Chapter 780 The Second Young Master is So Ruthless!

Gu Qianling was standing with her back to Gu Qianhan, so she didn't see him walking towards her.

He continued talking to himself, "We're all family, don't let small things ruin our harmony. Your sister-in-law's words were inappropriate, I've already spoken to her. Your sister-in-law is a broad-minded person, I'm sure she won't blame her for this."

"Please also help me with things with Mother. If the two of you work together to take good care of Mother and manage the entire Duke's Mansion, that will be the greatest blessing for this family."

Shen Wantang didn't believe that Gu Qianling really wanted her to mediate between Madam Gu and Meng Yunlan. After all, although the two women had a slight conflict today, they still had a relationship built up over the past five years, and with Gu Qianling mediating, they would soon be able to restore their former mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship.

More likely, Gu Qianling was using the pretext of asking her to "manage" the situation to imply that she shouldn't speak ill of Meng Yunlan to Madam Gu, lest Madam Gu dislike Meng Yunlan.

Shen Wantang chuckled: "Brother, you flatter me. Taking care of Mother and managing the Duke's Mansion are all thanks to my sister-in-law. I did nothing, so I can't take such credit."

To mediate between Madam Gu and Meng Yunlan?

That's impossible.

She didn't mind adding fuel to the fire, so she was willing to diagnose and treat her biased mother-in-law in order to crush Meng Yunlan!

Gu Qianling could tell from her humble yet cautious, polite yet distant reply that she was somewhat unhappy.

But that's normal. After all, anyone would be angry if Meng Yunlan belittled them like that. It's already good that Shen Wantang was able to hold back and not argue with her on the spot.

He could only try his best to comfort Shen Wantang. He had done similar things many times before, but in the past, it was Meng Yunlan who had done something wrong, and he had to comfort his mother.

“I read the original copy of the complaint written by my sister-in-law. It was very well written, showing great skill, and the handwriting was also amazing.”

Shen Wantang raised an eyebrow slightly. He actually saw the original state?

Why does he want to see the original state?

Even if he had classmates and friends from the Dali Temple, it wouldn't be easy for him to get the original document out of the Dali Temple, and it would also involve risks.

Why would he risk inspecting the original state? Was he perhaps afraid that her written complaint would implicate the Duke's mansion? Was that why he wanted to check it out personally?

"Also, my sister-in-law said yesterday that I underestimated you, but I didn't. I've always felt that my sister-in-law is extraordinary, and after reading the complaint you wrote yesterday, it only confirmed my suspicions. There aren't many people in the entire Dali Temple who can write such an outstanding complaint. Your talent is truly amazing."

This time, before Shen Wantang could speak, Gu Qianling, who was standing behind him, spoke up: "Does Big Brother also think that A-Tang is different? Coincidentally, I think so too."

Gu Qianling turned around abruptly: "Second brother, when did you... stand behind me? How come you didn't make a sound? You startled me when you opened your mouth."

"I've been standing here for a while, just wanting to hear how much more my brother wants to praise A-Tang. I had no idea when my brother started to admire her so much?"

Looking at his indifferent face and hearing his icy tone, Gu Qianling knew that he was unhappy.

He gave a helpless smile: "Don't misunderstand. In my heart, you and your sister-in-law are just like my other younger siblings. She is beautiful and intelligent, and very talented. Of course, I am happy for her, and I am happy for you too."

Gu Qianhan didn't believe a word of it: "Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Gu Qianling patted his shoulder: "Alright, I'm about to go on duty and I'll be late. You two chat, I'll be going now."

Gu Qianhan watched him leave, sneered, then changed her expression and reached out to take Chen Wantang's hand.

Shen Wantang avoided him and walked forward as if she hadn't seen him.

Gu Qianhan immediately followed and reached out to pull her a second time. This time, Shen Wantang was unable to dodge.

"open."

"You won't even let me hold your hand anymore? Are you still angry with me?"

“Pulling and pulling like that is improper. Just now, my sister-in-law was in my mother’s room saying that I come from a humble family and that I didn’t receive the same strict upbringing as her. She also said that I dress in a bright and fashionable way with ulterior motives. If you keep pulling my hand like that, she might say something else.”

Gu Qianhan's face turned cold: "She dares to say that to you?!"

Shen Wantang looked at him strangely: "Why wouldn't she dare? Is she afraid of me, coming from a humble background? Or is she afraid my husband will cause her trouble? Neither!"

Gu Qianhan gave in: "Grandpa, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? I've learned my lesson, and I'll definitely keep my distance from her from now on, so that no one will misunderstand!"

Shen Wantang knew when to stop and didn't continue to provoke him. She just wanted him to know what kind of person Meng Yunlan was and what unpleasant things he had said. She could handle the rest herself.

"To know one's mistakes and be able to correct them is of great importance; the second young master is a teachable child."

Gu Qianhan breathed a sigh of relief: "Ancestor, you're right."

Shen Wantang smiled and her tone became more relaxed: "I need to go out in a bit, do you have a carriage?"

"Yes, absolutely! And you'll have your own private carriage, which no one else can ride in!"

"Thank you, Second Young Master. Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask, where did you go so early this morning?"

"I went to handle a small matter concerning the Meng family."

Shen Wantang's heart skipped a beat: "The Meng family?"

"Yes, the Meng family."

Gu Qianhan gripped Shen Wantang's hand and led her into the courtyard: "The Meng family should be in chaos right now. I suppose our eldest sister-in-law won't dare to use her influence to pressure you for the time being."

Shen Wantang's smile became genuine, her eyes crinkling: "Second Young Master, you're so ruthless, you even cheat your own sister-in-law's family?"

"What do you mean by 'pitfall'? If Meng Deguang had acted uprightly and honestly, would I have been able to find any fault with him?"

Shen Wantang didn't ask him what leverage he had over Meng Yunlan's father. She was quite satisfied as long as he knew how to solve Meng Yunlan's problem at its root.

Since he had done something to her satisfaction, she briefly explained what she had done: "I have already started to save Qiyu's younger brother and have written a complaint for her to the Dali Temple."

Gu Qianhan glanced at her: "I know, didn't my brother just praise your complaint for being well written? Even he knows this, how could I not know it? It's just that I haven't seen the original complaint you wrote, and he beat me to it in that respect."

Shen Wantang looked at him with amusement: "Why are you fighting with him for this? You've seen all the stuff I've written before, there are plenty of good ones, this one is just so-so."

After all, the Chen Xiaowu murder case was not complicated at all; the facts were clear, and the relationships between the people involved were simple. She didn't need to spend too much time on it, nor did she need to write a lengthy case analysis.

In her previous life, when she was Liao Youhe's advisor, she wrote countless case analyses and solved numerous major and minor cases. A significant portion of the case files in the archives were written by her.