Chapter 457 The gossip ends up back on your own shoulders.
Gu Qianning could tell that Shen Wantang wasn't really angry, so she breathed a sigh of relief: "At least there's some good news. Although I don't know if it's a good thing if you two like each other."
Shen Wantang quickly covered her mouth: "Don't talk nonsense. When did I like him? I already said that he was drugged. I'm just not going to argue with someone who is controlled by drugs!"
Gu Qianning nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, you're right!"
Shen Wantang coughed, let go of her hand, and took her handkerchief to wipe Gu Qianning's face: "Your body and face are all wet, you're soaked. Why don't you change your clothes? After you left, a palace maid brought two sets of clothes for us to change into."
"Okay, let's change then. I can't show my face in this outfit."
Shen Wantang naturally changed with her. Her clothes were fine originally, but Gu Qianhan was wet. He had been holding her for so long that he had soaked her clothes, so she had no choice but to change.
The two went behind the screen together. While changing her clothes, Shen Wantang asked, "A'ning, did you see the Crown Prince?"
Gu Qianning froze as she changed her clothes, then answered in a sorrowful tone, "I saw him, but not only the Crown Prince, I also saw that Miss Yu in his Eastern Palace."
Shen Wantang was surprised: "Miss Yu went to the East Palace? Is that in accordance with the rules?"
"Yes, it's against the rules, but the Crown Prince still let her go, and I even saw her. Isn't that a coincidence? The Crown Prince used to forbid me from going to the East Palace, but he let Miss Yu go. Ah Ning, tell me, just how much does he like Miss Yu!"
Shen Wantang shook her head: "He's never met Miss Yu before, so it's impossible for him to like her that much."
"Why not? Miss Yu is so beautiful, maybe he fell in love with her at first sight?"
Gu Qianning's eyes welled up with tears again: "You didn't see how gentle and considerate he was to Miss Yu. I always thought he was only good to me, but it turns out that's not true. It turns out he was good to other women too, even better."
"He told me he only saw me as a younger sister, Ah Tang, isn't that ridiculous!"
Shen Wantang could hear the bitterness and pain in Gu Qianning's tone, but based on her understanding of the Crown Prince from her previous life, it was unlikely that he would fall in love with a woman at first sight.
In his previous life, he only had Gu Qianning as his crown princess; he had no concubines, concubines, or other high-ranking officials.
Even after Gu Qianning's death, when the Crown Prince had already ascended the throne and was the emperor with absolute power, and no one could shake his throne, he did not hold a selection of concubines or take any other women into the palace.
But Shen Wantang didn't say much. After all, it wouldn't make a difference if she did. She didn't want Gu Qianning to have any illusions about the Crown Prince, lest something even more tragic happen in the future.
A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. The conflict between the Crown Prince and the Gu family is irreconcilable; it's a matter of life and death. Letting Gu Qianning give up now is the best thing for her.
After changing my clothes, the rain outside had subsided considerably, and the sky had brightened again.
Shen Wantang picked up an umbrella: "A Ning, let's go out and have a look. Didn't your second brother say before he left that there's something interesting to see outside?"
Gu Qianning walked under her umbrella, forcing herself to cheer up: "Second brother wouldn't lie to us. If he says there's excitement, then there must be. Let's go and see whose excitement it is."
But when the two of them actually went out, they were both stunned.
Because this excitement doesn't belong to anyone else, it belongs to Xiao Qingyuan!
In a side hall not far away, a crowd had gathered, all discussing the matter.
"Isn't Young Master Xiao being a bit too hasty? How could he take her away in the palace? Truly... the world is going to the dogs!"
"I don't think it's surprising at all that Prince Xiao would do something like this. He refused to give the flowers to his wife before, insisting on giving them to Liu Nanshi instead. The two of them must have been having an affair long ago!"
"Who knows? This might not be the first time they've done this. Otherwise, how could they be so bold as to make love right here in the palace!"
“It’s not surprising that Prince Xiao would do something like this, after all, he’s capable of anything. But why would Liu Nanshi do this? She’s not even married yet. Isn’t she ruining herself?”
"Perhaps this is what Liu Nanshi wants! Didn't you see? She provoked the Crown Prince's wife before, and the way she acted, you'd think she was the Crown Prince's legal wife!"
"Oh dear, no way, is she trying to use this opportunity to force Prince Xiao to divorce his wife and marry her? That princess is so pitiful, she's only been married into the royal family for a short time and she's already going to be divorced."
"How can you be so sure that the Crown Prince's wife will be divorced? Maybe Liu Nanshi will become Prince Xiao's concubine? After something like this, no other young master besides Prince Xiao would marry her, right?"
"You don't understand. Liu Nanshi is the legitimate daughter of Grand Secretary Liu. How could she possibly become a concubine for Prince Xiao? Moreover, after such an incident, do you think Grand Secretary Liu would let it go? Prince Ning and Princess Ning will definitely have to give Grand Secretary Liu an explanation. The best solution is to divorce the Princess Consort and let the Prince marry Liu Nanshi. Anyway, the Princess Consort's background isn't high, so it's fine to divorce her. Her family wouldn't dare to go against Grand Secretary Liu."
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Shen Wantang stood at the back of the crowd and listened for a while, and then she understood what was going on.
Her good husband actually slept with Liu Nanshi in the palace!
This shouldn't be happening. Even if they're both brainless and passionate, they wouldn't do something like this in the palace!
Could it be that they were also drugged?
It's strange, who drugged her and why did Gu Qianhan also fall for it?
These questions wouldn't have answers for the time being, and Shen Wantang didn't think too much about it. She turned to Gu Qianning and whispered, "It's so lively here, what should I do now? It seems a little inappropriate to continue watching with them!"
Gu Qianning tilted her head and said, "A-Tang, aren't you sad? You should be crying right now!"
Shen Wantang nodded: "Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense. I should cry. And not only should I cry, I should run away crying."
Gu Qianning nodded: "You were angry and heartbroken, so you ran away crying and left the Spring Banquet early, which is reasonable! As your good sister, it's also reasonable for me to chase after you! I can't stay in this palace for another second, A-Tang, you run away, I'll chase after you."
Shen Wantang rubbed her eyes hard and asked her, "Are they red?"
A little.
Shen Wantang rubbed it again: "And now?"
"Hmm, that's about right."
Shen Wantang pinched the back of her hand again, then squeezed into the crowd with red eyes. She saw Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi embracing each other in the hall, their clothes disheveled. She was both shocked and angry: "Xiao Qingyuan, what's going on?!"
Then, without waiting for Xiao Qingyuan's reply, she covered her face with her hands, turned around, and ran away crying.
Gu Qianning stepped forward and angrily berated Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi: "You shameless bastards! How could you do such a despicable thing! It's disgusting!"
After yelling, she immediately chased after Shen Wantang: "Atang, don't cry, don't do anything foolish! Wait for me!"
As she chased after them, she thought to herself, "They're really good. Their acting skills are superb, and their teamwork is perfect!"
She could finally leave the palace she loathed!
She should never come again!
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