Chapter 482 Ah Tang, have you forgiven me?
Xiao Qingyuan's expression was somewhat unnatural. He coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, well, you're right, it was made by Huayi."
Qin Xin leaned closer, staring at the stitches on Xiao Qingyuan's clothes, and said strangely, "Something's not right. This doesn't look like something Hua Yi made. Hua Yi may not be good at other things, but her needlework is among the best in the entire palace. Her stitches are particularly fine, and her lines are straight and smooth. These stitches are quite wide!"
Xiao Qingyuan's voice turned gloomy: "What's it to you? Get out!"
He clenched his fist secretly. After he killed Shen Wantang, the first thing he would do was sell off that damned maid Qin Xin! He had disliked her for a long time!
Qin Xin was frightened by his sinister gaze and stepped back. She felt that Xiao Qingyuan had changed a lot. He would never look at people with such a terrifying gaze before.
"Why is the young master so fierce to my maid? Is he doing this on purpose for me? Is he trying to scare me into backing down and divorcing me?"
Xiao Qingyuan glanced at her coldly: "Divorce? You're overthinking it. I won't divorce you."
He will have to bear the infamy of betraying his wife after the divorce, and Liu Nanshi will also have to bear the infamy.
Why not just kill Shen Wantang? Then he won't be seen as fickle and abandoning his wife, but as a widow forced to remarry!
He flicked his sleeves, walked past Shen Wantang, and headed towards his own courtyard.
Shen Wantang watched his retreating figure and stood there motionless for a long time.
Qin Xin whispered, "Princess Consort, I have a feeling that something is wrong with the Prince. You...you must be careful!"
Shen Wantang smiled gently. Even the maid could see that Xiao Qingyuan was acting strangely, so how could she not notice?
However, the one who needs to be more careful is not her, but Xiao Qingyuan!
But dealing with Xiao Qingyuan will require some effort; it would be much easier if someone else did it.
"Cuckoo".
"The Crown Princess."
“Send someone to deliver a letter to Liao Youhe’s mother. I want to see her and tell her that I have a tremendous benefit for her.”
"yes."
The next day.
Shen Wantang left home early in the morning.
She first went to the shop to check on its business, and then asked her cousin to bring in some new fabrics suitable for summer wear.
Now the shop has expanded, and three more shops have been added, all in prime locations in the capital, and business is booming.
Shen Wantang visited every shop, and if there were any problems, she asked them to fix them. She rewarded those who did well with silver. These days, she is the least stingy with money.
She didn't go to Zuixianlou until noon.
Yesterday, she had someone reserve a private room at Zuixianlou Restaurant so she could meet Liao Youhe's mother.
But to her surprise, when she opened the door to the private room she had reserved, there were already people sitting inside.
Shen Wantang looked at the people inside and stopped in her tracks: "Dujuan, go find the manager and ask him to change to a private room!"
The person inside gave a wry smile: "You don't like me that much? I'll just say a few words to you, then I'll leave. I won't delay your lunch."
As he spoke, he pulled her into the private room: "Jixiang, take the Crown Princess's maid to the next room."
"Yes, young master!"
Jixiang immediately went out and thoughtfully closed the door behind her.
Shen Wantang broke free from his hand: "Young Master Gu, you weren't drugged this time, were you? Then please have some self-respect."
Unfortunately, Gu Qianhan didn't know what self-respect was. His fingers traced Shen Wantang's neck as he asked her, "Did Chu Yanluo hurt you?"
Shen Wantang trembled when he suddenly touched her neck, and she immediately stepped back, saying, "Gu Qianhan, get out!"
Gu Qianhan sighed softly: "Are you still angry with me? How about I kill Xiao Qingyuan for you?"
Shen Wantang glared at him: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Do you know that Xiao Qingyuan is now telling everyone he meets that you killed Chu Yanluo? He wants to kill you, and I can't tolerate that."
"Lord Lü will find out who killed Chu Yanluo and clear my name. There's no need for Young Master Gu to worry about this."
"Chu Yanluo's case is not complicated. Lü Qiying can indeed investigate it thoroughly, but what happens after he does? Does he really dare to put Xiao Qingyuan in jail? Are you sure that in the end, he won't be let off lightly? Even if Prince Ning has no real power, he still has the Empress Dowager protecting him. Once the Emperor gains the throne, he will turn a blind eye to his own brother's affairs. If Xiao Qingyuan kills someone, he will just pretend not to see it. In their eyes, the dead are nothing more than ants, not important at all."
Shen Wantang fell silent.
Because she knew that Gu Qianhan was telling the truth.
The reason why Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi dared to be so arrogant was naturally because they were surnamed Xiao, and in the entire Dafeng, apart from the emperor, no one was more noble than them.
Therefore, she didn't place all her hopes on Lü Qiying. She had her own plan, but there was no need to tell Gu Qianhan about it.
Gu Qianhan stepped forward, getting closer to Shen Wantang.
Shen Wantang had no choice but to continue retreating until she reached the doorway with nowhere left to go. She became a little anxious and had no choice but to push him away, saying, "What are you trying to do? Isn't it better to keep your distance?"
Gu Qianhan grabbed her hand and stuffed a stack of things into it before she could pull away.
"What's this?"
Shen Wantang looked down and saw that it was a stack of land deeds!
Upon closer inspection, they were all shops and farmland in prime locations.
She was startled: "Why are you giving me all this? Are you going to start making your final arrangements again?"
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly stuffed the land deed back into Gu Qianhan's hand and whispered, "I don't want it. Give it to A Ning. This time she won't marry the Crown Prince and she won't die."
Gu Qianhan said seriously, "What she deserves, I will naturally give her. This is for you. I got the land deed from Yuan Zheng. He was the one who drugged me at the Spring Banquet. This is what he gave me in compensation. I think you should get half of it. After all, you were also a victim."
As he spoke, he took Shen Wantang's hand and placed the land deed back into her hand.
victim?
Shen Wantang looked up at Gu Qianhan and thought to herself that he was smart enough to know he had been too forward with her.
Since it was compensation, there was no reason to refuse; she accepted it all!
Seeing that she had accepted the gift, Gu Qianhan smiled slightly on his indifferent face: "A-Tang, have you forgiven me?"
"No!"
Shen Wantang looked at him irritably: "Also, you're not allowed to call me that. Please call me Princess Consort, Second Young Master!"
"Hmm, alright, Your Highness. May I ask if Your Highness truly doesn't need my help?"
"unnecessary!"
"You didn't even ask me what kind of help I meant?"
Shen Wantang turned her face away, refusing to look at him. What help could he possibly offer? Wasn't he just trying to kill Xiao Qingyuan for her?
Gu Qianhan twirled the Buddhist beads on his wrist: "Originally, I was thinking that when I killed Xiao Qingxuan, I would also kill Xiao Qingyuan and let the two cousins go to be reincarnated together. But Xiao Qingyuan is already impatient to die. It's not that I can't grant him this wish in advance, but I'm afraid you won't agree, so I came to ask you specifically."
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