After lunch, Shen Wan lay on the small couch looking at the several pairs of tiger-head shoes she had bought. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them, and she couldn't bear to put them down.

I looked around several times, inside and out, and yawned a lot before finally going to bed for a nap.

But she couldn't sleep soundly. Pregnant women are sensitive to heat; it's too hot to be covered with a blanket, but too cold to be uncovered. After tossing and turning several times, she finally woke herself up.

Yinshuang was sitting on a small table by the bed making knots. Hearing the noise, she turned her head and saw Shenwan sitting up. Yinshuang quickly put down the knot she was halfway through and stood up, saying, "You've only been asleep for less than half an hour. Why is Your Highness awake?"

Shen Wan said, "This quilt is fine to sleep on at night, but it's too hot during the day."

Yinshuang said, "This servant will change the quilt for the Princess, so that the Princess can sleep a little longer?"

Now that she was awake, Chen Wan said, "I'm not going to sleep anymore."

Yinshuang helped Shenwan get up. Just as she finished dressing, Shenwan sat on the small couch, ready to drink tea, when Qiu'er came in and said, "Your Highness, the second cousin of the Yun family has sent a maid to bring you something."

Yunrui brought her something?

"Let the maid in."

Qiu'er left, and soon Yunrui's personal maid, Daimao, came in.

As Daimao entered the room, she curtsied to Chen Wan and said, "Second Miss has obtained some gold-flecked paper. Knowing that the Princess Consort likes it, she specially asked me to send some to the Princess Consort."

The gold-flecked stationery was exquisite and beautiful, and ladies of good families all loved it, including Shen Wan.

Yinshuang took the brocade box from the tortoiseshell and opened it for Shenwan to see. Shenwan saw that the box contained various styles of gold-flecked paper, each one so beautiful that one was reluctant to use it for writing.

Shen Wan glanced at Yin Shuang, who then gave Dai Mao a purse as a reward, making Dai Mao beam with joy.

Yinshuang said, "Haitang delivered something to the Yun family. Didn't you see her when you came?"

That's a pointless question. If Daimao knew Haitang had gone to the Yun family, he would have just had Haitang bring the gold-flecked paper back, saving her the trouble of making this trip.

Haitang must have gone to the Pingyang Marquis's residence first, and then to the Yun family.

After delivering the items, Dai Mao prepared to return to the Yun family. Shen Wan, remembering Yun Rui's secret escape through the side gate of the Marquis's mansion, asked Dai Mao, "Has your mistress been acting strangely lately?"

The question left the tortoise a little confused, and it shook its head, "No..."

As she spoke, Dai Mao quickly stopped herself and said, "Miss has been acting strangely lately. She often gets lost in thought and spaces out, but she says it's because she's too bored. I tried to persuade her to go out for a stroll, but she refused."

Shen Wan asked, "On the day of the Marquis's wedding banquet, she left through the side gate. Who was she hiding from?"

Dai Mao shook her head. It wasn't that she was unwilling to tell, but rather, "This servant doesn't know either. Miss won't tell this servant, and she even instructed this servant not to tell the Old Madam and the Madam."

Speaking of this, Dai Mao was very puzzled. She followed the girl almost every step of the way, and knew exactly who the girl had met and what she had said. But she just couldn't figure out who the girl had offended. In the past few days, Dai Mao had been reflecting on herself a lot.

Even her personal maid didn't know; the secret was kept very well hidden. Shen Wan then had Qiu'er escort Dai Mao out of the mansion.

After Daimao left, Shen Wan looked at the gold-flecked paper. Yinshuang cut a plate of tribute pears and brought them over. Shen Wan tasted a piece; the flesh was tender, sweet, and crisp. "Cut a plate and send it to the Prince."

Yinshuang thought she had already sent a plate of pears to the prince after lunch, but the weather was hot and dry, and pears were good for quenching thirst and cooling the body, so she peeled another plate.

