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Chapter 38 Tacit understanding
The man who had deliberately attacked her in a remote alley that day fell into Gu Changting's hands and soon spoke. To her surprise, but also as expected, he was from the family of the Minister of Rites, that is... the family of Concubine Su, the concubine in the palace.

And Lady Su is none other than the childhood sweetheart, the white moonlight, Su Wanzhi, of the Duke of Yingguo’s Mansion’s second Master Gu Changheng!
When Shu Yunfu got the news, she was so angry that she almost laughed. As expected, she was right in her previous guess. The fact that Gu Changheng, this bastard, had not been able to get married until now must have something to do with this lady Su.

Now it seems to be true. She has only been in the Duke of England's Mansion for two days, and someone immediately came to destroy her innocence. If it weren't for the instructions of this Concubine Su, the people in the Minister of Rites' Mansion would have been so bold as to dare to touch anyone from the Duke of England's Mansion.

It seems that this lady Su is a philanthropic person. Although she looks down on Gu Changheng, this super big bootlicker, she is unwilling to lose this loyal bootlicker. She treats him as her personal property and does not want him to have any woman.

And because of her thoughts, I almost became a cannon fodder.

But there is a question, does Gu Changheng know?

If he knew and still allowed the Sumerians to do this, then it would be nice for her to be a widow.

If he didn't know, then what could she do with this matter to gain some benefits...

With this idea in mind, she originally wanted to take the captured person alive to confront Gu Changheng. No matter what she wanted to gain from this incident, ensuring her own safety was the first priority.

At the very least, Gu Changheng should hold Su Meiren back to avoid such an accident again. Although she was not prepared this time, she was lucky to be rescued by Gu Changting. But what about the next time, and the next time after that? Good luck will not always fall on one person.

So some things always have to be resolved. Even if she can't do anything to the Su Mei people with her current abilities, she still has to make sure that she doesn't dare to reach out again.

But the stinky man Gu Changting stopped her and said that she should leave everything to him and promised that he would not let Lady Su do anything to her again.

When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. When the Duke speaks, how can she, a humble concubine, refuse? She can only give him everything.

I believe Gu Changting would not want this matter to become too big a deal. After all, the concubines in the harem have an unclear relationship with men outside the harem, which is not a glorious thing to make a big deal out of.

But for so many days, she didn't care and didn't pursue the matter. She just enjoyed herself and recovered from her injuries every day. But after so long, Gu Changting still didn't give her an explanation. Her patience has run out.

Shu Yunfu refused to admit that she was taking her anger out on others.

It was late in the day, the sun was setting, birds were returning to their nests, and people who had worked hard all day were returning home happily, dragging their tired bodies.

As an important official in the court and the Duke of England of Dairong, one can imagine how hard Gu Changting worked that day. But even though he was exhausted, the Duke of England's back was still straight and his eyes were still firm.

After getting off the carriage, he lifted up a corner of his robe and went towards the mansion. He was so elegant and shining among the crowd.

However, this handsome and extraordinary Duke of England had just entered the mansion when he was told that Shu Yunfu had sent a lot of food. He was also reminded that the barbecue and tender fish balls in his mouth instantly lost their fragrance.

"Did anything happen to her today?"

After changing out of his official robes, he ate the delicious fish balls while asking Baosheng, the maid who stayed in the yard, that the barbecue was indeed fragrant and the fish balls were indeed delicious. If that was all, he would have thought it was the woman's thoughtfulness. But with that sentence, he knew that the woman was unhappy.

Something must have happened, otherwise, after so many days, he would have said something like this today, and it was so impolite.

"Nothing special happened. Aunt Shu just caught a lot of fish in the lotus pond today. She fished and ate barbecue at the same time. The aroma of the barbecue spread throughout the Duke's Mansion, attracting the eldest lady and the eldest young master, and even the old Duke."

"We had fun for the whole afternoon and caught a lot of fish. I heard that most of the fish for tonight's dinner were caught by the old Duke and his friends. These barbecue and fish balls were sent by Aunt Shu. Except for a few aunts, everyone in the mansion sent a lot."

"Oh, by the way, the eldest young master and the eldest young lady ran out secretly, which made the lady very anxious. Later, they found themselves by the lotus pond, but they didn't stay there for too long."

"If there is anything special, it's probably because Aunt Shu is too ostentatious. She really doesn't feel at home. Which proper lady is like her? She is not dignified and virtuous at all. I don't know what the Second Master is thinking. He actually..."

Being able to become a high-ranking maidservant beside the Duke of England, Baosheng can be said to be an outstanding person in terms of appearance, talent, intelligence, and manners.

In addition, as a maid that Gu Changting trusted the most, she took care of many affairs around him and had a very high status among the servants. She had some face in front of all the masters. For example, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao had to try to please her. This also made her a little proud and her mentality became a little floating.

She was a trusted maidservant of the Duke of England, Gu Changting, and her status was indeed extraordinary. She looked down on Shu Yunfu, a concubine of the second wife who was brought back from a remote city and whose family was even convicted of a crime.

Although he was a servant, the contempt in his heart was revealed in his words unconsciously. He even commented on his master with a condescending tone, which was a bit ignorant of his own limitations.

But she didn't know that Aunt Shu, whom she criticized and looked down upon, was not just a small concubine in the second house, but also Gu Changting's woman.

He was halfway through his words when he was stopped by Gu Changting in a stern voice.

"Shut up! Even if Aunt Shu is just my second brother's concubine, she is not someone you can criticize."

He looked sternly at the maid who had served him for several years. In the past, he only thought that she was steady and careful, doing things appropriately, and managing the affairs of the courtyard well. But people change, and she is no longer suitable to stay in the courtyard.

"Pack your things and leave Yushengju."

"Duke!" Such cold and merciless words made everyone shiver. No one expected that the Duke would send away the capable maid in his yard just because of such a few words.

Baosheng was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground, begging for mercy with a pale face. He no longer had the arrogance and superiority he just had. He was at a loss as to what to do and thought that he must not leave Yushengju.

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