sjar Chapter 785: Lord Meng was impeached
Chapter 785: Lord Meng was impeached
After Meng Yunlan finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Bai Shao standing there in shock.
Don’t you need to see a doctor and ask Licorice to take a look?
Don't you even need to confirm whether she is dead or alive?
Isn’t it because Meng Yunlan deliberately gave her the name “Haitang” that Gancao had such a miserable end?
Bai Shao's face turned paler and paler. She bent down, tried hard to lift Gan Cao up, and carried him on her back.
Just now, she deliberately did not remind Licorice Jixiang of her identity, allowing her to arrogantly provoke Jixiang.
But now, she felt a kind of desolate feeling of grief over the loss of a rabbit.
One day, when she has no value anymore, she will be thrown away by Meng Yunlan like licorice!
If one wants to avoid this tragic fate, there seems to be only one way.
"Ahem...Bai, Bai Shao..."
On his back, Licorice made a weak sound: "I, I don't want to die. Please, please find a doctor for me. I only suffered some minor injuries, really... When they beat me, they didn't kill me. I can live. Don't throw me into a mass grave..."
When Bai Shao heard her speak such a long string of words, she knew that Gu Qianhan's men did not kill her, otherwise she would have started vomiting blood by now.
He didn't vomit blood, was conscious, and his ears were working well, proving that he had no internal injuries and was not in danger of death.
"Alright, stop talking. I'll take you back to the wing first. After I've informed the young lady, I'll call a doctor for you."
"Thank you so much, Bai Shao. When I get better, I'll treat you to a drink."
Bai Shao didn't say anything. She was willing to risk upsetting Meng Yunlan to save Gancao, not out of kindness, but more for her own sake.
After all, if Gancao really died, Meng Yunlan would only have her, a maid, left by his side, and the risk of her death would become extremely high.
If Gancao was around, maybe she could survive for a while longer. After all, Gancao was not very smart, loved to show off and be strong, and was particularly suitable to be a pawn for Meng Yunlan.
On the other side, Meng Yunlan had already regained his gentle and calm appearance and was walking towards Mrs. Gu's yard.
She planned to go to her mother-in-law and complain about Gu Qianhan and Shen Wantang. Her mother-in-law had always been partial to her and Gu Qianling. Gu Qianhan, a younger brother-in-law, actually dared to beat his eldest sister-in-law's maid in public. Her mother-in-law would definitely take charge of this matter for her.
But halfway through the journey, Meng Yunlan suddenly stopped.
It’s broken, I can’t go!
She just remembered that she had offended her mother-in-law when she went to pay her respects earlier. Now if she asked her mother-in-law to make the decision for her, wouldn't that be a slap in her face?
I was so angry just now that I forgot about this!
She cursed Shen Wantang in her heart. If it weren't for Shen Wantang, how could she have offended her mother-in-law? How could her relationship with Gu Qianhan have become so bad? Her good life was ruined by Shen Wantang!
"What a jinx!"
She was secretly annoyed when a servant hurried over to her: "Madam, something bad has happened!"
Meng Yunlan raised his eyelids and scolded him: "You are so flustered, how can you be so unruly! Have you never learned the rules?"
The servant was sweating profusely on his forehead and didn't even dare to wipe it off: "Yes, the eldest young lady taught me a lesson, and I know I was wrong."
"Alright, it's nothing. I didn't mean to scold you, but in a family like ours, the people below us have to be careful about what they say and do, lest they make a fool of themselves. I'm doing this for the good of the entire Duke's Mansion, and for your own good too. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand. Thank you, Madam Young Master, for your advice. I will keep it in mind!"
Meng Yunlan nodded in satisfaction and asked in a gentle tone: "Tell me, what happened?"
"Madam, it's the Meng Mansion. Master Meng has been impeached!"
Meng Yunlan frowned. "My father was impeached? How is that possible? My father is the Censor of the Censorate, supervising all officials. He's the only one who impeaches others, and no one else dares to impeach him! The Emperor trusts and relies on my father the most, so how could someone impeach him?"
The servant hurriedly said, "It's true! The Meng Mansion sent someone to tell you that Master Meng secretly raised the daughter of a convicted official. The woman was forced to become pregnant with Master Meng's child. Today, they went to the Ministry of Justice to beat the drum to appeal their injustice and sue Master Meng!"
Meng Yunlan said coldly, "What?! This is impossible! My father is honest and upright. He supervises all officials and hates those who commit crimes the most. How could he privately raise the daughter of a criminal? This is simply nonsense!"
"Madam, I heard that the father of the traitor's daughter was impeached by Lord Meng, and that's why his family was confiscated and exiled! Lord Meng was attracted by the girl's beauty and took her in under the guise of helping her. He also used the bait of her father's vindication to trick her into having her body."
"What nonsense!"
Meng Yunlan was annoyed: "My father would never do such a thing. Someone must have framed him! That woman set this up on purpose to get revenge on my father!"
The servant said cautiously, "Madam, there's more to it than that. Lord Meng was impeached, and it's also because Madam Meng and her brother lent money at high interest."
Meng Yunlan's face froze. She actually knew about this matter.
It was nothing else but her father was too honest and upright, and never accepted bribes, so the family became increasingly financially strained, and sometimes they couldn't even pay the servants' monthly wages.
In order to make life easier for the family, my mother joined my uncle and started lending money with him.
Ever since they started lending money at high interest rates, the Meng family has been able to live a comfortable and respectable life.
Unexpectedly, this matter was discovered by someone!
"Nonsense, it's all a frame-up. My mother and uncle are both noble people, how could they do such a money-grubbing thing!"
Meng Yunlan denied it and walked out: "Quick, prepare the horse, I want to go back to my mother's house!"
"Yes!"
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Main courtyard.
Gu Qianhan sat at the bottom, looking indifferently at Madam Gu at the top: "Mother asked me to come here, what's the matter?"
Madam Gu took a sip of tea, her brows relaxed, and her expression lightened, but the words that came out of her mouth were scolding: "You bastard, you still have the nerve to ask me what's the matter? You beat up your sister-in-law's maid, and the whole mansion has heard about it!"
Gu Qianhan asked with some doubt, "But why do I see that you look quite happy? Are you also starting to dislike Meng Yunlan?"
"You have no respect for your elders! How can you call her Meng Yunlan? She's your sister-in-law! For the sake of your elder brother, you can't call her by her maiden name, and you can't hit her maid! That's not hitting her maid, that's hitting her face!"
Gu Qianhan said indifferently: "I hit her face. Since mother knows that I hit her maid, she must have known why I did it."
"Then mother, please judge for Atang. As the eldest sister-in-law, Meng Yunlan has to seize her sister-in-law's carriage. What is her intention?"
"It rained heavily two days ago, and Atang's carriage broke down on the way. Why did she refuse to send a carriage to pick him up? What was her intention?"
"Oh, she even deliberately named the maid Haitang. What's her intention?"