Shen Wan ate half a plate in one go. Yin Shuang peeled the pears, and Shen Wan personally delivered them to Xie Jingyan's study.

Inside the study, Xie Jingyan was looking at blueprints when he saw Shen Wan place a pear next to the desk, fork a piece, and feed it to him. It was the first time Xie Jingyan had ever received such treatment. He closed the blueprints, took a bite of the pear, and after he finished eating, Shen Wan fed him another piece.

One after another.

Xie Jingyan, "..."

When Shen Wan was feeding the seventh pear, Xie Jingyan stretched out his long arm and hugged Shen Wan in his arms, "How many pears are you planning to make me eat?"

Shen Wan said, "Eating more pears is good; they reduce internal heat."

Xie Jingyan whispered in her ear, "But I think eating you is more effective at reducing internal heat than eating pears."

Shen Wan, “…!!!”

That bastard!

Does he lose all sense of purpose whenever she appears?

Just as Shen Wan was about to glare at him, there was a knock on the door. Shen Wan immediately stood up straight and said, "Come in."

It was Qiu'er who came in, holding a folding fan in her hand. She stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you left the folding fan at Deyue Tower. The heir of Xuanping Marquis just brought it to you."

Shen Wan was about to leave quietly, but she had only taken one step when Xie Jingyan grabbed her hand. Shen Wan said, "Where is the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping? He personally delivered the folding fan to the Ling Prince's residence, why didn't he come to Moyuxuan?"

Qiu'er replied, "The Marquis of Xuanping's heir originally intended to deliver it to the Prince personally, as he seemed to have something to discuss with the Prince and Princess. When he saw the Second Cousin's maid, Dai Mao, he asked me whose maid Dai Mao was. After I told him, the Marquis of Xuanping's heir rode off after Dai Mao..."

The heir of the Marquis of Xuanping pursued the hawksbill turtle?

Shen Wan raised an eyebrow.

Could Yunrui be hiding from the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping?

Xie Jingyan waved his hand, and Qiu'er quickly put down her folding fan, then went out and closed the door behind her with a knowing look.

The door closed, and Shen Wan tried to pull her hand away from Xie Jingyan's grasp. Unfortunately, not only was her hand pulled back, but with a little force, Xie Jingyan pulled Shen Wan into his arms.

Shen Wan struggled to get up, but Xie Jingyan said, "Keep feeding her."

Shen Wan said, "Didn't you say you didn't want to eat anymore?"

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, and Shen Wan guessed what he was going to say, so she quickly stuffed the pear into his mouth.

Xie Jingyan held Shen Wan in his arms and reached for a folding fan.

When the folding fan is opened, the landscape painting on it is revealed.

Shen Wan looked at the fan, then at Xie Jingyan, "Is this your folding fan?"

When they were on the street, Xie Jingyan fanned her. She remembered that the fan was painted with lotus flowers, not landscapes. Was she mistaken?

Xie Jingyan said, "This is Lu Cheng's folding fan. He must have been in a hurry to catch up with the maid and gave it to the wrong person."

Shen Wan, "..."

A black line slid down Shen Wan's forehead.

They came to deliver a folding fan, but mistakenly delivered their own.

How eager was this maid to chase after her cousin?

Thinking about how Yunrui had repeatedly avoided Lu Cheng, Shen Wan was genuinely curious about what had happened between the two of them; her curiosity was like a cat scratching at her heart.

As Shen Wan was thinking about this, Xie Jingyan tightened his grip on her arm, saying, "Focus."

What can I do but keep feeding them since I brought this on myself?

I won't bring him food again next time.

We can't afford to mess with them.

Xie Jingyan only let go of Shen Wan after finishing the plate of pears.

Shen Wan went back to her room and read half a book before Haitang returned, beaming with joy. It was clear that her trip to deliver tribute fruit to the Yun family had been very fruitful.

The Yun family rewarded Haitang with two taels of silver plus six silver melon seeds.

Dong'er, who went with Haitang, also received one or two taels of silver.