The carriage rolled forward and soon returned to the Ling Prince's residence.

Xie Jingyan dismounted and came over to help Chen Wan.

Shen Wan's anger had subsided, and she got off the carriage just as Doctor Tao was leaving the mansion carrying his medicine chest.

Dr. Tao hurried along, bowed to them, and then left in a hurry.

Saving lives is urgent, so it's normal for doctors to be in a hurry, especially Doctor Tao. If he's invited to the Ling Prince's residence, it must be something serious.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan stepped onto the stairs, and the gatekeeper reported, "Someone from the Prince of Jin'an's residence just came to say that the Prince of Jin'an's concubine accidentally fell down the stairs, and the baby in her womb may not survive..."

Concubine of the Prince of Jin'an...

Shen Wan hadn't heard this title for quite some time.

She was momentarily dazed before realizing that the servant was referring to Shen Ying.

If someone else were to get into trouble, Shen Wan would definitely feel sympathy, but since the person who got into trouble was Shen Ying, Shen Wan couldn't feel a ripple in her heart at all.

Xie Jingyin is the son of Empress Song and Prince Cheng, and he still holds the title of the Emperor's second prince. As long as the affair between Prince Cheng and Empress Song is not made public, Xie Jingyin's status will not change.

The Emperor wouldn't do such a thing for the sake of his own reputation and the royal family's honor, but he also wouldn't spare Xie Jingyin's life.

Even Xie Jingyin couldn't tolerate it, let alone Xie Jingyin's own flesh and blood.

Would the emperor want a grandson who isn't his own?

Shen Wan thought that during the time when the Lingwang Mansion was isolated from news during the smallpox outbreak, the child in Shen Ying's womb had already been dealt with. She just felt sorry for the child and hoped that it would be reborn into a good family in its next life.

Furthermore, given the relationship between Xie Jingyan and Xie Jingyin, and the grudges between her and Shen Ying, even after Shen Ying's accident, she still had the nerve to come to the Ling Prince's Mansion to ask Doctor Tao for help.

Back at Moyuxuan, Xie Jingyan went to the study, while Shen Wan returned to her room. The wet nurse was soothing the baby, who was sleeping soundly in the cradle.

Shen Wan walked over, and the wet nurse stood up. Shen Wan sat down and gently rocked the cradle.

Shen Wan asked softly, "How long has Tanghulu been sleeping?"

The wet nurse replied, "The young master has just fallen asleep."

Shen Wan nodded, "Go down, I'll keep an eye on things."

I can never get tired of looking at my child like this.

The way Shen Wan doted on the child made a certain lord quite jealous. If this wasn't his own son, he would have wanted to throw him out of the mansion.

The child slept for more than an hour before waking up and crying. Shen Wan picked him up and comforted him. The little one snuggled into her arms, and Shen Wan knew he was hungry, so she called the wet nurse in to take him and feed him.

As the wet nurse took the child away, Yinshuang came in and said, "Your Highness, Doctor Tao has returned. The concubine of Prince Jin'an lost her child..."

As expected, Shen Wan was not surprised.

Yinshuang only reported this much; she was just curious and had someone inquire about it. More importantly, there was another matter. Yinshuang said, "The wedding date for Chef Li's son and Doctor Tao's daughter has been set. They will get married on the 24th of this month."

Today is the 18th, which means I'll be getting married in six days.

Doctor Tao saved Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan's lives, so Shen Wan must express her gratitude for his daughter's marriage. Chef Li has also helped her and Xie Jingyan a lot, so she should prepare a wedding gift as well.

Shen Wan instructed Haitang, "Find the pair of intertwined hairpins and ruyi bracelets in the storeroom and send them to Miss Tao tomorrow, saying that they are a dowry gift from me."

Haitang agreed and went to take care of it.

Shen Wan stepped out the door and saw Yin Shuang chasing Chun'er and Dong'er in the courtyard, her face flushed.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wan asked, "What's going on here?"

