Chapter 769 Another terrible idea

Bai Shao stood there, her body ice-cold, watching Granny Ping's idiotic and insane appearance, her hands trembling uncontrollably.

Oh no, is she next?

She's so young, I don't want her to turn into a fool or a madwoman!

In the past, Gu Qianhan was very polite to his sister-in-law Meng Yunlan, and he never lost his temper with the maids and nannies around Meng Yunlan. People outside said that he was cold-blooded and ruthless. Anyone who dared to offend him would be made to lose face and lose all dignity.

However, those who served Meng Yunlan never felt that Gu Qianhan was particularly cold-hearted, because even though they had occasionally offended him, he would let them off as long as he knew they were Meng Yunlan's people, without even scolding them.

Unexpectedly, Meng Yunlan's reputation is no longer effective, because Gu Qianhan now cares more about the reputation of the second young mistress.

Granny Ping and Camellia had not offended Gu Qianhan at all, yet they were taken away by his men and forced to drink some kind of secret medicine!

This time, she was lucky to escape because she wasn't with Meng Yunlan. But what about next time?

Bai Shao became increasingly frightened as she thought about it, and even had an urge to run away!

However, escaping was impossible; her indenture was still in Meng Yunlan's hands, and she had nowhere to run.

The only thing she can do now is to avoid offending Shen Wantang again, lest she die without even knowing how she died.

Bai Shao knelt down with a thud, her voice trembling with tears, "Young Madam, the Second Young Master has changed. In his heart, the Second Young Madam holds the highest position. You'd better not go against the Second Young Madam, or who knows what the Second Young Master might do!"

"Smack!"

Meng Yunlan raised his hand and slapped Bai Shao across the face, knocking her to the ground.

"What kind of person are you! You're just a servant girl, how dare you lecture me?! Who said Shen Wantang has the highest status? What status does she, a concubine's daughter, have?!"

Bai Shao hurriedly covered her face and scrambled to her feet, saying, "This servant wouldn't dare! This servant knows her mistake!"

Meng Yunlan usually presents herself as gentle and tolerant, and she rarely hits people. But if she does hit someone, it means that she is extremely angry.

Bai Shao was so frightened that she almost lost her mind. She hurriedly explained, "This servant was afraid that you would suffer if you were to get hurt by the Second Young Mistress. After all, you are upright and kind by nature and not good at those scheming tricks. On the other hand, the Second Young Mistress is cunning and good at bewitching the Second Young Master to stand up for her. The situation is very unfavorable for you!"

Meng Yunlan said coldly, "What is Shen Wantang? She just relies on her good looks to bewitch Qian Han for a while."

"No matter how talented Qian Han is, he is still a man, and a man who has never been with a woman before. Now that he has just broken his virginity, it is normal for him to be obsessed with women."

"Women are just a handful! Since Shen Wantang is always going against me, I'll find Qian Han one who won't dare to go against me."

"Everyone in this Duke's mansion has to listen to me! Qianhan has to listen to me, and his women have to listen to me too! No one can get past me!"

Seeing that she was determined to do things her own way and wouldn't listen to any advice, Bai Shao felt utterly hopeless.

She could almost foresee that her future would be much the same as Camellia's.

She had followed Meng Yunlan for many years and knew that she had an extremely strong desire for control. If anyone did not give her face, she would try every means to humiliate them.

She had never encountered any formidable opponents in the past, because she wasn't stupid and wouldn't cause trouble for people of higher status than her. She would only humiliate those who were inferior to her, so she had always had a smooth and successful life.

But now, it's clear that she's no match for Shen Wantang. It's just that Shen Wantang's status and position are indeed inferior to hers, so she doesn't take Shen Wantang seriously at all.

At first, she just didn't want Shen Wantang to give birth to her child before her.

She was strong-willed and took it for granted that the eldest grandson of the Duke's mansion should be born to her. So she wanted to prevent Shen Wantang from having children—by making her overwork, by making her get caught in the rain and cold, by making her relationship with Gu Qianhan deteriorate. In short, Meng Yunlan would do anything to prevent Shen Wantang from having children.

But now, Meng Yunlan not only doesn't want Shen Wantang to have a child, she also wants to control her brother-in-law, Gu Qianhan. Her brother-in-law no longer respects her, how can she tolerate that?

"White peony!"

Bai Shao jumped up in surprise: "This servant is here!"

"Go and call Qiao Zhiyu over here. She eats my food, lives in my house, and I even paid for her mother's medicine. Now, it's time for her to repay me properly!"

"Yes, this servant will go and fetch Miss Biao right away!"

Although Bai Shao felt that Meng Yunlan's idea was another bad one, she didn't dare to say anything and immediately went to call for help.

It's better for Qiao Zhiyu to bear Meng Yunlan's wrath than for her to bear it herself. She's heard the saying "better to sacrifice a friend than yourself!"

Soon, Qiao Zhiyu arrived.

As soon as she entered the room, Meng Yunlan smashed a teacup over her head.

But Qiao Zhiyu knew Meng Yunlan too well and was prepared. She turned her head and dodged it.

The teacup crashed to the ground with a jarring sound and shattered into pieces.

Camellia, who was already acting erratically, became even more frantic and started yelling like a madwoman after being startled like this.

Granny Ping was even more dumbfounded. She stared at the broken porcelain on the ground, picked up a piece, and started to scratch her neck in a daze.

Qiao Zhiyu was startled by the horrifying scene: "Cousin, what happened to them?!"

Meng Yunlan waved his hand at Bai Shao with annoyance: "Hurry up and take them away, they're an eyesore here!"

Bai Shao quickly called for people to come in, and they dragged and pulled Ping Mama and Shan Cha out.

After the door closed, Meng Yunlan coldly asked Qiao Zhiyu, "Who told you to wear this dress? Didn't I already tell you to throw it away? You dare disobey me?"

Qiao Zhiyu knew perfectly well that Meng Yunlan had thrown the teacup at her earlier because she hadn't listened to her and had worn the beautiful royal blue brocade dress that Shen Wantang had given her.

However, she had already prepared her explanation: "Cousin, don't be angry. I really had no other clothes to wear, so I had no choice but to wear this one."

"My cousin only sent me a set of clothes. I thought I wouldn't be leaving the yard again tonight, so I washed the clothes my cousin sent me, thinking I'd dry them quickly so I could wear them tomorrow."

"I didn't expect my cousin to call me here so suddenly. I can't very well come to see you in wet clothes, so I'll just have to make do with this."

Meng Yunlan looked at her with an unfriendly expression: "Cousin, are you blaming me for not giving you enough clothes?"

"No, no, my cousin misunderstood me. I didn't mean that at all."

"You'd better not have any. If I give you clothes to wear, and you not only don't appreciate it but also blame me, then I'll have no choice but to kick you out of the Duke's mansion. After all, I can't keep an ingrate around."