Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 772: Stunning Complaint

In the entire Duke's Mansion, the person most likely to catch the Second Young Master's eye was not anyone else, but Meng Yunlan herself! After all, the Second Young Master had completely different attitudes towards her and others.

Fuling stuck out her tongue, feeling that it was quite rebellious for her to think this way, but she vaguely felt that Meng Yunlan herself might have the same understanding, otherwise she would not have approached her brother-in-law Gu Qianhan again and again, and even her actions in the past few days could be described as attentive.

Gu Qianhan is not the only young master in the mansion. Besides him, Meng Yunlan has several brothers-in-law. However, they were all born to the Duke's concubines and their status is far lower than that of Gu Qianhan, the legitimate son.

I haven't seen Meng Yunlan take such good care of his illegitimate brothers-in-law.

After a long while, Fuling finally said, "Since you, my cousin, want to try your luck with the Second Young Master, I will naturally inquire for you. You don't have to worry about that. Instead, worry about how to avoid making the Second Young Master dislike you!"

Qiao Zhiyu glanced at Fuling and said nothing.

She didn't care whether Gu Qianhan liked her or hated her. Her target was never Gu Qianhan, but Gu Qianling.

All this was said just to paralyze Fuling, the stalker. Otherwise, how could she have the chance to get close to Gu Qianling?

After returning to Fucuiyuan, Qiao Zhiyu pretended to fall asleep.

After Fuling fell asleep, she got out of bed and sneaked out of her yard.

She knew that Gu Qianling did not return to Yulu Courtyard to sleep tonight, but went to the West Courtyard.

The West Courtyard is actually for guests who occasionally stay overnight at the Duke's Mansion. Although it also has the same carved beams and painted rafters and is very luxurious, it is much less popular and has fewer servants serving it.

So it was relatively easy for Qiao Zhiyu to sneak in.

There are also several courtyards in the west yard. She looked at them one by one and found that there was a light on in one of the courtyards. She knew that this was probably where Gu Qianling lived.

She walked to a nearby place, squatted beside the koi pond, slapped herself hard, and then sobbed.

In the yard, Gu Qianling was processing official documents. He vaguely heard crying outside, but he didn't pay attention.

Because his servant handed him something and said, "Sir, the complaint you requested has been sent to you by Lord Chen from the Dali Temple."

Gu Qianling took it, tore open the envelope, and opened the complaint.

After a moment, shock and amazement appeared on his face.

Today, he had only heard others talk about how well-written this complaint was, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. However, when the complaint was actually placed in front of him, he realized how valuable this complaint was.

This is definitely not something that an ordinary girl can write!

If no one told him that this was a complaint written by Shen Wantang, he would have thought that it was written by a well-known official who had served in the Dali Temple for many years and had judged countless cases.

The entire complaint is concise and thought-provoking, with detailed facts and clear logic. The person who wrote the complaint not only demonstrated strong literary skills and keen logical thinking, but also showed his thorough understanding of Dafeng law.

Shusong also stood aside and watched, but he couldn't quite understand whether the complaint was well written or not, because it contained many profound and obscure legal provisions.

However, he understood one thing: "Sir, is this really written by the Second Young Master's wife? This handwriting is so beautiful! I used to never understand what you meant when you said that so-and-so's handwriting lacked spirit and character. Now that I see the Second Young Master's wife's handwriting, I finally understand what you meant by spirit and character!"

When Gu Qianling heard the servant's voice, he finally came back to his senses from the shock.

He gave a bitter laugh and said, "But you know what? The least noteworthy thing about this complaint is this stunning handwriting."

Shusong was shocked: "Ah?! The handwriting is the least worth mentioning? Then...then how well written is this content!"

Gu Qianling looked at the complaint in his hand, his voice slightly hoarse: "Now I roughly understand why my second brother married her. I originally thought that my second brother was attracted to her..."

He didn't finish his words, but Shusong knew what he wanted to say.

He thought that what Gu Qianhan was attracted by was Shen Wantang's pure and beautiful face.

Not only did he think so, almost everyone in the Duke's Mansion thought so.

The room fell silent.

As the night deepened and the world quieted, the crying outside seemed to grow louder and more obvious.

Gu Qianling frowned: "Who is crying outside in the middle of the night?"

"I'm not sure. Can I go out and take a look?"

"Well, let's go."

Shusong quickly left the yard and came back a moment later.

When he came back, he found Gu Qianling still staring at the complaint in a daze.

"Sir, the one crying outside is our cousin, Miss Qiao."

Gu Qianling didn't respond. After a long while, he seemed to come back to his senses: "Oh, it's her?"

He refolded the complaint, took a new envelope, repacked it, sealed it with wax, and handed it to Shusong: "Send someone to take it back to Chen Qian."

"Yes!"

Shusong took the letter and turned to go out.

Gu Qianling sat at the desk and no longer had the heart to look through the official documents.

All he could think about was the complaint he had just read and what Shen Wantang had said to him when he came back in the evening.

"I don't want a young and righteous life to die in vain."

"Big brother said I'm no match for Master Tai, but he underestimated me."

"Since I dared to get involved in this case, I naturally made thorough preparations."

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In fact, he didn't believe that Shen Wantang had the ability to fight against Tai Yuliang before, and even thought she was too childish and naive.

But now, he began to doubt his judgment.

That complaint was enough to prove that Shen Wantang was not a naive person. She was thoughtful and well prepared. She even found a very famous lawyer in the capital to help her submit the complaint.

And just today, Lou Yuner, the most important witness in Chen Xiaowu's murder case, changed her confession.

He originally thought it was a coincidence, or the work of lawyer Fang Xuning, but now it seems that this is most likely the work of Shen Wantang.

Unfortunately, he worked in the Zhanshi Mansion, not in the Ministry of Justice or the Dali Temple. Otherwise, he would know more details about today's events and could make a more accurate judgment.

The crying outside continued. Gu Qianling endured it for a while, and a trace of irritation emerged in his heart.

He was already having a headache and feeling tired, and hearing the incessant crying made his headache even worse.

He finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and walked out.

Following the sound, he walked behind Qiao Zhiyu: "Cousin Qiao, why are you here so late at night..."

Before he could finish his words, Qiao Zhiyu was startled, screamed, twisted her ankle, and fell headfirst into the koi pond.