Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 664: Establishing the Image of a Good Father-in-law

Shen Wantang smiled at Mrs. Gu and was about to step forward, but her hand was still held by Gu Qianhan. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at him, signaling him to let go quickly.

Gu Qianhan still didn't let go. He took Shen Wantang forward and knelt on the cushion with her before letting go.

Nanny Chang brought the tea. Gu Qianhan took it first to test whether it was hot or not, then handed it to Shen Wantang and took another one for herself: "Here is the tea for father."

Shen Wantang also raised the teacup, a smile on her face, and said crisply, "Tea for father."

A gentle look appeared on the stern face of the Duke of Zhenguo, Gu Rongchang: "Okay!"

He drank tea and gave a greeting gift.

Shen Wantang smiled and thanked him, then took the other cup of tea from Gu Qianhan and said to Madam Gu together with Gu Qianhan, "Serve tea to mother."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "Oh, good, good, good boy!"

She first took Shen Wantang's tea and took a sip, then took her son's.

Then she also gave a greeting gift.

Shen Wantang naturally thanked her with a smile and handed the gifts to Nanny Yan.

The next step is to meet the peers and juniors in the Duke’s Mansion.

Shen Wantang recognized all of them. After all, she had seen all of them in her previous life. Gu Qianning was naturally a must-see. She had also seen her elder brother Gu Qianling and elder sister-in-law Meng Yunlan. There were also the illegitimate sons and daughters in the mansion, as well as the cousins who had been staying at the Duke's Mansion for the past two years. Shen Wantang had even seen them all and had even given them gifts in her previous life.

She didn't expect that she would give it to him again in this life.

After greeting each other, Mrs. Gu smiled and told Shen Wantang to go back and rest, and everyone in the room went back to their own courtyards.

Only Gu Rongchang and Mrs. Gu were left in the room.

Gu Rongchang couldn't help but stroke his beard. "That bastard has become a completely different person. He's so protective of his wife that it's unbearable to watch! If someone didn't know better, they'd think we were some kind of jackals or tigers, ready to eat his wife, and he wouldn't even let go!"

Mrs. Gu drank her tea in high spirits, because her second son's smooth marriage finally put an end to a big worry for her. She had always been worried about Gu Qianhan, fearing that he would be too arrogant and look down on everyone, and that he would never get married in this life.

She said slowly, "This is the wife he asked for, so of course he has to protect her. Didn't you see how much more respectable he became after marrying her? I think she's great."

Gu Rongchang nodded. "He's a bit human, but not much. The little humanity he shows is only for his wife. He's still a jerk towards me."

Mrs. Gu didn't care about the matter between the father and son. As the saying goes, even a fair judge finds it difficult to judge family affairs, and as a woman, it would be even more difficult for her to judge the case between the father and son.

She talked about another thing: "Qianhan sent someone to tell me early in the morning that his wife thought Nanny Yan was good, so she kept her in their courtyard to serve."

Gu Rongchang was bewildered: "Madam Yan?"

"Oh, look at your memory. She's the stern-faced nanny the old lady gave me when we got married!"

"Oh, her!"

Gu Rongchang came back to his senses, slightly surprised. "The new bride actually likes Nanny Yan? Impossible? She must have accepted her out of respect for you, her mother-in-law, right?"

Madam Gu glared at him, "What nonsense! I'm not some wicked mother-in-law who'd force her way into the new bride's life and cause her trouble! This time, the new bride really chose him herself!"

Gu Rongchang began stroking his beard again. "It's strange. There are few people in the whole mansion who like Nanny Yan, but the new daughter-in-law does. Can she control Nanny Yan?"

Madam Gu had met Shen Wantang several times. She nodded and said, "I think she should be able to. Although her family background is not high, she is very good at dealing with people. Otherwise, Qianhan would not have insisted on marrying her. If she can even control Qianhan, then she should be able to handle Nanny Yan as well. Don't you say, this new bride is finally married!"

Gu Rongchang glanced at her and said, "You seem quite happy."

Madam Gu didn't hide it. "Of course. My daughter-in-law is willing to take the initiative to ask for my nanny. It proves that she trusts me and has no defenses against me. If she were someone with ulterior motives, why would she be willing to accept the nanny of her mother-in-law? They all bring someone they know well!"

Gu Rongchang raised his eyebrows: "Then do you want to ask Nanny Yan to find out what's going on with Qianhan and pass on a message to you?"

Mrs. Gu glared at him this time. "Why would I do such a thankless task when I'm full? What would happen if my daughter-in-law found out? It would be even worse if Qianhan found out. He would definitely tear my house apart!"

Gu Rongchang sighed, "Well, I thought we had an extra spy, but it's all for nothing! Also, with Nanny Yan's stubbornness, I'm afraid she wouldn't do anything to betray her master."

Madam Gu said confidently, "We don't need any spies at all. With a new wife, Qianhan will definitely be different. I've noticed that he's become much more sensible since the marriage was finalized! Besides, don't you think everything has been going well for us recently? This new wife is very prosperous!"

Gu Rongchang: "I don't think so."

He still felt that his son did not take him seriously at all. In fact, his son seemed to disregard the emperor and the prince. He robbed the prince of several profitable properties. Not only that, he even robbed the home of Liu Gelao.

His good son, who originally had a pure heart and disdain for money and power, now robs people of their money and power, just like a bandit!

If his son had not married seriously, he would have thought that his son was crazy, had no intention of living a good life, and was planning to rebel!

He had no way to tell his wife about his worries, for fear that if he did, his wife would become frightened too.

He could only clean up the mess for his son in secret, and complained to the emperor and the prince about his son's rebelliousness every day in order to reduce their suspicion of his son.

Originally, the emperor and the crown prince were only suspicious of him and the eldest son. Now, the second son attracted all the attention for him and the eldest son, so that the emperor began to be suspicious of the second son.

Gu Rongchang was not afraid of being suspected of himself and his eldest son, because he knew that although he and his eldest son liked to fight for power, they still had a bottom line and were rational, and would not cross the line. Even if the emperor was suspicious, it would be in vain.

But Gu Qianhan is different, he has no bottom line! When he gets crazy, he will grab everything!

If the emperor suspected Gu Qianhan, he would be right! It was definitely a crime of treason!

Gu Rongchang was scratching his head in worry. He wanted to talk to Shen Wantang alone and ask her to restrain Gu Qianhan, but he felt that the little girl had just married and as a father-in-law, he really shouldn't say such things.

Forget it, let’s talk about it later!

First establish the image of a good father-in-law, so that the daughter-in-law feels that he treats her like his own daughter, and then he will ask her to discipline his son in the future, right?