Chapter 212 Numbness
Finally, there is good news.
Shen Wan glanced towards the window, and Shanhu asked Chun'er, "What happened to the third lady?"
Chun'er said, "Today, the third young lady and her cousin were invited by Princess Yunluan to go to the garden on the outskirts of the Kangwang Mansion to enjoy the flowers. I don't know how, but the third young lady lost her virginity to the Marquis of Wucheng..."
Shen Wan, “…???”
The prince of Wucheng Marquis?
Isn’t he the prince of Song?
Shen Wan thought he had misheard and asked again, and it was indeed the prince of Wucheng Marquis.
However, Shen Wan was more satisfied with this result.
The old lady and the second wife wanted to offer Ye Caiwei to the prince of Song. Chen Wan could no longer bear it and wanted them to taste the pain of losing more than they gained. She asked Chen An to help push Chen Wu to the prince of Song.
The second branch had no power and influence, and the Prince of Song would most likely not give Chen Wu the position of principal wife. Even if her father forced her to give it to him, Chen Wu would not have a comfortable life because of the Prince of Song's philandering nature. But at least it would save face. Marrying the Prince of Wucheng would be neither a face nor a benefit.
The fact that the son of Marquis Wucheng is a homosexual is known to everyone in Kyoto. In his previous life, Princess Jiangling married the son of Marquis Wucheng and was left alone in an empty room. How could he still meet Chen Wu?
Chen An worked hard to help protect his cousin for several days and did a great job. Chen Wan went to the window and rewarded Chen An with ten taels of silver.
Chen An didn't dare to accept the reward, "I hope the princess doesn't blame me for my poor performance..."
Shen Wan asked, "What's wrong with your work?"
"Not following the Crown Princess's instructions is incompetence."
Shen Wan laughed, "You did it beautifully, but how did you do it?"
Chen An then reported everything that happened in the morning to Shen Wan.
Those people drugged Ye Caiwei and wanted to make it a fait accompli. Chen An had the maid serve Ye Caiwei the drugged tea, half to Chen Wu and half to the prince of Song.
The cup given to Chen Wu was drunk by her, but the cup given to the Prince of Song was mistakenly taken by the Prince of Wucheng.
After taking Chinese medicine, the prince of Wucheng Marquis tried to molest a servant in the garden, but was knocked unconscious by Chen An and thrown into the house.
In the absence of a man, the Prince of Wucheng could only use Chen Wu as an antidote.
After the accident, Princess Kang and Yun rushed to deal with it. Chen An escorted Yun, Ye Caiwei and others back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion before returning. Otherwise, the news would not have spread to Prince Jingbei's Mansion, and he would not have knocked on the window to inform Shen Wan.
When Chen Ti got married, Chen Wan didn't go to see her off and was ridiculed by the Jingbei Palace. After all, Chen Wu was Chen Wan's cousin, so she should go back and pay her respects to her parents.
The next day, after breakfast, Shen Wan went to pay his respects to the old lady.
Finally, Xie Zhihuan caught the opportunity and taunted, "Something happened at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion again."
Do you think she will be angry?
Shen Wan looked fussy and said, "It's not the first time that the second branch of my Dingguo Mansion has been in trouble. What's so strange about it?"
Xie Zhihuan, "..."
Xie Zhihuan raised her voice, "Your Dingguo Mansion keeps getting into trouble, and it's always such a shameful thing. Don't you feel ashamed at all, sister-in-law?"
Chen Wan sighed, "How can I not be ashamed? The Second Branch has repeatedly caused scandals. My father wanted to split the family, but my grandmother was too partial. She would rather split the aggrieved Fourth Branch and keep the Second Branch by her side. My grandmother wanted to commit suicide. In order to take care of my father, she broke off the engagement and married my grandfather as his second wife. With such a favor, what can my father do? He can only obey the old lady's wishes. Our Dingguo Mansion has lost all its reputation because of the Second Branch."
"I am the daughter of Duke Dingguo. Even if I am dissatisfied in my heart, I can't say anything. The eldest lady can just criticize the second wife a few times to help me vent my anger."
Help her scold the second wife of Duke Dingguo's Mansion?
She was not full and was just feeling bored.
