Chapter 737 Mrs. Gu is annoyed

The rain stopped overnight.

Shen Wantang slept alone in a large bed last night and slept exceptionally well, waking up a few minutes later than usual.

After washing up, she ate a simple breakfast and then went with her maids and nannies to pay her respects to Madam Gu in her courtyard.

"Greetings to Mother."

Upon meeting Madam Gu, Shen Wantang smiled and spoke in a calm tone.

After greeting Madam Gu, she looked at Meng Yunlan, who had arrived before her, and said, "Sister-in-law."

Meng Yunlan had a friendly expression, as if she wasn't the one who scolded Shen Wantang last night, as if she really treated Shen Wantang as her own sister: "Sister-in-law is here, please sit down."

As she spoke, she patted the chair next to her.

Shen Wantang also seemed completely unconcerned, smiling as she sat down beside her.

Madam Gu was quite satisfied to see that the two of them were still getting along well, especially Shen Wantang, who did not quarrel because of yesterday's incident, nor did she have any unpleasantness with Meng Yunlan, which showed that she was sensible.

However, she had already heard that Shen Wantang seemed to have a fight with Gu Qianhan and had sent everyone to sleep in the study in the front yard.

There seems to be a significant dispute on the eldest son's side as well, to the point that the eldest son didn't rest in his own courtyard but slept in the west courtyard all night, something that has never happened before.

Madam Gu glanced at Meng Yunlan's expression, then at Shen Wantang's, and realized that the two were in completely different states.

Meng Yunlan looked unwell, with dark circles under her eyes, and even her smile seemed forced. It was clear that she hadn't slept well the night before and was in a bad mood.

Shen Wantang, on the other hand, was radiant and glowing. Her expression was relaxed, and her eyes were sparkling. It was clear that she had not only slept very well last night, but also had not taken yesterday's events to heart at all. She didn't even care about sending Gu Qianhan to sleep in the study.

Madam Gu was astonished. How could her second daughter-in-law, who came from such a humble background, have such a good mindset and such a strong inner strength?

She deliberately probed Shen Wantang: "Tang'er, you look great, did you use some kind of magic medicine?"

Shen Wantang replied with a smile, "Mother is joking. There is no magic pill. I just slept well last night, so I feel quite well today."

"But I heard you and Qianhan had a fight? How can you sleep well like that?"

Shen Wantang still smiled: "That's not true. My husband and I are doing well. Mother, don't listen to their nonsense."

"Then why did Qianhan sleep in the study in the front yard last night? Didn't you kick her out of the bedroom?"

"How could that be? I didn't chase him away!"

Shen Wantang lied through her teeth: "He wanted to sleep in the study in the front yard himself. As you know, he's been very busy lately. Although I don't know what he's been busy with, he's definitely very busy. He has a lot of things to deal with. Otherwise, he wouldn't have even let me into the study yesterday. He's so busy!"

She spoke in a relaxed and lighthearted tone, as if she didn't care about what happened yesterday.

But Madam Gu wasn't stupid; she knew perfectly well that Madam Gu was using this as an opportunity to express her dissatisfaction. However, she spoke so tactfully that no one could find fault with her.

Madam Gu glanced at Meng Yunlan subconsciously, and her displeasure surged up again.

This whole thing was caused by Meng Yunlan. I don't know what got into her, but she insisted on personally going to the front yard to deliver bird's nest soup to her brother-in-law.

She had never been so attentive before. Whenever there was something to send to Gu Qianhan, it was always the maids and nannies who delivered it. Now that Gu Qianhan was married, she not only didn't avoid suspicion, but also personally delivered the things to his study.

They're probably just bored and have nothing better to do!

If I had known she was so free, why would I, as her mother-in-law, have taken over the household management? Wouldn't this have left Meng Yunlan with nothing to do, giving her free time to run around her brother-in-law's study?

Moreover, that was clearly the bird's nest soup she gave to Meng Yunlan to nourish his body, but Meng Yunlan didn't eat it herself, and actually cooked it for Gu Qianhan!

Gu Qianhan has abundant yang energy, is full of vitality, and is so strong and robust that he could take on a hundred or eighty people at once. Why would he need to eat bird's nest? Giving it to him would be a complete waste!

What's even more outrageous is that Meng Yunlan only gave it to Gu Qianhan, not to Gu Qianling who was working hard, nor to her parents-in-law!

On the contrary, Shen Wantang cooked bird's nest soup last night and sent it to every courtyard. Moreover, the first person to receive it was Shen Wantang, the mother-in-law.

Originally, Madam Gu didn't think anything of Meng Yunlan not sending her bird's nest, since she wasn't lacking in food.

However, with comparison, it became immediately apparent that something was amiss.

The second son's wife lost her mother at a young age, and her father was unreliable. With no one to take good care of her, she still knew how to be filial to her parents-in-law. The eldest son's wife, a lady from a prestigious family, hired all the great scholars in the capital to teach her about learning and etiquette, but she completely ignored her parents-in-law and only cared about her younger brother-in-law!

Does that make sense?

Madam Gu became increasingly unhappy and her thoughts grew more and more complicated.

She just remembered that when Qiao Zhiyu came to see her with her son yesterday, she casually mentioned that Gu Qianling had no umbrella and her clothes were all wet.

If Qiao Zhiyu hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known that her son lived such a life! She had thought that her eldest daughter-in-law was meticulous and thoughtful, and would take good care of her son! It turned out that all of this was just a facade created by her son!

Yesterday it rained so hard, but Meng Yunlan didn't care about Gu Qianling or bring him an umbrella. Instead, she had the leisure to run to Gu Qianhan's place!

Madam Gu could no longer suppress her dissatisfaction. Although she had already reprimanded Meng Yunlan yesterday, she felt it was not enough.

She was about to say something more to reprimand Meng Yunlan when she heard Meng Yunlan speak:

“Mother, I want to go back to the Meng residence today. The family has hired a famous doctor for me and told me to go back early so that the doctor can take my pulse.”

Madam Gu's face immediately turned cold.

Back to the Meng family again?!

Why doesn't she just move into the Meng family instead of marrying into the Duke's mansion!

Despite her cold expression, she nodded and said, "Go ahead, and come back soon."

She couldn't very well prevent her daughter-in-law from visiting her parents' home, especially since her daughter-in-law's family was a prominent and wealthy household.

"yes."

Meng Yunlan stood up and left with her maids and nannies.

After she left, Shen Wantang also took his leave.

After they all left, Madam Gu finally lost her temper: "She goes back to her parents' home every few days. I think she doesn't consider the Duke's mansion her own home at all!"

"And she even said that her family hired another famous doctor for her. What does she mean by that? Didn't our Duke's Mansion hire a famous doctor for her?"

"If word gets out, outsiders will think I'm mistreating my daughter-in-law, not even letting her hire a doctor, and that her family has to do it for her!"

Granny Chang quickly said, "Madam, please calm down. The eldest young mistress probably didn't mean it that way. She's simple-minded and always says what she thinks, as you know. She's probably just anxious about having children, which is why she keeps going back to her parents' home."