The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Gu Fanchu didn't care what the Meng family thought or did. She was more worried about the unpredictable fate of the general's mansion.

"Aunt, Chu'er has a guess." Gu Fanchu looked worried, as if he already had some idea in his mind, but it was like a thorn in his throat, making it difficult to speak.

However, she still gritted her teeth and finally spoke out: "Why did the Marquis's wife send a maid to my second uncle's mansion? My second uncle is just a businessman, not an official. What on earth is there about him that is worthy of the Marquis's surveillance and investigation? Since my second uncle already has someone there, what about our general's mansion?"

She could only say this in a speculative way. Whether in her previous life or this life, she did not have any solid evidence to show that the difficulties of the General's Mansion originated from the Marquis' Mansion.

However, this must be related to Meng Hewan and the third prince.

In the previous life, the general's mansion was accused of colluding with the enemy country. This was because someone reported it to the emperor and found letters of treason in my grandfather's study as evidence, leading to the conviction.

Now she doesn't know who is involved in this, so she has to be careful at every step.

Wang Shi fell silent upon hearing this. She had thought about this before. After all, she wasn't stupid. If her sister-in-law could send people to her brother-in-law's house, she would probably send people to the general's house too.

But on the other hand, she also had some luck, maybe they didn't have such courage? But now, after listening to Gu Fanchu's words, she realized how naive her thoughts were.

"Aunt, our General's Mansion is His Majesty's right-hand man, so there are probably quite a few people who want to harm us. Now it seems that the Marquis' Mansion may have other intentions towards us, so they endured the humiliation and came to apologize. If they really want to harm us, then we should be on guard."

Wang nodded, already understanding Gu Fanchu's intention. She took a deep breath and said, "Chu, you're right. We can't have any more luck. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Otherwise, if we're not careful, I'm afraid our General's Mansion will be truly finished."

Gu Fanchu looked at Wang's determined eyes and felt relieved.

As long as Wang can realize the seriousness of the problem, the next things will be much easier.

She said softly, "But aunt, don't worry too much. Maybe Chu'er is just overthinking it."

Wang looked at the sincere little girl in front of her, nodded slightly, and sighed softly.

His sister-in-law was indeed unreliable, but his daughter was very smart and clever. Fortunately, she was not raised in the Marquis's Mansion. Otherwise, looking at Meng Hewan's appearance, she only knew how to pretend to cry and had no style at all.

The two talked for a few more words, then Wang went to the side room to discuss something with the old lady, while Gu Fanchu returned to the yard.

As soon as I arrived at the courtyard, I saw Nanny Wang standing there with a gloomy face. Two third-class maids, who were responsible for cleaning the courtyard, were kneeling in front of her. They were trembling, at a loss, and tears kept flowing.

When they saw Gu Fanchu returning, they cried even harder.

"Madame Wang, what's going on?" Gu Fanchu looked at the two people kneeling on the ground expressionlessly, ignoring the pleading in their eyes.

"My dear Miss, how dare these two slaves casually discuss the master in the courtyard, and say such inappropriate things! It would be fine if they were just sneaking around on weekdays, but they actually dared to criticize the master behind her back. How do you think we should deal with them?"

Nanny Wang was furious. After all, when she was in the old lady's courtyard, she had trained all the maids herself, and they all obeyed the rules.

Now that she had arrived at Lingxi Pavilion, she felt that her authority had been challenged. She was very dissatisfied with how these two little girls dared to be so presumptuous, so she decided to hand the matter over to Gu Fanchu.

At the same time, I also want to see how the new master will handle this matter and whether he has enough authority to manage his servants.

Gu Fanchu sneered in his heart. These two maids were not just gossipers and lazy. In his previous life, he kept them by his side to serve him, but in the end they had the audacity to poison him!

Seeing that the matter was about to be decided by the young lady, the two maids turned pale with fear. They quickly crawled to Gu Fanchu, tightly grasped the hem of her clothes, and begged bitterly, "Young lady, please spare us! We know we were wrong, and we will never dare to do it again."

"Don't dare? Haha, you guys really know how to joke. I'm afraid even if I do something more outrageous, you might not be afraid."

Gu Fanchu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, and looked at the two maids in front of him with cold eyes, without any ripples in his eyes.

"Madame Wang, such rude maids should be dealt with according to the mansion's rules. Keeping such disloyal people around will probably cause more trouble in the future. Who knows if they will stab their master in the back?"

Gu Fanchu looked indifferent and spoke to Nanny Wang in a firm tone.

Hearing Gu Fanchu's words, the two maids couldn't help but tremble, their faces filled with fear and despair.

Nanny Wang looked at her young lady in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.

The young lady is obviously still a young girl, but at this moment she gives people a completely different feeling - she looks so mature and steady, as if she has experienced the vicissitudes of life.

This contrast was truly puzzling. Furthermore, Nanny Wang had never imagined that Gu Fanchu would be so decisive in getting rid of those servants with ill intentions.

Although there was nothing wrong with this, the speed and ruthlessness of her actions were shocking. It all happened so suddenly that even Nanny Wang had no time to react.

"Madam, I'll leave these matters to you," Gu Fanchu said calmly and firmly. Then, she turned and returned to her own courtyard.

Gu Fanchu was naturally aware of the seriousness of what had happened today. The Marquis' Mansion had lost face, and they would certainly not let this go.

However, she was not afraid, because she had already made preparations to deal with it. Without the protection of the General's Mansion, the Marquis' Mansion would inevitably accelerate its pace of collusion with the Third Prince.

Perhaps, before long, the Third Prince himself will appear before her in person.

She had to prepare countermeasures in advance. After all, the number of people around her was too small, and it would be best if she could have a few martial arts experts to protect her.

However, this was the most difficult thing to do. She couldn't tell anyone in the general's mansion. If she did, it would probably be even more difficult for her to go out in the future. She had to think of other ways.

Just as she was thinking, Bai Li hurried in: "Miss, Muzi sent a message saying that Miss Meng from the Marquis' Mansion has recently found a large courtyard on Kaiming Street and seems to be planning to open a restaurant."

Gu Fanchu came back to her senses. Meng Hewan didn't have her help this time, so those small shops couldn't be opened. What about the restaurant?

In her previous life, she didn't open a restaurant, but a...