Chapter 255 - Sang Wan’s Retort (1/2)

“Mother, what are you talking about? I… I don’t understand what you mean!” Sang Wan looked at Wang Shi while feeling puzzled.

“Lan Xiang? Lan Xiang is missing?” Sang Wan asked in surprise, “How can a living person go missing? Could she be taking a stroll in the flower garden?”

“Sister Sang Wan!” Gu Fangzi went forward to tug on her sleeves and pleaded, “Without your permission, how would Servant Li have the guts to take Lan Xiang away? Please return Lan Xiang to me! I beg you!”

Gu Fangzi was crying and tugging at the same time, causing Sang Wan to feel dizzy and she asked with a frown, “What exactly happened? You’ve got to tell me clearly!”

Gu Fangzi only cried and pleaded, and couldn’t say it clearly. Upon seeing that, Wang Shi became even more furious and she said resentfully, “Fang’er has already spoken humbly. Sang Wan, I’m sure that however much anger you have towards her should have dissipated by now!”

Nanny Li could no longer watch anymore. After she signalled to Zhide with her eyes, the two of them forcibly pulled Gu Fangzi back. Nanny Li said with a smile, “Don’t be anxious! Nothing will be resolved by being anxious! You have got to explain clearly!”

Nanny Li turned to Wang Shi and said with a smile, “Miss, please don’t blame Young Mistress anymore. Even I am unsure what has happened to Lan Xiang.”

“I’m afraid so. Don’t talk too much and just stand by the side!” Wang Shi still showed respect towards Nanny Li. When she talked to Nanny Li, she sounded warm despite looking cold.

Nanny Li knew that she was no longer allowed to speak. Otherwise, her face would be lost if Wang Shi blew-up! Moreover, since Wang Shi had said that, it meant that she would not believe her no matter what she said. Instead, she might even get angrier if she helped Sang Wan.

“Yes, Miss.” Nanny LI nodded her head and stood at the side.

“Young Mistress.” When Nanny Jiang saw that Gu Fangzi had been pulled aside and was not crying as badly as before, she explained everything and said, “Young Mistress, you should send someone to call back Servant Li and Lan Xiang! After all, Lan Xiang has served Miss Gu for so many years. If you suddenly sent her away, no one can stand that!”

Sang Wan froze for a moment. What Servant Li had done was a usual practice of the household. After Servant Li had reported to her, she nodded her head and allowed her to proceed. However, she had not expected Lan Xiang to be included in the list as well! Otherwise, she naturally wouldn’t have allowed it. Still, Servant Li definitely would not have the guts either. So who could it have been? Shi Fengju?

Sang Wan’s mouth tasted bitter. If it had really been Shi Fengju, then Wang Shi and Gu Fangzi had come to stir up trouble with the right person! Hadn’t Shi Fengju done so for her? In the end, she was the cause of it!

She looked at Nanny Jiang in disbelief. Surely an experienced and earnest person like her would not believe that this was her doing, right?

“As if I’d wait for her to call them back?” Wang Shi said with a sneer, “She couldn’t wait to stall for time! I’ve already sent someone to stop them! Sang Wan, what do you have to say? Without your permission, how would Servant Li have the guts? She even dared to take Lan Xiang away without letting Fang’er know!”

Sang Wan’s lips moved but was at a loss for words. She was disappointed to find that she had nothing to say.

Her mother-in-law was getting more and more aggressive with her words nowadays. She had no way to refute her, and she did not want to anyway. She knew that Servant Li was definitely not brave enough, so someone must have instigated her. Could she simply shift the blame onto Shi Fengju?

Whether or not her mother-in-law believed her, her mother-in-law would only feel more disgusted and furious if she did that. As a wife, criticizing her husband was definitely something her mother-in-law could not tolerate! Moreover, Shi Fengju had done it for her sake. She wouldn’t plead innocent and shift all the blame onto him.

“So you’ve got nothing to say!” Wang Shi sneered. “Sang Wan, you are getting bolder and bolder! How dare you show your pettiness just because Shi Fengju dotes on you! I’m sure there’s no other household with a daughter-in-law like you who is intolerant of others!”

Sang Wan clenched her fists tightly and her body trembled. Wang Shi’s words were like knives that kept stabbing at her heart and leaving her drenched in blood.

“Old Mistress!” A middle-aged woman came in and paid respects to Wang Shi before saying remorsefully, “Servant Li took Lan Xiang to some country house. I didn’t manage to stop her in the city so I’ve sent people to various country houses to search…”

Gu Fangzi, who had been sobbing with her head hung low, suddenly looked up at Wang Shi with deep worries. “Aunt…”

“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely bring Lan Xiang back!” Wang Shi frowned and waved her hand. “You’re dismissed! If you can’t even get such a simple thing done, why do I need you? Search for them and bring them here!”

The woman acknowledged and soon left.

Wang Shi turned her head and glared at Sang Wan. “If anything happens to Lan Xiang, tell me how I should punish you, Sang Wan!”