Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 594: Lest There Be Thieves Target You

Shen Wantang turned her head suddenly and saw Gu Qianhan standing in the corner.

She was so shocked that she quickly turned around and closed the door: "Why are you here? If someone finds out, I..."

Before she could finish her words, Gu Qianhan quickly stepped forward and pulled her into his arms.

He held her waist tightly and whispered in her ear, "No one will notice, don't be afraid. I just miss you so much."

Shen Wantang leaned on his chest, smelled the fresh scent on his body, and relaxed.

"Why are you proposing marriage today?"

"What's wrong, don't you like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it, I just feel that the date you originally planned to propose marriage is definitely not today."

Gu Qianhan chuckled: "How can you be so sure that the date I originally planned to propose marriage is not today?"

"Because An Ning came to give me an invitation yesterday, saying that your mother invited me to visit the Duke's Mansion. If she knew that there would be a proposal today, she wouldn't have sent me an invitation."

"Well, it wasn't originally scheduled for today. I had thought that you should go to the Duke's Mansion to play around, get familiar with it, and see if there's anything you're not satisfied with. I can then make changes. Once you're satisfied, you can come back and propose marriage."

Shen Wantang couldn't help but look up at him: "Then why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"because--"

Gu Qianhan gently stroked her face: "I am sure that I can make you satisfied with the Duke's Mansion. I will get rid of anyone who dares to make you dissatisfied. So, it doesn't matter when you propose marriage. Since there is no difference, it is naturally better to propose marriage as soon as possible. Otherwise-"

"what?"

"So that no thieves will miss you."

Shen Wantang wanted to laugh. Could the thief he was talking about be Xiao Qingyuan?

"The facts have proven that my concerns are justified. I proposed marriage today, and a thief actually came to propose marriage, wanting to snatch you from me. Doesn't he even consider himself?"

Shen Wantang also found it strange: "Didn't Xiao Qingyuan say he wanted to marry Liu Nanshi? Princess Ning sent someone to propose marriage, but he didn't stop her? Was he reborn in vain?"

"He really wasn't reborn in vain. This time he must have known Liu Nanshi's true face and is disgusted with her."

Shen Wantang was helpless. Why didn't Liu Nanshi hide it better? Hadn't she hidden it well in her previous life? Why was she so careless in her new life?

She whispered, "Then Xiao Qingyuan wouldn't agree to let Princess Ning propose marriage. He almost hates me to death. If I really agree to marry him, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?"

Gu Qianhan hugged her and said nothing.

He is a man and understands men better than Shen Wantang. Sometimes men are too concerned about their reputation. Even if they like a girl, they refuse to admit it and only use some low-level and childish tricks to attract the girl's attention.

Xiao Qingyuan must have realized Shen Wantang's good qualities a long time ago. He even knew in his previous life that Shen Wantang was very suitable to be his Crown Prince's Consort. It's just that he has always been unwilling to admit it because acknowledging Shen Wantang's good qualities is equivalent to admitting that his own vision is flawed.

In this life, he insisted on marrying Liu Nanshi, not necessarily because he loved her that much, but more probably because he owed her.

So when he learned that Liu Nanshi was not a good person, his guilt disappeared all of a sudden. The comparison between the two made Shen Wantang's good side stand out even more.

That's why Xiao Qingyuan didn't stop Princess Ning from proposing marriage.

In fact, as far as he knew, it was Xiao Qingyuan who took the initiative to propose marriage to Prince Ning's Mansion.

Of course, he couldn't tell Shen Wantang all this. He wasn't magnanimous enough to tell his beloved girl that another man was attracted to her.

On the contrary, he was very narrow-minded. Even when Xiao Qingyuan was thinking about Shen Wantang, he was very unhappy and wanted to beat Xiao Qingyuan up.

Shen Wantang didn't dwell on what was going on with Xiao Qingyuan. After a moment's thought, she brought up Shen Guannian's matter: "My father is incredibly arrogant now. With two families proposing marriage at the same time, he's incredibly proud and trying to take advantage of both. If he makes such a request to you, you don't have to pay any attention."

There was no way Shen Guannian would miss such a golden opportunity. He would definitely make a request to the Duke's Mansion. Instead of letting Gu Qianhan hear such embarrassing things from others, it would be better for her to say it herself.

Although she and Gu Qianhan had an extraordinary relationship, she still felt a little embarrassed that her father was using the marriage to ask for benefits. She was strong-willed in everything, unwilling to ask for help easily and unwilling to take advantage of others, but her father had no scruples. Even after being reborn twice, she still felt a little powerless.

Gu Qianhan had already known Shen Guannian's character, so he was not surprised by Shen Wantang's words.

Moreover, he didn't care what Shen Guannian wanted. He only cared about whether Shen Wantang could marry him smoothly.

"I know your father has always wanted to be reinstated. This wouldn't be difficult for me. If you want him to..."

Before Gu Qianhan could finish his words, Shen Wantang interrupted him immediately: "He's not a good official, there's no need to reinstate him! I told you, no matter what he asks, you don't have to pay attention. I'll handle the Shen family's affairs."

Gu Qianhan understood what she meant: "Okay, I understand."

As he spoke, he cupped Shen Wantang's face and whispered, "But since I want to marry you, the Shen family's affairs are not just your business. If there's someone you can't handle, tell me so I can help you. Otherwise, I'll feel useless."

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call you when there's more work to do."

Her smile was so bright and dazzling that Gu Qianhan's heart beat violently. He couldn't help but bent down and kissed her.

Rubbing ears and cheeks together, tender and charming.

After a long while, Shen Wantang pushed him away with a red face: "What time is it? Why don't you leave?"

"Well, let's go."

Gu Qianhan's voice was slightly hoarse. He said he was leaving, but his feet didn't move a step.

It was not until Shen Wantang pushed him several more times that he left, looking back every few steps.

The two guards of the Shen family were just decorations to Gu Qianhan. He easily avoided them and climbed over the wall to get out.

Outside the wall, Jixiang was waiting anxiously. When he saw him come out, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Master, you're finally out! You almost scared me to death!"

"Although our family has come to the Shen family to propose marriage, it is not appropriate for you to climb over the wall and break into someone else's boudoir like this!"

"Or, please be patient and don't climb over the wall again. If someone sees us, it will be bad for Miss Shen!"

Gu Qianhan's expression was indifferent, and his tone was cold: "You're talking too much nonsense, why don't you hurry up and catch the car?"

Jixiang frowned and said, "Sir, how about we not use the carriage next time? It's too conspicuous and could easily be targeted by someone with ulterior motives."

Gu Qianhan glanced at him and said, "I won't climb over the wall next time."

Jixiang was overjoyed: "That's great, sir!"

"I'll go straight in through the main entrance!"

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