Chapter 700 Did they bully you?
Qionghua Courtyard.
Gu Qianning had already found out the whole story and learned that Shen Wantang had no intention of managing the household at all. It was her sister-in-law and mother who first insisted that she manage the household, and then refused to let her manage it.
She said irritably, "I think Mother is being incredibly biased, and she's started going back on her word! What, does your sister-in-law find managing the household too tiring, so she's dumping it on you? I never heard her complain about being tired before you came."
"Ah Tang, don't worry, I'll go back and tell Mother. It's one thing for her to always favor my eldest brother, but now that you've married my second brother, she's still suppressing you and favoring my sister-in-law. I won't stand for that!"
Shen Wantang smiled and shook her head: "You don't need to say anything. This matter is over. I can handle other things on my own."
Gu Qianning slammed her hand on the table in a panic: "That won't do! How can I let you handle the Duke's mansion's affairs by yourself? Before you married into the family, I assured you that no one would bully you, and that your sister-in-law and mother would treat you well! But they treated you like this; it's a slap in my face!"
Shen Wantang was touched. Her friend was so supportive of her, always thinking of her and afraid that she would suffer. How could she drag Gu Qianning into this and put her in a difficult position?
She took Gu Qianning's hand, her tone light: "It's okay, listen to me, you don't need to worry about this. Although Mother and Sister-in-law have some thoughts, they haven't gone too far, so I can handle it. Besides, we're all respectable people, so you don't need to expose anything."
Gu Qianning knew that she didn't want to make things worse. She always liked to leave some room for maneuver and was quite patient.
Perhaps this is related to her childhood experiences. She had to live under the control of her stepmother since she was a young child and had already endured countless hardships.
Gu Qianning sighed with heartache: "A-Tang, you've been wronged. If you had known it would be like this, you would have been better off not marrying your second brother. You could have married someone from a simple family, or someone without a mother-in-law. Your life would have been much easier."
Shen Wantang chuckled lightly: "What childish talk. No woman's marriage is perfect. Marrying into the Duke's mansion and marrying your second brother is already the best choice I could have made."
“Those families with few members naturally do not have the wealth and luxury of aristocratic families. Living too poorly is not a good thing either. Poverty-stricken couples suffer a hundred misfortunes. In the end, I will still have to earn money to support the family, and I will have to work hard.”
"As for those without a mother-in-law... there might be other nosy relatives, or there might be other unexpected difficulties."
Gu Qianning shook her head as she listened: "Getting married is not good at all. I still prefer to stay at home and be a pampered young lady. If I marry into another family, who knows what my mother-in-law will do to me!"
By the end, her voice had already dropped.
"Originally, I thought I would marry into the palace and marry my cousin. My aunt would then be my mother-in-law. She has always been very kind to me and would never make things difficult for me, so my life would be free of hardship, and my cousin and I would live happily ever after..."
The smile on Shen Wantang's face gradually disappeared.
No, in her previous life, after Gu Qianning married into the palace, her personality changed drastically, becoming completely different from her current lively and cheerful self.
In other words, her days in the palace were not easy.
"A-Ning, stop thinking about him. He's not really that good to you. You...you still like him?"
Gu Qianning immediately shook her head, her eyes red, and said, "How could that be! I don't like him anymore. Not only do I not like him, I want to kill him! I want to avenge my brother! And Ji Xiuyuan, in my past life, he was implicated by me and was killed along with my brother by the people sent by Xiao Qingxuan."
Back then, everyone involved in the wedding procession was killed! More than a hundred lives were lost before her very eyes!
She was the only one who was captured alive and taken to the palace.
She knew in her heart that the reason she was alive was because Xiao Qingxuan wanted to use her to threaten Gu Qianhan.
The horrific scenes of her past life were deeply etched in her memory, and even after being reborn, the pain remained unforgettable.
Shen Wantang sighed softly: "A Ning, don't act rashly. He's not an ordinary person. It won't be so easy for you to kill him."
Gu Qianning wiped her eyes and forced a smile: "Don't worry, I know what's important. I listen to my second brother now. He's more experienced and more capable than me. I told my second brother that I only have one request."
What are the requirements?
"He wants to leave Xiao Qingxuan to me, but I want to kill him with my own hands!"
Shen Wantang didn't say anything this time because Gu Qianning's wish was too reasonable, and no one could refuse it. Gu Qianhan probably wouldn't refuse it either.
Silence fell over the room.
The silence, heavy with pain, was broken when Gu Qianhan walked in.
"What's wrong with you two? Did you have a fight? Did you have a major falling out?"
Shen Wantang raised her head: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could A Ning and I quarrel? We're fine!"
Gu Qianning also looked up at Gu Qianhan: "Second brother, you underestimate our friendship too much. How could we possibly fall out? Even if you and A-Tang break up, I won't break up with her!"
Gu Qianhan's expression turned cold: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up. A-Tang and I will never fall apart!"
Although his expression was unpleasant, his interruption instantly lightened the atmosphere in the room.
Just then, Granny Yan led Granny Chang in.
Granny Chang bowed to the masters and then said, "Second Young Master, Madam requests your presence."
"What's up?"
"Madam said it's a very important matter; you'll understand when you get there."
As soon as Granny Chang finished speaking, Gu Qianning jumped up: "Second brother, Mother must be calling you over because of the steward! Don't go!"
Gu Qianhan frowned slightly: "The housekeeper's business? Isn't the housekeeper my sister-in-law?"
"It was my sister-in-law, but she complained about being too tired, so Mother suggested that Atang help manage the household! But after Atang agreed, she changed her mind and wouldn't let Atang manage it anymore! Isn't that just playing games with people?"
Gu Qianhan's face darkened: "Is that so?"
He turned to look at Shen Wantang: "Atang, is this true? Did Mother and Sister-in-law play a trick on you? Bully you?"
Shen Wantang smiled at him: "No, it was my mother and sister-in-law who wanted me to manage the household for a year so that my sister-in-law could recuperate. I said if I was going to manage it, I would manage it for five years so that my sister-in-law could rest for five years. They probably thought that was too long, so they said they wouldn't let me manage it anymore."
She spoke concisely and casually, but Gu Qianhan instantly understood her mother and sister-in-law's intentions—they wanted to make Shen Wantang work for them, treating her like a laborer, while also keeping an eye on her and treating her like an outsider!
His face was icy cold as he turned and strode out, saying, "I'm going to the main courtyard!"
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