Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Mrs. Gu didn't expect that after she said a lot of soft words and complained so much, her son not only did not soften his heart, but became even more cruel.

She was so angry at her son that she fell backwards: "You!! You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth, bah bah bah! Stop cursing your cousin! He said that he wants to live until the day you get married, and he wants to drink your wedding wine!"

"Really? If so, I will never marry in this life."

Mrs. Gu was shocked: "What?!"

"As long as I don't marry, my cousin will live. For the sake of my cousin's longevity, it doesn't matter if I make some sacrifices."

Mrs. Gu: "..."

These monkey kids! One or two of them just like to dig her into the trap!

Pei Linan, who was lying in the bedroom next door, wanted to laugh when he heard it. His second cousin was indeed a genius, and his eloquence was first-rate! It would be better if he could be a little more lenient when scolding him.

However, there was one thing that he found very strange. Since his second cousin liked Shen Wantang, why didn't he take the opportunity to fulfill his aunt's wish and say that he had fallen in love with Shen Wantang?

What is the second cousin worried about? Is he afraid that his aunt doesn't want him to marry Shen Wantang?

Not really. When has my second cousin ever been afraid of my aunt? He's not even afraid of my majestic and fierce uncle!

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Prince Ning's Mansion.

After Shen Wantang returned from the Duke's Mansion, he went to Princess Ning's courtyard first.

Princess Ning asked her about the people she met at the Duke's Mansion for a full hour and what they said. After repeatedly confirming that the people at the Duke's Mansion were very polite to her and that Gu Qianning was also very polite to her, she let her leave.

After Shen Wantang returned to Wutong Garden, Princess Ning sent Nanny Quan to deliver something to her.

Nanny Quan smiled and said, "The princess said that the Crown Prince's wife must have been exhausted from the trip, so she specially asked someone to open her private vault and picked out a few rare items to give to the Crown Prince's wife."

Shen Wantang also smiled at her: "Thank you, Madam. Please also thank my mother for me."

As long as she has made contributions, the mother-in-law will never be stingy, and the harmony and balance between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are well maintained.

After Nanny Quan left, Shen Wantang took a look at the things that were sent to her. They were indeed rare treasures, so she asked Du Juan to put them all away.

Just as the things were put away, Qin Xin hurriedly walked in: "Crown Princess, something happened!"

"what happened?"

"After the second young lady of Yu Shilang's family used Aunt Chu's scar removal medicine, her hair turned completely white overnight and large patches of white spots appeared on her face. This morning, the second young lady was found hanged in her bedroom."

Shen Wantang was shocked: "Is there such a thing?"

Qin Xin whispered, "It's absolutely true! Miss Yu Er had a burn on her face, so she spent a lot of money to frequently buy the Nine Revolutions Rejuvenating Pill from Shendan Hall, but after using it a few times, white spots began to appear on her face."

"The Minister's family kept silent for the sake of her reputation. Unexpectedly, the situation became increasingly serious, and eventually even her hair turned white. Miss Yu couldn't stand the shock, so she committed suicide."

"Now, someone has come to Minister Yu's residence. Mr. Yu wants the prince and Aunt Chu to give an explanation!"

Shen Wantang was a little dazed. She knew that there was something wrong with Chu Yanluo's medicine, but she didn't expect that the problem would be so serious.

Before, she had deliberately asked people to spread the news that the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill contained banned drugs, but people were still scrambling to buy it.

"Why didn't Master Yu go to the Divine Pill Hall? Why did he come directly to the palace?"

"I heard that they have already looked for it, but Shendantang denied it completely, saying that the medicine was given by Aunt Chu, and they were selling it for the prince because of his face."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but sigh. She knew that as soon as something happened, Shendan Hall would push Chu Yanluo out to take the blame.

However, isn’t this Chu Yanluo’s own fault?

"Princess, why don't you go over and take a look? I'm afraid the prince can't handle it."

"He has to deal with it even if he can't. He is the prince and will have to support the family in the future. If he can't handle such a thing, then he would be too ashamed of his father and mother's cultivation of him. It is not appropriate for me to handle this matter for him."

Shen Wantang found a very plausible excuse, then sat down quietly at the desk, took out a new copybook and began to practice calligraphy.

In the evening, Xiao Qingyuan arrived.

His eye sockets were sunken and he looked exhausted. "Shen Wantang, something happened in the mansion today. Did you know? Why are you acting like nothing happened?"

Shen Wantang said calmly, "Sir, I went to the Duke's Mansion today to apologize on behalf of the princess. Did you know that? Why did you come to question me when you didn't thank me?"

Xiao Qingyuan froze, he had completely forgotten about this matter!

He thought Shen Wantang was idle in the mansion today!

His momentum suddenly weakened: "I didn't question you, I just asked casually. After all, the matter in the mansion is not small. Yan Luo's medicine killed someone. They came to my house and I was exhausted from dealing with it. You should help me."

"Next time, if Aunt Chu kills someone again, I will help you deal with it, but from now on, you will have to go to other people's homes to apologize, are you willing?"

"This... I'm not very good at apologizing. I'm afraid of making things worse, so it's more appropriate for you to go."

Shen Wantang wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and choked up, "Your Highness, you have such a cruel heart. I didn't do any of these wrong things, but I was the one who apologized and took the trouble to deal with the family of the deceased. Don't you think it's too much, Your Highness?"

"As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, whoever did something wrong should bear the responsibility, this is fair. You keep torturing me alone, are you trying to force me to death?"

"The prince likes Concubine Chu so much. She killed someone, but you are unwilling to hand her over to the deceased's family for disposal?"

"I really envy Aunt Chu. She can get away with it even after causing such a huge mess. No wonder she's becoming more and more arrogant!"

Xiao Qingyuan felt guilty and embarrassed. After hearing what Shen Wantang said, it seemed like he had found the wrong person. He should have gone to find Chu Yanluo. After all, this matter had nothing to do with Shen Wantang.

He coughed lightly and said, "Well, um...how about you give me some silver first? After all, we have to compensate the Yu family first, otherwise Mr. Yu will report to the police tomorrow."

"How much silver does the prince want?"

"Give me one thousand taels first. If it's not enough, I'll come back for more."

"So, what the prince meant was that the Yu family took one thousand taels and just let the death of their daughter go? Will Minister Yu be able to hold his head high and serve as an official in the court in the future? Young Master Yu used his sister's life in exchange for one thousand taels. Isn't he afraid of being criticized? Does the Yu family need this one thousand taels?"

"What do you mean? If one thousand taels is too little, then give me ten thousand taels. The palace has plenty of silver anyway!"

"This is not a matter of one thousand or ten thousand taels. The more the prince gives, the less likely the Yu family will accept it, because it is equivalent to selling their daughter! Minister Yu is a third-rank minister, he can't afford to lose this man!"

"Ah? What should we do?"

"It's very simple. The prince just needs to hand over Aunt Chu and let the Yu family decide what to do with her."