Chapter 596 Father, your daughter doesn't want to live anymore!

The Shen family.

At three quarters past the hour of Xu (7:45 PM), someone from the Duke's mansion delivered a message.

In the main courtyard, Madam Qi received the letter. Seeing that it was addressed to "Miss Gu Er," she sneered and tore it open without hesitation.

The servant who brought the letter saw that she had opened the letter without permission and cried out in alarm, "Madam, this letter is from our second young master to the second young lady! How could you open it? Where is the second young lady? I need to see her!"

After reading the letter, Madam Qi stared at the servant and said in a sarcastic tone, "The second young master wrote a letter to my illegitimate daughter in private. This is called collusion! As her legal mother, how can I not check on my illegitimate daughter? I opened this letter and there's not a single flaw in it!"

The servant was still shouting angrily, "How can you be so unreasonable? Our second young master didn't say anything to the second young lady. This is just an ordinary letter! I want to see the second young lady! Our young master said that I must hand the letter to the second young lady in person!"

A sinister smile crept across Madam Qi's face: "You want to see the Second Miss, don't you? Someone, bring the Second Miss here!"

Not long after, Shen Wantang arrived.

As soon as she arrived, the servant shouted at her, "Are you Miss Shen the Second? I am the servant of Young Master Gu the Second. Our young master sent me to deliver a letter to you, but Madam Shen snatched it away! She even forcibly opened your letter and peeked at it!"

Shen Wantang glanced at the servant's unfamiliar face and replied indifferently, "Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, it's true! I'm not lying to you, I really am Young Master Gu's servant!"

Shen Wantang withdrew her gaze, a cold smile appearing on her lips.

He's really good at impersonating people. Of all people to impersonate, why impersonate Gu Qianhan's servant?

Not to mention Gu Qianhan's servants, she had already recognized almost all the servants in the Duke's mansion from her many visits in her previous life.

She was certain that this person could not possibly be Gu Qianhan's servant.

Besides, Gu Qianhan wouldn't openly send a servant to deliver a letter to her like that. Last time, he had Gu Qianning deliver the letter in person, and even Gu Qianning didn't directly say that the letter was written by Gu Qianhan, nor was it signed, all to protect her reputation.

This servant is making such a fuss, as if he's afraid others won't know about her secret affair with Gu Qianhan.

However, Shen Wantang did not expose the servant, because she had to find out who sent him and who wanted to harm her.

She turned and walked towards Madam Qi, extending her hand towards her: "Since the letter was given to me, shouldn't you return it to me, Madam?"

Madam Qi smiled kindly at her: "Of course, here you go."

As she spoke, she placed the letter in Shen Wantang's hand. Then, she suddenly sprang up and slapped Shen Wantang hard across the face: "You little slut, you dare to have an affair with a man! I'll have to teach you a lesson!"

Shen Wantang didn't expect her to suddenly change her expression, and she didn't expect her to dare to make a move. After being hit on the face, she reacted very quickly and slapped Qi Shi twice in a row!

Qi was slapped twice across the face. Her eyes were filled with stars, and she screamed in disbelief, "You little bitch, how dare you hit me?!"

Shen Wantang looked at her coldly: "You dare to hit me, why wouldn't I dare to hit you? When I was little, I couldn't fight back when you hit me. Now, try touching me again!"

Enraged, Madam Qi nearly fainted. She raised her hand to slap Chen Wantang again.

But this time Shen Wantang was on guard. As soon as Qi Shi raised her hand, Shen Wantang suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Madam Qi screamed in pain, "You little beast, have you gone too far?! You even dare to hit your stepmother! This is utter disrespect! Utter disrespect! I can take you to the authorities and you'll go to jail!"

"Since you're going to sue me, it seems like I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't crush your bones."

Shen Wantang exerted force with her hand, pressing her fingers hard on the Neiguan acupoint on Qi's wrist.

Qi felt an unbearable pain coming from her wrist, and then her entire arm went numb.

She was horrified: "Granny Yin, what are you standing there for? Get this little beast out of here!"

Just as Granny Yin was about to make a move, Shen Wantang kicked her in the chest.

Qin Xin and Du Juan had already run to Shen Wantang's side, protecting her on either side and preventing the other maids of the Qi family from getting close.

Madam Qi's face turned deathly pale with pain. She angrily cursed, "You little beast! You and the Second Young Master Gu were having an affair, writing all sorts of shameful things, and you even dared to hand the letters to me! You should be drowned in a pig cage! As your legal mother, it's only right that I teach you a lesson! How dare you hit your legal mother! This is outrageous! This is unfilial!"

Shen Wantang gripped Qi Shi's wrist tightly with one hand and slapped the letter onto her face with the other: "Open your dog eyes and see clearly what's written on it! It clearly says that the Duchess is ill and asks me to treat her. Is there anything shameful about it?!"

Qi almost broke his nose from that slap!

She hadn't expected Shen Wantang to be so bold and ruthless. Seeing that she couldn't handle the situation, she hurriedly shouted, "Help! This little bitch has gone too far! Is there no justice in this world?! I'm going to be killed by this illegitimate daughter!"

The commotion grew louder and louder, and Shen Mingxuan and Shen Guannian rushed in one after the other.

Upon seeing them arrive, Shen Wantang immediately released Qi Shi and burst into tears, pleading, "Father, please do justice for your daughter! I have been beaten and scolded by my mother for no reason. I can't live in this family anymore!"

"Father, Mother doesn't want her daughter to get married at all. She's falsely accusing her of having an affair and trying to ruin her reputation!"

"Father, your daughter doesn't want to live anymore!"

Madam Qi was stunned. She had originally planned to cry and play the victim to Shen Guannian, but Shen Wantang beat her to it!

Just a moment ago, Shen Wantang was acting arrogantly and domineeringly, but in the blink of an eye, she was crying miserably, pitifully, weakly, and helpless?!

That little bitch is such a good actress? If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it!

How could Shen Guannian allow anyone to ruin Shen Wantang's reputation at this moment? What difference would that make from ruining his official career!

He glared angrily at Madam Qi: "Are you crazy, you idiot?! When did Tang'er ever have an affair? She stays at home obediently every day, how could she have seen any other men?!" Even if she had, she absolutely couldn't say anything!

Madam Qi hurriedly picked up the letter from the ground and handed it to Shen Guannian: "Master, don't listen to this little slut's nonsense. I didn't frame her. There's evidence! This is a letter written by the Second Young Master Gu to that little slut. Isn't this a secret exchange?"

Shen Guannian took the letter and read it. It contained only a few short sentences: "Miss Shen, my mother's old illness has relapsed. Please come to the Duke's Mansion to treat my mother. The Duke's Mansion will reward you handsomely."

The signature is Gu Qianhan.

That's all.

Shen Guannian was absolutely furious. He couldn't contain himself any longer and kicked Madam Qi: "Wasn't it the Duke's Mansion that asked Tang'er to treat the Duchess's illness? What kind of illicit deal is this?!"

"Are you illiterate or has your brain filled with filth? You just spout nonsense and slander your daughter. What kind of stepmother are you?"

"You've beaten Tang'er up like this, how is she supposed to go to the Duke's mansion?! You idiot! How come I never realized you were so stupid before!"