Chapter 196: Trivial Matter
"And there are those who dare to meddle in other people's business..."
The man turned around and saw that it was Shen Wan, his expression suddenly changed.
Shen Wan is the daughter of Shen Ji and the princess of the Jingbei Palace. More importantly, Chen Ping is by her side.
Shen Wan felt that the man looked familiar, but couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
But Shen Wan didn't remember, but Chen Ping remembered, "Master Liu, my princess is asking you a question."
With this reminder, Shen Wan remembered that this man was the follower of the Wucheng Marquis's son, and usually followed the Wucheng Marquis' son in and out.
But the Prince of Wucheng Marquis does not like women, so this maid should not have been snatched away for him.
Young Master Liu was just acting arrogantly, but when he saw Shen Wan and Chen Ping, he immediately became dispirited. He didn't dare to say a word and walked away cowardly.
The girl bowed towards Chen Wan and said, "Thank you, Princess Jingbei."
Shen Wan smiled and said, “I don’t know who is behind Young Master Liu. You, the maid, should be more careful when you go out in the future.”
The girl was not worried. "We are here with our father to celebrate his birthday in Beijing. We will leave Kyoto tomorrow."
No matter how tyrannical that nobleman was, he would not chase them out of Kyoto just for a maid.
Shen Wan stopped worrying about them.
The girl bowed again and was about to leave. Shen Wan looked at the maid and was stunned at first sight. She was indeed very pretty. Even ordinary clothes could not hide her beauty. If she dressed up, even her master would not be as good as her.
What was even stranger was that Shen Wan felt that this maid looked familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before, but he really couldn't remember where.
Although Chen Wan had a good memory, there were so many people in Kyoto that even a lady from a noble family couldn't remember them all, so how could she care about the appearance of a maid?
The master and servant thanked him and left.
The shop owner came over to greet Chen Wan. He had heard Chen Ping calling Chen Wan the Crown Prince's Consort. Even if he didn't know, he could guess something from Chen Wan's noble aura.
Thanks to the shopkeeper's warm hospitality, Shen Wan picked out two pairs of silver bracelets.
One pair was given to Yinchuan as a birthday gift, and the other pair was given to Shanhu.
Shanhu asked, "What did the Crown Princess give me?"
Shen Wan said, "It's a birthday gift for you."
In the past, Chen Wan would never care about such a thing as a maid's birthday, and Shanhu didn't dare to mention it in front of her.
Unexpectedly, Chen Wan picked out a birthday gift for Yinchuan and gave her a supplementary one.
Shanhu was immediately delighted, "I thank the Crown Princess."
Zuixianlou, private room on the second floor.
Xiao Yun stood by the window, watching people coming and going on the street.
The Prince of Song and the Prince of Wucheng were sitting there drinking.
Young Master Liu knocked on the door and entered. The Duke of Song asked, "Did you catch the man so quickly?"
Young Master Liu said, "When we were about to arrest him, the Princess of Jingbei went there..."
The Duke of Song said coldly, "Are you afraid of a woman like her?"
Young Master Liu said, "Prince Jingbei's escort is also here."
In front of the guards of Prince Jingbei, how could he dare not take Prince Jingbei's beloved princess seriously? He didn't dare to offend Prince Jingbei.
Not to mention him, even the Prince of Song himself probably wouldn't dare to do it.
Xiao Yun said, "Don't ruin the whole thing for a maid."
When the Duke of Song thought of the maid's appearance, he felt itchy in his heart, "Who does my cousin want to see?"
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
The Prince of Song knew who Xiao Yun was waiting for—
Xiahou Yi, the third prince of Beiyue.
As for Chen Wan, after leaving the jewelry store, she had nothing to buy, so she got in a carriage and prepared to go home.
Shanhu lifted the curtain to look outside, and Shen Wan saw the master and servant again. His eyes lingered on the maid's face for a moment, and he felt that she looked familiar, but he just couldn't remember where she was.
But he vaguely felt that this matter was very important, and Shen Wan was thinking about it all the way back home.
