Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

When Xiao Qingyuan heard his words, he sneered, "Gu Qianhan, you still know that Shen Wantang is your legitimate wife! But I think you're marrying her just to use her as a cover!"

Yuan Zheng was afraid that the two of them would quarrel and anger Gu Qianhan again. What would he do if Gu Qianhan refused to help him save his life?

He quickly pulled Xiao Qingyuan's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.

"Get out of the way! Why are you pulling me? Did I say something wrong?"

Xiao Qingyuan looked at Gu Qianhan with hatred: "You are so pretentious. You tried your best to snatch Shen Wantang from me before. I really thought you liked her. It turns out that you just think she is from a low-born family and has no one to protect her. She is easy to bully! Gu Qianhan, you are really disgusting. If you don't like her, don't marry her. You have ruined her life. Don't you think you are a piece of shit?"

Gu Qianhan couldn't help but frown: "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I bully Atang? I can't even protect her in time."

"Protecting her? How? Are you protecting her by being affectionate with your sister-in-law? Or are you protecting her by having an affair with your sister-in-law? You two filthy bastards have no idea what shame is! You two bastards will get your comeuppance!"

Gu Qianhan's face turned pale: "Shut up! Who told you these nonsense? Meng Yunlan and I have nothing to do with each other. Stop talking nonsense here!"

Xiao Qingyuan sneered, "Yuan Zheng, tell me, have you heard about the dirty deeds of Gu Qianhan and his sister-in-law? Has it been spread all over the streets and alleys? And even the details are there!"

Yuan Zheng's expression suddenly fell. It was fine if they were just arguing, but what was the point of dragging him into the fight?

He glanced at Gu Qianhan and saw that Gu Qianhan was also looking at him, waiting for his answer, so he could only say: "This matter... has indeed been spread everywhere, and there are indeed details."

Gu Qianhan asked coldly: "Details? What details?"

"That...it's about how good you are to your sister-in-law, how much you trust her and favor her, and that she doesn't even care about your brother, but she's very attentive and caring towards you. She even makes bird's nest soup for you in the middle of the night and personally brings it to your study. And your study is a forbidden area in the entire Duke's Mansion. No one else can enter, not even Shen Wantang, and you only let your sister-in-law in."

With a crisp "bang", Gu Qianhan crushed the teacup in his hand.

Yuan Zheng was so scared that he quickly tried to make amends: "You, you, you... don't be angry, these are just rumors outside, I don't believe them! I know Qianhan, you are definitely not that kind of person. How could you look down on that Meng Yunlan? Even I know she is not a good person. You are so smart, how could you be fooled by her?"

Gu Qianhan was stunned: "Do you know that Meng Yunlan is not a good person?"

Yuan Zheng nodded immediately, and said confidently: "Of course I know. I've seen countless women. Green tea, hypocritical and fake women can't escape my eyes!"

"I've been around Meng Yunlan before she got married. She appears gentle and generous, but in reality, she can't stand anyone being better than her. She's very narrow-minded!"

"Oh, right, she loves being the center of attention. Once someone stops praising her and starts praising someone else, it would be more painful than killing her. She won't allow anyone to steal her limelight!"

Gu Qianhan was speechless for a moment. He had never seen through what kind of person Meng Yunlan was before. Before Shen Wantang came into the family, she could really be called a good sister-in-law who loved her younger siblings. She always protected him, her younger brother-in-law, but never crossed the line.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Zheng, a playboy, had already known that Meng Yunlan was not a good person.

Yuan Zheng has been in the business world for a long time, and he indulges in sensual pleasures every day. He has a sharp mind, and his ability to read people's expressions is far better than Gu Qianhan and Xiao Qingyuan.

Seeing that Gu Qianhan didn't say anything, he knew that he had touched Gu Qianhan's heart.

He continued, "Qianhan, you and your wife have only been married for a short time when rumors started circulating about you and your sister-in-law. I'm guessing your wife must have stolen some of your sister-in-law's limelight, right? You must have been very kind to your wife and neglected your sister-in-law, so she's unhappy and is taking revenge on you and your wife. She must have been the one who spread those rumors."

Gu Qianhan looked at him calmly: "You still have some brains, unlike the other one, who has no brains at all and believes whatever others say."

Xiao Qingyuan immediately became furious. He pulled Yuan Zheng away and said, "Yuan Zheng, what's wrong with you? Why are you now in the same boat with that filthy little man Gu Qianhan?"

Yuan Zheng didn't want to offend anyone, so he could only smooth things over: "Qingyuan, don't be impulsive. Let's talk it over. Come, sit down and talk."

"I have nothing to say to him! I came here today to ask him to return Shen Wantang to me!"

"Ah? This... Qingyuan, they are already married, you..."

"You can get divorced even if you're married!"

Xiao Qingyuan looked furious. "No matter who spread those rumors, just tell me, are Gu Qianhan and his sister-in-law entangled? Did he fail to protect Shen Wantang? Did he cause her to be talked about and bullied by that Meng? If he's innocent, Meng Yunlan won't be able to fabricate rumors even if he wants to! Don't you understand the principle that flies don't bite cracked eggs?"

Yuan Zheng turned around and looked at the cracked egg: "Qianhan, why don't you explain a few more words to Qingyuan? You know his temper. He won't give up until he gets what he wants. If you explain it clearly, he shouldn't ask you for anyone again."

Gu Qianhan was in a bad mood at the moment, but not because of Xiao Qingyuan, but because of Meng Yunlan.

He had always known that Xiao Qingyuan was stupid, so he was not surprised that he came to him to ask for Shen Wantang.

It was Meng Yunlan who crossed his bottom line again and again, doing so many small tricks overtly and covertly. It would have been fine if he had used tricks in the Duke's Mansion, but he even dared to spread the bad things at home outside.

As a man, he felt annoyed when facing Xiao Qingyuan's questioning. How would Shen Wantang, as a woman, face this?

Yuan Zheng waited for a long time but Gu Qianhan didn't explain, so he couldn't help but ask him: "Qianhan? Say something, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Qingyuan snorted coldly: "What else can he do? He feels guilty! He just likes his sister-in-law and lets that Meng bully my Tang'er!"

Yuan Zheng shook his head. "I think Qianhan probably doesn't like the one with the surname Meng. He likes people who are smart and resourceful. The one with the surname Meng... although he has some cleverness, he doesn't have great wisdom."

They have known each other for many years, and Yuan Zheng still understands Gu Qianhan. He is very arrogant and does not take ordinary women seriously.

Therefore, he really felt that it was impossible for Gu Qianhan to like Meng Yunlan. At most, he had some respect for her because Meng Yunlan was his sister-in-law.

And even that little bit of respect he had for her was because he had too little contact with women, didn't understand women, and even less understood Meng Yunlan.