Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chu Yanluo was more confident about the first method because she knew Xiao Qingyuan. As long as she established a good personality, she would not have to worry about Xiao Qingyuan not loving her.

She was unsure about the second method because she couldn't see through Gu Qianhan.

However, these two methods do not conflict with each other and can be carried out at the same time.

She wrote a letter and gave it to the maid: "Send it to the Duke's Mansion for me and hand it to the Second Master Gu personally. You are not allowed to come back until you see him in person."

The maid didn't dare to take the letter: "Miss, this... this is inappropriate, right? If the prince knew about it, he would be angry."

Chu Yanluo raised her hand and slapped her, causing the little maid to scream. Then she turned to look at another maid and said, "You go and deliver it. If you don't dare to, or can't, I will sell you to Chichun Lane and make you a lowly prostitute who will be abused every day."

The maid took the letter tremblingly and said, "I will definitely deliver it to you, young lady."

Chu Yanluo picked up a pair of scissors and gestured at the maid's face: "I don't want anyone else to know about this. Do you understand what I mean?"

The maid trembled even more: "I understand, I won't tell anyone."

"Well, let's go."

The maid took the letter and ran away.

She went to the Duke's Mansion, thinking it would be difficult to meet the rumored second son of the Gu family. However, when the servant at the door heard that she was Chu Yanluo's maid, he immediately let her in.

She went unexpectedly smoothly and met Gu Qianhan easily.

She handed the letter over with shaking hands: "Gu, Second Master Gu, this is a letter from Miss Chu to you."

Gu Qianhan sat at the head, holding a white jade teacup between his fingers. His angular face was cold and indifferent: "Good luck."

The servant immediately stepped forward, took the letter for him, gave the person a reward, and then asked the maid to leave.

Then, the servant opened the envelope and handed the letter with a fragrant smell inside to Gu Qianhan.

Gu Qianhan gave him a cold look: "What are you doing for me? Read."

Jixiang knew that he disliked Chu Yanluo, so he refused to touch her letter. He could only read:

"It's like meeting you in person. Yan Luo is trapped in prison and it's really hard to get out. The prince wants to take Yan Luo as a concubine, but Yan Luo doesn't want to and wants to leave the palace. However, the prince is obsessed with her. Yan Luo has nowhere to go and can only turn to the second young master for help. I wonder if the second young master's promise is still counted? Yan Luo respects the second young master's chivalrous heart and admires his wisdom and intelligence. Thinking of the second young master's love for her, Yan Luo's heart beats like thunder, and she tosses and turns and can't fall asleep. I hope that the young master can help Yan Luo escape from the sea of ​​suffering as soon as possible, and Yan Luo is willing to repay him with her body."

After hearing this, Gu Qianhan looked cold and said, "Xiao Qingyuan is going to take a concubine? He's been married for only two months and he's already taking a concubine. He doesn't even care about his reputation as the Crown Prince's Consort."

Jixiang couldn't help scratching his head. Young Master knew that she was someone else's Crown Prince's Consort, so why did you think about her so much every day? He even specifically told the doorman to pass on any news about Prince Ning's Mansion as soon as possible, otherwise Chu Yanluo's maid wouldn't be able to get in so easily.

That's not right. Isn't the focus now on Xiao Qingyuan and his princess? Wasn't it Chu Yanluo who wrote the letter?

"Sir, Chu Yanluo is asking you for help. Are you going to ignore her? She seems... not to want to be Xiao Shizi's concubine? It's widely rumored in the capital that you are infatuated with Chu Yanluo and have spent a fortune on her!"

Gu Qianhan took a sip of tea and asked indifferently: "Besides spending a huge amount of money, what else can make people think that I am crazy about Chu Yanluo?"

Jixiang thought for a moment and said, "It is said that one gets angry for a beautiful woman. Why don't you get angry for a bit?"

Gu Qianhan nodded: "It's feasible."

Jixiang was stunned: "Master, do you really want to help Chu Yanluo?"

"Who said I was helping her? She wanted to use me, and I just wanted to use her."

Jixiang suspected that the letter he read was not the same as the one the young master heard. He rubbed his eyes and couldn't help but read the letter again: "This... I didn't see that Chu Yanluo wanted to use you! I just felt that Chu Yanluo seemed to like you and said that he wanted to repay you with his body."

"Like me? What do you think she likes about me? Is it my one thousand taels of gold, or my status as the second son of the Duke's Mansion?"

"This... should all be there, right?"

"Xiao Qingyuan also has gold and status. She thought she could surpass Shen Wantang and get the position of the Crown Prince's Consort, so she stayed in Prince Ning's Mansion for no apparent reason. Now, Xiao Qingyuan wants to take her as a concubine, and she realized that it is impossible for her to be the main wife, so she thought of me. I have never been married, so it seems much easier to be my main wife than to be Xiao Qingyuan's main wife."

Jixiang looked strange. His son was already 20 years old and still hadn't married. Was it because he couldn't get married? Of course not.

It was because the young master was too picky. He thought this person was stupid, that person was foolish. He even didn't like Liu Nanshi, the only talented woman of equal status to him.

If it weren't for the young master's interference, the two families would have been married long ago. How could they have waited until today?

Being his son's legal wife is much more difficult than being Xiao Qingyuan's legal wife.

"Sir, what are you going to do next? How are you going to fight for your beloved? Do you need my cooperation?"

Gu Qianhan did not tell her own plan, but only asked: "Have you finished buying the house I asked you to buy?"

"It's ready. According to what you said, we bought a big house in a good location. The neighbors are all rich or noble. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"No need."

Gu Qianhan didn’t care what the house looked like. It was just a place he used to “keep a mistress” and it wasn’t worth his time.

He put down the teacup, took out a small porcelain medicine bottle from his sleeve pocket, and handed it to Jixiang: "Wash this."

Jixiang recognized it at a glance. This small porcelain bottle was given to the young master by Shen Wantang on the day he was punished to kneel in the palace.

As he took the medicine bottle, he wondered, "Sir, didn't you use up all the medicine in it a long time ago? Why did you keep this bottle? Are you planning to wash it and put medicine in it? We have plenty of new bottles like this in our house!"

Gu Qianhan was silent for a moment, then took the medicine bottle back from him: "Forget it, I'll wash it myself. You're clumsy and it might break easily."

Jixiang was stunned. He watched helplessly as the second young master, who usually lived a life of luxury, fetched water himself, stood beside the copper basin, and carefully washed the small medicine bottle that could not be more ordinary.

After washing, he wiped himself clean with his own handkerchief and then opened the sachet he carried with him.

The sachet was given by the Empress, who asked for it from the abbot of Fazhen Temple. It contained a peace amulet and some medicinal herbs that could clear the mind and brighten the eyes.

Mr. Scented Sachet has been wearing it for two years, and the medicinal materials are changed every few months.

Now, all the medicinal herbs that the Queen had packed herself were poured out by the young master, and then he put the small porcelain bottle into the sachet.

Then he hung the sachet back around his waist.