Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Day two.

Mrs. Gu brought Gu Qianhan to visit Princess Ning early in the morning. She presented generous gifts and apologized with a sincere and apologetic attitude.

Princess Ning, who had a trouble-making son herself, could understand Madam Gu's uneasiness.

"Madam Gu, don't worry. The children played together when they were young and often fought. Although they have grown up now, they are still childish. It is normal for them to fight occasionally. I saw that Qianhan also had a wound on his face. Qingyuan himself came back and said that he didn't suffer any harm. This matter is over!"

Mrs. Gu agreed with a smile and turned to look at her son.

Gu Qianhan did have injuries on his face, but they were not caused by Xiao Qingyuan.

When the two of them were fighting yesterday, Xiao Qingyuan was almost beaten unilaterally, while Gu Qianhan was unharmed.

But this morning, when he went to pay his respects to her, he had bruises on his face.

Mrs. Gu asked him how he was injured, but he refused to say.

She didn't get to the bottom of it. After all, it wasn't a fatal injury and wasn't a big deal.

Madam Gu's gaze fell on Shen Wantang, who was sitting next to Princess Ning. She had been sizing up Shen Wantang for quite a while since she came in.

She originally thought that Shen Wantang, who came from a humble family and was the daughter of a concubine, would be submissive and servile when she suddenly married into a prominent family like the Wang Mansion.

Unexpectedly, she was surprised by her graceful demeanor and the calmness she exuded.

"Princess, you are so lucky. The princess you chose has such an outstanding appearance. Look at her demeanor. She looks like your own daughter!"

Princess Ning laughed, and this smile was much more sincere than before: "If Madam Gu praised something else, I might still be modest, but if you praise my daughter-in-law, then I can't be modest at all!"

"Tang'er is indeed outstanding in appearance, has a very good temper, is calm in her work, is very considerate in her dealings with others, and is quite filial. The prince and I now truly treat her like our own daughter!"

The satisfaction and pride in her words almost overflowed.

Madam Gu was surprised. Princess Ning was also a proud and arrogant person in the past. When Prince Ning proposed to the Song family, Princess Ning even refused. Her father was the imperial tutor, and she had been exposed to great scholars since she was a child. She looked down on ordinary people.

It is really incredible that he now likes a daughter-in-law of humble origin so much.

Madam Gu winked at Nanny Chang, who came over holding a box.

She opened the box and said with a smile, "To be honest, Princess, I came here today not only to bring Qianhan to apologize, but also to thank you, the Crown Prince's Consort, for something."

Princess Ning was surprised: "What does Madam Gu want to thank Tang'er for?"

"Thank her for curing my daughter Ning's severe cough."

Madam Gu said as she took out a jade bracelet from the box, then stepped forward, lifted Shen Wantang's hand, and put it on her wrist: "An Ning coughed and couldn't sleep all night before, but after taking a few doses of medicine from the Crown Prince's Consort, she stopped coughing yesterday and was able to sleep well all night. Thank you Crown Prince's Consort for your miraculous healing hands, otherwise, An Ning would not have been able to celebrate the New Year well!"

Shen Wantang also stood up. She accepted Madam Gu's gift generously and said with a smile, "Madam, you are too polite. It's just a few prescriptions. It's nothing to worry about. Ah Ning's illness was not serious. It's just that the illness came more quickly, so it's a bit difficult to bear."

"Now that she's well, I feel relieved. Please ask Madam to give my regards to An Ning. When spring comes, I will invite her to the palace to drink tea and appreciate the flowers."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said "OK", but her judgment of Shen Wantang became higher in her heart.

When she first arrived, she only spoke to Princess Ning and ignored Shen Wantang. She did not show herself either, but just sat quietly beside Princess Ning as a foil.

At this moment, she praised Shen Wantang and gave her a gift, but Shen Wantang did not show any intention of trying to please her, and her face did not show the excitement of a girl from a small family seeing something good.

She was calm, composed, peaceful and tranquil from beginning to end.

It is easier said than done to remain calm in the face of praise or criticism. Mrs. Gu considers herself knowledgeable and experienced, but after thinking about all the girls of the same age in Beijing, she could not think of anyone who would be more suitable to be a daughter-in-law than Shen Wantang!

She couldn't help but sigh, "People outside say that the princess has found a good daughter-in-law. When I saw her today, I found that the rumors are true! The princess has a pair of discerning eyes. She actually picked the best one among the vast crowd!"

Princess Ning was a little proud when she talked about this. She smiled with her eyes curved. "It was a blessing in disguise. My bastard is so useless. I thought I'd just pick a stable one for him."

"After meeting Tang'er once, I felt that this girl was very stable, so I decided on her right away."

"But I didn't expect that she would be so good. It is really my blessing to have such a daughter-in-law!"

Mrs. Gu had never seen a mother-in-law so satisfied with her daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law she chose for her eldest son was actually very good, but she still had some dissatisfaction.

But she saw that Princess Ning didn't seem to be pretending. She was really satisfied with every aspect of her daughter-in-law and loved her very much.

Mrs. Gu was a little envious. She glanced at her son and saw him sitting there drinking tea with an indifferent look on his face. She thought to herself, "The princess has such a good eye for choosing a daughter-in-law. Why don't you help Qianhan pick one too!"

Gu Qianhan paused while drinking tea: "What is mother talking about? I don't need it."

Madam Gu ignored him and earnestly asked Princess Ning: "Just pick a wife for Qianhan who is similar to Tang'er. He doesn't like those who are frivolous or stupid. He likes those who are steady and intelligent."

This really stumped Princess Ning.

Of course she knew that the person Gu Qianhan had been arranged to marry before was Liu Nanshi, the daughter of Liuge's old family. To be honest, Liu Nanshi did look a bit like Shen Wantang, not in appearance but in personality.

Moreover, Liu Nanshi is also known as the most talented woman in Dafeng. After discussing marriage with such a good girl, it would be difficult to lower the threshold!

What's more, although she herself does not mind her daughter-in-law's humble background, Madam Gu may not necessarily accept it. She might think that a concubine's daughter from a small family is not worthy of her son!

The key point is that Gu Qianhan's reputation is now comparable to Xiao Qingyuan's. The legitimate daughter of a prominent family would probably not be willing to marry him!

"I have noted down what Madam said. I will help Madam keep an eye out for the right person."

Princess Ning felt that her luck in choosing Shen Wantang as her daughter-in-law had run out. She couldn't find another girl who looked very similar to Shen Wantang to introduce to Gu Qianhan.

But since they had come to her for help, it would not be nice to refuse outright, so she just agreed.