Xie Zhihuan didn't say another word about it, and the others also lost interest and didn't say another word.
I've heard so many scandals about the second branch of Duke Dingguo's mansion that I've become numb to them.
Shen Wan greeted the old lady good morning, then went to pay her respects to the princess, and then took Shan Hu back to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Shen Wanren returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, but she didn't go to see Shen Wu at all. Yun asked her, "Is there a hidden story behind what happened yesterday?"
Shen Wan nodded, "When my cousin was still a maid in the Zhou family, the prince of Song State fell in love with her and wanted to take her away by force. A few days ago, when I came back, the secret guards sent by my husband to protect me accidentally heard that the second house wanted to offer my cousin to the prince of Song State..."
"I feel sorry for my cousin, but I'm even more angry about what the second wife did. They had their second uncle's leg broken, and I chose to take advantage of their situation."
Yun had never thought that the Second Master's leg was broken by Chen Wan, and she had never thought that the Second House would harm Ye Caiwei in this way.
Yun was so angry that her whole body was shaking.
Fortunately, she sympathized with Chen Wu's marriage to the Marquis of Wucheng yesterday. Ye Caiwei hesitated to speak. She asked another question. Ye Caiwei said, "My cousin sent people to secretly protect me. I don't know why..."
Shen Wan said, "Song Guogong's son didn't succeed this time, and I don't know if he will stop. It's better to be safe than sorry. I can't always let my husband's people follow me to protect my cousin. Mother, remember to tell father to send someone to secretly protect my cousin. Even in the mansion, you have to be careful."
In her own house, she even had to send someone to protect her. Yun drugged the old lady and sent her on her way, so that she could move the second branch out of the house.
Chen Wu lost her virginity to the prince of Wucheng Marquis. The Wucheng Marquis's family was willing to marry her as his legal wife, but Chen Wu was unwilling to marry and even tried to commit suicide. However, she had no choice but to not marry.
The Marquis of Wucheng's son was not a good match, but the Marquis of Wucheng's mansion was the maiden family of the wife of the Duke of Song, and the Duke of Song's mansion was the maternal family of the Queen Mother and Queen Song. The Second House needed this marriage, not to mention that with the Second House's current reputation, no one would come to ask for Chen Wu's hand in marriage.
Chen Wan didn't stay in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion for long. Yun was very busy. Chen Wan talked to Ye Caiwei for a while and was about to return to the Prince Jingbei's Mansion.
Just as they reached the gate of Duke Dingguo's mansion, a servant came over on horseback and said, "Princess, the Crown Prince wants you to go to the Huguo Temple."
What did Xie Jingyu ask her to do at Huguo Temple?
Chen Wan felt strange, but didn't think much about it. She had seen this servant going in and out of Prince Jingbei's Mansion many times, so he was definitely a servant of Prince Jingbei's Mansion. Besides, Chen An was secretly protecting him, so Chen Wan felt at ease wherever he went.
What worried her was that Xie Jingyu asked her to go to Huguo Temple because of what happened that day.
Shen Wan gritted his teeth and got into the carriage.
He ran out of the city and headed towards the Huguo Temple.
But just as they left the city, the carriage stopped.
"Why did it stop?"
Shanhu lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Chen Wan saw his second cousin Yun Yue riding on a horse. He did not look tired from the journey, but was full of energy and vigor.
Shen Wan waved and called out, "Second cousin."
Yun Yue rode over and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to see my cousin right after returning to Beijing. Where are you going?"
"My husband, I don't know what's going on. He asked me to go to Huguo Temple."
Shen Wan explained, "Didn't my uncle go to Qingzhou with my second cousin? Didn't my uncle come back with him?"
Yun Yue said, "Something happened in Tanzhou, and my father went to inspect the shop, so I came back first. I brought a lot of Qingzhou specialties and will send them to my cousin later."
"Thank you, cousin."
Shen Wan said, “By the way, cousin, have you heard about the Zhou family, the governor of Qingzhou, when you went to Qingzhou this time?”
Yun Yue smiled and said, "I was just about to tell my cousin about this. The old lady of the Zhou family in Qingzhou came to the capital with me and is sitting in the carriage behind me. She wants to see my uncle about something, so I will take her to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion now."
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