Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 784 Leading the Horse for the Young Madam

Fukuzawa immediately responded, "Yes!"

He waved his hand towards a place not far away, and immediately two servants came forward, holding Haitang on the left and right, and dragged her away.

"stop!"

Meng Yunlan's face changed. "Qianhan, Haitang is my maid. She just came from the Meng family to serve me at the Duke's Mansion. When has she ever committed any offense? When has she ever offended anyone's name? Are you going to beat her to death just for a name? When did you become so incomprehensible and cruel?"

Gu Qianhan looked indifferent: "If you feel sorry for this maid, you can take the punishment for her. After all, it was you, the master, who gave the maid her name. You are the culprit."

Meng Yunlan couldn't help but shudder when she saw his sinister look. She doubted that Gu Qianhan could really do something like asking his servants to beat her.

She quickly said, "No, no, how could I give a maid a name like that? This is her original name, but if you think it's inappropriate, I'll change it right away. Why bother making such a fuss? If you hit Haitang, others will think that my sister-in-law is narrow-minded and can't tolerate a maid!"

Gu Qianhan looked at her coldly: "You are so good at playing this trick. It was clearly me who punished the guards to kneel, but you blamed it on Atang, insisting that she was the one who punished the servants. Everyone who shouted it out knew about it, and you falsely accused her of mistreating the servants."

"Now, it was clearly me who wanted to beat that insubordinate maid, but you blamed it on Atang, saying that she was narrow-minded."

"Atang didn't say a word about what happened just now. How can you tell that she can't tolerate a maid?"

Meng Yunlan's face froze. She tried to force a smile. "Oh, I'm so bad at talking, but I really don't mean any harm. I'm doing this for my sister-in-law's sake. After all, my maid's name is similar to hers. If Haitang was beaten to death, people outside who don't know the truth would definitely think it was related to my sister-in-law."

Gu Qianhan's eyes became even colder: "So you also know that this maid's name is similar to Atang's. I thought you were too stupid to read and didn't know that your maid's name offended my wife."

Outside, Haitang's screams were ringing out one after another, each one more miserable than the last.

Meng Yunlan's expression was almost unable to hold back.

If her maid were really beaten to death by Gu Qianhan in front of everyone today, where would her face be? Who would dare to be loyal to her in the future? Who would still work for her?

"Qianhan, this is all my negligence. Tell your servants to stop! They are not careful with their blows. Don't let Haitang get hurt. Our Duke's Mansion has always been known for its kindness and compassion. I have been the housekeeper for so many years and have never beaten a servant like this. I..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Gu Qianhan: "Is her name still Haitang? Fuze, tell them to continue beating her. She's not hitting her hard enough."

"Yes, son!"

"Wait! Qianhan, you heard wrong. That maid's name isn't Haitang. Her name is... Gancao! Yes, her name is Gancao!"

Gu Qianhan's gaze fell on Bai Shao again: "What's this one called? Also called Haitang?"

Bai Shao's body stiffened and her scalp numbed under his sharp gaze. She hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, my name is Bai Shao, which is the name of a medicinal herb! I have absolutely no intention of offending the Second Young Master's wife!"

Gu Qianhan nodded indifferently: "Yes, I remember now, the maids around my sister-in-law are all named after medicinal herbs. I remember there was one named Lianqiao and another named Fuling. Why did you suddenly name the new maid after the crabapple flower? Who are you trying to disgust?"

Haitang's screams outside gradually weakened, and soon became silent.

I don’t know whether he was beaten to death or stopped.

Meng Yunlan's face turned pale. For the first time, she truly felt Gu Qianhan's cold-bloodedness and cruelty.

No wonder my mother-in-law doesn’t like him. Who would like such a cruel and inhumane devil?

"Second brother, I just said that Haitang was the girl's original name. I haven't had time to change it since she came to the Duke's Mansion!"

Just as Meng Yunlan finished speaking, Jixiang beside him suddenly spoke up, "But why did I hear that when she was in the Duke's Mansion, her name was not Haitang, but Ziteng?"

Meng Yunlan was secretly annoyed at Jixiang's careless words, but his expression didn't show any anger. "Her real name is Haitang, and she changed it to Ziteng later. After coming to the Duke's Mansion, she wanted to use her real name again. I have always been kind to my subordinates, and since she likes her original name, it's fine to use it, so I agreed."

No one knows when Haitang entered the Meng family as a maid, and naturally no one knows what her original name was.

But in fact, it doesn’t matter what her name is. What matters is that Meng Yunlan must have deliberately asked the maid to call her "Haitang".

Gu Qianhan knew it all and didn't say anything more to Meng Yunlan. He took Shen Wantang's hand and led her out.

As he walked, he ordered, "Fuze, replace all the things in the carriage. Make sure they are all new. After that, have the carriage go to the second gate to wait for the young lady."

Fuze responded loudly: "Yes, sir!"

Shen Wantang looked back at Jixiang and saw that he, who had always been neat and tidy, now looked dusty and haggard.

"Husband."

She said calmly, "I think Jixiang is a hardworking and smart boy. He should stop doing these rough jobs in the stable and come back to our yard!"

Gu Qianhan nodded: "Yes, I will listen to my wife. Jixiang, you will go back to Qionghua Court to work in the future."

Jixiang was immediately overjoyed. He quickly leaned forward and said, "Thank you, Madam Second Young Master, for your support! I will do my best to serve you well in the future!"

Gu Qianhan glanced back at him and said, "Why don't you clean up quickly and help the young lady get the horse?"

Jixiang grinned: "Yes, sir! I will take care of it immediately!"

He ran happily to take a shower, while Meng Yunlan was supported by Bai Shao and walked out of the stable yard.

As soon as I went out, I saw Haitang lying on the ground.

She was motionless, her clothes were stained with blood, and she looked dead.

Bai Shao's face turned pale in an instant: "Young Madam, Hai... Gancao won't... won't be taken away by the Second Young Master's people..."

"Shut up!"

Meng Yunlan immediately stopped her, "Licorice is fine. She's just timid and fainted from fright! What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get someone to carry her back!"

Bai Shao immediately realized that Meng Yunlan was afraid of losing face, so no matter whether Gan Cao was dead or alive, he had to say that she was fine.

"Yes, I'll call someone right away!"

"and many more!"

"Young Madam, do you have any other instructions?"

"No need to carry her back to the house, it's unlucky. Just carry her out of the house and throw her away somewhere where no one is around!"