Chapter 369 Feud

noon.

After eating the vegetarian meal, Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning went to the front hall to listen to the sutras.

The two of them searched the entire hall but couldn't find Gu Qianhan. Instead, they found Liu Nanshi, who was sitting in the front row of the hall with her maids and nannies, her face full of piety.

Gu Qianning curled her lip and said disdainfully, "Pretentious, full of scheming and plotting, even trying to steal the credit for solving the case. It's clear she's a very opportunistic person. I used to think she was a good person!"

Shen Wantang tugged at her: "Keep your voice down. You two see each other all the time, so don't ruin the relationship. At least you have to maintain appearances."

However, Gu Qianning's upbringing was different from Shen Wantang's. She grew up surrounded by the Gu family, and could even come and go freely in the palace. The Crown Prince had to coax her. Before she grew up, the Crown Prince couldn't even have a concubine. She always had a lot of confidence.

Although she wasn't the type to cause trouble, she was never afraid of controversy, and she didn't really take Liu Nanshi seriously.

"She has no shame, why should we give her any face? If the relationship is strained, so be it. The one who should be worried about the relationship being strained is her, not me."

Although Gu Qianning said that, she also knew that Shen Wantang was always low-key and cautious, unwilling to cause trouble. Even though it was she who solved the case of the Xin family's massacre, she refused to take credit for it, for fear of becoming famous.

So, following Shen Wantang's suggestion, she quietly sat down with her and stopped talking about Liu Nanshi—there were too many people here, and it wouldn't look good if things got out of hand.

An hour later, the sermon for the day came to an end.

Gu Qianning felt dizzy and disoriented after listening to the abbot. After the abbot left, she rubbed her eyes and turned to ask Shen Wantang, "Atang, did you understand everything? I felt that what the abbot said was very profound. I was completely confused."

Shen Wantang shook his head slightly: "I can only understand a part of it. Buddhism is profound and mysterious. Even the abbot spent decades studying it before he could preach. It's normal that we can't understand it. If we come to listen more often in the future, we should be able to understand more."

"A-Ning, don't you understand?"

Liu Nanshi's voice rang out. She walked up to Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning and smiled gently, "I understood everything. If there's anything you don't understand, A-Ning, you can ask me."

Gu Qianning was annoyed by her, and when she took the initiative to talk to her, Gu Qianning was not happy at all.

She said sarcastically, "Miss Liu is the most talented woman in Dafeng. We ordinary people can't compare to you."

"Miss Liu is truly amazing! She actually understood everything. Even the Abbot, who has studied Buddhist scriptures for decades, wouldn't dare say he understands them all. You have even greater wisdom than the Abbot. Perhaps Fazhen Temple will have to invite you to be the Abbot in the future!"

Even a fool like Liu Nanshi could tell that Gu Qianning was being sarcastic, but she was a little confused: "A'ning, have I offended you in some way?"

"Why are you so distant when you speak to me today? Weren't we the closest of friends before? How have you changed?"

"Could it be that you've made a new friend and no longer want me, your old friend? But what did your new friend say about me that made you misunderstand me? This new friend of yours seems to have some ulterior motives!"

Gu Qianning was truly enraged: "Liu Nanshi, what nonsense are you spouting?! Who are you calling wicked? This has nothing to do with Atang! I think you're the one who's wicked!"

Shen Wantang's face also turned cold. She had been avoiding conflict and being very tolerant, but she didn't expect Liu Nanshi to take advantage of her and say in front of so many people that she was trying to sow discord between her and Gu Qianning.

If she takes the blame for this without any reason, how will she ever be able to face people in the capital again?

She had never suffered such humiliation in her past life. Now that she had been reborn, how could she swallow this insult!

Shen Wantang sneered and launched a full-scale attack without any politeness: "Miss Liu is supposed to be a lady from a respectable family, so how come you speak like a street ruffian? Are you really the daughter of Minister Liu? Is this how the Liu family raises their daughters?"

"I don't even know you, yet you accuse me of talking about you in front of A Ning. Are you really that dark-hearted? Are you just being dramatic?"

"If your friends drift away, it's all their fault, and you're completely blameless? Are you perfect? ​​Do you expect others to be your friends forever? Aren't you being a bit too domineering?"

Her series of questions left Liu Nanshi with a stiff expression and an unpleasant look.

In ordinary times, which noble lady wouldn't treat her with utmost respect and fawn over her? Even Gu Qianning in the past was very polite to her and never offended her.

Unexpectedly, the Princess Consort of the Prince of Ning's Mansion, who suddenly appeared today, immediately called her gloomy and a scoundrel from the streets!

Even Gu Qianning, who was standing to the side, was stunned. Ever since she met Shen Wantang, Shen Wantang had always shown a calm and composed demeanor. She never got angry and never argued with anyone.

She once thought that Shen Wantang had become cautious and forbearing because she was unloved by her father and stepmother since childhood, and that she was even a little too cautious.

I never expected Shen Wantang to swear!

Moreover, she cursed with great force, giving a sense of exhilaration as she instantly tore off Liu Nanshi's hypocritical mask!

Gu Qianning cheered, raising her voice to take the initiative: "Liu Nanshi, it's not that I've changed, it's that you've done something to betray me! We're not friends anymore!"

Liu Nanshi's expression changed: "A Ning, what are you talking about? When did I do anything to wrong you?"

"You know perfectly well what you've done!"

After Gu Qianning finished speaking, she tugged at Chen Wantang's arm: "A'ning, let's go!"

The two of them left the main hall without looking back, while Liu Nanshi remained where she was, being pointed at and gossiped about by the people who came to listen to the sutra.

"What happened? Did Miss Liu and Miss Gu have a falling out? Weren't they best friends before?"

"That was before. Didn't you hear Miss Gu say that Miss Liu did something to wrong her?"

"Oh dear, the Liu family was originally discussing marriage with the Gu family, and rumors were circulating that their marriage was a done deal. But unexpectedly, the second young master of the Gu family suddenly ruined his reputation, and the Liu family rejected the marriage proposal overnight. The Gu family must be furious!"

"Exactly, it's normal that Miss Gu doesn't want to continue being best friends with Miss Liu. Of course she's closer to her second brother. Does she have to side with outsiders?"

"Miss Gu doesn't even want to talk to her anymore, yet she's still rushing to preach Buddhist scriptures to her. Could it be that she wants to arrange a marriage with Young Master Gu again?"

"Do you think the Second Young Master Gu is still willing to marry her?"

"Anyway, if it were me, I would never marry him. Young Master Gu was framed by that Young Master Xiao and Chu Yanluo. He never bullied Chu Yanluo, but the Liu family rejected the marriage without even asking what happened. They distanced themselves too quickly!"

"Young Master Gu is notoriously arrogant. Instead of forcing him to marry Miss Liu, wouldn't it be better to just kill him?"

"Yes, yes, I think so too! Miss Liu's chances are slim!"