choked and couldn't speak.
Seeing this, Shen Ruoying habitually acted like a good person, "Qing Ning, although Yan Ran was wrong, she is still young after all, so you shouldn't bother with her. It's wrong for you to hit someone suddenly."
Gu Qingning: "You are right, Yanran is indeed young and immature. But she is so outspoken, who is spreading rumors in front of her? The person spreading rumors must be quite old, right?"
Who could it be?
No one in the entire Marquis's Mansion looked up to Gu Qingning, so naturally Shen Yanran had been influenced by this since she was a child, so it was natural for her to say things like "a fallen woman".
Seeing that her mother and elder sister were silent, Shen Yanran said angrily, "Gu Qingning, you are an ungrateful bastard. You are so arrogant because of the Marquis' Mansion that you don't even take our Mansion seriously. I'm going to complain to my grandmother right now!"
She covered her face, cried, and ran inside.
"Ginger-eyed wolf?" Gu Qingning suddenly smiled and looked at the people in the Shenhou Mansion who looked unhappy. "You think so too?"
Madam Shen Hou laughed dryly, "Qing Ning, we don't have any."
Gu Qingning pointed at Shen Ruoying's belly, "If you have a bad memory and forget how you forced me to do something, just look at Ruoying's belly! You should be able to remember that you deliberately wanted to exchange the kiss!"
Shen Ruoying frowned and subconsciously covered her stomach, pretending to have a stomachache.
Gu Qingning hurriedly said, "Ruoying, is your stomach hurting again? The imperial physician told you before that you must be more careful. He also said that if you continue to make trouble, you might really lose the baby."
Shen Ruoying’s face turned pale.
Gu Qingning turned and left.
Mrs. Shen Hou's concerned voice came from behind, "Ruoying, are you okay? If your stomach hurts, why don't you go back to the yard and rest first?"
Shen Ruoying gritted her teeth, “Mother, I’m fine, let’s not keep grandma waiting for too long.”
The mother and daughter looked at each other.
Yes, Yanran must have gone to complain and asked the old lady to deal with Gu Qingning. Let’s see if she dares to be so lawless again!
At this moment, when Gu Qingning lifted the curtain and went in, she saw Shen Yanran lying in Old Madam Shen's arms, sobbing and complaining.
"Grandma, look, that bitch Gu Qingning actually dared to hit me. My face is swollen."
"She is such an ungrateful person! It was only because of our mansion and my elder sister's concession that she had the chance to become the young master's wife, but now she is so proud of herself!"
"If she dares to hit me today, she will not take our mansion seriously tomorrow!"
"Grandma, you have to make the decision for me and help me deal with Gu Qingning!"
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