Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

However, Gu Qianhan's outward emotions quickly disappeared.

He immediately regained his original indifference and composure: "I'm going to ask the abbot to interpret the divination. If you want to listen, just follow me."

Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning looked at each other and followed him without hesitation.

He walked in front, and two people were talking in low voices behind him.

"Ah Tang, you really guessed it right. My second brother actually didn't ask for a marriage. How strange! If he didn't ask for a marriage, what else could he ask for?"

"Of course, there are things that are more important than marriage, such as the health of family members, safety, etc."

"You don't know my second brother. He doesn't care about these things. When my mother came to burn incense before, she would always ask for amulets. She would force them on my second brother, but he refused them. He said that these things were useless and were a burden. The only amulet he wanted was given to him by our aunt. Our aunt was the queen, so he couldn't refuse. Otherwise, he would definitely not want it."

Shen Wantang smiled faintly. She really wanted to say that she actually understood Gu Qianhan better than Gu Qianning thought. Gu Qianhan might not have cared about the safety of the Gu family in the past, because no one expected that the prosperous Gu family would be wiped out.

But now, for Gu Qianhan, nothing is more important than the safety of the Gu family.

The group soon arrived at the side hall where the abbot was meditating. Just as Gu Qianhan was about to knock on the door, it opened.

A young woman with a maid came out.

The woman's brows were originally furrowed, but when she saw Gu Qianhan, her brows immediately relaxed and a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face: "Qianhan, what a coincidence, meeting you here. Did you draw a fortune too? I wonder what fortune you drew?"

Gu Qianhan said indifferently: "Miss Liu, please make way, you are blocking the door."

Gu Qianning behind him immediately whispered to Shen Wantang, "She is Liu Nanshi, the daughter of Elder Liu."

Shen Wantang naturally recognized Liu Nanshi, but that was only in her previous life. She had not met Liu Nanshi in this life.

Liu Nanshi is extremely famous, and can even be said to be as famous as Gu Qianhan. However, Liu Nanshi is a woman, unlike Gu Qianhan, a man who can show up in public at will, so many people have only heard of her title as the most talented woman in Dafeng, but have never seen her in person.

When Liu Nanshi heard Gu Qianhan asking her to move aside, she moved half a step to the side, making way but not completely.

She and her maid were still blocking half of the door. If Gu Qianhan wanted to go over, he would inevitably bump into her.

Gu Qianhan did not move. Even when he saw through Liu Nanshi's little thoughts, he did not react at all. He remained indifferent and called his sister to break the situation: "Aning, come here, you go in first."

Gu Qianning immediately pulled Shen Wantang forward, and she greeted Liu Nanshi politely and skillfully: "Nanshi, you are here at the temple too. Come, let me introduce you. This is my good friend, Shen Wantang, who is also the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ning's Mansion. Atang, this is the daughter of the old man, Liu Nanshi."

Shen Wantang and Liu Nanshi greeted each other.

Even though Gu Qianning seemed drowsy when listening to Buddhist scriptures, she was very adept at handling relationships with noble ladies.

"Nanshi, we haven't seen each other for a while. I was sick before the New Year, so I couldn't invite you to my house. Now I'm finally well again. Let's drink tea and appreciate the flowers together later."

"A Ning, have you been ill? Look at me, I didn't even know about it. You too, why didn't you tell me that you were ill? I have a doctor with superb medical skills in my house. If you let him treat you, I believe he will help you recover faster."

"It's not a serious illness, just a cough. The imperial physician examined me, but the prescription didn't seem to work. Later, Atang prescribed a new prescription for me, and I got better immediately."

Liu Nanshi glanced at Shen Wantang and said, "I didn't expect that the Crown Prince's Consort is so proficient in medicine. The prescriptions you prescribed are more effective than those of the imperial physician. Thanks to you. I would like to thank the Crown Prince's Consort on behalf of An Ning."

Gu Qianning was stunned when she heard this. She was being polite to Liu Nanshi, so why did Liu Nanshi take the initiative and thank Shen Wantang on her behalf?

Although she and Liu Nanshi had known each other earlier and longer, and she had frequent contacts with Liu Nanshi in the past because of the marriage arrangements between the two families, she and Liu Nanshi had never opened their hearts to each other.

What's more, the marriages of both families have fallen through. She said that she was sick and that's why she didn't invite Liu Nanshi to visit Gu's house. It was purely a courtesy. They knew the real reason very well - the marriage fell through and the in-laws could not be formed. Liu Nanshi no longer had any reason to go to Gu's house. Instead, she had to avoid suspicion and try not to have any contact with Gu Qianhan.

If we really talk about the closeness of the relationship, Gu Qianning is of course closer to Shen Wantang and more distant from Liu Nanshi.

Gu Qianning felt uncomfortable and was in a daze, but Shen Wantang was very calm: "I am not proficient in medicine. I just learned a few prescriptions from my grandfather. It's thanks to Ah Ning that she trusts me and dares to drink the medicine I prescribed. I should thank her."

"After An Ning recovered, she sent me a thank-you gift. Even Madam Gu sent me a thank-you gift, which made me feel ashamed. These are just trivial things and not worth mentioning. If Miss Liu also wants to thank me, I would be so ashamed that I would be embarrassed."

Now it was Liu Nanshi's turn to be slightly stunned. Madam Gu actually gave Shen Wantang a thank-you gift? Could it be that Shen Wantang's medical skills were really amazing?

No wonder Gu Qianning and Shen Wantang acted like good sisters, even closer than before. It turned out that Gu Qianning's illness was cured.

Liu Nanshi had no way of knowing how good Shen Wantang's medical skills were, but she had already felt that Shen Wantang was not simple from just a few words - she seemed to speak in a friendly and polite manner, but in fact she was cunning and she even secretly ridiculed her for thanking Gu Qianning on his behalf.

No wonder she was chosen by Princess Ning to be Xiao Qingyuan's Crown Princess despite her humble background. She really has some abilities.

Gu Qianning felt that Shen Wantang's words were both beautiful and satisfying. Shen Wantang cured her illness, so was it Liu Nanshi's turn to thank her on her behalf?

As soon as the second brother's reputation became bad, the Liu family hastily rejected the marriage and did not give the Gu family any room to make amends. The mother was so angry that she couldn't eat for several days. The fact that she didn't show any displeasure to Liu Nanshi was because of her good upbringing!

Liu Nanshi, however, tried to get close to him as if nothing had happened. Could it be that she was still thinking about her second brother?

Gu Qianning's heart moved, and she asked Liu Nanshi: "Nanshi, did you ask the abbot to interpret the fortune? How is it? Is it a good fortune?"

She actually wanted to ask Liu Nanshi whether she was praying for a marriage, but unfortunately, she couldn't ask anyone else so directly except her own second brother.

Liu Nanshi shook her head: "Today's luck is bad, it's a bad sign."

As she spoke, she took out the stick and showed it to Gu Qianning.

Of course, she only showed Gu Qianning the "bad fortune" side, and naturally could not show anyone the side with the fortune text.