Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Gu Qianning was slightly stunned. Of course, her second brother was different from a certain girl, but the problem was that this girl was married!

She could only shake her head: "No, my second brother is equally cold to everyone."

However, her stunned look made Mrs. Gu see the clue.

Mrs. Gu couldn't see through Gu Qianhan. Firstly, it was because her son was a genius and his thoughts were difficult to guess. Secondly, she had little contact with her son and naturally knew little about him.

But she raised her daughter by herself, she knew her very well, and her daughter's mind was much simpler than her son's, and she was not good at lying.

Therefore, Gu Qianning's slightly strange expression gave Mrs. Gu the answer in her heart: her son might have someone he likes, and her daughter also knew who this person was.

But the daughter refused to say. It was very likely that there was something wrong with the girl's background or identity, and the daughter was afraid that she would not agree, so she kept it a secret for her second brother.

Mrs. Gu was finally delighted. The iron tree had finally blossomed. She was not afraid that the girl her son liked had a problem with her background. She was just afraid that her son would never get married in his life!

Anyway, my son's reputation is ruined now. Before, other people would just say he was cold-blooded and heartless, but now he's stealing other people's concubines and maids. Outsiders now say he has a peculiar habit and call him a shameless playboy.

Who among the noble family would be willing to marry their precious daughter to him and let him suffer injustice?

For example, when the Liu Ge family heard that their son might have raped Xiao Qingyuan's concubine, they sent someone to cancel the marriage without hesitation, leaving no room for compromise.

While Mrs. Gu was thinking about how to get more information out of her daughter, she noticed that her daughter's cold seemed to have gotten better.

She asked curiously, "A Ning, weren't you coughing so hard that you couldn't sleep the past two days? Why aren't you coughing today? I see that your complexion has improved a lot, but has the medicine prescribed by the imperial physician finally taken effect?"

Gu Qianning laughed: "Mother, have you forgotten that I invited the Crown Prince's Consort from Prince Ning's Mansion to come over?"

"As far as I remember, this matter has something to do with her?"

"Of course! She cured my cough. It wasn't the imperial physician's credit. If Atang hadn't come to personally diagnose and prescribe medicine for me, I would definitely still be coughing now!"

"What? Her medical skills are so amazing?"

"That's pretty impressive!"

Madam Gu nodded. "I have heard that the Crown Prince's Consort Xiao Qingyuan cured Ning Wang's wife of headaches and fainting, and also cured Ning Wang's persistent cough. I originally thought that the couple deliberately exaggerated their daughter-in-law's abilities, but I didn't expect it to be true."

“It really can’t be truer!”

When talking about Shen Wantang's abilities, Gu Qianning talked endlessly, praising him to the point that he was the best in the world. In the end, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but have doubts.

"A Ning, I've never heard you praise someone like this. When did you become so close to that prince's wife? Your second brother and Prince Xiao are enemies, but you are so close to his princess. Is this appropriate?"

Gu Qianning hesitated for a moment when asked, but she immediately said, "It's appropriate. What's inappropriate about this? Second brother is second brother, I am me, and Prince Xiao and his princess consort cannot be mixed up. They can quarrel about their own affairs, and we will do our own things!"

She praised Shen Wantang to the sky. On the one hand, it was because Shen Wantang was indeed a good person in her heart, but on the other hand, it concealed her selfish motives.

She thought, if her second brother caused Xiao Qingyuan and Shen Wantang to divorce, it would be good for her to prepare Shen Wantang in advance. Then, if her second brother wanted to marry Shen Wantang, her mother would not be too opposed.

Look, she is really worried about her second brother!

But her second brother refused to let her marry the prince and insisted that she marry far away. What a stark contrast!

A few days ago, my second brother even had a quarrel with my father and eldest brother because of this matter. My father scolded him for being short-sighted and cowardly, and my eldest brother thought he was selfish and did not consider the family.

Gu Qianning thought again of the bad fortunes she had drawn at the Fazhen Temple, the interpretation given by the abbot, and what Shen Mingxuan had blurted out when they were at the Shen family: "All of you in the Gu family will die."

After hesitating for a long time, Gu Qianning finally said, "Mother, is it really a good thing for me to enter the palace? I've been having nightmares recently. I dreamed that after I became the Crown Princess, I killed my whole family. I..."

Mrs. Gu interrupted her immediately: "What nonsense! Never say such things again!"

"But……"

Madam Gu said sternly, "A Ning, the Crown Princess must be you, only you!"

"You must never let your imagination run wild like this in the future. Your father, your aunt, and your elder brother have been paving the way for you for so long, just to allow you to succeed your aunt as the queen in the future!"

"The future prince must be born from your belly! You must be the most noble woman in Dafeng. You cannot be indecisive and hesitant. You must be strong and have the pride to look down on everything!"

Gu Qianning lowered her eyes.

She had heard this since she was a child, so she had always been determined to marry the prince.

However, her recent experiences have caused her to begin to waver.

Her hesitation triggered a series of chain reactions. She suddenly realized that the prince did not seem to care about her and like her as much as he appeared to be.

She had already reached marriage age, but there was still no movement from the prince, and he didn't even hint to her that he wanted to marry her.

The reason she fell ill this time was not only because she caught a cold, but also because of depression. No one could understand the tremendous pressure and suffering she was under.

Even though she was so sick that she was coughing up blood, the prince didn't come to see her, and didn't even send her a letter.

Gu Qianning didn't believe that he didn't know she was sick. The imperial physician had been to the Duke's Mansion countless times. The prince was so well-informed, he must know that she was sick.

However, he did not care about her health or worry about her illness as he did before.

he's changed.

Seeing her daughter's depressed look, Madam Gu thought that she had spoken too harshly and hurt her daughter's heart. She quickly took her daughter's hand and said soothingly, "A Ning, don't blame your mother for forcing you to become stronger. I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't enter the palace to become the Crown Princess, who else can you marry? Do you really want to leave the capital and marry a stranger far away like your second brother said?"

Gu Qianning was stunned: "Did my second brother also mention this to you? I thought he only told me."

Madam Gu sighed, "He said so. He also told your father and your eldest brother. He has even started to choose a husband for you. However, your father and I disagreed, so he didn't tell you."

"Don't worry, with your father and I here, your second brother has no say in your marriage."

"I don't know what's happened to your second brother recently. His temperament has changed drastically. He's no longer like himself. The things he does are always confusing and unbelievable."