Phi-Fic Chapter 532 Gu Ning Gets Married
Chapter 532 Gu Ning Gets Married
Gu Qianning happily saw Gu Qianhan off. As soon as he left, she pulled Shen Wantang back and said, "I'm starving. Come on, Atang, let me see what delicious food you have in your palace!"
Shen Wantang was also very happy, she even hoped that Gu Qianning could stay in the palace for a few more days.
With her around, the palace seemed less dull.
"Don't worry, Prince Ning's Mansion may not be good at other things, but the food is definitely the best in the capital. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"
The two returned to Wutong Garden with smiles on their faces.
The maids began to serve the dishes: Jade loofah soup, crispy cherry pork, sour bamboo shoots and green beans chicken, red oil silk, stewed conch, crab stuffed with orange...
The aroma of various delicacies filled the air, and Gu Qianning's appetite was whetted just by smelling the food.
When she started eating, she realized that Shen Wantang was not bragging. Every dish here was exceptionally delicious.
When she was at home, she would only eat until she was 70% full for dinner.
As a result, she ate so much at Shen Wantang's place that her belly became full.
Shen Wantang also ate a lot because he had someone to keep him company.
So after eating, she took Gu Qianning to the garden for a walk to digest the food.
Seeing people coming in and out of Xiao Qingxi's yard from afar, Gu Qianning couldn't help but ask: "Atang, is your sister-in-law still living in the palace? Doesn't she plan to return to the Huo family? Has she bothered you again?"
Shen Wantang waved her round fan and chuckled, "She has been busy with her own affairs lately and has no intention of bothering me. As for returning to the Huo family, she does want to go back, but she can't."
"Why? Huo Yunzhou won't allow her to go back?"
"Huo Yunzhou really doesn't want her to go back, but the Huo family can't stop Xiao Qingxi. She used to come back whenever she wanted and leave whenever she wanted. She can't go back now because the Queen Mother ordered her to stay in the palace to take care of the prince and princess. As long as they don't wake up, she can't leave."
Gu Qianning frowned and lowered her voice, "I didn't expect the Queen Mother to do a good thing. I have never heard of her doing anything good since I was born. When my aunt first married the Emperor, she was tortured by the Queen Mother."
Shen Wantang nodded: "The Queen Mother and the Empress don't get along well. I've also heard about this."
"Oh, it's more than just a matter of dislike, they want to kill each other! The Queen Mother hates my aunt, and she also hates me and the Gu family. Every time I enter the palace, before I even see my aunt, I will be forcibly called away by the Queen Mother's people, and then she will deliberately find fault with me and punish me. If it weren't for my cousin the Crown Prince protecting me, I don't know how much I would have suffered..."
Gu Qianning stopped talking halfway through her words when she realized what she had said.
She stared blankly at the lake in the distance and smiled bitterly: "I mentioned him again. I really don't know when I can forget him. Sometimes I am awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night, and I feel vaguely that everything now is just a dream. When I wake up from the dream, I will go back to the past with my cousin, and he will still protect me and love me like before."
Shen Wantang didn't know how to comfort her for a moment, so he could only gently put his arm around her shoulders to give her some support and strength.
She herself had never experienced such strong and deep feelings. In her previous life, she married Liao Youhe and lived with him for ten years. After her rebirth, she forgot about him and married Xiao Qingyuan without any hesitation.
In comparison, she seemed so cold and heartless.
Shen Wantang didn't want Gu Qianning to be immersed in sadness, so she pulled Gu Qianning's hand and said, "A Ning, let's go to the lake to row a boat and pick lotus pods. We can also pick some lotus leaves and lotus flowers. We can make lotus leaf porridge and lotus rolls tomorrow morning."
Gu Qianning herself didn't want to look sad all day long. She knew Shen Wantang wanted to help her divert her attention, so she readily agreed: "Okay! Let's go boating!"
Once she was on the boat, she really forgot about the prince and was busy rowing and picking lotus pods. She was happy again.
After working for half an hour, Shen Wantang and Gu Qianning returned with a full load.
The lotus was very beautiful, and had a unique fragrance, so the two decided to put it in a vase in the house for one night, to admire it, and eat it the next morning.
After taking a shower, the two lay down on a bed and talked until late at night before falling asleep.
On the second day, Gu Qianning played in Prince Ning's Mansion for another day and returned to the Gu family in the evening.
In the blink of an eye, a month and a half passed.
During this period, Gu Qianning never came to Prince Ning's Mansion again. In fact, she never went anywhere else. She was preparing for her wedding at home.
Shen Wantang did not go out again. Firstly, it was not convenient for her to go out because she was in mourning, and secondly, she was busy preparing makeup for Gu Qianning.
In addition to a set of jeweled head ornaments, she also prepared some underwear, ointments, pills, etc. for Gu Qianning to use after going to Jiangnan.
Because Gu Qianning was interested in medicine, Shen Wantang wrote an introductory medical book specifically for her, which included information on how to regulate menstruation and protect meridians, how to avoid pregnancy, how to easily conceive, and so on.
Although Shen Wantang herself had no experience in sexual intercourse, she had learned a lot of methods and prescriptions for contraception and conception, which had never been used in her two lifetimes. Now she taught them all to Gu Qianning.
After Gu Qianning gets married, if she wants to get pregnant and have a baby sooner, then this medical book must contain prescriptions and methods that she can use.
But if she doesn't want to have a child for the time being, there are prescriptions and methods for avoiding pregnancy in medical books.
In short, Shen Wantang made thorough preparations for her.
After everything was prepared, Shen Wantang sent someone to deliver it to Gu's house. After receiving the things, Gu Qianning exclaimed that Shen Wantang's preparations were even more meticulous than those of her own mother.
September 16th is the day Gu Qianning gets married, and it is also the day the Crown Prince marries the Crown Princess.
Because Shen Wantang was in mourning, he could neither go to the palace to attend the palace banquet nor go to the Gu family to see Gu Qianning off for marriage.
Shen Wantang didn't want to attend the palace banquet at first, but she felt very regretful that she couldn't go to the Gu family and watch Gu Qianning get married with her own eyes.
However, not being able to go to the Gu family does not mean that Shen Wantang cannot go out on the street.
She changed into plain clothes, put on a veil, and went out with her maids to see Gu Qianning get married.
Many people were already standing on Yong'an Street, watching the fun. Men, women, old and young, all put down what they were doing and stretched their necks to look.
The Duke's daughter is getting married and the Crown Prince in the palace is getting married. Who wouldn't be curious about what the scene will be like?
Soon, the grooms from both sides brought their wedding teams to the bride's house to pick them up.
The wedding procession from the Crown Prince's side was naturally more grand, but the people were talking more about the son-in-law from the Duke's Mansion.
"Hey, have you heard? The eldest daughter of the Gu family is marrying our new top scholar!"
"Tsk, do you need to tell me? We already knew it! Moreover, the two families had already arranged the marriage before the top scholar even won the top prize. The Duke of Zhenguo really lived up to the old saying that the old ones are the wisest and have good foresight!"