Chapter 224: Could this happen between a mother and daughter?
"You cry all day long. It's so annoying!"
After hearing this, Aunt Li showed some reluctance between her brows.
"Master, this is not a good idea. He is just a child. If you feed him too much medicine, he might get sick."
Shen Ruoying looked indifferent.
"He's not my biological child, why should I care so much? If I didn't want to use him to win over Hangzhi's heart, I wouldn't bother with him."
"If you want to blame someone, blame his mother. She is so stupid! She wanted to do something to Gu Qingning. Why did she have to set fire to her?"
What is being said now is that Linlang and Gu Qingning have a personal grudge, which is why they set such a fire.
But not only was the fire put out quickly, Linlang also committed suicide by hitting her head against the wall?
Totally useless!
In Shen Ruoying's opinion, if she wanted to take revenge, if she failed, then they would just die together!
Aunt Li was a little scared when she saw the fierceness in Shen Ruoying's eyes.
She hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Well, I will find a chance to secretly go out and buy it in the next two days."
Lu Hangzhi came back at this time, and the two of them no longer mentioned buying medicine.
Aunt Li also took the child and went to the side room next door, saying that the child was hungry.
Lu Hangzhi held Shen Ruoying's hand and said happily:
"Ruoying, mother and the others have all agreed that I should take you as my concubine. From now on, we can live a good life behind closed doors."
"How about we write off everything that happened before?"
The corner of Shen Ruoying's mouth twitched, and she suppressed the disgust in her heart.
"Hangzhi, do you not mind the mistakes I made before?"
"No one is perfect. If you know you are wrong, just don't make the same mistake again."
"Hangzhi, you are so nice to me!"
The two embraced each other affectionately.
I have regained some of the warmth and tenderness that I had when we first got married.
But Shen Ruoying's mouth was cold, while Lu Hangzhi's eyes were a little confused.
He suddenly thought: After all the twists and turns, this is the result.
If he had known this would happen, he should have married Qing Ning as his wife. She would definitely take good care of his home.
And Ruoying became his concubine, accompanying him all day long and adding to his charm.
What a pity...
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After the divorce, the wife became a concubine.
And Feng Yuaner, the former concubine, was promoted to the main wife.
This absurd matter was considered shameful by everyone in the Duke's Mansion, so no big deal was made about it and it was carried out quietly.
However, the relatives of the Duke's Mansion knew about it.
The Feng family was very happy and even sent some supplements to Feng Yuaner to help her maintain her health.
However, the people at the Guangping Marquis' Mansion were almost so angry that their mouths were twisted, and Old Madam Shen was even sick from anger.
Although they had a falling out before, Lady Guangping Hou still came again, wanting to teach Shen Ruoying, the unfilial daughter, a lesson.
How could you bring shame to the Marquis' Mansion like this?
Gu Qingning is still in confinement and cannot be exposed to the cold.
She was the person in charge of household affairs in the Duke's Mansion, so the wife of Marquis Guangping had to come and meet her first.
The wife of Marquis Guangping didn't dare to confront Gu Qingning now, so she kept a low profile.
"Qing Ning, congratulations on the birth of your daughter! I came here today for nothing but to talk to Ruoying."
Gu Qingning didn't say anything.
The Lady of Guangping Marquis smiled and said apologetically:
"We didn't know before that she had done such a wrong thing. Fortunately, you let it go."
"I came here this time just to talk to her. Don't do that again in the future."
Gu Qingning did not express his opinion, but turned around and instructed Chen Fenfang:
"Aunt Chen, when you accompany the Marquis's wife to Cuiwei Pavilion, remember to inform the Second Young Master's wife."
The second young master's wife she mentioned was actually Feng Yuaner.
Chen Fenfang: “Yes.”
The wife of Marquis Guangping hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Qing Ning, you are still in confinement, I shouldn't disturb you."
"But because of your negligence and misunderstanding before, your mother caused you to suffer. She is very depressed and regretful. Her health is getting worse and worse. Now she is bedridden."
"If you have time, can you go see her?"
The entire Guangping Marquis Mansion no longer dared to look down on Gu Qingning, the orphan girl who once lived in their mansion.
Now, Lu Jingyu is a favorite of His Majesty again.
The other relatives in their mansion are not very helpful either.
After much thought, it turned out that the relative with the highest status and the most power among them was Gu Qingning!
It's really fate that plays tricks on me.
Gu Qingning: "Wait until I'm out of confinement, and see when I'm free."
This sentence is equivalent to a coping sentence.
The wife of Marquis Guangping walked down the stairs with a wry smile and went to Cuiwei Pavilion.
As she walked out with Chen Fenfang, she subconsciously turned back and found Gu Qingning looking at her quietly.
The wife of Marquis Guangping immediately turned her head back.
Damn it!
This girl clearly didn't say anything or do anything, so why is she a little scared of her?
This emotion continued until she met her daughter Chen Ruoying at Cuiwei Pavilion, and then the wife of Marquis Guangping regained the feeling of being superior.
Lady Guangping turned to Chen Fenfang and said:
"Aunt Chen, please help me. I want to talk to my daughter alone."
Chen Fenfang: "Then I will be waiting for you in the next room."
She turned and went out, but before she had gone far, she heard a crisp slap behind her.
Lady Guangping Hou slapped Shen Ruoying.
"Evil girl! You don't want to be the wife, but insist on being a concubine. You have brought shame to the Marquis's mansion!"
