Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 721 Get in the car, I'll take you home

Shen Wantang ignored her and got off the carriage on her own.

She still had half of her goal to achieve, and hiding in the carriage was not an option.

The driver chose a good position, which happened to be on the road that Gu Qianling had to take when he got off work. She just needed to wait here.

Du Juan was standing under the eaves of a shop with Shen Wantang, holding an umbrella. Seeing Qiao Zhiyu still in the carriage and refusing to get out, she asked quietly, "Young Madam, is it okay if she doesn't get out?"

Shen Wantang deliberately stood outside the eaves, making sure the rain would soak the hem of her clothes. "It's okay. I don't need her to come down. I can still accomplish what I want to do. It's raining so hard, she can't run away. This chess piece is stable."

Du Juan was relieved and asked hurriedly, "You were not hurt just now, were you?"

Shen Wantang chuckled, "The carriage was broken down on purpose. I was naturally prepared, and Nanny Yan was protecting me. I wasn't even hurt."

At this moment, Nanny Yan had already found a shop assistant, gave him some money, and asked him to deliver a letter to the Duke's Mansion and then send a car to pick someone up.

Then, she returned to Shen Wantang's side and said, "Young Madam, the rain is so heavy, and the eldest young lady is the housekeeper. The carriage from the mansion won't be here for a while."

Shen Wantang stretched out his hand to rub the cold rain, and said nonchalantly: "Meng Yunlan had better be dragged away, don't let the carriage come to pick me up, otherwise, how can I stand here and wait for my brother to get off duty?"

Nanny Yan knew her plan very well, and naturally knew that she had deliberately asked the coachman to break the carriage. She was making a big move.

Nanny Yan couldn't help but look up at Shen Wantang, half of whose body was covered in the rain.

In the rain, no emotion could be seen on her flawless and beautiful face.

But as long as you stand next to her, you can feel the calm and powerful strength in her. It seems that there is no difficulty in this world that can defeat her, and she always has a way to resolve any unfavorable situation.

Nanny Yan could feel that when Shen Wantang first entered the Duke's Mansion, she acted modestly and low-key. She tolerated the occasional small losses, never fought back, and never mentioned to anyone the uncomfortable things that Meng Yunlan and Madam Gu had done.

Now, she also clearly felt that Shen Wantang's aura was fully released and she was unwilling to endure it any longer.

A smile could not help but appear on Nanny Yan's cold and fierce face. She herself had not expected that she had been an unwelcome nanny beside Madam Gu for most of her life, and now that she was about to be buried, she would follow such a powerful and scheming master.

After all, her life was not lived in vain.

Du Juan looked at Nanny Yan in surprise: "Hey, Nanny, why are you smiling? Is there something happy?"

Nanny Yan nodded. "Yes, I feel like even my old bones have become more youthful and energetic after following the young lady out for a ride!"

Du Juan looked puzzled. "Galloping? Isn't our carriage broken? It can't move forward. How can it gallop?"

Nanny Yan smiled faintly: "This carriage seems unable to move forward, but it is actually moving forward all the time."

Dujuan became more and more confused.

She couldn't understand the nanny's profound words, so she had to hold the umbrella high to cover Shen Wantang's upper body.

It doesn’t matter if your skirt gets wet, you can just change your clothes later. But your upper body must not get wet, otherwise you will catch a cold and it will be bad.

The sky grew darker and darker, and after a while, it was so dark that people could hardly be seen.

"Mammy, what time is it?"

"Replying to Madam, it is the hour of You."

Shen Wantang showed a mocking expression at the corner of his mouth: "Meng Yunlan really didn't send me a car, that's good!"

"If she knew the consequences of not sending me a car, would she be extremely regretful?"

"I've actually given her many chances, but unfortunately, she didn't seize them every time."

In the distance, a carriage came running towards them.

Nanny Yan immediately whispered, "Young Madam, the eldest son is off duty."

Shen Wantang smiled and curved her eyes: "Oh, here you are! Dujuan, go stop a car."

"Yes!"

"Remember, just pretend you don't know it's him. Tell us who he is and ask him to take us home. I'll definitely reward you handsomely."

"Yes."

Dujuan went forward to stop a car as she was told.

Shen Wantang couldn't hear what the people in the carriage said due to the heavy rain and thunder, but soon, the carriage curtain was lifted and Gu Qianling walked down.

He held her umbrella and walked quickly to her.

The surprise on Shen Wantang's face was just right: "Brother? Why is it you?"

"Sister-in-law, I heard from your maid that your carriage broke down."

"Yes, I don't know what happened, it suddenly broke down. But don't worry, big brother. Nanny Yan has already sent someone back to the mansion to deliver a message. A new carriage will be here to pick me up soon."

Gu Qianling couldn't help but frown.

He knew better than anyone when Shen Wantang left the Zhanshi Mansion. The fact that the carriage broke down on this road proved that she had been stranded here after leaving the Zhanshi Mansion.

Almost an hour had passed, and the mansion hadn't sent a carriage to pick her up yet.

"Sister-in-law, don't wait any longer. We're a family, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. Just get in my carriage and go back with me."

"Isn't this...not good?"

Gu Qianling glanced at her wet skirt, then quickly looked away: "There's nothing wrong with it. You are Qianhan's wife, and you are my sister. How can I leave you here alone? Get in the car, I'll take you home."

Shen Wantang chuckled, "Brother, you misunderstood. I'm not trying to avoid suspicion with you. I just want to say that I'm not alone. There's another person in the carriage. I'm afraid both of us will trouble you."

"Two people?"

Gu Qianling looked back and just saw a blue figure walking out of the carriage.

It’s Qiao Zhiyu.

He had forgotten all about her.

Qiao Zhiyu lifted her skirt and trotted from the carriage to Gu Qianling. She was surprised and delighted: "Brother-in-law, it's really you. That's great! We are saved!"

She didn't have an umbrella and didn't go under the eaves to hide from the rain. She deliberately stood in the heavy rain, letting the rain fall on her face and body.

She was betting that Gu Qianling was a soft-hearted person.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qianling raised the umbrella above her head to shield her from the rain.

Qiao Zhiyu smiled gently, she had made the right bet.

Her brother-in-law really couldn't bear to let her get wet in the rain, so she shared an umbrella with him!

"Let's all get on the carriage together!"

As Gu Qianling spoke, he first sent Qiao Zhiyu to his carriage.

When he turned around to pick up Shen Wantang, he saw Shen Wantang coming over protected by her maid.

"Thank you, brother."

Shen Wantang thanked him politely and got into the carriage.

Gu Qianling was the last one to come up. He was tall and had long legs. As soon as he came in, the spacious carriage suddenly became crowded.