Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 495 - 253: Lan Xiang Is Missing (Part 2)

Gu Fangzi never dreamed that the message the old woman brought back was: Lan Xiang had left!

"Madam Li, who is in charge of training and distributing the inner court servants, has taken all the maids who are over eighteen and not yet matched with someone out to get married. Several young stewards from the manors who were newly promoted have reached the age to take a wife, and the maids were taken to be well matched with them. Miss Lan Xiang was also taken away. They said that the vacancies will be properly filled in the next few days..."

"Bang!" With a crisp sound, Gu Fangzi smashed the teacup in her hand to pieces and rose to her feet, running towards the main courtyard.

Lan Xiang was actually taken away without a sound or a whisper!

At this moment, Gu Fangzi realized how important Lan Xiang was to her heart! She had served her for so many years, and now she was gone without a trace! Who could have done something so absolute?

Without a second thought, Gu Fangzi pinned the blame on Sang Wan, rushing into the main courtyard and kneeling beside Mrs. Wang while hugging her and crying, "Auntie! Auntie, please help me, please help me out!"

Mrs. Wang was startled by her action and quickly took her arm, saying, "What’s wrong? What happened? Don’t panic, take your time to tell me!" She then urgently ordered Xiuchun, Xiuli, and others to help her up.

Twisting away and refusing to stand, Gu Fangzi raised her tear-stained pretty face, clutching Mrs. Wang’s clothing as if grasping a lifeline, "Auntie, Auntie! Lan Xiang is gone! Lan Xiang has been taken away! She is the only maid that agrees with me, our master-servant relationship has been built over so many years, I cannot bear to part with her, please auntie, help me save her!"

"Lan Xiang?" Mrs. Wang was taken aback and hastily asked, "Who is so bold? Who dares to take Lan Xiang away by force!"

Gu Fangzi could only cry, stammering through the events of the morning and the news from the old woman in her courtyard.

Mrs. Wang trembled with anger, saying, "I knew about taking the older maids out of the house to be matched with someone, but I never thought Madam Li would be so bold, even daring to forcibly take away your main maid, she’s crossed the line!"

Mrs. Wang was fuming with anger and was about to send for Madam Li, but Gu Fangzi pulled on her sleeve with tears, saying, "Auntie, I’m afraid it’s useless to find Madam Li! No matter what, Madam Li is just a servant, she wouldn’t have the audacity!"

Mrs. Wang’s eyebrows raised, even more enraged, she slapped the tea table with her hand and stood up angrily, "Let’s go, to Ningyuan!"

If Madam Li dares not, then somebody else does! Besides Sang Wan, Mrs. Wang could not think of anyone else in the house who dared to do such a thing.

A group of people, brimming with murderous intent, arrived at Ningyuan. Sang Wan had just finished dealing with the household affairs and had not had a few sips from the cup of tea in her hand when a little maid rushed in to report, "The family head is here!"

Sang Wan hurriedly went out to greet them, along with Mrs. Li, Liu Ya, Xingzhi, and others. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Mrs. Wang had never come to Ningyuan before, at least not since Sang Wan’s marriage into the family. Usually, a message would be delivered by a maid, and at most, for serious matters, Mrs. Jiang would come. This was the first time she had ever come over.

A bad premonition suddenly rose in Sang Wan’s heart.

Seeing Gu Fangzi with red eyes and tear streaks beside Mrs. Wang made her heart leap even more violently.

"Mother! If there’s anything, you could have just sent for your daughter-in-law, why trouble yourself to come all this way!" Sang Wan hurried forward with a smile, attempting to support Mrs. Wang.

"Hmph!" Mrs. Wang coldly brushed off Sang Wan’s hand, continuing to walk straight in without stopping, coldly saying, "You are the lady of the house, the family head, I cannot afford such courtesy from you!"

Everyone was greatly surprised by this, and those who followed, such as Mrs. Jiang, Xiuchun, and others, lowered their eyes and kept their composure as if they saw nothing, while all the maids and old women in Ningyuan changed color. Sang Wan was even more shocked; she was simultaneously astonished, embarrassed, and ashamed, not knowing what had happened to make Mrs. Wang so angry.

"Madam, let’s go inside! There must be some misunderstanding, please don’t panic later on, and don’t get angry. When the family head asks, just explain yourself clearly, understand? Otherwise, outsiders will benefit for nothing!" Mrs. Li, seeing Sang Wan’s face alternating between red and pale and her dazed stunned look, quickly stepped forward to support her and whispered urgently.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, Madam Li, I understand," Sang Wan said with a bit of warmth in her heart, quickly catching up with the pace.

Mrs. Li gestured for Liu Ya to come over and instructed, "You go personally and find a reliable person to urgently call the young master back!"

"Yes!" Liu Ya nodded immediately and ran off.

By the time Sang Wan entered the house, Mrs. Wang was already sitting upright, with Gu Fangzi and Mrs. Jiang standing behind her, one on each side, while Xiuchun and others were all standing to the side in respectful silence, leaving the large hall dead quiet.

Sang Wan only brought Mrs. Li and Xingzhi into the room, leaving the rest of the maids standing silently far away down the corridor.

"Mother..., I wonder what brings you here today?" Sang Wan stepped forward and knelt to give a respectful bow.

"You’re asking me? You should ask yourself what good deeds you’ve done first!" Mrs. Wang said sharply, "Miss Wan, the incident with your uncle from your natal family has passed, let’s pretend nothing happened, do you agree?"

Sang Wan quickly responded, "Mother, your magnanimity in not pursuing the matter is deeply appreciated; naturally, I agree!"

"Is that so?" Mrs. Wang sneered, "If that’s the case, why did you seek revenge the moment you turned around? Fang’er has told me before that she was afraid you might suspect she was involved in that matter and wouldn’t be happy with her. I assured her with all my heart, I said Miss Wan is always sensible and generous, not foolish at all, and told her not to worry! But it turns out you did just that! These past few days I saw you say and do nothing, I thought you had really put it behind you, but now I know you had plans all along! Lan Xiang has been serving Fangzi since she was a child, their bond is not merely that of master and servant. Forcing Lan Xiang away is clearly cutting off Fangzi’s right arm! She is the only person Fangzi truly gets along with; why must you do this!"