sjar Chapter 744 Gu Family Ancestral Instructions
Chapter 744 Gu Family Ancestral Instructions
Shen Wantang didn't want Gu Qianning to feel guilty. She still hoped that Gu Qianning could be happy. This was also the main reason why she didn't tell Gu Qianning and didn't admit that Meng Yunlan was causing trouble for her.
She should solve her own problems by herself and she didn't want to involve Gu Qianning.
So, she said in a relaxed tone: "A Ning, I'm so smart and thoughtful, how could my eldest sister-in-law bully me? Not to mention your second brother, he only protects me and won't bully me, otherwise I wouldn't marry him!"
Gu Qianning's eyes were red. "Atang, how can you be so kind? Yesterday you didn't even go into Second Brother's study, and now you're still speaking well of him. Second Brother must have accumulated merits for eight lifetimes to marry such a reasonable wife like you!"
Shen Wantang laughed. She had lived three lifetimes, but few people had ever described her as kind.
She pinched Gu Qianning's smooth face and said with a smile, "Don't worry, your second brother knows that marrying me is a good deed, so he doesn't dare to bully me. Although I didn't enter his study, it's not his fault. At most, he is not strict with his subordinates."
Gu Qianning blinked and couldn't help asking her, "So you don't blame Second Brother anymore?"
"Yes, I don't blame him."
"Then can you let my second brother go back to Qionghua Courtyard to sleep tonight?"
"Huh? So you were waiting for me here! Did he ask you to come and speak on his behalf?"
"No, my second brother didn't tell me anything. He's always been cold to others except you, so why would he tell me all that nonsense? I wanted to plead with you on his behalf because I don't want you to quarrel or have conflicts, so as not to hurt your feelings."
Shen Wantang smiled brightly, not even a hint of gloom from yesterday's incident. "No, the relationship between your second brother and I can't be damaged by such a small matter. After all, our foundation is still very solid."
But she still did not agree to let Gu Qianhan come back to sleep.
Seeing how cheerful she was, Gu Qianning didn't care whether she agreed or not. As long as she wasn't really angry with her second brother, that would be enough. She would go and scold her second brother and ask him to plead for mercy himself. It would definitely work.
She happily took Shen Wantang's hand and said mysteriously, "Sister-in-law has been particularly interested in you recently. Do you know why?"
"why?"
"I overheard it from my mother. She's afraid you'll give birth to the Duke's eldest grandson before she does!"
Shen Wantang was stunned: "The eldest grandson?"
"Yes, you don't know, according to our Gu family's ancestral precepts, the title and family property must be passed down to the eldest son and grandson of the direct line. It can also be passed down to the next generation. As long as the new generation is outstanding and capable of shouldering the responsibility of the family's rise and fall, they can become the next head of the family!"
Shen Wantang pondered, "You mean, if I give birth to a legitimate grandson, my eldest brother might not inherit the title, and the title will fall to the next generation? Your second brother and I might also have a child who becomes the heir of the Duke's Mansion?"
"Yes, that's what it means!"
Shen Wantang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Then Meng Yunlan is really worrying too much."
She had never thought about children at all.
What's more, even if she and Gu Qianhan had a child, the child would probably not inherit the title of Duke, but the throne.
Gu Qianning certainly knew what Shen Wantang was talking about.
Gu Qianhan is about to rebel. If he fails, the Gu family will be wiped out, and all the titles and the title of eldest grandson will no longer exist. Shen Wantang will not compete with Meng Yunlan for these things at all.
If successful, the Gu family will be transformed into the royal family of Dafeng, Gu Qianhan will ascend the throne and become emperor, Shen Wantang and his children will be princes, and there is no point in fighting for the prince of the Duke's Mansion now.
Unfortunately, she knew all these things, but Meng Yunlan didn't. She was trying every means to prevent Shen Wantang from getting pregnant!
"Oh, by the way, Atang, you have to be careful about my eldest sister-in-law's cousin. My eldest sister-in-law let her live in the Duke's Mansion. Her motives must be not simple. She never let her cousin live here before. Maybe she wants to use her cousin to alienate you and my second brother!"
Shen Wantang smiled. Gu Qianning was quite perceptive and guessed the truth right away.
"Don't worry, that Miss Qiao looks down on your second brother."
"What? She still looks down on my second brother?"
"Yes, she has her eyes on your eldest brother."
Gu Qianning's expression turned somewhat grim. "Sure enough, she still hasn't given up! She came to the mansion before, and her eyes were all glued to Big Brother. Later, she was driven away by Big Sister-in-law and not allowed to come for several years. I thought she had given up now, so Big Sister-in-law allowed her to stay in the mansion. It turns out that she still misses Big Brother!"
"Don't worry, Meng Yunlan is not a pushover. She won't let her cousin take advantage of this. She kept Qiao Zhiyu just to deal with me."
Gu Qianning nodded: "That's right, sister-in-law has many ways to guard against people. Besides, brother is not the kind of person who is obsessed with lust. He is devoted to his official duties and would not be interested in Qiao Zhiyu."
"Ah."
"Oh, and second brother, you don't have to worry about him. Qiao Zhiyu will never be in his eyes. If she dares to get close to him, he will definitely make her suffer! Qiao Zhiyu must have heard of his reputation for being cold and ruthless. If she had any brains, she would stay away from him and not ask for trouble."
Shen Wantang raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Well, I'm not worried about that."
Seeing that she trusted her second brother so much, Gu Qianning was relieved: "Okay, then you can do your thing. I'm leaving. Call me if you need anything."
Shen Wantang nodded, saw her off, then returned to her desk and continued writing her complaint.
On the other side, Gu Qianning took the maid to the front yard.
She rarely came to the front yard on weekdays because this was where Gu Rongchang and Gu Qianling handled official business and discussed matters with their staff. There were only men in the place, no women.
Now that the front yard is occupied by Gu Qianhan, Gu Rongchang has no choice but to go to the east yard to handle official business, while Gu Qianling will go to the west yard.
Now, she stood in front of the first door in the front yard and realized that the doors and walls here were so high and thick. The three doors were arranged in sequence, exuding an inexplicable sense of solemn oppression.
It turns out that the construction of the gate wall in the front yard of my house is so knowledgeable!
The guard has been replaced and is not the same person from yesterday.
Gu Qianning glanced at the guard and was about to step in.
"Miss, please stop. The Second Young Master has ordered that the study is a restricted area and no one is allowed in!"
Gu Qianning immediately glared: "Is this young lady an idler? Get out of my way, I want to go in and find that idiot Gu Qianhan!"
The guard did not give way and he stood guarding the door motionlessly, but he could not help but complain in his heart that the eldest lady was probably the first one who dared to call the second young master a fool.
"Miss, I didn't say 'No entry for outsiders'. It was the Second Young Master who said it. He's meeting a very important guest. You really can't go in."