Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 692 Sister-in-law Meng Yunlan

"impossible!"

Xiao Qingyuan flatly denied: "How could I be so mistaken as to whether she likes me or not! Of course she likes me, and she likes me so much that she refuses to divorce me, even if she dies. I'm about to kill her, but she still won't leave me!"

"Ah? Master, you still want to kill Miss Shen Er? Why? Didn't you say that she was your Crown Prince's Consort in your previous life? Why do you still... want to kill your wife?"

Xiao Qingyuan was speechless, and after a long pause, he finally said, "I was deceived, so I resorted to this desperate measure. That's why I want to compensate Shen Wantang in this life. I already let her down in my last life, and I can't let her down again in this one. I want to treat her well. No matter what she wants, I will give it to her."

Mo Ji couldn't help scratching his head. "But, Master, she seems to be doing well now. If you really want to treat her well, shouldn't you stop... pestering her anymore? If you keep making trouble, it will be bad for her reputation. The Emperor has already punished her. Originally... originally, it seems that she doesn't need to be punished!"

"Well, Mo Ji, you're right!"

Mo Ji's spirits lifted: "Then, sir, are you planning to give up?"

"No!"

"what?"

"I mean, you're right when you say she shouldn't have been punished! So, there must be some misunderstanding. I want to go to the palace and explain things to the emperor on Tang'er's behalf!"

"What?! You, you still want to enter the palace?"

"Of course! I can't be the only one who knows how good Tang'er is. I also want to let the emperor know, so that he won't embarrass her anymore!"

"But……"

"It's nothing, go prepare the carriage, I want to go to the palace immediately!"

After Xiao Qingyuan finished speaking, he turned around and was about to walk out, but was suddenly hugged by someone on the legs.

He lowered his head and saw Shen Mingxuan crying with tears in her eyes.

"Prince, please save my mother. She was injured by Shen Wantang and fell into that secret cave. If you don't rescue her quickly, she will die!"

"I don't have time to deal with your family's mess right now. Besides, there's an exit to the secret cave, and your mother will get out by herself!"

"Sir!"

"What else do you want?"

"Shen Wantang stole all our land deeds and gold and silver. She's like a robber! Please, Prince, help us. Without those things, how can our family survive? How can I get married?"

Xiao Qingyuan's eyes lit up, and he pulled Mo Ji over and excitedly shouted, "Mo Ji, did you hear that? Shen Wantang is still the same as in her previous life, she likes gold, silver and treasures!"

Mo Ji was confused: "So what?" Is there anyone who doesn't like these things?

"So, this proves that my judgment was correct! She hasn't changed. She's the same as in her previous life. She likes gold and silver, likes good things, and likes me!"

Mo Ji: “…”

The prince's reasoning is really too far-fetched!

"Come on, come on, hurry up and let's go to the palace! I want to tell the emperor that the person Tang'er really loves is me! It was Gu Qianhan who forcibly took her away!"

"Well... Master, why don't you just not enter the palace?"

"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"

Xiao Qingyuan pried Shen Mingxuan's fingers apart with force and walked out. No matter how Shen Mingxuan cried and screamed behind him, he pretended not to hear.

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The Duke's Mansion.

Shen Wantang didn't know that Xiao Qingyuan had entered the palace again to cause trouble for her.

At this moment, she was sitting in the front hall of the main house, listening to her sister-in-law Meng Yunlan and her mother-in-law, Madam Gu, talking.

"Mother, now that my sister-in-law is well again, I thought she could help me with some of the housekeeping duties."

Meng Yunlan spoke gently, with a hint of smile on his face: "I heard from An Ning that my sister-in-law is very intelligent, learns things quickly, handles things very carefully, and treats people very considerately. I believe she is also a good housekeeper. If she helps, our Duke's Mansion will surely prosper even more."

Shen Wantang looked at Meng Yunlan with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This sister-in-law was actually willing to share some of the housekeeping power with her? Wasn't she afraid of power falling into someone else's hands? Wasn't she afraid of a conflict between the two of them managing the household together?

Having two people in charge is definitely not as comfortable as having one person in charge.

Admittedly, it is very tiring for one person to manage such a large Duke's Mansion, but this kind of tiredness is only physical. She still feels at ease in her heart. After all, she has the final say on all the big and small matters in the family. No one interferes, so she is very free.

But if you add another person to help manage the household, the workload will indeed be reduced, but you will inevitably have to listen to the other person's opinion. If they agree, it's fine, but if they disagree, there will be a lot of trouble and arguments.

Or does this elder sister-in-law have the confidence to completely suppress her new sister-in-law?

But looking at her temperament, she doesn't seem like such a strong person!

Could it be that it's just for show?

Countless thoughts raced through Shen Wantang's mind for a moment, but she heard her mother-in-law say, "Yunlan, I know you've been managing the household since you came in, and it's very hard work. However, as the eldest daughter-in-law in the eldest house, it's really you who should be the housekeeper. Tang'er just came in and isn't familiar with the household yet. She's also young, so I'm afraid she won't be able to control the people below her. You still have to take on more of the hard work and take care of the household."

This meant that he disagreed with letting Shen Wantang co-manage the household. Meng Yunlan sighed slightly and lowered his eyes: "I have also thought about what mother said, but I think that with mother and I teaching my younger siblings together, she should be able to learn quickly."

She just got married, was unfamiliar with the family, and was young. These were all excuses. On the second day after Meng Yunlan got married, she took over the housekeeping power from Mrs. Gu. She was the same age as Shen Wantang at that time.

Meng Yunlan and Shen Wantang knew these excuses.

But the mother-in-law didn't even ask her and just refused it outright. Her bias was so obvious that it really made people unhappy.

Moreover, the root of favoritism towards the daughter-in-law lies in favoritism towards the son.

Shen Wantang actually doesn’t care whether her mother-in-law really loves her or not. After all, as long as she can save face, it’s enough.

But she cares about Gu Qianhan. Her mother-in-law always inadvertently shows her indifference to her son. As an outsider, she feels bad about it. She doesn't know how Gu Qianhan has been through all these years.

They are all born of the same mother, but they are not treated equally. This is more painful than not being born of the same mother.

After all, they are not born of the same mother, so there is a reason for favoritism.

Shen Wantang naturally knew why her mother-in-law was unwilling to let her help manage the household with her eldest sister-in-law. Firstly, her mother-in-law favored the eldest wife and wanted her to control everything in the Duke's Mansion. She was afraid that if she became the housekeeper, she would take away the interests of the eldest wife. Secondly, her mother-in-law was afraid that she came from a poor family and would not be able to manage the household well.

But Shen Wantang didn't quite understand her sister-in-law's intention. It seemed that Meng Yunlan really wanted her to help with the housekeeping.

It's strange, why?

She didn't believe that Meng Yunlan was really willing to give up the power of housekeeper.