Chapter 116: Climbing the Wall

Besides, Shen Wan returned to Qingyi Garden, took a comfortable hot bath, and prepared to go to bed.

Yinchuan came in from outside, holding a lantern in her hand. It was the one that Xie Jingyu and Shen Li were fighting over. Shanhu asked, "How come this lantern is in your hand?"

Yin Chuan walked up to Chen Wan holding the lantern and said, "When I came back, the prince just happened to be riding back. He asked me to bring this lantern to the young lady, so I brought it back."

How could there be such a big brother like this? He snatched the lantern for Princess Jiangling and finally brought it back to her.

Of course, Chen Wan knew that it must have been Princess Jiangling who asked him to bring it back, but his elder brother was stupid enough to actually bring it back.

But this lantern is really beautiful. When Yinchuan handed it to her, Chen Wan began to admire it. Yinchuan said, "The prince of Zhaoping sent the eldest lady back to the mansion before leaving."

It was time to return home, so Chen Wan asked Yin Chuan to take the lantern down and put it away, and give it to Chen Li tomorrow, so that he could bring it to Princess Jiangling.

After visiting the lanterns all night, almost falling into the water, and being assassinated, he was exhausted and almost fell asleep on the bed.

I slept very soundly and woke up half an hour later than usual, feeling refreshed when I woke up.

After breakfast, Chen Wan took Shanhu to pay their respects to the old lady. As they walked around the screen and entered the house, Yun asked, "Did you almost fall into the water at the Lantern Festival last night?"

Shen Wan thought that no one would know about this, but she didn't expect it to spread to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and spread so quickly.

Shen Wan said, “I was hit by someone on the bridge, but luckily Prince Jingbei saved me.”

Chen Wu said, "I heard that Prince Jingbei saved you, so you left quickly, right?"

Shen Wan glanced at Shen Wu and said, "Third sister is really well-informed."

Chen Wu said, "The third young lady from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion happened to see you fall into the water, and she told me about it."

The Third Young Lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion...

Shen Wan's eyes grew colder. She fell from the bridge yesterday, seemingly accidentally, but the force of the person who pushed her was not small, and it seemed more like she did it on purpose. She was already a little suspicious, and now when she heard about the third lady from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, Shen Wan suspected that the person who pushed her into the water was sent by the third lady from the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.

The third lady of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion is not a broad-minded person, otherwise she would not say that she is stingy in public and take her anger out on Miss Zhao. Shen Wan has reason to suspect that it was her.

The Second Madam put down the teacup in her hand and said, "You almost fell into the water. Why did Prince Jingbei leave without accompanying you to visit the lantern festival?"

Shen Wan raised an eyebrow and said, "Last night, the emperor went out of the palace to enjoy the lanterns and was assassinated. Didn't Second Aunt hear about this?"

If Shen Wan hadn't told me about this, the Second Madam really wouldn't have known about it.

Chen Wu asked, "What does this have to do with the Prince of Jingbei?"

Shen Wan said, "Prince Jingbei is rushing to protect the emperor."

These people grabbed Xie Jingyu and rescued her and left quickly. They were telling her mother in a roundabout way that Xie Jingyu didn't take her seriously. Shen Wan saw through this secret thought at a glance.

With one word "protect the emperor", they all stopped their movements.

No matter how important Shen Wan's safety is, it is not as important as the emperor. Xie Jingyucheng rushed to rescue Shen Wan and then rushed to protect the emperor. He was very busy.

No one mentioned the matter again. Shen Wu and Shen Yao told the old lady about the interesting things at the Lantern Festival. Shen Wan listened for a while, found it boring, and prepared to go back.

As a result, at this time, a maid came in and whispered a few words in the old lady's ear. The old lady looked at Shen Wan and asked, "Were you assassinated last night with the Prince of Jingbei?"

Poor Yun, her mood was so up and down.

How could he go out of the house to visit a lantern festival and end up falling into the water and being assassinated?

If Chen Wan hadn't been sitting here peacefully, Yun would have been really scared.

