Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 783: Never Lost in a War of Words

Jixiang looked at Haitang with a pale face and a daze, sneered, and secretly pulled the horse's mane.

The horse immediately raised its head and neighed, raising its front legs high and lifting most of the carriage behind it.

Haitang was caught off guard and fell off the carriage.

Meng Yunlan, who was sitting in the carriage, was thrown all over the place and cried out in pain.

"Madam, the eldest young master!"

Bai Shao exclaimed, quickly opened the curtain, and went in to help Meng Yunlan up: "Are you okay? This damned fierce horse didn't hurt you, did it?"

Shen Wantang, who had just arrived at the stable, saw this scene and nodded secretly. Gu Qianhan, the servant, was still as reliable as ever.

Gu Qianhan naturally saw this scene as well. He said coldly, "Meng Yunlan, who told you to get on this carriage? Get off!"

This was a brand new carriage that he had specially prepared for Shen Wantang. The carriage was new, and all the items inside were new, and all were of the best quality. Even the blankets in the carriage were tribute from the Western Regions, gold-thread brocade blankets.

As a result, before Shen Wantang used it, Meng Yunlan used it first!

Gu Qianhan couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. For the first time, he felt how disgusting Meng Yunlan was.

When the servants in the yard heard Gu Qianhan calling Meng Yunlan by her full name and telling her to get down without giving her any face, they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

When Meng Yunlan heard this, he froze for a moment.

She knew that Gu Qianhan hadn't given her much face recently, but she didn't expect that he would tell her to get down in front of so many people!

She adjusted her jade hairpin that had been knocked askew and sat back in the carriage.

The curtain had been lifted high by Bai Shao. She glanced at Gu Qianhan, then fixed her gaze on Shen Wantang beside him.

In just a short while, Shen Wantang had changed into a new set of clothes!

Ever since she married into the Duke's Mansion, had she ever worn the same clothes twice? Not even once! In fact, she was so extravagant that she wanted to change eight sets of clothes and eight sets of headwear and jewelry a day!

She, with her poor family, definitely couldn't afford so many clothes and jewelry!

This must have all been spent on Gu Qianhan’s money!

Gu Qianhan himself would not spend money so lavishly on a normal day, but Shen Wantang was different. She did not feel sorry at all when spending his money. She squandered the money to the point of extravagance, looking like a poor bumpkin who had suddenly become rich!

Meng Yunlan tightly grasped the handkerchief, and her nails dug into her palm through the handkerchief, but she didn't feel any pain. She just felt that Shen Wantang was extremely annoying, and her disgust for her reached an unprecedented peak!

But she still had to put on a gentle and generous look on her face: "Second brother, who offended you? Why are you so harsh? You used to be so kind and affectionate to me, but after getting married, you've become much more distant from me, your sister-in-law. This is really sad!"

Shen Wantang turned around and asked Gu Qianhan calmly, "Were you very close to my sister-in-law before? I thought you were cold to everyone else and only warm to me. So you were lying to me?"

Gu Qianhan was sweating profusely. Shen Wantang originally felt that he and Meng Yunlan were too close, but Meng Yunlan said in public that they had always been intimate in the past. Wasn't this just adding fuel to the fire?

"That's not true, Atang. Apart from you, I'm not close to anyone. I treat everyone equally coldly. If you don't believe me, you can ask the people in the mansion."

Shen Wantang smiled at him, looking very affectionate with him: "Husband, no need to explain, I naturally believe you, and it was just a joke! We and my sister-in-law are family, so it's natural for us to be affectionate!"

Then, she looked at Meng Yunlan with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't you think so?"

Meng Yunlan forced a smile on his face. "My sister-in-law is absolutely right. We are all family. So, it wouldn't be a problem if I borrowed your carriage for a while, right?"

"But why are all the servants in this stable acting like they're facing a formidable enemy? They look like they're willing to die to stop me."

"Could it be that my sister-in-law is so stingy, saying one thing to my face and another behind my back, saying we're family but secretly refusing to let me use the carriage, deliberately asking them to stop me?"

When Shen Wantang heard her turning the tables, she was not angry but smiled even more brightly.

Want to have a verbal fight with her?

But she has never lost to anyone!

"What are you talking about, sister-in-law? How could I refuse to let you use the carriage? I've only been married here for a few days. I have no say in the big and small matters of this mansion. The stables can't possibly listen to me!"

Shen Wantang's smile was kind, but her words were as sharp as a knife: "Sister-in-law is so chilling! I don't think I've ever offended her. I even kindly gave Brother an umbrella and bird's nest soup."

"I treated my elder brother and his wife as family, but my elder sister-in-law was so arrogant. Not only did she steal my carriage, but she also accused me of being stingy. I can't believe that a noble girl from the Meng family could do such a thing."

"Is this how the Meng family teaches their daughters? When the eldest sister-in-law was at the Meng family, she didn't also steal things from her younger siblings, right? Or are you only targeting me?"

Meng Yunlan's expression changed. "Shut up! The Meng family is not something you, a concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official, can talk about!"

Shen Wantang's expression turned cold. "Why is the Meng family so overbearing that I can't even speak up? When did the Dafeng dynasty change? Did the Meng family become the emperor?"

Meng Yunlan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted harshly, "Are you tired of living?! How dare you say such outrageous words!"

"Sister-in-law, why are you so anxious? I've only heard that you can't talk about the royal family, but I've never heard that you can't talk about other people. Whether an official is doing a good job depends on the judgment of the people. No matter what my background is, I have the right to say a few words. If any official is not allowed to make any comments, even the people have to cover their mouths. Then wouldn't our Dafeng be finished?"

Seeing that Shen Wantang's words were becoming more and more dangerous, if he let her continue like this, Meng Deguang might be reported to the police tomorrow.

Meng Yunlan immediately stopped her, "That's enough! Stop your nonsense! I'm too lazy to chat with people like you! This carriage is not comfortable at all. Bai Shao, Hai Tang, help me get out. Let's get a more comfortable one!"

Gu Qianhan's eyes were cold: "Wait! Your maid is called Haitang?"

"Yes, second brother, this is the maid sent by my mother's family."

When Meng Yunlan faced him, her expression was still that of a gentle and generous elder sister-in-law, as if the person who had just told her to get off was not Gu Qianhan at all. She was not angry with Gu Qianhan at all, and even smiled at him: "Could it be that Second Brother has taken a fancy to this girl? Then this is really a blessing for this girl."

Gu Qianhan sneered: "Is she worthy? Someone come here!"

Fuze immediately stepped forward: "Sir."

"This maid has offended the Second Young Master's wife's name. This is insubordination. Drag her out and beat her!"