Chapter 113 Can’t I be your husband?
Shen Ruoying asked in confusion: “Grandma, what’s wrong?”
Madam Shen looked tired. "It's okay. Gu Qingning is unwilling to help. We can only think of other ways. You and Yanran go down first."
Shen Ruoying was full of suspicion, but she had no choice but to nod and go out with her sister.
Only Old Madam Shen and the wife of Marquis Guangping were left in the room.
The two sisters walked out, and Shen Yanran said angrily:
"See, I've said it before, that Gu Qingning is an ungrateful person. The Marquis' Mansion shouldn't have taken her in in the first place. They should have let her wander the streets and hang out with beggars!"
Shen Ruoying was very uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.
She tugged at her sister's sleeve and asked, "Could it be that Gu Qingning told Grandma something else that has something to do with us sisters, so Grandma asked you and me to leave first?"
Shen Yanran was stunned, "Really? Then what will she say about us?"
"We'll find out if we go and eavesdrop."
"OK!"
When the two sisters were young, they often eavesdropped on the adults’ conversations. When they were discovered, the elders would just smile and say a few words, saying it was no big deal.
So the two of them turned around and went back to the window of Old Lady Shen's room and quietly opened the window a crack.
Inside the room, Old Madam Shen frowned and said to her daughter-in-law:
"Gu Qingning is indeed ungrateful, but now that the young master is backing her up, we can do nothing to her. In the future, we can only befriend her."
Because if nothing unexpected happens, when the young master completely inherits the title, Gu Qingning will be the Duke's wife.
His status is definitely above them!
The wife of Marquis Guangping also looked depressed, "It's really unlucky that she has succeeded!"
Madam Shen sighed, "What can we do? One wrong step leads to all the wrong steps. However, what they said was not wrong."
"Look, everything in our mansion is not going well. Yanran's entry into the palace has not been successful, and my health is getting worse and worse. Others are also not doing well."
"So, do you think Ruoying is really unlucky? She was unlucky to the young master before, and then to Lu Hangzhi, and now she is unlucky to our Guangping Marquis Mansion?"
The wife of Marquis Guangping was stunned!
She usually doted on her eldest daughter the most, but after hearing what her mother-in-law said, she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
As expected, the Marquis' Mansion has had bad luck in recent years, especially since Ruoying came of age in the past two years.
Could it be that Ruoying really had a bad fate and offended them?
Shen Ruoying, who was hiding under the window and eavesdropping at this time, was so angry that she was shaking all over and her face turned blue.
She looked up and found that her own sister was taking a half step back and looking at her with a scrutinizing look.
Shen Ruoying was anxious, stamped her feet and whispered: "Yanran, you didn't really believe what Gu Qingning said? She is obviously trying to sow discord!"
Shen Yanran: "But it's better to believe it than not. After all, I was inexplicably eliminated, and those who were worse than me were selected. This matter is very strange!"
Thinking of this, she took two steps back in disgust, putting some distance between herself and her sister.
"Could it be that I can't become a favorite concubine just because of you, my elder sister?"
Shen Ruoying was so angry that she fell backwards!
The conversation between the people in the room continued.
The wife of Guangping Marquis hesitated and said, "But Ruoying is my biological daughter after all, what should I do?"
Madam Shen was silent for a while, then said:
"If the Duke's Mansion does not divorce her, then she will continue to stay in the Mansion, and she will be asked to go back to her parents' home less often in the future. If the Duke's Mansion is determined to divorce her, then she can be sent to the temple on the pretext of letting her meditate in seclusion."
Shen Ruoying outside the window: "..."
**
In Songtao Pavilion, dinner has been served.
After Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning washed their hands, they walked to the table together.
Gu Qingning pointed at a few of the dishes and said, "Jingyu, these medicinal dishes are all made by me. Try them and see if they suit your taste."
Before there was the matter of Wang Weishan, and now there is the matter of the Marquis’ Mansion.
It was the first time that Gu Qingning felt how good it was to have someone protecting her.
After all, ever since the accident happened to her family, she has endured everything from childhood to adulthood by herself.
But now, there is someone standing in front of her, protecting her from the wind and rain.
Therefore, Gu Qingning was sincerely grateful to Lu Jingyu and made the soup for him personally.
But Lu Jingyu frowned, "Medicinal food? Madam, do you think my husband is not in good health?"
Gu Qingning didn't expect that he would think wrongly. Her cheeks suddenly turned red and she shook her head.
"It's not for medicinal purposes, but for daily consumption to nourish the body. I researched this recipe myself, you can try it, and if it's good, you can give it to your father and mother."
Despite this explanation, Lu Jingyu still thought that his wife thought that he was not in good health.
Looks like I need to clear my name tonight.
As he thought this, he picked up the chopsticks, ate a piece of meat, and some vegetables. His eyes suddenly lit up.
"The meat is no longer greasy, and the vegetables are not bland anymore. What did you put in it to make it so magical?"
Gu Qingning smiled, "I put some edible herbs, some fruits and nuts, etc., taking into account the reasons of mutual promotion and mutual restraint, and it is very effective in warming the body."
Lu Jingyu: "This recipe is good. Give me a copy later and I will present it to His Majesty and get something from His Majesty in exchange for you."
As a powerful official, Lu Jingyu cannot keep good things for himself, but he cannot give them to the emperor for free either.
After all, this thing was developed by his wife with great difficulty.
Gu Qingning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "If you think it's good, you should present it to His Majesty. But it's just that you're asking for something in exchange. You've already asked for an imperial decree for me."
What doesn't she understand yet?
At the beginning, His Majesty inexplicably granted her an imperial decree, allowing her to quickly gain a foothold in the Duke's Mansion.
In fact, it was Lu Jingyu who was behind the scenes, fanning the flames.
It turns out that he had been protecting me from behind so early.
Lu Jingyu shook his head, "No, I have to let His Majesty know how good you are. That way, if I go to the battlefield to fight in the future and you run into trouble, you can ask His Majesty for help."
Gu Qingning sighed, "Why do I feel that the relationship between His Majesty and you is not just that of a monarch and a subject, but seems to be closer?"
Both teacher and friend?
After all, the other party was the emperor. What Gu Qingning didn't dare to say directly was:
When His Majesty and Lu Jingyu stand together, they look more like father and son than when the Duke and Lu Jingyu stand together.
Lu Jingyu nodded, "Your Majesty has indeed treated me well, and I will work hard to repay Your Majesty."
Gu Qingning nodded, "Let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
"Um."
After the two of them had dinner, one went to the front yard and the other returned to the bedroom in the backyard.
But late at night, Gu Qingning watched Lu Jingyu, who had just finished bathing and had long black hair and was only wearing a green shirt, return to the dormitory on time.
Is this person doing this too often?
After the romance subsided, Gu Qingning lay in Lu Jingyu's arms, too tired to talk.
Lu Jingyu kissed her forehead and said, "Madam's medicinal diet is indeed very effective."
Gu Qingning: "..."
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