Chapter 266 Was she trying to save him?
Xiao Qingxi immediately took a step back: "What are you doing? Who gave you permission to touch my clothes? You've dirtied them!"
Shen Wantang held out her hand: "Give it to me."
"What?"
"Give me back this fox fur cloak."
Xiao Qingxi stared at her in shock: "This is mine! How dare you ask me to give it back to you?!"
"How did this become the princess's? Isn't this mine? Didn't the princess snatch it away?"
"Hmph, I'll just take it, what can you do about it? I got it, it's mine!"
Xiao Qingxi spoke with conviction, but she was still worried that Shen Wantang would take her cloak away, so she quickly left with Kang Mama, no longer caring about mocking Shen Wantang.
After all, Shen Wantang looked completely different from others. Unlike others, she didn't respect her as a princess. One moment she would scold her for being stupid, the next she would complain that she was clumsy, and then she would try to steal her clothes. She wouldn't suffer the slightest loss!
But she has her mother completely under her thumb. The entire Ning Prince's Mansion is now in Shen Wantang's hands, and she calls the shots at home!
Shen Wantang was slightly surprised to see her walk away so quickly. She hadn't even exerted her strength yet, and she was already running away?
She shook her head and led Dujuan toward Princess Ning's courtyard.
As for Xiao Qingyuan—let him have his fun. Anyway, the Prince Ning's Mansion doesn't expect him to make money. He'll be grateful if he just brings fewer people to the mansion.
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The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
After returning home, the first thing Gu Qianning did was go to Gu Qianhan's courtyard to find him.
He wasn't there at all, so she sat in his room and waited.
They waited until it got dark.
When Gu Qianhan returned, the sky was full of stars and the full moon hung high in the sky.
He saw Gu Qianning in his room and frowned slightly: "What are you doing here?"
Gu Qianning looked at him strangely: "Second brother, what exactly are you busy with? You've been leaving early and coming home late lately. Unless I go to see Atang, you're nowhere to be seen."
Gu Qianhan's heart skipped a beat: "You went to see her again?"
"yes!"
Why weren't you told?
"Why should I tell you? You're a man, and we're women. It'll be inconvenient for you to come along. I won't take you with me anymore."
Gu Qianhan didn't care. If he wanted, he had plenty of ways to get Gu Qianning to take him.
"You came here to talk about this? You've already said this once, there's no need to say it again, you can leave now."
"That's not what I came here for!"
Gu Qianning felt helpless. Her second brother was so cold-hearted, kicking her out as soon as he said he would.
"I'm here to pass on a message to you from Ah Ning!"
"What message are you sending?"
"She asked me to apologize to you on her behalf."
A hint of surprise appeared on Gu Qianhan's usually indifferent face: "What did you say?"
"She was the one who said she should apologize, not me. If you ask me, she doesn't need to apologize. You should thank her."
Get to the point!
"Oh, I went to the Shen family with A-Tang today, and we happened to run into Lord Lü and General Xin from the Ministry of Justice. They were interrogating Xiang Meng, the Shen family's guard, and then A-Tang noticed something amiss with Xiang Meng."
Gu Qianhan lowered her eyelashes, concealing the emotions in her eyes.
She did indeed return to the Shen family, did indeed run into Xin Huailin, and just as he predicted, found clues and evidence.
However, he didn't know whether her trip home was premeditated or just a coincidence.
If it was premeditated, then she must have been reborn.
If it was just a coincidence, then she shouldn't have been reborn.
"Second brother, do you know about the Western Region Purple Crow? A-Tang said that Xiang Meng touched the Western Region Purple Crow and was poisoned, so his hands have been turning blue. Moreover, after he poured vinegar on his hands, they turned into a very bright blue."
Gu Qianhan's voice was somewhat low: "The Purple Crow of the Western Regions... I've heard of it."
It was only after Shen Wantang solved the case in his previous life that he learned about this medicinal herb. It is highly poisonous, but when mixed with several other medicinal herbs, it can be used as an antidote. Its medicinal properties are very unique, so it was once extremely difficult to obtain in the capital.
"Oh my, you actually knew that! That's great! I was worried you wouldn't know and we'd be exposed!"
"What mistake?"
"Oh, Ah Tang gave you credit for finding the evidence. She told Lord Lü that you were the one who told us about the medicinal properties and characteristics of the Western Region Purple Crow. I think Lord Lü will definitely come looking for you. Remember not to let it slip. You must say that you told me, and then I told Ah Tang. Got it?"
Gu Qianhan instantly raised her eyes and looked directly at her sister: "What did you say?!"
"I told you not to let it slip! Second brother, are you deaf?"
Gu Qianning glared at him, then quickly added, recalling her time with Shen Wantang at the Shen family home, "By the way, that Xiang Meng still has a bruise on his face. A-Tang said that the bruise only appeared in the last two years, and he didn't have it before, but she doesn't know what happened to it. She asked Lord Lü to ask you about it!"
"Second brother, do you know what happened to the bruises on Xiang Meng's face? Have you already seen Xiang Meng?"
Gu Qianhan stared blankly into space, offering no reply.
He had seen Xiang Meng before, but not in this life, but in a previous one.
He knew what caused the bruises on Xiang Meng's face, which was one of the key pieces of evidence in solving the case.
But Shen Wantang shouldn't have known that he knew these things, and she shouldn't have let Lü Qiying come to him to ask.
Moreover, in her previous life, she figured out the reason for Xiang Meng's bruises on her own, without asking anyone for help.
Has she been reborn?
Why did she give him all the credit for the Xin family case?
Was she trying to save him?
"Second Brother? Second Brother, can you hear me?!"
Gu Qianhan forced herself to compose herself: "What did you just say?"
Gu Qianning felt that something was wrong with him, but he was always different from ordinary people, so she didn't take it to heart: "I said, you have to thank Atang. Although she gave you the credit without your consent, she got my consent. My consent is your consent, right?"
"Besides, this is a good thing. Second brother, your reputation is so bad now. If you can solve the Xin family's case, the people of the capital will definitely change their opinion of you."
"Then your mother can help you find a good marriage. You're not young anymore, it's time to settle down, don't you think?"
Gu Qianhan ignored her last sentence and asked, "Did she say why she should give the credit to me? Why didn't she give it to Xiao Qingyuan, who has been trying to solve the case these past few days?"
Gu Qianning glared at him fiercely: "What do you mean by this? Do you think that A-Ning has taken a liking to you?"
"I'm telling you, absolutely not! She only gave you the credit because of me!"
"Besides, she said she doesn't like to be in the limelight and doesn't really want to get involved in solving cases, so you got off easy!"
"That Xiao Qingyuan, he favors his concubine over his wife, what a waste of his good looks! A-Tang isn't stupid, why would she go out of her way to give credit to a man like that?"
"Are we supposed to help him become stronger, only to be kicked aside by him and let his favorite concubine take over and steal Ah Tang's position as the Crown Princess?"
"I'm warning you, you're not allowed to say a good word about that Xiao Qingyuan, or I'll disown you as my second brother!"
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