Back at Zhaolanxuan, Shanhu poured tea for Shen Wan. Shen Wan was holding the teacup when he suddenly thought of something. Shen Wan quickly put the teacup down and told Shanhu, "Quick, turn out the portrait of my cousin Ye Caiwei and show it to me."
Shen Wan's voice was urgent, and Shanhu hurried to rummage through the boxes.
After searching for a long time, he finally found the portrait and opened it for Shen Wan to see.
The portrait depicts Ye Caiwei's appearance when she disappeared. It was painted by Mr. Ye San to make it easier for the Dingguo Mansion to use the portrait to search for people. Yun left one for Chen Wan. After all, they were cousins. The real Ye Caiwei fell into the water and disappeared for four years. There was little hope of her survival. So she wanted Chen Wan to know what her cousin looked like.
Seeing the portrait, Shanhu was surprised, "The maid we met today looks about 70% like my cousin..."
Not only do they look alike, they are about the same age as well.
Chen Wan regretted not asking who the girl was, otherwise he would have gone to her house to find her. Now he didn't know where to look for her.
Shen Wan ordered Shanhu, "Go back and tell my mother about this and ask her to send someone to look for him."
Shanhu did not dare to delay and hurried to Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Not long after Shanhu left, a maid came in and said, "Princess, the prince won't be back for lunch."
She wanted to know what Xie Jingyu wanted to do with her father, but he didn't even come back for lunch.
Thinking about how she and Xie Jingyu had been eating without talking these days, it would be better for her to eat alone. It was estimated that in a few days, they would eat separately.
Chen Wan had a poor appetite and only ate half a bowl of rice before putting down his chopsticks. He didn't eat much, so the kitchen thought the food was not to Chen Wan's taste and asked Chen Wan if he wanted it to be cooked again.
The Crown Prince's wife is the apple of his eye, and the kitchen dare not neglect her.
After sending away the mother who took care of the small kitchen, Shen Wan lay on the small couch, reading a book, absent-minded.
After finally finishing the book in his hand, Shanhu came back. She came in with a smile on her face. Shen Wan asked, "Is she my cousin?"
Shanhu shook her head. "I haven't found the maid yet. I'm not sure if it's my cousin..."
Shen Wan said, “Then you are so happy.”
She was so happy because she couldn't control herself. Shanhu said happily, "The Crown Prince and Princess Jiangling are engaged."
Although Shen Li and Princess Jiangling had been engaged for a long time, it was done in private and no one knew about it. Now that the marriage was officially decided, Shen Wan's worries were finally put to rest.
Shen Wan was happy for her eldest brother, "Why are you getting engaged today?"
Shanhu said, "It seems to be related to the prince."
As expected, Xie Jingyu went to see his father because of his eldest brother's marriage.
When Xie Jingyu came back, Chen Wan couldn't wait to greet him. Her bright smile made Xie Jingyu a little dazed. God knows how much willpower he used to resist the urge to reach out and hug Chen Wan.
Shen Wan asked, "Did something happen? Prince Yong was looking for you, so you went to find my father?"
If he wasn't in a hurry, Xie Jingyu would definitely accompany her to visit Old Madam Lin first.
Xie Jingyu said, "Yesterday afternoon, the Empress Dowager heard that no one had proposed marriage to Prince Yong's Mansion since the Emperor withdrew the imperial decree granting marriage. So she summoned Princess Yong to the palace, hoping to arrange another marriage for Princess Jiangling. Princess Yong declined, and the Empress Dowager was a little displeased. Prince Yong was worried that the Empress Dowager would directly issue an imperial decree, so she came to me."
Chen Wan was furious when she heard this. The Queen Mother asked the Emperor to marry Princess Jiangling to the Prince of Wucheng. It was not enough to push Princess Jiangling into the fire pit once, but she also wanted to marry her again, and she did it under the guise of doing good for Princess Jiangling. No wonder Prince Yong's Mansion was anxious and asked Prince Yong to come to find Xie Jingyu.
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