Chapter 28 What a pity

Chen Li suspected it was the Prince of Zheng, and Shen Wan suspected it was Xiao Yun. After all, Xiao Yun was targeting her, and if she wanted to get engaged to the Prince of Zheng, his chances would be slim.

Chen Li still wanted to greet Xie Jingyu, so Chen Wan returned to Mingyue Garden.

In the evening, Shen Wan took Shen Yu to the garden to appreciate the flowers. Yin Chuan came over and said, "Just now, the old lady called the Duke over and discussed it. She said that if the wife of the Marquis of Guide came to propose marriage again, she would accept it."

As expected, her father agreed. Fortunately, her eldest brother agreed to help her, otherwise she would have been really worried.

She couldn't interfere with other people's destiny.

Shen Yu thought this marriage was a good one and was happy for Shen Wan. "There aren't many people who can catch my father's eye. The one I chose for you must be right."

The prince of Duke Zheng and the prince of Marquis Guide are indeed good, but she has never wanted to get married in her life and does not want to worry about these things.

But my parents may not agree. I can't always rely on my eldest brother. There will always be times when I can't rely on him. I still have to find a way to solve the problem once and for all.

With the help of Chen Li, Shen Wan was relieved. However, man proposes, God disposes. Lady Guide Hou might have felt embarrassed and did not come to visit for the next two days. However, Chen Li was sent out of the capital by Shen Ji to do some business and would not be back for four or five days.

The sky that my eldest brother held up collapsed.

If Lady Guide Hou really wanted to ask her to marry her on behalf of her son, it would be impossible for her not to come for so many days. If she delayed for too long, her parents would think that they did not value her much and would waver in their determination to marry her off.

Normally, her father would not ask her eldest brother to leave Beijing for work, but whenever she needed him, she would send him away.

Shen Wan wailed inwardly.

Even her eldest brother had to be threatened before he would help her, so she couldn't think of asking anyone else for help. She herself didn't have the ability to climb over the wall and cause trouble in the Guide Marquis' Mansion. She couldn't pin her hopes on Xiao Yun, so she could only find a way herself.

Fortunately, there was still a way out. Chen Wan wrote a letter and asked Shanhu to send it to Huguo Temple and give it to the Taoist priest.

When Shanhu returned home, it was already evening. Shen Wan asked, "Has the letter been delivered?"

Shanhu nodded and said, "I have delivered it. The Taoist priest said that if he is beaten to death one day, he hopes that you can give him a proper burial."

Shen Wan, “…”

…

The next day, after breakfast, Shen Wan went to Shou'an Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.

On the way, a maid came over and said, "Second Miss, the Guide Marquis's Mansion has just sent someone to deliver a visiting card. The Guide Marquis's wife will be here soon..."

As for why he came, everyone in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion knew it.

Shen Wan was not happy at all, and hoped that the Taoist priest could stop the wife of Guide Marquis.

Shen Wan stayed in Shou'an Hall for a while and was about to leave, but Yun Shi didn't let him. "You guys go to the flower hall to play for a while, and then go back after you meet the wife of Guide Marquis."

The wife of Marquis Guide will not be too late. She is going back to Mingyue Garden now and will come back again in a short while.

The last time she came to visit the wife of Marquis Guide, she didn't let Shen Wan greet her. Today, she must pay her respects.

Since her mother had spoken, Shen Wan had no choice but to obey. Ye Caiwei took Shen Wan to the flower hall, but the wait was longer than they expected.

After waiting for half an hour, the wife of Marquis Guide finally arrived.

Yun went to meet the wife of the Marquis of Guide, but only Yun came back. The old lady saw her and asked, "Where is the wife of the Marquis of Guide?"

Yun said, "Let's go back."

The old lady frowned, thinking she had misheard, "Going back?"

The Second Madam asked, "Isn't the wife of the Marquis of Guide here to propose marriage?"

If he wanted to propose marriage, he would not come to see the old lady and leave after concluding the marriage with Yun.

