Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 786 You have better vision than your elder brother

Mrs. Gu paused drinking her tea.

She glanced at Gu Qianhan and coughed. "Forget it, let's just forget about this matter! I won't scold you this time, but you must never do such a thing next time. If you really think that what your sister-in-law did is inappropriate, just come to me and I will naturally make the decision on your wife's behalf."

Gu Qianhan stood up. "No need. Mother is on Meng Yunlan's side. Everyone in the Duke's Mansion knows that. If you were truly willing to make the decision for her, you wouldn't have condoned Meng Yunlan naming the maid Haitang. In my entire life, I've never seen a servant with a name so similar to their master's. We have such strict rules in the Duke's Mansion!"

Madam Gu stood up anxiously as well. "You evil creature, please stop talking nonsense! I didn't even know your sister-in-law's maid was called Haitang. The maids she usually kept with her were named Shancha and Baishao! If I had known her maid was called Haitang, would I have just ignored it?"

"My mother is old and not good at managing the household. It's okay for me to take care of it for her."

Gu Qianhan walked out without even turning his head, saying, "My methods will be more drastic, so if a few people die, just don't make a fuss, mother."

Madam Gu was startled, fearing he might act recklessly, so she hurried forward and grabbed him, "Alright, alright, I will never let Tang'er suffer any loss or injustice in the future. Is that alright?"

"really?"

"Absolutely true!"

"I do not believe."

"you!!"

Mrs. Gu was choked by her son. After a while, she said, "I'm not doing this for your sake. You'll only get scolded by me. I'm doing this for Tang'er's sake!"

"What's her face?"

"Humph, Tang'er is much more filial than you! She devotes herself to me wholeheartedly, so naturally I have to protect her!"

Nanny Chang smiled and said, "Second Young Master, you may not know this yet, but Second Young Master's wife has solved a huge problem for Madam!"

"What problem?"

"Madam's throat pain has been recurring. It's easy to flare up when she gets angry, and the pain lasts for four or five days. But when the Second Young Master's wife came to pay her respects this morning, she took Madam's pulse and prescribed a medicine. After Madam drank it, the pain in her throat immediately went away, and she was able to eat again! Madam's prescription is actually more effective than those prescribed by the imperial doctors!"

Gu Qianhan knew that his mother had a throat disease, but he never took it seriously. Usually, it was his eldest brother who took care of his mother, and he never cared about these things. After all, he didn't even care about his own illness.

He just didn't expect that Shen Wantang would treat his mother. His mother's favoritism towards his eldest brother and sister-in-law was obvious. With Shen Wantang's vengeful character, it was a good thing that she didn't add fuel to the fire. How could she suddenly become kind?

"Qianhan, your wife's medical skills are so good, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Madam Gu said with a look of reproach, "You're worried about her and afraid I'll order her around, so you're deliberately keeping it a secret? You, you're just too cunning. Am I the kind of wicked mother-in-law who likes to order her around? And you're hiding it from me? I've really raised you in vain!"

Gu Qianhan said calmly, "When your mother fainted in Fazhen Temple, wasn't it Atang who saved you? You should have known how good her medical skills were at that time."

Madam Gu was stunned. "Ah? Was it really her who saved me that time?"

"if not?"

"I thought it was a trick of yours!"

"I did play a trick, but it was Atang who saved you. She knew nothing about my tricks and she saved you with her own strength."

Madam Gu was stunned and murmured, "So, that girl actually has real talent and is actually a miracle doctor..."

"Mom, is there anything else? I'm leaving now."

"and many more!"

Madam Gu held him tightly and called to Madam Chang, "Quick, go get two stalks of the best ginseng and a box of the best bird's nest. I remember Tang'er seemed to like eating this."

"Hey, I'll get it right away!"

Since there was something to be taken, and it was for Shen Wantang, Gu Qianhan of course did not leave.

A moment later, the three boxes were handed to him.

He opened them all and took a look. Seeing that they were all good things, he nodded and asked, "Did mother give them to Atang specifically, or did Meng Yunlan also have them?"

Madam Gu glared at him. "Why are you asking these questions? What are you trying to do to me?"

"Of course I have to ask clearly. If both of them have it, then mother is partial. If only Atang has it, then mother is fair."

Mrs. Gu was stunned by his theory. "So, I'm only fair if I'm partial to your wife, right?"

"This isn't called partiality to Atang, this is called give and take. Atang examined your pulse and prescribed a prescription that even the imperial physician couldn't, relieving you of your pain. What did Meng Yunlan do?"

"she……"

"She didn't do anything, so she doesn't deserve anything. If you give her something, I will naturally have to argue for Atang a few more times to avoid sullying her filial piety towards you. What do you think?"

Madam Gu: “…”

He said all the good and bad things, and what he said was well-reasoned and well-founded. What else could she say?

She choked for a long time before she spoke: "Don't worry, this time it's only Tang'er's, not your sister-in-law's. Tang'er is filial to me, so I naturally won't let her down."

Gu Qianhan's cold face finally showed a hint of smile: "Then I will thank mother on Tang'er's behalf. Mother is indeed the best mother-in-law in the world. It is a blessing to be your daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Gu was instantly both angry and amused: "It's not easy for me to even hear a good word from you! You really have changed since you got married."

Gu Qianhan made up a story: "It was Atang who taught me to be considerate and filial to my mother. She is very attentive and even noticed that my mother was sick. I, your son, didn't notice it. I am not as filial to you as she is."

Mrs. Gu smiled. Hearing him say this, she felt even more satisfied with her daughter-in-law Shen Wantang.

She knew very well what kind of person her son was in the past. He was so cold and indifferent that she would be thankful if he didn't even get angry, let alone be filial to her.

Now he actually says nice things and praises her. Isn't this Shen Wantang's credit?

"You are not as good as your elder brother in other aspects, but your taste in choosing a wife is much better than your elder brother's!"

Gu Qianhan was stunned when he heard this.

When he became famous at a young age and everyone praised him as a genius, his mother never praised him. She only despised him, saying that he was more cunning than his elder brother at such a young age.

His handwriting is better than that of his elder brother, but his mother cannot see it. She only praises his elder brother's handwriting for its uprightness and righteousness, and thinks his handwriting is not neat and too arrogant.

His poems were better than his elder brother's, but his mother could not see it. She only praised his elder brother's brilliant literary talent, frankness and uprightness, and disliked his poems as unorthodox and against etiquette.

In his three lifetimes, today was the first time he heard his mother praise him for being better than his elder brother.