Chapter 738 He's good at picking wives

Unfortunately, Granny Chang's words of comfort had no effect whatsoever.

Madam Gu's face was ashen: "When she went back to her parents' home before, I never said anything, but lately she has become increasingly outrageous! She has neglected all matters concerning our household, dumped the management duties on me, and doesn't even care about Qianling anymore. I don't know where she has put her mind!"

Granny Chang knew better than anyone how much her mistress favored the eldest young master and the eldest young mistress. Although she was scolding them fiercely now, she would still side with them afterwards, and would even make excuses for Meng Yunlan. Therefore, she dared not say anything bad about Meng Yunlan.

After all, similar things have happened before. Meng Yunlan has been married into the family for five years. How could there be no conflicts between her and her mother-in-law?

Even mothers and daughters can have disagreements and arguments, let alone mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

However, this was the first time Madam Gu had ever been so angry.

Granny Chang could only say, "Madam, don't worry. I'm sure things will be better once the eldest young mistress gets pregnant. She's definitely more anxious about this than anyone else, and everything she does is for the sake of having an heir."

Madam Gu remained furious: "I think she's acting recklessly because she has her family backing her up! If she really cared about having children, she wouldn't be unable to conceive now!"

“In the past, I was afraid that she would become depressed because she couldn’t conceive, which would be even more detrimental to having children. So I never said anything to her or put any pressure on her. I just quietly invited famous doctors from all over the country to her room and sent all the good things to her room to help her recover!”

"But only today did I realize that she had been using her mind for nothing! She didn't even want the things I sent her, and instead gave them to her brother-in-law's room! Why wasn't she this nice to Qianling?!"

Now Granny Chang dared not utter a single word.

Because she could tell that the madam was truly angry this time. Meng Yunlan had made some minor mistakes in the past, which were harmless and the madam did not take them to heart. But this time, her mistake had touched the madam's sore spot.

"When the second son's wife had a fight with him, she still knew how to cover it up and didn't want me to worry about what was going on in their room. When she saw me, she always had a smiling face, as if she hadn't suffered any grievances at all."

"Meng Yunlan is quite something. She came to me this morning and immediately started complaining about Qian Ling. She had a long face and said that Qian Ling had changed his mind and listed a bunch of his faults! She even argued with Qian Ling here yesterday and didn't give Qian Ling any face at all! It was only after Qian Ling apologized to her first that she stopped yelling!"

"Isn't that Qiao Zhiyu a ghostly relative of the Meng family? She's been clinging to Qian Ling, causing her endless trouble. Shouldn't Meng Yunlan feel ashamed and reflect on her actions? Shouldn't she have dealt with her promptly? How dare she blame Qian Ling?"

Madam Gu spoke at length, venting her anger until she had vented it all. Then she took a sip of monk fruit tea to soothe her sore throat.

Yesterday, ever since she learned that Meng Yunlan had gone to Gu Qianhan's study to deliver bird's nest soup, she had been very upset, and her throat started to hurt. When she woke up this morning, her throat was so swollen that she could hardly swallow anything.

I felt a bit better after taking loquat syrup, which I keep all year round.

As a result, it swelled up again in just a short while, and there was a tearing pain. Drinking tea was like torture, but if I didn't drink it, the pain would be even worse.

Madam Gu knew in her heart that her old ailment had relapsed due to excessive internal heat.

It's not a serious illness, but even minor ailments can be excruciatingly painful.

After a long pause, she said softly, "Granny Chang, don't you think that Qianhan is actually smarter than we think?"

Granny Chang was taken aback. Gu Qianhan was the recognized number one child prodigy in Dafeng, so of course he was smart.

But it was strange to hear these words coming from Madam Gu, who favored Gu Qianling.

She asked cautiously, "Madam, what makes you say that?"

Madam Gu sighed: "The wife he chose is much better than the wife I chose! At least, the one he chose is really smart."

Granny Chang remained silent.

So, after witnessing Shen Wantang's abilities, did Madam Gu begin to regret her choice? Did she feel that the wife she picked for Gu Qianling wasn't good enough?

"No wonder Princess Ning chose the unremarkable Shen Wantang from among all the noble ladies in the capital. I used to find it strange that someone as arrogant as Song Yingzhen would not even take a liking to Prince Ning when he asked her for marriage. How could she be interested in a concubine's daughter from a fifth-rank official's family? It turns out that this little concubine's daughter really has the potential to become the future mistress of their Prince Ning's mansion!"

Granny Chang was somewhat bewildered: "Madam, what's wrong with you...?"

Could it be that they want to make Shen Wantang the mistress of the Duke's mansion?

That's impossible! No matter how much the master values ​​Shen Wantang's abilities, he could never surpass Gu Qianling!

Sure enough, Madam Gu waved her hand: "It's nothing, just a sigh. Give the order that everyone below treat the second son's wife with more respect. If anyone dares to obstruct her or disrespect her, sell them off. Our Duke's Mansion cannot tolerate servants who ride on their masters' heads."

"yes."

Madam Gu picked up her teacup again and took a difficult sip: "I can't take it anymore, my throat hurts like someone is cutting it with a knife, go and fetch the imperial physician for me."

"Yes, this old servant will go right away!"

Granny Chang had only taken two steps when she turned back: "Madam."

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't the Second Young Madam skilled in medicine? She was the one who revived you when you fainted at Fazhen Temple last time. Otherwise, would you like to ask the Second Young Madam to take a look at you?"

Madam Gu immediately shook her head: "You really think she saved me from fainting? That was a scheme by that wicked second son, a trap he set for me! His wife may indeed know some medical skills, but at most she has only learned the basics, just a smattering of skills. How can she compare to the imperial physician?"

Granny Chang nodded: "You're right, then this old servant will go and fetch the imperial physician for you right away."

Go!

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Qionghua Courtyard.

After Shen Wantang returned, he sat down at his desk and began writing the complaint.

She agreed to Qiyu's request to rescue her brother openly and honestly, and naturally she had the confidence to do so.

She served as Liao Youhe's advisor, spent a long time at the Dali Temple, reviewed countless lawsuits, and adjudicated numerous cases.

Writing legal complaints is something she can do with ease.

But before the complaint was even finished, someone came knocking on the door.

Granny Yan entered the study to report: "Young Madam, the Eldest Young Madam has arrived."

Shen Wantang raised an eyebrow slightly: "What is she doing here? Wasn't she going back to her parents' home?"

Granny Yan whispered, "It seems to be because of the guard kneeling outside."

Shen Wantang knew, of course, that there was a guard kneeling outside her courtyard, and she also knew that the guard had been punished by Gu Qianhan to kneel there.

When she went out this morning, she saw the guard. The guard apologized to her, but she pretended not to see or hear him.

What were you doing all this time? Weren't you very arrogant when you slapped her yesterday?

But since Meng Yunlan had arrived, she couldn't refuse to see him.

She straightened her clothes slightly, got up and left the study, going to the front hall.