Coming Kingly Son-in-Law: Don't Provoke the First Daughter - Chapter 166

Chapter 166 It Doesn’t Matter

Gu Huaian just looked at him. He was so calm, as if he was an old man who had seen through life and death. The expression on this young man’s face was even a little strange. However, Gu Huaian was already used to Shen Qianshan’s appearance.

“I’ve already said it. You don’t have to take this matter to heart. When Qiang wakes up, I will personally explain it to her. You can rest assured.” After Shen Qianshan finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at his chest quietly. The pain in there was spreading slowly and faintly, like the feeling of water flowing.

Then, he left.

For three consecutive days, Gu Qiang felt that her brain was becoming more and more muddled. She lay in bed for a longer and longer time. There seemed to be thousands of threads entangled in her mind. She did not even dare to think about it carefully, afraid that her brain would explode.

Shen Qianshan disappeared all day long. Gusu Liang and Jin Ye sat on Xiaoyao Mountain’s pavilion, quietly watching the winter coming.

Gusu Liang turned around and took a sip of the tea in front of her. She stretched her foot into the stove in front of her for some warmth. Then she put her hands over her mouth and blew on her hands to warm them up. She turned to Jin Ye and said, “What do you think is going on? Why is Xiaoyao Mountain so quiet recently? Could it be that Miss and Master are plotting something big?”

“What kind of thing should be called big? Is it a big thing to usurp power?” Jin Ye looked up and scanned around. The days were too peaceful. It was as if Shen Qianshan had lost his purpose and let go of everything. In this case, Jin Ye felt that there was some kind of desperate situation. But as for what it was, he really did not know.

“The usurping of power is a big thing. How can you just say it casually? Aren’t you afraid that others will find trouble with Master after hearing it?” Gusu Liang said.

Jin Ye suddenly shivered. After looking around, he asked, “Don’t you feel that Xiaoyao Mountain is like a person dying, whose soul is gradually disappearing? Is there something wrong with Master? I haven’t seen my brother recently, and I don’t know what he is busy with.”

After saying that, he picked up the teacup and took two sips seriously. The coldness and emptiness on his body disappeared immediately. He nodded with satisfaction and asked, “Speaking of which, how has your Miss been recently? Previously, when I saw her and her brother being so concerned, I felt as if Master was hiding something from us. I feel upset.”

Only now did Gusu Liang realize that Gu Huaian had now locked Gu Qiang up. Without his order, no one could meet Gu Qiang. Could it be that they were really plotting something?

After thinking about it, there seemed to be no result. The two of them drank three glasses of wine. It was getting dark, so they went back to their rooms.

In the capital, Gu Zhihua returned to the Third Prince’s mansion. The mansion was very lively. Everyone was very busy, as if they were preparing something. Gu Zhihua walked past everyone, but no one stopped to salute her.

At the end of the corridor, Shen Qiangwei crossed her arms and looked at Gu Zhihua with a smile. She took two steps forward and respectfully bowed to Gu Zhihua. “Sister, you finally came back. Without you in this mansion, it seems to be much more desolate. I have been very tired serving His Majesty alone. Now that you’ve come, I can be much more relaxed.”

These words sounded as if Gu Zhihua could serve Shen Zhongbai here. When did Gu Zhihua have the qualifications to do it?

When Shen Zhongbai met her, he would act as if he had seen a plague. He wanted to go as far away as possible. She was mentally and physically haggard. On the one hand, she hoped that Shen Zhongbai would treat her better. On the other hand, she knew that it was impossible for her to be with Shen Zhongbai. For the rest of her life, she would probably have to watch Shen Zhongbai and Shen Qiangwei show off their love.

“Shen Qiangwei, why are you telling me this? I, Gu Zhihua, have been unhappy since the day I married the Third Prince. Can’t you see that? In the mansion, I have never found fault with you. Although I don’t like you, I won’t go as far to do those things. So, I hope that the two of us will tolerate each other. No need to verbally attack me,” Gu Zhihua said coldly.

After hearing this, Shen Qiangwei seemed to be a little surprised. She didn’t expect that Gu Zhihua, who appeared to have a low IQ before, could say such words. It seemed that she was really different.

Gu Zhihua directly broke it to her, making Shen Qiangwei feel very uncomfortable. Her little thoughts were exposed, and she felt really awkward.

Although Gu Zhihua usually did not look like someone important, no matter how much she was down and out, she was still a young lady of a rich family. She was someone that Shen Qiangwei could not compare to no matter what. However much Shen Qiangwei educated herself, read and changed, she could not change her past story in a brothel.

It was as if her past had already penetrated deep into her bones.

Shen Qiangwei laughed and said to Gu Zhihua indifferently, “In this deep palace courtyard, if I don’t play tricks, then I won’t be able to live anymore. Life is so boring now. In the future, if His Majesty becomes the Emperor, he will have many other women. So I’d like to practice my tactics with you first, to prevent myself from losing to other women.”

