Chapter 594 So that no thieves will target you

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

She was quite startled and quickly turned around to close the door: "Why are you here? If someone finds out, I..."

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

He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and whispered in her ear, "No one found out, don't be afraid. I just missed you so much."

Shen Wantang leaned against his chest, inhaling his cool scent, and relaxed.

"Why are you proposing marriage today?"

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

“It’s not that I dislike it, I just feel that the date you originally planned for the marriage proposal is definitely not today.”

Gu Qianhan chuckled: "How can you be so sure that the original date for my marriage proposal wasn't today?"

"Because A-Ning just delivered an invitation to me yesterday, saying that your mother invited me to the Duke's mansion. If she had known that I would be proposing marriage today, she wouldn't have sent an invitation."

"Yes, it wasn't originally scheduled for today. I was thinking that you could go to the Duke's mansion to visit and get familiar with it, and see if there was anything you were not satisfied with so that I could make changes. Once you were satisfied with the changes, then I would come to 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'm confident I can make you satisfied with the Duke's mansion. Anyone who dares to displease you, I'll deal with them all. So, it doesn't matter when you come to propose marriage. Since it doesn't matter, it's better to do it sooner rather than later. To avoid—"

"What?"

"So that thieves won't have their eyes on you."

Shen Wantang almost laughed. Could the thief he was talking about be Xiao Qingyuan?

"As it turns out, my concerns were justified. Today, when I proposed marriage, a thief actually came to propose as well, trying to steal you from me. Didn't he even consider his own limitations?"

Shen Wantang also found it strange: "Didn't Xiao Qingyuan say he wanted to marry Liu Nanshi? Princess Ning sent someone to propose marriage, and he didn't stop it? Is he a reincarnation of Bai?"

"He wasn't reborn for nothing. This time he must have learned Liu Nanshi's true colors and now he despises her."

Shen Wantang was exasperated. Why didn't Liu Nanshi hide it better? Wasn't she hiding it very well in her past life? How come she's become careless now that she's been reborn?

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

Gu Qianhan held her without saying a word.

He was a man, and he understood men better than Shen Wantang. Men are sometimes too proud to admit it, even if they like someone, they won't admit it and will only use some low-level and childish tricks to attract a girl's attention.

Xiao Qingyuan must have realized Shen Wantang's good qualities long ago. He even knew in his previous life that Shen Wantang was very suitable to be his crown princess. However, he was unwilling to admit it because admitting Shen Wantang's good qualities would be tantamount to admitting that he had a problem with his judgment.

His insistence on marrying Liu Nanshi in this lifetime wasn't necessarily because he loved her so much; it was probably more out of a sense of indebtedness.

So when he learned that Liu Nanshi was not a good person, his guilt disappeared immediately, and the contrast between the two highlighted Shen Wantang's goodness.

Therefore, Xiao Qingyuan did not stop Princess Ning from proposing marriage.

In fact, as far as he knew, it was Xiao Qingyuan who took the initiative to propose marriage this time.

Of course, he could never tell Shen Wantang any of this. He wasn't generous enough to tell his beloved girl that another man was also interested in her.

On the contrary, he was very petty. He was even unhappy that Xiao Qingyuan had designs on Shen Wantang, and wanted to beat Xiao Qingyuan up.

Shen Wantang didn't dwell too much on what was going on with Xiao Qingyuan. After thinking for a moment, she brought up Shen Guannian's matter: "My father is incredibly arrogant right now. Both families have come to propose marriage at the same time. He's very proud of himself and is trying to get benefits from both families. If he makes such a request to you, you don't need to pay any attention to it."

Shen Guannian would not let go of such a golden opportunity. He would definitely make a request to the Duke's Mansion. Rather than let Gu Qianhan hear such embarrassing things from others, it would be better for her to say it herself.

Although her relationship with Gu Qianhan was extraordinary, she still felt embarrassed that her father was using the marriage to ask for benefits. She was strong-willed and unwilling to ask for favors or take advantage of others, but her own father had no scruples. Even after being reborn twice, she still felt powerless.

Gu Qianhan already knew Shen Guannian's character, so he wasn't surprised by Shen Wantang's words.

Moreover, he didn't care what Shen Guannian wanted to ask for; he only cared whether Shen Wantang could marry him smoothly.

“I know your father has always wanted to be reinstated to his original position, which isn’t difficult for me. If you want him to…”

Before Gu Qianhan could finish speaking, Shen Wantang immediately interrupted him: "He's not a good official, there's no need to reinstate him! I said, no matter what he asks for, you don't need to pay attention to it. 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 in his hands and said softly, "But since I'm going to marry you, the Shen family's affairs are not just your affairs alone. If there are people you can't handle, you should tell me so that I can help you out. Otherwise, I feel like I'm useless."

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "Okay, we'll call you if there's any heavy work to be done."

Her smile was radiant and dazzling, and Gu Qianhan's heart pounded wildly. He couldn't resist and leaned down to kiss her.

They whispered sweet nothings to each other, their love tender and affectionate.

After a long while, Shen Wantang blushed and pushed him away, saying, "What time is it? Aren't you leaving yet?"

"Okay, let's go."

Gu Qianhan's voice was slightly hoarse. He said he would leave, but he didn't move an inch.

He only left after Shen Wantang pushed him several more times, turning back every few steps.

The two guards of the Shen family were nothing to Gu Qianhan; he easily avoided them and climbed over the wall to get out.

Outside the wall, Jixiang and the others were anxiously waiting. As soon as they saw him come out, they breathed a huge sigh of relief: "Young Master, you've finally come out! I was so scared!"

"Although our family has already come to the Shen family to propose marriage, it is still inappropriate for you to climb over the wall and barge into someone's boudoir like this!"

"Why don't you just bear with it and stop climbing over the wall? It wouldn't be good for Miss Shen if someone saw you!"

Gu Qianhan's expression was indifferent, and her tone was cold: "Enough with the nonsense, why aren't you hurrying to catch the carriage?"

Jixiang said with a worried look, "Young master, how about we don't use the carriage next time? It's too conspicuous and easily attracts the attention of those with ulterior motives."

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

Ji Xiang was overjoyed: "That's wonderful, young master!"

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

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