Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 606: Follow my second brother and you will never be bullied!

While talking to Gu Qianning, Shen Wantang looked at Shen Guannian. She always felt that something was wrong with Shen Guannian today, but she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.

But now is not the time to think about this. Gu Qianhan and Gu Qianning came at the right time. She can take this opportunity to go out for a walk, and the rumors of her disappearance will disappear in an instant.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Gu Qianhan. She felt that it might be for this reason that Gu Qianhan had moved up the time for her to visit the Duke's Mansion by one day.

Otherwise, if we wait until tomorrow when she appears again and then refute the rumor after she has been missing for a day, the effect will be greatly reduced.

It is of course necessary to dispel the rumor as soon as possible, and the sooner it is done, the less harm it will cause to her.

In the main courtyard, Shen Guannian watched them leave, breathed a sigh of relief, and then collapsed in his chair.

He touched his forehead and found his hands were covered in sweat. He didn't know whether it was because of fear or pain.

Qi, who had been hiding, also came out: "Has the evil star left?"

Shen Guannian looked at her angrily: "Why are you hiding? Someone from the Duke's Mansion is coming, and you're hiding instead of entertaining him properly. Is that right?! This is so embarrassing!"

Qi didn't care about whether it was shameful or not. She had already lost all her face a long time ago, so today's loss didn't matter.

Her eyes were red, and her voice was filled with hatred: "Master doesn't care about Tang'er. Her biological sister is missing, and she still has the heart to go to the Duke's Mansion to play. She went out to eat and drink delicious food. My Xuan'er is still unknown whether she is alive or dead, and now I don't know where she is suffering! Master shouldn't let Tang'er go out, he should ask her to go out and look for Xuan'er too!"

Shen Guannian wanted to split her head open to see what was inside. "How could you be so stupid? There are so many rumors out there now, and everyone is saying that Tang'er is missing. No one knows that it's Xuan'er who's missing!"

"Now that Tang'er has gone to the Duke's Mansion with Gu Qianhan and Gu Qianning, this is truly a great thing. With the Duke's Mansion as a witness, the rumors of Tang'er's disappearance are self-defeating!"

"In this way, not only will Xuan'er's reputation be saved, but the reputation of our Shen family will also be saved!"

"We can take advantage of this opportunity to quickly send someone to secretly find Xuan'er. With Tang'er holding her back outside, no one will suspect that she's missing if she's found!"

"If Tang'er doesn't show up, it's all over!"

Qi was stunned and suddenly realized that Shen Guannian had read some books and was indeed smarter than her. What he said really made sense!

Yes, the rumor outside is that Shen Wantang is missing, and it has nothing to do with her Xuan'er!

She wiped her eyes and begged, "Then Master, please find someone to help find Xuan'er quickly. The people we sent out last night are not enough. Ask your classmates and friends to lend some more! It's been a whole night. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid..."

Shen Guannian didn't want anything to happen to his daughter, but he didn't want the family scandal to be made public. If he asked his classmates for help, he would have to tell them who they were looking for. Otherwise, how could he find Shen Mingxuan?

He shook his head: "We can't go out and borrow people. So, send all the maids and servants out at home. Don't leave any streets or alleys unsearched. Search street by street. I don't believe Xuan'er could disappear out of thin air!"

"Also, tell the servants to focus on searching in those shady places! The man who pretended to be from the Duke's Mansion to trick Xuan'er out must have bad intentions. Now he must be hiding Xuan'er in a shady place!"

Qi also felt that her daughter might have been taken to some bad place. She couldn't help crying, "My poor daughter, originally these sufferings should have been borne by Tang'er, but now it's all borne by Xuan'er. Xuan'er has such a miserable life!"

Shen Guannian scolded her harshly: "Shut up right there! How dare you bring this up? Who was it that insisted on stripping Tang'er's clothes last night? Who refused to let Tang'er go and insisted on asking Xuan'er to go? Now that something's happened, you're blaming Tang'er? Do you have anyone to blame?"

Qi was dumbfounded: "Master, it was you who had to strip Tang'er's clothes and put them on Xuan'er!"

"Nonsense, it's you!"

"It's not me, it's you!"

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While Shen Guannian and Qi were arguing fiercely at home, Shen Wantang had already gone to Jinxiu Pavilion with Gu Qianhan and Gu Qianning.

Firstly, Shen Wantang didn't want to go to the Duke's Mansion empty-handed, so she specifically asked her cousin to leave her a piece of the best Shui Yunyan. She originally wanted to pick it up tomorrow, but since she had to go to the Duke's Mansion today, it would naturally be better to pick it up today and take it with her.

Secondly, if she walked around Jinxiu Pavilion, everyone would see her, and the rumors of her disappearance would be self-defeating.

Kill two birds with one stone, so this trip to Jinxiu Pavilion is essential.

Sure enough, when Shen Wantang and the others came out of Jinxiu Pavilion, the wind direction outside had already changed.

"Isn't the Second Miss of the Shen family actually missing? She was chatting and laughing with the Eldest Miss of the Gu family while buying fabrics. Who on earth is spreading rumors that she's missing?"

"I don't know. I heard from the pancake seller on the street early this morning that the second daughter of the Shen family was missing. Turns out it was all nonsense! I won't buy pancakes from him anymore. He's never a reliable person!"

"Oh, not only is Miss Shen not missing, she's even been personally accompanied by Mr. Gu to buy fabrics! Did you see just now that Mr. Gu, who's so cold-hearted, can look at Miss Shen with such tenderness?"

"The Duke's Mansion has already gone to the Shen family to propose marriage. I heard that the marriage between the two families has been finalized, so there is no need for them to be too secretive. It is normal for the Second Young Master Gu to accompany them."

"Has the marriage between the Duke's Mansion and the Shen family been finalized? But I heard that the Shen family agreed to the proposal from Prince Ning's Mansion and not the Duke's Mansion!"

"Yes, yes, I've vaguely heard of it!"

People outside were talking a lot, but Shen Wantang pretended not to hear anything and got into the carriage with Gu Qianning one after another.

Gu Qianhan listened for a while on his horse, then raised his voice with a cold face, "It's our Duke's Mansion that's engaged to the Shen family. It's nobody else's business! Don't believe everything you hear!"

When he shouted, everyone fell silent instantly. They didn't expect that Gu Qianhan would explain himself.

Soon, everyone couldn't hold back their words anymore and started whispering again.

Shen Wantang's face was a little hot in the carriage. How could he be like this, talking about engagement on the street?

How could she be engaged to him? The Duke's Mansion had only proposed marriage, and Shen Guannian hadn't agreed yet. He was still waiting for the Duke's Mansion to give him benefits!

Seeing her cheeks blushing slightly, Gu Qianning smiled and said, "Atang, you see, if you follow my second brother, you will never be bullied or wronged! My second brother will never tolerate anyone talking about you. He is very strong!"

After she finished speaking, she lifted the carriage curtain and shouted outside, "Hey, everyone outside, listen carefully. It was our Duke's Mansion that first proposed marriage to the Shen family, and the Shen family also agreed to the marriage between my second brother and the second young lady of the Shen family. Xiao Qingyuan from the Ning Wang Mansion has to stand aside!"

Shen Wantang didn't expect Gu Qianning to shout as well. She hurriedly covered Gu Qianning's mouth and said, "Stop it, that's enough!"