Chapter 209 Abnormal

Since Xiahou Yi could come to Ning Dynasty to stir up trouble, Xie Jingyu could naturally go to Beiyue to retaliate.

Moreover, Xie Jingyu's personality is such that he not only talks but also does what he says.

Xiahou Yi would not ignore it, because Xie Jingyu had done the same thing in his previous life, but he went to Dongliang instead of Beiyue.

Xiahou Yi curled his lips and said, "Before I leave, this prince will prepare a big gift for you, Prince Jingbei."

"This prince is waiting."

Both men had smiles on their faces, but their eyes showed how many rounds of fighting they had gone through.

It was obvious in this case that Xiahou Yi used assassinations to eliminate dissidents and stay in Kyoto. Those assassins were either his men or sent by Xiao Yun, who was in collusion with him.

Xiahou Yi turned and left.

After walking a dozen steps, the guard stepped forward and said, "Master, the second young master of Jingbei Palace, Xie Jingze, is waiting for you at Zuixian Tower."

A calculating glint flashed in Xiahou Yi's eyes.

…

Then Shen Wan took a carriage back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. After Shanhu got off the carriage, he helped her down.

When we reached the second gate, Yun came over with a smile on her face, "Why are you back?"

Shen Wan smiled and said, "I came back to pay my respects to my mother. Last time, I went back to the Jingbei Palace early with my husband and didn't have a good chat with my cousin."

Shen Wan took Yun's arm and walked forward, "Cousin, are you still used to living in the mansion?"

Yun smiled and said, "The Zhou family has taught your cousin very well. She speaks and acts with grace and dignity, and she gets along well with the other girls in the mansion."

Shen Wan, “…???”

Does my cousin get along well with Shen Wu and the others?

With the personalities of Chen Wu and the others, how could they possibly like their cousin who works as a maid in the Zhou family? They must be pretending.

Shen Wan was suspicious, but when she arrived at the garden, she saw Ye Caiwei, Shen Wu and the others catching butterflies, their laughter could be heard from far away.

This doesn't look like an act...

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

Ye Caiwei was catching a butterfly, and when she saw Shen Wan, she stopped immediately, handed the butterfly to the maid, and came over to greet her, "Cousin."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "I was worried that you wouldn't be used to living in Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Just get used to it."

Ye Caiwei said, "Everyone in Duke Dingguo's mansion treated me very well."

Her identity was stolen and her life was almost killed. In such a big Dingguo Mansion, who would treat her sincerely except her parents?

It seems that the Zhou family really treats her well, otherwise they wouldn't have the temperament of someone who would be sold and still count the money for her.

The Yun family was very busy. Chen Li and Princess Jiangling were engaged, and Ye Caiwei might have been given to the eldest son of the Zhou family. The Yun family was busy preparing the betrothal gifts so that they could choose an auspicious day to go to Prince Yong's Mansion to propose marriage, and also prepare a dowry for Ye Caiwei.

Ye Caiwei could not stay in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion for long, so Shen Ji and Yun Shi wanted to compensate her with more dowry.

Knowing that they were there, the sisters were cautious about what they said, so Yun went on to get busy.

Shen Wu and Shen Yin also paid their respects to Shen Wan.

Shen Wan's face was indifferent, "I want to talk to my cousin alone for a few words."

Chen Wu suddenly became unhappy and asked, "Is there anything you can't let us hear?"

Chen Wan said, "You have to listen to my cousin when I have a few private words. Are you afraid that I will tell my cousin about your second wife's scandals and my cousin will stay away from you?"

"you!"

Shen Wu's face suddenly turned green and she stomped her feet and walked away.

Even Chen Wu didn’t dare to stay, let alone Chen Yin, so she bowed and walked away.

Ye Caiwei stood aside with her eyes wide open. She didn't expect Chen Wan and Shen Wu to speak so rudely to the others. Although she had been spending more time with Shen Wu and the others these days, deep down, she was still closer to Chen Wan.

