Chapter 190 Second Brother, stop looking, they're married.

Du Juan had been waiting there for a while, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shen Wantang appear unharmed.

She walked quickly to Shen Wantang's side, as if she had never left, and silently supported Shen Wantang's arm, continuing to shield her from the throngs of worshippers.

Jixiang stood next to Gu Qianhan, the two of them standing neither too close nor too far from Shen Wantang. This distance would prevent people from misunderstanding that they had any ambiguous relationship, and it would also ensure that they would be able to help Shen Wantang in time if something happened to her.

They hadn't waited long when Gu Qianning arrived in a hurry with her maid.

Seeing that Shen Wantang was waiting for her, she apologized repeatedly in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Wantang, I've kept you waiting. I thought I was just going to catch up with my cousin to say a few words, but I didn't expect to chase after him for so long. I'm not usually like this, I was really impulsive today, I'm sorry."

Shen Wantang looked at Gu Qianning, whose cheeks were slightly flushed and whose forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, indicating that she had run all the way back.

This is Gu Qianning, whom she had never seen in her previous life.

Although Gu Qianning now possesses the air of a well-bred young lady, she also has the bright and lively innocence of a little girl. Every move the Crown Prince makes can affect her heart, and she will also think about her new friends. She will feel surprised, anxious, embarrassed, and apologetic.

But in her previous life, after becoming the Crown Princess for less than two years, she lost all her childishness and innocence, and her every move was characterized by the discipline and seriousness typical of people in the palace.

Shen Wantang gently patted Gu Qianning's hand and said softly, "It's alright, I didn't wait long. I went to watch the fun, which is why we got separated."

Gu Qianning was taken aback. Shen Wantang's excuse seemed much better than her telling the truth, and she immediately got her out of the predicament.

She turned to look at her second brother not far away and saw that he didn't seem to blame her. Could it be that he believed Shen Wantang's words?

Gu Qianning breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Shen Wantang into the main hall. She whispered, "Thank you."

Shen Wantang chuckled: "No need to be so polite."

The two of them each donated a considerable amount of money for incense, lit incense, then knelt on the prayer mats, clasped their hands together, and silently prayed for blessings.

The spacious and solemn main hall was filled with kneeling worshippers praying for blessings. Men, women, young and old alike were present; they were all devout believers of Fazhen Temple.

The only person in the entire hall who wasn't kneeling was Gu Qianhan.

He stood at the entrance, glanced at the kneeling crowd, and then looked at the Buddha statue in the center of the main hall.

The Buddha looked down upon all beings with compassion, solemn and dignified, as if he could truly hear their prayers and fulfill their wishes.

Gu Qianhan didn't believe in gods or Buddhas before; he only believed in himself.

But the fact that he was reborn was too bizarre, and his self-awareness began to waver.

However, even though he was wavering, he still believed that the most important thing was to rely on himself.

Perhaps gods and Buddhas truly exist, and perhaps they truly possess supreme power, but even if they are gods and Buddhas, they cannot possibly satisfy all the demands of everyone; otherwise, the world would have long been in chaos.

His gaze quickly shifted from the Buddha statue to Shen Wantang.

She changed into new clothes today and wore new jewelry in her hair. Since she came to the temple to pray for blessings, she dressed more simply.

Even so, kneeling there, she resembled a peony bud about to bloom, her noble bearing setting her apart from those around her.

On her clasped wrists, a string of pink tourmalines was faintly visible.

Gu Qianhan looked at the tourmaline bracelet and smiled gently. She really liked it. He had seen her wearing it by chance in his previous life, and after seeing it in a shop in this life, he had always wanted to buy it for her.

He wasn't really sure if this was the same bracelet Shen Wantang wore in her previous life, because in her previous life he had only seen a rough outline of it and hadn't seen the whole bracelet.

Now, he felt that this must be the string of characters from Shen Wantang's previous life. Regardless of whether she was reborn or not, the things she liked wouldn't change.

Fortunately, he finally succeeded in returning it to her.

Well, his silly little sister isn't entirely useless. At least without her, he really wouldn't know how to give this thing to Shen Wantang.

Suddenly, his sleeve was tugged. He turned around and saw his silly younger sister. She had finished praying sometime earlier and walked over to him.

The silly younger sister whispered, "Second brother, stop looking. You look like an idiot! They're getting married, you should tone it down."

How dare she call him an idiot?

Gu Qianhan glanced at her: "I'll let it go since you successfully delivered the things today."

Gu Qianning glared at him: "You're not pretending anymore? You admit you picked it out on purpose?"

"I didn't admit to anything. I was just looking out for you. You can keep your own jewelry. I'm giving you this gift, and you're still not happy?"

"You're so stubborn."

Gu Qianning muttered something and looked at Shen Wantang. She seemed to really like that bracelet; she hadn't taken it off after putting it on her wrist.

She had originally chosen her own jewelry to give to Shen Wantang, but her second brother insisted that she give him that tourmaline bracelet. She couldn't refuse him, so she gave it to him.

In fact, to make the tourmaline bracelet seem less contrived, the second brother even bought a similar one for his younger sister.

This was truly unprecedented. Her second brother had always been cold-hearted and ruthless, lacking any human warmth. Her eldest brother would often buy her little trinkets, but her second brother never did!

This time, she also benefited from Shen Wantang's good fortune and was able to receive a gift from her second brother.

However, the second brother has a bad temper, but his taste is impeccable. The bracelet he chose is really suitable for Shen Wantang. Of course, Shen Wantang is also a rare and exquisite beauty.

Unfortunately, the beauty is already taken.

After Shen Wantang finished praying, she stepped forward and affectionately took her arm: "Let's go, let's go draw lots."

Shen Wantang went with her to shake the fortune sticks. Shen Wantang drew a very auspicious fortune stick, while Gu Qianning, unsurprisingly, drew a very inauspicious one.

Gu Qianning's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant, but she comforted herself by holding the fortune stick: "It's alright, this may not be a bad thing. A-Tang, let's go find Master Mingwu to interpret the fortune sticks!"

Shen Wantang nodded naturally: "Okay."

Although Master Mingwu was not the abbot of Fazhen Temple, he was a renowned and highly accomplished monk. He did not interpret just anyone's fortune slips. To have someone interpret a fortune slip for you, you had to donate at least a thousand taels of incense money every year.

It is this threshold that stops the vast majority of people who want to have their fortunes interpreted by him. Otherwise, if everyone sought his services, he would not be able to interpret them all, even if he did not eat, drink, rest, or sleep.

However, ordinary people can donate a few taels of incense money to have their fortunes interpreted by ordinary monks in the temple; their interpretations will be somewhat vague.

The donations from the Prince of Ning's Mansion and the Duke of Guo's Mansion to make incense oil far exceeded a thousand taels of silver, and they could consult Master Mingwu for fortune-telling at any time.