Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 736 He is determined not to come back to sleep

Meng Yunlan sat down on the chair and began to cry: "Mammy, do you think he has changed his mind? He was so cold to me tonight, it's not like himself anymore. I feel so sad."

Madam Ping quickly comforted her: "What are you talking about, Madam? How could the eldest master change his mind? He has always been devoted to you, as the sun and the moon can attest!"

"He used to be devoted to me, but now I can't say for sure! He must be upset that I couldn't give him a child, so he's resentful of me! But he kept it to himself in the past, and today he couldn't hold it back anymore, so he let it out!"

"This……"

Nanny Ping was speechless for a moment, because even she didn't believe that Gu Qianling had no complaints about not having children.

Those who got married later than him have already had two children in three years. He has been married for five years, but Meng Yunlan's belly is still not moving. As the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, is he really not anxious at all?

But this has always been Meng Yunlan's biggest taboo. How could she dare to rub salt into her master's wound?

She could only choose her words carefully and say, "The eldest son certainly seemed to be venting his emotions today. First he argued with you at the Madam's, and now he's arguing with you in our room. He's definitely different from usual."

Meng Yunlan cried even harder. "Right? Mammy also noticed that he's different than before? Tell me, who has bewitched him? Shen Wantang? Or Qiao Zhiyu?"

"In my opinion, the eldest young master may not have been seduced by someone, but he has definitely been provoked."

"Are you talking about Shen Wantang?"

"Young Madam also thinks it's her?"

Meng Yunlan wiped away her tears and sneered, "Who else could it be besides her? Qiao Zhiyu might be a bit of a sorcerer, but her tactics are so crude that Qian Ling wouldn't fall for them. But that Shen Wantang is incredibly scheming. She'd already tried to steal my stewardship, and now she's bringing Qiao Zhiyu with her to the Zhanshi Mansion to deliver an umbrella to Qian Ling, even riding in the same carriage with him. She must have been trying to trick me!"

"Yes, Madam, she has such a murderous heart. Madam, you must be careful and beware of her. She is so evil!"

Meng Yunlan gritted his teeth and said, "There's no such thing as a thief being a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. If I have to be on guard against her every day, I'll be exhausted to death! So, I have to get rid of her once and for all!"

Matron Ping nodded repeatedly, "Young Madam is right. Miss Qiao is nothing to be feared. If you need her, keep her. If you don't, send her away. She's easy to get rid of. But the Second Young Madam is neither useful to you nor can she be easily sent away. You must find a way to completely suppress her. You can't let her act so recklessly as she did today, ruining the relationship between you and the eldest young master."

But Meng Yunlan racked her brains for a long time and couldn't come up with any good ideas. She sighed repeatedly, "No, I'm a simple-minded person with a kind nature. I can't think of any way to harm anyone. Tomorrow I'm going back to the Meng family and ask my mother to help me think of a solution!"

Madam Ping was very hesitant: "This - Young Madam, please think twice. You have been visiting your parents' home too often recently. Will Madam be unhappy?"

Meng Yunlan waved his hand confidently: "No, then I'll say that my mother hired a famous doctor for me, so she asked me to return to the Meng family."

"Besides, I married into the Gu family, not sold myself to them. Do I have to look at my mother-in-law's face when I go back to my own home?"

"Hmph, do you think I'm a concubine's daughter from a humble family like Shen Wantang? She has no father to love her and no mother to care for her. But I'm not like that. I have confidence and support!"

Seeing that she was determined to return to the Meng family, Nanny Ping stopped trying to persuade her. "Yes, how can Shen be compared to you? Given her background, the Duke and his wife must look down on her in their hearts, but they don't show it for the sake of the Second Young Master's face!"

Meng Yunlan nodded, agreeing in her heart with what Nanny Ping said. Her family background was well matched with Gu Qianling, but Shen Wantang was far inferior, and she was not worthy of Gu Qianhan at all.

But since the parents-in-law agreed to let Shen Wantang marry them, it means that they don’t take Gu Qianhan seriously. Otherwise, they would never let their son marry such a daughter-in-law. They would at least find someone of equal status, such as Liu Nanshi.

The one that my parents-in-law love the most is their eldest son Gu Qianling, and it has always been like this.

Thinking of Gu Qianling, Meng Yunlan became angry again: "Mammy, send someone out to see where the young master is sleeping! He ran out in the middle of the night, it's just a slap in my face! Everyone says he is thorough and considerate, but I didn't see that he didn't consider me at all!"

"Yes, I will send someone to look for the eldest young master right away. If he is found, would you like to call him back?"

"Call him back, but don't say it was me who called him. Just say you saw I wasn't feeling well and asked him to come back and keep me company. My mother said that even between husband and wife, there's a game of negotiation. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. I can't give in. I have to make him give in. Otherwise, I won't be able to be tough anymore and he'll have me in his hands!"

"Yes, the old slave understands."

Nanny Ping took the order and left.

Not long after, she came back with a steamy look on her face: "Young Madam."

Meng Yunlan looked behind her for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Where is he? Hasn't he come back?"

"Young Madam, the eldest son...he said he'll stay in the west courtyard tonight and won't be coming back."

"What?! He's not coming back? Didn't you tell him I wasn't feeling well?"

"said."

"Even though I told him he wouldn't come back to accompany me? Isn't he worried about me? Can he still sleep?"

"The eldest master said that there are a lot of doctors waiting for you every day. If you feel unwell, just ask the doctor to prescribe a prescription."

Meng Yunlan stood up suddenly, his voice changing a little: "Did he really say that?!"

Aunt Ping lowered her head: "Yes."

"Impossible! I don't believe it! I don't believe Qian Ling would be so cruel to me. You must have heard it wrong! No, you must have misheard the message. Didn't you even tell him that I wasn't feeling well?!"

Nanny Ping was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and said, "Young Madam, calm down. This is all my fault. I will ask again!"

"Why don't you go now?!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away!"

Nanny Ping quickly got up and walked out with the maid.

This time, she was gone for a full half hour before returning.

However, she still failed to call Gu Qianling back.

Meng Yunlan was originally looking forward to it, but when she saw that there was no one behind Nanny Ping and the maid, she fell down on the chaise longue with a pale face.

"How could this happen? How could it happen?"

"Young Madam, do you want to call again?"

"What else can you call that?! He's determined not to come back and sleep, can't you see that?!"

"Young Madam, please calm down. Perhaps the young master is just tired and doesn't want to move."

"Impossible! He would never do this to me before, no matter how tired he was! He must have been instigated by someone and he hates me! It's Shen Wantang, it's all her, it must be her!"