It was precisely because she knew this that Xiao Ruyun found it even more incredible.
Liu was just a country woman, she didn't have a good family background, and she certainly didn't have any good teachers, but she had reached her current position. Even if there was no Marquis's Mansion, she must have been able to live a very good life with the textile factory making a lot of money every day, right? Thinking of this, she felt shocked and had something else in her heart? Could a woman do this?
"What do you mean by 'she's good'? Money and power are inseparable in this world. If it weren't for Marquis Gu's protection, her small textile factory would have been taken over by others!" Xiao Ruqin said firmly, "Liu was just lucky and found a machine that weaves faster. It was also a good opportunity that she met the Marquis, who took her away from the Shen family. In the final analysis, Liu was just a means for the Marquis to make money."
It seemed that only by saying this could she feel a little better.
Xiao Ruqin persuaded herself, and seemed to have persuaded Xiao Ruyun as well. She suppressed all the strange thoughts in her mind, "Then what should we do? Sister, I don't want to kill anyone." She had started to get scared when she learned about the death of the second wife and her husband, and even regretted some of the things she had done before.
The saying "good will be rewarded and evil will be punished" hung over her head. Even as the arrogant young lady of the Duke's Mansion, Xiao Ruyun had to admit that she had done many evil things.
But she has never done anything that crosses her bottom line, such as murder and arson.
Xiao Ruqin's eyes dodged for a moment, then she smiled at her sister, "I know you're timid, but why would I want to kill anyone? I just want you and Shaoqing to live a good life in the future. And you heard what Shaoqing said, the child in Liu's belly must not be the Marquis's, so how could she appear to be nonchalant? Who knows which wild man she got the child from?"
Xiao Ruqin looked at her sister, "Do you want to see Shaoqing's position as the Crown Prince and your future position as the Consort be snatched away by a wild child who appeared out of nowhere?"
Xiao Ruyun shook her head, then her eyes lit up and she clapped her hands, "If that's the case, we can tell the Marquis openly. Which man can tolerate this? If Liu is punished, and the Marquis can't have children, and Shaoqing is made a duke, then wouldn't his position as the Crown Prince be secure in the future?"
Xiao Ruqin secretly laughed at her sister's stupidity. She was still waiting to move into the Marquis' Mansion to become the Marquis's wife, so how could she watch Gu Shaoqing become the Crown Prince?
It's just a slow-acting poison. She has many ways to regulate her body. When she marries the Marquis in the future, she will find a way to give birth to their children. But there's no need to let my sister know about these things. Xiao Ruqin raised her head, "Don't forget, who harmed the Marquis? If you really point this out and investigate it in detail, do you think what Shao Qing did is so airtight that the Marquis can't find it out?"
Xiao Ruyun stood there in a daze.
Xiao Ruqin said: "Good sister, you are my biological sister, I will naturally help you. Liu's life can of course be saved, but the evil child in her belly cannot be saved. Are we doing this for the bloodline of the Marquis' Mansion?"
Xiao Ruyun had lost her backbone at this moment, so she naturally listened to Xiao Ruqin in everything. "Then what do you say, sister?"
Xiao Ruqin's eyes were cold, and she smiled: "In fact, Liu is not to be feared, it's mainly the girl beside her." Whether it was from her mother or Princess Changping, Xiao Ruqin was keenly aware of Shen Qingqiu's role? Without her escort, would Liu still be a meat under his hands, on the table? "What to do specifically, let me think about it slowly." Xiao Ruqin said. She still had to ask Princess Changping how to cooperate.
She didn't want to be a knife under Changping's hand, but now her mother was imprisoned in the yard by the Duke, and You was ill. As a woman in seclusion, how could she find a way to harm others without help? She had to be the knife. Xiao Ruqin's eyes were dark.
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Shen Qingqiu took the letter from Tu Jiu, and was slightly moved. "Now you have grown some brains and know to get me out of the way first?"
Tu Jiu said: "Master, now that we know about it, should we inform Madam to make preparations early?"
Shen Qingqiu shook her hand, "My mother is pregnant now, so there's no need for her to worry about these things." She raised her head again, "And I want to see how much this man is willing to die. There's a road to heaven but he won't take it, there's no door to hell but he will come and surrender?"
She didn't want to keep Gu Shaoqing earlier, but she did it for the sake of her father's face.
And that woman in Changping, she has been casting a big net for such a long time, it is time to close the net. Otherwise, she will really fight with the sisters of the Xiao family, so that this woman can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Does she think she is playing monkeys? Shen Qingqiu's eyes gradually became cold.
"Miss~" Jin Cai knocked gently on the door outside, and then came in and said, "Madam is at the old lady's place." Jin Cai looked a little embarrassed, "Gu Shaoqing wants to work in the textile factory, and the Gu family got the news from somewhere, thinking that the textile factory is Madam's dowry. Now they are lobbying Madam to let Gu Shaoqing in."
