Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 723 Both Brothers Are Under Control

After Gu Qianling finished speaking, Shen Wantang in the carriage did not react. Outside the carriage window, Nanny Yan spoke coldly: "Master, I am not so old that I cannot even do such a trivial task as sending someone to deliver a message. The message must have arrived long ago."

Although everything that happened today was deliberately planned by Shen Wantang, and everything was within Shen Wantang's expectations and control, it was a fact that Meng Yunlan did not send a car to Shen Wantang.

Nanny Yan was angry, and her tone was particularly sharp: "Also, the eldest young master may have forgotten that Madam is now in charge of most of the important matters for the eldest young mistress. The eldest young mistress only needs to take care of the minor matters and has a lot of free time!"

"You're tampering with such a trivial matter, deliberately making things difficult for our Young Madam. Are you sure our Young Madam won't make such a small matter public? Are you sure she'll just have to swallow this loss?"

"Before the Second Young Master's wife married into the family, she didn't do anything wrong. Why is it that she keeps making mistakes after she came in? In front of others, she acts like a gentle and virtuous mistress, but behind their backs, she trips up the new sister-in-law. She even cares for her brother-in-law behind his back and, behind closed doors, she puts a damper on her sister-in-law!"

"I'm afraid the Second Young Master and his wife won't quarrel. Her performance as the eldest sister-in-law is really eye-opening for an old woman like me who has been in the Duke's Mansion for decades!"

"She's the daughter of the Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, yet she's acting so shamelessly. Isn't she afraid of embarrassing Censor Meng?"

Through a curtain, Gu Qianling's face turned pale and blue, and he couldn't even raise his head because of the scolding from Nanny Yan.

If it were any other nanny, even Madam Gu’s most capable nanny Chang, she would not dare to speak to him like that.

But Nanny Yan is different. Strictly speaking, Nanny Yan is not Madam Gu's person. She is the maid who came with the dowry of the late old lady of the Duke. She has served the old lady since she was a child and has an extraordinary affection for her. Later, the old lady assigned her to Madam Gu to teach her how to manage the household and raise children.

Mrs. Gu didn't like her because she was too rigid and strict, so she didn't use her much, but she never dared to offend her.

Nanny Yan let alone scolding Gu Qianling, even if she wanted to scold the Duke of Zhenguo, Gu Rongchang would have to listen. Therefore, Gu Rongchang didn't like her either.

Anyway, no one in the entire Duke's Mansion likes Nanny Yan.

Except for the newcomer Shen Wantang.

"Madame Yan."

Gu Qianling coughed dryly. "You're being too harsh. It was just a small matter. Why did you make such a fuss about it? I know Yunlan. She's kind and gentle, and never quarrels with anyone. How could she deliberately embarrass my sister-in-law? When we get back, I'll ask her what happened and I'll definitely give her an explanation. If it's really her fault, I'll make her apologize to my sister-in-law."

This time, Nanny Yan didn't say anything.

After so many years in the Duke's Mansion, she went from being trusted and relied upon by the old lady to being neglected and guarded against by Madam Gu. She went from being arrogant and taking advantage of her seniority to harshly reprimanding the younger ones, to now she has learned to judge the situation, restrain her edge, and do what a servant should do.

Decades of experiencing the ups and downs of human nature taught her how to deal with the world and made her recognize her place.

Therefore, even if she scolded Gu Qianling, she knew when to stop.

Her new master was a woman who was more cunning and skillful than the old lady. In the blink of an eye, she had already taken control of the two legitimate sons of the Duke's Mansion. The eldest son was full of guilt and apologized repeatedly, while the second son was even more restless and dared not say a word.

She didn't need to do much, as her master had his own strategy.

Gu Qianling felt relieved when he saw that Nanny Yan, who always scolded people, was silent. He knew that Nanny Yan was giving him face, otherwise she would not let it go so easily today.

When his father, Gu Rongchang, was young, he was tempted by a beautiful dancer. He ignored the old lady's advice and insisted on taking her into the Duke's Mansion, which made the old lady sick with anger.

As a result, Nanny Yan chased him and scolded him for three days and three nights, saying that he was obsessed with lust, shameless, a stupid scum who was dominated by the thing between his legs, and that the Duke's family business would be ruined in his hands in the future.

Later, Gu Rongchang had to give up the idea of ​​marrying the dancer, but from then on, he would take a detour whenever he saw Nanny Yan.

However, ever since Nanny Yan went to serve Shen Wantang, she seemed to have changed a lot. She always had a stern face and looked lifeless before, but now, although she is still strict, she can be seen smiling occasionally.

It looks like a living person.

Gu Qianling shook his head slightly. These were not the main points at the moment. The main point was that Nanny Yan had just said that the reason his brother and sister-in-law had quarreled today was because of Meng Yunlan?

He looked up at Gu Qianhan: "Second brother, what did Nanny Yan mean by that just now? Did your eldest sister-in-law say anything to you? Did she say that your sister-in-law is no longer yours?"

Nanny Yan has shortcomings, but she also has advantages. That is, she never spreads rumors. One is one, two is two, and she never lies.

"Brother, it's nothing."

Gu Qianhan shook his head indifferently: "No matter what my sister-in-law says, it won't affect me."

Gu Qianling understood that Meng Yunlan actually went to Gu Qianhan and said something he shouldn't have said!

He frowned. As his wife's partner, he knew better than anyone that there was something strange about his wife recently.

But he didn't take it too seriously. He just thought that she was anxious because she couldn't get pregnant. So he kept comforting her, telling her that it didn't matter if she couldn't get pregnant, just let nature take its course, and didn't let her drink those bitter and smelly medicines every day.

Unexpectedly, his comforting action did not work at all, but instead made Meng Yunlan run to Gu Qianhan and talk nonsense.

The time in the carriage seemed particularly long and difficult. Even Qiao Zhiyu, who had been extremely happy before, now felt tormented.

She was eagerly looking forward to reaching the Duke's Mansion as soon as possible so that she could have a chance to be alone with Gu Qianling. Otherwise, she would have to sit face to face with Gu Qianhan in this carriage. When he raised his eyes, the cold light in his eyes made her hair stand on end.

They are obviously brothers, so why are their personalities so different? Gu Qianhan's good looks are really wasted!

Fortunately, not long after, they finally arrived at the Duke's Mansion.

Gu Qianhan was the first to get off the car, and then reached out to help Shen Wantang down.

But Shen Wantang avoided his hand. She got off the carriage with the help of Nanny Yan's hand, and walked past Gu Qianhan with her nanny and maid, and walked straight into the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Gu Qianling, who was the third one to get off the bus, saw this scene and felt even more sorry for his brother.

He now wanted to know what Meng Yunlan had done to make the couple, who were once sweet and in love, become so estranged!