Chapter 207: Dangers lurking around
Gu Qingning was startled and her hand moved subconsciously.
With a whoosh sound.
A small iron dart flew towards Lu Jingyu.
Lu Jingyu reacted faster.
He turned his head slightly and dodged the dart.
But even so, Gu Qingning was still scared out of her wits.
"Jing Yu, are you okay?" She quickly put down the small crossbow in her hand and walked over quickly.
Lu Jingyu: "I'm fine, but you, don't play with such dangerous things, be careful not to hurt yourself."
Gu Qingning felt very guilty, "I wanted to learn how to operate this thing, but I almost hurt you just now."
Lu Jingyu: "It has nothing to do with you. It's all the fault of this little crossbow. It must not be made well enough."
Gu Qingning: "..."
Lu Jingyu took her hand and sat down, then picked up the hidden weapons and took a look at them.
Although he hated that Bai Lansheng.
But I have to admit that the hidden weapons developed by this man are really strange and bizarre.
On second thought, this person sent so many things on purpose so that he could protect Qing Ning when she gave birth.
Lu Jingyu felt a little jealous again.
But he didn't show it.
"Qing Ning, do you want to learn something to protect yourself at a critical moment?"
"Well, give the others to the guards and let them study them. These things are small and not too laborious, and I want to learn just one."
Gu Qingning knew that Lu Jingyu would do his best to protect her.
But there is always a loophole in everyone's plan.
She wanted some means of self-protection.
Lu Jingyu shouldn’t think too much about it, right?
As it turned out, the young master not only did not think too much about it, but also carefully helped her choose a more suitable hidden weapon.
Finally, he picked up something that looked like a bracelet and handed it to Gu Qingning.
"You know some medical skills and acupuncture, so you can hide silver needles here. When you use it, you don't need to use too much force. Although it won't kill people instantly, if the silver needles are inserted in the right place, it will achieve very good results."
“This is good!”
"I'll put it on for you."
On Gu Qingning's hands, she was still wearing the pair of emerald and gold jade bracelets that Lu Jingyu had given her before.
The two looked at each other.
Lu Jingyu: "Take it off and put this on?"
Gu Qingning: "Okay."
They knew very well that this was something left behind by Su, but Su was not Lu Jingyu's biological mother.
Speaking of the baby swap that year, Su was also a victim.
I don't know if she knows the truth.
After taking off the jade bracelet, Gu Qingning asked Chen Fenfang to keep it.
Lu Jingyu put on the hidden weapon gold bracelet again.
Gu Qingning has a fair wrist, and the bracelet is well-made, which looks very good at first glance.
Lu Jingyu frowned slightly again.
Are the things that Bai Lansheng sent actually all based on the size of limes?
Gu Qingning: "Jingyu, what's wrong?"
Lu Jingyu: "Oh, I hope you will never need to use these hidden weapons."
Because once it is used, it proves that the situation at that time may be very critical.
Gu Qingning knew that he cared about her and smiled gently.
"Don't worry, I'm just preparing for a rainy day. I've always had an insecure feeling since I was a child, so I always make a few more preparations. Maybe things won't be that bad."
Lu Jingyu nodded, then he remembered Ouyang Rui's instructions and told Gu Qingning about it.
Gu Qingning: "So Lord Ouyang is also interested in Jiamin? That's good news. I'll take care of this matter. I'll have someone send a letter to Jiamin and ask her to come over tomorrow."
Chen Fenfang took the order and personally delivered the invitation to the princess's mansion.
After a while, Chen Fenfang came back and reported another matter.
"Madam, you had people keeping an eye on Aunt Linlang for over a year, and finally there is some movement."
"What did she do?"
"She went out this afternoon. I asked the clever secret guard to follow her and found that she met someone. They talked for a long time in the room, but their voices were too low to know what they were talking about."
Since being redeemed by Lu Hangzhi, Linlang has been living in seclusion in the Duke's Mansion, keeping a very low profile.
Maybe she thought that everyone had let down their guard against her at this time, so she took action?
Gu Qingning: "Who did she meet?"
Chen Fenfang: "The person was wearing a veiled hat, so we could only tell that she was a woman, but we couldn't see her face clearly. But the secret guards said that this person later entered the Ninth Prince's Palace."
Gu Qingning understood.
Cen Jue should not have lied before. The Ninth Prince planned to do something when she gave birth.
And Linlang is his!
Therefore, Linlang was in a bad mood when she gave birth to the child. Could it be that they were planning to switch the baby again?
Lu Jingyu: "That Linlang, and Shen Ruoying, they will not be content. When you give birth, I will have people guard the entire Cuiwei Pavilion."
"Whoever dares to move will be pinned down immediately!"
Gu Qingning nodded and gently stroked her bulging belly.
Baoer, I was too young back then and couldn’t protect my family.
But this time, no matter what, mother will protect you well!
**
Cuiwei Pavilion.
Linlangku sat in front of the window, looking at the faintly visible buds of the forsythia outside the window.
In fact, the weather is still cold and the wind is chilly, but the spring spirit is already unstoppable.
There was a cry of a baby on the bed.
