Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

In the flower hall in the front yard of Prince Ning's mansion, which was used to entertain guests, Shen Wantang asked the maid to serve hot tea to Gu Qianhan.

In the previous life, Shen Wantang and he were somewhat familiar with each other, but now, they were not familiar with each other.

So, Shen Wantang exchanged pleasantries with him in a polite tone for a while, and then asked him, "Is Master Gu here to see the prince? I have already asked someone to inform him. Please wait for a moment, he will probably be here soon."

Gu Qianhan neither denied nor admitted it. He drank the best Longjing tea while saying, "I took Miss Chu away earlier. I'm afraid the prince doesn't like me very much now. It doesn't hurt to wait a little longer. I wonder how Miss Chu is doing? Is she feeling better? Has her wish come true?"

He looked very concerned about Chu Yanluo, as if he really liked her.

If Shen Wantang didn't know him in her previous life, she might have been deceived by him now. Unfortunately, she knew him in her previous life, and because of his extraordinary ability to solve cases, she was shocked by him and had conducted in-depth investigations and understanding of him.

Perhaps a person’s preferences may change slightly in two lifetimes, but nature is difficult to change.

Gu Qianhan is extremely intelligent. He has had few rivals since childhood. Almost no one can match him in terms of literary and military skills. Such amazing talent has also created his arrogant and aloof personality.

As long as he wants it, there is nothing he can't get.

What he doesn't want, no one else can force into his hands.

When he took Chu Yanluo away, Shen Wantang still believed that he was really in love with Chu Yanluo, but after Chu Yanluo came back, Shen Wantang began to doubt his intentions.

If he really likes Chu Yanluo, with Xiao Qingyuan's ability, it would be impossible for him to snatch her back from him.

Shen Wantang felt that Gu Qianhan seemed to be here just to watch the fun. She smiled at him faintly and said, "Chu has been taken as a concubine by the prince. The prince treats her well, and the princess has also invited the imperial physician to diagnose her and prescribe medicine for her. I believe that she will be cured soon."

"So she is already the prince's concubine? What a pity."

It was a pity that Gu Qianhan didn't say what it was. He took another sip of tea and praised, "Your tea is really good."

The tea used to entertain guests in Prince Ning's Mansion is naturally very impressive. However, Gu Qianhan does not like to drink green tea, he likes to drink black tea.

His habit of drinking black tea was developed from Shen Wantang.

In her previous life, Shen Wantang disguised herself as a man and went in and out of the Dali Temple as Liao Youhe's aide. She also had her own desk and her own room in the Dali Temple.

There is always black tea on her desk all year round.

Every time Gu Qianhan went to the Dali Temple, Shen Wantang would almost always treat him with her own tea. On the one hand, she wanted to discuss some cases with him, and on the other hand, the tea shared by the Dali Temple was really hard to swallow. After he drank it once, he never wanted to drink it again. Sometimes, even if Shen Wantang was not there, he would still drink her tea without hesitation.

In his previous life, he did not realize that he had fallen in love with the habit of drinking black tea. It was only after he was reborn and the servant made green tea for him that he suddenly realized that green tea was no longer to his taste.

So, although he admired it, he only took two sips and put the tea down.

He looked at Shen Wantang, feeling a little hesitant.

Had she not been reborn? If she had been reborn, she would have served him tea.

When Shen Wantang saw him put down the tea, she knew in her heart that this tea was not to his taste.

However, she didn't know that Gu Qianhan's habit of drinking black tea was developed because of her. After she met Gu Qianhan, Gu Qianhan had always been drinking black tea and never drank the green tea used by Dali Temple officials.

So, she thought Gu Qianhan had always only drunk black tea.

However, she shouldn't know any of his habits and preferences now, so she pretended not to have noticed anything and asked the maid to refill his tea again.

After a while, someone brought him some freshly baked snacks.

Shen Wantang really had no idea what kind of snacks Gu Qianhan liked, so she just served him a few at random.

Actually, Gu Qianhan didn’t like snacks at all, but since Shen Wantang had them brought to him, he ate a piece of each. While eating, he casually chatted with Shen Wantang about the weather.

"It has been raining for several days now, and I don't know when it will stop. When do you think the rain will stop?"

Shen Wantang shook his head and answered without a single mistake: "The rain has indeed been falling for a long time. I don't know when it will stop. I just hope it will stop soon. It has been falling for too long and people can't stand it any more."

Gu Qianhan nodded: "Indeed."

His test failed, and judging from her answer alone, it was impossible to tell whether she was reborn.

However, he knew in his heart that with Shen Wantang's cautious and thoughtful character, even if she was reborn, she would not be like her elder sister, shouting everywhere and wanting everyone to know that she was reborn.

Outside the flower hall, the sky was overcast and heavy rain was pouring down. Inside the flower hall, the air was filled with the fragrance of tea and candles were brightly lit all around, creating a sense of fragmented tranquility and beauty.

This was the first time that Gu Qianhan allowed himself to indulge in this false beauty, because he now had few opportunities to get close to Shen Wantang, and he cherished every opportunity.

She managed the Ning Wang Mansion in perfect order. All her maids were well-behaved, none of them looked around. Her maid was also very mature and prudent. Because he was a man from outside, her maid stood not far away with her hands hanging down, refusing to move a step.

A quarter of an hour later, Gu Qianhan broke free from the beautiful illusion. He stood up, put on his cloak again, left the flower hall with the servant, and went to Xiao Qingyuan's yard.

Shen Wantang watched his back disappear in the rainstorm and told Qin Xin, "Mr. Gu should have gone to look for the prince. You go and keep an eye on them and don't let them fight again."

Qin Xin loved to watch the fun. When she heard that Shen Wantang had given her such a good job, she put on a straw raincoat and ran to Xingheyuan without caring that it was raining heavily outside.

Madam Chai couldn't help but yell at her, "Slow down, pay attention to your manners!"

Seeing her anxious look, Shen Wantang couldn't help laughing: "She is afraid that if she runs too slowly, she will miss the excitement over there. With this kind of personality, she is actually quite happy. Forget it, don't worry about her. Mammy, let's go back to our courtyard. We will all hear the vivid gossip from Qin Xin later."

Knowing that she was tolerant, Nanny Chai also smiled. She put a thick cloak on Shen Wantang to protect her from the rain, and then held a big umbrella for her, protecting her as she walked towards Wutong Garden.

On the way, Madam Chai thought about it again and again, and finally spoke up to remind her: "Prince's Consort, next time a foreign man comes, you only need to meet him briefly, and then ask the prince to entertain him, so as to avoid leaving any room for gossip."