Before they knew it, the day arrived for Shen Du to marry Princess Huai'an.

Shen Wan got up half an hour earlier than usual. After breakfast, she couldn't wait to drag Xie Jingyan back to the Pingyang Marquis's residence to help.

Xie Jingyan looked helpless. "You're pregnant, who would dare ask you for help?"

Even if she can't help with welcoming and seeing off guests, sitting there and talking to the guests who come to offer their congratulations is good enough.

The second branch of the family had just experienced the pain of losing their son. If it weren't for the Emperor's choice of an auspicious date for the wedding, it's hard to say whether the old lady and the second branch would have caused trouble and tried to postpone the marriage. The third branch was sent away and might not even know when her eldest brother was getting married, let alone come back to attend the wedding banquet and help entertain the guests. The Marquis's mansion only had her father and the fourth branch to help. Although her eldest brother had invited the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping and others, it was always good to have more manpower.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan arrived at the Pingyang Marquis's residence by carriage, just as Yun Qi arrived.

After Yun Qi and Princess Qinghe got engaged, they planned to go to the Northwest to discuss buying horses. However, Shen Du's wedding was in two days. Marriage is a major event in one's life. In addition, Master Yun and Young Master Yun had already gone to the Northwest. They had already been delayed for so many days, so it wouldn't make a difference if they waited for two more days. They decided to drink Shen Du's wedding wine and set off early the next morning.

Yun Qi dismounted and greeted them with a smile. Chen Wan asked, "Why is only my eldest cousin here? Where is my cousin?"

Yun Qi said, "We were supposed to go together, but when we went out we found that we had left something behind, so we insisted on going back to get it ourselves and asked me to go first. But we should be here soon."

He was delayed on his way to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence; otherwise, he would have arrived much earlier.

Xie Jingyan got off the carriage and helped Shen Wan down. The three of them stepped into the mansion, followed by Yinshuang and Haitang, as well as the four maids Chunxia Qiudong.

Shen Wan was pregnant. If Shen Du hadn't been her older brother, Xie Jingyan wouldn't have let her attend the wedding banquet. There would be too many people and too much commotion at the banquet, and the Pingyang Marquis's residence was also a mess. Xie Jingyan was very worried. However, he couldn't stop Shen Wan from attending his own brother's wedding banquet. No one knew better than Xie Jingyan how much Shen Wan cared about Shen Du's marriage. He couldn't stop her, so he could only send more people to accompany Shen Wan.

Upon entering the Marquis's residence, Shen Wan saw the Prince of Yanping, Tang Ze, and Lu Cheng. They all came over to greet Xie Jingyan and the others.

The Crown Prince of Yanping had already thanked Xie Jingyan and the others. He bowed to Shen Wan in greeting, saying, "I haven't thanked you yet, sister-in-law."

Shen Wan raised an eyebrow slightly, "What is the Prince of Yanping thanking me for?"

It was Xie Jingyan who instructed the Crown Prince of Yanping to stay away from the son of Princess Huyang; it was Xie Jingyan who forged the pardon to save someone from death; it was Xie Jingyan who intercepted the imperial edict; as for her part, Xie Jingyan probably didn't tell the Crown Prince of Yanping.

The Crown Prince of Yanping blushed slightly, not expecting Shen Wan to ask him that question. Princess Ling clearly knew what he was thanking her for.

Tang Ze and Lu Cheng each patted one of his shoulders, "That's right, what did you thank Princess Ling for?"

The Prince of Yanping coughed lightly and said, "Many thanks to Princess Ling for arriving at the Right Prime Minister's residence in time that day and saving Miss Cheng's life. Only then could she testify for me and prove my innocence..."

Lu Cheng laughed and said, "Just listen to the first part of what I said."

Prince Yanping, “…”

Could you please be a little more considerate of his feelings?

It's really not that thick, okay?

The Crown Prince of Yanping had never blushed this much since he was born.

Fortunately, Young Master Chen and Yun Mo arrived at this moment. Upon seeing them, the Prince of Yanping looked as if he had seen saviors.

Yun Mo didn't expect to run into Shen Wan as soon as she arrived at the Pingyang Marquis's residence. The two went into the inner courtyard together, while Xie Jingyan and the others stayed in the outer courtyard.

Lu Cheng recalled how he had blocked Chen's path and made things difficult for him at the Yun family's residence, and laughed, "I wonder what kind of difficult questions the Prince An's mansion will present to test Brother Chen?"

Tang Ze said, "The Prince of An's heir is quite difficult to deal with. It won't be easy for Brother Shen to marry Princess Huai'an so easily."

"It's a pity I can't be in two places at once, otherwise I really would like to go and take a look," Lu Cheng said with a sigh.

Tang Ze was even more curious, "Brother Shen, you won't actually beat up Prince An's heir in the future, will you?"

Meanwhile, Shen Wan and Yun Mo entered the inner courtyard and headed towards Qinghui Courtyard. Shen Du was the heir of the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion, and his marriage was the most important event for the mansion. Everyone in the capital knew that when the old lady was young, she broke off her engagement and married the old Marquis as his second wife to repay the life-saving grace of the late old lady. With all the civil and military officials in attendance for Shen Du's wedding, it was not appropriate to leave the old lady in the Buddhist hall. So, the old lady moved back to Qinghui Courtyard a few days ago.

Passing around the screen embroidered with peonies on both sides, Shen Wan saw the old lady sitting on a daybed drinking tea. Her hair was neatly combed, and she wore a jade headband, looking very energetic.

When Shen Wan and Yun Mo entered, a cold glint flashed in the old lady's eyes. However, when Shen Wan tried to get a closer look, the old lady's face was full of kindness, so kind that Shen Wan felt like a stranger.

Shen Wan was certain she hadn't misread it, but she didn't care. Shen Wan curtsied, and the old lady said, "There are many guests at the wedding banquet, and you are pregnant. Why did Prince Ling allow you to return?"

Shen Wan said, "I must come back for my elder brother's wedding. Besides, it has been a while since I came back to pay my respects to my grandmother. Father asked my grandmother to rest quietly in the Buddhist hall, and it worked really well. My grandmother is much more energetic than the last time I saw her."

Shen Wan spoke gently, but the old lady's smile faltered, and Yun Mo looked at Shen Wan in disbelief.

My cousin's words were like stabbing the old lady in the heart. Although she rarely came to the Pingyang Marquis's residence, she knew that the old lady had been punished by her uncle to go to the Buddhist hall to reflect on her actions under the pretext of recuperation.

The mention of going to the Buddhist temple for quiet recuperation filled the old lady with rage, but she couldn't vent it. She even had to praise Chen Jing, saying, "It's kind of your father to be so busy with military affairs and still worry about your grandmother's health."

Shen Wan didn't speak again. Yun Mo curtsied to the old lady. The old lady's gaze fell on Yun Mo, looking her up and down. Yun Mo was wearing a Shu brocade dress with lilies. Her waist was so slender that she could be encircled with one hand. The mutton fat jade hairpin in her hair was also lily-shaped, echoing the lilies on the skirt. She was dignified and proper. Judging from her attire and temperament alone, she was in no way inferior to the young ladies of noble families.

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