Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 607: Peeling Lychees for Her

Ge Laofu.

In Liu Nanshi's yard, maids and nannies were kneeling on the ground.

Liu Nanshi was furious: "This is impossible! How could Shen Wantang not be missing? How could she still be fine?! Didn't I tell her to feed her Zulianjinsan and Hehuansan? How could she have escaped? Didn't you guys give her the medicine?!"

Nanny Sang turned pale with fear: "Miss, our people have already given her medicine, and she has been sold to the secret kiln in Chichun Lane. A place like Chichun Lane is impossible to escape once you enter it."

"That is how the matter?!"

Liu Nanshi angrily smashed the teacup in her hand: "Many people saw Shen Wantang leaving. Gu Qianhan even went to the Shen family to pick her up and take her to the Duke's Mansion!"

Nanny Sang said tremblingly, "Could it be that the Shen family and the Duke's Mansion hired someone to impersonate Miss Shen in order to cover up her disappearance?"

"Pretending?"

Liu Nanshi frowned and thought for a while: "It's not impossible! Go call Siyue for me, I want to ask him how he works for me!"

Nanny Sang's face paled even further. "Miss, April has been dealt with according to your wishes."

Liu Nanshi's anger was instantly ignited: "Dealt with?! Who told you to deal with it so quickly? He was the one who did it, and now he's dead. Who can I ask to verify whether the person last night was Shen Wantang?"

Nanny Sang quickly said, "I don't think April would have taken the wrong person. Besides, you wrote the letter in the name of the Duke's Mansion and Second Young Master Gu. The Shen family wouldn't dare to deceive the Duke's Mansion. Then, Second Miss Shen wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. She will definitely follow April."

Liu Nanshi originally thought that this matter was foolproof, but the fact is that this foolproof thing did fail.

She said gloomily, "Get dressed for me. I want to go to the Duke's Mansion and see for myself whether the person Gu Qianhan took away from the Shen family is Shen Wantang or a ghost!"

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The Duke's Mansion.

In the garden, there was laughter and joy.

"The material Tang'er gave me is quite novel. When it's laid flat, it looks just like any other material, but when it's hanging down, it actually has a misty, hazy quality."

Madam Gu touched the material, her smile appearing particularly kind. "This material has a slight coolness to it, making it perfect for summer wear. Miss Tang is so thoughtful. You, child, care about me even more than Qianhan and Qianning do!"

Shen Wantang also smiled at her: "It's good that Madam likes this material, but when it comes to caring about you, I'm definitely not even one ten-thousandth as much as the Second Young Master and An Ning. You have such wonderful children, it's a blessing that everyone in the capital envies!"

Mrs. Gu looked at her son with an indifferent expression, then at her daughter who was almost clinging to Shen Wantang, and couldn't help shaking her head.

She still prefers her eldest son who is filial and sensible. As for her second son, she will be satisfied as long as he doesn't make her angry.

Even my daughter has become a different person recently because she has been close to the second son. She used to like the prince so much and was very happy when she heard that she was going to marry him. But now, she says she would rather become a nun than marry the prince.

Even the Queen noticed that something was wrong with Gu Qianning and had called her into the palace to question her twice.

Fortunately, Shen Wantang was a gentle person. Before she even got married, she knew how to pick out good materials to honor her, and was also willing to say nice things to make her happy.

Mrs. Gu felt relieved. It turned out that one should not choose a daughter-in-law with a high social status. A daughter-in-law with a low social status would know how to lower her posture in front of her mother-in-law.

But she suspected that Shen Wantang was so gentle and soft-hearted that she would be bullied by Gu Qianhan in the future, and she might have no one to complain to when she was bullied.

Anyway, her son's marriage to Shen Wantang was already set in stone. It was impossible for her son to change to another girl, and Madam Gu didn't want to change to another daughter-in-law. She was very satisfied with the one in front of her, so she didn't hide anything and said directly: "Qianhan, Tang'er is so good. You are not allowed to bully her in the future. You must treat her well."

Gu Qianhan didn't even raise his head and said indifferently: "I understand."

As he spoke, he placed the clean, peeled lychees on the jade plate in front of Shen Wantang.

Shen Wantang: “…”

In front of Madam Gu, could he restrain himself and peel lychees for her? Is this really okay?

She is such a smooth and easy-going person, but now she doesn't know what to do. Should she eat well or not?

Seeing that she didn't eat or speak, Madam Gu's cheeks flushed red and she couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, the sun really is rising from the west! Our Gu family's second young master has become caring!"

"Tang girl, I was worried that he would bully you before, but now it seems that he won't. You can bully him as much as you want in the future, and it will be a way for me to vent my anger! He annoys me eight hundred times a day, and I can't do anything about him!"

Her voice was cheerful, and her tone was full of teasing and indulgence towards the younger generation, which immediately eased Shen Wantang's embarrassment.

Shen Wantang couldn't help but secretly glare at Gu Qianhan, signaling him to restrain himself.

Gu Qianhan looked at her indifferently, with a barely perceptible smile on the corner of his lips.

He actually wanted to tell her that he was not willing to restrain himself at all. He had already missed her twice. In the past, he did not dare to be nice to her openly, nor could he help her with anything openly. He was already very uncomfortable and aggrieved.

This time, he could finally treat her well openly, so he didn't care what others thought.

Besides, there are no outsiders at home anyway, so what's wrong with him being nicer to his fiancée?

His sister would definitely be happy to see this happen, and his mother wouldn't care about such a small matter. His mother wasn't that pedantic and wouldn't be jealous of her son being nice to his daughter-in-law.

Gu Qianning came over to Shen Wantang and poured her some wine. "Atang, try it! This is the lychee wine my mother brewed. It's really delicious! She originally wouldn't let me drink it, insisting I could only open it when I got married. But now that you're here, she's finally reluctantly agreed to open a jar! The last time she opened it was when my eldest sister-in-law got married!"

In his previous life, Shen Wantang had been to the Gu family several times, but he had never drunk this lychee wine. This shows that this wine does have a special meaning in the Gu family.

Prescribing it to her today proves that Mrs. Gu treats her as her daughter-in-law.

Shen Wantang felt a warmth in her heart. She thought that maybe marrying into the Gu family would make her life better than she had imagined.

She smiled, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Her eyes lit up: "It's delicious, and the taste is very special!"

Seeing her eyes sparkling, Madam Gu couldn't help but say cheerfully, "If you like to drink it, Miss Tang, I'll brew some more this year. When you marry in, I'll give you as much as you want!"

Shen Wantang had no way to respond to this, so she just lowered her head slightly and smiled.

Gu Qianning couldn't stand it anymore: "Why is mother so partial? You didn't say enough when I drank. No, I want enough today!"