Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 765 It turns out that there are no rules in the Duke’s Mansion!

Gu Qianhan knew that he couldn't leave at this moment. If he really left, it would be difficult to resolve the misunderstanding. He understood Shen Wantang's character. If he lost her trust, it would be difficult to win it back.

He took Shen Wantang's hand, placed it on his chest, and said seriously, "Atang, don't get me wrong. I really don't care about other people, and Meng Yunlan is not important. I didn't push her away today because I was concerned about her face, but more importantly, I didn't think there was anything special about her holding me."

Shen Wantang replied calmly, "Yeah, okay."

"After you came back, I found out she had falsely accused you of punishing my men and accused you of mistreating your servants. I immediately realized the problem, so I had her nanny and maid taken away, not giving her any face."

"Ah."

"And just now, when my eldest brother came to ask for someone, I didn't hesitate and told him to ask Meng Yunlan to exchange his stewardship. You and I are husband and wife, sharing honor and disgrace. How could I remain indifferent when they humiliated you?"

"Ah."

"From now on, I won't care about other people's face. If anyone dares to pull me, I will just push them away and won't give them the chance to gossip."

"Ah."

"As for the study, go there tomorrow and see if anyone dares to stop you. By then, those rumors that I dislike you will naturally fall apart, and no one will dare to talk about you anymore."

When Gu Qianhan said this, Shen Wantang finally had a slightly different reaction.

She raised her head, her eyes twinkling: "No need."

She didn't need to prove herself by stepping through the study door, nor did she need to calm people down by showing them that she was loved by her husband.

She prefers to prove herself with her own strength rather than relying on others.

However, Gu Qianhan's analysis was useful after all, and Shen Wantang felt a little better.

She called out to Nanny Yan to come in: "Nanny, I'm hungry, please set the table!"

"Yes."

Dinner was served quickly, steaming hot and fragrant.

Shen Wantang had been running around outside all day and was already starving. However, she was quite satisfied with her results today, so she ate an extra bowl of rice for the first time in her life and did not follow the health-preserving rule she set for herself of only eating until she was 70% full for dinner.

Seeing that her appetite was better than before, Gu Qianhan knew that she didn't take Meng Yunlan seriously. She didn't care about the accusation that Meng Yunlan accused her of mistreating servants. What she cared about was probably his position.

So even though she enjoyed her meal, she still didn't look at him in a good mood.

Gu Qianhan had no words to express his grievances. He had never been very close to Meng Yunlan, but these past two days, Meng Yunlan had been acting strangely. He personally brought him bird's nest soup, and blocked him outside his yard, holding him back and not letting him leave.

It just so happened that Shen Wantang caught them red-handed during these two encounters.

Meng Yunlan probably did this on purpose for Shen Wantang to see, in order to piss her off, and acted very close to him.

Shen Wantang didn't care what Gu Qianhan was thinking. After she had eaten and drunk her fill, she asked the maid to clear away the food, and then went into the bathroom to take a bath.

Dujuan and Qiyu went in to serve her, while Qinxin and Shuxiang were waiting outside.

Gu Qianhan called Qin Xin over and asked, "Did anyone in the mansion talk about your master today?"

Qin Xin didn't even raise her eyelids: "Yes, I don't know how some people manage their households. They actually allow their servants to make up stories at random. It really broadens my horizons."

"Although I am not very old, I have served nobles in the palace and the princess in the palace. Both the palace and the palace are very disciplined and do not tolerate servants making random arrangements for their masters."

"Only after entering this Duke's Mansion did I realize that, despite its seemingly flourishing splendor, there are actually no rules at all. People are disobeying their superiors, spreading rumors, and causing trouble, yet no one actually cares? This is completely different from what I imagined!"

Gu Qianhan was choked by her. He just asked a question, but the maid gave him a lot of sarcastic replies.

He took a breath before asking, "How was it arranged? Who arranged it?"

Qin Xin counted on her fingers, "There are so many people making comments, from the inner and outer courtyards, the maids and servants, the nannies and housekeepers, even the cousins ​​who are staying at the mansion, they've started talking about it!"

"Those people are so bored. They run to the stables in groups of three or five to see Jixiang feeding the horses, and then run to our yard to see Mo Feng kneeling. These two places are as lively as a market today."

"After watching the fun, they started talking nonsense, saying that our young mistress is a jealous woman who is even jealous of her own sister-in-law and can't stand her sister-in-law's good relationship with you, the second young master. They also said that she is of low birth, so she is jealous of her noble sister-in-law and is trying every way to compete with her!"

"Some also say that our Young Madam is disliked by you and disliked by you. She has no place to vent her anger, so she takes it out on your subordinates. They say she is a bully who only dares to offend you and the Young Madam, and only picks on the weak and punishes the servants to death."

"Oh, right, these words have not only spread throughout our mansion, but have also been spread outside! I don't know who is so quick to speak. The mansion only punished two people, but they went out and publicized it with great fanfare."

The more Gu Qianhan listened, the deeper his frown deepened: "What a bunch of idiots! These are just baseless guesses, and they actually believe them!"

Qin Xin finally raised her head, looked at him and said, "Not everyone believes it, but what a coincidence! As soon as you came back, you were already arguing with the eldest young lady outside. Our master has already returned, but you pretended not to see anything and continued to argue. If the eldest young master hadn't returned, who knows how long you two would have been arguing! Doesn't this prove that you have a good relationship with the eldest young lady and don't like our master?"

Gu Qianhan's face was icy cold: "Are you blind? When did I ever fight with Meng Yunlan? She was the one who unilaterally stopped me, and it only took a moment!"

Qin Xin, relying on Shen Wantang's support, was not afraid of him and rolled her eyes at him: "It doesn't matter whether this servant is blind or not. After all, this servant is loyal to the young lady until death and would never go out and make up stories about her."

"But the other people in the mansion are not sure. The young lady has already been subjected to their malicious speculations. If you put on a show for them about your deep affection and affection for your sister-in-law, who knows what kind of taunts will befall her in the future!"

"Second Young Master, you are so kind to our master! Tomorrow, I'm afraid the whole capital will know that you love your eldest sister-in-law and despise your own wife, right?"

Seeing that Gu Qianhan's face was getting colder and gloomier, Shuxiang beside him was so scared that she almost stopped breathing.

She quickly pulled Qin Xin's clothes from behind, signaling her to stop talking.

Qin Xin is so courageous, she's not afraid of death at all, she dares to speak so sarcastically about Gu Qianhan! No wonder the young lady loves her so much, she really dares to stand up for the young lady!