Chapter 181 Self-Defense
It was a fine day with a cloudless blue sky.
After breakfast, Chen Wan took Shanhu out and took a carriage to the Zhaoping Marquis's Mansion.
The servants in Zhaoping Marquis's mansion were very attentive to Shen Wan.
Chen Wan is not only Chen Yu's biological sister, but also the princess consort of the Prince of Jingbei. Whether Chen Yu married the Prince of Zhaoping or became pregnant, Chen Wan had half the credit.
When the old lady made things difficult for Lady Zhaoping, Shen Wan helped Lady Zhaoping out of trouble more than once. If it weren't for Shen Wan's insistence, Shen Yu would most likely not have married into the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion yet, and how could she have gotten pregnant? Moreover, it was Shen Wan who requested the title of Princess for Shen Yu.
If she didn't like Chen Wan so much, Lady Zhaoping wouldn't have given her so much dowry when she got married.
The maid took Shen Wan to see Shen Yu.
Inside the room, Chen Yu leaned on the big pillow, her face a little pale.
Seeing this, Shen Wan asked worriedly, “Why does the eldest sister look so bad?”
"I'm fine..."
Shen Yu reached out to Shen Wan, who took her hand and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Shen Wan was worried, "Are you sure everything is okay?"
Chen Yu nodded, "I saw a doctor this morning, and it was just a bit of morning sickness, nothing serious."
Chen Wan had been pregnant in her previous life and had suffered from morning sickness. She knew how difficult it was for a woman to suffer from morning sickness, but she was lucky. She only vomited a few times. Even though she was pregnant with twins, the condition was not as serious as Chen Yu's.
Shen Wan smiled and said, “Congratulations, eldest sister.”
Chen Yu's cheeks flushed slightly, "Eldest sister is all thanks to you..."
If it weren't for Chen Wan and Prince Jingbei, she would have died. She cherished the opportunity to marry Prince Zhaoping, even though the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion promised her that she would not get pregnant for ten years before allowing him to take a concubine.
Chen Yu was prepared to never be a mother in this life, and she married the Prince of Zhaoping very calmly. She would not be so cruel as to prevent the Prince of Zhaoping from being a father for ten years. If he had no children in three years, she would take a concubine for him.
She didn't expect to get pregnant less than two months after getting married. It has been two days already and she still feels like she is dreaming.
Morning sickness is very painful, but Chen Yu is willing to endure it, because only in this way can she believe that there is really a little life in her belly.
In fact, a few days ago, Chen Yu felt a little nauseous when she woke up in the morning. As it was not serious, she could still bear it. The maid wanted to call a doctor for her, but Chen Yu felt that she was fine and was afraid that the Prince of Zhaoping would worry, so she did not let the maid ask.
As a result, the day before yesterday, her condition was so serious that she couldn't help but vomited in front of Prince Zhaoping while eating breakfast. Prince Zhaoping then learned from the maid that Chen Yu had been feeling unwell for several days, and quickly sent someone to invite the imperial physician into the mansion.
No one thought that Chen Yu was pregnant, they all thought she was sick. After taking her pulse, the imperial physician congratulated her. The Prince of Zhaoping and the Lady of Zhaoping were stunned for a long time and didn't react.
Chen Yu was prepared for the possibility of not being able to give birth, and Prince Zhaoping was also prepared for the possibility of having no descendants in this life. Suddenly, such a surprise came, and Prince Zhaoping's eyes turned red.
The wife of the Marquis of Zhaoping was so happy that she was speechless. She went to the Huguo Temple that day to fulfill her vow and prayed to the Bodhisattva to bless Shen Yu and her child to be safe. She didn't even dare to pray for a grandson, as long as he was safe.
Knowing that Shen Wan came to visit Shen Yu, Lady Zhaoping came over, showed her face, and left without disturbing the sisters to talk privately.
The maid brought sour plums, and Shen Yu ate sour plums to suppress her morning sickness. Shen Wan pinched one and put it in her mouth. She didn't explode with sourness on the spot, but her facial features were all sour.
Shen Wan stayed with Shen Yu for half an hour, and when she was ready to leave, Shen Yu wanted to get out of bed to see her off.
Shen Wan pushed Shen Yu back directly, "It's enough if I have a maid to send me off. Sister, take good care of your pregnancy. I will come to see you another day."
On the way back to the Jingbei Palace in a carriage, Shen Wan lifted the curtain to look outside and saw a stall on the side of the road selling tiger-head shoes. They were exquisite and small, so he asked the servant to stop.
Chen Wan couldn't wait to prepare a gift for her unborn nephew. Shan Hu covered her mouth and laughed, "It's too early to prepare now."
It was indeed a little early, as my eldest sister was not born for another seven months.
Chen Wan put down the tiger-head shoes, but after getting off the carriage, she took Shanhu for a walk, as long as they didn't miss lunch at the Jingbei Palace.
