Chapter 111 Brother-in-law
After Shen Wu and Shen Yao took the antidote, the swelling on their faces subsided quickly. However, the poison caused unbearable itching, and the scratches on their faces disappeared slowly. On the morning of the Lantern Festival, the two of them left the house and went to Shou'an Hall to greet the old lady.
The two of them went with birthday gifts to apologize to the old lady, "We are unfilial and have caused grandmother to worry. We couldn't have a good birthday party."
The old lady's face was full of kindness. "As long as you two are fine, grandma is satisfied."
The old lady's love for her two granddaughters is genuine.
Chen Wu presented the birthday gift she brought, which was a string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads made of the finest red sandalwood. She sent it to the Huguo Temple and offered it in front of the Buddha for a hundred days. The old lady praised her filial piety.
Chen Yao's birthday gift was a headband decorated with tourmaline. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell it wasn't embroidered by her, but Chen Yao said she embroidered it herself, so the old lady believed her and praised her several times.
After the two of them presented the birthday gifts, they looked at Shen Wan and asked, “What birthday gift did the second sister prepare for grandma?”
The old lady's birthday party was not held because she fainted, but each family still sent birthday gifts.
Mother Sun said, "The old lady hasn't reviewed the birthday gifts presented by the second young lady and her friends yet."
"Show it to me," said the old lady.
Soon, the maid brought Shen Wan's birthday gift and unfolded it at the old lady's signal.
Seeing that it was a picture of a hundred years of longevity, Chen Yao asked, "Wasn't the picture of a hundred years of longevity embroidered with gold and silver threads that Second Sister gave to Grandmother a picture? Why did you change it?"
Do they really have such a bad memory? They just think that she didn't prepare the birthday gift carefully enough and want to publicly criticize her.
She knew this little trick very well.
Chen Wan smiled faintly and said, "Sixth sister, don't you remember? My eldest sister got startled by her horse and nearly fell off a cliff. I had to accompany her and had no time to embroider the Hundred Longevity Picture, so I asked Hongxiu to help. Third sister said I wasn't careful enough, and I felt ashamed when I heard that, so I rewrote the Hundred Longevity Picture. Does Grandmother dislike it?"
It would be strange if I liked it.
The Hundred Longevity Pictures embroidered with gold and silver threads are not only carefully crafted, but also valuable. The Hundred Longevity Pictures written on paper are greatly reduced in both value and craftsmanship.
At the beginning, Shen Wu said in front of the old lady that she was not attentive enough. Although preparing a birthday gift for the old lady was important, it was nothing compared to Shen Yu scaring the horse and almost losing her life. Shen Wan put comforting her elder sister first, and no one could say that she was wrong.
Even if Chen Wu wanted to find fault with something, she had no idea where to start and could only feel angry.
The old lady smiled faintly, "As long as it's done with care, I like it."
Shen Wan said, "As long as grandma likes it, I will prepare it for you when we have a big birthday banquet next year."
This sounded perfectly fine, but when the old lady looked at Shen Wan's bright smiling face, a chill flashed through her heart for no reason, as if she would never have another grand birthday party.
Birthday gifts can be sent later, as they symbolize longevity, but today is not the old lady’s birthday after all. After making plans for a grand birthday banquet next year, we talked about other things.
Chen Wan went back after a short while. There would be a lantern festival in the evening, so he had to stay well rested and conserve his energy during the day, otherwise he would get tired after walking around for a while.
She rarely takes a nap, but she slept for an hour after lunch for the lantern festival in the evening.
They had dinner half an hour earlier. After putting down their chopsticks, Chen Wan took Chen Yu to the street. Two maids were left at Qingyi Garden to guard the gate, and the other maids were sent out to enjoy the lanterns.
The eighth day of the fifth lunar month is the day when Emperor Taizu established the Ning Dynasty. On this day every year, the emperor would lead all civil and military officials to offer sacrifices to heaven and pray for blessings, and hold a lantern festival in the capital to pray for good weather.
Before it gets dark, the streets are already brightly lit, bustling with people and bustling with activity.
Chen Wan likes to visit lantern festivals, but there are only a handful of them held in a year. After Xiao Yun ascended the throne in his previous life, it was difficult for Chen Wan to even leave the palace, let alone go out to enjoy the lanterns.
