Shen Wan said, "I heard that Grandfather has fallen ill. Isn't the matter between Scholar Zhao and Miss Chen still uncertain? How could Grandfather have made himself sick from anger?"

Madam Yun said, "The rumors are not unfounded; they are true."

Shen Wan's eyes widened. "You've made up your mind so quickly?"

It was faster than she had expected.

Shen Wan was unaware that after the rumors spread in the Changshan Prince's Mansion yesterday, they quickly reached outside the mansion. Young Master Yun was checking accounts at the shop when he heard about this. He immediately went to the Zhao family to inquire. Coincidentally, the Imperial Academy Chancellor's residence also sent someone to look for Scholar Zhao. Without alerting them, Young Master Yun went directly to the Chen family's gate to block Scholar Zhao and demand that he come with him.

When Scholar Zhao declined, Young Master Yun didn't mince words and directly questioned him at the gate of the Chen family about the rumors circulating about the Changshan Prince's Mansion. He asked how such rumors could have spread about him and Miss Chen, and whether the matter was true or false.

If you asked him anywhere else, Zhao Zhuangyuan probably wouldn't tell the truth. Like in his previous life, he wanted both money and power. But this was at the gate of the Chen residence. If he dared to deny it, Lord Chen would not only not forgive him, but he would probably end up losing both.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhao Zhuangyuan chose the Chen family.

When Young Master Yun returned home, he told Old Master Yun about the matter. Old Master Yun had carefully cultivated Zhao Mingyi for many years and placed high hopes on him, but he was humiliated. Old Master Yun could not bear the blow of having misjudged him, raising an ungrateful wretch, and almost ruining his granddaughter's life. He was so angry that he vomited blood.

Upon hearing that Old Master Yun had vomited blood, Shen Wanxin's heart leaped into her throat. Her maternal grandfather in her previous life had never been this angry. How could this be?

Shen Wanxin trembled slightly and quickly asked, "Is Grandfather that angry?"

Madam Yun said, "It's already a miracle that your maternal grandfather didn't die of anger on the spot. Your cousin was originally scheduled to get married on the sixth day of next month. Your maternal grandfather has friends all over the world. His eldest granddaughter was getting married, and she was marrying the top scholar in the imperial examination. Your maternal grandfather was very happy and personally wrote more than a hundred invitations to invite his friends to the capital for the wedding banquet. Now the invitations are on their way to various places, and some have even set off for the capital. But this happened. Your maternal grandfather has lost all face in one fell swoop."

Madam Yun said, "This morning, the old master said that he couldn't let those old friends make a wasted trip and miss the Yun family's wedding banquet. Drinking his farewell banquet would be just as good."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan said, "What unlucky things are you saying, Grandfather?"

It was her fault for not handling this matter well; she forgot to stop the Yun family from sending out the invitations. If anything were to happen to her maternal grandfather, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

Shen Wan got up to go see Old Master Yun.

Inside the room, Old Master Yun was leaning against the bed, his face pale and his breath faint. He still refused to take his medicine, and Young Master Yun couldn't persuade him. When he saw Shen Wan come in, he said as if he had seen a savior, "It's good that my cousin is here. Quickly persuade Grandfather to take his medicine."

Shen Wan called out "Cousin," took the medicine bowl, and sat down by the bed, saying, "This is a good thing. Grandfather should be happy. Why did he make himself sick instead?"

Grandpa Yun looked at Shen Wan, "Good news?"

Shen Wan nodded emphatically, "Grandfather, think about it. If you didn't know what kind of person Zhao Zhuangyuan was, my cousin would have married him in a muddle and really jumped into a fire pit. Now that the marriage hasn't been arranged, there's still a chance to make amends. Losing a little face is better than my cousin ruining her life, isn't it? Besides, it's not certain whether Zhao Zhuangyuan's position as the top scholar was obtained legitimately. I heard that the First Prince is investigating cheating in the imperial examinations, and Lord Chen is the chief examiner this time. Once it's verified, Zhao Zhuangyuan will definitely lose his position as the top scholar, and the Chen family won't have a good ending either."

“You’ve made yourself sick from anger, and you still refuse to take your medicine. Doesn’t your grandfather want to see that day come?”

Shen Wan felt that Old Master Yun was angry in the same way she was, angry that he had done all the work for someone else. But if he knew that this work was not in vain, and that even the Chen family, who were colluding with Zhao Zhuangyuan, would suffer, he certainly wouldn't be so angry.

As expected, upon hearing this, the anger that had been simmering in Old Master Yun's heart for a day and a night finally subsided a bit. He reached out and said, "Give me the medicine."

Shen Wan quickly handed him the medicine, which Old Master Yun took and drank in one gulp.

Young Master Yun secretly gave Shen Wan a thumbs up. It takes a cousin to coax her grandfather to drink medicine.

Shen Wan said, "Cousin, I'm telling the truth. I didn't say that to coax Grandfather into taking the medicine."