After Shen Wu and Shen Yin left, Shen Wan said to Ye Caiwei, "Cousin, you must be more careful when interacting with them."

Ye Caiwei nodded, "I'll make a note of it."

The two went to the pavilion to talk, and Shen Wan handed the jewelry he brought to Ye Caiwei. It was the set of valuable purple jade jewelry.

Shen Wan said, "I gave this set of jewelry to Shen Ti when she pretended to be you, and later I took it back. This is a gift I gave to my cousin. Now that you have found it, it naturally belongs to you. She has worn it several times, I hope you don't dislike it."

When Shen Wan opened the jewelry box, Ye Caiwei was stunned by the exquisite jewelry.

How could anyone dislike such beautiful jewelry?

Ye Caiwei said, "It's too expensive..."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it. Tell me about your time in the Zhou family over the past four years."

The breeze was blowing gently, and the two sisters were talking and laughing in the pavilion.

After staying for half an hour, Ye Caiwei accompanied Shen Wan to pay her respects to the old lady. After all, they came back under the pretext of visiting the old lady, so they still had to go and take a look.

Miss Liu Xinhui lost her virginity to a servant and attempted suicide but was rescued. Her aunt, Madam Liu, didn't even bother to attend the emperor's birthday banquet and sent Liu Xinhui back in a hurry. She brought her to Beijing alive, and she couldn't bear to bring back her corpse.

The daughter and granddaughter were driven out of the house, and the old lady fell ill. After so many days of nursing, she finally got slightly better.

Shen Wan bowed and saluted. The old lady cast a cold look on Shen Wan's face and asked a few questions about Shen Wan's situation in Jingbei Palace in a false manner. A maid came in and said, "Old lady, the eldest son of Minister Qu's mansion lost tens of thousands of taels of silver to a gambling house. The gambling house came to ask for the money with the IOU..."

Seeing Shen Wan's rosy face and the real Ye Caiwei was found, the old lady was already in a bad mood, and when she heard about the bad things in Qu Shangshu's mansion, her face became even colder.

Minister Qu really gave birth to two children who were a disaster.

The daughter had no sense of shame, which caused the second and fourth wives to become enemies. The fourth wife became alienated from her, and ever since the fourth wife left the house, the fourth lady never came to pay her respects again.

My son is a prodigal son who lost hundreds of thousands of taels. Such a bastard should have his legs broken.

The old lady was so angry that her solar plexus hurt. The maid quickly rubbed her solar plexus, and Shen Wan and Ye Caiwei bowed and left.

Shen Wan had expected this day for Young Master Qu when she saw him going in and out of the gambling house. In this life, without the Yun family to fill the hole for Young Master Qu, hundreds of thousands of taels were enough to make Shangshu Qu's mansion lose a layer of skin.

Coming out of Shou'an Hall, Chen Wan looked up at the sun above his head. At this time in his previous life, Madam Zhou had already come to the Yun family. Why hasn't she come yet?

Shen Wan walked forward and saw from afar the Second Madam and Shen Wu, mother and daughter, walking hurriedly towards the front yard with disorderly steps, as if something big had happened.

When she arrived at the garden, Ye Caiwei saw the butterfly that she had failed to catch before. The maid handed her a butterfly swipe and she went to catch it.

Shen Wan was standing under a tree to avoid the shade, and just as he walked over, Chen An appeared.

Shen Wan was stunned for a moment. Chen An was secretly protecting her and would not show up unless necessary.

Chen Ande said, "I just overheard that the Second House wants to offer your cousin to the Duke of Song..."

Swish.

Shen Wan’s face turned ashen.

I felt all the blood in my body rushing to the top of my head.

She knew that Chen Wu's deliberate approach to Ye Caiwei was not a good thing, and sure enough, it turned out to be true.

The last time Young Master Liu captured his cousin, the noble person he mentioned was undoubtedly the Prince of Song.