Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Shen Wantang sat up and said, "I was injured on my head, not my hand. I can handle it myself."

Gu Qianhan pushed her back, scooped a spoonful of porridge, blew it gently, and handed it to her lips: "Don't move around even if your head is injured."

Shen Wantang had no choice but to open his mouth and eat.

The millet porridge is very mellow when you put it in your mouth, each grain is soft, tender and smooth, and it is cooked to perfection.

Soon, she drank half a bowl of porridge and ate some refreshing side dishes.

Then she couldn't eat anymore.

She didn't want to eat anymore, but Gu Qianhan didn't force her to. He ate up all the leftover side dishes and porridge, as well as the new bowl that was served.

Shen Wantang knew that he had probably been looking for her the whole day. She hadn't eaten, and neither had he, so they were starving now.

She drank the medicine, rinsed her mouth, and asked Nanny Yan, "What's the name of the woman who makes the porridge?"

"Replying to Madam, her husband's surname is Niu, so everyone calls her Niu Pozi."

"The porridge is pretty good, give it to Mrs. Niu."

"Yes."

Nanny Yan agreed, cleared the dishes, and left with Dujuan and Qinxin.

Gu Qianhan walked to the imperial concubine's couch, picked up Shen Wantang, went into the inner room, and gently put her on the bed.

He blew out the lights, lay down beside Shen Wantang, and held her tightly in his arms.

Shen Wantang leaned on his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and couldn't help but touch his face: "Are you scared today?"

Gu Qianhan's heart was filled with infinite bitterness and pain. Wasn't he the one who should ask this question? She was the one who was tricked and fell into the pit. She was the one who was hurt.

But she didn't complain or shed a tear, she was just worried about whether he was scared.

What kind of life did she live in the past? Even if her father Shen Guannian had protected her a little, she would not have developed such an independent and tough character.

He held her hand and whispered, "I'm afraid something might happen to you. This is the one thing I can't bear the most."

Shen Wantang had been busy all day and had taken some medicine. He felt sleepy and even his voice was a little lazy: "Don't worry, there won't be any major accidents. As for the minor accidents, we certainly can't avoid them all."

"And I felt something was wrong as soon as I entered the house, so I was mentally prepared. Although I was a little surprised to see a secret cave suddenly appear in the house, that's all."

"Actually, when I fell, I didn't feel too much. It was just that Qi hit me that made me angry."

"When I recover from my injuries, I will definitely hit you back."

Gu Qianhan hugged her, lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "Well, okay, then I'll leave her to you to clean up, Shen Guannian, I'll take care of it."

Shen Wantang was a little surprised, but she quickly realized: "He was involved in today's incident?"

"Well, he's faking illness."

"Faking illness?!"

Shen Wantang was furious. Shen Guannian was really something. He acted so realistically just to trick her. With his acting skills, it was a waste of his talent to be an official. He should have joined a drama troupe!

She actually thought that he was controlled by Qi family and wanted to help him deal with Qi family!

Now, she can deal with both of them at the same time!

No wonder Shen Guannian and Qi could be husband and wife. In order to trick her, they even suppressed the matter of cuckoldry for the time being and even joined forces!

Gu Qianhan knew she was very angry, even her breathing had become heavier. He patted her back gently and comforted her: "I promise you, this is the last time Shen Guannian will hurt you. Starting tomorrow, he will be dismissed from office. From now on, no matter who helps him smooth things over, he will never be able to return to the officialdom, and he will never be able to return to the capital."

Shen Wantang calmed down a lot: "Why, are you going to kick him out of the capital?"

"Well, take his two sons and daughter back to their hometown together. That way, they will never appear in front of you again and cause you trouble."

Shen Wantang was very satisfied with this solution: "Okay, let's do it."

Not allowing Shen Guannian to be an official would make him collapse and feel more uncomfortable than killing him.

A smile appeared on Shen Wantang's lips. Shen Guannian failed to gain anything but gained more. He must be regretting it now, right?

Gu Qianhan held Shen Wantang in his arms, listening to her breathing gradually becoming shallower. When he looked down at her again, he found that she had fallen asleep.

Outside the window, a bright moon hung on the branches, and the bright moonlight shone in and fell on her sleeping face with a faint smile.

Gu Qianhan gently touched her forehead and found that it was still very hot, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

He discovered that Shen Wantang was actually very easy to satisfy and coax.

Even when she was tricked, she remained calm. Even when she was hurt, she was not at all squeamish, so that he, as her husband, had almost no room to maneuver.

Perhaps, her husbands in her previous two lives were too unreliable, so she is now used to relying on herself for everything, and she would not cry or talk to him even if she was hurt.

Gu Qianhan felt all kinds of emotions, but the most intense one was heartache.

He didn't sleep much that night. He touched Shen Wantang's forehead from time to time, covered her with a quilt, and cushioned her with pillows to prevent her from accidentally lying down and pressing on her wound and waking up in pain.

It was not until dawn that he found that Shen Wantang's high fever had subsided, and he fell asleep for a while.

When he woke up again, there was no one around him.

He was startled and sat up suddenly: "Atang?!"

Jixiang heard the noise and rushed in: "Master, the young lady has gone out to pick fruit!"

"Picking fruit? Why don't you let the people below pick it? She still has a wound on her head. Doesn't it hurt?"

"The young lady said the pain is gone and she's in much better spirits than yesterday. I heard there are a lot of fruits growing on the farm, so I went to pick them excitedly."

Gu Qianhan hurriedly put on his shoes: "Then why didn't you wake me up?"

Jixiang quickly leaned over and put on his other shoe. "Sir, she wouldn't let me call you. She said you worked hard all day yesterday and she wants you to sleep a little longer! You see, the young lady really cares about you!"

"Nonsense, you're the one saying it!"

Gu Qianhan hurriedly put on her clothes, washed her face, tied her hair, and then walked out: "The village is so big, where did she go?"

"This way, sir! Ouch, sir, please slow down. There are a lot of people following the young lady. It will be fine."

"A bunch of people followed me yesterday, but I still lost the person!"

"Ah, this..."

Jixiang scratched his head and said, "Prince Xiao was beaten half to death by you. He shouldn't come to snatch the young lady today, right?"

"If it weren't for him, there might be someone else!"

Gu Qianhan had just experienced losing her yesterday, and his heart was in pain at the moment. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He knew that his men were following him, but he still couldn't convince himself that she was safe and she was fine.

It wasn't until I entered the garden and saw the figure standing under the fruit tree that the feeling of uneasiness disappeared.