Chapter 285 The Duke's Mansion was Demoted
Seeing the terrified Concubine Rou, Gu Qingning had no choice but to comfort her.
"Mother, I'm fine, don't worry."
"Besides, it's for my own good that Nanny Jiang and the others are a little stricter. It's better than me making a fool of myself in the future."
Concubine Rou shook her head. "Those two old maids taught me the rules back then."
"One of them plays the good cop, the other plays the bad cop, but they're both really fierce!"
Gu Qingning: "Did they teach you too?"
Concubine Rou nodded.
After the mother and daughter entered the main hall, Concubine Rou told Gu Qingning about her first experience in the palace.
"At that time, they were both still young and were the Queen Mother's favorite aunts."
"In fact, I am of low status and a concubine's daughter. It is because of my elder sister that I was able to enter the palace."
"Originally, my sister wanted her trusted maid to teach me the rules, but in the end, the two maids were the ones who went to the Jiang family."
It turns out that Concubine Rou had also experienced this kind of thing.
Therefore, she felt so uneasy after hearing that the two maids were going to teach Gu Qingning.
However, when Concubine Rou entered the palace, she was just a concubine, so it was enough for her to learn some rules.
But Gu Qingning is different now.
Gu Qingning’s background is lower than that of Concubine Rou, and her future height... may be much higher than that of Concubine Rou.
At the very least, she has a great chance of becoming the mistress of the East Palace.
So, that's why the Queen Mother is on high alert, right?
After Concubine Rou finished speaking, she also reacted.
Her face changed, and she nervously held Gu Qingning's hand, "Qingning, Queen Mother, does the Queen Mother mind your background?"
After Concubine Rou realized this belatedly, she became even more uneasy.
His face was filled with worry, which was evident in his words.
Compared to her nervousness, Gu Qingning was calm and composed.
She nodded, "Before, my status was not worthy of marrying into the Duke's Mansion. Now that Jingyu is a prince, my status is even less worthy of him."
Although the daughter of the imperial physician is better than the daughter of the merchant before.
But in the eyes of the royal family, these are not enough.
Concubine Rou was confused, "What should I do?"
In fact, there is no solution to this problem.
Moreover, in the future, there will not only be pressure from the Queen Mother, but if things go wrong, there will also be pressure from the ministers.
But at the moment, Concubine Rou looked so uneasy, her eyes were red, and she was really worried about herself.
Gu Qingning asked curiously, "Mother, why don't you despise my lowly status?"
You have to know that although Concubine Rou herself is a concubine's daughter, she is also a concubine's daughter of the noble Jiang family, and she grew up by the side of the late queen.
In terms of status and position, he is still much better than Gu Qingning.
Concubine Rou was stunned for a moment, then her eyes gradually softened, "Status and position are important, but character is more important."
"When His Majesty asked me to adopt you as his adopted daughter, it was actually to give Jing Yu face and help him raise your status."
"But once I met you, I became more and more compatible with you."
"Mingyue was a pampered princess at first, but look at what kind of person she became later."
"Comparing the two of you, I really like you more."
God knows how happy Concubine Rou was when she found out that Jingyu was her son and Qingning was her daughter-in-law.
Gu Qingning pressed her face against Concubine Rou’s palm.
"I'm glad that mother doesn't dislike me."
"Silly girl, your mother likes you so much, how could she dislike you?" Concubine Rou patted Gu Qingning's back with her other hand.
She hesitated for a moment, and finally said as if she was willing to give up everything:
"Qing Ning, mother is too soft-hearted and doesn't have any abilities."
"But don't worry, if anyone bullies you in the future, just tell your mother."
"Even if the Queen Mother is deliberately making things difficult for you, you should still tell your mother."
She has no ability, so the worst that can happen is that she will just cry and bang her head against the pillars of the Cining Palace!
Now Jingyu Qingning is her child.
Even if she had to give up everything, she would protect them well.
Just like my sister, she also tried her best to protect me...
Gu Qingning raised her head and looked at Concubine Rou, who was still timid and unconfident, but trying to remain calm.
She smiled knowingly, "Well, mother, from now on, our family will be together and we won't let anyone bully us."
Concubine Rou also nodded, "Okay."
**
Qianqing Palace, middle hall.
Emperor Minghe and Doctor Bai were playing chess, and Lu Jingyu was standing beside them.
Doctor Bai lost three games in a row.
He stroked his beard and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, I am not good at chess, please let me go."
Emperor Minghe: "You didn't get enough rest. It's all Lu Changhui's fault."
"He really is getting more confused as he gets older!"
Thinking of what happened in Duke Qin's mansion, the censors started reporting it early this morning.
Now that Lu Changhui didn't have to attend the morning court, Emperor Minghe summoned him to the palace to give him a lecture.
"Don't worry, Mr. Bai. I will make Lu Changhui apologize to you later."
Doctor Bai said quickly, "No, no, no, forget about the apology. But Your Majesty, please tell me something. There is really only one way to cure his son's illness."
"The poison is too deep. If you hesitate, your life may be in danger."
Emperor Minghe nodded.
Because I was worried about Doctor Bai's health, I let the old man rest.
