Shen Wan had almost no interaction with Princess Qinghe in her previous life, so she really couldn't guess why Princess Qinghe had come to see her.

Unable to guess, Shen Wan decided not to make things difficult for herself and invited Princess Qinghe into the mansion to speak.

She endured until they entered the Moyu Pavilion and the main hall before asking, "I didn't know that Princess Qinghe had come to see me?"

Princess Qinghe blushed before she spoke, and she turned to take the brocade box from her personal maid.

Shen Wan recognized the brocade box all too well; it was the very brocade box that she had given to Princess Qinghe the other day—the one containing the round fan.

Shen Wan just stared at Princess Qinghe. Princess Qinghe returned the brocade box to Shen Wan, blushing as she said, "I don't know why Princess Ling gave me this fan, but I accepted it because I misunderstood. I've come today to return it."

Shen Wan's beautiful brows furrowed. "A misunderstanding?"

The blush on Princess Qinghe's face was layered upon layered, even more radiant than the sunset at dusk. She said in a low, shy voice, "I thought it was... that Young Master Yun asked you to give it to me..."

Shen Wan, “…???”

Young Master Yun?

She only recognized one young master, Yun, who was her cousin.

Shen Wan was already certain that the earring her cousin had hidden belonged to Princess Qinghe, and now she was even more certain.

Her cousin's admiration for Princess Qinghe was already surprising enough, but Princess Qinghe's misunderstanding that the fan was a gift from her cousin and that she had accepted it was even more shocking to Shen Wan.

My cousin and Princess Qinghe...

It looks like they're mutually in love.

What about Xie Jingyan?

Shen Wan felt like her brain wasn't working properly.

She looked at Princess Qinghe and asked, "How did Princess Qinghe and my cousin meet?"

Princess Qinghe looked at Shen Wan blankly. She thought Shen Wan knew, but it turned out she knew nothing. She had confessed without being asked.

Princess Qinghe's face was so hot it could fry an egg. She said, "Didn't Young Master Yun tell you?"

If you tell her, she won't need to ask anymore.

Shen Wan looked at Princess Qinghe, who then said, "Young Master Yun was helping Brother Jingyan find medicinal herbs to treat his leg. On his way back to the capital, he encountered a landslide and had to change course by water. However, there were no empty boats available at the time, and even money couldn't save him. He was worried that you and Brother Jingyan would be waiting anxiously, and knowing that the boat chartered by my Yanping Prince's Mansion would depart the fastest, he contacted my elder brother. My elder brother knew that he was delivering medicine to Brother Jingyan, so he took him along..."

So that's how intersections are formed.

Shen Wan secretly wondered if her cousin had hidden himself too well in their past life, which was why no one had noticed.

It's just sending things—

Shen Wan looked at Princess Qinghe, who had only spoken halfway through her story. She could only bite the bullet and continue, "On the boat, Young Master Yun and I accidentally bumped into each other, and the jade hairpin in my hair fell to the ground. He said he would replace it for me when we returned to the capital. That day in the palace, you said you had something for me, and I subconsciously assumed that he couldn't give me the hairpin himself and asked you to pass it on..."

By the end, Princess Qinghe's voice was so low it was almost inaudible.

Shen Wan also realized what her cousin had been rushing out of the manor yesterday. He was most likely rushing to deliver the jade hairpin after receiving news that Princess Qinghe had left the manor.

Princess Qinghe explained the whole story, then looked at Shen Wan and asked, "Why did Princess Ling send me such a valuable fan?"

Young Master Yun had never asked her to deliver anything to her. She clearly remembered that Princess Ling said it was a gift for someone else, otherwise she wouldn't have misunderstood. If it were an ordinary round fan, she would have accepted it, but such a valuable and beautiful round fan was not something she could accept casually.

Princess Qinghe stared at Shen Wan with her beautiful eyes, but Shen Wan couldn't bring herself to speak. She couldn't see any interest in Xie Jingyan in Princess Qinghe's eyes. On the contrary, Princess Qinghe seemed a little shy when she mentioned her cousin, but she couldn't just leave it at that without giving a reason.

