After Shen Wei's floral decorations couldn't be wiped off, Shen Ying and Shen Rong gave up the idea of ​​having Shen Wan paint floral decorations for them. Shen Wan stayed in Qinghui Courtyard for a quarter of an hour before taking her leave.

As she passed by the garden, she admired the beautiful flowers for a while, but deep down she was more worried about Shen Wei and hoped that she could get through this ordeal safely.

After a leisurely stroll back to Qinglan Garden, Yinshuang noticed that Shen Wan wasn't in high spirits and said, "The weather is nice today, Miss, why don't you go out for a walk around the town?"

Shen Wan had no time or leisure for that; "I have things to do."

Ziyu was dusting with a feather duster when she heard Shenwan's words. She turned to Yinshuang and said, "Don't rush to get the young lady ready for the day. The old lady's birthday is in a month. The young lady is still halfway through the 'Hundred Longevity Scrolls' she prepared for the old lady. If she doesn't hurry up and finish embroidering, she won't make it in time."

Shen Wan lifted the beaded curtain and entered the room. She glanced at the embroidery frame by the window, where she had half-finished embroidery of the "Hundred Longevity" painting.

Sunlight shines on the "Hundred Longevity Characters" painting, making the longevity characters embroidered with gold thread glow.

Unexpectedly, Shen Wan recalled the foolish things she had done in her past life.

Because of her excellent embroidery skills, she was often praised by the old lady and the second wife. She was preparing to embroider something for the old lady's birthday. Shen Ying suggested that she embroider a picture of a hundred longevity symbols. Shen Rong asked her to embroider it with gold thread. When the old lady held a grand birthday banquet, she could present it to the guests and they would surely praise her for her filial piety.

Then she foolishly took the bait. Not to mention the gold thread used in creating such a large "Hundred Longevity" painting, she spent a long time embroidering it. Later, fearing she wouldn't make it to the old lady's birthday banquet, she spent most of her day embroidering until her hands trembled. All she got in return was a few more words of praise than Shen Ying and Shen Rong.

She's been stupid her whole life; if she continues to be stupid, then she's truly beyond saving.

Shen Wan walked over, sat down in front of the embroidery frame, picked up the needle and thread, but before she could even finish half a cup of tea's time, she put the needle down and rubbed her wrist.

Upon seeing this, Yinshuang asked, "What happened to your wrist, young lady?"

Shen Wan frowned slightly and said, "I don't know what's wrong, I don't feel very strong today. I've only been embroidering for a short while, and my wrists are already very sore."

Yinshuang then said, "Is the young lady ill? Should we invite a doctor to come to the manor to take a look?"

Shen Wan shook her head, "I just don't have much strength, it's not to the point where I need to call a doctor."

Seeing that Shen Wan was still sitting, Yin Shuang quickly helped her up, saying, "Miss, your health is important. If you hurt yourself while embroidering, the old lady won't feel at ease keeping this Hundred Longevity Painting."

After a pause, Yinshuang looked at Ziyu, "Ziyu, don't you think so?"

Yinshuang could have advised the young lady herself; why drag her into it? Ziyu was slightly annoyed, but she still had to agree with Yinshuang, saying, "Yinshuang is right; the young lady's health is more important."

Shen Wan didn't say anything. She sat down on the small couch, rubbed her temples a few times, then drank tea and read a book.

She read for an entire morning, which caught Yinshuang's attention. It seemed the girl had developed a fondness for reading. Before... to be precise, before that day when she went to see Prince Jin, she couldn't even concentrate on reading, let alone for so long. It was really strange.

Yinshuang poured a cup of tea, preparing to serve it to Chenwan, when a maid rushed in, panting, "Miss, something terrible has happened! Fourth Miss has encountered trouble at the Duke of Wei's mansion!"

Shen Wan's hand trembled as she turned the pages, and she quickly asked, "What happened?"

The maidservant said, "The young master of the Prince of Shou's mansion is naughty. He pulled on the bamboo planted along the corridor of the Duke of Wei's mansion and accidentally injured the Fourth Miss..."

