Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Meng Yunlan finally reacted. She rushed over and grabbed Gu Qianhan's arm tightly with both hands: "Qianhan, second brother, we are family. If you don't want to help me, fine, but why do you have to be so ruthless? Have you forgotten how good I was to you before?"

Gu Qianhan immediately pulled his arm away. No wonder Shen Wantang disliked his physical contact with Meng Yunlan. It turned out that Meng Yunlan really did have physical contact with him so casually, even in front of his older brother.

But it didn't seem to be like this before; it only started to be like this after he got married.

He simply couldn't understand Meng Yunlan's mentality. Could it be that she was psychologically twisted and couldn't stand seeing him and Shen Wantang doing well? In any case, it certainly wasn't because Meng Yunlan had fallen for him.

"Big brother."

Gu Qianhan didn't want to say another word to Meng Yunlan, but coldly repeated, "Go to the palace! I'll have someone hand over the evidence and witnesses to you. I also hope that you'll keep an eye on the people in your own courtyard. If you wake A-Tang up from her sleep again, I won't be so polite."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the courtyard. Granny Yan immediately closed the door with a cold face.

Outside the door, Jixiang yawned: "Young Master, this way please. I'll lead the way to get the evidence. The witness is in another place, protected by the Second Young Master's men. I'll also take you to find the person. Don't worry, this trip to the palace will definitely make Lord Meng's crime irrefutable!"

Gu Qianling was already in this predicament; it was too late for her to refuse.

However, he had already weighed the pros and cons and concluded that the benefits of this trip to the palace to deliver evidence and witnesses outweighed the drawbacks, so making this trip was not out of the question.

Just as he was about to follow Ji Xiang, Meng Yunlan stopped him, saying, "Gu Qianling, you are not allowed to go!! If you dare to go today, I will sever all ties with you!"

A hint of impatience flickered in Gu Qianling's usually gentle eyes, but his tone remained as soft as ever: "Yunlan, stop making a scene. If you keep causing trouble, you'll only cause your father more trouble. If you hadn't come to Qianhan's place tonight, perhaps I wouldn't have had to make this trip to the palace. What do you think?"

Meng Yunlan's face turned pale upon hearing this: "No, it wasn't me, it has nothing to do with me! I just wanted to save my father and mother!"

Gu Qianling's eyes were cold, but his tone was gentle: "Haven't you realized yet? You can't save them, you'll only cause them trouble. Originally, maybe your second brother was still concerned about your reputation and didn't want to present the evidence of your father's crimes, but you insisted on coming here and making a mess of things, which angered him, so he... Never mind, you won't listen to anything I say. Go back, I'm going to the palace."

After he finished speaking, he followed Jixiang away.

Meng Yunlan was left standing there, unable to utter a single word.

A cold wind blew by, making her shiver.

In a flash, a possibility suddenly occurred to her!

White peony root.

Meng Yunlan's teeth were chattering: "Tell me, how did Qian Han get evidence of my father's crimes? When did he meet the witnesses? And why is he protecting them?"

Bai Shao was stunned, then her face turned pale: "Young Madam, you mean... the Second Young Master, he might have already... How could that be!"

Meng Yunlan felt a chill run from head to toe, chilling her to the bone and filling her with fear: "My family's troubles only happened today. If he didn't know anything, he couldn't have gotten the evidence so quickly! He must know everything, and he might even be the one who exposed my father's affair!"

Bai Shao's legs were trembling. She said, "There's no good end to messing with Gu Qianhan!"

Granny Ping, Camellia, and Licorice—they all suffered terribly!

But she never expected that the most miserable one would be her master, Meng Yunlan!

Ruthless! Absolutely ruthless! They completely destroyed the Meng family, cutting off Meng Yunlan's escape route!

In this way, Meng Yunlan will probably no longer be able to act arrogantly!

In the future, what will she have to compete with Shen Wantang in the Duke's mansion?

Bai Shao was truly terrified at this moment, afraid that Meng Yunlan would continue to harass Gu Qianhan and bully Shen Wantang. She stammered, "Young...Young Madam, let's go back. Let's stay away from the Second Young Master and Second Madam from now on. The Second Young Master is cold on the outside, but even colder on the inside. He has no family affection whatsoever. When he gets ruthless, he won't even recognize his own relatives!"

Meng Yunlan swayed, almost unwilling to believe the truth she had guessed: "No, it's impossible! Qian Han would never do this to me, he wasn't like this before!"

Bai Shao helped her up and said in a very soft voice, "But young mistress, the second young master is married now, and he is not the same as before."

Meng Yunlan turned around, her eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the gate of Qionghua Courtyard with a look of rage: "It's all because of Shen Wantang! It's all because of her! That bitch, she ruined my Meng family, she ruined me!"

"Young Madam, please keep your voice down!"

Bai Shao disregarded everything else and hurriedly pulled Meng Yunlan away, saying, "Please stop cursing. If the Second Young Master hears us, he might report some incriminating evidence!"

It's fine if Meng Yunlan brings this upon himself, but don't drag her down with him! She wants to live a few more years!

Fortunately, Meng Yunlan was also very afraid of Gu Qianhan at this moment, so she did not struggle and was half-pushed and half-pulled back to Yulu Courtyard by Bai Shao.

As soon as she entered the house, she slumped into a chair and burst into tears: "It was him! How cruel he is!"

"I thought I was different from others in his eyes, but it turns out I was just being delusional! If I had known this would happen, why would I have treated him so well in the past, and why would I have spoken well of him every day! He's just an ungrateful wretch!"

"How stupid of me to actually ask him for help? If my parents knew that I brought this trouble upon myself, I wonder if they would be furious."

Bai Shao stood there like a wooden statue, remaining silent no matter what Meng Yunlan said.

But she really wanted to roll her eyes. Why did she have to provoke Gu Qianhan and bully the wife he had worked so hard to marry? Wasn't that just courting death?

As for Meng Yunlan's claim about how good he was to Gu Qianhan, Bai Shao was utterly dismissive.

For the past five years, Meng Yunlan knew perfectly well that Madam Gu favored Gu Qianling and disliked Gu Qianhan, yet she always stirred up trouble in front of Madam Gu, saying openly and secretly that Gu Qianhan did not respect her elder brother, and that Gu Qianhan was ambitious and wanted to replace Gu Qianling as the eldest son and inherit the title and business of the Duke's mansion.

Madam Gu is very reasonable in other matters, but she is extremely sensitive about this one, so she always calls Gu Qianhan to reprimand him, and sometimes even scolds him directly.

At these times, Meng Yunlan would step in and play the good guy to help Gu Qianhan out of trouble. This would not only win Gu Qianhan's favor, but also leave a good impression on Madam Gu as someone who puts the overall situation first and takes care of his younger siblings.

Meng Yunlan used this trick for five years, and it never failed him!

It wasn't until Shen Wantang entered the room that her trick stopped working.