EBE Chapter 496 Can he escape his fate?
Chapter 496 Can he escape his fate?
On the second day, relatives and friends came to pay their respects.
The prince also came with several princesses, but they only talked to Xiao Qingxi and ignored Shen Wantang, treating her as air.
Princess Ning was so sick that she couldn't get out of bed overnight, and Prince Ning was busy investigating the cause of Xiao Qingyuan's death. He ignored anyone who came to him. Xiao Qingxi still looked dazed, and she still refused to believe that Xiao Qingyuan was dead.
All matters concerning Prince Ning's Mansion fell on Shen Wantang's shoulders.
She was wearing mourning clothes, a white flower on her head, her eyes were red and swollen, and her voice had become hoarse.
At the end of the day, she was a little exhausted.
In the evening, people from the Duke's Mansion arrived.
Leading the way was the prince of the Duke's Mansion, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo, Gu Qianling.
Although the two families had had some unpleasantness in the past, those were all the mischief of the younger generation. Now that the Prince of Ning's Mansion has passed away, it is impossible for the Duke's Mansion not to send someone to express condolences, and the person sent must be the Prince of the Duke's Mansion.
Behind Gu Qianling followed Gu Qianhan and Gu Qianning.
Gu Qianling looked solemn, but his tone was gentle: "Princess, please accept my condolences."
After he finished speaking, he glanced around and saw that there were only Shen Wantang and Xiao Qingxi here, but Prince Ning and Princess Ning were nowhere to be seen. He couldn't help but frown slightly.
How could Prince Ning and Princess Ning not come forward for such a big event? Even if they were very sad, they couldn't just leave everything to the two juniors, right?
So outrageous!
Gu Qianning stepped forward and grabbed Shen Wantang's hand. She found that her hand was cold, so she quickly covered her hand with her own: "Atang, are you okay? Why are your hands so cold?"
After she finished speaking, she lowered her voice and asked, "Did the people from Prince Ning's Mansion embarrass you?"
There was obvious worry in her tone and her eyes were full of heartache.
Shen Wantang shook her head: "I'm fine, don't worry."
As she spoke, she glanced at Gu Qianhan beside her.
Among all the people who came to pay their respects today, he seemed so out of place and so special.
He was as indifferent and cold as usual, as if it was not Xiao Qingyuan who died here, but an ant.
He didn't even say a polite "my condolences", nor did he burn incense and pay tribute to Xiao Qingyuan like others did.
"It's within expectations, but this time it was a little fast. Xiao Qingyuan was in a hurry to reincarnate."
Gu Qianhan suddenly said something out of context, causing Gu Qianling and Gu Qianning to turn around and glare at him.
But Shen Wantang knew that he was not saying this to them, he was saying it to her. Among the people present, she was the only one who understood what he meant.
Naturally, Shen Wantang couldn't respond to him. She lowered her eyes, but thought to herself, this time it was of course a little fast because she had planned it behind the scenes.
If Xiao Qingyuan didn't die, she would be the one to die.
However, everything happened earlier. She was worried that the extermination of the Gu family would also happen earlier. When the prince came in the morning, she felt that he was very different from the previous time she saw him. He was more imposing and became colder.
Shen Wantang couldn't help but hold Gu Qianning's hand tightly, and warned her in a low voice: "Don't let your emotions get the better of you. Listen to your second brother in everything."
Gu Qianning looked at her in surprise. At this time, Shen Wantang still cared about her!
Moreover, no matter how Shen Wantang said this, it sounded wrong.
It’s like...she trusts her second brother very much?
Gu Qianning sighed: "I have to listen now, whether I want to or not. He has the final say in the family now, and my father's words are no longer effective. Moreover, I don't know what method he used to convince my mother. Now my mother also listens to him, and my eldest brother also listens to him..."
Shen Wantang was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Gu Qianhan could even win over Madam Gu. The previous few times she went to the Gu family, Madam Gu always acted quite strong and wanted Gu Qianhan to listen to her. But now the situation was reversed.
He is really capable.
Gu Qianning and her group did not stay for long. After all, today was not the time to talk.
On the way back to the Duke's Mansion, Gu Qianning sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain to talk to Gu Qianhan who was riding outside: "Second brother, you didn't kill Xiao Qingyuan, did you?"
Gu Qianhan glanced at her and said, "How can you accuse your own brother of a crime? Didn't he commit suicide by jumping into the river just to accompany Liu Nanshi? What does it have to do with me?"
"Although the rumors outside say so, why do I not quite believe it? Liu Nanshi is not that good. Would Xiao Qingyuan be so stupid as to commit suicide for her?"
Gu Qianhan said indifferently: "He is just so stupid, and he has been so stupid more than once."
In his previous life, Xiao Qingyuan died for Chu Yanluo.
In this life, he simply committed suicide for love with a different woman.
Even if there was no Liu Nanshi, there would be someone else. This was Xiao Qingyuan's fate, because his brain was not very good and he always risked his life for women.
Gu Qianning glanced at her eldest brother who was walking in front of her and asked in a low voice, "Then second brother still doesn't plan to marry Atang? You can't just watch her stay a widow in Prince Ning's mansion forever, right?"
Gu Qianhan turned around and glanced at the Ning Wang Mansion. Didn't he want to marry Shen Wantang? When he saw her tired and haggard appearance just now, his cold and hard heart ached slightly. He wished he could take her out of the Ning Wang Mansion directly, so that he wouldn't have to mourn for Xiao Qingyuan anymore.
He gripped the reins tightly and whispered, "Once Xiao Qingyuan dies, Prince Ning and Princess Ning's attitude towards Shen Wantang will probably change. Her situation in Prince Ning's mansion will probably become even more difficult."
"So you're not going to help her?"
"I'll help, but not now."
Gu Qianning nodded: "That's right, she's a new widow, it's really not easy for you to propose marriage right away, or even get too close to her."
Gu Qianhan felt a little heavy in his heart. Was he qualified to propose to Shen Wantang?
Xiao Qingyuan did not escape his fate and once again died for love. What about him and the Gu family? Can they escape their fate?
The emperor and the prince have been very active recently, and even the newly issued decrees are aimed at the Gu family.
All processes in this life seem to be speeding up, and he doesn't have much time left.
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Prince Ning's Mansion.
Shen Wantang was still welcoming people who came to pay their respects. Not long after Gu Qianning and his group left, people from the Shen family arrived.
Shen Guannian came in person with his family. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Prince Ning, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even meet Prince Ning.
He frowned: "Tang'er, where is your father-in-law? How can you handle such a big thing by yourself? Hurry up and call your father-in-law!"
Shen Wantang ignored him. She lowered her head with a sad expression on her face, as if she was heartbroken and couldn't hear anything.
Shen Guannian was very dissatisfied, but because the occasion was not right, he couldn't get angry.
Shen Mingxuan, who was standing behind him, took a step forward, walked in front of Shen Wantang, and said gloatingly: "Sister, what are you going to do in the future? The prince is gone, and you've become a widow. Oh, it's so miserable!"