He added, "Mother Chen was afraid that Madam's ears would not be able to bear it, so she quickly asked me to come and find the girl."
Shen Qingqiu stood up from his chair, sneered, and went to the front hall.
At this time, her son, Old Lady Xu, was sitting in the main seat. Liu was pregnant and had been favored by the old lady recently, so her seat was closest to her. There were some unfamiliar women around her. Along the way, Jin Cai introduced them to her. Many male members of the Gu family died in the war years ago, and some of them became widows and returned home at a young age.
Old Madam Xu was also a kind-hearted person. Not only did she not force them to remain widows for the Gu family, but those who had children could also visit the Gu family from time to time, as if they were visiting relatives.
But now, these people who have nothing in common seem to have become a rope, and the only person who wants to twist this rope is Liu.
Liu was fidgeting in her chair, and the chattering voices came over, "You're pregnant. This will be the Marquis's first child. The Marquis should be put first in everything. I think you should leave your embroidery tower to someone else in the family for the time being?" Everyone knew that Liu's dowry was not cheap. How could others let go of such a legitimate opportunity to take advantage of her dowry?
Old Lady Xu was concerned about Liu's health and didn't want her to work too hard, so she patted Liu's hand and said, "What they said is right. Pregnant women should not think too much. Although your embroidery shop has good business, it is not as important as your body. Let someone you trust take care of it first."
Although Old Lady Xu advised her like this, she didn't force her to hand over the embroidery building to anyone under her. She knew what kind of people these people were. After all, they were outsiders, so she couldn't give them her daughter-in-law's things.
But the distance between the relatives is different. Compared with those wives who had left the Gu family long ago, Liu was not an outsider. Compared with Gu Shaoqing, Liu was an outsider who was eighteen miles away.
Old Madam Xu stroked Liu's hand and said in a gentle tone, "I only knew that you had an embroidery building, but I didn't know that the textile factory in the east of the city was also opened by you. Yong'er made the right choice to marry you." Although she was old, born in such a family, the old madam was politically astute and naturally knew how useful the textile factory was to the Gu family and Gu Yong.
"You have only been in the capital for a little over a year. I would not feel comfortable if you handed this factory over to someone else." The old lady waved her hand, "Shaoqing, come here."
Gu Shaoqing walked out from behind the crowd. The old lady held Gu Shaoqing with one hand and Liu with the other, and said, "Although there were some misunderstandings in the past because of the second house's affairs. But we are a family after all. When it comes to the end, we can only trust our own family, right?" The old lady's ambiguous words made some of the women below change their faces.
Liu was grabbed by the old lady's hand and really felt that she was in a dilemma.
Gu Shaoqing cupped his hands and called Aunt Jiu sincerely, "I am willing to help Uncle Jiu and Aunt Jiu to manage their wealth and property, and forgive the sins committed by my parents. As long as Aunt Jiu believes in me, Shaoqing will do his best. If Aunt Jiu doesn't believe -" At this point, Gu Shaoqing showed a bitter smile on his face, "Shaoqing will not force it."
When Liu heard his words, she thought he was being aggressive, but when Old Lady Xu heard them, she felt that her little grandson had become much more sensible after going through a great disaster, and he knew how to make progress and help his elders share the mundane things.
"Let's wait until the Marquis comes back," Liu forced herself to put on a smile. She couldn't refuse, so she pushed it to Gu Yong, "I will obey the Marquis."
Old Lady Xu said, "Yong'er is so busy these days that he couldn't even come back when you were ill. Otherwise, just ask him to send someone. We women shouldn't embarrass men over such trivial matters. I know Yong'er has a grudge against the Second House and wants to use this opportunity to resolve the knot between him and Shaoqing."
It's true that Old Lady Xu had good intentions, but Gu Shaoqing was trying to climb up the ladder and even criticized Liu. "Could it be that Aunt Jiu doesn't trust me?" He sounded a little aggrieved. "I heard that Aunt Jiu's textile factory is making a lot of money, but my Gu Hou Mansion is not a small family. I don't care about these silver coins. I just want to share some of the burden with Aunt Jiu and Uncle Jiu. If you are really worried, forget it."
Liu's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, there was some dissatisfaction on Old Madam Xu's face.
She certainly didn't trust Gu Shaoqing, but she had no other reason to do that to Old Madam Xu?
"Shaoqing is still young, and I'm afraid he won't be able to understand these mundane things..." Liu gritted her teeth and made excuses.
The old lady's expression turned a little cold. "Are you worried that Shaoqing can't figure it out, or are you worried about something else?"
Liu couldn't answer, and Chen Ma was anxious, thinking that if the girl didn't come, the lady would be eaten by the evil spirits. Just as she was worried, she saw Shen Qingqiu walking quickly from the corridor, followed by Jin Cai.
"Oh, it's so lively, I want to hear what's going on." Shen Qingqiu walked to the front of the hall with a smile, but his eyes shot straight at Gu Shaoqing with a cold look.
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