What the fuck did she say? Gu Zhihua was just someone Shen Qiangwei practiced tactics with?

Gu Zhihua rolled her eyes at Shen Qiangwei unhappily and said, “You are right, but when His Majesty really becomes the Emperor in the future, to be a woman of imperial harem, it requires a good background too. Of course, I have a good background. My father is the Prime Minister. However, yours are even more powerful. The entire brothel is your home. The pool of connections there is large, and it’s really amazing.”

After that, she left.

Shen Qiangwei felt utterly upset. She felt her heart was stuffed with cotton. She gritted her teeth and wanted to rush up and tear Gu Zhihua’s mouth apart. This woman was simply too hateful. Why did she have to bring up the most embarrassing thing?

There was a saying that when having a fight, you should not slap one’s face; when having a quarrel, you should not discuss one’s shortcomings. However, Gu Zhihua and Shen Qiangwei never obeyed this motto when dealing with each other. They had always been in a relationship of harming each other.

The maid, who was beside her, came up. The woman’s face was very beautiful. Shen Qiangwei turned her head, and the woman looked up and met Shen Qiangwei’s eyes.

It was Murong Shu.

Even after looking at that face many times, she still felt that it was very similar to Gu Qiang. Shen Qiangwei had previously sent this woman to assassinate Gu Qiang, but not only did Murong Shu fail, but she was also seriously injured and only came back recently.

Originally, Murong Shu did not have the face to come back because she had not completed the task. She came back because Shen Qiangwei really did not have any people to use around her. Moreover, Murong Shu’s face was Shen Qiangwei’s last trump card.

If one day, she no longer received Shen Zhongbai’s favor, which was inevitable as the matter of Shen Zhongbai going to Gu Family to propose marriage had already spread around the capital. It turned out that he still did not let go of Gu Qiang. When necessary, Shen Qiangwei would send Murong Shu to him, and this way, Shen Zhongbai would remember Shen Qiangwei’s kindness and favor her.

Murong Shu looked up and asked respectfully, “Your Highness, what’s the matter?”

“Let’s put aside the matter with Gu Qiang first. You go and help me deal with Gu Zhihua. Even if you can’t defeat her, at least let her suffer a little.” Shen Qiangwei said slowly. The moonlight shone on her face, and a glimmer of light appeared.

Murong Shu nodded and retreated.

That night, when Gu Zhihua was sitting in her room, she heard the door being slowly pushed open. She did not even turn her head and only said, “Qing Ling, what do you think is good about that Shen Qiangwei? Just because the Third Prince likes her, she provoked me like that. She is just a woman from a brothel.”

Qing Ling, whom Gu Zhihua spoke of, was a maid in the mansion. She worked hard and became Gu Zhihua’s personal maid. This time, the person behind Gu Zhihua did not make a sound. Gu Zhihua was not angry. She continued, “Although I am very happy to return to the mansion, now we are in a different situation. Now, I am the first wife-born daughter of Gu Family. Father will help me.”

“You’d better let your father help you. Otherwise, I won’t change the way I treat you. Do you understand?”

This was Shen Zhongbai’s voice. The white jade hairpin in Gu Zhihua’s hand fell heavily to the ground, broke, and scattered in all directions. She turned to look at Shen Zhongbai in surprise and took two steps back. Compared to being in fear, she was more in disbelief. How could this man appear in her courtyard?

From the time she was married to now, Shen Zhongbai had never appeared in her room at night. Initially, she had expectations. Later, she was relieved. Since he would not come, she should not hold hope in her heart.

Hope was the root of all desires. If there were no hope, there would not be disappointment.

However, today, she finally realized this kind of thinking was such a scam.

“Heh, Your Majesty, you only spare me a glance because of my father. It doesn’t matter. I am used to it now. However, I wonder, why do you not like me?” Gu Zhihua asked.

Shen Zhongbai took two steps forward and sat at the table. He poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip. He did not look at Gu Zhihua.

“It’s not that I don’t like you, but I hate you. These days, I have been reflecting on why I can’t treat you well. Only then did I finally understand. You can’t blame me for this. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Gu Qiang for being too likable. A person’s heart is only this big. If someone goes in, someone else will have to go out. If Gu Qiang goes in, it will be full, so no one can ever come in,” Shen Zhongbai said.

He didn’t know that when he said this, his eyes were narrowed. The way he held the teacup in his hand, even the way he breathed, and the way his mouth gently moved were so affectionate. It seemed that when he mentioned Gu Qiang, he found hope for life.

It seemed a little pathetic, but how could the human heart be controlled by others?

At this time, Gu Zhihua seemed to understand Shen Zhongbai very well.

She was trying her best to get Shen Zhongbai’s love. At the same time, Shen Zhongbai was also doing his best to get Gu Qiang’s love. In relationships, none of these people got what they wanted.

But was it possible that Gu Zhihua would forgive Gu Qiang like this? No way. If there were no Gu Qiang in the world, all of this would not have happened.