Chapter 189 He carried her to the roof
Gu Qianhan seemed to know what she was thinking, and he explained in a low voice, "I can only barely tell who is speaking."
Shen Wantang nodded and asked him softly, "Is A-Ning inside?"
"She hasn't come yet, but she will. We just need to stay here for a little while."
"Okay, then let's wait and see."
"But we stand out here."
It was indeed very conspicuous, especially since she and Gu Qianhan were alone together. Although he had brought a servant and she had brought a maid, it was still quite inappropriate for them to be standing so close and so far apart.
Shen Wantang looked around and pointed to the side: "There's a tree over there, it's quite thick, it should be big enough to hide someone."
"It's too far away, so we can't hear what they're saying inside."
Gu Qianhan made no attempt to hide his intention to eavesdrop, and even asked Shen Wantang, "Do you want to hear what they're saying inside?"
Shen Wantang wanted to say she didn't want to listen. Was she out of her mind to eavesdrop on the Crown Prince's conversation?
But Gu Qianhan added, "Just now, the Crown Prince seemed to be talking about how to deceive A Ning."
...eavesdropping a few words shouldn't be fatal, right?
She lowered her voice very, very low: "Where can we hear what's going on inside?"
Gu Qianhan waved to the servant, signaling him to take Shen Wantang's maid away from here.
Jixiang then went to pull Dujuan.
Du Juan didn't move. She looked at Shen Wantang, and only after Shen Wantang nodded did she follow Ji Xiang.
Shen Wantang looked at Gu Qianhan and asked again, "Where do we go to listen?"
Gu Qianhan pointed to the roof.
Shen Wantang's eyes widened. He really knew how to pick a spot. How was she supposed to get up there?
"I'm sorry to offend you."
Gu Qianhan said something in a low voice, then put his arm around her waist, picked her up, and flew onto the roof.
Fortunately, Shen Wantang is a calm and composed person who has seen many storms, otherwise she would probably have screamed out in surprise. Even so, she was startled.
She looked at Gu Qianhan with slight annoyance, and Gu Qianhan immediately let go of her hand, mouthing, "I had no choice."
Shen Wantang couldn't tell at all that he was forced to do something; he was quite indifferent!
She wanted to distance herself from him, but they weren't on flat ground; they were high on the roof. She was afraid that if she moved around, she would fall. Even if she didn't fall, if she stepped on a loose brick or tile and alerted the people inside, things would get really bad.
She stood there, frozen, motionless.
A gust of cold wind blew by, clearing her mind considerably. Then she realized that Gu Qianhan had indeed chosen an excellent place to eavesdrop.
The roof of this detached house is much higher than the roofs of the other side rooms. Standing here, you can not only hear the conversations inside, but also see in all directions to see if anyone is approaching.
If anything goes wrong, you can immediately jump off the roof and leave through the path behind the house.
Shen Wantang couldn't help but look at Gu Qianhan, suspecting that this must have been his first time eavesdropping on the rooftop, otherwise he wouldn't have found such a good spot.
Gu Qianhan reached out her arm and whispered, "Hold on, don't fall."
Shen Wantang was unwilling to help him up. She had come to eavesdrop, and if she helped him up, it would look like she was there to have an affair.
She turned her head away, pretending not to hear what he said or see his outstretched arm.
Seeing that she refused to help him up, Gu Qianhan didn't feel embarrassed. He calmly withdrew his arm and subtly moved a little closer to her so that he could catch her instantly if she lost her balance.
The sound of the Crown Prince and his men talking in hushed tones could be heard from inside the room:
"How long has Gu Qianning been here?"
"Your Highness, Miss Gu must have just arrived recently; she hasn't yet gone into the main hall to offer incense."
"Go and tamper with the fortune-telling container in the prayer hall. Make sure she gets the worst possible fortune."
"yes."
"Go and tell Master Mingwu, who is in charge of interpreting the divination slips, to interpret the divination slips for Gu Qianning in terms of marriage, and the worse the marriage divination is interpreted, the better."
"Yes, Your Highness. Miss Gu is already heading this way. Should we stop her?"
"No need. She's already seen me. Avoiding her will only make her suspicious."
"Yes, I understand."
Shen Wantang's expression turned cold. If the Crown Prince didn't want a marriage with Gu Qianning, then why was he so good to her? Why didn't he just tell her the truth?
Last time at Jinxiu Pavilion, he was very accommodating to Gu Qianning's every request, so gentle and considerate that no one could tell he didn't like her.
When Gu Qianhan saw her expression change, she knew that she was probably standing up for her sister.
His own expression remained unchanged. After all, he had lived a second life and knew his sister's fate. He also knew that the Crown Prince's marriage to his sister was out of necessity. It was all too common for the Crown Prince to have someone tamper with the divination sticks.
Looking at Shen Wantang's cold and stern face, Gu Qianhan couldn't help but start thinking about the question that had troubled him for a long time—had she been reborn?
If she were reborn, she probably wouldn't have reacted so strongly to the Crown Prince's words.
However, that's not necessarily true. Even if she was reborn, she had little contact with the Crown Prince and didn't know his temperament. It's normal for her to be shocked when she suddenly heard that the Crown Prince was so inhuman.
Two figures, one in green and one in blue, appeared not far away; they were Gu Qianning and her maid.
She did indeed come here to find the Crown Prince.
Shen Wantang watched as she quickly entered the courtyard, then exclaimed in surprise, "Cousin, you really came! I thought I was seeing things!"
The Crown Prince's voice was as gentle as ever: "A'Ning, why are you here too? Things haven't been peaceful outside lately, didn't I tell you to stay home as much as possible?"
“My cousin has already sent people to suppress and appease the refugees, and things are much more peaceful now. I came here with Princess Xiao to offer incense and pray for blessings.”
"Princess Consort Xiao? She's here too?"
"No, I came alone."
Gu Qianning hadn't seen Xiao Qingxuan for several days. Now that she saw him, she was reluctant to leave, but she also felt it was inappropriate to abandon Shen Wantang.
She could only say with some reluctance, "Cousin, you must have important business to attend to here, right? I won't disturb you any longer. I need to go find Atang. It wouldn't be good to keep her waiting."
"Go ahead, be careful. There are some refugees being housed in the temple. Don't leave your maid's side."
Gu Qianning chuckled: "I know, I'm not a child anymore."
Shen Wantang listened to the conversation inside and felt rather uncomfortable.
Gu Qianning's heart was set on marrying the Crown Prince. She rushed over after seeing only his back, which shows that she really liked the Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince was only thinking about how to prevent her from getting married, and all he did was try to harm her.
Gu Qianhan's deep voice rang in her ears: "It's time to go, A Ning is coming out."
"Um."
Gu Qianhan picked her up, leaped off the roof, landed steadily, and then let go: "This way, this path can take us out."
Shen Wantang tried her best to ignore the force and heat in her waist just now, and followed Gu Qianhan into the path, leaving the backyard and going around to the front hall.
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