Chapter 678 Not a single one can be brought home!

Seeing that Gu Qianhan was not speaking, Shen Wantang thought he was angry, and her heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, she seems to have forgotten that he clearly said before that the Duke and Duchess were extremely biased, and even his monthly allowance was only five taels, so he had to find ways to earn money to spend at such a young age.

From his perspective, they wouldn't even give him money, so why should he give them fruit to eat?

Shen Wantang belatedly realized what was happening and quickly sat down next to Gu Qianhan, taking his hand and saying, "If you don't want me to do these things, I won't do them anymore. Let's just close the door and live our own little lives."

Gu Qianhan looked up in surprise. He knew that she was always meticulous and dignified in her work and did not like to give others any leverage. Why did she suddenly change her mind?

In her previous life, she married into the Ning Prince's mansion. Even though Xiao Qingyuan disliked her, she still won the favor of the Ning Prince and Princess. The Ning Prince, a man who was naturally low-key and prudent, even praised Shen Wantang everywhere, saying that he had gained a good daughter-in-law. It can be seen that she was indeed very good at maintaining relationships.

"Ah Tang, it's not that I don't want you to do these things, I'm just not used to it. Do whatever you want, don't worry about me. These are all small things, it's all up to you."

"That won't do! We're husband and wife now, so I naturally have to consider your feelings when I do things. Otherwise, if I keep up a bad mood for you, how can we continue our marriage?"

"You didn't upset me, so I—"

"Oh, right, we need to make this agreement. I won't cause you any trouble, and you can't cause me any trouble either. No women can be brought home."

Gu Qianhan was both amused and exasperated, but he also felt that her straightforward advice to him was good. He held Shen Wantang's hand and said, "I don't have any other women. In our family, you are definitely the only one. I don't even look at anyone else."

Shen Wantang's eyes darted around: "Oh dear, that's hard to say. When you're in a high position of power in the future, even if you don't want those beautiful women, there will be people desperately trying to persuade you to have them!"

Gu Qianhan immediately realized that she was saying that if he succeeded in his rebellion and became emperor, he might expand his harem.

His expression turned serious. So that's what she was worried about: "Ah Tang, no matter how high my position or how much power I have in the future, I will not take a concubine or have any other women. I am already very lucky and content to have you. We have experienced something special and have been through life and death together. No one can squeeze into our lives."

Having received his solemn promise, Shen Wantang smiled and said, "Well, that's good."

It wasn't that she didn't trust him; it was just that with that high position in the future, the number of women he had wouldn't necessarily be up to him.

I told him about her requirements in advance, which was a good way to prevent it from happening again.

She might not have believed anyone else making the same promise, but she felt she could trust Gu Qianhan's, since he genuinely didn't care much for women. In his previous two lives, he had never married or had any other women.

Shen Wantang pressed her cheek against his and quickly kissed him, then happily got up and went to find Granny Yan to get her snacks and candied fruit.

Gu Qianhan touched the cheek that had been kissed by her, a smile appearing on her lips. She seemed to have completely forgotten about the injury on her head when she got busy.

This seems good too; she's full of energy, happy and relaxed, completely unaffected by yesterday's events.

"auspicious."

"Young master."

"How's the matter with Shen Guannian going?"

"Don't worry, young master. As you instructed, the evidence of his dereliction of duty and collusion between officials and merchants has been sent to the Dali Temple. Lord Shen has probably already been taken away for questioning by the people of the Dali Temple. He's definitely going to lose his official position!"

"What about Xiao Qingyuan?"

"Oh dear, Young Master Xiao is in a much worse situation than Lord Shen!"

"Oh? How badly?"

"Young Master Xiao lost a tooth last night, and another one today. His face is so swollen that he can't even open his eyes, and he can't eat! He also broke a rib, and it seems to be quite serious. He couldn't sleep all night because of the pain. The Ning Prince's Mansion invited several imperial physicians to treat him, and his screams echoed throughout the entire mansion!"

Gu Qianhan shook her head: "No, it's not tragic enough."

"Oh dear, young master, that's not all! After Prince Ning found out that he was beaten like this by you for trying to steal our young mistress, he insisted on taking him to the palace to apologize to the Emperor! Prince Xiao was already injured, and after going to the palace, he was half dead and fainted from the pain!"

Gu Qianhan sneered: "You really think Prince Ning went to the palace to apologize?"

"Huh? Isn't that right? Then why would he bother Prince Xiao?"

"Naturally, it was a ruse. Xiao Qingyuan only broke a rib. I know how much I hurt him. Those injuries will cause him great pain, but they won't kill him. Since Prince Ning had the imperial physician examine him, he naturally knew that Xiao Qingyuan's life was not in danger. So he simply took him to the palace, under the guise of apologizing, to complain and, incidentally, to file a complaint against me."

Jixiang couldn't help but shudder: "Is Prince Ning really that ruthless? He's even willing to torment his own son like this? I never realized this seemingly unambitious prince was so cunning!"

"Without some cunning, do you think he could have survived the Emperor's clutches? He has almost killed all of the Emperor's brothers. Anyone who posed a threat was framed. Only Prince Ning, who was obsessed with studying astrology and everyone called him a star fanatic, escaped this fate."

Jixiang frowned: "What do we do now? The Emperor already dislikes you, will he use the matter of Prince Xiao to punish you this time?"

Just then, a bodyguard strode in: "Young Master, His Majesty has sent Eunuch Yu to the Duke's residence, ordering you to come to the palace immediately! The person sent by the Duke's residence to summon you back is still on his way, and I took a shortcut back."

Gu Qianhan stood up and said coldly, "You came pretty quickly."

Jixiang was very worried: "Young master, the emperor will definitely punish you this time, and he will punish you severely. You should put on your knee pads in advance!"

Gu Qianhan lifted her foot and walked out: "Don't let A-Tang know about this yet. Don't let it slip. Tell her that if she asks, just say I went to do something else."

Jixiang sighed, "Yes, young master."

After Gu Qianhan left, Shen Wantang did not suspect anything at first.

But when Gu Qianhan still hadn't returned by nightfall, she sensed something was wrong.

Although the wedding lasted only a few days, before that, Gu Qianhan would be busy during the day and would come back at night to have dinner with her.

It's long past dinner time, but Gu Qianhan hasn't returned.