Just then, Eunuch Shun came to report that Duke Qin was already waiting outside the palace.
Lu Jingyu stood up and said, "Father, I will leave first."
Emperor Minghe: "Don't leave, just stand here. When you were Lu Changhui's son, I couldn't control how he treated you."
"But now, you are my son."
Lu Changhui brought his family to Lu Jingyu's house and made a scene, even though he wanted to find Doctor Bai to treat the disease.
But in the end, he didn't take Lu Jingyu seriously.
If it were anyone else, causing a scene at the gate of a prince's mansion, it would be a disrespect for the royal family's reputation.
Lu Jingyu understood what Emperor Minghe meant. He nodded and did not leave.
Duke Qin's hair turned almost completely white after spending this night like this.
He slept very uneasily that night, and in his dreams he could hear his daughter-in-law's shrill cries and Feng's harsh curses.
He was exhausted.
Emperor Minghe was also surprised when he saw Duke Qin, who looked ten years older.
"Lord Lu, what's wrong with you?"
Duke Qin knelt and bowed, then stood up and said with shame, "It is a misfortune for our family."
He raised his head and happened to meet Lu Jingyu, who was standing behind His Majesty,'s eyes for a moment.
Duke Guo of Qin: "..."
He reacted belatedly and bowed to Lu Jingyu and said:
"Your Highness, my wife and her friends came to your house yesterday to disturb you. Please don't blame me for disturbing you."
Lu Jingyu: "You know that Feng's Lu Hangzhi and the others are unreasonable, so it's wrong to do that."
"You were in the carriage at the time, why didn't you stop it?"
Duke Qin choked.
Lu Jingyu continued: "So, it's not your family's misfortune, but it's all because of your inaction."
"As for Hangzhi, the backyard is in chaos. Don't blame anyone else but himself."
Duke Qin still wanted to explain, "Of course I was wrong. I shouldn't have married Feng in the first place."
"Besides, Hangzhi shouldn't have been married to Shen."
He paused and looked at Lu Jingyu.
He added, "Back then, everyone said that Shen was unlucky. You were almost killed by her."
"When Hangzhi wanted to marry her instead, I should have stopped him."
Emperor Minghe and Lu Jingyu looked at each other again.
Duke Qin kept saying that he was wrong in every sentence, but in the end he blamed everyone else.
Emperor Minghe was speechless, but when he looked at Duke Qin, he didn't know how to scold him anymore.
Because there's no point in saying anything.
Emperor Minghe: "If you can't even handle your household affairs properly, I don't think you can keep the Duke's Mansion."
"From today on, I will be demoted to Marquis Ping An. I hope that you can live in peace and safety as your name suggests."
In the end, he was demoted.
Lu Changhui had no choice but to kneel down and said, "I obey your order."
Emperor Minghe: "By the way, Divine Doctor Bai told me that the method he told you is the only way to save your son."
"However, I heard that you have a bastard grandson. You should train him well."
Lu Changhui swallowed all the bitterness and knelt down to express his gratitude again.
Lu Jingyu looked at his back as he left and felt like he had suddenly become much shorter.
Emperor Minghe followed his gaze and said with emotion: "If you marry an unvirtuous wife, your family will not be at peace."
Lu Jingyu turned around and looked at him.
Emperor Minghe suddenly thought of Su Tanxin. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he swallowed the words he wanted to say to educate his son.
He didn't mention it, but Lu Jingyu wanted to mention it.
"Father, did you know that the Empress Dowager sent two very strict maids to teach me the rules of Qingning in my house?"
Emperor Minghe: "There is also this matter?"
Lu Jingyu: "Those two very strict maids, my mother was frightened when she heard them."
"Of course, I know the Empress Dowager is doing this for my own good, but no matter what, Qing Ning is my only wife."
"This matter will not change because of any changes in my identity."
Emperor Minghe immediately understood what his son said. He frowned.
"Of course I also think that green lemon is good, but Jingyu, you may think this way now, but you may not think this way in the future."
"Don't forget, you only have one daughter now."
Lu Jingyu: "As for offspring, let's just let fate take its course. Besides, Qing Ning and I are still young, so maybe we can have another child."
"But no matter what, I don't want you to put any pressure on Qing Ning."
"So if the Royal Grandmother has any other thoughts, please help dissuade her, Father."
He took a step back and bowed deeply to Emperor Minghe.
Emperor Ming He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said, "I know you and Qing Ning have a good relationship, but I didn't expect that you could do this for her."
Lu Jingyu: "This is the difference between me, you, and Marquis Ping'an."
"You only care about government affairs and neglect your family and your wife. Oh, marrying too many women can easily lead to trouble."
Emperor Minghe: "..."
After going around in circles, it turned out that this was where he was waiting.
He came to his senses.
"You little bastard, you're actually making indirect accusations in front of me?"
Lu Jingyu said seriously: "I dare not, I am just telling the truth."
"The previous incident involving Su Tanxin and the current incident at Ping An Marquis' Mansion are both living proof."
"So, I don't care what others say in the future. Please don't put pressure on me, let alone Qing Ning."
Emperor Minghe: "..."
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