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

Under the tree, Qin Mo, dressed in a tight-fitting dark-colored outfit with narrow sleeves, held a long sword. After a few graceful spins, the falling leaves made him look like he was in a painting.

The man's extremely handsome face further enhanced the atmosphere of the scene.

The moment the sword was sheathed, Qin Mo raised his hand towards her.

She paused for a moment, then realized that she was holding a handkerchief in her hand.

Gu Mingshuang quickly stepped forward, handed over the handkerchief, and praised with narrowed eyes:

"Your Excellency is indeed exceptionally skilled, with superb swordsmanship. I admire you greatly!"

Qin Mo was clearly in a good mood. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a slight smile curved his lips from an angle where no one could see.

"When did you learn to flatter?"

Gu Mingshuang pursed her lips.

"Am I really that treacherous in the Duke's eyes? I was just praising you sincerely."

Qin Mo glanced at her.

"Do you need something from me?"

Gu Mingshuang panicked.

"Am I really that calculating?"

Qin Mo watched her calmly until Gu Mingshuang couldn't hold back any longer.

"My lord, I do have some matters to attend to today, and I would like to request that you grant me half a day off..."

"No."

Gu Mingshuang immediately stopped the cooled warm water and went over to her.

"My lord, just half a day!"

Qin Mo put down the handkerchief and glanced at her indifferently.

"What do you want to do?"

Gu Mingshuang's eyes flickered slightly.

"As you can see, my lord, I have no one to serve me in the Marquis's mansion. Today I need to buy a servant."

Qin Mo said in a deep voice:

"I'll have Jianying choose two maids for you."

Gu Mingshuang was taken aback.

"No need, no need, I can choose myself!"

Qin Mo's expression darkened.

"Then forget it. You'll stay here today."

Gu Mingshuang bit her lip and then served another plate of pastries.

"How could someone as wise and powerful as the Duke possibly stoop to the level of a mere woman like me?"

Qin Mo glanced at them.

"Brilliant and mighty?"

Gu Mingshuang nodded emphatically.

"Of course, the Duke has helped me many times, and I will never forget such a great kindness..."

Qin Mo interrupted her calmly.

"Then today is perfect, so I'll allow you to repay my kindness."

Gu Mingshuang choked.

"I!"

She saw Qin Mo raise his hand to take a snack, so she turned her head away, took the plate, grabbed a piece, and took a big bite.

Qin Mo's eyes flickered slightly when he saw the cat's fur stand on end.

Are you angry?

Gu Mingshuang took a big bite of the pastry in her mouth and couldn't help but say:

"This is still the Marquis's residence; isn't the Duke being a bit too domineering?"

Qin Mo weighed the sword in his hand, and suddenly a hint of interest appeared on his lips.

"How about this, if you learn one sword technique, I'll grant you half a day off."

Gu Mingshuang looked up in surprise.

"I'll learn swordsmanship?"

As she spoke, a hint of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

She had just watched Qin Mo's figure fluttering under the tree, and she was very pleased.

"Okay! It's a deal!"

There was no sword that Gu Mingshuang could hold steady for the time being; even the shortest sword trembled violently in her hands.

She was somewhat discouraged, so she threw away the sword in her hand and sat down on the steps in a sullen mood.

"I'm not going to study anymore!"

Qin Mo narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw her like this.

"So delicate?"

Gu Mingshuang raised her bright eyes and looked at Qin Mo.

"Is the Duke deliberately playing a trick on me?"

Qin Mo didn't say anything, but turned around and walked forward with a cold face.

Gu Mingshuang's heart tightened. Had she offended this big shot?

She had figured out the limits of her petty antics in front of him, but she really didn't dare to provoke this man.

Otherwise, she was afraid she would really suffer.

However, the next moment, Qin Mo leaped onto the tree branch, snapped off a branch with a snap, and then landed.

"Use this first."

Gu Mingshuang stared blankly at the branch that was neither too thick nor too thin in front of her for a moment. She never expected that Qin Mo had gone to choose a branch for her.

Her face flushed slightly as she reached out to take the branch, only to be pricked by a thorn.

"what!"

She quickly withdrew her hand.

Qin Mo frowned and grasped her wrist.

"What's wrong?"

Her slender, fair fingers were pricked and left with a small red mark.

He chuckled helplessly.

"I never imagined it was so delicate. It turns red at the slightest touch. If it were on the battlefield, it would have died countless times by now."

Gu Mingshuang bit her lip, clearly unconvinced.

"I'm not your soldier!"

Qin Mo reached out and tapped her forehead.

"She's getting more and more talkative."

He got up, used his sword to trim the uneven parts of the tree branch, and then wrapped one end of his head with a hairband.

Seeing the wrapped-up end handed over, Gu Mingshuang felt a slight stirring in her heart.

Surprisingly, this man, who seems cold and aloof, can be quite thoughtful at times.

She grasped the branch, which was still warm from her body.

The warmth of his palm.

Thinking of this, Gu Mingshuang immediately recalled that night, how his hand helped her through the difficult time.

Her face flushed red again without her realizing it.

Before she could even react, Qin Mo had already pressed down on her waist.

"Sink your waist a little."

Gu Mingshuang felt his hand, and her face felt even hotter.

Qin Mo's cold voice rang in her ear.

"Still daydreaming? Be serious, or you can forget about taking the day off today."

This temporarily cleared Gu Mingshuang's mind of all the jumbled thoughts.

Putting aside her prejudices, she discovered that Qin Mo was indeed an excellent teacher.

