Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

When Shen Wantang learned that Gu Qianhan brought something to apologize, she was a little surprised: "He is not willing to lose his sense of propriety."

She turned to look at Madam Chai: "Is the prince awake? Let him go see him!"

"Replying to the Crown Prince's Concubine, the Crown Prince has woken up, but he refused to see the Second Young Master Gu. The Crown Prince also said that you can just send him away casually."

Shen Wantang frowned slightly. No matter what, Gu Qianhan was a stranger, and it was somewhat inappropriate to ask her to meet him.

She made a prompt decision: "Since you want to apologize to the prince, then let mother come and listen. Second Master Gu beat the prince yesterday. Although mother didn't say anything, she was actually very distressed in her heart."

Madam Chai knew that she was unwilling to see Gu Qianhan alone, so as not to leave room for gossip: "This old servant will go and invite the princess right away."

Princess Ning arrived soon, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the flower hall used for receiving guests together, and met Gu Qianhan who was waiting there.

Gu Qianhan was wearing a sky-blue brocade robe today, and she looked tall and graceful, extremely noble.

Seeing Princess Ning coming in, he stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, Princess."

Then, he bowed to Shen Wantang again: "Crown Princess."

Shen Wantang returned the greeting, then helped Princess Ning sit down in the main seat, while she stood aside waiting.

Princess Ning was very pleased with Gu Qianhan at the moment, and asked with a smile on her face: "Qianhan, why are you here again? But it's not enough to snatch Chu Yanluo, you are planning to snatch someone else? There is a girl named Mu Ge who refuses to leave Yuan'er, are you interested in her too?"

Gu Qianhan looked calm and spoke in a clear voice: "Princess, you are joking. I came here today to apologize to Brother Qingyuan. I was reckless yesterday and shouldn't have hurt him in a moment of impulse."

Princess Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She just hoped they weren’t here to return the goods!

"It's okay. Qingyuan also hurt you last time and caused you to kneel down as punishment by the emperor. Now that you've hurt him, you're even now."

"The princess is so generous and kind. Qianhan is very ashamed. I will think twice before doing anything in the future."

Princess Ning really wanted to say, don’t think twice, you should be more impulsive, otherwise we really don’t know how to drive Chu Yanluo away!

But she opened her mouth, but couldn't say what was in her heart.

She could only say to Shen Wantang, "Tang'er, look, this is the child raised by the Duke's Mansion. He corrects his mistakes and knows how to reflect on himself. How great! This child will become a great man in the future!"

Shen Wantang echoed her: "Second Master Gu is responsible and has a bright future."

Gu Qianhan looked at Shen Wantang. She was wearing a light green skirt today, a jade hairpin on her head, and a pair of transparent green bracelets on her wrists. Her fair skin, set off by them, seemed like a piece of flawless jade, making people want to explore her inner world.

But Gu Qianhan knew that he couldn't bring her any trouble, so he only glanced at her and then looked away: "Princess and Crown Prince's Consort, thank you for your praise. Qianhan is unworthy of it."

As he spoke, he handed over the gift list he brought this time.

Shen Wantang stepped forward to take it. She took a look and found that the gift list was roughly the same value as what Xiao Qingyuan sent to the Duke's Mansion last time, and there was nothing special about it. Then she handed it to her mother-in-law to see.

Princess Ning waved her hand, signaling Shen Wantang to just accept the gift list.

She didn't look at the gift list, nor was she interested in the apology that Gu Qianhan brought. She was more curious about how the Gu family would react after Gu Qianhan snatched Chu Yanluo away.

From last night to today, there has been no movement from the Gu family. This is really strange!

Shouldn’t the Gu family be in chaos just like Prince Ning’s Mansion because of Chu Yanluo?

"Qianhan, if you bring Chu Yanluo back, didn't your mother say anything to you? Did she allow you to marry her?"

Gu Qianhan said in a calm voice: "Miss Chu hasn't married me yet, so I naturally can't just bring her back to the Gu family. Marriage requires three matchmakers and six betrothals, so that the girl's family can be treated with dignity. If I bring Miss Chu home casually, I'm not protecting her, I'm harming her."

Princess Ning was stunned: "So, you didn't bring her back to the Duke's Mansion?"

"Of course there is none."

"Then where does she live now?" Don't run back to Prince Ning's Mansion again!

"I have bought a house for Miss Chu to live in. After I inform my parents and get their consent, I will ask a matchmaker to propose marriage and marry Miss Chu into my house."

Princess Ning nodded: "This is indeed the normal step for marriage, but will your parents agree to you marrying Chu Yanluo?"

"Whether my parents agree or not, Qianhan will try her best to win their support. If they really don't agree, then Qianhan will have no choice but to leave the Gu family and start her own house. Miss Chu is not the kind of person who pursues fame and fortune, so I'm sure she will be willing to wait for Qianhan to start his own house."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but look at Gu Qianhan.

He had already said this yesterday, but it sounds a bit off when he said it again today.

Chu Yanluo doesn't seem like someone who has the patience to wait for Gu Qianhan. She seems more like someone who likes to pursue fame and fortune. Is Gu Qianhan really not speaking in a sarcastic way?

"The apology has been delivered. Qianhan will not disturb the princess and the prince's wife anymore. I will come back to bother you when Brother Qingyuan is feeling better."

Gu Qianhan bowed slightly, then left with the servant.

Princess Ning looked at his back and fell into deep thought: "This kid, why can't I see through him? Does he like Chu Yanluo or not? He placed her in a house outside the Duke's Mansion. What's the difference between this and keeping a concubine?"

"What mother said makes sense. It is indeed a bit like keeping a mistress."

Shen Wantang also couldn't see through Gu Qianhan. No matter in the past life or this life, he gave her the same feeling. He was too calm and indifferent. Even something as big as marrying Chu Yanluo, he spoke so calmly, even a little coldly.

How does this look like a winner who has won the beauty?

What if he even smiled?

But he didn't. He hasn't smiled since yesterday. It makes it impossible to tell whether he is happy or unhappy.

Just as I was thinking, Madam Chai walked in quickly and said, "Princess, I just asked someone to count the things that Second Young Master Gu sent, and I found that the things did not match the list."

Shen Wantang was slightly startled: "Not matching? How could that be?"

For a large family like the Duke's Mansion, the items sent out must be counted and registered by a dedicated person, and the items must be consistent with the list before they are carried out of the mansion.

Otherwise, what if something is missing and the item is on the list you send to someone else's house but they don't receive it, wouldn't that be embarrassing?

Shen Wantang walked out: "What's wrong? Is there something missing?"

"Nothing is missing, but something is extra."

"What's extra?"

"That's a full 1,000 taels of gold."

Shen Wantang paused: "What? Are you sure?"

"It is absolutely true, Princess, the Second Master Gu gave an extra 1,000 taels of gold, and this amount of gold was not recorded on the list."