Chapter 731 This outfit violated her taboo.
However, only Shen Wantang herself knew that the real reason she felt uncomfortable and irritated was that she cared about Gu Qianhan. If someone else were her husband, she probably wouldn't even lift an eyelid in the face of a similar situation.
This was the first time in her life that she had realized that loving someone could make you lose your mind, magnify the smallest things, and ignite a strong competitive spirit.
Love is such a dangerous thing!
However, after three lifetimes, she has only ever loved this one person, so love is love, and it's no big deal.
Gu Qianhan has only ever loved her across three lifetimes, so she's not at a disadvantage.
She looked at Gu Qianhan's face, which was angular and handsome. The way he squatted there, looking up at her, was a bit like a puppy that had done something wrong, waiting to be scolded.
She had to admit that having a handsome face was an advantage; she was a shallow person too, and seeing his face made her seem less angry.
Seeing that her expression had softened, Gu Qianhan breathed a sigh of relief: "A-Tang, I didn't know Meng Yunlan was this kind of person before. Now that I do, I won't let her into the study anymore. It's not her place to interfere in our second branch's affairs. As for Liu Nanshi, of course I can't go to see her either. You were right to refuse on my behalf."
A smile returned to Shen Wantang's face: "Since you understand, I won't say anything more. It's getting late, you should rest."
Gu Qianhan smiled, stood up and bowed to her: "Thank you for your magnanimity, Madam. Let's rest now!"
After he finished speaking, he reached out to take Chen Wantang's hand, wanting to kiss her.
Shen Wantang avoided the question, saying, "I never said I'd rest with you."
Gu Qianhan was taken aback: "What?"
"Second Young Master is very busy. It would be more appropriate for you to rest in your study in the front courtyard. Once you wake up, you can directly handle official business, and it will be much more convenient for your subordinates to find you."
“A-Tang…”
"Please, Second Young Master, I need to rest."
"No, I won't go back to the study!"
"Why don't you sleep in the study for half a month? It'll be nice and quiet here."
"Half a month? That long? No way, I won't agree!"
"Then one month."
"What?!"
"If you don't leave now, it will be two months."
Gu Qianhan fell silent. He looked at Shen Wantang's expression and realized that she wasn't joking and really wanted him to sleep in the study. He felt a bit of a headache.
He was wondering why he got through this so easily; it turned out she was waiting for him here!
After hesitating for a moment, he finally said, "Okay, then it'll be half a month. I'll come back to stay after half a month, and you can't kick me out again."
"Um."
"Then...then I'll leave?"
"Um."
"I'm really leaving."
"Um."
Gu Qianhan was annoyed that she ignored him and only said "hmm" without saying another word. If he had known this would happen, he would never have let Meng Yunlan into the study!
He bent down and lifted Shen Wantang from the chair, carried her to the bed, covered her with a thin blanket, and kissed her.
This time, Shen Wantang did not dodge.
Gu Qianhan felt a little better: "Go to sleep. I'm going to the study to reflect on my mistakes."
Shen Wantang smiled and closed her eyes comfortably. She had to admit, sleeping alone in such a big bed, without anything in her way, was really comfortable.
Gu Qianhan stayed with her for a while, then left with the umbrella.
As he left Qionghua Courtyard, Mo Feng, who was kneeling outside the courtyard, spotted him immediately.
Mo Feng was utterly shocked. What was going on? Had the Second Young Master been kicked out by the Second Young Mistress again? Oh no, he had really messed up this time!
Gu Qianhan ignored the culprit. He hated Mo Feng so much that he was grinding his teeth in anger. It was already a sign of his good temper that he didn't beat him up!
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Fucui Courtyard.
It was late at night, and the courtyard gate was tightly closed.
Inside the house, Qiao Zhiyu was kneeling on the ground, with a pile of shattered porcelain shards beside her.
Among the porcelain shards, one can vaguely see translucent bird's nest soup.
"Cousin, I'm telling the truth. I didn't come here on my own. It was Shen Wantang who insisted on bringing me! Cousin, you have to believe me! This is all Shen Wantang's scheme. Please don't fall for her divisive tactics and become estranged from me!"
Meng Yunlan glanced at her blue brocade dress with gold thread, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.
This was her favorite color and her favorite fabric, and now it was being worn by Qiao Zhiyu, who was even riding back in a carriage with her husband. She was utterly disgusted.
Shen Wantang definitely had a conspiracy, but Qiao Zhiyu was by no means innocent either, otherwise she wouldn't have said those embarrassing things to Madam Gu!
Meng Yunlan snorted coldly: "Shen Wantang insisted on bringing you here, so you came? You have your own legs. If you didn't want to come, I don't believe Shen Wantang would have kidnapped you!"
Qiao Zhiyu's eyes were red, and her face was full of grievance: "Why are you so cold and harsh, cousin? I'm your sister! You don't miss me, but I'm not allowed to miss you? Can't I even come to see you? Besides, Shen Wantang insisted on pulling me into my brother-in-law's carriage. I didn't have any other choice at the time. It was raining so hard, I couldn't just leave alone on the street, could I? Even if I wanted to, my brother-in-law wouldn't have the heart to do it. He treats me..."
Meng Yunlan shouted sternly, "Shut up!"
Qiao Zhiyu shrank back, looking extremely afraid of her: "Cousin, I was wrong. I will never fall for Shen Wantang's tricks again. I... I thought she was a good person."
"Shen Wantang!"
Meng Yunlan practically spat out those three words through gritted teeth.
She never expected that Shen Wantang's counterattack would come so quickly!
She never expected that Shen Wantang's way of retaliating would be to bring Qiao Zhiyu!
She never imagined that her deliberate attempt to prevent a carriage from being sent to pick up Shen Wantang would have such an extremely unfavorable consequence for her!
The thought that Shen Wantang was actually picked up by her husband's carriage made her so angry that she wanted to smash the wall!
Moreover, the first thing her husband did after returning home was to ask her why she hadn't sent a carriage to Shen Wantang!
Luckily, she had prepared in advance and deliberately hid at her mother-in-law's place, which allowed her to completely evade responsibility.
After a long while, she finally calmed down and asked coldly, "Qiao Zhiyu, where did you get this outfit?" Qiao Zhiyu certainly couldn't afford such nice clothes on her own!
"Cousin, this dress was a gift from Shen Wantang!"
"Shen Wantang gave this to you? Why would she suddenly give you clothes? Did you know each other before?"
"I had indeed met her once before, but we hadn't really spoken, so I found it strange that she suddenly came to my house to deliver clothes to me!"
Qiao Zhiyu asked knowingly, feigning ignorance: "Cousin, is there something wrong with my clothes? Is Shen Wantang trying to harm me?"
Meng Yunlan glanced at her and said coldly, "Yes, she wants to harm you, so you should throw this dress away!"
Qiao Zhiyu was reluctant to part with it. Moreover, the more Meng Yunlan told her to throw it away, the more it meant that the clothes violated her taboos. This must be the color and style that Gu Qianling liked!
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