Chapter 45: Taking Advantage of the Situation
Gu Qingning half-closed her eyes. "I was tired and resting in the side room. When I heard Lu Xunye's voice outside, I immediately climbed out of the window. Fortunately, Mo Yu came to help me, otherwise I might have broken my leg."
"Before leaving the house, I left some of the incense that Tao Ye had made there."
Feng wanted to settle the matter peacefully, but Gu Qingning refused.
Moreover, Lu Xunye lost his master today, and it will definitely be found out that it is related to that aphrodisiac incense.
This will also remind everyone of what happened at the previous Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
Oh, and how Aunt Yue’s child died.
Duke Qin will certainly be furious and will continue investigating.
So this time, Gu Qingning took advantage of the situation, dealt with Lu Xunye, slapped Feng in the face, and dug a hole for Shen Ruoying.
Chen Fenfang breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately nothing happened to you today, but they are too arrogant. They actually did this to you on New Year's Day?"
Gu Qingning: "They just bully me because I'm a widow. Besides, they all think that after the New Year, Lu Hangzhi's succession to the title is a foregone conclusion, so they are all trying to please Feng."
Chen Fenfang sneered after hearing this, "Then their wish will be in vain. The young master has already returned to the capital. When the Duke returns from the palace in the evening, he will bring the young master back with him!"
She suddenly became a little curious. Would the expressions of Feng and the others be amazing?
Gu Qingning was also looking forward to it, but she still whispered: "Aunt Chen, go find a way to rescue the maid named Xing'er and her family."
Chen Fenfang: “Yes.”
Gu Qingning remembered everything that Chen Ruoying did and Feng Shi did.
Just waiting for the right moment to give them a heavy blow so that they can never get back on their feet!
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Lu Xunye finally came to his senses. When he realized what he had done, he became excited.
"Mother, someone must have poisoned me! Otherwise I wouldn't have done such a thing!"
Chen quickly comforted her son, "Aye, don't make a scene today. The Duke will be back soon. The Duke's wife wants you to not say anything and pretend that nothing happened. Just think of it as a drunken rage."
Lu Xunye's eyes were filled with sinister intent. "Are we just going to let this matter go today? Mother, I embarrassed myself in front of so many people! We did this for the Duke's wife, and she didn't say anything?"
Chen felt uncomfortable, "Aye, this matter has to be left alone."
Lu Xunye's eyes were cold. After his mother left, he called the servant beside him, "Go to the room where I was just now and get the remaining ashes in the incense burner."
"yes."
Lu Xunye was sure that there must be something wrong with the incense in the incense burner!
Except for Xing'er who was dragged away, many people returned to normal and pretended nothing had happened.
Everyone seemed to know the situation clearly, because if this matter got out of hand and the Duke got to know about it, it would be bad.
This is also what Feng is most worried about.
Feng asked Biyun, "How is Chen's situation?"
Biyun: "I heard Madam Chen persuade the Fifth Young Master, but according to the Fifth Young Master, he became like that because he was poisoned."
Feng: "Could it be that Gu Qingning poisoned her? Could she have foreseen the future and escaped in advance?"
Biyun advised, "Madam, please don't do anything to the eldest young master's wife for the time being. In fact, after the second young master inherits the title, she will definitely not be able to jump up and down."
Feng was depressed. "But look at her, she's so happy now! I'm worried that after Hang Zhi inherits the title, I won't have the power to manage the household affairs!"
Biyun: "How is that possible? No matter what, you are the legitimate wife of the Duke, and you are also her elder."
Most importantly, Biyun found that the eldest young lady was very smart and difficult to deal with.
Now, no matter what the Duke's wife does, she will not gain any benefits.
This time, Feng actually listened to him. She nodded and said, "Well, don't do anything to her for now. Let's wait until Ruoying gives birth to the child and Hangzhi inherits the title."
Anyway, there are only a few months left after the New Year.
However, Bi Yue was worried and asked, "Madam, what if the eldest young master's wife tells the Duke about what happened just now?"
Feng snorted coldly, "Isn't she ashamed? Besides, Xing'er has been beaten to death anyway. If Gu Qingning wants to get to the bottom of this matter, she will definitely anger the Duke in the end."
Everyone knows that Duke Qin cares most about his face.
It's New Year's Day, and if Gu Qingning doesn't give in, she will definitely anger the Duke.
Humph, then she will be in trouble!
After a while, the maid came over and said that the dinner was ready, and the Duke had returned, and the carriage had arrived at the gate.
Only then did Feng get up and go out.
Everyone gathered in the hall and sat in their seats according to the rules.
Gu Qingning naturally sat on the left side of the main seat, and on the right side of the main seat were Lu Hangzhi, Shen Ruoying and his wife.
Feng, who was sitting in the middle, didn't want to pay attention to Gu Qingning, so she turned around and kept asking Shen Ruoying about her well-being, and asked her son Lu Hangzhi a few questions from time to time.
In front of all the relatives from the side branches, he deliberately ignored Gu Qingning.
The other members of the Lu family all knew that even though the widow Gu Qingning now had the title of a noble lady.
But her life in this Duke's Mansion will not be easy in the future.
Gu Qingning didn't care about the whispers of this person at all. She sat there with her back straight. She was still a widow so her dress was simple, but her face was serene, her fair skin was rosy and graceful.
While Lu Hangzhi was dealing with his mother and Shen Ruoying, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Later, when he discovered that Lu Xunye was also secretly looking at Qing Ning, his eyes suddenly became cold.
Lu Xunye withdrew his gaze awkwardly, but his eyes turned away with reluctance in them.
In this strange atmosphere where everyone was harboring ulterior motives, a servant staggered in.
His eyes were wide open, and he looked excited and terrified.
"I'm back!"
Lu Yun scolded, "Why are you so rash? Didn't we inform you that the Duke is back?"
Feng also looked over with displeasure.
They are the main family. Are they going to let those people from the side branches laugh at them for not being able to take care of even a single servant?
The boy wanted to say something, but was glared at by Lu Yun.
He didn't dare to continue speaking.
But when Gu Qingning saw the boy's eyes full of grievance and the look of horror that had not been retracted, she pursed her lips slightly.
Later, Feng and the others will regret it and should let the servant finish speaking.
Sure enough, when everyone saw the Duke walking over with a man with an imposing appearance, they immediately gasped.
"Little Master, are you still alive?"
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