Dong'er's shout really startled Shen Wan.

Did my older cousin hit the eldest son of General Changwei's mansion?

How is that possible?

Having lived two lives, this was the first time she had ever heard her older cousin hit someone.

While Shen Wan was still in shock, Haitang had already asked, "Why did the eldest young master beat up the eldest young master of General Changwei's mansion?"

General Chang Wei's surname was Cao.

Dong'er said, "It was Young Master Cao's own fault. He actually said to the eldest cousin that the eldest cousin had no self-awareness and was a toad trying to eat swan meat. His words were particularly harsh. At the time, the young master and the eldest cousin were together. The young master couldn't stand it and wanted to beat up Young Master Cao, but the eldest cousin stopped him and beat up Young Master Cao himself..."

Dong'er said excitedly, "This is the first time I've ever known that Young Master Da Biao knows martial arts."

Not only did Dong'er not know, but even Haitang didn't know.

Shen Wan knew that her three cousins ​​had all learned martial arts, but she really didn't know to what extent they had learned. She never expected that her eldest cousin could beat the eldest young master of General Changwei's mansion.

Neither Old Master Yun nor the two patriarchs of the Yun family knew martial arts. In their youth, they traveled all over the country doing business and suffered a lot because they didn't know martial arts. Several times, their lives were on the verge of death. Later, they learned their lesson. In addition, with the Marquis of Pingyang, who held military power, as their son-in-law, it was easy to find someone to teach Yun Qi and the others. Chen Du started learning martial arts at the age of three, and Yun Qi was only four years old at that time.

However, Yun Qi started traveling around with Master Yun when he was nine years old, learning how to do business. Shen Wan rarely saw him, so she naturally didn't know that he would get up every morning to practice horse stance, rain or shine.

My older cousin is clearly skilled in martial arts, so why didn't he pass the martial arts examination and enter officialdom in his previous life...?

Thinking of her cousin's father and brother, who were civil officials, and the mutual disdain between civil and military officials, Shen Wan fell silent again.

Dong'er said excitedly, "Young Master Cao is the son of a military general, but he was beaten so badly by the eldest cousin that he couldn't fight back. He lost face big time."

He publicly mocked the Yun family and ridiculed his eldest cousin, but as the son of a military general, he couldn't even beat someone from a merchant family. It wasn't just a loss of face; it was a complete disgrace to his father, General Chang Wei.

It's a pity she didn't get to see her older cousin beat someone up, but just thinking about it made Shen Wan feel good.

云祁把曹大少爷揍了一顿，效果极好，这事一传开，嘲讽云祁没有自知之明的声音就没了，都改惋惜他投错胎了，撇开云家大少爷这个身份，云祁要是哪个世家府上的少爷，他想娶清和县主十有八九能成。

Young Master Cao, who made significant contributions to Yun Qi's fame, suffered a terrible fate. He was beaten up by Yun Qi and then severely beaten by his own father, General Chang Wei, after returning to the mansion.

The next day, when Chun'er told Shen Wan about this, Shen Wan was feeding koi in the garden, and her mood was even brighter than the sun overhead.

However, this feeling didn't last long. After Chun'er finished her report and left, Dong'er came over and said, "Your Highness, Princess Jin has come to see you."

Upon hearing that Shen Ying had come to see her, Shen Wan's good mood was immediately overshadowed by a faint shadow.

She cast the bait into the lotus pond and said, "Please invite Princess Jin to the garden to speak."

Before, when she didn't know she was pregnant, Shen Wan would greet Shen Ying to avoid gossip. Now, whether she sees Shen Ying or not depends on her mood.

After waiting for a cup of tea, Dong'er finally led Shen Ying over.

Seeing Shen Wan feeding the koi with a lazy and contented expression, Shen Ying felt a surge of jealousy welling up inside her.

How lucky Shen Wan and Fu Shu are to get pregnant so easily. She has been married to Prince Jin for more than three months, but there is no sign of pregnancy. Heaven knows how anxious she is.

