Chapter 745 Gu Qianhan's Guest
Gu Qianning was now completely unhappy. So this is what it feels like to be stopped outside. She felt stifled, annoyed, resentful, and extremely embarrassed!
Why was my sister-in-law allowed in yesterday, but her own sister can't today? What is my second brother up to?!
I really don't know how Ah Tang managed to swallow this insult yesterday!
No wonder I made my second brother sleep in the study last night; he deserved it!
"Get out of the way! I don't care what kind of guests he sees, or what kind of guests I can't see! If he even stops his own sister, I'll tear his study down tomorrow!"
Gu Qianning kept a straight face, thinking that if she showed the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion, she could surely intimidate the guard.
The guard remained unmoved, his expression unchanged: "Miss, you cannot enter. The Second Young Master has instructed that no one except the Second Young Mistress is allowed to enter."
When Gu Qianning heard that Shen Wantang could enter while no one else could, she felt a little better. At least her second brother knew to give Wantang special treatment; there was still hope.
But she was still unconvinced: "Then why was my sister-in-law able to get in yesterday, but I couldn't when it was my turn? What makes me worse than my sister-in-law?"
The guard, his forehead slightly sweating, said, "Miss, I wasn't the one guarding the gate yesterday. He let the eldest young mistress in. But don't worry, the second young master has already given instructions that from now on, the eldest young mistress, like everyone else, can't enter his study at will."
"So, even if your sister-in-law came today, you would still stop her?"
"yes."
Gu Qianning nodded: "Alright then, I won't make things difficult for you. I won't go in; I'll just wait for my second brother outside."
She wasn't the type to be willful. She knew that Gu Qianhan had been busy preparing for something important lately, and the guests he invited to the Duke's mansion must be people who played a crucial role in those important matters, which was why she wasn't letting anyone in.
She had never come to the front yard to bother Gu Qianhan before, because she knew he was busy and under great pressure, and she didn't want to cause him any trouble.
If he hadn't let Meng Yunlan in yesterday, making it seem like he had nothing better to do, she wouldn't have come looking for him today.
Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long; the study door opened a quarter of an hour later.
She saw Gu Qianhan personally escort a young man out, and when she saw the young man's face clearly, she was slightly taken aback.
Isn't this Feng Shuo, the son of Marquis Dingxuan, Feng Qixing?
Military power in the capital was mainly divided into two parts: one part was controlled by her father, Duke Zhenguo Gu Rongchang, and the other part was controlled by Marquis Dingxuan Feng Qixing.
In recent years, because the emperor was wary of the Gu family, he repeatedly used various pretexts to weaken Gu Rongchang's military power, and the weakened portion was given to Feng Qixing.
Therefore, Feng Qixing, who originally had little prestige in the military, has seen his status rise in recent years, to the point where he can now rival Gu Rongchang.
Feng Qixing's only son, Feng Shuo, was a third-rank imperial bodyguard and was highly trusted and relied upon by the emperor.
He could not only walk freely in the palace with a sword, but he could even execute first and report later!
It is said that he inherited the martial arts talent of the Feng family and surpassed his master, making him a martial arts prodigy. Moreover, he is also exceptionally hardworking and has none of the spoiled airs of a nobleman's son. Therefore, he has become highly skilled in martial arts at a young age, and no one can get close to him.
His reputation in the capital was similar to Gu Qianhan's; he was also a ruthless and cold-blooded person. In fact, he was even more infamous because he killed anyone in the palace, from concubines and empresses to maids and eunuchs, whoever dared to disrespect the emperor or had any disloyal intentions.
Some officials who entered the palace to meet the emperor and made disrespectful remarks were even killed by him.
Although it was actually the emperor's will, it was Feng Shuo who committed the murders. His hands were stained with blood, so many people in the capital cursed him behind his back, saying that he was a ruthless executioner with no humanity.
However, people outside only dared to gossip about it in private; they would never dare to openly criticize Feng Shuo. On weekdays, people talked more about Gu Qianhan.
Because Gu Qianhan is merely cold-hearted, at most he would refuse to help someone in distress, he wouldn't kill people indiscriminately, talking about him wouldn't cost you your head, and no one would even pursue the matter.
But Feng Shuo is not like that. He is truly a ruthless killer, and he faces no consequences for his killings. The emperor will naturally step in to protect him.
Even though Gu Qianhan has an aunt who is the empress, she is far less important than Feng Shuo in the eyes of the emperor.
As for Feng Shuo, he was naturally extremely loyal to the emperor. If the emperor ordered him to go east, he would never go west. Even if the emperor ordered him to kill his own father, he probably wouldn't even flinch.
Gu Qianning didn't understand why her second brother had called this person to the house. It couldn't be that he wanted to bribe Feng Shuo, could it? There probably wasn't anyone in the world who could bribe Feng Shuo yet, right?
She looked at Feng Shuo, and Feng Shuo, being very alert and perceptive, immediately looked back at her.
Gu Qianning was startled by his sharp and cold gaze. She wanted to look away, but then she felt that it would make her seem guilty and inexplicably diminish her status as the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion. So she could only brace herself, straighten her back, and continue to look at Feng Shuo.
But Feng Shuo clearly recognized her and knew she posed no threat. The fierce look in his eyes disappeared, and he turned back to continue talking to Gu Qianhan.
Gu Qianning breathed a sigh of relief, but inwardly she was furious. This Feng Shuo looked at her like she was a dead person. Why was he so fierce?
This is the Duke's mansion, not the palace. He looks like he's about to kill someone at any moment. No wonder no one in the entire capital dares to marry their daughter to him!
With his wolfish appearance, a girl who marries him on the first day will be devoured alive by him on the second day. Her family won't gain any advantage; all they'll be left with is collecting their daughter's corpse!
However, although Feng Shuo was already of marriageable age, he did not seem to have any intention of getting married. No one from the Dingxuan Marquis's mansion helped him with this. His mother had died, and his father, the Dingxuan Marquis, did not care about these matters. He was preoccupied with how to seize Gu Rongchang's military power.
While Gu Qianning was thinking about these things, Gu Qianhan had already escorted Feng Shuo to the third door.
"Second Young Master, please wait. I will take my leave."
Feng Shuo didn't let Gu Qianhan see him off at the gate of the Duke's mansion, but only let him see him to the front yard, and then he left on his own.
Seeing him leave, Gu Qianning couldn't help but ask, "Second brother, why did you call Feng Shuo here? He's an imperial guard, aren't you afraid of him..."
She glanced at the guards not far away and swallowed the rest of her words.
But Gu Qianhan understood what she meant, and he said calmly, "It's because he's an imperial bodyguard that we summoned him."
Gu Qianning covered her mouth in shock, and asked in a very low voice, "Huh? You wouldn't be thinking of using him... Is that even possible? Everyone knows he's loyal to the emperor! How could he possibly listen to you? Don't make things worse for yourself. If that wolf turns on us, we're finished!"
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