Chapter 24: Pain
The broken jade bracelet is crystal clear and looks very valuable.
Whether Chen Wu's zither is worth one thousand taels remains to be determined, but even if Chen Wan's jade bracelet is not worth one thousand taels, it is at least seven or eight hundred taels.
Chen Wan rubbed his sore wrist and looked at Chen Wu, "Even if you are angry, you can't push me. Look, my jade bracelet is broken!"
Shen Wu gritted her teeth in anger, "Who asked you to protect your cousin and block my way? I didn't mean it..."
Chen Wan said, "My favorite jade bracelet was broken just like that, and you just said you didn't mean it and you want to let it go?"
This is what Shen Wu just said, and Shen Wan returned it to her directly.
Ye Caiwei broke her zither, even if it was not intentional, she had to compensate for it, and she had to compensate for an identical one. Chen Wu pushed her, causing her jade bracelet to break, so naturally she had to compensate for an identical one as well.
Chen Wu's face turned green with anger. "Second sister really only cares about my cousin. You forgot about everything we broke before, but just because I asked my cousin to compensate for the piano, you kept pestering me!"
Chen Wan said, "I let it go before. I was too embarrassed to pursue it. Sisters shouldn't be so petty and hurt the sisterhood. Third sister always said that my cousin was living under someone else's roof at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, so I should always be considerate of her. When she taught me, she was so reasonable. Today, my cousin just accidentally broke your zither, and you scolded her for such a small matter. When did I ever scold you or ask you to pay for breaking my things?"
Shen Wan squatted down and picked up the broken jade bracelet bit by bit. Shanhu said, "Let this servant pick it up. Be careful not to cut your hands."
Seeing the broken jade bracelet, Chen Yao said, "Why does this look like the one that my second sister broke last year..."
Shen Wan angrily threw the broken jade bracelet on the stone table, "How did the one break last year?"
Shen Yao was speechless.
It was because Shen Wu thought the jade bracelet was beautiful and wanted to try it on. However, when she returned it to Shen Wan, it fell to the ground and broke into three pieces. Shen Wan was heartbroken at the time.
Chen Wan said, "I was heartbroken for several days because of that jade bracelet. My grandmother knew about it and asked my uncle to find me a similar one to comfort me. I usually don't dare to wear it outside. Today, I heard that my cousin was scolded and cried, so I hurried here, and it ended up breaking like this!"
Shen Wan's face was full of pain, his voice was high, and he didn't feel guilty at all because of being exposed.
Because everyone in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion knew how rich the Yun family was and how much they loved Chen Wan.
As long as it is something Shen Wan wants, as long as it exists in this world, Shen Ji and Yun will always find a way to satisfy her. They have been jealous since they were young, and of course, they have also taken advantage of her.
Ye Caiwei reached out and pulled Shen Wan, "Second cousin, please don't quarrel with me and third cousin..."
Shen Wan comforted her, "Don't be afraid, my jade bracelet is more than enough to compensate for her zither."
Either forget it all, or use the money Chen Wu paid for the jade bracelet to compensate Ye Caiwei for her zither.
In short, Chen Wan wants to protect Ye Caiwei to the end.
Shen Wu was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.
This matter inevitably came to the attention of the old lady. Shen Wan's attitude remained unchanged, and the old lady scolded her, "Two sisters from the same mansion, one zither, and one jade bracelet, and it has become like this? How can this be tolerated?!"
The Second Madam said, "That zither has been with Wu'er for many years. It was suddenly damaged. She was angry and her words were harsh. She would never really ask her cousin to pay for it. Why did the Second Madam take it so seriously?"
Chen Wan said, "I was just angry because I saw my cousin crying so hard. Since I didn't really want my cousin to compensate for the zither, I naturally won't ask my third sister to compensate for my jade bracelet either. After all, it wasn't intentional."
Although she said this, Shen Wan still looked distressed.
Chen Wu stood aside, tearing the embroidered handkerchief in her hand fiercely.
Not only did he not get the Jiaowei Qin, but he also lost his own Qin. How could he not be angry and gnashing his teeth?
Ye Caiwei's eyes reddened as she said, "It's all my fault. I was clumsy and broke my third cousin's zither, and also caused my second cousin's jade bracelet to break..."
Chen Wan said, "My cousin is too modest. You were so good at dancing and poetry at the Peony Banquet at the Shunyang Princess's Mansion. If you were clumsy, wouldn't the others be hopelessly stupid?"
Shen Wuqi bit her pearly teeth to pieces.
To her, these words were not a compliment to Ye Caiwei, but an insult to her.
But she couldn't say anything. She was lying, and so many ladies and young masters from wealthy families knew about it. She was so embarrassed that she was too embarrassed to even go out these days.
The old lady said, "Stop making a fuss, everyone go away."
Shen Wan retreated.
She ignored Ye Caiwei and went straight back to Mingyue Garden.
At that time, Yun had already left. Chen Yu looked at Chen Wan and asked, "Why did you send my mother here?"
Shen Wan asked, “Eldest sister didn’t expose me?”
Shen Yu shook her head, "You must have a reason for doing this."
Chen Wan said, "My cousin and my third sister always quarrel today and make up tomorrow. It's better for mother to not interfere. If she needs to interfere, it should be my grandmother."
"Look, if grandma is in charge, then you don't have to compensate for the piano. If mother is in charge, she would definitely take my cousin out of the house to pick out the piano to compensate my third sister."
Chen Wan almost said it out loud, they were teaming up to steal money from Yun's hands, no, stealing money was not enough, they also wanted to take away what was good.
Chen Wu didn't like the several pianos she bought in her previous life, so they were eventually given to Chen Yin and Chen Yao.
Because they can all benefit from it, they are in collusion with each other.
Fortunately, she had praised one and stepped on the other before, praising Ye Caiwei to the clouds and stepping Chen Wu into the mud. She didn't expect that after the Peony Banquet was over, she would return to her original state.
Yes, the Second Madam didn't know that Ye Caiwei was the Second Master's illegitimate daughter, but she definitely knew that Ye Caiwei was not General Ye's biological daughter. She had the leverage over Ye Caiwei, so Ye Caiwei had reason to withhold the things she gave her, but for other matters, she wouldn't dare to offend Chen Wu even if she had the guts.
Being so controlled by others, Ye Caiwei didn't dare to let Chen Wu suffer such a big loss, and she was afraid that the incident of smashing the piano was not over yet.
As expected, during lunch, Ye Caiwei started causing trouble again. Yin Chuan came in to report to Shen Wan, "Miss, your cousin's maid stole your jewelry and ran away from the house. She was caught by the old woman guarding the second gate..."
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