Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

The servant wiped the sweat from his forehead and followed his master out of Prince Ning's Mansion with his head covered.

After he walked out, he felt that he could finally breathe. He was almost scared to death by the Second Young Master just now. He didn't know what had happened and he had to go to the courtyard of the Crown Prince's Consort in the Ning Palace.

He looked at the grim-faced Second Young Master and couldn't understand his actions. "Young Master, why did you go to Wutong Garden just now? Do you know the Second Miss Shen?"

"know."

"Ah? You really know him? When did you meet him? How come I don't know him?"

It's not that the servant is overconfident. He has followed the Second Young Master since he was eight years old, and has been following him until he is twenty years old now. He has seen all the women that the Young Master has seen, whether at home or outside.

However, the servant did not remember having met Shen Wantang.

A man who could serve as a servant to the child prodigy Gu Qianhan couldn't be that stupid. He had a pretty good memory and a flexible mind. If he had met Shen Wantang, there was no way he would forget her.

What's more, when he caught a glimpse tonight, he saw Shen Wantang's appearance. Her face was stunning and her temperament was refreshing. It was impossible for anyone who had seen her to forget her.

Gu Qianhan did not answer the servant's question.

Because there was no way to answer it, he knew Shen Wantang in his previous life.

At that time, the entire Gu family had been executed for the crime of treason. He luckily escaped with his eldest brother's twin children, and went from being the second son of the Gu family, to a wanted criminal who was despised by everyone.

The capital city was filled with Jinyiwei searching for the three uncles and nephews. There were even layers of checkpoints at the city gates, and everyone leaving the city was strictly checked.

He wanted to take his two children out of the city, which was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

In fact, they could no longer hide in the city, and the two children were crying due to hunger.

The Jinyiwei were searching closer and closer and were about to find them. Just when he was in despair, Shen Wantang appeared.

When she saw the three uncles and nephews, she was surprised at first, but then she quickly calmed down.

She saw through his crude disguise at a glance and spoke in a calm and gentle tone: "Second Master Gu, you hiding in my villa makes me very embarrassed. I might be implicated by you and be beheaded. But I really don't want to die."

While she was speaking, the voices of the Jinyiwei were heard from next door. They had already searched this place!

Death had never been so close to him.

Gu Qianhan pushed his eldest brother's two children in front of Shen Wantang: "Mrs. Liao, right? I've seen you with Liao Youhe, and I want to make a deal with you."

She was extremely intelligent and perceptive: "You want me to keep these two children?"

"Yes, they were only three years old. They shouldn't have died in this catastrophe."

The eldest brother and his wife prayed to God for this pair of children, which they finally had when they were in their thirties. They were usually plump and fair, but after hiding from him these days, they have become pale and thin.

But they seemed to know that a disaster was about to happen. The once naughty twin brother and sister became extremely obedient. Even when they were extremely hungry, they only dared to sob quietly and did not dare to cry loudly.

Even when he finally managed to get a bun and shared it with his two siblings, the two children gave him their half of the bun with their dirty little hands and said in a baby voice, "Uncle, you eat first."

"I'm sorry, Second Young Master, I may not be able to make this deal with you, because I have no way to protect them."

"You must have, otherwise, with Liao Youhe's ability, he couldn't have been promoted four levels in such a short time, let alone become the Dali Temple Minister. I checked, his qualifications are mediocre, but the staff around him are very powerful, and his staff is you, Shen Wantang."

Although Gu Qianhan spoke with confidence, he was actually in an unprecedented desperate situation and was trying his best to save his nephew and niece.

Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will fight for it.

He handed her a key: "This is the key to the Gu family's secret room outside the city. Both children can draw the way to the secret room. Half of the treasures inside belong to you, and the other half will be used as the cost of raising them."

Shen Wantang still shook his head: "I'm afraid that even if I take the treasure, I won't have the life to spend it."

"What if I tell you that you can use my life to exchange for a brighter future for Liao Youhe? The Dali Temple Minister is only a third-rank official. If he catches me before the Jinyiwei catches me, he can be promoted to the second-rank official, and it can even lay the strongest foundation for him to be made a marquis or a prime minister. I think you should be more interested in the title of the Cabinet Prime Minister's wife."

"You want to sacrifice yourself?"

"Only if I die will the two children be safe. They are only three years old and don't know anything. The Royal Guards will not arrest people with great force. You have plenty of time to move them out of the city."

Only if he died would the emperor be at peace and his nephews and nieces could survive.

He brought his two children and knelt down in front of Shen Wantang. This was his last hope.

Shen Wantang saw him kneeling, hesitated for a moment, and finally accepted the greeting from him and the two children. She stepped forward and helped him up: "Let me try, follow me."

She hid Gu Qianhan and the two children in a secret room. Before entering, she even carefully asked the maid to give the two children snacks.

Perhaps the Jinyiwei recognized Shen Wantang's identity, so they didn't investigate very carefully. Otherwise, with the Jinyiwei's ability, they could have dug out any secret room or secret passage. They were all born in the Year of the Dog, and were best at finding people and secrets.

After the Jinyiwei left, she hid the two children in a carriage and took them away.

Afterwards, Gu Qianhan moved to another place to hide alone, but was soon caught by Liao Youhe and his men.

Just as he expected, Liao Youhe was commended by the emperor for this action, and the emperor also hinted that he would continue to be promoted.

Gu Qianhan was thrown into death row. People from the Dali Temple and the Jinyiwei took turns interrogating him and beat him until he was bloody, trying to find out the whereabouts of the two children.

He felt relieved in his extreme pain. It seemed that Shen Wantang kept his promise and protected the two children. The Jinyiwei had never been able to find them.

A month later, the jailer came to the stinking death row again.

He thought someone was here to torture him again, but unexpectedly, when he looked up, he saw a familiar face, it was Shen Wantang.

She only said two sentences, the first of which was: "They are out of town and will grow up healthy."

The second one was: “If you want to end your suffering, I can help you.”

The dungeon was dark and damp, like hell on earth, but in this dark purgatory, he saw a ray of light.

His nephews and nieces were all well, and he had no more worries in the world. He wanted revenge, but he was powerless because even death had become a luxury for him.

He nodded at her slowly, as a response to her second sentence.

She did not hesitate and took a step forward, lifted his chin with one hand and stuffed a pill into his mouth with the other hand - his jaw had been removed to prevent him from biting his tongue to commit suicide.

Her hands were warm and soft, and her voice was as sweet as the sound of nature: "It will be quick and painless."

Gu Qianhan's consciousness began to blur. He indeed did not feel any pain. He only felt that the last moment of his life was warm.

He saw her looking at him with compassionate eyes, as if ending his life was also a regretful choice for her.

He used up his last bit of strength to smile at her: "Thank you."