Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 563 No wonder you don’t want to divorce me

Shen Wantang herself did not expect that Xiao Qingyuan would actually speak for her.

She thought about it and felt that it was because she was the housekeeper in her previous life and never gave him any money to use. He was afraid of being poor and finally realized how important money was.

Seeing that her words for her daughter not only failed to help her, but also made Xiao Qingyuan disgusted, Qi quickly changed the subject: "Your Highness said that Tang'er is upright and honest, but you are totally wrong! Your Highness is not an outsider now, so I won't hide it from you. Tang'er, you are now thinking about getting close to the Duke's Mansion!"

Xiao Qingyuan's face turned pale and his tone was bad: "Who are you not an outsider? My last name is Xiao, what's your last name? You don't have the qualifications to establish a relationship with my Xiao family!!"

Qi's face froze. She didn't expect that Xiao Qingyuan would be so difficult to talk to. It seemed that no matter what she said, he would be angry.

But she was unwilling to accept this. She didn't want Shen Wantang to steal all the limelight, and she didn't want her daughter to be overshadowed by Shen Wantang.

She gritted her teeth and continued, "I saw the prince getting close to you and accidentally used the wrong words, but these are all trivial matters. The important thing is that I want to tell the prince that Tang'er is not as good as you think. While she came to the palace to see you, she was secretly preparing to take down the second master Gu!"

When these words were spoken, Princess Ning and Xiao Qingyuan were both stunned, and both mother and son looked at Shen Wantang.

Princess Ning's tone turned cold: "Second Miss, is what your mother said true? It's not enough for my Ning Palace to invite you here, you also want to take over the Duke's Palace? You are so young, but your appetite is so big, be careful not to burst your belly!"

Shen Wantang's face was filled with confusion. "Princess, calm down. I really don't know what mother is talking about. The only connection I have with the Duke's Mansion is that I ran into the Duke's wife at Fazhen Temple last time. There is nothing else. What Second Master Gu? I don't even know him!"

"As for taking down Second Master Gu and the Duke's Mansion, that's even more impossible. Although I don't have any other talents, I still have self-awareness. I am of a low status, how can I enter a high-ranking family like the Duke's Mansion?"

"As for the Ning Palace, I have never dared to think about it. The princess does not think I am stupid and is willing to ask me to come to the palace to see the world. I am very grateful. I have never thought about anything else."

After hearing her words, Princess Ning's expression did not improve.

She looked at Shen Wantang, then at Qi, and for a moment she didn't know who to believe.

She didn't believe that Qi would fabricate rumors to slander Shen Wantang, so Shen Wantang must have lied!

But she also didn't believe that Shen Wantang, a mere concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official, had the guts to play tricks on both Prince Ning's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion at the same time, so Qi must have lied!

Neither of these two people is honest!

Princess Ning showed a trace of annoyance in her eyes. She felt that it was a mistake to invite them to the palace today. She shouldn't have even considered the concubine's daughter of such a family!

She said coldly, "I'm tired, Madam Quan, please get the guest out!"

Nanny Quan immediately stepped forward and rudely drove them away: "Madam Shen, our princess needs to rest, you and the two young ladies should leave now!"

Qi didn't expect that Princess Ning would chase people away just because she was unhappy. She panicked: "Princess, Tang'er is ambitious, but my Xuan'er is honest and decent. Why don't you take a look at her? Ask her some questions? She still has some real insights!"

However, Princess Ning stood up and left with the help of her maid, as if she had heard nothing.

Xiao Qingyuan didn't leave. He stared at Qi and sneered, "She's not my biological mother. She's really vicious. She's afraid that her concubine's daughter will marry into a wealthy family. She keeps slandering me."

"My Lord, I misunderstood you, I misunderstood you! Look at my mouth, it's too straightforward, I can't keep anything to myself!"

"Humph, whether it's a misunderstanding or not, you know it in your heart! But you definitely can't imagine how well I know Shen Wantang. She was married to me in her previous life! So, your slander is simply ridiculous!"

Qi's body was stiff, and she couldn't even force out a fake smile: "Your Highness, you are joking. There is no such thing as a past life for this person. Even if there is, Tang'er will never marry you. She is not worthy of you."

Xiao Qingyuan suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, you think she is not worthy of me, but does your biological daughter deserve me? Your Shen family is not even ranked in the whole capital. Is there any difference between a legitimate daughter and a concubine's daughter?"

"Sir, this is not just a question of legitimate or illegitimate children. It is a question of character and upbringing. Our Xuan'er is upright, kind, gentle and docile. She..."

"Come on, you can fool others but you can't fool me! I know what kind of person Shen Mingxuan is better than you!"

Xiao Qingyuan seemed to be in a good mood, and even his voice became cheerful: "However, Madam Shen, I still want to thank you. If you hadn't said bad things about Shen Wantang in front of my mother, my mother might have wanted me to marry her!"

"Now that you have successfully angered my mother, she should be disgusted with Shen Wantang and will no longer force me to marry her. Now I can marry Nan Shi!"

"You are really capable. You have ruined Shen Wantang's reputation with just a few words. If what you said today gets out, I'm afraid it will completely ruin Shen Wantang!"

"Tsk tsk, so cruel, so sinister, so scary! You said you are so scary, how could I marry your daughter Shen Mingxuan? Do you think you are the only smart one and everyone else is stupid?"

Qi's face suddenly turned pale.

It's over, it seems like she has backfired and accidentally harmed her own daughter!

Seeing her change of expression, Xiao Qingyuan sneered and walked up to Shen Wantang:

"Shen Wantang, no matter how bad I said about you in my previous life, it was useless. My mother has always liked you. I didn't expect that your stepmother's words would work! If I had known this, why would I have gone to such great lengths? Wouldn't I have just gone straight to your vicious stepmother?"

Shen Wantang still had a bewildered expression: "What is the prince saying? I don't understand."

Xiao Qingyuan sighed: "Alas, you are quite pitiful. It turns out that you lived such a hard life before you got married. You must have been beaten and scolded by your stepmother, right?"

"No wonder you don't want to divorce me. If you divorce me and go back to the Shen family, I'm afraid you'll be tortured to death by this vicious stepmother!"

"Okay, I forgive you for not wanting to divorce me in your past life. After all, you had your reasons, and you also truly loved me, even though you don't remember that anymore."

Shen Wantang listened to him talking to himself without giving him a single response. She remained dazed the entire time. If you didn't know her, you would think she was listening to a mystery!

Xiao Qingyuan talked for a while, and seeing that Shen Wantang had no reaction, he felt as if he was talking to a cow: "Oh, it's boring. Why am I the only one who was reborn? No one wants to discuss my past life with me. It's so boring. I'm almost suffocating!"

Shen Wantang's heart moved slightly. She finally got a useful piece of information from Xiao Qingyuan's nonsense - Liu Nanshi probably didn't reborn either.