Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Gu Qianning was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head.

Shen Wantang hit upon what was on her mind. In fact, she had begun to waver about her marriage with the prince ever since she came back from Fazhen Temple.

But she didn't know who else she could marry if not the prince, so she could only force herself not to think about it.

And now, the problem was put before her again.

In fact, this time the problem was more serious than the last time at Fazhen Temple.

The matter of rebirth is extremely mysterious. Gu Qianning had previously scoffed at the idea of ​​Shen Mingxuan's rebirth, but now that it involves the entire Gu family, she has to believe it and be cautious.

Soon, Gu Qianning made up her mind: "When I get back, I will tell my father and elder brother what Shen Mingxuan said today. No matter whether what she said is true or not, my father and elder brother will definitely have a solution!"

Shen Wantang nodded. This was all that could be done.

"But, Atang, you are so capable and you found the clues to the Xin family case yourself. Why do you want to give the credit to my second brother? Isn't this giving him a free ride?"

As for why Shen Wantang didn't give the credit to Xiao Qingyuan, Gu Qianning didn't ask. She thought, it was probably because Xiao Qingyuan was not nice to her at all.

There are still many rumors in the capital now, saying that Xiao Qingyuan and Shen Wantang never consummated their marriage, and that he only likes his concubine Chu Yanluo and doesn't like his wife at all.

Shen Wantang never talked about how they were as a couple, and Gu Qianning was tactful enough not to ask. But if Xiao Qingyuan really respected and loved her, it would be impossible for Shen Wantang to never mention her husband.

Shen Wantang looked at Gu Qianning's puzzled face and smiled gently: "I just want to help General Xin find the murderer, but I don't want to attract too much attention. After all, I am in the Ning Wang Mansion and a woman in the inner house. It is not good for me to get too involved in murder cases."

"A Ning, please help me apologize to your second brother. I used his name without his consent. I hope he won't blame me."

Gu Qianning understood Shen Wantang's desire not to be in the spotlight. There were many restrictions on women in this world. If word got out that Shen Wantang could solve cases and also knew about the strange poison from the Western Regions, she was afraid that she would have to endure a new round of suspicion.

She held Shen Wantang's hand and comforted her, "You don't have to worry about my second brother. He would be so happy if such a good thing happened to him. How could he blame you?"

Shen Wantang smiled at her and felt a little relieved.

She hoped that Gu Qianhan would understand her intention and take on the credit, so that he could gain Xin Huailin's following.

In her previous life, after she gave the credit for solving the case to Liao Youhe, Xin Huailin became Liao Youhe's man. In the following years, he was Liao Youhe's most loyal and capable general.

Moreover, because Xin Huailin was loyal, brave, and righteous, he had many close friends in the military circle. Even General Huo admired him very much. All of these connections became Liao Youhe's.

Therefore, Liao Youhe became one of the few people at that time who was respected and liked by civil officials, military officers, and ordinary people.

In fact, doing so would risk exposing her rebirth. After all, Gu Qianhan was a smart man, and he might very well be able to detect signs of her rebirth from solving this case.

But Shen Wantang had to do this.

She looked down at the hand that was tightly holding hers. It was white, delicate and beautiful.

In her two lifetimes, this was the first time she had a friend like Gu Qianning, and she didn't want Gu Qianning to die.

The two of them reluctantly ate something at Zuixianlou and then went back home.

On the way back to Prince Ning's Mansion, Shen Wantang instructed Du Juan: "Let our people spread the news on the street and say that Second Master Gu found the key clue to the Xin family case."

Du Juan actually didn't understand why she gave the credit to Gu Qianhan: "Prince's Consort, why do you give such a great credit to an outsider? Even if you don't want to be in the limelight, you can give the credit to the prince!"

Shen Wantang calmly shook his head: "It's useless to give it to the prince."

"How can it be useless? If you give such a great credit to the prince, he will definitely look at you differently. Maybe from now on, you will be the only one in his heart and eyes."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but smile when listening to her innocent words.

Du Juan was very anxious: "Princess, you can still laugh. The prince has been busy solving cases these days and is busy making love with Huayi. Qinxin told me that Huayi asks for water several times a night. Everyone in the kitchen has spread the word that Huayi is deeply in the prince's heart and will be promoted to concubine soon!"

"What's wrong with mentioning the painting as Auntie?"

"Of course it will threaten you. The prince is not close to you to begin with. If Huayi becomes his concubine, he will be even less close to you."

"Isn't this good?" Why did she want to be so close to Xiao Qingyuan?

Du Juan became even more anxious: "How can this be good? Crown Prince's Consort, you are still childish and don't want to be close to the Crown Prince. How can this be possible? Madam Chai also said that you'd better be the first to give birth to the Crown Prince's child. Everyone else should come after you!"

Shen Wantang remained calm and composed: "I think it's a good idea to let Huayi give birth to a child for the prince. It will save me a lot of trouble."

In her previous life, she and Liao Youhe had no children and lived a relatively free and easy life. Before she died, the only thing she was concerned about were the two young children that Gu Qianhan asked her to take care of.

She would be worried even if the child was not her own. If it was her own child, she would not be able to rest in peace before she died, for she would be afraid that after she died, the child would be bullied without a mother, or be raised astray by some people.

Therefore, Shen Wantang really didn't want to have a child, for fear that she would die early in this life and leave the child without a mother to protect him.

However, she would not tell Dujuan these words.

The carriage soon arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion. Shen Wantang got off the carriage and walked into the mansion holding Du Juan's hand.

Not long after we walked, we heard the sound of people playing and laughing in the garden not far away.

Shen Wantang looked up and saw Xiao Qingyuan, Huayi and a few maids playing together.

It snowed last night. They were running in the snow, making snowballs and throwing them around from time to time. It was a cheerful and lively scene.

Shen Wantang shook his head slightly. Xiao Qingyuan was indeed only interested in solving the case on a whim. After only a few days of work, he gave up when there was no progress. He did not go to the Dali Temple and played with the maids at home.

Prince Ning really understood his son well. He only gave him a small official position and refused to let him be the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Shen Wantang, why are you standing there in a daze? Are you jealous because my brother is having so much fun with the maids?"

Shen Wantang turned around and looked at Xiao Qingxi.

She was still wearing the fiery red fire fox cloak today. Under the white snow, her cloak looked even more gorgeous.

Obviously, she really likes this cloak and wears it almost every day.

Shen Wantang took a step forward and, in front of Xiao Qingxi's surprised eyes, reached out to touch the beautiful fox tail hair on her collar.