Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

The calming incense burned quietly, emitting light smoke.

The warm yellow light shone on Shen Wantang's face, giving off a bright and healthy glow. Her skin was white and rosy, as smooth as a baby's, without even a trace of blemish.

But even on such a face, there was an abrupt scar.

Gu Qianhan looked at her gently, and his fingers did not touch anywhere else except her scars.

He secretly coveted her, spied on her, and even broke into her bedroom in the middle of the night, but he refused to do anything else to flirt with her.

She lay on her side, her long, soft hair spread on the pillow like silk, her eyelashes were long, her forehead was smooth and full, her nose was straight, and her lips were rosy, like a cherry that had just ripened.

Gu Qianhan's Adam's apple moved slightly. He looked at Shen Wantang over and over again, but still felt he had not seen enough.

The slender figure beside him whispered, "Master, it's almost time, you should go back. I didn't use much Chen Meng Powder for them, and the effect is about to wear off."

Gu Qianhan looked at Shen Wantang for a while, then stood up and extinguished the calming incense.

Shen Meng San can make people fall into a coma and will not wake up no matter how loud the noise around them is. However, the side effect is that after the effect of the medicine wears off, the head will feel heavy and swollen and people will not be able to concentrate.

Therefore, Gu Qianhan specifically asked Fuze to pass on a message that Shen Meng San could only be used by maids and not by Shen Wantang.

But in order to prevent Shen Wantang from waking up, he asked his men to light calming incense for her.

Calming incense will only make people sleep more soundly, not fall into a deep sleep. Similarly, it has almost no side effects. Shen Wantang will use this kind of incense occasionally.

Gu Qianhan looked back at Shen Wantang, then walked out.

In the yard, the cold wind was as sharp as a knife.

But Gu Qianhan seemed not to feel it. He stood there straight and said to the figure behind him: "Protect her well. I don't want to see her get hurt again."

The figure said respectfully, "Yes, sir."

"If there is someone or something you can't handle, send a message to Fukuzawa immediately. Her safety is the most important thing."

"Yes."

"I have had your brother brought out of jail. He is being taken care of at home now. You can go back and visit him when you have time."

The figure immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you very much, sir. Your kindness is so great, I will repay you with gratitude!"

"You don't need to thank me, and you don't need to repay me for my kindness. As long as you can protect her, I will ensure that your family will have no worries for the rest of their lives."

"Yes! I will definitely protect the Crown Prince's Concubine!"

Gu Qianhan didn't say anything else and didn't look back. He took a step forward, walked out of Wutong Garden, and blended into the dark night.

The next morning.

When Shen Wantang woke up, she saw Du Juan rubbing her head. She couldn't help but ask, "Du Juan, what's wrong with you? Do you have a headache? Did you catch a cold when you followed me out yesterday?"

Du Juan shook her head: "I don't have a headache, I just feel a little groggy. It's not because I caught a cold, maybe I didn't sleep well last night!"

Shen Wantang was worried, so he took her hand and took her pulse.

After a moment, she was relieved: "It's nothing serious. Maybe there's too much charcoal in the room, and it's a bit stuffy. Just go out and get some fresh air."

Shen Wantang is not afraid of heat, but she is a little afraid of cold, so she always likes to keep the charcoal fire in the house burning brightly.

This was a disease she contracted in the Shen family. During the cold winter every year, her stepmother never gave her charcoal, and she once suffered from frostbite on her hands and feet.

Dujuan naturally didn't think much about it. She also thought it might be because of the charcoal fire.

She helped Shen Wantang change clothes and wash up, and then stood outside to breathe in the cold air.

After inhaling for a while, the dizziness and swelling in my head were relieved a lot.

Just as she was about to go in, she saw Qin Xin running in from outside. She couldn't help but ask, "Qin Xin, where have you been again?"

Qin Xin pulled her and walked into the house, whispering, "I was eavesdropping again!"

Du Juan was shocked: "What did you hear?"

Qin Xin smiled mysteriously and pulled her into the inner room.

"Elder Concubine."

Qin Xin bowed to Shen Wantang, then lowered her voice and said, "Hua Yi's family sent someone to look for her, saying that her mother had passed away, and asked her to go back to attend the funeral!"

Shen Wantang was slightly startled: "Huayi's mother passed away? When did it happen?"

"It was said that it just disappeared this morning."

Qin Xin pouted: "You don't know, Hua Yixin is so cruel. Someone came and said her mother had passed away, but she didn't even show any sadness. The person asked her to go back quickly, but she refused! She said her family sold her to the palace, so she is a member of the palace and has no relationship with her family anymore."

Shen Wantang sighed slightly: "She is so resolute, maybe she didn't have a good life at home!"

Qin Xin said, "Debts are settled when a person dies. After all, she is her biological mother. She has passed away, but she still refuses to go back. This shows that Hua Yi is a truly ruthless person. The Crown Prince's Consort must be careful of her in the future!"

Shen Wantang nodded: "Aren't you watching her? And Madam Chai, I also asked her to tap the painting from time to time, hoping that she will be smart enough to know what to do and what not to do."

As he was speaking, Madam Chai came in and said, "Princess, Huayi is here. She said she wants to ask for leave from you because her mother passed away and she needs to go back to attend the funeral."

Qin Xin was stunned: "What?!"

Shen Wantang was also slightly surprised.

Naturally, she trusted Qinxin's information very much. Qinxin could not lie, but Huayi suddenly had to go home to attend a funeral. Presumably, something happened when Qinxin came back.

She said to Madam Chai, "The leave for Huayi is approved. In addition, according to the rules of the mansion, she will be given a funeral package."

"Yes."

In the past, Shen Wantang would meet Huayi to see about her situation, but this time, she did not meet Huayi.

Princess Ning gave her four maids, namely "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting". The other three had always been Shen Wantang's own people, but Huayi was not one of them. Huayi was originally positioned as Xiao Qingyuan's maid.

When Huayi didn't go to serve Xiao Qingyuan, Shen Wantang also cared about her a little, but since she went to Xiao Qingyuan, his attitude changed completely.

Although this is human nature, Shen Wantang has already excluded Hua Yi from the people he is protecting in his mind.

Qin Xin was so worried that her eyebrows were twisted together: "This is not right. When I was eavesdropping, Huayi clearly didn't want to go home for the funeral. Why did she suddenly change her mind? This is too weird!"

Seeing her scratching her head and trying to figure out the reason, Shen Wantang patted her on the shoulder and said, "If you want to know the reason, why don't you just go and ask?"

Qin Xin let out an "ah", hurriedly saluted Shen Wantang, and then ran out in a hurry.

But after a while, she came back excitedly: "Princess, I know the reason!"