kingnovel Chapter 729: Big brother has it, why don’t I have it?
Chapter 729: Big brother has it, why don’t I have it?
Hei Yao asked with some doubt, "Sir, why do you say that the First Young Lady hid in Madam's courtyard in order to avoid sending a carriage for the Second Young Lady? I've carefully questioned Manager Pang, and he certainly hasn't reported the damage to the Second Young Lady's carriage yet! The First Young Lady might really not have known about it, so she didn't send a carriage to pick up the Second Young Lady. It doesn't seem like she did it on purpose."
Gu Qianhan said coldly: "Even you think that she didn't do it on purpose. Even you think that she just didn't receive the message. This shows how clever her trick is."
"This excuse is just perfect. Even if Atang wants to argue, he can't. If he does, he'll have to confront my mother."
"Meng Yunlan appears to be noncompetitive and friendly to everyone, but it turns out she's also full of scheming and conspiracy! It's just that no one has ever threatened her interests before, so she pretends to be flawless."
Hei Yao frowned slightly. "Young Master, are you saying that the First Young Master's wife actually knew that the Second Young Master's wife needed a carriage? But who told her?"
"Some of the servants tipped her off. She didn't even need to wait for Manager Pang to ask for her permission. She already knew that Atang needed a carriage. Otherwise, wouldn't her stewardship be in vain? Manager Pang was just a cover she had arranged long ago to make others think that she really didn't receive the news, and wasn't deliberately neglecting her sister-in-law."
Hei Yao nodded. "What should we do now? Do you need me to inform the eldest master of the eldest young master's wife's plan?"
"No need."
Gu Qianhan said indifferently: "Tell Big Brother that this is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Just replace all the people in the stable, including Manager Pang."
"Yes!"
"Also, give the new person one thing to do."
"what's up?"
"From now on, whenever Meng Yunlan needs to use a carriage, she should just say she doesn't have one."
"Yes!"
When Gu Qianhan wanted to say something else, Fu Ze reminded him: "Second Young Master, the eldest young master is here."
Gu Qianhan turned around and saw his elder brother walking towards him with an umbrella in one hand and another in the other.
Lightning flashed by, and he noticed with his sharp eyes that the umbrella in his elder brother's hand looked very familiar.
Sure enough, the next moment, he heard his eldest brother say, "Qianhan, my sister-in-law's umbrella fell in my carriage. It's inconvenient for me to return it to her, so I brought it to you."
Gu Qianhan took the umbrella, but he didn't believe that the umbrella was dropped by Shen Wantang.
Firstly, Shen Wantang is not the kind of person who loses things easily. Secondly, the people serving her are very careful. Even the somewhat stupid maid Du Juan is very serious and careful in her work. It is impossible for Shen Wantang to leave her umbrella in her brother's carriage.
Thirdly, it was raining when Shen Wantang went out, and the number of umbrellas she brought must have matched the number of people traveling, that is, one umbrella per person.
When he came back, he also saw that Shen Wantang, Nanny Yan, and Du Juan each had an umbrella.
Suddenly there was an extra one, and it was the most exquisite and gorgeous one. How could he not be suspicious?
However, these thoughts only passed through his mind. There was no trace of strangeness on his face. He just said lightly: "Thank you, big brother."
"Qianhan, there is one more thing I want you to tell my sister-in-law."
"Brother, are you trying to tell me that no one in the mansion sent a car to pick up Atang today?"
"Yes, that's what happened. I've already learned what happened. Your sister-in-law really didn't receive any news. She upset Mother today, so Mother has been keeping her in the main courtyard. The steward was also a bit rigid and didn't send anyone into the main courtyard to report, which is why she was delayed for a while."
Gu Qianhan nodded indifferently: "I understand."
Obviously, Gu Qianling is the eldest brother and the prince of the Duke's Mansion, but in front of Gu Qianhan, his aura is inexplicably inferior.
He always felt that his younger brother's power was growing stronger and stronger, almost surpassing his father's.
No, he has surpassed his father, otherwise this study room that originally belonged to his father would not have been taken over by Gu Qianhan.
"Also, your sister-in-law brought you bird's nest soup today. She didn't mean anything else. She just felt that you were too tired and worked too hard on weekdays, so she wanted to help you replenish your body."
"Ah."
"You know, she's always worried and likes to take care of people. She treats you like her own brother. In the past, she always thought of you when she had something good. This time is the same, except that she gave it to you personally."
"Ah."
"Mother is making a big deal out of nothing. She thinks you're not avoiding suspicion and have said a few more words to her. Later, she might call you in and give you a lecture. You better not say anything careless, or she'll get angry again."
Gu Qianhan finally couldn't stand it anymore after hearing him nagging like that: "If there's nothing else, go back. I have something else to do, so I won't chat with you any longer."
After he finished speaking, he walked away.
Gu Qianling looked at his back and couldn't help shaking his head. His second brother was still so cold and impatient. He really didn't know how Shen Wantang could stand his personality.
He shouted at his back, "Qianhan, don't be angry with your sister-in-law. You should bow your head when you need to! Oh, by the way, remember to thank your sister-in-law for the bird's nest soup she gave you tonight!"
Gu Qianhan paused. What?! In such a short while, Shen Wantang had already given Big Brother some bird's nest soup?! Big Brother had it, so why didn't he?
He tightly grasped the umbrella that belonged to Shen Wantang in his hand, and he couldn't suppress the jealousy in his heart.
He returned to Qionghua Courtyard and saw that all the lights in the courtyard were off. It was quiet and it was obvious that everyone had gone to bed.
He tried to push the door open, but found it was locked.
He didn't bother with the door. He turned around and saw that there was a window that was not closed, so he jumped in through the window.
As a result, he had just jumped in when a pillow flew from the air and hit him in the face.
He quickly caught it: "Atang, it's me."
Shen Wantang lit the lamp and looked at him calmly: "Second Young Master, you left the door open and went through the window instead. Are you planning to become a thief?"
Gu Qianhan turned around and closed the window: "It's windy and rainy outside, why are you still opening the window? Isn't this giving a thief like me an opportunity to take advantage?"
"Oh, I don't know which maid was careless and forgot to turn it off."
Gu Qianhan smiled at her, knowing full well that she had specially left this window for him.
He waved the umbrella in his hand. "My brother brought your umbrella back. He said you accidentally left it on his carriage. What happened? When did you become so forgetful?"
Shen Wantang sensed his probing. She smiled, but her eyes were cold. "Of course I'm not a forgetful person. I went to the Zhanshi Mansion today to buy this umbrella for my elder brother."
Gu Qianhan didn't expect her to be so direct, and his expression froze: "You went to bring an umbrella to Big Brother on purpose?"