Linlang frowned, "Take the child to the ear room!"
The nurse nodded, "Yes."
At this time, Cuiying, the trusted maid, walked up to Linlang and consoled her:
"Auntie, no matter what, the little prince was born with your hard work, and he is also the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion. You must love him."
Linlang laughed at herself, "What do you mean by illegitimate grandson? Who cares about this child?"
Cuiying wanted to say that the Second Young Master cared, but it seemed that he didn’t care much.
Forget about the others, I guess the Second Young Master’s wife and Madam Yuan are both jealous of my aunt.
In the whole mansion, only the Duchess's wife is a little bit nicer to this child?
However, the Duke's wife is now completely ill and disabled. It is said that the Duke stays with Aunt Zhao every night.
Cuiying looked at Linlang worriedly.
Linlang comforted her in return, "Don't worry, don't expect anything from them, so you won't feel bad."
Cuiying looked around and whispered:
"Then do you really want to do what Master Qiu said? This is too dangerous. After all, the Songtao Pavilion is a solid block, with no loopholes at all."
Linlang: "My sister has done me a favor. Now that she has spoken, I will definitely do my best."
As for how to do it, there is always a way.
Besides, the Ninth Prince said that they still have people in the Duke's Mansion who can be used by her when the time comes.
Everything is just waiting for the day when Gu Qingning gives birth!
There was another person in Cuiwei Pavilion who was waiting for Gu Qingning to give birth.
Shen Ruoying’s face was frighteningly pale, which made her fake belly look particularly fake.
After all, it is very incongruous for a skinny person to have such a big belly.
Aunt Li couldn't bear to watch it anymore, "Girl, let me help you roll up this fake belly again."
"Yeah." Shen Ruoying nodded and leaned back on the chaise longue. She asked, "Is there still no movement over at Songtao Pavilion?"
Aunt Li: "Not yet, but I heard that the eldest young master's wife should give birth in the next few days."
Shen Ruoying leaned against Aunt Li.
"I'm living such a miserable life now, why is Gu Qingning living such a happy life?"
"I thought about giving her too many supplements so that her fetus would be too big and she would die during childbirth. But she actually knows medicine, so she will definitely not fall for it."
"I also thought about tampering with her diet to make her miscarry early."
"But why is it that everyone in Songtao Pavilion is so loyal to her, but there is no chance to take action?"
Aunt Li also had a sad look on her face and was very depressed.
Just at this moment, a cat suddenly meowed outside.
Shen Ruoying frowned, "Where did the cat come from?"
Aunt Li: "It's a white long-haired lion cat that Madam Yuan brought from her mother's home. She raised it since it was young. She took great care of it at first, but now that she's pregnant, she may have neglected it and let it run around."
"It's spring now, the cats might be having a blast."
After hearing this, Shen Ruoying's eyes suddenly lit up.
She raised the corner of her mouth:
"Aunt Li, if Gu Qingning and Feng Yuan'er were both frightened by a cat, and one was about to give birth and the other was less than three months pregnant, which one of them would lose the baby?"
At best, I can’t keep them all!
At the same time, Zhao Jing, who was next to the main courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, served Duke Qin a nap, then left the bedroom and went to the side room.
Sun Cheng was flirting with a little maid. When he saw his mother coming, he sat up straight.
"Mother."
Zhao Jing glared at the little maid, "Get out!"
"yes."
Without outsiders, she glared at her son angrily, "Ah Cheng, why don't you study hard in the academy and come back home again?"
Sun Cheng: "Mother, I have no money. People in the academy don't study seriously. Studying is useless. Making friends is the most useful thing."
Zhao Jing was speechless, but still asked: "How much silver do you want this time?"
Sun Cheng: "Give me five hundred taels."
Zhao Jing: "What? What do you want five hundred taels for?"
Sun Cheng: "Socializing, mother, you don't know, the second young master needs two to three thousand taels for socializing, and I only have five hundred taels."
Zhao Jing: "Are you still comparing yourself to Hang?"
Sun Cheng: "Why can't we compare? Didn't you say that the Duke's Mansion will be ours from now on?"
Zhao Jing quickly reached out and covered her son's mouth. She looked around and whispered:
"Didn't mother tell you to keep a low profile and be patient for the time being?"
"Well, I'll listen to you, so give me the money quickly!"
Zhao Jing had no choice but to give the money to her son.
Sun Cheng was happy after receiving the silver. He put his arm around Zhao Jing's shoulders and said, "Mother, I am making friends with the young masters of the aristocratic families to give you face, right?"
Zhao Jing: "Mother knows that you are the most filial, but making friends is one thing, but studying should not be neglected."
Sun Cheng: "I know, I know."
He took the money and turned around and left the Duke's Mansion.
But he didn't go to the academy, but turned and went to the gambling house on another street.
But Zhao Jing didn't know.
She also thought that her son would be successful in the future.
But right now, there is one more thing.
Feng claimed to be ill and could not go out, and thus died, but she still held the position of the Duke's wife.
The entire mansion's finances are still controlled by Gu Qingning.
"Is there any way to kill two birds with one stone?" Zhao Jing murmured to himself.
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