Chapter 305 Why Marry So Many Women?
I have to say, old ginger is still spicy.
It hit the point right away.
When Doctor Bai saw Bai Lansheng fall silent, his face darkened.
"If it was Shu He, even if she didn't have you in her heart right now, you wouldn't be so disappointed. After all, there is still a chance to fight for her."
"So, the person you like is Ning Yatou?"
Bai Lansheng smiled bitterly and said, "Grandpa, please don't say anything. I will never tell Qing Ning in my life."
"She is living a good life now, and His Highness treats her well. I don't want to disturb her happiness."
Doctor Bai was angry at him for not fighting back when he saw him like this.
"What did you do so early?"
"If you had revealed your feelings to Ning girl earlier, you wouldn't be in the situation where you can't even open your mouth now!"
He likes Ning girl so much that he has wanted to take her as his apprentice for a long time.
If Lan Sheng could be with Ning Yatou...
Bai Lansheng shook his head. "Fortunately, I didn't say it. Otherwise, if she refused, I wouldn't be able to see her now."
If you miss it, you miss it.
Bai Lansheng can take it and let it go.
He will still be nice to Qing Ning, but he will also keep that feeling deep in his heart.
Doctor Bai looked disgusted, "After all, you are still useless!"
Bai Lansheng nodded, "Just consider it as me being useless."
Doctor Bai: “…”
**
Qin Mansion.
Gu Qingning and Lu Jingyu have already returned to the mansion.
Because we are moving there at the end of the year, we have already moved some things out one by one.
But the masters still live here.
The couple entered the study, and Gu Qingning told them what Bai Lansheng had brought back about the empress dowager.
Then she took out the address and the bracelet.
After hearing this, Lu Jingyu frowned and said:
"I've heard that there are more disputes in the harem before. Now it seems that it is indeed much more complicated than the previous incident in Qin Guogong Mansion."
"So, as an emperor, why did you marry so many women?"
The concubines fought against each other.
And they will reach out to young and innocent children...
There was even a Queen Mother who killed her own daughter in order to raise the Crown Prince at the time!
Gu Qingning: "Some people do it for power, while others are trapped in it and have no choice."
But no matter what, the Queen Mother shouldn't be so cruel and heartless!
Lu Jingyu: "Qing Ning, keep all these things. If we really have to come to that point, we will use them!"
"In addition, once I have completely captured the enemy's spies, someone in the court will use this opportunity to nominate me as the crown prince again."
"If my father agrees, I will go along with it."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a man of both military and literary talents and has made great military achievements.
Not to mention whether other people would interfere, even Emperor Minghe and the Empress Dowager would not force him too much on the surface.
It’s not that Lu Jingyu doesn’t want to be the crown prince, he wants to be a very powerful crown prince.
Gu Qingning nodded, "I asked Shu He to help record some things happening in the backyard of the powerful family before."
"I know exactly what kind of personalities those ladies have, and whether they are worth making friends with or not."
"It's just the end of the year, and I'll send them invitations to the New Year's banquet. I'll invite all the ladies I can get to know to be my guests."
Don't underestimate the friendships of women, sometimes they can play a very important role.
Lu Jingyu nodded and squeezed her hand.
"When the time comes, I will have to trouble you, Madam."
“You work harder than I do.”
The two looked at each other, understanding and recognizing each other.
At this moment, the ignored Xiao Xiyao started screaming on the warm couch.
The couple smiled at each other and hurried back to coax their baby daughter.
**
A few days later, when Lu Jingyu returned from his shift, he told Gu Qingning to change into a low-key and luxurious casual outfit.
"The dark market is open. By the way, let's dress in low-key and luxurious clothes. We will pretend to be a merchant couple."
Gu Qingning nodded and immediately changed her clothes neatly.
As for the entourage, Lu Jingyu brought Zhufeng and Mo Yu with him on the surface, and a number of secret guards hid in the dark and would only come out if they encountered trouble.
There were also two other people, namely Su Ziyuan and Ouyang Rui.
One of the two men dressed up as a butler and the other as an accountant.
Zhufeng is a guard, and Moyu is the lady’s younger brother.
They greeted each other while on the carriage.
Gu Qingning asked Ouyang Rui, "How has Jiamin been doing these days?"
Ouyang Rui: "She is not vomiting due to pregnancy. She eats well and sleeps well, but she can't stay in the house and wants to walk around."
He said this with some reservations.
Because Jiamin even wanted to go hunting by horseback riding, but this scared the young and promising Dali Temple Minister.
Gu Qingning: "The baby is three months old and sitting firmly. It's okay to walk around, but don't run or jump too much."
She looked at Ouyang Rui's indescribable expression, and combined with Princess Jiamin's temperament, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, I'll go visit Jiamin some other day and tell her what to pay attention to."
Ouyang Rui immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess!"
Lu Jingyu glared at Ouyang Rui imperceptibly.
He is very busy every day and has very little time to spend with Qingning, but Ouyang Rui comes to steal Qingning's time!
Ouyang Rui glared back bravely.
