Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

It is of course impossible to break off the friendship, it is impossible to break off the friendship in this lifetime.

But under Xiao Qingyuan's coercion and "inducement", Shen Wantang "reluctantly" agreed to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but not today as Xiao Qingyuan requested, but tomorrow.

As long as Shen Wantang is willing to go, it doesn't matter if it's a day earlier or later, Xiao Qingyuan will naturally have no objection.

The next day, Shen Wantang went out early in the morning.

Because this trip was to apologize, she opened the warehouse and picked out a lot of good things as apology.

After arriving at the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, she did not go directly to see Gu Qianning as she had done before, but instead went to Madam Gu with her maid and nanny and some apology.

When they met for the second time, Mrs. Gu was even more enthusiastic than the last time. She did not take her anger out on Shen Wantang because Xiao Qingxi caused her daughter to fall into the water and become sick.

Even because Shen Wantang also fell into the water, she asked about Shen Wantang's physical condition with extra care and concern, acting like she was more worried about whether she was sick than Princess Ning.

Because when Shen Wantang went there, all the illegitimate sons and daughters of the Duke's Mansion were there, so Madam Gu introduced all the children to her one by one.

There are three legitimate children in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, the eldest son Gu Qianling, the second son Gu Qianhan, and the eldest daughter Gu Qianning. Some of them are on duty, some are sick, and some are indifferent. Naturally, they are not here at the moment.

There are four illegitimate children in total, all born after Gu Qianning. The youngest illegitimate child is only ten years old. The four children are all paying their respects to Madam Gu in her courtyard.

In addition to the Gu family's own children, Gu Qianning's distant cousins ​​also lived in the Duke's Mansion and were there at the moment.

Shen Wantang was well prepared and gave everyone a gift when they met.

Only one person surprised her—Pei Linan from the Prince's Mansion.

When he was sitting in a wheelchair and being pushed in by a servant, Shen Wantang didn't react who he was until Madam Gu called out "Lin'an", then she realized that it was Pei Lin'an.

If she remembered correctly, Pei Linan only lived to be twenty years old in his previous life and died young.

Is he nineteen or twenty now?

The thought flashed through his mind, and Shen Wantang stood up: "Shen from Prince Ning's Mansion greets the young prince."

"So you are the Crown Prince's Consort. I am honored to be here today..."

After saying just a few words, Pei Linan began to cough violently, and an unusual pink color appeared on his pale and somewhat sickly face.

Shen Wantang could tell at a glance that this was a sign of severe loss of energy and blood, and that he would not live long.

He is sitting in a wheelchair now. I am afraid he took special medicine and forced himself to come out.

Mrs. Gu loved her nephew very much. She patted his back gently to help him calm down, and wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief herself.

When Pei Linan stopped coughing, she looked up at Shen Wantang and said, "Princess, please excuse me for making fun of you. My nephew is weak and prone to coughing when exposed to the wind. I brought him to the Duke's Mansion today so that the imperial physician can check An Ning's pulse and also check Linan to see if a different prescription can be used to get him back on track."

Shen Wantang didn't believe a word Mrs. Gu said.

Why do we need to bring Pei Linan to the Duke's Mansion to invite a doctor? Wouldn't it be more convenient and appropriate to directly ask the doctor to go to the Prince's Mansion?

When Madam Gu went to Prince Ning's Mansion before, she heard Xiao Qingyuan say that he wanted to divorce his wife, so she said that she wanted to marry her for her nephew.

As soon as she arrived at the Duke's Mansion today, she happened to meet Pei Linan.

How could such a coincidence happen in this world!

She must have sent someone to the Gu family to deliver a visiting card yesterday, so Mrs. Gu directly brought Pei Linan here today!

If she had come a few days ago, Gu Qianning would not have failed to tell her. After all, Gu Qianning even wrote a half-page letter to talk about the new dog in the Gu family. She also mentioned it many times after her cousins ​​came.

No wonder Mrs. Gu was so enthusiastic today, it turned out she was waiting for her here!

Shen Wantang sighed in his heart, but his face remained polite and he spoke to Mrs. Gu calmly.

After all, she knew that Pei Linan was about to die, and Mrs. Gu's thoughts were just her wishful thinking.

What's more, Shen Wantang has never thought about remarrying. To put it another way, even if she wanted to remarry, she would not marry Pei Linan.

However, apart from the earth-shaking coughing at the beginning, Pei Linan did not show any more symptoms afterwards.

He spoke to Mrs. Gu very gently. He wanted to leave, but Mrs. Gu refused to let him go. He was not angry, but just smiled good-naturedly and continued to listen to Mrs. Gu praising Shen Wantang.

It seemed that even if Mrs. Gu kept talking about dark, he could still listen patiently and seriously until dark.

Of course Pei Linan didn't have to listen until dark, because Gu Qianhan arrived after a while.

"It's quite lively here, mother."

Gu Qianhan's voice was indifferent. He ignored all the half brothers, half sisters, and cousins ​​in the room. His cold eyes fell only on Pei Linan: "Why are you here today, cousin? You are not feeling well. Shouldn't you be recuperating at home? Are you running around here because you think you are dying too slowly?"

Madam Gu's face changed and she scolded, "Qianhan, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Pei Linan was still in a good mood: "Second cousin, long time no see, how are you these days?"

Gu Qianhan looked down at him and said, "Cousin, you miss me so much, but did you come here just to see me?"

"for this I……"

"In that case, then come with me! Let's go to my yard, have a couple of drinks, and reminisce about the past, so that we won't miss you next year after this year."

Madam Gu's face darkened: "You can't say a single nice word, get out!"

When Gu Qianhan came, everyone else in the room trembled with fear. They lowered their heads and dared not look at him, for fear that they would be the next one to be cursed and ridiculed by him.

The cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness of the second son of the Gu family is not just talk, he is truly cold-hearted and murderous. He doesn't care whether you are an old man, a child, a patient or a relative, he treats everyone equally, and with just one word he can hurt someone to the point of being completely destroyed, leaving them with no dignity at all. He is the feared ghost of the Gu family.

The Duke of Zhenguo holds great power and is invincible in the court. Even the emperor is afraid of him, but he also gets a headache when he sees Gu Qianhan.

The only one who could withstand Gu Qianhan's words, which were as sharp and cold as a sword, was Pei Linan, who was the weakest.

Pei Linan was even laughing at this moment: "Only my second cousin is willing to treat me to a drink. Today, I have to bother my second cousin. But let me make it clear first, I can't drink strong liquor this time, otherwise I will be dizzy again after taking a sip."

Gu Qianhan had taken him to drink wine before, because he had never tasted wine and was too curious. Others did not allow him to drink and watched him very closely. Only Gu Qianhan was not afraid of his death and fulfilled his wish to taste wine. However, because the wine was too strong, he was choked and passed out.