Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Seeing Shen Wantang accepted it, Gu Qianning smiled and said, "Don't worry, it hurts to give it to others, but I'm happy to give it to you! If you don't accept it, I won't be able to sleep. If you accept it, not only can I sleep, but I can also have sweet dreams!"

As she spoke, she lifted Shen Wantang's wrist and looked at it again and again in the light of the setting sun: "It fits you really well! It looks really good!"

She looked at Gu Qianhan: "Second brother, I gave it to my best friend, do you have any objection?"

Gu Qianhan looked indifferent and said, "The necklace is yours now. You can give it to whoever you want. You don't need to tell me. But you can't take it away from me anymore."

Gu Qianning didn't understand why he didn't let her grab the string. She glared at him and said, "Stingy guy, who wants to grab it? It's not like everyone wants your things and chases you for them. I don't want it!"

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Liu Nanshi and saw that she was frozen there with a slightly blue face. She almost laughed out loud.

Finally got rid of my anger!

She discovered that as long as they followed their second brother, she and Shen Wantang would never have to endure any bullying, as their second brother could always give others a slap in the face without any effort!

Gu Qianning was in a good mood and happily took Shen Wantang's arm: "Atang, get on the carriage, we should go back! Otherwise, you can come back to Gu's house with me, stay at our house tonight, and we can have a good talk."

Shen Wantang laughed: "How can this be possible? Do you think I am an unmarried girl like you? I am already married, how can I stay outside casually?"

"Well, anyway, the princess is a good and sensible mother-in-law. She likes you so much that she won't care about these details. It won't be a big deal if you stay at my house for one night."

Shen Wantang shook her head: "No, mother does love me and is indeed reasonable, but because of this, I must fulfill my duties as a daughter-in-law."

Gu Qianning actually knew that after getting married, she was not as free as when she was a girl, not to mention that Shen Wantang had to take care of the affairs of the entire palace.

She did not force Shen Wantang anymore, but pulled her into the carriage.

Gu Qianhan rode beside him on horseback: "Jixiang, why don't you drive the carriage? Go home."

"Got it!"

Jixiang jumped onto the carriage and said, "Go!"

Liu Nanshi watched them leave and his face darkened.

She clenched her hands, her nails digging deep into her flesh. The pain made the anger in her heart burn even more fiercely. Even her usually gentle voice changed a little: "Madam Sang, please find out for me when Gu Qianning became so close to the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Ning's Mansion!"

"Yes, Miss, I will send someone to inquire when I get back."

"Prepare another generous gift for me. I will need it tomorrow."

"Yes."

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On the way back, Gu Qianning kept talking to Shen Wantang. The two talked about Bodhi bracelets and Buddhist scriptures.

Shen Wantang knew that Gu Qianhan was following outside, so he specifically talked to Gu Qianning about the things he didn't understand.

What she didn't understand, Gu Qianning didn't understand even more, but it didn't matter. When she couldn't answer, she would ask Gu Qianhan outside the carriage for help without thinking.

Firstly, Gu Qianning was already accustomed to throwing difficult problems to her second brother to solve. Secondly, she wanted her second brother to perform in front of Shen Wantang. Regardless of whether the two of them succeeded or not, she hoped that Shen Wantang would have a good impression of her second brother.

Gu Qianhan did not disappoint them. No matter how abstruse and complicated the questions Shen Wantang asked, he could always explain them thoroughly from the simplest to the most complex using the most common principles.

So much so that by the end of the questioning, Shen Wantang couldn't help but sigh: "Second Young Master is worthy of the reputation of a child prodigy. He is even proficient in such profound Buddhist teachings. It is really admirable! Thank you, Second Young Master, for clearing up my doubts. It has opened my eyes."

When Gu Qianning heard her praising her second brother like this, she immediately opened the curtain and looked outside. Then she saw the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he said lightly: "You are too kind, my wife. It is just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

Gu Qianning rolled her eyes at him and continued pretending!

She was obviously extremely happy to be praised, but she pretended to be nonchalant. How come she didn't know that her noble and aloof second brother was this kind of person!

She stared at Gu Qianhan for a long time, and suddenly noticed that the Buddhist beads on his wrist seemed different.

She rubbed her eyes and asked curiously, "Second brother, are the two strings of Bodhi bracelets you snatched from the abbot different?"

"Same."

"Why is the bracelet on Atang's wrist smooth, but yours seems to have words engraved on it? Am I seeing things? Come closer, let me take a closer look!"

"You read it right. I did engrave this string."

"Was it carved by the abbot?"

"No, I carved it."

"what?!"

Gu Qianning was shocked and heartbroken: "How could you scribble on such a precious thing? You are wasting it! You are wasting it! If the abbot knew about this, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood!"

"The abbot also has words engraved on the necklace he wears. Why don't you say he is wasting natural resources?"

"How can this be the same? The abbot engraved the words to consecrate the bracelet, what about you? What's the point of engraving the words?!"

"It doesn't work, but I like it."

Gu Qianning: “…”

She didn’t know whether the abbot would be so angry with her second brother that he would vomit blood, but she was almost going to vomit blood.

The affection between her and her second brother can only last for a short while. If it lasts longer, the affection will collapse.

She picked up Shen Wantang's wrist, carefully looked at each bodhi bead on the bracelet, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, this bracelet is all smooth and intact, and it was not ruined by my second brother. If he had scribbled on this, I would not have the face to give it to you."

Shen Wantang chuckled: "An Ning, your second brother's calligraphy is hard to come by outside!"

Gu Qianhan became famous at a young age. He learned calligraphy from a great calligrapher when he was young. His handwriting already had a lot of style when he was very young.

When he grew up, his poems and calligraphy were the best in the world, and even his copybooks were in great demand.

However, he seldom writes poetry nowadays, and his writings are no longer circulated. The only people who can see his writings now are close friends like Gu Qianning.

However, Gu Qianning had obviously seen too much and did not take Gu Qianhan's calligraphy seriously. She felt like she was sitting on a fortune of gold and did not realize it, and was treating the gold as stone.

Gu Qianning was moved when she heard Shen Wantang praising her second brother's calligraphy, and asked her, "Do you like my second brother's calligraphy? I have his calligraphy copybook, I'll give you two copies later!"

Shen Wantang was tempted, but felt that it was not appropriate: "Is this appropriate?"

"Oh, what's wrong with this? I'm just afraid you won't like it! Anyway, I don't practice calligraphy according to my second brother's. His handwriting is too sharp and full of momentum. I'm afraid I'll go crazy if I practice his handwriting. If you're not afraid, come home with me and get the calligraphy copybook!"