I just got divorced, and this cold, ruthless, and powerful minister is begging for a third child eve

Gu Mingshuang could hear footsteps outside from time to time. She bit her lip, trying to stay rational, and pleaded softly:

"Not here!"

The next moment, she was placed on the bed.

Seeing Qin Mo approach, Gu Mingshuang nervously curled up.

Although it's painful, I'm not as irrational as before.

She clenched her fists, biting her lip tightly, and whispered shyly:

"I should be able to endure it, and there's no need to trouble the Duke to help me any further."

As she spoke, her face flushed red; she was too ashamed to recount what had just happened.

Just now, he used his hand to help her...

If she had to do it all over again, she might as well knock herself unconscious while she's still conscious.

Qin Mo seemed to see through her meaning and reached out to stop her at the back of the neck.

The next moment, the large hand opened in front of her.

"have eaten."

Gu Mingshuang was stunned for a moment, looking at the pills in front of her, before she realized what was happening.

He wasn't going to treat her like that again; he was just getting her medicine!

She's overthinking it!

Her cheeks flushed, and without hesitation, Gu Mingshuang took the medicine and swallowed it in one gulp.

Soon, the heat in my body finally subsided.

When she came to her senses, her forehead was already soaked with sweat.

Gu Mingshuang endured the discomfort and got up, only to see Qin Mo tidying his clothes.

He had ripped off his belt when she lost control.

Looking at the man straightening his clothes, Gu Mingshuang felt the heat rising within her again.

She lowered her head and spoke in a hoarse voice:

"I will never forget your kindness today, Duke. I will definitely prepare a gift to express my gratitude in person another day."

She looked at Qin Mo and clenched her sleeves.

Thinking of the recent rumors about him frequenting brothels, Gu Mingshuang bit her lip.

This kind of thing probably isn't a big deal for him.

However, before she could finish speaking, Qin Mo reached out and grabbed her chin, coldly saying:

"Prepare a thank-you gift? I wonder how much the Crown Princess intends to prepare?"

Gu Mingshuang was startled, not knowing what she had said to offend him, and quickly said respectfully:

"Five hundred taels..."

Meeting the increasingly intense anger in Qin Mo's eyes, Gu Mingshuang quickly changed her words:

"One thousand taels?"

Qin Mo tightened his grip, and Gu Mingshuang gasped in pain.

Perhaps the effects of the medicine hadn't completely worn off, because the touch brought an alluring pale pink to her cheeks, and her muffled groans in pain made Qin Mo's back stiffen.

He opened his mouth and said sternly:

"You think you can get rid of me with a thousand taels? Gu Mingshuang, what do you take me for?"

Gu Mingshuang bit her lip and lowered her head, but couldn't help but mutter to herself.

She had also heard that even the most beautiful male prostitutes only cost three hundred taels of silver a night!

"How much does the Duke want?"

Qin Mo lowered his eyes.

"I never take advantage of others. I served you tonight, so you'll serve me for three days, how about it?"

Gu Mingshuang's eyes widened.

"What?"

Serving? How do you serve?

She bit her lip, her face flushed instantly, and she quickly refused:

"I've heard that the Duke is currently surrounded by many beautiful women. I am merely a married woman, and I am truly unworthy to serve the Duke..."

Qin Mo interrupted her.

"What are you thinking, asking me to serve you with pen and ink?"

Gu Mingshuang's face flushed red; she had misunderstood again!

She said urgently:

"As the Duke wishes!"

Just then, Song Linyuan knocked on the door again.

"Ming Shuang! Ming Shuang, can you explain yourself clearly? Who exactly gave you the antidote?"

Song Linyuan stood at the door with a dark expression.

He couldn't care less about anything else at that moment; all he could think about was the image of his wife being drugged.

The thought that a man might be able to provide her with the antidote made him feel like he was being consumed by jealousy!

The door opened.

Upon seeing the man emerge from inside, Song Linyuan's face froze.

"My lord?!"

His face was deathly pale, and he stared fixedly at Qin Mo.

If you look closely, Qin Mo's clothes seem a bit disheveled!

He could smell a woman's elegant fragrance on Qin Mo!

Song Linyuan staggered, his face pale as he looked at Qin Mo, and after a long while, he finally asked the question he wanted to ask.

"Lord Duke...is it you...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Mingshuang's voice came from behind.

"You guessed right, it was the Duke who saved me."

Qin Mo felt inexplicably better after hearing Gu Mingshuang's words.

This little fox even knows to choose him.

Gu Mingshuang walked to Qin Mo's side and bowed once again.

"Lord Duke, thank you for tonight. I dare not trouble you any further."

Having been appeased, Qin Mo was in a good mood. He glanced at Song Linyuan's dark face again, said nothing more, and leisurely turned and left.

After everyone left, Song Linyuan finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He grabbed Gu Mingshuang.

"Mingshuang! What exactly happened just now? Please stop lying to me!"

Gu Mingshuang shook off his hand and said coldly:

"Didn't the young master confirm with Song Lanfang that I was drugged? Why would I lie to him?"

Song Linyuan's face turned pale, anger surging in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

"Even if you've been drugged, there are other ways. You can bleed yourself out, or you can knock yourself unconscious. These are all ways to preserve your innocence!"

"Why not use other methods instead of finding someone else to solve it for you!"

"Gu Mingshuang, how could you do this? Do you even remember you're my wife?"

Gu Mingshuang looked at the furious Song Linyuan and felt only irony.

