Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

In his previous life, Shen Wantang had dealt with this Lord Lu. He was very tactful and had outstanding abilities. If he had not come from a very poor family and had a large family of ugly people to burden him, he would have been promoted to the Minister of Justice long ago.

He has just been promoted now, which is actually a waste of his talent.

Shen Wantang said calmly, "Master Lu, I have lived in the Shen family for sixteen years, and I have known Xiang Meng for many years. I have also seen Xiu Lu, so I should be considered a witness, right?"

"Yes, of course!"

"I wonder if Lord Lu has noticed that Xiang Meng's hands are slightly blue?"

Lu Qiying lowered his head and looked at Xiang Meng's hand: "It seems to be a little bit? It's not very obvious. I always thought that his skin turned blue because of the cold winter. Is there another hidden reason?"

"Lord Lu, there is something so obviously wrong with him, but you in the Ministry of Justice didn't notice it. This is a bit strange!"

Although it was an accusation, Lu Qiying was shocked when he heard it!

This was the first time he heard someone say that Xiang Meng was abnormal since he took over the case!

He quickly asked: "Excuse me, Princess, what exactly caused this abnormality?"

Shen Wantang turned around and looked at Gu Qianning: "A Ning, you said before that your second brother mentioned what caused the bluish color?"

Gu Qianning was bewildered: "Ah? This..."

"Oh, yes, I remember now. Your second brother said it was the Western Region Purple Crow, right?"

"Yeah...right...right!"

Shen Wantang looked at Lu Qiying again: "I forgot to introduce her to Lord Lu. This is the eldest daughter of the Gu family. Her second brother is the second son of the Gu family, Gu Qianhan. If it weren't for the second son of the Gu family, I really wouldn't know about the Western Region Purple Crow medicine!"

Lu Qiying hurriedly bowed to Gu Qianning again and said, "It turns out to be Miss Gu. I met the Duke of Zhenguo a few days ago. When I saw the Miss today, she really has some of the Duke of Zhenguo's demeanor!"

His attitude towards Gu Qianning was even more respectful than that towards Shen Wantang.

Because Gu Qianning is almost certain to be the Crown Princess and the future Queen!

Moreover, the Gu family is different from the Ning Wang Mansion. The Gu family has military power. The Duke of Zhenguo Gu Rongchang is very powerful in the court. Even the emperor has to show respect to him when he sees him, not to mention the prince.

Gu Qianning was trained as the future queen since she was young. Even her name followed her brothers' generational order, using the character "Qian" which can only be used by the direct male descendants of the Gu family.

The illegitimate sons and daughters of the Gu family are not qualified to use the word "Qian".

Gu Qianning returned Lu Qiying's salute.

She was used to seeing others being respectful to her, so she took it for granted and didn't pay much attention to Lu Qiying.

She is polite and there is nothing wrong with her words and actions, because these are ingrained in her bones.

But her soul was actually wandering. She was thinking about what Shen Wantang said. Western Region Purple Crow? What is this? What is it used for? It seems that her second brother doesn't know this thing either?

Why did she feel that this was different from what they had agreed upon in Zuixianlou? Shen Wantang didn't seem to want her second brother to take the blame for her. Instead, it seemed like she wanted to push the credit to her second brother!

Shen Wantang's voice continued: "Miss Gu said that her second brother mentioned to her that the Western Region Purple Crow is poisonous. It is very easy to be killed if eaten by mistake, but it is not fatal if just touched. However, the Western Region Purple Crow has a characteristic that the skin of people who touch it will turn slightly blue, because this is actually poisoning. It takes three to five years for the toxin to be completely eliminated."

As she spoke, she nudged Gu Qianning slightly, motioning for her to speak.

Gu Qianning came back to her senses and agreed with her without thinking: "Yes, that's right, my second brother said that. That Western Region Purple Crow... has this characteristic."

Everyone's eyes fell on Xiang Meng's hands.

Xiang Meng's pupils suddenly shrank, and he subconsciously retracted his hands: "No, no, no, my hands are caused by the cold weather. I have been like this since I was a child. When the weather is cold, my hands become cold and blue! Second Miss, I don't know anything about the Western Region Purple Crow!"

Shen Guannian said coldly, "Cold weather can make people's skin turn blue. Isn't this a normal phenomenon that everyone knows? Tang'er, why do you have to force Xiang Meng'an to be guilty like this! Don't you know that your words are untenable, so you have to drag the eldest lady and the second son of the Gu family to support you? Aren't you ashamed?"

Shen Wantang glanced at him and said calmly, "But I remember that two years ago, Guardian Xiang's hands were not this color. His skin color was the same as Nanny Jin's, both of them were pale. Later, I don't know what happened, but they started to turn blue. And it's not just in winter, his hands are this color in spring, summer, autumn and winter."

Xiang Meng was extremely frightened. He didn't know how Shen Wantang knew about the Western Region Purple Crow, and he didn't expect that Shen Wantang knew the medicinal properties of the Western Region Purple Crow so well!

This medicinal ingredient was brought over from the Western Regions and is extremely rare. Ordinary people have never even heard of it, let alone seen it!

He also happened to hear about it from a herbal medicine merchant who had returned from the Western Regions. The merchant said that this thing was highly poisonous, so he wrapped it tightly and brought it back, not daring to touch it at all.

He fell to his knees, using crying to cover up his inner fear and panic: "Second Miss actually noticed the color of one of my servants' hands. I am really terrified! But my hands have always been this color. Second Miss is a noble person who forgets things easily. I am afraid that you remembered the wrong person!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Shen Wantang. It was indeed strange that she remembered the color of a security guard's hand so clearly.

Shen Guannian even sneered, "Tang'er, when did your memory get so good? You couldn't remember anything before, and your lessons were a mess. Why are you pretending to be a genius now?"

Shen Wantang looked at him sarcastically: "Father, you don't think I'm really stupid, do you? Why am I doing so badly in my studies? Don't you know the reason yourself?"

Shen Guannian looked incredulous: "What do you mean? What else do I need to know? Isn't it because you are really stupid? Do you really want your father to expose your shortcomings in public?"

Although Shen Wantang had never expected her father to truly love her, she still felt cold in her heart when she heard his words.

It turned out that her father really thought she was stupid and despicable.

However, Shen Guannian did not believe Shen Wantang, but Lu Qiying's eyes lit up. He grabbed Xiang Meng's hand and began to rub it vigorously to verify.

After rubbing for a while, Xiang Meng's hands were already very hot, but they still had a very light blue color.

This is obviously not because the winter is too cold.

Lu Qiying looked at Shen Wantang with joy: "Princess, what you said is true! The blue color on his hands cannot be faded, as if it was dyed, very weird!"

Seeing him so excited, Shen Wantang gave him a faint smile and said, "Lord Lu, the way you verified the Western Region Purple Crow is wrong."