She'd already embroidered the belt; if she wanted a purse as a birthday gift, how could Shen Wan refuse?

She looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "On your birthday, some young ladies from prominent families should come to give me dowry. I can't deliver it to you personally, and it's inconvenient for you to go to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence to get it. I'll have Chen Yu bring it to you then."

"No rush, you can give it to me after we're married."

Those who are easy to talk to won't do.

Having come all this way, delivered what needed to be delivered, and expressed her gratitude, Chen Wan decided not to disturb Xie Jingyan's medicinal bath and turned to leave.

But when she left Moyuxuan, she remembered that she had left her embroidered handkerchief in his room, so Shen Wan went back to get it.

As soon as he stepped into the house, he heard Chen Feng say, "Master, it's been half an hour. It's time to get up."

Shen Wan, “…!!!”

fraud!

She really thought he was going to soak for another half an hour.

It turns out he had already soaked for a long time.

Through the screen, she could vaguely see Xie Jingyan still in the bathtub. Shen Wan walked over, glared at Xie Jingyan, grabbed the embroidered handkerchief left on the small table, and left without looking back.

Xie Jingyan, "..."

Chen Feng, "..."

Xie Jingyan turned his head to look at Chen Feng.

Chen Feng looked completely innocent. "I didn't know she would come back..."

It's really not his fault. He was worried that if Master soaked in the water for too long, it would harm his health. And Master, really, when Miss Shen came, couldn't he have made her wait a while, get dressed first, and then see her? Now look what happened, he got caught red-handed.

Xie Jingyan rubbed his forehead, thinking of Shen Wan's flushed cheeks, but the corners of his mouth just wouldn't turn up.

Shen Wan left the Ling Prince's mansion with a belly full of anger. Afraid of being noticed, she dared not show it on her face. She hadn't even married into the Ling Prince's mansion yet, and they were already teasing her like this. Who knows how they would bully her after she married into the mansion? Wasn't the Ling Prince in her previous life supposed to be chaste and abstinent from women for the sake of his beloved? This was nothing like her. Maybe the rumors were wrong and she had misjudged him.

Shen Wan was a little worried; getting on a pirate ship is easy, but getting off is hard.

Upon returning to the Pingyang Marquis's residence, Shen Wan went straight back to Qinglan Garden. The old lady fell ill due to the shock of Shen Rong's accident, the second madam was busy preparing dowry for Shen Ying, and the third madam was busy persuading her daughter. No one had time to pay attention to Shen Wan. If it were any other time, she would definitely be called over and scolded for not being reserved enough when she went to the Ling Prince's residence before her wedding.

Even if they're angry now, they can't scold her. She's just going to the Ling Prince's mansion to deliver a birthday gift. Shen Ying and Shen Rong have already lost their virginity before they're even married, and she gets scolded. Wouldn't Shen Ying and Shen Rong get beaten up?

The purse Xie Jingyan requested was embroidered by Shen Wan in just one afternoon. It was a double-sided embroidered purse, and it was extremely exquisite.

For the next three days, Shen Wan spent her days in the North Courtyard, learning housekeeping with Shen Wei. Shen Wan wanted to learn it all from scratch, but the Fourth Madam's housekeeping methods were far inferior to those taught to her by the Yun family. Shen Wan endured it for a few days, but couldn't bear it any longer, and then turned around and taught the Fourth Madam instead.

In just three days, the fourth wife's housekeeping skills improved by leaps and bounds.

The fourth master asked the fourth wife how well she was teaching Shen Wan, and the fourth wife shook her head and said, "I can't teach her."

The Fourth Master said, "Wan'er is so smart, how can she not be taught?"

Fourth Madam scolded Fourth Master, "Before you and the Marquis asked me to teach the eldest daughter, you didn't even ask her first. The Yun family had already taught her, so she doesn't need to learn from me. These past few days, Wan'er has been teaching me how to manage the household and how to run the shops. It has indeed made things much easier, and I have benefited a lot."

Fourth Master, "..."

