Chapter 784 Leading the Young Mistress's Horse
Fukuzawa immediately replied, "Yes!"
He waved his hand towards a spot not far away, and immediately two servants stepped forward, one on each side, to hold Haitang down and drag her away.
"stop!"
Meng Yunlan's expression changed: "Qianhan, Haitang is my maid. She just came from the Meng family to serve me at the Duke's mansion. When has she ever been disrespectful to anyone? And when has she ever offended anyone's name? It's just a name, are you going to beat her to death? When did you become so unable to distinguish right from wrong and so cruel?"
Gu Qianhan said indifferently, "If you feel sorry for this maid, you can take the punishment for her. After all, it was you, as the mistress, who named the maid. You are the real culprit."
Looking at his sinister gaze, Meng Yunlan couldn't help but shiver. She doubted that Gu Qianhan was really capable of ordering servants to beat her.
She quickly said, "No, no, how could I possibly name a maid like that? This is her original name. But if you think it's inappropriate, I'll change it for her right away. Why make such a fuss? If you hit Haitang, people will think that your sister-in-law is petty and can't tolerate a maid!"
Gu Qianhan looked at her coldly: "You're quite adept at playing this trick. It was clearly me who punished the guards by making them kneel, but you blamed it on Atang, insisting that she was the one who punished the servants, making a big fuss about it so that everyone knows, falsely accusing her of mistreating her servants."
"Now, it is clearly my turn to hit that insubordinate maid, but you are blaming it on Atang, saying that she is petty."
"A-Tang didn't say a word about what just happened. Where did you get the idea that she can't tolerate a maid?"
Meng Yunlan's face stiffened, and she forced a smile: "Oh dear, I'm so bad at speaking, but I really didn't mean any harm. I was just trying to help my sister-in-law. After all, my maid's name is somewhat similar to hers. If Haitang is beaten to death, people outside who don't know the truth will definitely mistakenly think it's related to my sister-in-law."
Gu Qianhan's eyes grew even colder: "So you also know that this maid's name is similar to A-Tang's. I thought you were so stupid that you couldn't read and didn't know that your maid's name clashes with my wife's."
Outside, Haitang's screams rang out one after another, each one more pitiful than the last.
Meng Yunlan's expression was almost about to break down.
If her maid were really beaten to death by Gu Qianhan in front of everyone today, where would she put her face? Who would dare to be loyal to her in the future? Who would be willing to risk their life for her?
“Qianhan, this is all my oversight. Tell your servants to stop! They're being reckless; they might seriously injure Haitang. Our Duke's Mansion is known for its kindness and benevolence. In all my years managing the household, I've never beaten a servant like this before. I…”
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Qianhan interrupted her: "She's still called Haitang? Fuze, tell them to keep hitting her, she's not hitting her hard enough."
"Yes, young master!"
"Wait! Qianhan, you misheard. That maid's name isn't Haitang, it's... it's Gancao! Yes, her name is Gancao!"
Gu Qianhan's gaze then fell on Bai Shao: "What's this one called? Is it also called Begonia?"
Bai Shao froze and felt her scalp tingle under his sharp gaze. She hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, my name is Bai Shao, which is the name of a medicinal herb! I have absolutely no intention of offending the Second Young Madam!"
Gu Qianhan nodded indifferently: "That's right, I remember now. The maids around my sister-in-law are all named after medicinal herbs. I remember there was one named Lianqiao and another named Fuling. Why did you suddenly name the new maid after a crabapple? Who are you trying to disgust?"
The screams of Haitang outside gradually subsided and soon became completely silent.
I don't know if they were beaten to death or if they stopped.
Meng Yunlan's face turned pale. For the first time, she truly experienced Gu Qianhan's cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness.
No wonder his mother-in-law disliked him. Who would like such a ruthless and inhuman devil?
"Second brother, as I just said, Haitang is that girl's original name. I haven't had time to change it for her since she came to the Duke's mansion!"
As soon as Meng Yunlan finished speaking, Jixiang suddenly spoke up: "But I heard that when she was in the Duke's mansion, she wasn't called Begonia, but Wisteria?"
Meng Yunlan was secretly annoyed by Jixiang's careless words, but her expression showed no anger: "Her original name was Haitang, and Ziteng was changed later. After coming to the Duke's Mansion, she wanted to use her original name again. I am always lenient with my subordinates, and I thought that since she liked her original name, it would be fine for her to use it, so I agreed."
No one knows exactly when Haitang entered the Meng family as a maid, nor does anyone know what her original name was.
But actually, what her name is doesn't matter. What matters is that Meng Yunlan definitely deliberately named the maid "Haitang".
Gu Qianhan knew perfectly well what was going on, so he didn't say anything more to Meng Yunlan. He took Shen Wantang's hand and led her outside.
As he walked, he instructed, "Fuzhe, change everything in the carriage. Everything must be new. After it's done, have the carriage wait for the young mistress at the second gate."
Fuze responded loudly, "Yes, young master!"
Shen Wantang glanced back at Ji Xiang and saw that he, who was always clean and neat, was now covered in dust and looked quite haggard.
"My husband."
She said calmly, "I think Jixiang is a diligent and clever man, so he shouldn't be doing these rough jobs in the stable. Let him come back to our courtyard!"
Gu Qianhan nodded: "Yes, I'll do as Madam says. Jixiang, you'll go back to Qionghua Courtyard to work from now on."
Ji Xiang was overjoyed and quickly bowed, saying, "This humble servant thanks Second Young Madam for her kindness! This humble servant will certainly do his best to serve Second Young Madam in the future!"
Gu Qianhan glanced back at him: "Aren't you going to hurry up and clean up so you can lead the young mistress's horse?"
Ji Xiang grinned: "Yes, young master! I'll take care of it right away!"
He ran off to take a shower with great joy, while Meng Yunlan, supported by Bai Shao, left the stable courtyard.
As soon as I went outside, I saw the crabapple tree lying on the ground.
She was motionless, her clothes stained with blood, and she looked as if she were dead.
Bai Shao's face turned deathly pale: "Young Madam, Hai... Gan Cao wouldn't... wouldn't have been... taken advantage of by the Second Young Master's men..."
"Shut up!"
Meng Yunlan immediately stopped her: "Gancao is fine, she's just timid and fainted from fright! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and call someone to carry her back!"
Bai Shao immediately realized that Meng Yunlan was afraid of losing face, so regardless of whether Gan Cao was alive or dead, she had to say that she was fine.
"Yes, this servant will send someone right away!"
"etc!"
"Young Madam, is there anything else you need?"
"No need to carry her back into the house, it's bad luck. Just take her out of the manor and dump her in a mass grave!"
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