Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

"My maid is pregnant."

The first words Xiao Qingyuan said after he sat down shocked Yuan Zheng.

He opened his mouth to ask, "Is the child yours?", but he only said one word, and then swallowed the sentence back, and forced it to become: "Congratulations, Qingyuan, you are going to be a father!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face was not happy, but sad: "My maid is called Huayi. She used to be very hardworking, but after she got pregnant, she couldn't eat anything. She only wanted to eat lychees. But you also know that the mansion has cut off my silver supply. Let alone lychees, I can't even buy the cheapest fruit!"

Yuan Zheng immediately made the decision: "What is this? It's just lychees. I bought some for the prince, and you can take them back and give them to the maids!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face was slightly moved: "Yuan Zheng, you are really a brother! Although we had some unpleasantness in the past, I didn't expect that in the end, you were still the best to me, solving my urgent needs and willing to lend a hand to me. Unlike some people, not only did they not give me money to spend, but they even deliberately bought frozen lychees to eat themselves, deliberately disgusting me!"

Yuan Zheng was shocked: "Qingyuan, who are you talking about? Could it be the prince's consort of your housekeeper?"

"If it's not her, who else could it be?"

"How could she be so ruthless? She doesn't even look like a legitimate wife? She doesn't even look like a mistress of the house?"

"Don't mention it. This woman from a small family is just not good enough. She is very stingy with me, but she is very willing to spend money on herself!"

"What? She only spends money on herself and not on you? How can she be that kind of person! This won't do, Qingyuan, all the money she spends is from your Ning Wang Mansion, which is also your money!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned gloomy. "What can I do about this? It's all my mother's fault. She gave the housekeeping power to Shen Wantang. The money is in her hands. She can spend as much as she wants. My mother was fooled around by her. Not only did she ignore her, she indulged her!"

"The princess was intimidated by her, but Qingyuan, you were not. Why don't you go back and grab all the silver? Just like in our family, I am in charge of all the silver!"

"What?! Are you the one who manages the money in your family? Aren't you married? Your new wife doesn't manage the household?"

Yuan Zheng looked very proud: "Of course she is in charge of the household, but the money is in my hands. If she wants to spend money, she has to report to me! She can only spend money if I allow her to. If I don't allow her to spend money, she has to listen to me honestly!"

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes revealed envy: "It would be great if I could manage all the money in Prince Ning's Mansion. I wouldn't have to endure so much anger anymore."

"Tsk! For this kind of thing, we men must be tough and not indulge women's bad habits. We must set the rules early on! Qingyuan, you didn't set the rules right from the beginning!"

Xiao Qingyuan quickly asked him: "Then tell me, how do you set rules for your wife? Is it too late for me to set rules for Shen Wantang now?"

Before Yuan Zheng could say anything, a cold voice came from behind them: "Of course - it's too late."

The two were startled and immediately looked back, then saw Gu Qianhan standing behind them at some point.

They hadn't seen each other for a long time and were so engrossed in their conversation that they didn't even notice Gu Qianhan approaching!

I don't know how much of their conversation he heard.

Xiao Qingyuan's face darkened: "Gu Qianhan, why are you here too? Are you following me again? You're haunting me!"

Yuan Zheng said in the same sarcastic tone as before: "Isn't Second Master Gu a famous genius nobleman in the capital? How come he started eavesdropping on other people's conversations? This is not what a gentleman does!"

Gu Qianhan didn't treat himself as an outsider at all and sat directly at their table.

Then, as soon as he opened his mouth, he killed the two of them directly: "Anyone can use the word gentleman, but you, Yuan Zheng, don't deserve it!"

"I got Xiao Qingyuan drunk at night, and while he was drunk, I slept with his most beloved woman at his home. After that, I put the blame on me, ruining my reputation and causing me and Xiao Qingyuan to become enemies!"

"A sinister and treacherous villain like you is worthy of being called a gentleman?"

Yuan Zheng's expression suddenly changed: "You!! Don't talk nonsense!"

He carefully maintained his relationship with Xiao Qingyuan. He didn't even dare to mention Chu Yanluo's affairs. But Gu Qianhan just exposed it as soon as he arrived!

His behavior was simply rubbing salt into Xiao Qingyuan's wounds!

Yuan Zheng hurriedly turned around to look at Xiao Qingyuan, and sure enough, Xiao Qingyuan's face was so gloomy that it looked like it was going to rain.

What men hate most is being cuckolded, especially by their most trusted good brother in their own home.

Yuan Zheng was afraid that Xiao Qingyuan would overturn the table in anger, so he was ready to bow his head and apologize immediately.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Qingyuan would endure it! He didn't say anything, just picked up the wine glass and took a big gulp of wine.

Yuan Zheng was shocked. When did Xiao Qingyuan become so tolerant? How did he become like this? Where was the Prince of Ning who was so arrogant and looked down on everyone?

He spoke carefully: "Qingyuan, that matter...I was wrong, wasn't I..."

As a result, before he could finish his apology, he was interrupted by Gu Qianhan.

"Xiao Qingyuan is tired of Chu Yanluo now. His favorite now is his maid, Huayi. Yuan Zheng, you suddenly repaired your relationship with him. Could it be that you want to go to Prince Ning's mansion to drink again? After getting Xiao Qingyuan drunk, you will treat that maid..."

Yuan Zheng was shocked and angry: "Gu Qianhan, shut up! Stop talking nonsense and destroying the brotherhood between me and Qingyuan!"

Gu Qianhan sneered: "You two have no brotherhood at all. Any two dogs on the street have more brotherhood than you."

Yuan Zheng slammed the table in anger and stood up suddenly: "Who are you calling a dog?!"

Gu Qianhan tapped his slender fingers on the table slowly: "I didn't call you a dog, I said, you are worse than a dog."

"you!!"

"Why, you want to fight? Then I advise you to look at Xiao Qingyuan's face before fighting."

Yuan Zheng had already noticed the bruises on Xiao Qingyuan's face, but he was afraid of hurting Xiao Qingyuan's feelings, so he deliberately didn't ask.

Hearing Gu Qianhan's words, he finally realized something. He said in a lost voice: "The wound on Qingyuan's face, could it be you who beat him?!"

"it's me."

"What? It's really you? Are you crazy? How could you hit Qingyuan's face like this?! Are you jealous that he is more handsome than you, so you want to destroy his face!"

"When did you become blind?"

"I--"

"Xiao Qingyuan is at most a little better looking than you, but compared to me, he is far behind."