When the maid carrying the broom saw Chen Wan asking her, she quickly replied, "Miss Tao is getting married soon, and the maids in the courtyard are discussing sending her dowry gifts and then going to the wedding banquet in a few days. They were talking excitedly when Chun'er and Dong'er asked Yinshuang when she was going to marry Chen Feng, and Yinshuang chased after them and hit them..."

Shen Wan couldn't help but chuckle. She didn't object to the maids playing around, as it made Moyuxuan feel more lively.

But this thought came to an abrupt end, because while chasing after her, Yinshuang accidentally twisted her ankle. The pain was so intense that tears streamed down her face. Yinshuang was in so much pain that it terrified Chun'er and Dong'er.

Shen Wan said, "Help her back and ask Doctor Tao to come and take a look at her, lest she have broken any bones."

Inside the study.

Xie Jingyan was reading a military treatise.

Chen Feng stood to the side, looking somewhat uneasy.

Xie Jingyan flipped through a military book, glanced at him, and said, "Standing so uneasily, just say what you need to say."

Chen Feng's ears turned red as he said, "Master, all the maids in the courtyard are waiting to drink the wedding wine for my wedding with Yinshuang..."

"Then let's ask the Imperial Observatory to pick a date and hold the wedding banquet," Xie Jingyan said casually.

"..."

The way he said that made it sound like he didn't want to do it.

Chen Feng asked wearily, "Sir, when will you help me propose marriage?"

The marriage isn't even arranged yet, so who is he going to marry?

The man looked at Chen Feng with a dark expression, "The marriage hasn't been arranged yet?"

Chen Feng didn't want to talk anymore.

The prince and princess had mentioned arranging a marriage between him and Yinshuang many times, but it had never actually happened. Every time, they would be happy for half the time and then nothing would happen. Just now, Yinshuang sprained her ankle, and he wanted to carry her to Doctor Tao, but one of them was the prince's guard and the other was the princess's personal maid. If he carried her casually, wouldn't that ruin Yinshuang's reputation? He desperately held back.

Xie Jingyan thought that Chen Feng had already proposed to Shen Wan that he wanted to marry Yin Shuang, but it turned out that he was still waiting for his master to propose to him.

Xie Jingyan continued reading the military book, but Chen Feng grew anxious, "Master?"

Xie Jingyan said, "So impatient? Can't you even wait for me to finish reading these two pages of military strategy?"

Chen Feng's face turned red. "No rush, no rush, I'm not in a hurry..."

Xie Jingyan finished reading the last few pages of the military treatise before returning to his room.

Inside the house, Qiu'er was reporting to Shen Wan, "Doctor Tao examined Yinshuang and found no broken bones. He advised Yinshuang to avoid walking for the next couple of days..."

Shen Wan then said, "Let her focus on recovering."

Qiu'er agreed and then left.

Shen Wan served tea, and Xie Jingyan came in, sat down beside her, and said, "The maids in the courtyard all think that Chen Feng and your maid are a good match. I think we should arrange their marriage as soon as possible and get it done."

Shen Wan also had this idea. Yin Shuang and Hai Tang were the people she trusted most and were used to ordering around. Shen Wan couldn't bear to marry them off, so marrying them to Xie Jingyan's guards would be perfect.

Xie Jingyan's guards were not ordinary guards; they were ranked.

Shen Wan agreed, "Then I'll do as you say."

The two were discussing what to do when suddenly the wall shook violently, and Shen Wan thought it was an earthquake.

Xie Jingyan frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the window.

Haitang went to open the window, revealing Chen Yu's face, half red and grimacing in pain. "Master, don't forget about your subordinates."

Um.

Chen Yu stayed in the tree, both envying Chen Feng and too afraid to go down to ask Xie Jingyan for help in proposing marriage.

Chen Feng didn't know what he was afraid of, so he urged him to go downstairs. In his haste, he kicked him.

The kick was a bit too forceful; Chen Yu wasn't prepared and kicked the wall directly.