Chapter 37 Because You Are My Husband
Lu Jingyu quickly turned his eyes away, coughed lightly, and spoke in an unnatural tone:
"Why are you so worried about me?"
Gu Qingning: "Because you are my husband."
Lu Jingyu: “…”
He seemed to be scalded, and quickly withdrew his hand and straightened his sleeves: "It's too late tonight, and I guess there will be a lot of things to do in the Duke's Mansion tomorrow. I'm leaving first, and you should rest early too."
After saying that, he stood up and was about to walk out.
Gu Qingning also stood up and bowed, "Young Master, take care."
"Um."
After Lu Jingyu left, the gentleness on Gu Qingning's face disappeared without a trace.
Granny Liao came in. She looked at Gu Qingning's face and asked worriedly, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Did you have a fight with the young master?"
Gu Qingning shook her head. "We didn't quarrel, but I could feel the young master's alienation towards me. Whether he hates me or despises my background, I have to keep my position as the eldest young master's wife for the time being."
Granny Liao: "Miss, I heard from Chen Fenfang that the young master is just cold towards women. Maybe he is not targeting you on purpose?"
Gu Qingning: "It doesn't matter whether it was intentional or not. I will never let him divorce me before I find out everything about the Lin family."
When necessary, we have to use some special means!
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The next day, Gu Qingning planned to discuss the cotton cloth business with Wang Tianmei, but she had to pay her respects to Feng first, but she came back empty-handed.
Biyun looked embarrassed, "Madam, the Duke's wife is not feeling well, so you are exempted from paying respects today."
Gu Qingning: "Why is mother sick? What did the doctor say?"
Biyun: "It's not a big deal, it's just that Madam didn't get enough rest last night."
Seeing that she didn't mention anything about what happened last night, Gu Qingning tactfully didn't ask any more questions.
However, Biyun asked cautiously, "Madam, how did you sleep last night? Did you hear any noises at night?"
Gu Qingning: "Maybe I was tired these days. I slept very soundly at night and didn't hear any noise. What happened?"
Biyun: "Oh, it's okay, Madam, you are very busy, please take care of yourself."
Gu Qingning turned and left. She did not ignore Biyun's pale face. It was no wonder that she was afraid and worried. After all, what happened last night was enough to make Feng and Shen Ruoying terrified.
Not to mention, they already feel guilty.
Gu Qingning went out to the clinic and asked the four guards to come over and take a look first.
The leader was called Qinglan, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a very upright look.
Gu Qingning knew at first glance that this man was from the military. The same was true for the other three men. Their palms were covered with calluses, which were caused by years of using weapons.
Qing Lan: "Madam, the four of us will guard the clinic day and night, so don't worry, no one will dare to cause trouble."
Gu Qingning: "Well, you don't have to worry too much. Normally, there won't be any major incidents. If someone really abuses their power to oppress others, you can bring up the name of the Duke's Mansion and the name of Princess Jiamin."
Qing Lan: “Yes.”
Just at this time, the maid came over to report that Miss Wang had arrived.
Gu Qingning went to see Wang Tianmei, but after she took a few steps, Wei Shuhe came over and whispered, "Qingning, why are those four people so powerful? They don't look like ordinary guards."
Gu Qingning: "They are all military personnel."
Wei Shuhe: “Ah?”
Gu Qingning: "It's trustworthy, you don't have to worry."
Wei Shuhe: "How do you know someone in the army?"
Gu Qingning: "It's a long story, I'll tell you later."
Seeing this, Wei Shuhe knew that she had something to hide, so he stopped asking.
And it is actually a good thing that there are people from the barracks guarding the clinic.
Wang Tianmei and her uncle were already sitting there waiting for Gu Qingning. When they saw Gu Qingning coming, they both stood up immediately to greet her.
Wang Tianmei: "Madam, why did you come in person? In fact, you can just ask a housekeeper to come and coordinate."
Gu Qingning: "Since you guys have lost money, I naturally have to come here in person."
Wang Tianmei: "I have successfully divorced Li Tao. You guys saved my life twice!"
Shopkeeper Wang also said, "Madam, the eldest young lady, has been very kind to our Wang family. It's not a big deal to just give up some cloth and cotton. Please don't be too polite."
Gu Qingning: "Business is about mutual benefit, I understand that. I'm letting you make concessions this time, but I'm also going to tell you something: don't stock up on cotton cloth, there will be changes next year."
Shopkeeper Wang's eyes suddenly lit up, "Our Wang family originally planned to stockpile cotton. Could it be that the eldest young lady has some inside information about the market?"
Gu Qingning didn't continue.
She did have some news, which she heard from Su Ziyuan. Because cotton farmers suffered heavy losses this year, the imperial court would allocate cotton from the national treasury to distribute to various places next year, which would neutralize the price of cotton.
If you hoard them, you may end up with a loss.
She told the news to Shopkeeper Wang. Whether the other party believes it or not is up to him.
After solving the cotton-padded clothes problem at the Duke's Mansion, Gu Qingning went to check the bill at the clinic.
Ever since the incident with Wang Tianmei, more and more people have begun to trust the clinic and come to see a doctor and buy medicine.
Moreover, ever since it was announced that Princess Jiamin was also one of the owners of the clinic, no one came to cause trouble anymore.
It seems that the title of Princess Jiamin is quite useful.
The clinic began to operate normally, and the collection of some secrets and the maintenance of some relationships were also carried out in an orderly manner. This also made Gu Qingning feel relieved.
After finishing the work at the clinic, Gu Qingning left and asked Mo Yu to drive the carriage to West Street for a stroll.
Gu Qingning already knew that the young master should be hiding in this area now.
She just hangs around here to increase her presence.
I have to make the young master adapt to the presence of his wife as soon as possible.
In this way, when he returns to the Duke's Mansion in the future, it will be more natural for him to accept her.
Lu Jingyu, who was standing upstairs, indeed saw Gu Qingning.
He remembered yesterday, under the gentle candlelight, she had her flower-like face and said, "Because you are my husband."
Lu Jingyu's ears felt slightly hot.
When I closed my eyes, I could still smell the faint medicinal fragrance coming from her body.
I couldn't help but feel my heart beating faster.
Just at this moment, Su Ziyuan walked in with a secret letter.
"Master, this is a secret letter from His Majesty to you."
Lu Jingyu took the secret letter seriously and read it quickly.
Originally, he planned to find the spy and then announce to the public that he was still alive before returning to the Duke's Mansion.
However, as he read the words on the secret letter, he gradually frowned and looked serious.
Su Ziyuan asked worriedly, "Master, what happened?"
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