I walked along half the street and then entered the Jinyu Pavilion. No matter how many jewelries my daughter had, I couldn't control my desire to buy some.
Chen Wan seldom bought jewelry on the first floor, so she went straight to the second floor. Just as she reached the stairs, a girl came down from above. When she was going down the last few steps, she twisted her foot and fell directly from above. She pushed Chen Wan hard with her hands, causing him to stagger backwards. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, she was hugged by the waist, and a familiar scent of pine and cypress entered his nose.
Shen Wan was carried around in a circle, and she saw clearly that the person holding her was Xie Jingyu, and then the sound of falling was accompanied by the sound of crisp shattering.
The girl fell flat on her back, and the mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist hit the ground and broke into pieces.
"cousin……"
The girl's delicate face twisted in pain and she cried out in grievance.
The one who was calling was Xie Jingyu.
Shen Wan was a little confused and looked at Xie Jingyu, "Your cousin?"
"Concubine Wen's niece."
No wonder she looked familiar and looked at her unfriendly.
If it were someone else, Shen Wan would not doubt that it was just an accident, but Concubine Wen's niece, even if she didn't do it on purpose, must have fallen down because she saw her furious and delayed looking at her feet.
In the Jingbei Palace, Concubine Wen and her daughter were always looking for trouble with her. She even ran into her niece on the street and was almost pushed to the point of falling. Shen Wan was very angry.
Xie Jingyu ignored her, and Miss Wen Ruyu stood up angrily with the help of her maid.
She fell pretty hard this time, not only breaking her favorite jade bracelet, but also hitting her knees and elbows. The pain was so severe that cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Wen Ruyu looked at Xie Jingyu pitifully, and finally limped away with the help of a maid.
Xie Jingyu asked Shen Wan, "Are you hurt anywhere?"
Shen Wan shook his head and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I just went to the palace and was about to go to Zhaopingbo's mansion to pick you up, and then I saw you come in."
A strange feeling flashed through Shen Wan's heart.
It seemed that whenever she was in danger, he would appear by her side in time, more effective than a talisman.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu's face. Xie Jingyu leaned close to her ear and said, "It's not good for you to look at your husband like this in public, right?"
Shen Wan's ears turned red, and then he looked at the many people around him, looking at them enviously, and suddenly felt his face burning.
Shen Wan was about to leave, but was taken to the second floor by Xie Jingyu.
Shen Wan whispered, “It’s time to go back home.”
Xie Jingyu asked, "Aren't you here to buy jewelry?"
She was planning to buy jewelry, but after being bumped into like that just now, she was no longer in the mood to go shopping.
But Xie Jingyu wanted to accompany her to the second floor to take a look, so Shen Wan did not refuse.
Going up to the second floor, Chen Wan fell in love with a gold hairpin inlaid with rubies. Just as she was about to reach out to take it, Xie Jingyu seemed to have telepathy and picked up the hairpin and put it on her.
The waiter said, "Prince Jingbei has good taste. This hairpin is most suitable for the Crown Prince's wife."
Chen Ping paid the bill.
This was the first piece of jewelry Xie Jingyu gave to Chen Wan. The previous one didn't count, as Chen Wan asked Chen Li to return it to Princess Jiangling.
In addition to jewelry, Jinyu Pavilion also has various jade pendants. Xie Jingyu just saved Chen Wan and gave her a hairpin. Chen Wan felt bad if she didn't give Xie Jingyu something.
Shen Wan walked over, his eyes swept over the jade pendants, and finally landed on a jade pendant carved with a unicorn and auspicious clouds.
The black jade pendant matches Xie Jingyu's temperament very well.
Shen Wan bought it and handed it to Xie Jingyu, “This is for you.”
Xie Jingyu said, "Put it on me."
What a jerk.
She was not allowed to look at him in public, but was asked to tie the jade pendant around his waist in public, which she refused to do.
Shen Wan stuffed the jade pendant into Xie Jingyu’s hand and went downstairs decisively.
Xie Jingyu followed behind him happily, holding the jade pendant.
After leaving the Jinyu Pavilion, Chen Wan walked towards the carriage stop. From a distance, he saw a girl in a light green dress walking towards him. It was General Yunhui's daughter, Chen Ling.
She was wearing a Sichuan brocade dress with gold weaving, which highlighted her slender waist. Her every move was dignified yet playful, and when she smiled, the corners of her mouth had faint dimples.
In the corridor of the restaurant, two men were fighting and accidentally bumped into a flower pot placed on a high table nearby.
As luck would have it, she happened to pass under the flowerpot when it fell.
Seeing this scene, Shen Wanxin was in her throat.
"careful!"
At the moment she shouted, something flew past her and knocked the flowerpot that was about to hit Chen Ling off track, causing it to fall to the ground.
Those who knocked down the flowerpots——
It was the jade pendant that Shen Wan gave to Xie Jingyu.
I saw the jade pendant broken into several pieces.
Chen Wan's heart seemed to be broken as well.
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