Chapter 20 Being promoted to a concubine
There was a flash of surprise in Gu Qingning's eyes.
She had never dreamed of the young master.
To be exact, she couldn't quite remember what the young master looked like, after all, she had only seen him twice.
The first time was when the young master returned from a victorious battle in southern Xinjiang, dressed in fine clothes and riding a horse, looking high-spirited and in high spirits.
The second time was when he married Shen Ruoying. Gu Qingning squeezed in the crowd and watched the handsome young general take the daughter of Marquis Shen's mansion into the bridal sedan.
Then he rushed to the battlefield without even having the chance to get married, and never came back...
Gu Qingning patiently asked, "Did the young master appear in Aunt Chen's dream?"
Chen Fenfang: "Yes! The young master said that he is very grateful for what you have done for Songtao Pavilion. He asked me to give you the heirloom left by the young lady as a birthday gift!"
This is this pair of jade bracelets inlaid with gold.
Gu Qingning knew that the young lady Chen Fenfang was referring to was the young master's biological mother, her mother-in-law, Su.
The Su family is a scholarly family, but because the descendants of the later generations were not good at studying and were weak and sickly, they have gradually withdrawn from the court.
But the influence remains.
Gu Qingning knew how valuable this gift was, but she did not refuse. She took it and said sincerely, "Aunt Chen, thank you."
Where is the dream?
Aunt Chen must have given her this heirloom because she saw that she was sincere in her intention to revive the family.
After all, the young master is no longer here.
After receiving Gu Qingning's thanks, Chen Fenfang could only laugh dryly and didn't know how to continue explaining.
The days that followed were ordinary, except for preparing for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
This is an important festival besides the Spring Festival. The palace will hold a grand celebration, and the mansion will also prepare a family banquet. Feng Shi certainly did not give up power to Gu Qingning. The last betrothal gift incident had already made Feng Shi suspicious.
When Gu Qingning has free time, she will go to the clinic to meet Wei Shuhe.
Gu Qingning: "Shu He, have many people come to the clinic for treatment recently?"
Wei Shuhe shook his head: "There are very few people. After all, noble families have doctors in their houses, so it is not convenient for them to go out. As for ordinary people, they just endure minor illnesses by themselves, and if they have serious illnesses, they are afraid that they can't afford the medical fees and dare not come."
Gu Qingning: "The Great Chu doesn't have any rules that forbid women from showing their faces in public. I'll ask someone later what their concerns are. We'll start giving out alms in front of the clinic tomorrow. Besides, I'll be going to the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet soon. I'll talk to those ladies about the clinic when I get a chance."
It's not just those noble ladies. When they travel, they are followed by many maids and old women, and they can be promoted as well.
Wei Shuhe nodded, and finally sighed, "I have come out of Medicine Valley to train, but I have not yet achieved success."
Gu Qingning suppressed her smile and said, "Good things take time. Don't worry. The current predicament may be a kind of training that Yao Lao wants you to go through."
Wei Shuhe was not really discouraged, she smiled and nodded.
At this moment, a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth walked in quickly from outside.
"Qingning, you're here!" His eyes were as bright as stars.
But the next moment, Wei Shuhe patted him on the head and said, "You little bastard, you are younger than Qing Ning, you have to call me Sister Qing Ning!"
Wei Qingxu covered his head speechlessly, "Sister, didn't you ask me to take the imperial examination? If this hits my head and makes me stupid, don't blame me if I don't do well in the exam!"
"I wasn't that smart to begin with."
Looking at the siblings playing and fighting, Gu Qingning was very envious, and she suddenly remembered something.
There are three major academies in the capital: Taixue Academy, Yunjin Academy and Beimo Academy.
Taixue Academy was where the royal family studied, and the teachers were naturally all knowledgeable scholars. However, Su Taifu, who was the head of the civil officials at the time, founded Beimo Academy to recruit talented and knowledgeable students from poor families to serve the court.
After Master Su passed away, almost all members of the Su family moved back to their hometown, but Master Su's youngest son Su Yue still stayed in Beimo Academy.
Su Yue is the uncle of Young Master Lu Jingyu.
The last remaining one is Yunjin Academy, which is the place where rich young men go to study. Some of them can inherit the title, and some of them are very wealthy, so they are not so eager to study hard, and the study atmosphere there is the worst.
Gu Qingning: "Qingxu, so you went to Beimo Academy?"
Wei Qingxu: “Yes.”
Gu Qingning: "During this period, have you seen Qin Guogong's second son Lu Hangzhi in the academy?"
Wei Qingxu: "Yes, I have. Everyone is very curious. He is obviously the son of the Duke's Mansion, so why did he come to Beimo Academy?"
Gu Qingning: "Because he wants to take first place in the next spring exam."
Wei Qingxu said "oh" and stopped talking.
Gu Qingning gave a few more instructions and then left.
The brother and sister stood at the door of the clinic and watched her carriage go away.
Wei Shuhe turned her head and found that her brother was still staring at Gu Qingning's back. She sighed and said, "You should restrain yourself and don't bring any trouble to Qingning."
No one knows a brother better than his sister.
She already knew her brother liked lime.
But Qing Ning had been engaged to Lu Hangzhi a few years ago, and later she was married to the young master in exchange for marriage.
Most importantly, Wei Shuhe also knew that Qing Ning still wanted revenge and would not indulge in a romantic relationship.
Wei Qingxu said in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, sister. I know my limits and will never cause trouble for Qing Ning."
In fact, compared to Lu Hangzhi, he thought it was a good idea for Qing Ning to marry the deceased young master.
Firstly, he admired the young master as a hero, and secondly, it proved that he still had a chance.
However, he suddenly wanted to study hard so that he could do better than Lu Hangzhi in the imperial examination next spring!
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As soon as Gu Qingning returned to Songtao Pavilion, Granny Liao nervously whispered, "Miss, Biyue from Cuiwei Pavilion is pregnant."
Gu Qingning raised her eyebrows, "What did the Feng family say?"
Granny Liao: "The Duke's wife was so happy that she made Bi Yue a concubine on the spot. What's strange is that the Second Young Master's wife was also very happy. She even took the initiative to ask the Second Young Master if he wanted to have another concubine or a maid to accompany him, but the Second Young Master refused."
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "My cousin is really amazing. There will be trouble in Cuiwei Pavilion in the future."
Granny Liao nodded in agreement.
I just don't know how far they will go.
But all this has nothing to do with Gu Qingning.
The Duke was not at home today, and she thought it was about time, so she took Banxia with her again and called Butler Lu to go to the study together.
But today was not going well.
No matter where Gu Qingning went, Butler Lu always followed her humbly.
When Gu Qingning almost thought that the other party knew something, she keenly heard footsteps coming from upstairs?
Could it be that the man in black from last time is here again?
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