Chapter 604 The news spread, and the second young lady of the Shen family disappeared.

Madam Qi burst into tears: "Master, how cruel you are! You actually wish for my death! Master, you've wanted to marry a young and beautiful woman as your second wife for a long time, haven't you? You've wanted me dead for a long time, haven't you?"

Shen Guannian was furious: "Are you trying to argue with me again? What does my hitting you have to do with remarriage?!"

"I hit you because you hit Tang'er today! You knew perfectly well that the Duchess liked her, and you knew that she had a powerful backer now, yet you still dared to provoke her. You not only courted death yourself, but you also dragged me into this and made me get hit!"

"You are the biggest scourge of the Shen family! I will divorce you sooner or later! Get out of the Shen family!"

Qi couldn't stand hearing the words "I'm going to be divorced." She collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed with fear.

What happened? How could it have turned out like this?

She had hit Shen Wantang many times before, but Shen Guannian never said anything.

She used to often claim credit for Shen Wantang's achievements as her own daughter's, and she always took things from Shen Wantang and gave them to her daughter. She would also casually accuse Shen Wantang of crimes, and she did this often.

All these years, there has never been a problem.

This tactic is no longer effective.

Just because the Duke's Mansion and Gu Qianhan are backing up Shen Wantang?

Shen Wantang hasn't even married into the Duke's mansion yet, and her life in the Shen family is already so difficult. If Shen Wantang were to marry into the family, would she even have a chance to survive?

No, no! She had to think of a way to absolutely prevent Shen Wantang from marrying Gu Qianhan!

Just as Madam Qi was gritting her teeth, the servant who had gone out to look for Shen Mingxuan returned: "Master, Madam, we still haven't found the eldest young lady."

Qi suddenly realized, that's right, her daughter! Her daughter still hasn't been found!

She shouted in a hoarse voice, "Go look again! Are you all useless? Xuan'er is a living person, with two maids with her. How could she just disappear into thin air? If you can't find her tonight, get out of here!"

The servant was scolded by her and ran away in a panic.

Shen Guannian looked at her with a cold smile: "Now you remember Xuan'er? Weren't you the one who sent her away? Your cleverness has backfired. If you hadn't been greedy, Xuan'er wouldn't have gotten into trouble!"

Madam Qi was furious. Here we go again! Before Gu Qianhan arrived, he had been blaming her for harming their daughter, and now that Gu Qianhan was gone, he was still blaming her for harming their daughter!

"Was this decision made by me alone? Didn't Master also have ulterior motives, which is why he had Xuan'er take Tang'er's place? Now it's all my fault, while Master is trying to absolve himself of all responsibility. What's the use? The most important thing right now is to find Xuan'er, not to accuse me of shirking responsibility!"

Shen Guannian was already furious, and upon hearing Qi's words, he flew into a rage: "What do you mean I have ulterior motives? Explain yourself! Tang'er and Xuan'er are both my daughters. Which one of them goes to the Duke's mansion and what ulterior motives could I possibly have? It's you who clearly doesn't treat Tang'er as a daughter. You, her stepmother, only know how to scheme against her and harm her!"

The two quickly started arguing again, and eventually they began to physically tear each other apart.

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Ge Laofu.

In Liu Nanshi's courtyard, only one lamp was lit.

The lights were dim, and Liu Nanshi's face was also gloomy.

"Granny Sang, how's the matter I asked you to handle?"

"Miss, it's all taken care of."

"Oh? Really?"

"yes."

"Summon the messenger; I need to question him."

"yes."

A moment later, the servant arrived.

He knelt down respectfully: "This humble servant, April, greets Miss."

"Did you deliver the letter to the Shen family in April?"

"yes."

"Have you seen Miss Shen Wantang, the second young lady of the Shen family?"

"I saw him."

"Are you sure it's her?"

"Confirmed. I went to deliver the message, but Madam Shen thought it was from Young Master Gu. She accused Miss Shen of having an affair with Young Master Gu and even slapped Miss Shen!"

A smile suddenly appeared on Liu Nanshi's gloomy face: "What? Shen Wantang was slapped?"

"Yes, young lady, she was beaten quite badly!"

The servant was clever; knowing that she disliked Shen Wantang, he deliberately only mentioned that Shen Wantang was beaten, without saying that Shen Wantang fought back.

Liu Nanshi giggled; after so many days, her mood had finally improved a little.

"Did you send Shen Wantang to the designated house as Granny Sang instructed?"

"Yes, it has been sent."

"Are you sure the person you sent was Shen Wantang?"

"Don't worry, Miss. I saw Miss Shen get into the carriage with my own eyes. There's no mistake. Not only her, but her two maids were also sent along."

Liu Nanshi nodded in satisfaction.

She stood up, walked over to April, and personally helped him up: "Well done, Granny Sang, reward me!"

April was flattered. He had long heard that the young lady was kind and treated her servants very well, but he never expected her to be this kind.

He accepted the hefty reward money, thanked them repeatedly, and was so excited and moved that his eyes welled up with tears.

"April."

"Your servant is here!"

"I heard someone in your family is sick? Is it serious?"

"Thank you for your concern, Miss. My mother is indeed ill and has been bedridden for over a year. However, with your generous gift, Miss, I will go home and get her some medicine. She will surely recover!"

Liu Nanshi smiled gently: "That's good. Is there anyone else in your family taking care of your mother?"

"That's all, just this servant."

"Oh, it's getting late. You should go home now and take good care of your mother."

"Yes, thank you, Miss!"

In April, filled with gratitude, he left with the money in his pocket.

As Liu Nanshi watched his retreating figure disappear, the smile on her face vanished in an instant: "Granny Sang, deal with this servant as soon as possible, lest people discover he's from our household and implicate me. If his old mother causes trouble, kill her too; leave no one alive."

"Yes, Miss."

Granny Sang was not surprised, because this was not the first time.

Even though she had done this to silence Liu Nanshi many times, she was still somewhat terrified.

No matter how much they did for Liu Nanshi, no matter how much they risked their lives for her, all these servants ended up with only one fate—death.

Granny Sang felt that one day she might end up like April.

"Granny Sang."

"Young Miss?"

"Feed Shen Wantang and her maids plenty of muscle relaxants and aphrodisiacs, and find some thugs to torment them. Pay special attention to Shen Wantang. Before dawn, sell them all to the brothels in Chichun Lane. I heard there are many lowly men there, and they're perfect for them."

"yes."

"Tomorrow morning, send people to spread the word throughout the capital that the second young lady of the Shen family has gone missing. After a couple of days, lure Xiao Qingyuan and Gu Qianhan to Chichun Lane and have them 'coincidentally' recognize Shen Wantang in the hidden kiln, making the whole city know about it."

"yes."