Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 686: Want to eat lychees? I'll grab them!

Qionghua Courtyard.

Shen Wantang had changed into dry clothes and reapplied medicine on the wound on her head. In order to prevent catching a cold from the rain and developing a high fever, she also drank a large bowl of ginger soup.

When Gu Qianhan came back, she was sitting on the chaise longue, with Du Juan and Qin Xin applying medicine on her knees.

"You guys step back, I'll do it."

Gu Qianhan waved to the two maids, picked up the ointment, and carefully applied it to Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang held his hand. "I was only kneeling for a short while, so I wasn't hurt. It was Du Juan and the others who were worried and insisted on applying medicine to me. You've been kneeling for so long, you should be the one applying the medicine."

"I'm a man, with thick skin and flesh. Kneeling won't hurt anything. Besides, kneeling as punishment is commonplace for me. I'm used to it."

Shen Wantang glared at him. If she hadn't seen how badly his knees were injured after being punished to kneel in her previous life, she would have really believed his lies.

She unceremoniously lifted up his robe, rolled up his trouser legs, and then saw his bruised knees.

This shocking injury was no less than the one he suffered in his previous life when he was forced to kneel by the emperor.

In her previous life, Shen Wantang didn’t feel anything when she saw his injuries, but when she saw them again in this life, she felt heartbroken.

"You said you weren't hurt at all. Do you think your legs must be broken to be considered injured? I'm telling you, I finally found my ideal husband in this life. You can't let yourself get crippled."

Gu Qianhan's gloomy mood all day became brighter because of her words.

A hint of a smile appeared on his indifferent face: "Okay, I understand, ma'am, I won't torture myself to death."

He took off his outer robe and refused to let Shen Wantang apply the medicine. He quickly applied it himself, then washed his hands, walked over to Shen Wantang, and picked her up horizontally: "Madam, we should rest."

Shen Wantang was put on the bed by him. She watched him blow out the lamp, and listened to him come back, get on the bed, and lie down beside her. She suddenly felt at ease in her heart.

She didn't know when it started, but as long as he was by her side, she felt safe and secure, as if the sky would not fall.

Perhaps it was because he always gave her the impression of being very reliable. He never boasted and was always very wise and strategic. She could feel very relaxed when she was with him.

A strong arm reached out and embraced her.

He spoke in a very low voice: "I'm sorry for the injustice you suffered today, but this won't happen again. I've almost gathered the manpower and weapons, and that matter will be completed soon."

Shen Wantang's heart skipped a beat. So fast?

How long had it been since they were reborn in this life? In his previous life, he had prepared for much longer, but he still failed.

"Are you fully prepared? Is the time too short?"

"Time is a bit tight, but unlike last time, I have experience this time, so everything has become much easier. I have already captured the people I should have captured. This time, I will take action before General Huo returns to Beijing."

Shen Wantang was silent. She knew that in his previous life, when he rebelled, General Huo led his troops to encircle and suppress him.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Although General Huo and the Duke of Zhenguo were as close as brothers, they had once followed the old Duke of Zhenguo to learn martial arts and military tactics together, lived and ate together, and had a good relationship since childhood.

But Gu Qianhan is committing treason, who would dare to help him?

If General Huo does not want to end up with his entire family executed, he must fulfill his duty to protect the emperor and the prince and must encircle and suppress Gu Qianhan.

Therefore, the best way is to take action before General Huo returns to Beijing. In this way, when General Huo comes back, everything will have been settled. If Gu Qianhan can win, given General Huo's relationship with the Gu family, he will only be loyal to the new master and will not fight to the death to avenge the emperor.

After all, the emperor had never fully trusted General Huo. In order to restrain General Huo and prevent him from having too much military power, he specially sent a eunuch with him to the northwest to serve as a military supervisor and specifically monitor General Huo.

In their previous life, Shen Wantang and Gu Qianhan had witnessed the decline of the Huo family. The emperor took back the military power and continued to suppress the Huo family. The commander-in-chief of the northwest battlefield had already been replaced.

General Huo must have known about the emperor's suspicion of him long ago, so he would not be too sad when Dafeng changed the dynasty and a new person became the emperor.

Gu Qianhan didn't want to keep discussing such a heavy matter with Shen Wantang. He could plan the treason on his own. He mentioned this just to let her know his progress.

He changed the subject and said softly, "I originally promised you that you could stay at the farm for a few more days to recover and then come back. I didn't expect that I would break my promise. Is there anything you would like to eat? I'll ask someone at the farm to bring it to you tomorrow."

Shen Wantang leaned in his arms and thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything she wanted to eat: "I've already eaten everything I wanted to eat at the farm. Let's talk about it later!"

Gu Qianhan sighed slightly. He knew in his heart that Shen Wantang wanted to eat this and that on a daily basis. She cherished every day after her rebirth, so she always lived her life to the fullest and best, and naturally would not let down delicious food.

But now she couldn't think of what she wanted to eat because she was inexplicably called into the palace to be punished. She was in a bad mood and had no appetite at all.

Gu Qianhan felt guilty and hugged her tighter: "Do you want to eat lychees?"

Shen Wantang looked up in surprise: "Aren't all the lychees eaten? Are there any left at home?" This thing is only available in Jiangnan, and it is definitely not available in the village.

Gu Qianhan chuckled: "There are no more at home, but a new batch of lychees will be sent to the palace at full speed."

Shen Wantang was stunned: "The emperor just punished us. If you go to the palace to ask for lychees now, will he give you any?"

"Of course he can't give it to me, but who said I went to the palace to ask for it?"

"Then who are you?"

"I grabbed it halfway!"

Shen Wantang was instantly both angry and amused. "Stop snatching them! Stop causing any more trouble. I won't eat them. Besides, if you snatch the lychees, won't the person responsible for escorting them have a hard time explaining themselves to the Emperor? Won't he lose his head? I saw how unreasonable he is today."

"Then just rob him and the lychees together. Wait for me in the future... I can also ask this man to continue delivering lychees from Jiangnan for you. I heard that he is quite skilled at transporting lychees. This will ensure that the lychees are still fresh when they arrive in the capital."

"Is this...is this okay? Let's just forget it!"

"Okay, it couldn't be better. It's settled. I'll grab some lychees for you."

It was so hard to find something she liked to eat. Gu Qianhan was even trying to snatch the emperor's throne, so why would he care about snatching the emperor's lychees?

This is the last batch of fresh lychees this year. If you don’t grab them this time, they will be gone in the future. If you want to eat them again, you have to wait until next year.

Those people in the palace have no idea how much happiness they have enjoyed. Now they are about to die, so they should not eat it. Such good things are most suitable for his wife to eat.