Chapter 775 Let's just throw away my sister-in-law's clothes too.
Shen Wantang nodded: "No wonder everyone gets along well with you. Your way of dealing with people is quite in line with the Buddhist concept of equality for all beings. You put your heart into getting along with everyone, and you never let anyone you associate with suffer a loss. Your character is truly unique."
Qin Xin was a little embarrassed by her praise: "I am not as good as you say. I just love listening to gossip and rumors, so I am willing to spend money on it. But my strength is limited. It is because you keep giving me money that I have such good interpersonal relationships that others cannot match."
Shen Wantang smiled and said, "You'll have to have the ability for us to spend our money properly and not waste it!"
"However, my lord, my good relationship with Fuze is not just because I sent him things. The fact that I was able to get information from him is not because of my face, but because of your face. The young master said that no matter what you want to know, your people must answer honestly. That's why Fuze told me everything without reservation."
"Regardless of the reason, you deserve credit for getting the information from Fukuzawa. Therefore, you still deserve the reward!"
Shen Wantang was always generous to talented people like Qin Xin, and immediately instructed Du Juan to give Qin Xin a reward.
Holding the silver, Qin Xin asked happily, "Then shall I go out and wander around again to see what's going on in the other people's courtyards?"
"Okay, go ahead!"
"yes!"
Qin Xin went out happily.
Granny Yan couldn't help but call out to her, "You silly girl, aren't you going to eat breakfast?"
As Qin Xin ran out, she waved her hand, saying, "I'm not eating yet, Granny, remember to save me a piece of chestnut cake!"
Granny Yan shook her head helplessly. In the past, she would never have allowed her maids to be so lawless and capricious. But now that she was serving Shen Wantang, she naturally had to adapt to her way of doing things. Those strict rules could only be put aside for the time being.
She had her maid prepare breakfast, and after Shen Wantang had washed up and eaten, she served her the meal before asking, "What does Master intend to do with Miss Qiao? She threw the new clothes you gave us at our door. Even if someone instructed her to do it, it was still a real slap in your face."
Shen Wantang smiled nonchalantly: "How did you know I was going to deal with Qiao Zhiyu? What if I swallowed my anger for the sake of peace in the household?"
Granny Yan's voice was respectful: "This old servant thinks that you were able to tolerate it a few days ago because of the young master's face, but now you seem to care less about the young master's face, so you will no longer tolerate it."
Shen Wantang nodded. Although Granny Yan's guess wasn't entirely accurate, it was pretty close.
She was able to tolerate it before, not out of consideration for Gu Qianhan, but because she felt that Gu Qianhan was about to have an important matter, and it was not advisable to cause him trouble, so as not to distract him and ruin the important matter.
But she now realizes that there are quite a few people who can distract Gu Qianhan, so one more wouldn't make a difference. Moreover, even if he is distracted, it doesn't seem to have much impact on important matters; he remains very calm.
So there's no need to put up with it.
"What do you think, Granny? How many new clothes will my sister-in-law give Qiao Zhiyu?"
"I heard she only got one new dress, and it's an outdated style and old-fashioned color. But one dress is definitely not enough. Maybe the young mistress will give her one or two more!"
"Well, I guess my sister-in-law will only give her two pieces at most, so she can change them. She won't give her anything more."
"What does the young mistress mean?"
"Didn't Qiao Zhiyu throw away the clothes I gave her? Then let's throw away Sister-in-law's clothes too, and see what Qiao Zhiyu will wear next."
"This...this is indeed a very good idea, but who will throw away Miss Qiao's clothes? Our people probably can't get into her courtyard, and even if they do, wouldn't it be too blatant to throw away her clothes?"
Shen Wantang smiled slightly: "Of course we can't let our people throw it away, otherwise wouldn't I be at a disadvantage? Wouldn't that just give Meng Yunlan an excuse to attack me?"
"Then who should throw it?"
"Of course, we should let Qiao Zhiyu throw it herself."
Granny Yan was stunned: "Can this really work? Do you think Miss Qiao will listen to you?"
Shen Wantang nodded confidently: "I have a way to get her to listen, and not only will she listen, she'll thank me!"
Granny Yan was slightly taken aback, but in addition to her surprise, she also felt that Shen Wantang wouldn't make empty promises; she must really have a way to make Qiao Zhiyu listen to her.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This new master she was serving was truly a formidable person. It seemed there was nothing in this world that she couldn't do. Even if someone slapped her in the face, she could still retaliate with ease.
After having breakfast, Shen Wantang changed into a bright and gorgeous dress and went with Dujuan and Granny Yan to pay their respects to Madam Gu.
When she arrived, Meng Yunlan was already there, along with Gu Qianling and Qiao Zhiyu.
Shen Wantang greeted Madam Gu and then greeted them one by one, being polite and courteous, neither overly enthusiastic nor overly cold. No one could tell that she had any disagreements with Meng Yunlan.
Madam Gu looked at Shen Wantang, a smile appearing on her slightly pale face: "Tang'er is dressed very well today. You young people should wear brightly colored clothes like this more often. Look, as soon as Tang'er stepped into the room wearing this, my whole house became brighter, and even the gloomy weather outside seemed to improve a bit."
Shen Wantang thought to herself that it was strange. Why was she praising Meng Yunlan instead of her today?
Could it be that Meng Yunlan has upset his mother-in-law again?
However, since her mother-in-law had praised her, she naturally couldn't refuse. She smiled and said, "If you like me dressed like this, then I'll make several more bright and beautiful dresses so I can come and make you happy every day!"
Madam Gu nodded in satisfaction, thinking that her daughter-in-law was indeed clever and quick-witted: "Hmm, make a few more outfits so we can change them, otherwise people will think that our Duke's mansion is so poor that we can't even afford a piece of clothing."
As she spoke, her gaze swept coolly over Meng Yunlan and Qiao Zhiyu.
Shen Wantang followed her gaze and immediately saw Meng Yunlan with a tense face, as well as Qiao Zhiyu wearing the outdated and old-fashioned clothes from yesterday.
Most surprisingly, Qiao Zhiyu's clothes were clearly washed but not yet dried before she put them back on.
Anyone with eyes could see that Qiao Zhiyu had no other clothes to wear, so she had to go out in her half-dry clothes.
The key point is that this dress is a style from ten years ago. Not to mention a family like the Duke's Mansion, even ordinary people outside don't wear this style anymore.
Shen Wantang quickly realized that her mother-in-law was probably upset that Meng Yunlan had made her cousin wear such clothes, which was a disgrace to the Duke's mansion, so she was giving her a subtle warning.
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