Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 589 It can’t be Shen Wantang!

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but say, "Isn't the Liu family willing to marry their daughter to me now? Mother still doesn't agree!"

Princess Ning raised her eyebrows and said, "Of course I don't agree! He only agreed to marry you after his daughter was in trouble. What were he doing before? What do you think of my son? What do you think of me and your father? The Liu family doesn't even take our Ning Palace seriously!"

Xiao Qingyuan was annoyed: "I think mother is confused. At this time, why are you still fussing over these trivial matters? Is face that important?"

Princess Ning was also a little annoyed: "Am I confused or are you confused? These are trivial matters. I have said it before, I don't ask you to marry a daughter-in-law with a high family background or great talent. I only ask that my daughter-in-law has a clean background and is a clean person! That way, you can live a harmonious life in the future. If she is not clean, you will have quarrels in the future!"

"Nan Shi lost her innocence because of someone else's mistreatment. She didn't choose to degenerate and not cherish herself. She is the victim! If I give up on her and marry someone else at this moment, then what's the difference between me and those scumbags?"

Princess Ning was silent for a long time before she said, "So, you don't really want to marry Liu Nanshi because you like her, but because you feel you would be sorry for her if you don't marry her, and it would be against your conscience, right?"

Xiao Qingyuan was startled, then said, "I like her. Who said I don't like her?"

"Do you really like her?"

"Really!"

"What about Shen Wantang?"

"What does this have to do with Shen Wantang? Mother, please don't mention her. I get annoyed just hearing her name!"

"I thought you had some feelings for Shen Wantang, so I called her to the palace again. I wanted you to have more contact with each other so that you can have more advantages and avoid your limelight being stolen by Gu Qianhan and Shen Wantang being snatched away by him."

Xiao Qingyuan suddenly found it funny: "Mother, why would you think that? Gu Qianhan can't possibly like Shen Wantang, let alone steal her away! Mother, don't worry, Shen Wantang will never marry into the Duke's Mansion."

Princess Ning glanced at him coldly. "Do you think I, your mother, have lived in the capital for nothing all these years? The Duke's Mansion has been looking for a suitable matchmaker for the past few days and has even started preparing the betrothal gifts. Who is this for?"

Xiao Qingyuan was stunned: "How would I know who this is for? Maybe the Duke's wife has taken a fancy to a girl from a certain family and is planning to propose marriage to Gu Qianhan!"

"Then which girl do you think the Duke's wife has a crush on?"

"I don't know, but it definitely couldn't be Shen Wantang!"

"It wasn't Shen Wantang. Madam Gu sent Shen Wantang three thank-you gifts? And the first time, she sent a nanny, and the second and third times, she sent her son and daughter directly to the Shen family. When have you ever seen Gu Qianhan and Gu Qianning, brother and sister, personally come to the Duke's Mansion to send a thank-you gift? Madam Gu's regard for Shen Wantang is already known to the whole city, and you're the only one who's completely oblivious."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but hesitate: "This... After all, Shen Wantang saved Madam Gu's life, didn't he? Isn't it normal to pay more attention to him?"

Princess Ning said indifferently, "Based on my understanding of Madam Gu, this isn't normal. Even before the news of the marriage between the Gu and Liu families came out, the Gu family didn't attach so much importance to Liu Nanshi. At least, Madam Gu never sent her son to the Liu family to deliver anything."

Xiao Qingyuan shook his head. "I think mother is overthinking it. I have experience from my past life, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that Gu Qianhan doesn't like Shen Wantang, and there's no way he'd marry her! In my past life, almost all of my women were snatched away by Gu Qianhan, except Shen Wantang, because he truly had no interest in her at all!"

Princess Ning, seeing her son's certainty, couldn't help but doubt her own judgment. "Could it be that the Gu family wants to marry someone else as their daughter-in-law? Is it really not Shen Wantang?"

Xiao Qingyuan was full of confidence: "It's definitely not Shen Wantang! If it's Shen Wantang, I won't be named Xiao anymore!"

Princess Ning glared at him: "You're talking nonsense again, be careful not to let your father hear you!"

Xiao Qingyuan said nonchalantly, "It's okay, let's not talk about others. Mother, shouldn't you also hire a matchmaker and go to the Liu family to formally propose marriage?"

Princess Ning ignored him. She didn't like Liu Nanshi when her reputation and innocence were still intact. Now that her reputation and innocence were ruined, she disliked him even more.

She held onto Madam Quan's arm and said, "Madam, I feel a little hungry."

Nanny Quan immediately said, "Qiu Shui, hurry up and serve the meal!"

When Xiao Qingyuan saw that his mother did not agree, he knew that she still did not want him to marry Liu Nanshi.

He was anxious and disappointed, and didn't even want to eat lunch. He went out with his inkjet printer.

Mo Ji touched his hungry stomach and couldn't help asking, "Master, where are we going? Are we going to Qingyunlou for dinner?"

Xiao Qingyuan smacked him on the head. "Eat, eat, eat. All you know is eating! You'll starve to death if you don't eat a meal!"

Mo Ji covered his head and said quickly, "I don't just want to eat, I'm worried that you'll starve. You've lost weight these days, you need to eat well!"

"No appetite, no mood!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face was full of irritation: "I want to go to the old mansion to see Nan Shi, but there are too many guards at the old mansion, and I can't get in. Think of a way to lure them away!"

Mo Ji frowned and said, "Master, there are now thirty guards in the Mansion of the Grand Council. There is nothing I can do!"

"Even if there is no other solution, you must come up with a solution for me! Otherwise, don't go back to the palace today!"

When they arrived at the cabinet minister's residence, Mo Ji had no choice but to go forward and cause trouble, which attracted many guards.

Xiao Qingyuan took the opportunity to enter through the back door and arrived at Liu Nanshi's yard safely.

Because there were guards in front of her yard, he went around to the back of the yard and planned to jump in through the back window.

But before he could enter, Liu Nanshi's voice came over: "Madam Sang, did Xiao Qingyuan kill Shen Wantang?"

Xiao Qingyuan stopped jumping out of the window instantly. He stretched out his finger, poked a hole in the window, and looked inside.

In the room, Liu Nanshi leaned on the chaise longue. One of her maids knelt on the ground, fanning her with a round fan, while the other knelt on the ground, holding an ice jar to cool her down.

Nanny Sang, bending slightly at the waist, replied, "Miss, Shen Wantang is still alive and well. She even visited Prince Ning's residence today. Princess Ning seems to be very fond of her. This is the third time she's been summoned."

"So, Shen Wantang went to Prince Ning's mansion as a guest, went in fine, and came out fine? She's not dead?"

"No, she's still alive."

Liu Nanshi sat up abruptly. "Xiao Qingyuan, that loser! He didn't kill the person even when they were sent to him?! I don't think he took my words seriously at all. And he still wants to marry me? He's dreaming!"