Chapter 166 Protecting

The Second Lady questioned Chen Wan, but she didn't blush. The Princess loved Chen Wan and protected her, but Chen Wan couldn't stand it anymore.

The old lady asked, "You and the prince went to the Lin residence yesterday. Is old lady Lin still in good health?"

"good."

When mentioning the Lin Mansion, everyone thinks of the thirty-six loads of dowry that Old Madam Lin and Old Lady Lin gave to Chen Wan. They were all priceless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, which was really enviable.

Chen Wan is the daughter of Duke Dingguo Shen Ji. She has a maternal grandfather, the Yun family, who is rich enough to rival a country. Old Taifu Lin really loves her. With such a family background, even the emperor's princess may not be able to compare with her. What's more, the prince of their Jingbei Palace protects the prince's wife in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials, which makes others even more enviable.

Just as Shen Wan had just sat for a while, a little maid came in from outside, "Princess, the prince said that the Yun family is far away from the palace, so you should not waste time and leave early."

Shen Wan decisively stood up and left.

But before she even left the house, the Second Madam's voice reached her, "Is the Crown Prince's Consort going to the Yun family alone, or will the Crown Prince accompany her?"

The maid replied, "The prince will go with you."

The Second Lady looked at the Princess and said, "Sister-in-law, are you really not going to take care of it? The Yun family is of low status, and it is really detrimental to the status of the Crown Prince to be so close to the Yun family."

The second lady’s voice was not low, and Shen Wan was not far away, so he heard it clearly.

The anger surged straight to the top of my head.

I've never seen anyone so nosy.

Will you die if you don't mind other people's business?

Not only Chen Wan, the princess also felt that the second wife was too involved, "The Yun family is the princess's maternal family. Does marrying into our Jingbei Palace mean that the princess has to sever ties with her maternal family?"

"...That's not what I meant," said the Second Lady.

"I don't mean to ask the Crown Princess to sever ties with the Yun family. But isn't it normal for Yu'er to accompany the Crown Princess when she goes to her maternal grandparents' home for the first time after her marriage?" said the princess.

The Second Madam complained, "Why does the eldest sister-in-law always protect the Crown Prince's Consort?"

The princess said, "The Crown Prince's wife is my daughter-in-law. If I don't protect her, who should I protect?"

The second wife choked.

The old lady put down the half-drunk teacup in her hand and said, "It's right to protect your daughter-in-law, but you have to set the rules."

The princess smiled faintly and said, "When it is necessary to set rules, I will do so. I believe in Yu'er's judgment. He chose the princess himself, and the prince also approved of her. She is definitely not someone who does not understand the rules."

The princess didn't say much and just got up and left.

After leaving Wing Chun Courtyard, Mother Zhao said, "Concubine Wen and the Second Madam are quite hostile to the Crown Prince's Concubine..."

The princess said, "They are so eager to marry their niece to Yu'er, how can they be satisfied with the Crown Prince's Consort?"

"Fortunately, the prince disagrees," Mother Zhao said with a smile.

The princess chuckled, "It's useless even if the prince agrees. No one can force Yu'er to do something he doesn't want to do."

It is true. Since the Crown Prince was a child, the prince taught him to have his own opinions. However, he taught him too well. The Crown Prince became too opinionated and even ignored the prince's words.

Thinking about the prince being humiliated by the crown prince, and thinking about her son, whom she had personally taught, and how he had no place to vent his anger, Mother Zhao wanted to laugh.

"How many noble families have fought tooth and nail for a title? They just want to marry their niece to the prince, which is already considered kind."

"That's true."

…

Shen Wan returned to Zhaolanxuan, left the house with Xie Jingyu, and took a carriage to the Yun family.

The Yun family was quite far from the Jingbei Palace, and it took more than half an hour to get there after being jolted around in the carriage.

Before the carriage stopped, Yun Yan came out to greet him. The Prince of Jingbei accompanied Chen Wan to the Yun family, which was a great honor for the Yun family. How could the Yun family dare to treat him poorly?

Yun Yan greeted Xie Jingyu, but Xie Jingyu stopped him and said, "You are Wan'er's cousin, there is no need to be so formal with me."

