After all, there were weapons everywhere in the military camp. Not to mention the collisions, there was also the smell of blood, and it would not be good to have some collisions. Besides, there was no news from Old Lady Xu. She was upset because of the matter with the second wife a few days ago. Now that there was a new member in the family, she could take some time off.
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On the other side, Tu Jiu had dismounted his horse and arrived at the Marquis' Mansion.
The servants in Marquis Gu's mansion were naturally familiar with him. Seeing Tu Jiu get off the horse, they helped him to hold the reins and asked, "Why are you back, Master Jiu? Is the Marquis here too?" However, Tu Jiu did not have the time to reply to the servants. He walked quickly into the house and went to the maids' quarters in the backyard without stopping.
"Where is Jin Cai?" Tu Jiu asked, grabbing a maid who was passing by.
He was born big and strong, and now he was anxious and asked people in a hoarse voice with a ferocious look, which scared the little maid so much that her legs were shaking, "Sister Jin Cai is in the room?" He pointed in the direction of Jin Cai with trembling hands.
Tu Jiu let the maid go and went to Jin Cai's room with his head down.
Today, the lady brought her daughter to visit the Marquis, but Jin Cai accidentally twisted her ankle and couldn't watch the fun. She was so depressed. She was lying on the bed doing nothing when the door was pushed open. Jin Cai was startled and saw Tu Jiu, a big and strong man, coming towards her.
"What are you doing? How can you enter a girl's boudoir so easily?" Jin Cai tried to push the person away, but her leg was twisted and she couldn't stand up.
Although I like Tu Jiu, I can't let him enter my room whenever he wants, right? Besides, this heartless man hasn't seen me for only one or two months. If you don't have any feelings for me, I'll divorce you. She is young and beautiful, and she won't have trouble getting married.
Tu Jiu looked at Jin Cai's leg and frowned, "Is your leg broken?"
Jin Cai was already upset about the hairpin incident, and when she saw him cursing her, she immediately became angry, "So what if I'm lame? I don't need you to raise me anyway."
Tu Jiu recalled what his master had said today, "You want to go back to your hometown after breaking your leg?"
"Yeah, I'll go back to my hometown and find a man to marry." Jin Cai was about to lose her temper with him and pointed at the door, "Mr. Tu Jiu, you can go now, right?" Unexpectedly, this sullen man didn't say a word. After a while, he actually untied his belt, which scared Jin Cai so much that she shrank back behind the bed.
Tu Jiu then took out a ring from his waist and said, "My family has fallen on hard times and I don't have anything valuable. This is my sister's ring. It's my most precious thing. I'm giving it to you."
It was hard to tell whether the ring was made of gold or silver. There were only a circle of mottled marks on the surface due to friction, and the owner often wore it. Jin Cai bit her lip and tilted her head to ask, "So, are you willing to give it to me, baby?" She still remembered that he was reluctant to give her even a gold bracelet before.
Tu Jiu didn't hesitate, "Marry me."
Jin Cai: ??? "I don't mind that you broke your leg. In the future, you follow me, I will support you and find a good doctor to heal your leg. Don't go back to your hometown." Tu Jiu said, and then he remembered what Jin Cai just said, that if you go back to your hometown and find a random man to marry, your face suddenly became more aggressive, "If you dare to go back to your hometown and find a random man to marry, I will chop your door with a knife."
Jin Cai was completely confused at this moment, and blushed, "What about getting married, what about breaking a leg, what on earth are you talking about?"
"Isn't your leg broken?"
What the hell is going on here? Jin Cai got off the bed immediately. Although her ankle still hurts a little from twisting her ankle, she endured the pain and limped on the ground. "My legs are fine. Who told you that my leg is broken?!"
Tu Jiu's mind was in a mess when he ran back, but now he saw Jin Cai jumping with her intact leg, his mind became clear. It turned out that the master was the master, and he immediately understood everything. If the woman in front of him had a broken leg, he would want to marry her. Wouldn't it be better if she had an intact leg? "I don't care. I want to marry you."
Jin Cai: ...
At this moment, the son's face was red from the base of his neck to his face. "Get out! Get out now!"
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Liu and her entourage also arrived at the mansion, but Gu Yong was tied up in the military camp and wanted to send her back personally, but he only sent her halfway.
Guhou Mansion hadn't had a baby for a long time. Now that she suddenly learned that Liu was pregnant, Old Lady Xu's eyes were red with excitement. She touched Liu's belly for a long time and couldn't calm down. "Good...good, great news, really great news." She quickly ordered the nanny at the back, "Quick, go open my storehouse. There are two thousand-year-old blood ginsengs in it. Take them out and make tea for Madam."
Blood ginseng is not common, let alone a thousand-year-old one. This was originally given by Old Lady Xu to save her life when she was about to die. Now she gave it to Liu to protect her pregnancy, which shows how much she values the baby in Liu's belly.
Liu quickly refused, "Old Lady, there is nothing abnormal with my pregnancy. The blood ginseng is precious, so I'd better use it when it's necessary."