Shen Wan said awkwardly, "The Prince originally wanted your elder brother to take this fan back to you, but I was afraid of taking away what you loved, and since you would be attending the palace banquet, I brought it to you instead."

She clearly remembered that the fan belonged to Princess Qinghe in her previous life.

Princess Qinghe hurriedly said, "This round fan is so valuable, even if Brother Jingyan gave it to me, I cannot accept it."

At this point, Princess Qinghe blushed even more, wishing she could bite her tongue off.

Jingyan is her cousin. She can't accept a fan from her own cousin, but she accepted one from someone else's cousin. It just doesn't seem right.

Princess Qinghe didn't know if Shen Wan had noticed anything strange, but she couldn't sit still any longer and stood up as if her pants were on fire. "I, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Before Shen Wan could agree, Princess Qinghe got up and left. Shen Wan wanted to see her off but couldn't catch up, so she could only ask Yinshuang to chase after her.

Shen Wan returned to the inner room and sat on the small couch, staring absently at the round fan in her hand. Yin Shuang returned after seeing off Princess Qinghe and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Princess Qinghe seems to have a bit of a crush on Young Master."

That's more than just a little bit.

Young ladies from respectable families are usually reserved and rarely show their affection. If they do, it means they like someone very much.

However, Shen Wan still scolded Yin Shuang, "Don't talk nonsense."

This concerns the reputation of Princess Qinghe County, so it cannot be taken lightly. Although there are only the three of them, mistress and servant, in the room, walls have ears. The people she brought into the Lingwang Mansion may not all be loyal to her, and there may be spies in Moyuxuan as well.

My cousin and Princess Qinghe are of such different social statuses that even if they love each other, it would be incredibly difficult for them to be together.

Spreading such rumors will only cause trouble for my cousin and Princess Qinghe.

After Xie Jingyan finished entertaining Yun Qi and the Prince of Yanping, he returned to his residence and saw Shen Wan sitting on a small couch with the round fan in her hand. He thought he was seeing things.

He asked in confusion, "Didn't you give this fan to Princess Qinghe? Why is it back?"

Shen Wan looked at him, "Princess Qinghe will not accept it."

Xie Jingyan frowned. "Are my and the Prince of Yanping's tastes really that bad? We just can't even give away a round fan."

Shen Wan, “…???”

What does this have to do with the heir of the Prince of Yanping?

Shen Wan thought this in her heart, but she had already asked the question aloud.

Xie Jingyan didn't hide anything and told Shen Wan the truth, "I couldn't go to Jingzhou, so the Prince of Yanping bought the round fan for me. He chose the pattern."

As he spoke, Xie Jingyan rubbed his forehead, "Today was supposed to be my treat, but the Prince of Yanping, knowing that you gave the fan to the Princess of Qinghe, insisted on paying the bill, and now the fan is back."

Shen Wan, "..."

Shen Wan never expected that the fan was bought by the Prince of Yanping. No wonder she was the Princess of Qinghe County in her previous life.

etc.

When the Prince of Yanping left the capital to celebrate her birthday, she hadn't been reborn yet. This fan belonged to Xie Jingyan in this life, and it did in the previous life as well. In other words, in the previous life, the Prince of Yanping gave him the fan, but he didn't want it, so the Prince of Yanping took it back to Princess Qinghe. In this life, he accepted it and gave it to her.

How could such a deviation occur?

Something flashed through Shen Wan's heart, but it was too fast for her to catch.

Xie Jingyan took the fan from Shen Wan's hand and examined it from all angles; it looked quite beautiful no matter how he looked at it.

He casually handed it back to Shen Wan, saying, "There are quite a few calligraphy and paintings in the storeroom. Take a look at them when you have time."

Shen Wan looked at him blankly, "Why are you looking at calligraphy and paintings if you have nothing to do?"

“Improve aesthetic appreciation,” Xie Jingyan said emphatically.