In the end, we couldn't escape it.

Shen Wan asked impatiently, "How badly are you injured?"

The maid shook her head. "I don't know yet. The Fourth Madam has already rushed to the Duke of Wei's mansion after hearing the news."

Shen Wan lost interest in reading and even felt a pang of regret. She knew that Shen Wei would not be chosen by the Duke of Wei's mansion and would be injured there, but because she didn't want Shen Wei to have any regrets, she didn't do her best to stop her. If she was seriously injured like in her previous life, she was afraid she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

In her previous life, Shen Wei returned around this time. Shen Wan put down the book in her hand, put on her embroidered shoes, and went out.

Instead of going to Qinghui Courtyard, they walked directly to the main gate of the Marquis's residence. Just as they reached the second gate, they saw Shen Wei, who was covering her face with a veil. She was wrapped up tightly, and even her eyes were not fully visible.

Shen Wanxin's heart leaped into her throat. She quickly walked over and asked, "Fourth Sister, where are you hurt? How serious is your injury?"

When Shen Wei saw Shen Wan, tears welled up in her eyes. "Big sister, I ruined your mask..."

These words almost gave Shen Wan a heart attack.

What time is it now?

I was still thinking about how her mask had been destroyed.

Your face is more important, okay?

Shen Wan was extremely anxious and wanted to reach out to pull off Shen Wei's veil, but she held back and said, "Let me see your face."

Shen Wei shook her head, her eyes full of gratitude, "Thanks to my older sister for putting the mask on me, I only suffered minor injuries and am not seriously hurt."

Even now, thinking about the mask that was deformed by the bamboo, Shen Wei still feels lingering fear. If such a sturdy mask could be dented, she doesn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if it hit her face directly. Just thinking about it now still makes her back break out in a cold sweat.

Hearing from Shen Wei that she had only suffered minor injuries, Shen Wei felt relieved. She took off the veil that was covering her entire head. She had wrapped herself up so tightly, partly because of the injuries on her face, and partly to cover the ruined floral decoration on her forehead. Now that she was back at the manor, she wasn't afraid of being seen.

When the veil was removed, Shen Wan saw a bluish-red mark on Shen Wei's left cheek, with faint blood visible. It looked very painful, but compared to her previous life, it was much less severe.

We've narrowly escaped this calamity.

Shen Wan said thankfully, "Fortunately, the injury isn't serious and won't leave a scar."

Shen Wei nodded repeatedly.

Looking at her daughter's face, Fourth Madam's heart was still pounding. Both mother and daughter felt the same gratitude towards Shen Wan. "Your fourth sister was able to escape this calamity thanks to you. How can your fourth aunt possibly thank you enough?"

Shen Wan shook her head, "Fourth Aunt and I are too formal. It's good that Fourth Sister is alright."

Fourth Madam was filled with regret. The crooked flower-shaped hairpin in the morning was a bad omen, and she should have been more vigilant and not let her daughter go out. Fortunately, she only suffered minor injuries. If anything had really happened to her daughter in the Duke of Wei's mansion, she wouldn't want to live anymore.

As they were talking, Shen Ying and Shen Rong also arrived. Seeing the injury on Shen Wei's face, a hint of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

I thought the injury was much more serious, but it's just a minor injury. The servants in the manor are becoming more and more easily alarmed.

However, not being favored by the heir of the Duke of Wei and being injured in the Duke of Wei's mansion was unlucky enough.

Shen Ying walked over and said, "It seems I have to thank you for 'accidentally' bumping into you, Big Sister, and making your flower decoration crooked. Otherwise, Fourth Sister would have been in big trouble today."

They can't stand seeing others do well, yet they're now trying to claim credit.

Shen Wan was displeased.

The fourth wife knew this in her heart, but as long as her daughter was alright, she wouldn't hesitate to praise her, "It's all thanks to the eldest and second daughters that we escaped unharmed today."