Shen Wan glanced at her indifferently, her tone aloof, "What brings you here, Second Sister?"

Shen Ying said, "I heard that my eldest sister had a miscarriage and I was planning to visit her the next day. But something happened at the Prince of Jin's mansion that night, which disrupted my plans. I only had time to come today. But judging from your complexion, you should be better by now."

Shen Ying's words were probably true. Even if Shen Ying was unwilling, knowing that she had a miscarriage, she would send someone to visit her if she didn't come herself.

Shen Wan said, "It's just a slight disturbance to the fetus; it will be fine after a couple of days of rest."

Shen Ying sat down and said, "The Prince of Ling is really good to you, Eldest Sister. Even when he was in the morning sick, he couldn't bear to let you come. Knowing that you were pregnant, he released so many sky lanterns to pray for the baby in your womb."

Shen Wan didn't reply, but simply picked up her teacup.

However, Shen Ying suddenly changed her tone, "The Empress bullied my elder sister, but I didn't. Prince Ling wanted to avenge my elder sister by burning down Prince Jin's mansion, but burning down my courtyard and dowry as well is going too far!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan paused in her fiddling with the teacup lid. She looked up at Shen Ying, "Is the Empress bullying me?"

Shen Ying frowned.

The key point of her words was that Prince Ling released sky lanterns as a cover to burn down Prince Jin's mansion!

To Shen Wan, all she heard was that the Empress was bullying her.

Shen Wan said, "Why did you say that the Empress bullied me, Second Sister? Were the assassins at the Lantern Festival sent by the Empress?!"

Shen Ying gritted her teeth, "I didn't say that!"

Shen Wan's eyes turned cold, and she said with displeasure, "The Empress did not send assassins to kill me, so why does Second Sister assume that it was Prince Ling who burned down Prince Jin's mansion to avenge me?!"

She said that Shen Ying wasn't that kind and would come to visit her in person, but it turned out she was just trying to scare her.

If Prince Jin had evidence that Xie Jingyan had sent people to burn down his Prince Jin's mansion, he would have filed a complaint with the Emperor long ago. Why would he wait until now?

If you have doubts but can't find evidence, do you want to start with her and scare her into confessing?

That's seriously underestimating her!

Shen Wan snapped, "Answer me!"

Shen Wan, who usually spoke gently, suddenly became sharp, startling Shen Ying. Shen Wan coldly said, "Who told you that it was Prince Ling who burned down Prince Jin's mansion?!"

Shen Ying stammered, then Shen Wan said, "Speak!"

Unable to withstand Shen Wan's aggressive tone, Shen Ying gritted her teeth and said, "Isn't that right?!"

Shen Wan laughed, "Second sister, you make it sound so easy. Should I take you to the Emperor and have him punish Prince Ling?"

As she spoke, Shen Wan stood up. Her serious expression made Shen Ying panic. If she went to the Emperor without any evidence, the Emperor would not punish Prince Ling, but would severely reprimand her and Prince Jin.

Shen Ying said, "It was Fu Shu who suspected you and, knowing I was coming to the Ling Prince's residence, asked me to scare you..."

She really knows how to find a scapegoat. Is she sure she won't ask Fu Shu for confirmation?

Shen Wan was too lazy to argue with Shen Ying and directly gave her the order to leave, saying, "I've visited you, you can go now."

Shen Ying's face stiffened as she said, "I shouldn't have tried to scare you, but you didn't have to keep me at arm's length. You're telling me to leave before I've even had a chance to sit down properly."

It turns out that bluffing her wasn't Shen Ying's main purpose in coming. Shen Wan was genuinely curious about why Shen Ying had come.

Shen Wan didn't ask any questions, she just looked at Shen Ying.

Shen Ying said, "My cousin Yun wants to marry Princess Qinghe, and I have a way to help him."