Yun sat down and sighed, "The marriage won't happen."

The Fourth Lady was surprised. "How could it be? Lady Guide doesn't like Wan'er very much, and she sent a visiting card so early in the morning. How could it not be possible?"

Yun also hoped that the marriage could be settled so that Chen Wan would not be remembered by others. It was really unfortunate that two good marriages fell through when they were about to be settled.

This morning, the Guide Marquis's son left his residence. He had only taken a few steps when he ran into a Taoist priest holding a divination sail. The priest looked at him strangely, and the Guide Marquis's attendant asked, "Why are you looking at my son like that?"

The Taoist said, "Don't tell me, don't tell me, or you'll get beaten."

The Taoist waved his hand and was about to leave.

But when he said this, everyone would become curious.

The Marquis of Guide stopped the Taoist priest and said, "Then I really have to ask."

The Taoist said, "You have to promise not to hit me."

The Marquis of Guide, “…”

The attendant suppressed a laugh and said, "Do you Taoist priests always do this before you speak? The Taoist priest outside the Huguo Temple did the same when he was fortune-telling for the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping."

"...It was the old Taoist priest who was nearly overthrown by the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping."

The attendant said to the Marquis Guide's son, "This Taoist priest is truly capable. The bloody disaster that befell the second young lady of the Duke Ding's mansion was resolved by him."

This matter was known to everyone in Kyoto, and the prince of Guide had naturally heard of it as well.

There was also the rumor that the Prince of Zhaoping would marry a divorced woman, and not long after that, the wife of the Prince of Yongqing also divorced her, which became a hot topic.

But the Taoist was afraid that he would beat him, so his calculation must have been bad. The Prince of Guide was both worried and eager to know.

"Okay, I promise not to beat you up."

The Taoist priest looked at the son of the Marquis of Guide and said, "Young Master, your face is rosy and happy events are coming soon."

The attendant said, "The Taoist priest is amazing! My young master is getting engaged today."

"Unfortunately, it won't work."

The poor little follower got stuck there before he could finish his words.

The Taoist said, "Young Master, your destined partner is a girl who knows how to use a whip. She has a fiery temper and will whip you even if you chase her for two blocks. You and her are destined to be together in this life. You will love each other and live together until old age. If you were to be with someone else, even if you were engaged, you would still call it quits."

The follower opened his mouth wide and looked at his own master in disbelief.

The Prince of Guide clenched his fists, and really couldn't control the urge to hit someone. He didn't like those ladies who would fall down at the slightest breeze, but he also didn't like those with a bad temper. He would even like it if someone whipped him, because he was not a masochist.

The Taoist said, "I won't charge for this divination for the time being. When it comes true in the future, you will need to pay me ten ounces of gold."

If the Taoist priest had not dodged quickly, the Prince of Guide would probably have really wanted to beat him up.

The Prince of Guide didn't believe it, but his followers believed it. What an interesting thing! Given the personalities of the Marquis and his wife, they would indeed arrange a girl like this for the Prince. The Prince might really like her.

The wife of the Marquis Guide went out happily to arrange her son's marriage, and the servant reported the matter to the wife of the Marquis Guide.

It is not right for the wife of Marquis Guide to come to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and it is not right for her not to come.

The Taoist priest had become quite famous recently, and she had heard about it. If a marriage was arranged and then had to be called off, why should it be arranged? There were always grudges caused by failed marriages, let alone calling off an engagement.

The wife of the Marquis Guide was waiting for the Marquis Guide to return home to discuss this matter, which delayed her. When the visiting invitation arrived, she had to come, so she came anyway and told Yun about the Taoist fortune-telling.

What could Yun say? The lives of her two daughters were saved by the Taoist priest. Lady Guide Hou was skeptical about the Taoist priest's words, but Yun believed them without a doubt.

The wife of Marquis Guide was not here to get engaged, and she felt embarrassed to visit the old lady again, so she said goodbye in a hurry.