Chapter 159 Catching an adulterer

Normally, everyone would meet in Shou'an Hall when they had something to do, but now they were meeting in Haitang Courtyard, and the other three houses were a little uncomfortable with it.

But since Chen Wan was returning home for the first time after her marriage, they had to come.

After Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu finished offering tea, the second master said to Shen Ji, "I still have some things to do in the government office, so I'll leave first."

The others also dispersed.

It would be better if they left, because if they stayed they wouldn't be able to talk freely. But not long after, Xie Jingyu was called to the study by Shen Ji, leaving Shen Wan to accompany Yun.

The mother and daughter were talking in private, and Yun asked Chen Wan, "Are you still used to living in the Jingbei Palace?"

Shen Wan's ears flushed and he nodded slightly.

Yun smiled and said, "What about the other people in the Jingbei Palace? Are they as harmonious as the rumors say?"

Shen Wan, “…”

How can rumors be believed?

Shen Wan didn't dare tell Yun and Shen Ji about the abortion drug in the gold bracelet given by the old lady, so as not to make them angry and worried.

Chen Wan said, "The old ladies of the Jingbei Palace love my husband and me. They gave me an especially generous gift when they offered tea yesterday."

"That's good."

Yun smiled and sent the maid away.

Chen Wan was curious about what Yun was going to say to her, and she heard Yun say, "Mother knows that Prince Jingbei likes you, but you must not take advantage of your favor and become arrogant, and you must not slap Prince Jingbei in the face casually."

Shen Wan, “……!!!”

How did her mother know that she had slapped Xie Jingyu in the face?!

Shen Wan's face flushed, "How did mother know?"

"Your father told mother."

“…”

How did my father know?!

Chen Wan wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

Yun had wanted to remind Shen Wan about this matter a long time ago. Don't hit a man's face casually. Even if it's flirting, if you hit him wrongly, it might really lead to a breakup. Before they got married, Yun was afraid that Shen Wan would be too shy, so she didn't tell her. But if she didn't tell her, she was afraid that Shen Wan would do the same thing again, so she could only remind her.

Yun looked at Shen Wan, who wanted to crawl into the ground, and nodded with a red face, "Daughter knows."

The mother and daughter talked in private for a while, and then left Haitang Courtyard.

The old lady was ill and couldn't serve tea, but she should still go visit her, even though she might not be happy to see her.

As Chen Wan expected, she couldn't even enter the old lady's inner room. Mother Sun came out and said, "Today is the day when the second aunt is getting married and returning home. The old lady was worried that the disease would pass away and she disappeared."

This couldn't be something the old lady would say. Mother Sun chose her words carefully herself.

The old lady didn't want to see Chen Wan, and Chen Wan didn't want to see her either, but she just couldn't do anything that would give people a chance to talk about her, so it was best not to see her.

Shen Wan looked towards the inner room and said, "Let grandma recover well. I will come back to pay my respects to her in a few days."

After bowing towards the inner room, Chen Wan and Yun left Shou'an Hall.

As the two walked towards the garden, Yun said, "Mother and your father checked for the puppet, but they couldn't find it."

Shen Wan said, “It can’t be found.”

How can you be so sure...

Just as Yun was about to ask, Shen Wan leaned over to her ear and whispered something. After hearing this, Yun was so angry that her whole body trembled.

Stitching dolls and cursing Chen Wan were not as good as the old lady cursing herself. She pretended to be sick and put the blame on Chen Wan, which made Yun angry. No elder would harm the younger generation like this. Yun was so angry that she felt dizzy.

"Mom, don't get yourself sick from anger..."

Shen Wan helps Yun to calm down.

Yun said angrily, "The Jingbei Palace is harmonious, but the Dingguo Palace is so chaotic, and they are throwing shame in front of the Jingbei Prince."

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion did not give Chen Wan face, but instead embarrassed Chen Wan's people. Yun was very angry.

