Chapter 16 Obstruction
After breakfast, Chen Wan asked Shanhu to go to Huguo Temple to find a Taoist priest, and she took Hongxiu to pay her respects to the old lady.
Chen Wan didn't trust Hongxiu and was unwilling to take her with her, but Hongxiu was asked by Chen Wan from the old lady. If she didn't keep her around often, it might arouse suspicion, so she could only endure it. Fortunately, she didn't have to endure it for too long.
Chen Wu was punished to copy the family rules in the Buddhist hall, and Shou'an Hall became much quieter. Ye Caiwei, Chen Yao and others gathered around the old lady and chatted and laughed.
But when Shen Wan was leaving, Ye Caiwei stopped her outside the courtyard gate and said, "Third cousin has been punished to copy the house rules. Let's help copy them together."
She didn't have this attitude towards Shen Wu two days ago.
After the Peony Banquet at Princess Shunyang's Mansion was over, Fu Guangjin retired with his mission accomplished. At first, he was afraid of offending Chen Wu, so he wanted to copy the family rules to please Chen Wu and even wanted to drag her along, thinking that she was easy to talk to.
A sneer rose in Chen Wan's heart, but his expression remained calm. "I also want to help my third sister, but it was Grandmother who punished her. My fourth and fifth sisters and I helped copy the family rules, which was disobeying Grandmother. But it's different for my cousin. You won the championship at the Peony Banquet, and Grandmother was so happy about you. Even if Grandmother knew that you helped my third sister, she wouldn't do anything to you."
As he spoke, Shen Wan looked at Shen Yin and Shen Yao, "What do you think, Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister?"
Shen Yin and Shen Yao nodded repeatedly, "Second sister is right."
Ye Caiwei proposed to help Chen Wu, and Chen Yin and Chen Yao did not dare to refuse. Now they had a reason to refuse. Who would have the good fortune to copy the family rules?
"Thank you for your hard work, cousin."
Ye Caiwei shot herself in the foot. She didn't want to help Shen Wu copy the house rules, but Shen Wan found excuses for Shen Yin and Shen Yao to avoid it. Not only did she not help her, she also said it was okay for her to copy it.
She had already offended Chen Wu. If she could help but didn't, Chen Wu would only be more angry when she found out.
Ye Caiwei could only grit her teeth and go back to help Shen Wu copy the house rules.
Shen Wan returned to the house, drank a cup of tea, and had nothing to do, so she went to the flower hall to embroider a picture of a hundred years of longevity. The gold bracelet was not given in vain. Seeing that she was embroidering impatiently, Hongxiu said, "Let the slave do it."
Chen Wan decisively put down the embroidery needle and said, "Thank goodness for you, otherwise I would have suffocated to death."
If Shen Wan is happy, then reward her.
I rewarded Hongxiu with a pair of silver earrings. Although they were not made of gold, they were enough to make Hongxiu happy for several days.
Shanhu went out early in the morning and didn't come back until lunch. Shen Wan asked, "Why did you take so long?"
Shanhu looked back to make sure there was no one else in the room before she whispered, "Thank goodness the young lady sent me there just in time. I had almost finished talking to Taoist Qingyuan when the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping left. I was curious, so I stayed to watch for a while, which delayed me."
Chen Wan thought that Prince Zhaoping would struggle for at least a few days, or might even give up. After all, marrying a divorced woman would definitely be criticized. However, it was she who proposed this matter. Prince Zhaoping could give up, but she could not do things in a mess. So she asked Shanhu to find a Taoist priest. She did not expect Prince Zhaoping to be so anxious. She had completely felt his affection for her elder sister.
Shen Wan asked, "How did the wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping react?"
"Angry, and a little sad."
Shanhu would not feel sorry for Lady Zhaoping. If she had not been bothered by the fact that her eldest daughter fell into the water and was rescued by the Prince of Yongqing, and had not gone to cancel the engagement, her eldest daughter would not have married the Prince of Yongqing. She and the Prince of Zhaoping would have been a perfect couple.
Shanhu told Chen Wan everything about her visit to Huguo Temple to find Taoist Master Qingyuan.
Because Shen Wan borrowed Taoist Qingyuan's help to avoid being plotted against by Xiao Yun last time, Taoist Qingyuan became famous. These days, countless people went to Huguo Temple to ask him for fortune-telling to resolve disasters.
Even though Shanhu went there so early, there were still several people queuing in front of the fortune-telling stall.
Shanhu said that she was from Chen Wan's family. As soon as the eight words "use me and your name will be passed down through the ages" came out, Taoist Qingyuan had no doubts.
It was just about Shen Wanrang's help. When Taoist Qingyuan heard this, his forehead throbbed. Then he found a piece of wood and wrote a few words on it.
Just as I finished writing, the wife of the Earl of Zhaoping passed away.
Her son's marriage had always been a concern for her. The housekeeper said that the Taoist priest outside the Huguo Temple was very good at fortune-telling and asked her to tell fortunes for the Prince of Zhaoping, so she came.
Knowing that she was the wife of the Earl of Zhaoping, Taoist Qingyuan asked her to write down the eight characters of the eldest son of the Earl of Zhaoping. He calculated carefully for a while, then stopped talking.
Lady Zhaoping was already nervous, and seeing this made her even more uneasy. "What's going on?"
The Taoist priest took out the wooden plaque with the writing on it.
It says:
If you overturn the stall, you will be compensated with ten taels.
If you hit someone, you must pay one hundred taels of silver.
Kill someone and go to jail.
Lady Zhaoping asked, "Why are you showing me this? I'm asking about my son's marriage prospects."
The Taoist said, "Your son will marry a divorced woman. If you interfere, I'm afraid you will have to live with the ancient Buddha for the rest of your life."
Upon hearing this, Lady Zhaoping's face turned extremely ugly.
I really can't help but ask someone to overturn the stall.
Her son is the heir of the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion, how could he marry a divorced woman?!
The Taoist said, "The marriage is not good, but the other aspects are good. There will be a promotion in your family within seven days."
But these words did not make Lady Zhaoping feel better, and she regretted her decision.
After leaving the fortune-telling stall, Lady Zhaoping cried angrily, "Yan Chuan hates me as his mother. He broke off the engagement without his consent and deliberately married a divorced woman to irritate me..."
The housekeeper also felt that this was something the prince could do, but she didn't dare to say it.
He even regretted instigating the Lady of Zhaoping to come to the Huguo Temple and advised, "That Taoist priest's predictions might not be accurate. Didn't he say that someone in our family will be promoted within seven days? If that's not true, Lady, don't believe his nonsense."
Even if you feel regretful and afraid, it's not too late to worry about it after seven days.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping suppressed the matter. Since she had come to the Huguo Temple, she must burn incense and pray for blessings.
But when she returned home, she saw Zhao Pingbo hurried out. Zhao Pingbo's wife asked, "Master, what are you going to do in such a hurry?"
Zhao Pingbo said, "The old lady of the Ministry of Revenue's office has suddenly become seriously ill. I just received the news. It should be within the next two days."
There was no time to talk much with the wife of the Earl of Zhaoping, and the Earl of Zhaoping left quickly.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has real power and it is a lucrative position. A lot of people in the court are watching him, so he has to find someone to recommend him quickly to ensure that everything goes well.
Watching Zhao Pingbo riding away, his wife didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment. If Zhao Pingbo really got promoted, wouldn't the Taoist's words that her son would not marry a divorced woman and would always be with the green lamp and ancient Buddha in the future also come true?
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