Chapter 603 Who made her sick? Come out here!

Shen Guannian shuddered as he heard Gu Qianhan's icy voice.

He glanced at the paper in Jixiang's hand, then lowered his head: "Yes, I just remembered. The marriage between the two families has indeed been arranged. Tang'er will get married on the sixteenth of next month."

Gu Qianhan nodded: "It's good that Lord Shen has remembered. The Shen family can get busy with A-Tang's marriage arrangements."

Shen Guannian's face turned ashen: "What the Second Young Master says is true."

"Furthermore, I don't want A-Tang to know about tonight's events, lest she misunderstand me as a cold-blooded and heartless person."

Shen Guannian clenched his fists tightly, his hands hidden in his sleeves. What do you mean by misunderstanding? You were the one who was!

But he dared not speak out against his anger, and could only force a smile: "Don't worry, Second Young Master, Tang'er is asleep now, she won't know anything."

"Lord Shen, Madam Shen, if A-Tang asks about your injuries later, just say they were caused by you two fighting each other. Do you understand?"

Shen Guannian, his face stiff, echoed, "Yes, yes, yes, listen carefully, we're fighting each other, fighting each other."

Qi almost ground her teeth to powder, but she didn't dare to say "no". There were many things that Shen Guannian had done that even she, his wife, didn't know, but Gu Qianhan found out everything. Needless to say, what kind of power did he have?

Anyone who dares to contradict him now would be risking their life.

Seeing that the couple had finally behaved themselves, Gu Qianhan walked out with a cold expression.

Shen Guannian hurriedly called out to him, "Second Young Master, are you leaving already? My eldest daughter is missing. Can you help me look for her? Your servant came to deliver your letter, saying that he asked Tang'er to treat your mother's illness. That's why Xuan'er went. She disappeared because of your Duke's Mansion. Please help me find her!"

Gu Qianhan turned around and said coldly, "Is Lord Shen cursing my mother? My mother is perfectly fine and doesn't need any treatment! I've never written any letters! My servant is right here; he's the one who delivered the letter."

Shen Guannian had actually realized he had been deceived long ago, but he was unwilling to admit it in front of Gu Qianhan.

Seeing that Gu Qianhan had exposed his deception, his face flushed red and then turned pale: "No matter what the reason, Xuan'er is now missing, and her two maids are also missing. The three of them can't just disappear into thin air. We need to find them quickly. Please help me, Second Young Master."

Gu Qianhan sneered: "Lord Shen, don't you think you're ridiculous? You received the letter, which said that the Duke's Mansion invited the Second Miss, but you secretly replaced her with the Eldest Miss. What, is the Shen family so arrogant now that they don't even respect our Duke's Mansion anymore? You dare to use the trick of substituting one thing for another to deal with the Duke's Mansion!"

Sweat beaded on Shen Guannian's forehead. He swallowed hard and brought up his current excuse: "I dare not, I dare not. It's because Tang'er is sick. We were afraid that she would upset the Duchess, so we had no choice but to ask Xuan'er to go in place of her sister. Xuan'er cares about her sister, otherwise she wouldn't have taken this risk."

Gu Qianhan glanced at him and asked coldly, "Is A-Tang sick?"

"Yes...yes."

"What illness?"

"Yes, I caught a cold."

"Who made her sick? Come out here!"

Hearing Gu Qianhan's familiar tone and words, Shen Guannian's heart skipped a beat. He quickly said, "No one harmed her. She caught a cold on her own!"

"Could she really be that careless?"

"yes……"

"It seems that Lord Shen and Madam Shen don't care about the Second Miss at all. In this heat, she still managed to catch a cold. In that case, it's quite reasonable that you two also caught a cold, isn't it?"

Shen Guannian's pupils suddenly contracted: "Second Young Master, what, what are you going to do?"

"Obsidian, take Lord Shen and Madam Shen to catch a cold. Don't make too much noise. After all, A-Tang has caught a cold and needs to get some sleep. It wouldn't be good to wake her up."

"yes!"

Shen Guannian panicked and was about to explain that Shen Wantang was not actually sick, but Hei Yao thought he was about to shout and immediately covered his mouth with a rag.

Along with Qi Shi, the two of them were dragged into the courtyard and then buckets of cold water were poured over them.

Although it was summer, it was the middle of the night, and the two of them couldn't withstand being doused with so much cold water. Before long, their wet and cold clothes clung to their bodies, and they started shivering.

By the time Obsidian took the rag away, Shen Guannian's face had turned ashen with cold.

He regrets it now, he really regrets it. He shouldn't have said anything!

How could someone as ruthless as Gu Qianhan possibly help find Shen Mingxuan?

Now, not only does he refuse to help, but he's also started to punish Shen Wantang and her husband, venting Shen Wantang's anger.

The problem is, this time it was a completely undeserved disaster! Shen Wantang wasn't sick at all, let alone caught a cold!

Shen Guannian hated Gu Qianhan to death, but he dared not defy Gu Qianhan, much less curse him. So he could only curse Qi Shi: "Qi Xiangru, it was all your stupid idea! You insisted on lying that Tang'er was sick and made Xuan'er go in her place. Now that something has happened, are you satisfied?!"

Qi was soaked to the bone, water dripping from her hair, and she was shivering. She wanted to cry, but dared not, because there was still a wicked man in the house who would torment people to death at the slightest provocation.

"So Ah Tang wasn't sick after all?"

Gu Qianhan said calmly, "Why didn't you say so earlier, Lord Shen? You've gotten your clothes wet for nothing. You won't catch a cold, will you?"

Shen Guannian: "..."

Did he give him a chance to speak?!

Even if he wasn't tormented to death by Gu Qianhan, he would be driven to his death by Gu Qianhan's anger!

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb Lord Shen's rest any longer. I hope that before A-Tang marries into the Duke's mansion, she will not fall ill or get injured again. If she loses even a single hair, I will come to Lord Shen for a long talk by candlelight."

"That jinx is finally leaving!" Shen Guannian hurriedly said, "Tang'er will definitely be fine before her marriage, Second Young Master, don't worry!"

"Um."

Gu Qianhan nodded indifferently and walked away unhurriedly.

Jixiang, Heiyao, and the others followed behind him, their movements synchronized and silent, like ghosts in the night that could devour people's souls, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression that made people unconsciously feel fear.

The oppressive feeling didn't disappear until they had all left the Shen family.

Shen Guannian stepped forward and slapped Qi Shi across the face: "Fool, it's your fault again!!"

Qi Shi was already bruised and battered from Hei Yao's beating, and now he was suddenly slapped by Shen Guannian, who knocked out one of his teeth.

She covered her face, spat out a tooth, and looked at Shen Guannian in disbelief: "Master! How could you be so cruel! Are you trying to kill me?"

"Don't call me sir!"

Shen Guannian roared angrily, "I think you're the master! No, you're the boss! You've almost ruined this family! Every time it's your bad ideas, and then I suffer because of you! Killing you would be too lenient! Besides, you're not dead yet!"