Chen Wan and Chen Yu were walking from the beginning to the end of the street. Originally, many maids were following them. But after walking down the street, except for a few personal maids like Yin Zhu Tu Bai and Shan Hu Yin Chuan, the other maids had already been lost.
Chen Wan was guessing riddles when Shanhu tugged at her sleeves. Chen Wan glanced over and saw the Prince of Zhaoping walking towards them.
When the prince of Zhaoping came over, Shen Wan called out, "Brother-in-law."
The name made both Prince Zhaoping and Shen Yu blush.
Coral covered her mouth and laughed.
The girl did not allow the prince to call the Prince of Jingbei "brother-in-law", but she called the Prince of Zhaoping "brother-in-law". If the prince heard it, he would definitely scold the girl.
Shen Wan said, "The riddles here are too difficult to guess. Sister, you should let your brother-in-law guess with you. I'll go shopping over there."
Chen Wan was very tactful and let the two of them be alone, but Chen Yu was worried because there were too many people at the Lantern Festival, so she asked her maid Yin Zhu to follow Chen Wan.
Chen Yu had a good idea, but there were too many people at the Lantern Festival. First Yin Chuan was lost, and then Yin Zhu also got lost.
If Shanhu hadn't pulled Chenwan's sleeves several times, she would have been swept away by the crowd.
Chen Wan walked forward all the way without turning back. When she saw a lantern she liked, she bought it without hesitation. When she saw another one she liked even more, she gave it to the children who were chasing and playing with each other. She had a great time, and the children who received the lanterns were also happy.
"Girl, someone is releasing a lotus lantern over there, let's release one too."
Looking at the lotus lanterns floating in the river, Coral said excitedly.
Shen Wan walked over, and the master and servant each asked for a lotus lantern, wrote down their wishes, and put it in the river, letting the lotus lantern float away.
Two girls were walking over on the bridge. They were originally smiling, but when they saw Chen Wan releasing the lotus lanterns, the smiles on their faces immediately disappeared.
One is Du Xiner, the third daughter of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion, and the other is Cheng Suxue, the eldest daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites' Mansion.
That day, Chen Wan and Cheng Suxue had an argument in the porcelain shop. After that, no one accused Chen Wan of being stingy and deliberately giving fakes to Qu Yan. Instead, the news that Minister Qu gave gifts to the Left Prime Minister spread, and the Left Prime Minister scolded his daughter severely and confined her to her house for the day.
Unexpectedly, she ran into Chen Wan while visiting the lantern festival. Du Xiner was immediately furious.
She just couldn't understand why the second daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, who had no outstanding skills in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, or songs, caught the eye of the Prince of Jingbei. The emperor was not afraid of the concentration of military power and granted them a marriage.
Jealousy rages in my heart.
Cheng Suxue leaned close to Du Xiner's ear and whispered a few words.
Du Xiner said, "Then teach her a lesson!"
Watching the lotus lanterns drift away, Shen Wan stood up and walked towards the bridge with Shan Hu.
People are coming and going on the bridge. Standing on the bridge, you can see hundreds of lotus lanterns floating in the river, which is a beautiful sight.
Shen Wan stood on the bridge and watched for a while. When he was about to leave, a voice came from the other side.
"Make way! Make way!"
Someone ran forward recklessly, pushing people along the way. Chen Wan avoided him and was close to the bridge when he was pushed hard. By the time Shen Wan reacted and grabbed the bridge railing, it was too late. He lost his balance and fell headfirst off the bridge.
"girl!"
Coral screamed in fright.
Shen Wan was also very scared, she couldn't swim.
Chen Wan regretted coming out to visit the Lantern Festival. Just when she thought she was going to drown tonight, someone suddenly hugged her waist and a hint of pine and cypress fragrance penetrated her nose, which seemed somewhat familiar.
yes--
Thank you Jingyu!
Shen Wan's frightened heart suddenly calmed down.
Xie Jingyu put his arm around her waist, lightly touched the water surface, and flew onto the bridge.
His feet stepped firmly on the ground, Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and Xie Jingyu asked worriedly, "Are you okay?"
Shen Wan shook his head lightly, "I'm fine."
The two stood on the bridge, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, looking like a perfect couple.
Not far away under the tree, the two people who were waiting to see Shen Wan fall into the water in a mess, saw this scene, their faces twisted with anger.
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