When Xie Lanyu was drugged, he didn't mention these methods. It turned out that he wasn't unaware of them, but rather didn't want to suggest them.

She looked at him calmly and slowly began to speak:

"When the Crown Prince gave his cousin the antidote, he said that in an emergency, everything should be done expediently."

Song Linyuan was stunned. He never expected that she would say those words in such a situation.

His face turned pale and then red, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"How can they be the same!"

Gu Mingshuang sneered:

"How are they different?"

Song Linyuan was stunned and speechless.

Yes, he was also a married man, yet he personally administered the antidote to someone else.

Seeing that Song Linyuan remained silent, Gu Mingshuang looked up at him.

"Your Highness, there's nothing left for us to pursue now. After the divorce, we'll be even."

Upon hearing the words "divorce," Song Linyuan's eyes immediately reddened.

"I will not agree to a divorce!"

Gu Mingshuang looked at him indifferently.

"The young master's dragging me along does no good for the Marquis's mansion."

He was panting heavily and said urgently:

"Ming Shuang! I don't care what happened tonight, I don't care about anything anymore, let's pretend nothing happened."

Gu Mingshuang looked at him coldly.

"Nothing happened? Your Highness must have forgotten that it was Song Lanfang who tried to harm me tonight!"

Song Linyuan frowned.

"My elder sister was indeed wrong, and she has now received the punishment she deserves. Now she is determined to commit suicide, and I only managed to persuade her to stay just now."

"My mother fainted from anger. Once this gets out, who knows what will happen to the Liang family? I don't know how to deal with it. Can you please stop arguing with her for now...?"

Gu Mingshuang looked at him and calmly said:

"No, I must bring those who harmed me to the end."

Song Linyuan quickly said:

"I know you've been wronged, and I'm willing to make it up to you. This time when we return to the Marquis's residence, you'll be in charge of everything at home. Mingshuang, please give in this one more time, for Mother's sake and for my sake, okay?"

Before Gu Mingshuang could speak, Song Lanfang's hysterical shouts came from behind.

"You bitch! I'll kill you!"

Holding scissors, with bloodshot eyes, Song Lanfang lunged straight at Gu Mingshuang.

Song Linyuan's expression changed, and he hurriedly stopped Song Lanfang.

"Eldest sister! Are you crazy?! What are you doing?!"

The old woman beside her hurriedly said:

"Someone has already reported what happened to the Liang family. Madam Liang sent a letter saying she wants to divorce the eldest daughter!"

Song Lanfang shouted sternly:

"This bitch ruined me! I'll kill her! Let me go!"

Song Linyuan snatched the scissors, his face extremely unpleasant.

He had just asked Gu Mingshuang to forgive his family, but his family kept insisting that Gu Mingshuang forgive them.

"Eldest sister! You schemed against Mingshuang first!"

Song Lanfang roared angrily:

"That vile woman has ulterior motives! I'm doing all this for the sake of the Song family! I must get rid of her!"

Song Linyuan looked at Song Lanfang with disappointment.

"Elder sister! What you've done... is utterly wicked!"

He paused, then said in a deep voice:

"Ming Shuang did nothing wrong! She has always devoted herself to the Marquis's manor! I will not let you drive Ming Shuang away!"

Seeing people gathering around, Song Linyuan frowned.

"Guards! Take the young lady back to the Marquis's residence!"

The commotion finally subsided, but when Song Linyuan turned around again, he saw that Gu Mingshuang had already gone back into the house.

The door to the Zen room where she was temporarily staying was tightly closed.

After standing at the door for a long time, Song Linyuan turned and left.

At this moment, a nanny hurried to the backyard.

Upon entering the room, the old woman looked at the waiting Madam Qin and said:

"Madam, the investigation has been completed. Today's events were orchestrated by the eldest daughter of the Song family..."

Upon learning of the matter, Old Madam Qin frowned and snorted coldly.

"That Song family is truly despicable! Do they really think Ming Shuang has no one to back her up?"

The nanny poured a cup of calming soup and handed it over.

"That Miss Song has reaped what she sowed; after this incident, her reputation in the capital is completely ruined!"

"Besides, didn't the old lady send a message to the Liang family by carrier pigeon? The Liang family's wife certainly won't keep such a daughter-in-law; she has no way out."

Madam Qin lowered her eyes.

"That's natural, and this is the retribution she deserves."

As she spoke, Old Madam Qin suddenly raised her eyes and said:

"Did you see the look on Mo'er's face when she came begging for medicine just now?"

The old woman frowned.

"Indeed, this is the first time I've seen the Duke so anxious. To be honest, the Duke isn't usually such a warm-hearted person."

Old Madam Qin's eyes flickered slightly, and she said again:

"And on his neck, did you see that? A fresh scratch! It must have been left by a woman."

The old woman immediately stepped forward and said in surprise:

"Could it have been left by the Crown Princess? The Duke and her..."

Madam Qin stroked the soup bowl in her hand, her brows furrowing.

"It shouldn't be, otherwise Mo'er wouldn't have come to ask for medicine."

The old woman said worriedly:

"Madam, isn't it possible that the Crown Princess, being so intelligent, has other intentions?"

Old Madam Qin interrupted the nanny and said in a deep voice:

"Now that Mo'er has returned to court, many eyes are watching. Let's not make this public for now."

The next morning, as soon as Gu Mingshuang got up, she was invited by the nanny to Old Madam Qin's courtyard.

However, this time she couldn't go straight in and waited at the door for almost half an hour.