"Do you think I'm embarrassing you now? When I was divorced, I wrote to you, why did you remain indifferent?"
“…”
Chen Fenfang walked away and no one else could be heard.
After waiting for about half an hour, she sent Lady Guangping out and returned to Qing Ning to report.
"Madam Hou was very angry and scolded for a long time."
"When she left, she also said that the Guangping Marquisate would no longer recognize her as their daughter and let her end her life on her own."
Chen Fenfang sighed with emotion.
Although Shen Ruoying was wrong, the Guangping Marquis Mansion was really too disheartening.
Gu Qingning leaned over to look at the child and said slowly:
"The Guangping Marquis' Mansion has always been the most powerful, and they have placed a lot of hope on Shen Ruoying before."
"They were already disappointed that she failed to become the mistress of the Duke's Mansion."
"Later, something happened to Shen Yanran. Shen Ruoying even went from being the legal wife to a concubine."
"The Guangping Marquis's Mansion is furious."
This kind of oppression and bad words from relatives will become the last straw that breaks Shen Ruoying's back...
Gu Qingning: "Just wait and see, the baby in Feng Yuaner's belly cannot be born."
And the bastard that Linlang left behind, who was being raised by the now hateful Shen Ruoying, was not much better.
Chen Fenfang couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at it this way now, Cuiwei Pavilion is really committing a sin."
Several good children are gone, and the only one who survived may be spoiled.
Gu Qingning nodded.
These are all Lu Hangzhi’s fault!
The time has come to reap the fruits of the labor that was previously buried with Zhao Jing.
When they all explode at the same time, the Duke's Mansion will be bustling again.
But at that time, everyone in Songtao Pavilion had already moved to their new home.
Naturally, outsiders didn't know about the bad things that happened in Duke Qin's Mansion.
The Guangping Marquisate, which had suffered a loss, would not spread the news.
At this time, a major event happened in the capital.
The Empress Dowager has returned to Beijing.
Three years ago, Great Chu was ravaged by plague and hit by drought. Even after the plague was quelled, Great Chu was still badly damaged.
The Queen Mother, in her noble form, went to the royal temple to pray for the Great Chu for a thousand days.
Now that the term has expired, it is time to return.
Although the Empress Dowager was not the biological mother of Emperor Minghe, the two of them had always been loving and filial to each other, and there was also the matter of "praying for blessings".
Emperor Minghe personally came to the city gate and led his ministers to welcome the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother is already sixty-five years old, but because of years of proper maintenance and a life of luxury, she looks no more than fifty years old.
Seeing Emperor Minghe, she smiled lovingly.
"Emperor, you are busy with affairs, so you don't need to come to pick me up in person. Also, you have invited so many ministers to come. Will it delay your government affairs?"
Emperor Minghe held her hand and said, "Mother, you prayed for peace for the Great Chu, and you deserve the most honorable and grand welcome. Welcoming you is our top priority."
Behind Emperor Minghe were concubines, princes, and princes of different ranks.
Next is the arrangement according to the official rank.
The Empress Dowager was talking to Emperor Minghe when she suddenly raised her head and looked around.
"By the way, why can't I see the bright moon?"
"This child is usually the closest to me. Today, when I came back, she didn't even show up. Is she deliberately being lazy?"
As soon as the empress dowager finished speaking, no one around her spoke, but looked at Emperor Minghe's expression cautiously.
Concubine Su and Concubine Rou stood one after the other, and both of them changed their expressions slightly.
Concubine Su was extremely proud, thinking that Mingyue would definitely have a chance to turn things around.
Just as she was about to speak, Concubine Rou, who was standing behind her, suddenly stepped forward and bowed slightly to the Queen Mother.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Mingyue has always been an ignorant child. Please don't blame her."
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said casually:
"It's just a small matter. I'll ask her to kowtow and admit her fault later."
The Queen Mother really dotes on Qin Mingyue, so she doesn't care much about such a big thing today.
After Emperor Minghe supported the Empress Dowager's arm and stepped onto the imperial carriage, everyone stood up and returned to the palace together.
Concubine Su glared at Concubine Rou and said, "Concubine Rou, how come I didn't know before? You lied without blinking an eye."
Concubine Rou blinked her eyes, looking innocent, "Sister Su, what are you talking about? Everything I said just now was true, I didn't lie!"
Mingyue has always been ignorant.
This is what Concubine Rou said just now.
It is indeed true.
Concubine Su choked and snorted.
"You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever! The Queen Mother values Mingyue so much, she will definitely not want to see her demoted to a commoner."
"But you, Concubine Rou, didn't even plead for Mingyue at this time, and even added insult to injury, saying that she was ignorant?"
"How can you treat someone's mother like this? You don't know how to protect Mingyue at all!"
Concubine Su's words were very impolite.
Although her rank was higher than that of Concubine Rou, in fact, Concubine Rou was no less favored than her.
When others saw this, they became a little suspicious, wondering if these two people had a very good relationship?
Why did things suddenly become so tense?
Of course, despite their suspicions, no one stepped forward. None of them dared to offend Concubine Su.
But some people dare.
Chen Ya took a step forward and was about to speak for Concubine Rou, but Concubine Rou spoke first.
"My daughter is not close to or trusting my mother, and my mother doesn't want to protect her."
"Sister Su, do you think this is how it should be between a mother and daughter?"
Concubine Su: "!!!"
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