Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 678 You can’t bring any of them home!

Seeing that Gu Qianhan didn't say anything, Shen Wantang thought he was angry, and her heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, she seemed to have forgotten that he had clearly said before that the Duke and the Duchess were extremely partial to him and only gave him five taels of silver as a monthly allowance, so that at such a young age, he had to find ways to earn money on his own.

From his point of view, they didn't even give him money to spend, so why should he give them fruit to eat?

Shen Wantang realized it later and quickly sat down next to Gu Qianhan. She took his hand and said, "If you don't want me to do this, I won't do it anymore. Let's just close the door and live our own lives."

Gu Qianhan looked up in surprise. He actually knew that she was always considerate in doing things and didn't like to give others any handles. Why did she suddenly change her mind?

In her previous life, she married into the Ning Wang Mansion. Even though Xiao Qingyuan disliked her very much, she was still liked by Ning Wang and Ning Wangfei. Ning Wang, who was a low-key and self-protective person by nature, even praised Shen Wantang everywhere, saying that he had a good daughter-in-law. It can be seen that she is indeed very good at maintaining relationships.

"Atang, it's not that I don't want you to do these things, I'm just not used to it. Just do whatever you want. Don't worry about me. These are all small matters. It's up to you to decide."

"That won't do! You and I are husband and wife now, so I have to consider your feelings when doing things. Otherwise, I'll cause you trouble every day. How can we still live like this?"

"You didn't give me any trouble, I—"

"Oh, by the way, let's make a deal. I won't cause you any trouble, and you can't cause me any trouble either. You can't bring any of these beautiful girls home."

Gu Qianhan was at a loss for words, but he also felt that her straightforward admonition was a good one. He held Shen Wantang's hand and said, "I don't have any beautiful women. You are the only one in our family. I don't care about anyone else."

Shen Wantang rolled his eyes. "Oh, you never know. When you become powerful in the future, even if you don't want those beautiful women, there will still be people who will try their best to persuade you to accept them!"

Gu Qianhan immediately realized that she was saying that if he succeeded in his rebellion and became emperor in the future, he might expand his harem.

His expression became serious. It turned out that she was worried about this: "Atang, no matter how high my position or how much power I have in the future, I will never take a concubine, nor will I have other women. I am very lucky and very satisfied to have you. You and I have a special experience. We have shared life and death. No one can squeeze in between us."

Shen Wantang received his solemn promise and couldn't help but smile: "Well, that's good."

It's not that she doesn't trust him, but in the future, when he holds a high position, he may not be able to decide how many women he can have.

Telling him her request in advance could be considered a precaution.

If someone else had made such a promise to her, she might not have believed it, but she felt that she could still believe Gu Qianhan's promise to her. After all, he really didn't care about women. In his previous two lives, he had never married and had no other women.

Shen Wantang put her hand on his cheek and gave him a quick kiss, then happily stood up and went to find Nanny Yan to get her snacks and preserved fruits.

Gu Qianhan touched the cheek that she had kissed, and a smile appeared at the corner of her lips. She was so busy that she seemed to have completely forgotten the injury on her head.

This seemed to be a good thing. She was full of energy, happy and relaxed, not affected at all by yesterday's events.

"auspicious."

"Son."

"How's the matter with Shen Guannian going?"

"Don't worry, sir. I've already sent the evidence of his dereliction of duty and collusion between officials and businessmen to the Dali Temple as you instructed. I'm afraid Lord Shen has already been taken away for interrogation by the Dali Temple. He's definitely going to lose his job!"

"Where's Xiao Qingyuan?"

"Oh, Prince Xiao is in a much worse situation than Lord Shen!"

"Oh? How tragic is that?"

"Prince Xiao lost a tooth last night and another today. His face is so swollen he can't even open his eyes, and he can't even eat! His ribs are also broken, and it seems to be quite serious. He was in so much pain he couldn't sleep all night. Prince Ning's Mansion invited several doctors to treat Prince Xiao. His screams were heard throughout the palace while they were treating him!"

Gu Qianhan shook his head: "No, it's not bad enough."

"Oh, Master, that's not all! After Prince Ning found out that he was trying to steal our young lady and was beaten like this by you, he took him to the palace and took the initiative to apologize to the Emperor! Prince Xiao was already injured, and after going to the palace, he was almost dead and fainted from the pain!"

Gu Qianhan sneered: "Do you really think Prince Ning went to the palace to plead guilty?"

"Ah? Isn't it? Then why else would he bother Prince Xiao?"

"Of course it was a self-torture tactic. Xiao Qingyuan only had broken ribs. I hit him, and I knew that the injuries would cause him great pain, but they wouldn't kill him. Since Prince Ning had the imperial physician examine him, he naturally knew that Xiao Qingyuan's life was not in danger, so he simply took him to the palace, under the pretext of apologizing, to complain, and by the way, to sue me."

Jixiang couldn't help but shudder. "Is Prince Ning so cruel? He's willing to torture even his own son like this? I didn't realize that this prince, who has no ambition at all, is so scheming!"

"Without some cunning, do you think he could have survived the Emperor's hands? He has already killed almost all of the Emperor's brothers and sisters. Anyone who posed a threat was charged with a crime. Only Prince Ning, who devoted himself to studying astrology and was known to everyone as a star enthusiast, escaped."

Jixiang frowned, "What should we do now? The Emperor already dislikes you. Will he use this incident with Prince Xiao to punish you?"

As he was speaking, a secret guard walked in quickly and said, "Sir, the Emperor has sent Eunuch Yu to the Duke's Mansion and ordered you to come to the palace immediately! The person sent by the Duke's Mansion to call you back is still on the way, so I took a shortcut back."

Gu Qianhan stood up and said coldly, "You came quickly enough."

Jixiang was extremely worried: "Sir, the Emperor will definitely punish you this time, and it will be very severe. You should put on your knee pads in advance!"

Gu Qianhan walked out: "Don't let Atang know about this for now, don't let it slip, tell her everything, and if she asks, just say I was busy with other things."

Jixiang sighed, "Yes, sir."

After Gu Qianhan left, Shen Wantang did not suspect anything at first.

But when it was night and Gu Qianhan still hadn't returned, she realized something was wrong.

Although they had been married for only a few days, Gu Qianhan was busy during the day and would come back at night to have dinner with her.

Now, it was already past dinner time, but Gu Qianhan had not returned yet.