Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 597 Substitution on the battlefield

Qi was kicked to the ground and held her stomach for a long time without being able to get up.

She looked at Shen Wantang with resentment. It was all because of this damn bitch. Last time, she was punished by the family, and this time, she was beaten and scolded by Shen Guannian. Now she had lost all her dignity and face!

She will never let this bitch go!

She gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and stood up: "Master's heart is completely biased now. He only believes in Tang'er and doesn't trust me, his first wife."

"Of course I can read, and I know what's in the letter, but it's not right for the second son of the Gu family to send someone to deliver a letter to Tang'er in the middle of the night!"

"There must be secrets in this letter that we can't see. Don't underestimate the few short sentences. They might even be hiding a codeword they agreed on long ago!"

Shen Guannian was stunned and lowered his head to read the letter again, but he looked left and right, up and down, and could not see any secret code.

He was about to explode when the messenger suddenly shouted, "If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. How could there be a secret message in your heart? Our lady is really ill. I'm here on the orders of my young master to ask the second young lady to treat our lady!"

The young man was stunned by the show. He didn't expect the Shen family to be so outrageous and lively. Now he finally came to his senses and hurriedly explained.

"Sir Shen, the Duke's wife's illness cannot be delayed. Our Master trusts your Second Young Lady's medical skills, so he specially sent me here to deliver the message. Please allow your Second Young Lady to accompany me to the Duke's Mansion! Don't worry, our Duke's Mansion will never let your Second Young Lady's efforts go in vain. Our Madam and Master will reward you handsomely afterwards!"

Whenever Shen Guannian thought of the generous thank-you gift that the Duke's Mansion had previously sent to Shen Wantang, he felt extremely jealous and excited.

Shen Wantang had pocketed all the thank-you gifts before. Now if the Duke's Mansion gives more, it should be his turn, right?

He glanced at Shen Wantang and saw the slap marks on her face were too conspicuous. He couldn't help but say, "My dear little brother from the Duke's Mansion, the Duke's wife needs Tang'er to treat her illness. Naturally, I will agree. However, as you can see, the situation is a bit messy now. She needs to clean up a little. Please go to the front yard and wait for a while. When she is done, she will go with you to the Duke's Mansion immediately."

The servant hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Well, please hurry up, our lady is still waiting for the second young lady to save her life!"

"Right away, right away."

Shen Guannian was extremely polite to the servant from the Duke's Mansion. But once the servant left, his expression changed immediately: "You idiot! You hit Tang'er in front of the people from the Duke's Mansion! I think you want to kill me! Hurry up and get over here! Apply ice to Tang'er's face and put on makeup!"

"We must not let anyone in the Duke's Mansion know that Tang'er was beaten today. We must also pay that servant a large sum of money and not let him say anything nonsense!"

Just as Qi was about to speak, Shen Mingxuan suddenly said, "Father, I have a good idea. We will never let anyone know that my sister was beaten."

Shen Guannian was stunned: "What idea?"

Shen Mingxuan stepped forward and took the letter from his hand. She took a quick look at it and saw the elegant and graceful handwriting on it, which made her secretly happy.

He is worthy of being the number one child prodigy in Dafeng. His handwriting is truly amazing!

She folded the letter again like a treasure and stuffed it directly into her sleeve: "Father, tonight, I will go to the Duke's Mansion on behalf of my sister."

Shen Guannian had been frowning at the way she was receiving the letter, but when he heard what she said, he almost fell over. "What did you say?! Your mother's brain is broken, and yours is broken too? Your sister went to treat the Duke's wife's illness, what could you do there?!"

Shen Mingxuan puffed out her chest, raised her chin, and said proudly, "Father, who are you looking down on? How come my sister is the only one who can learn medicine, but I can't?"

Shen Guannian was incredulous: "You also know medicine? You can also treat illnesses? Are you sure?"

"Of course I will!"

Shen Mingxuan recited a bunch of acupuncture points and a long list of medicinal names, then said confidently: "My daughter has been studying medical books diligently these days, and has helped mother cure several minor ailments. I even cured the injuries on her body."

Shen Guannian turned to look at Qi: "Is what Xuan'er said true?"

Of course it wasn't true. Shen Mingxuan didn't know any medical skills! The one who knew medical skills was her maid named Luo Yan. It was Luo Yan who treated her injuries.

"real!"

Qi nodded immediately: "I can guarantee that Xuan'er's medical skills are much better than Tang'er's! Let her go to the Duke's Mansion to treat the Duke's wife, she will be more than qualified!"

What she was thinking was that the wife of the Duke was usually in very good health. The last time she fainted in Fazhen Temple, perhaps she just had heatstroke, or she had some other minor illness. Shen Wantang happened to see her and saved her by just giving her a few sips of water.

Anyway, the Duke's wife must not have any serious illness. Since there is no serious illness, there will be absolutely no problem for my daughter to treat her!

Even if my daughter can't be cured, don't we still have Luo Yan?

How could Shen Wantang snatch away such a golden opportunity? This was a great opportunity for my daughter to show off in front of the Duke's wife!

When I go to the Duke's Mansion, I will definitely see the Second Young Master Gu. His daughter is as beautiful as a flower, smart and gentle, and she is also a legitimate daughter. Unless the Second Young Master Gu is a fool, he will definitely fall in love with Xuan'er!

When the time comes, will my daughter be able to choose between marrying into the Duke's Mansion or the Prince of Ning's Mansion? As for Shen Wantang, she can go wherever she wants. Anyway, she won't be able to marry into either of these two families!

Qi's heart was pounding with excitement. She stood behind Shen Mingxuan and said in a bewitching tone, "Master, let Xuan'er go to the Duke's Mansion in Tang'er's place. Tang'er will stay at home and take good care of herself."

"Master, don't forget that Tang'er has been disobeying your discipline these past few days and has even threatened you that she won't marry anyone!"

"If it were Xuan'er, she wouldn't be so ignorant. She would definitely listen to the master in everything."

Shen Guannian looked at the swollen half of Shen Wantang's face, then at his eldest daughter, whose face was filled with hope and expectation, and hesitated: "Is this... possible? Didn't the Duke's Mansion specifically ask for Tang'er to go? The servant also said it was Tang'er. If we change people, I'm afraid the servant won't want to leave."

Qi knew that he was wavering.

She sneered in her heart, Shen Wantang really overestimated his own abilities!

If we really talk about favoritism, Shen Guannian is definitely partial to his Xuan'er. If Shen Wantang had not suddenly been favored by Princess Ning, Shen Guannian would probably have forgotten that he had a daughter like Shen Wantang!

"Master, we have no choice but to replace Tang'er at the last minute. Isn't she sick? She is too sick to get out of bed. How can she treat the Duke's wife? Don't let her illness not be cured by then, and then pass on her anger to the Duke's wife. Wouldn't that be a great sin for us?"