Shen Wan said, "I don't know who tried to assassinate the Prince of Jingbei. One of the assassins escaped, and the rest were killed."

The emperor's assassination outside the palace could not be concealed, so it was even more impossible to conceal the assassination of Xie Jingyu, otherwise the news would not have reached the Duke Dingguo's Mansion so quickly.

Yun was worried, "Who did I offend?"

Xie Jingyu didn't even recognize Xiahou Yi, the third prince of Beiyue, so there was no question of offending him.

But Xie Jingyu is the prince of Jingbei and will inherit the title in the future. He is destined to be the enemy of Beiyue, but Xiahou Yi is targeting Xie Jingyu now, and Shen Wan can't understand it.

Shen Wan shook her head, "Prince Jingbei is very skilled in martial arts, mother, don't worry, he will be fine."

The fourth lady laughed and said, "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already praising your future husband like this. Aren't you ashamed?"

Shen Wan, “…”

She was not ashamed at first, but when the Fourth Madam said this, Shen Wan's face turned red with anger.

Although that guy has a bad temper, his martial arts and strategy are obvious to all. She didn't help him brag, so why did he say that about her?

Thinking of Shen Ji and Shen Li praising Xie Jingyu, Yun Shi was no longer worried.

Afraid that he would still tease her, Shen Wan sat for a moment and then got up and left.

She first went to the front yard and gave the lantern to Chen Li. Chen Li said, "It's for you, why are you giving it back to Big Brother?"

Shen Wan said, "Big brother snatched it for the future big sister-in-law, how can I want it?"

Chen Li said, "You two are being so polite to each other, and I'm stuck in the middle and in a difficult position."

Shen Wan handed the lantern forward, "To Princess Jiangling."

Chen Li said, "You should take it. If you hadn't sent your brother-in-law away, my eldest brother wouldn't have been able to grab the lantern."

Shen Wan, “…???”

She sent Xie Jingyu away?

Where did this come from?

Shen Wan looked at Shen Li with a bewildered expression. Shen Li said, "My brother-in-law and I were fighting for the lanterns, but he got them all. When he saw you leaving, he didn't bother to take the lanterns and quickly chased after you."

After a pause, Shen Li whispered, "Big brother, no matter how you look at it, your brother-in-law has the potential to be henpecked."

Shen Wan, “…”

Chen Wan looked at Chen Li and said, "Brother, you should see a doctor for your eyes."

Xie Jingyu is henpecked?

The sun is likely to be bigger when it rises from the west.

Shen Wan handed the lantern to Shen Li, and Shen Li said, "I can't send it to her."

Chen Wan was so disappointed that he said, "If you can't get through the main gate, can't you climb over the wall?"

Shen Li, “…”

My sister is such a well-behaved lady, but she actually has such unconventional ideas.

Chen Li asked, "Did the Prince of Jingbei climb over the wall to look for you?"

Shen Wan was so angry that he stamped his feet.

She gave advice to her eldest brother, and he actually thought this way about her.

After glaring at Shen Li, Shen Wan left angrily.

However, what made her even angrier was that as soon as she returned to Qingyi Garden and reached the bead curtain, the window opened and a figure jumped in.

If it’s not Xie Jingyu, then who else could it be?

Shen Wan, “…”

The corners of Shen Wan's mouth twitched continuously.

She encouraged her elder brother to climb over the wall, and the next moment her own wall was climbed over by someone else.

Shen Wan blushed, "You, how could you..."

"I came to give you earrings."

Xie Jingyu opened his palm, and it was the one she had lost.

A flash of joy flashed across Shen Wan's face, "You can give the earrings to my eldest brother."

Xie Jingyu chuckled, "Don't you dislike walking?"

Shen Wan, “…”

What a good memory this guy has.

She complained to her eldest brother that it was too tiring to walk to the outer courtyard to find him, and he remembered it. But for just an earring, her eldest brother would not call her to the front courtyard, so he could just send a maid to bring it to her.