Chen Wan wanted to say a few words to comfort Yun, but was afraid to say too much. Yun was worried about her safety in the Jingbei Palace, so she could only keep her mouth shut.

Shen Wan said, "Once the family is divided, these dirty things will naturally disappear."

But it is not easy to split up the family.

Yun Shi couldn't bear to pour cold water on Chen Wan. She patted her hand gently and was about to speak when a maid came running over, "Madam, something bad has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

There is no peace after getting married, and there is no peace after returning home.

Yun was furious. "What happened again?"

The maid swallowed hard, pointing in the direction of the fourth room, and said, "The Second Young Master and the Fourth Young Mistress were having an affair over there, and were caught by the Fourth Young Master. They started fighting, and the Fourth Young Master hit his head on a rock and fainted..."

Yun, “……!!!”

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion is constantly losing face, isn't it?!

Yun felt that both she and Shen Ji could not hold their heads up in front of their son-in-law.

Yun was in charge of the household affairs, and since such a scandal had occurred in the mansion, she had to intervene and immediately walked over there.

Shen Wan didn't expect that there would be such a surprise on the day she returned home.

The old lady used herself to plot against her, deliberately not allowing her to marry properly. However, Chen Wan was not satisfied with taking advantage of the situation, so she left Chen An in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and asked him to keep an eye on Qu Yan and Shen Xun, in order to expose their affair.

I thought Chen An would stay in Duke Dingguo's Mansion for a while, but I didn't expect the two of them to be so impatient. I didn't expect the person who caught the adulterer was Chen Xun. It must be Chen An's arrangement, otherwise it would be too coincidental.

After Yun walked away a little, Shen Wan just raised her foot to follow her. She followed directly. Yun would not let her join in the fun.

From a distance, Shen Wan saw the Second Madam and the Fourth Madam coming this way.

Shen Xun's face was pale, and he stood there at a loss. Shen Xun was lying on the ground, covered in blood. There was so much blood that Shen Wan even doubted whether Shen Xun was still alive.

Seeing her son fall to the ground, the Fourth Madam's face was completely bloodless. She almost rushed over and hugged Chen Xun who was lying on the ground, "Xun'er, don't scare me, don't scare me..."

"Doctor! Imperial physician!"

"Call the doctor!"

Shen Xun didn't react at all.

The Second Madam was also terrified by this scene. Chen Xun was the only child of the Fourth House and the lifeblood of the Fourth Master and the Fourth Madam.

The Second Wife usually couldn't bear to scold her son, but now she hit him directly, "How could I have given birth to such a bastard like you!"

Shen Xun also knew that he had caused a big disaster and was trembling with fear.

Behind the rockery over there, Qu Yan, who was shivering for a long time and couldn't put on her skirt properly, was even more frightened.

The Second Madam knew she was behind the rockery, so she rushed over, dragged Qu Yan out, and slapped her in the face, slapping her again and again, cursing harshly:

"You restless creature! I told you not to seduce my son! What sin did our Duke Dingguo Mansion commit to marry you into our family?"

She really is good at making excuses for her son and putting all the blame on Qu Yan.

The Fourth Madam wanted to skin Qu Yan and Shen Xun alive, but saving Shen Xun's life was the most important thing at the moment.

The two maids helped Chen Xun up from the ground. There was blood all over the floor. The Fourth Lady felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife and her legs were weak. The two maids couldn't support her and almost carried her away.

The Second Madam slapped Qu Yan more than a dozen times. Yun Shi couldn't bear to watch and wanted to stop her, but was stopped by Shen Wan.

Chen Xun is a shameless person, and Qu Yan is not a good person either. In the previous life, she and Young Master Qu killed her eldest brother and angered her mother to death. It was lucky that she did not add fuel to the fire. How could she let the Yun family stop the second wife?

Shen Wan dragged Yun away directly, but after a few steps, a maid ran over and said, "Madam, this is bad! The old lady has fainted!"