Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

After seeing the situation at Jinxiu Pavilion, Shen Wantang went with Jiang Yan to look at other shops. They now had three clothing shops in the capital, selling fabrics and hiring many embroiderers to cut and make clothes for their customers. They also sold ready-made clothes.

The three shops all had good business, especially because of the Shuiyunyan cigarettes that attracted customers, and there was a constant stream of people coming.

When it was getting dark, Shen Wantang brought a piece of new fabric from Jiangnan, bought some rouge and powder, and returned to the palace.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Nanny Chai waiting for her inside.

Shen Wantang felt strange: "Why is Mammy at the door? What happened in the mansion?"

Madam Chai whispered, "Second Master Gu is here."

"What is he doing here?" Didn't he already have a falling out with Xiao Qingyuan?

Madam Chai looked strange: "Second Master Gu said that he loves Miss Chu and came to take Miss Chu away. The prince has already quarreled with him."

Shen Wantang didn't say anything because she felt that Gu Qianhan's behavior in this life was really strange and very different from his previous life.

Qin Xin's eyes lit up: "Second Master Gu wants to take Chu Yanluo away? Oh my god, he is such a good man!"

Madam Chai glared at her and said, "Keep your voice down."

Qin Xin was not afraid of her. She asked Shen Wantang excitedly, "Princess, can I go see what's going on over there?"

Shen Wantang herself actually wanted to watch the fun, but unfortunately, given her status, it was not appropriate for her to go.

She nodded to Qin Xin: "Go, come back and tell me."

Qin Xin responded happily and left in a hurry. If you didn't know, you would think that gold was being distributed there.

Shen Wantang was somewhat envious of this girl at this moment. She shook her head, took the newly brought back cloth, and went to Princess Ning's courtyard.

As soon as she entered, Princess Ning grabbed her and asked with a smile: "Tang'er, have you heard? The kid from the Gu family is here to snatch Chu Yanluo!"

Shen Wantang nodded: "I heard about it."

"I really didn't expect that Chu Yanluo is actually quite popular. Thank God, now I finally have the most suitable reason to send her away!"

Seeing her genuine joy, Shen Wantang couldn't help but chuckle, "It seems that we have to thank Second Master Gu. He solved a big problem for the palace."

Princess Ning nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I have to thank him. I used to think that the boy was too cold and inhumane. Now it seems that he hasn't met someone he likes. When he did meet someone, he turned out to be just like Yuan Er, crazy and crazy!"

Shen Wantang felt very strange. Gu Qianhan also knew Chu Yanluo in his previous life, but he didn't seem to like Chu Yanluo, let alone snatch her away.

She had known him for a few years, and he was indeed as the princess had said, with a cold temperament and few mood swings.

Even before his death, he was calm. She fed him the lethal drug, and he looked at her calmly and said thank you calmly.

She really couldn't imagine what it was like for Gu Qianhan to be infatuated with Chu Yanluo.

That day in Qingyun Building, when Gu Qianhan confessed his love to Chu Yanluo in public, he actually didn't show much emotion.

What went wrong?

When Shen Wantang was feeling confused, a quarrel broke out in Xinghe Courtyard.

"Gu Qianhan, don't go too far! I've already apologized for hitting you before, don't hold a grudge against me for this and deliberately come to snatch Yan Luo away! She doesn't like you, so there's no way she'll go with you, get out now, or I'll be rude!"

"Xiao Qingyuan, I came to pick up Miss Chu only because I adore her. It has nothing to do with me whether you fight or not. You don't like her anyway, so why not give her to me? I haven't married yet, so it's just right for Miss Chu to marry me!"

Gu Qianhan said, looking at Chu Yanluo: "Miss Chu, it's much better for you to marry me than to live with him in Prince Ning's mansion without any status! I also heard recently that there is another woman around Xiao Qingyuan, and he seems to want to take that woman as a concubine. If that's the case, then he has both wives and concubines. If you continue to live in the palace, you will only be wronged. Are you sure you want to continue living like this? Do you want to be his second concubine?"

Chu Yanluo was in a good mood because of Gu Qianhan's arrival. She didn't expect that Gu Qianhan liked her so deeply. After she sent him a letter, he came to pick her up in the afternoon. He was really completely fascinated by her!

She was happy in her heart, but her face was full of sadness: "Xiao Qingyuan, do you really want to take Mu Ge as your concubine? Then what am I? Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of your conscience? If you want to drive me away, you can just say so. There is no need to humiliate me in this way!"

Xiao Qingyuan was so angry that his face turned blue: "What nonsense! When did I ever say that I wanted to take Mu Ge as my concubine?"

"Since you don't want to take her as a concubine, then kick her out!"

"If I kick her out, she will be killed in an instant! She is a living life!"

"She made that up to trick you. There was no thief who wanted to kill her! You refused to drive her away, obviously wanting to keep her as your concubine!"

"Besides you, I have never thought of taking any other concubines! If I were to take a concubine, you would definitely be the first and only one!"

Chu Yanluo's originally happy mood instantly fell to the bottom. She didn't need to pretend to be sad anymore. Her eyes turned red. "So, after all, you still want me to be your concubine? Xiao Qingyuan, why on earth do you treat me like this? That Shen Wantang is just a concubine's daughter. Her family background is not higher than mine. Why can she be your legal wife but I can't? Why!"

Xiao Qingyuan was in an even worse mood than her: "Yanluo, is it that important to be my wife or concubine? Didn't you say before that as long as you could be with me, you would be satisfied? When I was a monk, you didn't care about your status or the rumors. Why are you unwilling to be my concubine now?"

"If I let you be my legal wife, what will happen to Shen Wantang? If I divorce her, will she still be able to survive? Will you be satisfied only if you force her to death?"

Chu Yanluo's anger surged from the bottom of her heart to the top of her head: "You only care about Shen Wantang's life and death, and don't care about mine at all! It was you who knew me first, and it was you who promised me that I would be your prince's consort. Now you want me to be a concubine, I will never agree! If you are afraid that divorcing Shen Wantang will leave her with no way to live, then let her be a concubine and I will be the legal wife!"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at her in disbelief: "You want me to favor my concubine over my wife? Shen Wantang was chosen by my mother as the Crown Prince's Consort. She was married to me in a grand ceremony with three matchmakers, six engagements and eight sedan chairs. She has done nothing wrong. How can I demote her from wife to concubine? There is no other family in the capital that would do such a ridiculous thing! This is against the law!"