Although he was strict when teaching her, he made her understand things very quickly, and the methods he taught her were all very useful.

"If this strike is powerful enough, it can be fatal."

"If you apply force here, you can strike a fatal spot."

"And here, stab with all your might, and the opponent will have no chance of survival."

……

Beside him, Jianying's eyes widened.

He didn't even dare to look at the scene in front of him.

It's one thing for his Duke to be obsessed with training soldiers, but why is he training someone else's wife at the Marquis's residence?

Is that correct?

And this is how it's taught, isn't it?

Who would teach a lady of the house these common battlefield killing techniques?!

What stunned Jianying even more was that the Crown Princess was learning with great interest.

When the two were discussing the location of the vital point, they could even draw with sand while squatting down on the spot.

Sword Shadow scratched the back of his head.

This is truly a case of one daring to teach and the other daring to learn!

Gu Mingshuang quickly mastered the move, demonstrating it with a smile under the tree before looking up at Qin Mo on the steps.

"Lord Duke, is this correct?"

Leaves slowly fell, brushing against the woman's tied-up long hair and gently landing on her shoulder.

Sunlight filtered through the shadows of the trees, illuminating her beautiful face. She turned and smiled, her smile as radiant as a vibrant summer flower.

Qin Mo looked away and said calmly:

So-so.

Gu Mingshuang put down the branch, and although she had sweated a little, she felt refreshed.

Most of the unpleasantness of the past few days dissipated during the gesture just now.

She bowed sincerely.

"Thank you for your guidance today, Duke."

"Don't be too happy yet. If you don't practice well next time, there will be punishment." With that, Qin Mo turned around and walked inside.

Gu Mingshuang raised her lips in a smile.

It seems he agreed to teach her.

Being able to learn a few moves from Qin Mo would give her some self-defense skills when she lives outside with Lingxiang, which would be a huge win.

After leaving the guest courtyard, Gu Mingshuang, feeling refreshed, led Lingxiang to the front yard.

Sure enough, the human slave dealers were already waiting.

The steward knew that Gu Mingshuang wanted to choose a maid and had already gone to report it, but the young master only said that it was up to the young master's wife to decide what she wanted.

So they put the slave traders and the maids they brought for selection into the front yard.

Gu Mingshuang sat down and glanced at the row of maids in front of her, her eyes immediately drawn to the last one.

The maid was short and thin, and was clearly chronically ill.

The slave trader walked up to Gu Mingshuang and whispered:

"Princess Consort, rest assured, everything has been arranged. The girl has been searched, and there were no sharp weapons or poison on her."

Following the slave trader's gaze, it was indeed the thinnest one.

Gu Mingshuang nodded, asked a few questions casually, and then chose the last one named Lühe.

Green Lotus knelt down and kowtowed before following Gu Mingshuang back to Qingwu Garden.

After closing the door, Gu Mingshuang coldly scrutinized her.

"You are the daughter of the Fan family?"

With red eyes, Lühe knelt down and stubbornly looked up at Gu Mingshuang.

"Yes, you can help me get revenge?"

Gu Mingshuang sized her up before speaking:

"Logically speaking, the Meng family was already being merciful by not killing your entire family. What other revenge do you want?"

Green Lotus said urgently:

"My mother is innocent! She didn't harm Madam at all!"

Gu Mingshuang narrowed her eyes.

"But it was indeed your mother who switched the lady's child with an abandoned baby, which caused my husband to be stranded in Qingzhou for more than ten years."

Green Lotus gritted her teeth and didn't speak for a long time.

"That's not how it is! My mother was coerced by the madam into helping her switch children! But after it was done, the madam wanted to silence her, which is why she hunted down my mother!"

Gu Mingshuang stared at her in astonishment.

"What did you say?"

She never expected that Green Lotus would bring such completely different news.

Just as Lühe was about to speak, a sound came from outside.

"Princess Consort, the Lady has arrived."

Seeing the murderous intent flashing in Lühe's eyes, Gu Mingshuang immediately ordered Lingxiang to take Lühe to the adjacent warm pavilion and lock her up.

As soon as the person left, Madam Meng entered the room. She looked much more haggard than before, and her face was deathly pale.

"Mingshuang, Fang'er was blinded by greed when it came to Bailong Temple. Our Marquis's Mansion has wronged you in this matter, and I don't know how to make it up to you so that you can feel better."

Gu Mingshuang used to feel bad when she saw Meng Shi's condition after she fell ill, so she would buy her medicine and take care of her.

But now, my heart is completely unmoved.

She looked coldly at Madam Meng and said:

"I remember, it was the lady who said she wanted to go up the mountain to pray for a son for Song Lanfang."

Meng said urgently:

"How could I have known Fang'er would come up with such a vicious plan! It's all because of my poor upbringing; she was instigated by someone!"

"Mingshuang, I know you're a good girl, and even if you're leaving, you want to part ways with the Marquis's mansion amicably..."

Gu Mingshuang interrupted Meng Shi.

"Madam, there's no need to beat around the bush. Why don't you just say what you want?"

Meng's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Gu Mingshuang and asked:

"I also need to consider Yuan'er's feelings, but for some reason he's now determined not to marry Ayu, and only agrees to let Ayu come into the family as a secondary wife."

Gu Mingshuang scoffed.

"Madam, what does this have to do with me?"

Meng frowned.

"As long as you help me get Yuan'er to agree, I will immediately present the divorce papers and give you some money to keep you safe."