Chapter 768 Fear
Meng Yunlan had never heard of such a secret medicine before. She felt that Fuze was just fooling her. She looked at Gu Qianling and said, "There is such a secret medicine? Could it be that he made it up? What secret medicine? It doesn't even have a name."
Gu Qianling frowned slightly: "I have indeed heard of this secret medicine, but I have never seen it in person. It is said to be expensive and rare, and only a few people possess it. How could Qianhan possibly have it..."
Fuze didn't care whether the two of them believed him or not, nor did he explain further. He had already said everything he was told according to his master's instructions, and then left with his men.
After he left, Meng Yunlan immediately ordered her maid to check on Granny Ping and Shancha.
After checking, the maid Bai Shao reported back: "Young Madam, Granny Ping and Shan Cha did not have any injuries, and the blood on their bodies was indeed chicken blood."
Meng Yunlan didn't believe it: "No injuries? How is that possible?"
Gu Qianling said, "I've already said it before, my second brother knows what he's doing and won't really torture your maid. He still cares about your reputation, so you shouldn't keep bringing this up."
"How did it become me holding onto this matter? Didn't my second brother arrest and interrogate my men without any reason? Moreover, when he took my men away, they were all perfectly fine, but when they were brought back, they were all unconscious. Is he giving me face? He's slapping me in the face!"
"So what do you want to do? Are you going to go find your second brother and slap him in the face? If you can really do it, I won't stop you. But if you can't, don't make things worse and lose face. It's not worth it."
"If I can't do it, can't you do it for me? Who is my second brother doing this for? He's making things difficult for me to stand up for his wife! Even someone as cold as him knows how to protect his wife, but you, who seem so gentle and loving towards me, always tell me to be patient and tolerant whenever something happens! Haven't I endured enough grievances and suffered enough over the years?"
A hint of displeasure appeared on Gu Qianling's gentle and refined face: "So you think you suffered a lot of grievances in the Duke's mansion? You didn't say that before. Was your previous satisfaction with me and the Duke's mansion all an act?"
Meng Yunlan choked: "Are you going to argue with me? Is this the time to talk about these things? The most important thing right now is for you to go and ask your second brother why he slapped me like that. Haven't I been good enough to him as his sister-in-law?"
Gu Qianling suddenly stood up: "You are naturally very good to Qianhan, otherwise why would you personally deliver your favorite bird's nest to him, and why would you go to his courtyard to get close to him?"
He spoke calmly, his voice as gentle and soothing as ever, showing no sign of anger whatsoever.
But Meng Yunlan immediately sensed his dissatisfaction.
She was about to explain when Gu Qianling said, "But you seem to have a lot of prejudice against your sister-in-law, and you have targeted her several times. You slapped her in the face, so it is only reasonable for your second brother to slap you in the face."
"I never targeted my brother's wife, Gu Qianling! How come even you don't believe me?!"
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Yunlan, don't think that everyone else is a fool. Second brother's reputation as a genius is not undeserved. Second sister-in-law's ability to suppress second brother proves that she is also exceptionally intelligent and talented."
"What did you say? You actually praised Shen Wantang like that?!"
"Stop it, stop causing trouble. You've turned the house into a complete mess. I'm exhausted just looking at it, and I almost don't want to come back."
After Gu Qianling finished speaking, she turned and left.
Meng Yunlan watched him leave, her face gradually darkening.
The reason she told Gu Qianling what she just said was not simply because Gu Qianhan had embarrassed her. It was because Fuze said that Gu Qianhan had used a secret medicine on her nanny and maid, which could make them speak the truth!
Everything she did was done for her by Granny Ping and Shancha, and they knew almost all her secrets.
If that secret medicine really works, then wouldn't Gu Qianhan know all her secrets now? She secretly tripped up Shen Wantang and instructed Qiao Zhiyu to seduce Gu Qianhan, wouldn't he know that too?
Meng Yunlan had a bad feeling. She desperately wanted to know what had happened and whether Granny Ping and Shancha had said anything they shouldn't have.
"Bai Shao, go and find a way to wake up Granny Ping and Shan Cha, the sooner the better!"
"yes!"
Bai Shao hurriedly withdrew, and then led a group of people to force-feed medicine to Granny Ping and Shan Cha, pour cold water on them, prick them with needles, and cut their fingers to bleed them.
After a full hour of work, we finally managed to wake them both up.
She brought the person before Meng Yunlan, who then questioned her personally.
But after asking for a long time, Granny Ping didn't say a word. She just stared blankly at Meng Yunlan as if she were in a daze.
Camellia's condition was even worse; she kept talking nonsense and didn't know who she was when asked.
Meng Yunlan's face was very ugly: "You, Gu Qianhan, are so vicious and ruthless that you have driven my maid and nanny insane!"
"No, that's not right. Qianhan isn't that kind of person. He wouldn't do that to me. In the entire Duke's mansion, I'm the person he respects the most!"
"It must be Shen Wantang. She's the one who pulled the strings behind the scenes. She's the one who instigated Qian Han to slap me in the face!"
Bai Shao's face turned deathly pale, displaying a sense of sorrow and fear akin to the lament of a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.
She and Camellia had always been Meng Yunlan's right-hand women. They were very powerful and influential in the Duke's mansion. Even if people outside said that they were maids of the eldest young mistress of the Duke's mansion, they would still be treated with respect and courtesy. No one ever dared to give them a hard time.
The two old women, Peace and Harmony, have always looked down on Shen Wantang. Ever since they heard that the Second Young Master was going to marry the Second Miss of the Shen family, they have been disdainful of him.
After Shen Wantang married into the family, Meng Yunlan disliked her, and her confidantes looked down on her even more, so they secretly caused a lot of trouble for Qionghua Courtyard.
Whether it was the rations distributed by the manor or the meals prepared by the kitchen, what Qionghua Courtyard received was always the worst.
But Shen Wantang seemed to have endured it all. She didn't say a word to Madam Gu or the Second Young Master. She made up for the missing portions with her own money. If the food was bad, she would buy the ingredients and cook it herself. She never complained.
They thought Shen Wantang was easy to bully, and that she came from a humble family with no powerful backing, so they became even more aggressive and looked down on her even more.
Yesterday, they followed their mistress into the Second Young Master's study courtyard, but Shen Wantang was stopped outside. Their arrogant and disdainful feelings reached their peak.
But today, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse!
Granny Ping and Camellia were forcibly taken away by Gu Qianhan, and when they were brought back, they were almost lifeless!
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