Chapter 30: Pinching Finger

Isn’t mother worried because she can’t get married? Why is she worried that she won’t be able to get married in three months?

She didn't ask the Taoist priest to say that to her mother.

Shen Wan suppressed her trembling heart and asked, "Mother, what did the Taoist priest say to you?"

Yun Shi had no intention of hiding something that could not be concealed from Chen Wan, “Master Qingyuan said that you must get married within three months, otherwise your life will be in danger.”

Ahhhh!

Who asked the Taoist priest to say that to her mother?

Isn't this a trap for her?!

If looks could kill, the Taoist priest ten feet away would have been beheaded.

Yun was still thinking about Chen Wan's marriage. Three months was neither long nor short. She could prepare the dowry first, and then when the marriage was settled, they could get married at any time. She would definitely not let her daughter's life be in danger.

Because the Taoist priest saved Shen Wan and Shen Yu's lives, Yun believed the Taoist priest's words without a doubt.

But Chen Wan just wanted to cry. She really wanted to tell Yun that the Taoist priest was a liar and they were in cahoots. Even if she never got married, she wouldn't have to worry about her life. But she couldn't say it. She had been planning for so long and couldn't let it go to waste.

Shen Wan wanted to find out why the Taoist priest took the initiative.

"Mother, you and elder sister go to the carriage first. I will thank the Taoist priest."

The words were almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

She wanted to take the knife and thank the Taoist priest.

A Taoist priest was shaking the divinatory sticks for someone at a fortune-telling stall when he felt a murderous aura coming towards him, and his hand shaking the divinatory sticks trembled.

However, no matter how angry Shen Wan was, he still waited until the Taoist priest finished his divination before going forward. However, the longer he waited, the angrier he became.

"Calm down, calm down..."

The Taoist priest said repeatedly.

This anger could not be dispelled at all, Shen Wan asked, "Why don't you do as I say?"

The Taoist priest looked aggrieved. "I wanted to, but as soon as the girl's maid left, a sword was placed on my neck. If I didn't listen to him, I wouldn't even have the chance to stand here and talk to the girl."

Someone actually threatened the Taoist priest.

The knife she had painstakingly sharpened had not yet been used to stab the enemy, but was instead used to stab herself.

Whether she gets married or when she gets married is none of that person’s business!

Shen Wanqi's internal organs all ached.

"Which bastard is picking on me?!"

Shen Wan angrily cursed, but the Taoist priest said, "I calculated with my fingers and it should be the girl's future husband."

Shen Wan wanted to vomit blood.

This fraud Taoist priest, do you understand what he is doing with his fingers?

He knew she didn't want to get married, but he still said this on purpose!

Shen Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Then who is my future husband?"

The Taoist priest was calm and composed. "This is a secret from heaven and cannot be revealed."

"I hope that after you get married, you won't forget to help me vent my anger."

And she was helping him vent his anger? She didn't even know who to vent her own anger on.

She wanted to use the Taoist priest to discourage Shen Ji and Yun from marrying her off. She wanted to delay the marriage for a while, but who would have thought that she would end up shooting herself in the foot.

Shen Wan was so angry that his chest hurt, but he was afraid that Yun and Shen Yu would notice something, so he had to pretend nothing happened.

Yun and Shen Yu were standing beside the carriage, and the servant was reporting something.

As Shen Wan walked over, Shen Yu said, "My cousin is in trouble. We have to go back home quickly."

Ye Caiwei got into trouble?

Shen Wan suddenly remembered something and asked quickly, "What trouble did my cousin get into?"

Chen Yu said, "My cousin accidentally bumped into Princess Yunluan of Prince Kang's Mansion and destroyed the "Nine Peaks in Snow" painting that Prince Kang's Mansion was preparing to present to the emperor."

Shen Wan’s eyes darkened.

It is indeed the case!

In my previous life, this happened half a month later, but I didn’t expect it to happen so much earlier.

Those people will not be able to survive if they don't plot against her mother and the Yun family, right?

Chen Wan looked at Yun and said, "Don't worry, mother. The Yun family has a painting called 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' which is more famous than 'Nine Peaks in Snow'. We can compensate the Kang Palace."

Those people wanted to take advantage of the Yun family, so they all started with Ye Caiwei in a roundabout way. Because of General Ye's life-saving grace, Shen Ji could not ignore Ye Caiwei.

The Yun family and Shen Ji are a loving couple. They will try every possible way to share Shen Ji's worries. In any case, they will not let Ye Caiwei suffer any grievances. If the Yun family can help, they will not refuse.

However, the Yun family gave the original "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" to the Kang Palace. The Kang Palace was reluctant to present it to the emperor and gave a fake. The emperor was angry, and the Kang Palace blamed the Yun family. Fortunately, my father was deeply trusted by the emperor. He apologized to the emperor on the grounds that the Yun family was a businessman and was not good at identifying originals. He also presented two other paintings, which calmed the emperor's anger.

It sounded like Shen Wan was trying to find a way to help Ye Caiwei clean up the mess, but it was more of a mockery. Shen Yu didn't know that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter, so she couldn't tell, but Yun knew, and her expression paled a little.

"Let's go back home first."

Shen Yu helped Yun get on the carriage, and Shen Wan told Shanhu a few words, asking her to go to the Yun family to find Yun Yan.

After returning to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, I went straight to Shou'an Hall. After walking around the screen, I saw Ye Caiwei sitting there with her eyes swollen from crying. Her eyes were as red as pear blossoms in the rain, and I felt pity for her.

Yun Shi had loved Ye Caiwei for four years, and she asked distressedly, "Why are you crying like this?"

Ye Caiwei hid in Yun's arms and felt wronged, "Aunt, I'm in trouble again..."

Yun's body was a little stiff. Ye Caiwei often cried in her arms before, and she didn't think it was a big deal. But since Chen Wan secretly told her that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter, Yun felt uncomfortable when they did such a mother-daughter-like action again.

But Yun Shi did not push Ye Caiwei away. After all, the fact that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter was just something others told Shen Wan, and it was not necessarily true.

Yun wiped Ye Caiwei's tears and coaxed her softly, "Don't cry, you didn't mean to cause trouble, there will always be a way to solve it."

Ye Caiwei sobbed, "But I destroyed the painting that Prince Kang's Mansion was preparing to present to the Emperor..."

The old lady said, "Caiwei was too careless this time. If it was an ordinary painting, the public servants could find a similar one and send it to Prince Kang's Mansion and explain the reason to the emperor. The emperor would not blame us. But that is Mr. Huang's painting, a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Unless we find a better compensation, Prince Kang's Mansion will not agree."

The Second Madam said, "Old Huang has more than one painting. The Yun family is well-informed. Please help me find out who has one at home. See if you can persuade them to part with it for the Duke's sake."

Just say directly that the Yun family has it, why beat around the bush?

Shen Wan said, "I remember that my grandfather copied Mr. Huang's paintings. Maybe the Yun family has a collection of them. My cousin and I will go and ask."

Shen Wan took Ye Caiwei's hand and walked out, anxious about her situation.

Ye Caiwei struggled a bit, but the old lady stopped her, saying, "Your cousin's eyes are swollen from crying, so don't let her go."

If you want something from the Yun family but don’t want to go there in person, you won’t get it easily.

Shen Wan looked back at the old lady, "Grandfather is not in Kyoto, and grandma may not dare to give me the painting without grandpa's permission. My cousin is crying like this, and grandma feels distressed when she sees it, so it's hard to refuse."