Chapter 48: Wedding Consummation
Gu Qingning didn’t know what Lu Jingyu was thinking.
They were now nominally married, and it was reasonable for him to consummate the marriage...
Gu Qingning said calmly: "Go prepare some hot water and help me bathe and change clothes."
"yes!"
Banxia went out happily.
The young master is back, and she is truly happy for her master.
Once the two of them have consummated their marriage, the master's position in the Duke's Mansion will be more stable!
But Granny Liao, who knocked on the door and came in, looked worried. She whispered, "Miss, are you going to consummate your marriage with the young master tonight?"
Gu Qingning looked at Grandma Liao's worried look and laughed, "Why is Grandma so worried? When I was ready to marry Lu Hangzhi, I didn't think about not consummating the marriage. Now, it's just that my husband has changed to the young master."
Granny Liao helped her remove her makeup while saying distressedly, "If it wasn't for redressing the Lin family, you wouldn't have to be so humiliated."
How nice it would be to find a husband who loves you and live a contented life.
Why get involved in this mess at the Duke's Mansion?
Gu Qingning looked at herself in the bronze mirror.
"Mother-in-law, I chose this path myself. As long as I can redress the injustice for my family, I have no regrets. Besides, it's actually much better to give myself to the young master than to Lu Hangzhi, isn't it?"
"Miss……"
"Well, does mother-in-law really intend to keep me a widow forever? The young master will be here soon, tell me about the bridal chamber."
Before the bride gets married, a female elder will explain some matters related to the bridal chamber to her.
Gu Qingning originally married into the Duke's Mansion to be a widow, and coupled with Marquis Chen's wife's deliberate neglect, naturally no one told her.
No matter how calm and composed Gu Qingning was, she was still an unmarried girl after all, so how could she understand these things?
Granny Liao didn't want her to get hurt, so she nodded and told the story.
At the same time, in the study, Chen Fenfang recounted what happened in the mansion today.
She said angrily, "Young Master, you don't know that those people from the side branches bully our wife unscrupulously because she is a widow. The Fifth Young Master has a reputation as a playboy, and he just wanted to bully our wife because of her beauty!"
Lu Jingyu sat on the armchair, his eyes cold, "What's the matter with the incense?"
Chen Fenfang: "Luckily this time, Madam reacted quickly and jumped out of the window in advance, leaving behind the incense that drove the man crazy. Madam got this incense from Tao Ye."
Lu Jingyu knew about what happened at the last Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
Chen Fenfang told everything about Aunt Yue in Cuiwei Pavilion, as well as Taoye and Xing'er.
"Madam asked me to do all these things, and she didn't do them behind my back. It feels like she is playing a big game. Madam is really calm and powerful. She is not afraid of the Duke's wife and others at all."
Lu Jingyu thought of Gu Qingning's calm look in the main hall just now, and he admired her even more.
Stepmother Feng and others always bring up Gu Qingning's background.
But in Lu Jingyu's opinion, when encountering problems, Gu Qingning's calmness and composure are far beyond the reach of her stepmother Feng, who came from a wealthy family, and Shen, who came from a marquis's mansion!
Chen Fenfang knew her young master best. Seeing the admiration in his eyes, she immediately continued:
"It's good that you're back, young master. When you and Madam consummate your marriage and Madam gives birth to a legitimate son, they won't dare to bully Madam anymore. You don't know that the Second Young Master's wife has been showing off in front of Madam since she got pregnant!"
The admiration in Lu Jingyu's eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by slightly red ears.
"Consummation of marriage?"
"Yes," Chen Fenfang nodded. She looked at Lu Jingyu's expression and her heart skipped a beat. "Young Master, is it because your injury hasn't fully healed yet that you can't consummate the marriage right away? Or was it because you were injured last time, what was wrong with you?"
Seeing that Chen Fenfang's guesses were becoming more and more absurd with a concerned look on her face, Lu Jingyu quickly interrupted her.
"Aunt Chen, it's not what you think. My body is fine, but as for the consummation of the marriage, it depends on whether she is willing or not."
Lu Jingyu has accepted Gu Qingning as his wife.
He also admired and respected her.
But she was forced to marry him and suffered a lot of injustice. How could he force her to do so?
Chen Fenfang was stunned. "Master, Madam suffered a lot of injustice in the matter of the marriage exchange. Now that you are back, if you don't consummate the marriage, everyone will think that you despise Madam."
Lu Jingyu: "I'll ask her what she thinks."
Chen Fenfang: "But how can a woman take the initiative in this matter? Otherwise, when you go to the bedroom later, if the lady has already bathed and changed her clothes, then she has agreed?"
Lu Jingyu felt very thirsty. He hummed, picked up the cold tea in the cup beside him and drank it all in one gulp.
My heart cooled down a little, but it didn't calm down.
In fact, the entire Duke's Mansion was thinking about the affairs of Songtao Pavilion today.
Feng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She felt upset that Lu Jingyu had returned alive, but her son Hangzhi's chance of inheriting the title was ruined?
At the same time, I was thinking, would Lu Jingyu accept Gu Qingning?
If he doesn't accept, I can let my niece marry Jing Yu!
Duke Qin couldn't sleep because of her noise. "Why are you tossing and turning? Are you still asleep?"
Feng: "Duke, do you think Jingyu will consummate his marriage with Qingning? Although he said that he would make the best of a bad situation, it would still be too unfair for him to let Qingning be his wife."
Duke Qin also hummed, "Indeed."
Mrs. Feng: "Then let's wait and see. If Jingyu is not satisfied with Qingning, as a mother, I must find him a suitable wife. No matter what, I don't want him to be angry with Hangzhi."
The issue of wife swapping may ultimately hurt the harmony between brothers.
Duke Qin agreed, "Okay, let's wait and see. However, even if Jing Yu doesn't like Qing Ning, Qing Ning has already married into our Duke's Mansion, and we must not do anything that would get her kicked out of the family."
Feng: "I understand everything."
At the same time, Shen Ruoying and Lu Hangzhi in Cuiwei Pavilion also turned off the lights and rested.
The two of them lay back to back, each with their own thoughts.
Although they didn't say a word, they were all thinking about the matters of Songtao Pavilion.
Will Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning consummate their marriage?
At this time, in the much-anticipated bedroom in the backyard of Songtao Pavilion, Gu Qingning had just taken a shower.
She was wearing a lotus-colored gauze middle-length gown, her long hair was lazily scattered, and she was not wearing any makeup, but she was still as beautiful as a lotus emerging from water.
Hearing the door open, she looked over.
Lu Jingyu, who had also showered and changed his clothes, walked in.
He was tall and handsome, and even without armor, his aura was very powerful.
Gu Qingning sat on the edge of the couch and subconsciously clutched her handkerchief.
Lu Jingyu looked at her like this, his eyes dimmed, but he still spoke first: "Gu Qingning, I'm sorry for making you suffer during this period of time."
Gu Qingning: "It's not bad. When I married into the family, I was mentally prepared."
Lu Jingyu looked at her black hair, clenched his fists, and asked bluntly:
"Then are you ready to be my real wife?"
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