Yun Yan looked at Chen Wan. Chen Wan felt that Xie Jingyu was really unpredictable. When he was difficult to talk to, he was more difficult to serve than anyone else. When he was easy to talk to, he was easier to talk to than anyone else and very approachable.

Yun Yan led them to meet Old Master Yun and Old Madam Yun.

Seeing Xie Jingyu, they all stood up to salute him, but Chen Wan quickly stopped them, "Grandfather and grandmother, this is too much for us."

Xie Jingyu said, "The Yun family is so polite and reserved. I won't dare to accompany Wan'er here anymore."

...Does this mean you will come to the Yun family again in the future?

The Yun family was already surprised that Wan'er could come here with them. Xie Jingyu's words made Old Master Yun and Old Madam Yun very happy.

The prince of Jingbei Palace is beyond the reach of ordinary court officials, let alone the Yun family. Xie Jingyu does not mind the Yun family's low status and is willing to accompany Chen Wan, which shows that he values ​​Chen Wan. Those who truly love Chen Wan are naturally happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Xie Jingyu sat for a while, then went fishing with Yun Yan and Old Master Yun.

After they left, Shen Wan asked, “Second uncle and second cousin are not in the mansion?”

Madam Yun smiled and said, "They left for Qingzhou early this morning."

Gyeongju...

Shen Wan felt that this place sounded particularly familiar, as if something had happened there in his previous life, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

Madam Yun said, "The Qingzhou government is in turmoil, and the Yun family's business has been affected. Originally, your eldest cousin was supposed to go to Qingzhou to deal with it. But since the Prince of Jingbei is here, and your eldest cousin is of similar age and can get along better with him, it's your second uncle and second cousin's turn to go to Qingzhou."

Shen Wan knew that when Xie Jingyu came to the Yun family, the Yun family would treat it with caution, but there was no need to be so cautious.

It’s the same when the second cousin greets Xie Jingyu, they are both her cousins.

Shen Wan said, “When he accompanies me to the Yun family next time, the Yun family will just treat him as their grandson-in-law. There’s no need to be so grand.”

Madam Yun said angrily, "How can this be possible?"

“Then I won’t let him accompany me, so that he won’t delay the Yun family’s business,” Shen Wan said.

“…”

Madam Yun raised her hand and poked Chen Wan's forehead, "It's just a little business in Qingzhou. It's no big deal if we don't want it."

He is indeed very rich.

Shen Wan sat next to Old Madam Yun, talking and laughing, but she was always thinking about Qingzhou in her heart. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Is there any connection between Qingzhou and Duke Dingguo's Mansion?"

Madam Yun smiled and said, "The old lady of the Zhou family, the governor of Qingzhou, is your grandmother's concubine sister. Back then, your grandmother wanted her to be your grandfather's successor..."

No wonder she felt that Qingzhou sounded familiar. It turned out that Old Madam Zhou was in Qingzhou.

In the previous life, there was an incident in the Qingzhou officialdom, and Prefect Zhou was also involved and was imprisoned. Old Lady Zhou traveled a long way to Beijing to ask her father for help.

Old Madam Zhou came with a valuable gift, but her father was not at home, so it was the old lady who met her. Old Madam Zhou had not even seen her father, and she was not used to the climate there, so she died suddenly that night in the inn where she was staying.

She still remembered that after Madam Zhou died, the old lady was heartbroken and regretted not letting Madam Zhou live in the mansion. After Madam Zhou died, the old lady asked the second master to escort Madam Zhou's coffin back to Qingzhou and help the Zhou family clear their grievances. As a result, before the second master arrived in Qingzhou, more than a dozen members of the Zhou family were poisoned to death in the cell.

This time, the Qingzhou officialdom is in turmoil, and the Zhou family is bound to be implicated just like in the previous life.

But Shen Wan felt that the old lady's attitude towards Madam Zhou and the Zhou family was unusual.

At the critical moment when they were plotting to have her marry Xiao Yun, they actually asked the Second Master to send Madam Zhou's coffin back to Qingzhou. Obviously, such a thing could be handed over to the servants, and it also helped the Zhou family to clear their grievances...

The old lady was so cruel that she even killed her own sister's flesh and blood. How could she be so kind?

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.