These days, things have been peaceful in the Marquis's mansion. All the rooms are quiet, and even Shen Rong, who attempted suicide twice, has not made any moves to do so. But the quieter it is, the more uneasy Shen Wan feels. She always feels that beneath the calm surface of the sea, there are turbulent waves that could surge up at any moment.

On Xie Jingyan's birthday, just as Shen Wan had predicted, young ladies from prominent families came to the Marquis's residence one after another to present dowries to her and Shen Ying.

Shen Rong claimed to be ill and did not show up. Shen Wan and Shen Ying greeted the young ladies from prominent families, and Shen Wei also helped with the greetings. Then Shen Wan saw that the dowry that had originally been given to her in her previous life had ended up in Shen Ying's hands.

Although the gifts given to Shen Ying by other young ladies were also given to Shen Wan, it was clear that the gifts given to Shen Wan were of a lower quality.

Only a very few people sent the same thing.

You can tell which side their fathers and grandfathers were on by the dowry gifts given by those young ladies from prominent families. Several of them gave the same gift, indicating that they were not involved in the struggle for the crown prince in their previous lives.

Shen Wan saw it all but didn't care. Yin Shuang, on the other hand, was furious because of Shen Ying's smugness and boasting.

However, Shen Ying's smugness came to an abrupt end with the arrival of the Yun sisters. The Yun sisters, Yun Mo and Yun Rui, each gave Shen Wan a headdress worth three thousand taels of silver. In addition, the three young masters of the Yun family each gave her an exceptionally generous dowry. Her two uncles each gave Shen Wan two shops and an estate, and her maternal grandfather, Old Master Yun, gave her even more.

Forty-eight loads of dowry were given to Shen Wan, along with six shops, four estates, five hundred acres of fertile land, and two villas.

In her previous life, the Yun family gave Shen Wan a very generous dowry, but she never expected that they would give her even more in this life.

It is clear that the Yun family prefers Xie Jingyan and feels sorry for him because of his broken leg. They gave him more dowry so that he could live a life free from financial worries.

Shen Wan was the eldest daughter of the main branch, and the dowry given to her by the Marquis of Pingyang was much greater than that given to Shen Ying. Moreover, the dowry given by the Yun family was no less than that given by the Marquis of Pingyang. As soon as the dowry from the Yun family arrived, the smile on Shen Ying's face disappeared.

That day, after having breakfast, Shen Wan went to Qinghui Courtyard to pay her respects to the old lady. As she walked behind the screen, she heard the old lady comforting Shen Ying, saying, "There is only one Yun family in the entire Great Chu, and the Yun family only has your eldest sister as their granddaughter. It is normal for them to dote on her more."

Shen Ying pouted and said, "Then Grandmother, please love me more."

The old lady smiled lovingly, "Good, Grandmother loves you very much."

As soon as Shen Wan went inside, the old lady said, "The dowry given to you by the Marquis's mansion is more than that of your second sister, and the Yun family has also given a lot. Your dowry is more than double that of your second sister, so Grandmother will not add any more to your dowry."

She hadn't received it in her past life, so she hadn't even dared to hope for it in this one.

You don't have to give me the things, but you shouldn't ask for my reputation either.

Shen Wan said, "Grandmother won't add anything to my dowry. When the dowry list comes out, it will only show the dowry from the Yun family, not yours..."

The second wife said, "That's easy. Just divide the dowry from the Yun family into two shops and one estate and register them as gifts from your grandmother. They'll all be yours eventually."

The things all belong to her, but the reputation belongs to the old lady. She really has a beautiful dream.

Shen Wan said, "On my wedding day, my maternal grandfather will go to the Ling Prince's Mansion for a wedding banquet. If this fake wedding gets back to my maternal grandfather, it will surely upset him."

“It’s such a small matter, Old Master Yun won’t know about it,” the second wife said.

Shen Wan looked at the second wife, "Grandmother doesn't care about this reputation, so why does Second Aunt insist on doing something fake? If you insist on doing it this way, then it's fine, unless Father agrees as well."