Old Madam Xu was still unwilling, but the nanny next to her persuaded her, "Old Madam, don't be too happy. Blood ginseng is a good thing, but look at the frail body of this lady. I'm afraid that she won't be able to take the tonic. The thing you gave her with good intentions may harm her instead."
Hearing this, Old Madam Xu shuddered, "Yes, yes, I was too anxious." She touched Liu's hand back and forth and frowned, "She is indeed too thin. It will take a lot of effort during childbirth. She needs to be nourished more." Then she ordered the kitchen to cook more nourishing soups these days.
If it was said that Old Madam Xu had some estrangement from Liu before, there is nothing left now.
The old lady was so old that nothing could make her happier than seeing her great-grandson being born. She touched Liu's hand and said, "That's great. I always thought that I would never see Yong'er get married and have children, but I didn't expect to hear such good news in my lifetime—" At that time, she really thought that her grandson would not have any descendants, so now the old lady couldn't help but feel jealous, "Grandma was always afraid that she wouldn't be able to wait."
Liu said, "What are you talking about? You still want to see the baby in my belly born and Qiu'er get married?"
Old Lady Xu smiled at Liu and nodded, "Anyway, everything is fine now. The Gu family has an heir, and my Hou family has an heir." She originally favored the second house because Gu Yong had no heir, but now that there is a legitimate heir, why should she favor that house? A legitimate prince was born, and Liu was the real mother. The old lady didn't want to be separated from her great-grandson who she had been waiting for so long because of other relationships. Therefore, the relationship between the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to be getting more and more harmonious.
But some were happy while others were worried. The news about Liu spread throughout the mansion, and the most embarrassed person now was Gu Shaoqing, who was originally the future prince of the Marquisate.
In the past, the Second House had the final say in Gu Houfu, and although Gu Yong was second only to the emperor in the court, he had no descendants after all. The Second House and even Gu Shaoqing himself had already determined that the glory that Gu Yong had won now would belong to him in the future. Who could have thought that the change would come so soon?
Not only did Gu Yong marry a new wife, but he also had his own child so soon?
But how could this be possible... Gu Yong, his uncle had been drugged a long time ago... Thinking of this, Gu Shaoqing couldn't help but pinch his chest. Maybe, maybe Liu had an affair? He absolutely didn't believe that Gu Yong would have his own child.
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At night, Gu Shaoqing looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he sneaked out from the corner.
"Master, do you want me to follow him?" Tu Jiu came out from a place and asked above his head.
But at the top of the wall, a pair of small feet were swaying. The night breeze was blowing gently, and Shen Qingqiu's hair on his temples was blown up by the wind. "No need." This Gu Shaoqing is useless. After the second wife died, he had no one else to rely on. She also knew who to look for.
"Master, why don't you tell the Marquis directly? If the Marquis knew that his nephew had so many thoughts, I'm afraid he wouldn't have to -"
Shen Qingqiu narrowed her eyes and said, "I have to let my father see clearly how cold-blooded and ungrateful his nephew is. Otherwise, relying on the kindness and blood relationship in the past, he will have to let him go again." She knew in her heart that although her father seemed indifferent, he was the most affectionate in his heart, especially towards his family.
The fact that he allowed Old Madam Xu to hand over the Marquis's Mansion to the Second Householder in all these years is proof of this.
With her father's talent, he is not the kind of person who will be manipulated by the women in the inner house. The only possibility is that he is too lazy to see it. But just because he is too lazy to see it doesn't mean that he is too lazy to see it. A bad bamboo can't produce good bamboo shoots. The second wife is so vicious, how can Gu Shaoqing be a good person?
Not only do we need to ask Daddy to see clearly, but we also need to ask Old Madam Xu to see clearly.
Meanwhile, Gu Shaoqing had already rushed to the restaurant at night, took off his outermost cloak and handed it to the owner, then hurried up the stairs. In the private room that had been prepared long ago, Xiao Ruyun was waiting for him.
"Ruyun!" Gu Shaoqing called out.
Xiao Ruyun turned her head, and Gu Shaoqing came over and hugged her. Xiao Ruyun clearly felt that something was wrong with him today. "What's wrong, Shaoqing? Why did you call me here so urgently today? Did something happen?"
Gu Shaoqing was young to begin with, and after losing his father and mother one after another, he was about to lose the position of Marquis that was within his grasp. Naturally, he could not bear the psychological pressure, "Ruyun, I may not be able to be the prince of the Marquisate!"
Xiao Ruyun had long since given up on this. Gu Yong had supported the Marquisate, so it was fine if they hadn't gotten married before. With Liu, they would have had a biological child sooner or later. It was unreasonable to pass the position to his nephew instead of his own son, right?
She originally wanted to persuade Gu Shaoqing, but who knew he would say, "The child in Liu's belly can never be my uncle, and definitely can't be from my Gu family. I will never allow others to mess up my Gu family's bloodline!"
Xiao Ruyun looked at Gu Shaoqing suspiciously, but he looked ferocious and said, "Uncle Jiu was drugged a few years ago. Although he can have sex, he has lost his ability to have children. How could the child in Liu's belly be his? Do you want me to watch a bastard snatch my position as Marquis?"
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