Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Shen Wantang found it a little funny: "What did I lose?"

Chu Yanluo was very proud: "You lost miserably. You wanted to bring me down, thinking that this would win the prince's heart. Unfortunately, no matter how you framed and slandered me, the prince still believed me. I am innocent!"

"If I'm bullied, the prince will only feel more sorry for me and won't despise me. Unlike you, you're innocent, so what? Did the prince consummate the marriage with you? No? He still doesn't even want to look at you!"

"Shen Wantang, Qingyuan is mine. He will never like you. Just give up on this idea and move out of the palace!"

Shen Wantang said calmly, "Whether I need to move out of the palace is not your call. You are not qualified to do so."

"Humph, I don't have the qualifications, but the prince must have them, right? My words are what he means. He didn't want to marry you in the first place, don't you know that? If you know that, why are you still staying in the palace and refusing to leave? Have you fallen in love with the splendor and wealth of the palace, and the status of the prince's consort, and are you reluctant to leave?"

Qin Xin sneered and said, "Oh, you still have the nerve to say such things. Aren't you the one who refuses to leave the palace? Our prince's consort is the prince's legal wife, where else can she live if not in the palace?"

"But you, who have no name or status, and whose reputation is not legitimate, and whose face is so thick, live in our palace every day. Could it be that you are attracted by the splendor and wealth of our palace and covet the status of the Crown Prince's Consort, so you are reluctant to leave?"

Chu Yanluo's face darkened instantly. She raised her hand to slap Qin Xin, but Qin Xin reacted very quickly. She grabbed her wrist and pushed her back hard.

Chu Yanluo staggered for several steps before she stood firm. She stared at Qin Xin gloomily: "You dare to push me?"

Qin Xin said with a fake smile: "What's wrong with pushing you? Is it against the law? Miss Chu, you'd better clarify your own identity. I am the first-class maid in the palace. The only one who can slap me is my master. Who are you? Not even a concubine. Your status is not as high as that of a first-class maid like me. You still want to hit me?"

Chu Yanluo gnashed her teeth and looked at Shen Wantang: "Is this how you discipline a maid? She spoke rudely to me and even dared to hit me. She doesn't behave like a maid at all! Shen Wantang, you are a failure!"

Shen Wantang looked at her calmly: "My maid is very good. If you think she is not good, then reflect on yourself and see if there is something wrong with you."

"I think the problem is with you! This maid is almost riding on your head, and you don't sell her out quickly, but keep her by your side and let her bully you. I feel ashamed for you!"

Shen Wantang laughed suddenly: "Why, now you finally realized that you can't sell my maid? So you changed your mind and tried to sow discord between us so that I can sell her out?"

"I didn't try to sow discord. I don't want to do such a thing!"

"You know clearly whether you have tried to sow discord or not."

"Shen Wantang, I find you so ungrateful. I'm doing this for your own good. Qin Xin is arrogant and has no respect for her master. If you keep her around, she will be a disaster!"

"Qin Xin has always been respectful to her master. If she doesn't respect you, you should think carefully about whether you are her master. If you are not her master, shut up. It is not your turn to criticize my maid."

"you!!"

Chu Yanluo looked at her angrily: "Okay, okay, you are deliberately making things difficult for me, right? Then I will let you see if I can sell your maid!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and left.

Qin Xin looked at her from behind, feeling a little worried: "Crown Prince's Concubine, could she really let the Crown Prince sell me out? The Crown Prince listens to her every word, I'm afraid..."

It was not that she was worrying unnecessarily, but the prince had already sold out many people before, even Nanny Chai, who had watched him grow up since he was a child, was sold out by him. And the instigator of all this was Chu Yanluo.

"Don't be afraid."

Shen Wantang calmly comforted her: "With me here, no one can sell you out, not even the prince."

Seeing her so calm and confident, Qin Xin finally felt relieved. She was a little touched: "Thank you, Princess, for protecting me!"

Shen Wantang laughed self-deprecatingly: "If I can't even protect you, what's the point of living in this life?"

In her two lives, she didn't want much. Her husband's love was dispensable, but she couldn't lose any of her maids' lives!

In her previous life, she failed to protect Du Juan, causing her to die at a young age. She blamed herself for many years, but this time, she firmly protected Du Juan. Now, she had several loyal maids and maids, and since they all recognized her as their master, she would naturally protect them for their entire lives!

After dinner, Shen Wantang leaned on the recliner in the yard and read a book.

She had just taken a shower and her long hair was wet. Qin Xin and Du Juan each held a dry towel and were carefully wringing her hair dry.

Nanny Chai brought a bowl of bird's nest soup, placed it next to her, and then left quietly.

The breeze was blowing gently and the yard was quiet. There was only the slight sound of Shen Wantang turning pages of a book. Everything seemed so beautiful.

Until Xiao Qingyuan's arrival broke the silence.

He coughed lightly: "Ahem, Shen Wantang."

Shen Wantang put down the book and stood up: "My Lord, why are you here so late?"

Xiao Qingyuan always felt that something was not right when he heard this, as if Shen Wantang didn't expect him to come over at this time at all.

"I came here because I have something to tell you."

"Please speak, my lord."

"I have already checked out Yan Luo's matter. It was not her fault. It is nonsense to say that she had an affair with someone. She was drugged by Gu Qianhan and had no power to resist. She was forced."

"is it?"

"Of course! You previously judged that the man with Yan Luo was Yuan Zheng, which was wrong. Next time, find out the truth before detaining someone, and don't wrongly accuse Yan Luo again."

"Whether Miss Chu was wronged or not is up for discussion. However, the person who was with Miss Chu that night was definitely not the Second Young Master Gu. When the Second Young Master Gu left the palace, many people knew about it. Why did the prince think it was him? Did he have the time to commit the crime?"

"Of course he did. After he left the palace, he came back."

"He's back? Then why didn't anyone in the palace see him?"

"Because he crawled in through a very secret little hole. That hole is very close to my yard. If he went that way, no one in the palace would be able to find him."

Shen Wantang suddenly realized: "Oh, are you talking about the dog hole covered by weeds in the west corner?"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "Do you know that cave?"

Shen Wantang nodded: "I know. Didn't mother ask me to be the housekeeper? I asked people to repair all the damaged places in the mansion. The dog hole was sealed ten days ago. Now it is tightly sealed. Not even an ant can get in. Doesn't the prince know?"