Chapter 86 I dream about her every night

Standing between Xiao Qingyuan and Gu Qianhan, Chu Yanluo felt a surge of unprecedented satisfaction as they vied for her.

She had never been this glamorous in both of her lifetimes!

She had no idea that Gu Qianhan had fallen deeply in love with her, not only spending lavishly on her but also wanting to marry her!

She looked at Xiao Qingyuan and suddenly felt that he, the heir of the royal family, was nothing special. He neither spent a fortune on her nor kept his promise to make her his heir's wife.

There's no future in following Xiao Qingyuan.

Chu Yanluo turned to look at Gu Qianhan. He was not married, so if she married him, she would immediately become his legal wife, which couldn't be better!

However, she didn't want Gu Qianhan to get her so easily. She was very experienced in dealing with men. Once a man was satisfied, he would lose interest. She wanted to keep him hanging on, to make him compete with other men for her, so that he would become even more obsessed with her.

She feigned modesty and said, "Second Young Master Gu, I am grateful for your kindness, but... I am indeed currently residing in the Prince Ning's residence. Please allow me to leave."

Gu Qianhan earnestly advised, "Miss Chu, you need to think this through. If you return to the Ning Prince's mansion, the best outcome will only be becoming a concubine. You will never become the Crown Prince's wife; Xiao Qingyuan cannot offer that!"

Chu Yanluo turned to look at Xiao Qingyuan, deliberately provoking him: "Your Highness, is what Second Young Master Gu said true? You really can't afford to give me the status of Your Highness's Consort? Everything you said before was a lie, wasn't it? You actually only wanted me to come into the manor as a concubine from the very beginning."

No!

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned pale and then flushed. He was so agitated that his blood rushed to his head, and in a moment of impulsiveness, he blurted out, "I can afford it! Who says I can't? I brought you into the manor to make you the Crown Prince's consort!"

Gu Qianhan didn't give him time to think and immediately questioned him, "Then what about your current Crown Princess?!"

"Let's break up!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd of onlookers, and even Chu Yanluo looked surprised.

Only Gu Qianhan got the answer she wanted, and remained calm.

He looked up at the veiled woman on the third floor: "Princess Consort, the Prince says he wants to divorce you. What do you think?"

Xiao Qingyuan's expression changed drastically!

He looked up and saw a woman standing in the corridor on the third floor. The woman's face was covered by a veil, so he couldn't see her face. However, he recognized the two maids standing on either side of her. They were Du Juan and Qin Xin, Shen Wantang's most capable and trusted maids.

Chu Yanluo also hurriedly looked up. After seeing Shen Wantang and her two maids, the corners of her lips couldn't help but turn up. Xiao Qingyuan publicly said he wanted to divorce his wife, and Shen Wantang's face was swollen from being slapped. Let's see how she can still act like a princess consort now!

The rest of the people in the restaurant followed their gaze and began to whisper among themselves: "Is this the Princess Consort of the Prince of Ning's Mansion? She looks quite ordinary!"

"Why are you still wearing a veil? Are you too ugly to be seen in public?"

"Tsk tsk, no wonder the young master refused to consummate the marriage with her. She's an ugly hag. If it were me, I would also pursue Chu Yanluo. I would rather die than consummate the marriage with an ugly hag!"

"Why did she come to Qingyun Tower? Did she chase after the young master? Tsk tsk, she's ugly, yet she keeps chasing after the young master, scaring him so much that he doesn't even want to go home!"

Hearing the discussions below, Shen Wantang couldn't help but sigh softly.

It's all Gu Qianhan's fault. She was enjoying watching the show, but he had to expose her identity, and now she's the one being watched.

She moved lightly and slowly descended the stairs from the third floor, with two maids following closely behind.

As she moved around, the criticism quickly disappeared, and the entire restaurant gradually became silent.

Shen Wantang was taller than the average woman, and her movements inexplicably gave people a sense of oppression.

She wore her hair in the most fashionable and exquisite peach blossom bun, with all her hair pulled up high, revealing her slender and long neck.

She wore a wide-sleeved moon-flower red dress made of the most expensive and luxurious Caiyun brocade. Its bright and rare color clearly indicated that it was a gift from the palace.

Her skirt was very elaborate, but as she walked, the hem only swayed slightly, and the belt hanging from her waist only swayed slightly, which was enough to prove that her gait was quite good.

She wore a gold hairpin in her hair, with a peony at the top. The peony's stamen was decorated with an extremely dazzling pale yellow diamond. The tassels below the peony were adorned with several rubies, making it look radiant and extremely luxurious.

Most people would find it difficult to pull off such glamorous clothing and jewelry, but Shen Wantang managed to do so.

The first thing people notice about her is not her appearance, but her personality, which is like a blooming peony, with extraordinary bearing and noble beauty.

People who can afford to dine at Qingyunlou are all from well-off families. The diners here, regardless of gender, have all received etiquette training, so they can tell at a glance that Shen Wantang has definitely received strict etiquette training. Even the few steps she takes reveal the composure that only a lady from a prominent family possesses.

She was worlds apart from Chu Yanluo, who was utterly unruly and lacked manners.

Those who had been discussing Shen Wantang's ugliness were now speechless, for in the face of such a noble and elegant woman as Shen Wantang, discussing her appearance seemed too superficial and childish.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Shen Wantang walked down the steps.

She walked steadily and calmly. In her previous life, she had experienced being watched by more people and being questioned and insulted by thousands of people.

What we have now is nothing.

She walked up to Gu Qianhan and said calmly, "Second Young Master Gu, the young master was just saying that in a fit of anger, there's no need to take it seriously."

Her voice was clear and melodious, like spring water, which captivated the crowd of onlookers.

Even Gu Qianhan was momentarily stunned. She was so close to him that he could smell the faint fragrance emanating from her. Her voice was so familiar that it reminded him of his past life and the moment of his death.

She was the light in the last moment of his life. She illuminated the dark and hopeless prison and the path to the underworld, allowing him to pass away without pain.

He even suspected that his ability to live again was also related to her.

After his rebirth, he dreamed of her almost every night. In his dreams, he could feel her soft hand caressing his cheek, her feeding him medicine, and he heard her say, "It will be soon, there will be no pain."

She wasn't lying to him; he really wasn't in pain. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself back ten years in the past, back to the heyday of the Gu family.

No one knew that he carried the deep-seated hatred of his past life, the tragic massacre of his entire family. The Gu family didn't know, the emperor didn't know, and the crown prince didn't know either.

Perhaps Chu Yanluo and Shen Mingxuan, who were also reborn, knew this, but these two people were insignificant.

Shen Mingxuan claimed to have been reborn, while Chu Yanluo didn't, but since she could make fruit yogurt ice bowls that wouldn't appear for another seven years, she must have been reborn as well.

Gu Qianhan is now very curious to know whether Shen Wantang has been reborn.