Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 711: Don’t we need to report this matter to the Second Young Master?

Zhuying, like her, also moved closer to the carriage. She didn't care what the people outside said. She only cared about what trouble her master would cause next, so that she wouldn't get herself beaten or even lose her life.

Not to mention Qin Xin, who loves to listen to gossip, her ears are almost pressed against the carriage.

The only person who didn't stick to it to listen was Mo Ji.

It's not that he didn't want to eavesdrop, but he was afraid that if Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi got off the carriage and saw Qin Xin and the others eavesdropping, they would definitely be beaten, so he had to keep an eye on them.

After a long while, there was finally no movement in the carriage. Qin Xin knew that they had finished talking. She secretly gave Mo Ji a wink, then squeezed into the crowd and disappeared.

Sure enough, not long after Qin Xin left, Xiao Qingyuan got off the carriage.

His expression was ten times uglier than when he got on the carriage: "Mo Ji, let's go! Back to the palace!"

"Yes, prince!"

Mo Ji quickly helped Xiao Qingyuan onto the palace's carriage and drove away.

Liu Nanshi did not go back. She lifted the curtain and instructed Zhu Ying, "Go to the Duke's Mansion and give Gu Qianhan a message. Tell him that I'm waiting for him in the Tianzihao private room of Qingyun Tower. Tell him to come and see me. I have something very important to tell him. It concerns the life and death of the Gu family. If he doesn't come, he will regret it!"

Zhuying opened her mouth, wanting to say that she had always invited Gu Qianhan to drink tea and appreciate flowers in the past, but Gu Qianhan had never accepted her invitation once. Now that he was married, it was even more impossible for him to accept her invitation!

But when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back. She didn't dare to refute because she would be punished if she did.

Although he would still be punished if he failed to invite Gu Qianhan, the punishment would at least be lighter.

"Yes, ma'am."

Zhuying responded softly and turned away.

The Duke's Mansion.

Not long after Shen Wantang came back, she heard the little maid come to report that Liu Nanshi had sent a maid to invite Gu Qianhan to the private room of Qingyun Tower for an appointment.

Shen Wantang was stunned. "Has Liu Nanshi really gotten this shameless? To openly invite my husband?"

The maid who brought the news said, "Second Young Master's Madam, the maid also said that their eldest daughter said that she had something very important to tell the Second Young Master, and that it concerned the life and death of the Gu family! She said that if the Second Young Master didn't go, he would regret it."

Shen Wantang looked calm and said without hesitation, "No!"

Is there anyone who knows the life and death of the Gu family better than Gu Qianhan himself?

The little maidservant was not Shen Wantang's person. She was just a runner at the second gate. Strictly speaking, she was Meng Yunlan's person.

She said hesitantly, "Second Young Master's Madam, this... shouldn't this matter be reported to the Second Young Master? Shouldn't the Second Young Master decide for himself?"

Shen Wantang had a half-smile on her face: "Of course not. If I can't even be the master, why would I marry him?"

"Moreover, if it really concerns the life and death of the Gu family, Miss Liu should have consulted with the Duke or the eldest son, who is the heir of the Duke's Mansion. When will it be the second son's turn?"

"Go ahead, just reply to Liu Nanshi as I said. There's no need to report to the Second Young Master."

The little maid bit her lip and lowered her head: "Yes."

Shen Wantang watched her leave, and the expression on his face faded.

She usually rewards the maids and servants who come to deliver messages, but she didn't reward this one today.

Meng Yunlan has always been in charge of everything in the Duke's Mansion. Except for the servants in the main house, the rest of the maids and servants in the mansion are managed by the nannies under Meng Yunlan, and the monthly allowance is also decided by Meng Yunlan.

Therefore, although the maids seemed to be respectful to Shen Wantang, they actually listened to Meng Yunlan and took Meng Yunlan's side in all matters, big and small.

Some people were confused and even hoped that the new second young master's wife would have a bad life. There were also many people who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed.

This is the power of the mistress of the house. The servants all depend on her for their livelihood, so naturally they like to curry favor with her.

Therefore, when Shen Wantang asked for the right to be the housekeeper for five years, Meng Yunlan immediately changed his mind and refused to let her be the housekeeper.

If he only manages her for one year, Shen Wantang won't get any benefits and will be very difficult to manage.

The servants in the mansion knew that she would only be in charge for one year and would not take her seriously. They would still try to curry favor with Meng Yunlan because they knew that she, the second young master's wife, was just a transitional tool and the one who really managed the family and held power was still Meng Yunlan.

But if he can be in charge for five years, the people under him will not dare to act recklessly. After all, no one wants to live in fear for five years.

"Cuckoo."

"Young lady."

"Go out and see where the maid went after leaving us."

"Yes."

Dujuan followed him out.

After a while, she came back and reported, "Young Madam, after the maid left our place, she went to Yulu Courtyard. When she came out of Yulu Courtyard, she was holding a handful of silver ingots. I guess it was a reward from the eldest young madam."

Shen Wantang nodded: "Okay, I understand."

She was not surprised that the little maid went to tell Meng Yunlan the news. What she wanted to see more was what Meng Yunlan would do after he knew about this.

She was just about to tell Dujuan to continue watching when she saw Qinxin coming back.

Shen Wantang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better to ask Qin Xin to go. Du Juan was too honest and not suitable for gathering information, let alone keeping an eye on people.

After Qin Xin recounted all the information she had received from Hua Yi, she continued, "Young Madam, I also heard that Miss Liu and Prince Xiao were plotting to frame our Duke's Mansion. I didn't hear the details of how they were going to frame us, but I only heard that Miss Liu seemed to hate the young master so much that she wanted revenge."

"Moreover, Prince Xiao seemed to disagree with Miss Liu's approach and argued with her for a long time."

Shen Wantang was speechless after hearing this. It turned out that Liu Nanshi wanted to frame the Duke's Mansion, but she pretended to send someone to ask Gu Qianhan to discuss a matter concerning the life and death of the Duke's Mansion.

She said softly, "With Liu Nanshi's ability, it would be very difficult for her to frame the Duke's Mansion. She is not to be feared. On the contrary, Shen Mingxuan might be in trouble."

"Young Madam, is Miss Shen really addicted to those banned drugs? Wasn't she fine when we went back last time? Could it be that Huayi is lying to me? I only believe half of what she says now."

Shen Wantang nodded. "The addiction thing is probably true. When Chu Yanluo treated her injuries, I knew she used banned drugs. Otherwise, the effect wouldn't be so good. Shen Mingxuan didn't feel any pain despite the severity of her injuries. Ordinary drugs can't do that."

Qin Xin felt cold all over after hearing this. She originally didn't believe that Chu Yanluo was not dead, but now she believed it. Not only did she believe it, she also realized that Chu Yanluo had already left a backup plan for herself!