Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 533: The Duke's Mansion Pressures the Crown Prince

"Wasn't Miss Gu destined to be married to the crown prince earlier? How come she became the top scholar again? I thought the Gu family was going to have another queen. What a pity!"

"What's so regrettable? The Gu family is already invaluable. What difference does it make if there's one more queen or one less? If you ask me, it's not a good thing that the position of queen has always been controlled by the Gu family. The one in charge can't tolerate it forever."

"Oh, marrying into the palace and becoming a queen is extremely honorable, but once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. It's not a joke. It's better to marry the number one scholar and live a casual and wealthy life in the south of the Yangtze River."

"That's right, the top scholar is not only talented, but also handsome. I heard that his family is also very prominent in Jiangnan. He is a perfect match for the eldest daughter of the Gu family!"

"Hey, hey, hey, stop talking, stop talking, the wedding procession is here! Look, the Duke's Mansion's wedding procession is leading the way, the eldest and second sons of the Gu family are personally escorting their sister to marry!"

"Oh my, the Duke's Mansion is so brave that they actually left the Crown Prince's team behind! This is unbelievable!"

The festive sounds of suona and drums mixed together, and the Duke's Mansion's wedding procession walked towards this side slowly, scattering copper coins and wedding candies as they walked.

The onlookers cheered immediately and quickly rushed to grab the wedding money and candies.

Shen Wantang reached out to take a piece of candy and looked at Gu Qianhan who was at the front of the wedding procession.

He was dressed in a noble dark purple brocade robe and riding on a tall horse. He had an indifferent look on his face, and it looked like he was not sending a bride off, but rather like he was going to kill someone.

However, his elder brother Gu Qianling beside him had a friendly face and a smile in his eyes. When the people around him congratulated him, he politely bowed and thanked them.

As if he had sensed something, Gu Qianhan suddenly turned his head and looked towards Shen Wantang.

Although she was wearing a veil, Gu Qianhan recognized her at a glance.

He immediately reined in his horse, turned back, came to the wedding sedan, knocked gently, and whispered a few words.

The next moment, Gu Qianning in the sedan chair opened the curtain and looked outside.

Shen Wantang immediately waved towards Gu Qianning and shouted regardless, "What a beautiful bride! Congratulations on your wedding!"

Gu Qianning was originally in a bad mood. She was very surprised to see Shen Wantang here, and when she heard her shout, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The people around received wedding money and candies, and followed Shen Wantang in shouting, "What a beautiful bride!"

"Congratulations to the Duke's Mansion!"

"Congratulations to the bride!"

For a moment, the whole street was filled with loud congratulations.

The wedding procession moved forward slowly. Gu Qianning couldn't see Shen Wantang anymore, so she let down the curtain.

But she didn't know that Shen Wantang had actually been following them all the time, and she didn't stop until the wedding procession left the city.

Shen Wantang didn't even go to see the prince's team. Her mind was on her only friend. Although she had been persuading Gu Qianning to marry to Jiangnan, in fact, only she knew how much she was reluctant to let Gu Qianning go.

Now that Gu Qianning is married, the reluctance and sadness in her heart are stronger than she had imagined.

There were also many people who came here to watch the fun, and they were all amazed.

"This Duke's Mansion is truly wealthy enough to rival a country. When their daughter got married, the dowry was as much as 240 pieces! Astonishing, too astonishing!"

"I'm already quite old, but this is the first time I've seen so many people carrying dowry when a woman gets married. This is truly a ten-mile red wedding. Look, the wedding sedan of the eldest daughter of the Gu family has been out of the city for so long, but her dowry hasn't even left the city yet!"

"This is even better than the Crown Princess. I heard that the Yu family only gave the new Crown Princess a dowry of 120 pieces! Even with this amount, I'm afraid it has emptied the Yu family's wealth."

"Tsk tsk, who knows, there may be some subsidies from the palace for the Crown Princess! I don't believe the Yu family can afford such a large dowry. I'm afraid that the 120 pieces of dowry are mostly empty and have little real value!"

"Oh, one hundred and twenty dowries is not a small number. It's a pity that the Duke's Mansion married off their daughter on the same day, and the dowry was twice as much as that of the Yu family. It completely outnumbered the Crown Princess of the Yu family!"

"It's really glorious. When I got married, I only had 36 pieces of dowry. I really envy Miss Gu. I wish I were the daughter of the Duke. Not only could I marry the newly crowned number one scholar, but I could also have so much dowry and never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life."

Shen Wantang felt a little better as he listened to the discussions around him.

They were right. Aning had married well this time. She would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life. Her life would be much better than in her previous life.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and many people ran to see the prince's team. Only a few children were still looking for copper coins and wedding candies that were missed by others on the roadside.

Shen Wantang sighed slightly: "Dujuan, Qinxin, let's go back too. It's a pity that I can't send An Ning to Jiangnan."

Behind him, an indifferent but familiar voice sounded: "You've already sent her out of town, isn't that enough?"

Shen Wantang turned around suddenly and saw Gu Qianhan riding on a horse. She slightly widened her eyes and said, "Why are you back? Aren't you going to send her to Jiangnan?"

"Brother will go and see him off. I will stay in the capital."

As Gu Qianhan spoke, he dismounted from his horse and walked up to Shen Wantang.

He was tall and imposing, and today he was wearing an exceptionally noble purple brocade robe, which gave off an oppressive vibe.

Moreover, he was so dazzling and eye-catching that Shen Wantang could not help but take a step back and distance himself from him.

Gu Qianhan didn't care about her alienation. He glanced at her embroidered shoes and asked her, "Are you tired?"

Shen Wantang shook his head: "I'm not tired, you can go."

She was indeed not tired, but the soles of her embroidered shoes were indeed too thin, and her feet were hurting after walking so much.

But she would rather have sore feet than get entangled with Gu Qianhan outside, otherwise she would be ruined tomorrow.

She couldn't help but touch her veil. Fortunately, the veil was still there, so people who were not particularly familiar with her would not be able to recognize her.

Just when she felt a little relieved, Gu Qianhan suddenly picked her up by the waist and put her on his horse.

Shen Wantang almost screamed out loud. She glared at Gu Qianhan angrily: "Are you crazy? Do you know how conspicuous you are? Let me go!"

Gu Qianhan looked around and said calmly, "No one is watching you. Just sit there quietly. Aren't you wearing a veil? Who knows who you are? Even if they know, it doesn't matter. I will marry you with an even grander ceremony than today."

Shen Wantang looked at him unhappily, wanting to say that he was not sure whether he would live or not, and yet he talked about marrying her. However, she felt that the words were too harsh and too hurtful, so she had to swallow her words.

Seeing that she seemed to be hesitant to speak, Gu Qianhan chuckled, "Why, are you scolding me?"

Shen Wantang snorted coldly: "Yes!"

"Then don't hold it in, just say it out loud, let me hear how you curse."