Sorry, after all, this matter concerns his Jiamin, so he will not give in.
After the group arrived at the dark market, they stopped talking. Lu Jingyu supported Gu Qingning and walked in front, while the others followed.
Several people had simply disguised themselves in the carriage, which was very confusing at first glance.
Gu Qingning had been living in the Guangping Marquis' Mansion before, then she married into the Duke's Mansion, and now she is in the Qin Mansion.
It has always been in the inner house.
When he goes out occasionally, it's either to attend a banquet or to go to the clinic.
This is my first time coming to a place like the Dark Market.
At first glance, it looks like an ordinary street market, very lively and full of all kinds of things for sale.
There were also performers who broke rocks with their chests, jumped through fire hoops, and threw darts blindfolded.
But it is also different from ordinary street performances.
The boss grinned and said, "Which brave man is willing to come and give it a try? If you succeed, you can take the gambling money."
Mo Yu was very curious about this, so he just stood there, staring.
Even eager to try.
Gu Qingning held his hand and said cautiously, "Let's see first."
It turns out that people can participate, and then others bet on whether he will succeed or fail.
If the person participating wins and everyone else bets on him to lose, then he can take all the silver.
If he lost... he would die.
When a dart hit the man right between the eyebrows, Lu Jingyu immediately reached out and covered Gu Qingning's eyes.
The other few people were fine, as they had all seen blood and rain.
But Gu Qingning...
Although Gu Qingning was also startled, she held Lu Jingyu's hand and slowly pulled it down.
"Jing Yu, I'm not afraid."
Naturally, she did not have as much medical experience as Wei Shuhe, but she had also seen bloody scenes of treating injuries.
I was indeed afraid at the beginning.
However, she would always think of how her family members were lying on the ground covered in blood.
The bodies were piled all over the ground.
Later, after seeing it so many times, I was no longer afraid.
Looking at her calm eyes, she indeed didn't seem afraid. Lu Jingyu immediately thought of her experience.
There is also the matter of studying medicine.
He felt very distressed.
A grandmother at a nearby stall suddenly laughed and said:
"This lady is very brave, unlike the one who just passed by and was scared to tears."
Gu Qingning turned her head and looked over.
The mother-in-law is old, with wrinkles all over her face, but her smile is very kind.
She noticed Gu Qingning looking over and immediately greeted him enthusiastically:
"Ma'am, I sell wine. Would you like to see it?"
"Here I have wine made from scorpions, snakes, ants, and even mice..."
Gu Qingning's mouth twitched, and a polite smile appeared on her face, "No, I don't need it."
The old woman watched them leave, feeling very sorry, and said to herself:
"Scorpions and snakes are so cute, why wouldn't you like the wine they make?"
Here, Lu Jingyu walked in with Gu Qingning, and he whispered, "Are you okay?"
Gu Qingning nodded, "I'm fine."
At this time, she discovered that Ouyang Rui and Su Ziyuan were missing. They must have gone to investigate other matters.
Zhufeng and Moyu were still following behind them.
Mo Yu is young and curious about everything.
But seeing that Gu Qingning was frightened by the murder and the insects just now, he put away his curiosity and followed her attentively.
Gu Qingning couldn't bear it, "Ayu, if you are interested, you can take a closer look. You can also buy anything you want."
Mo Yu: "No money."
Gu Qingning: "It's okay, Jingyu brought the money."
From master to uncle, Lu Jingyu looked at Mo Yu who was looking at him with bright eyes.
He nodded and said, "You can buy it, but don't let anyone cheat you."
Mo Yu: “Yeah!”
A few people were wandering around the stalls, looking like wealthy businessmen who came to the dark market for fun.
In particular, they are very generous.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a hunched back came up to them and whispered:
"Boss, you are not satisfied with these vulgar things. What do you want to buy?"
Lu Jingyu: "Of course I want to buy things that are not available on the market."
The man understood immediately, "I see. You want to buy things from other countries, right?"
"Then follow me to the Treasure Pavilion. I guarantee you'll find something you like there."
The Treasure Pavilion sells rare items that are secretly transported from the Western Regions, Southern Xinjiang, Daliang, the South China Sea, etc.
There are even some things that Da Chu has explicitly stipulated are not allowed to be sold.
Like some psychedelic incense.
Last time, Lu Jingyu took people directly to search the Treasure Pavilion, but unfortunately the owner of the Treasure Pavilion had already received the news and put away some things.
Not even a trace of evidence was left behind.
The things needed for face-changing may appear on the dark market.
After all, Qin Tingfang also went to the dark market at that time.
Also, the previously missing envoy from Southern Xinjiang, Xu Mu, originally came to the capital as a merchant, and finally disappeared in the dark market.
All clues point to here.
Lu Jingyu squeezed Gu Qingning's hand and said with a smile:
"Madam, since he said so, shall we go to the Treasure Pavilion and take a look?"
Gu Qingning returned a very interested smile, "Okay."
As she spoke with a smile, her hand subconsciously touched the bracelet with a hidden weapon on her wrist, which was covered by her wide sleeves.
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