Chapter 25 Determination
It’s not over yet, right?
Shen Wan finished the half bowl of rice in his hand, put it down, and said to Shen Yu, "Eldest sister, eat slowly. I'll go and take a look."
Shen Yu wanted to stop her, but Shen Wan had already gone out.
Is it necessary to be so hasty just for a maid?
If it was just a maid, Chen Wan would not care much. It was obvious that they were targeting Yun Shi. She would not let them take advantage of her even if she had to skip a meal.
When Shen Wan arrived at Shou'an Hall, he heard the old lady angrily say, "Drag this dirty maid away and beat her to death!"
The two old women dragged up the maid Qinghe who was kneeling on the ground.
Qing He said anxiously, "Miss, save this slave!"
Ye Caiwei hurriedly said, "Grandma, Qinghe didn't steal anything from me. I was the one who asked her to take the jewelry away..."
The old lady frowned, "Why did you let the maid take the jewelry out?"
Ye Caiwei hesitated.
"Are you still going to deceive your grandmother for such a treacherous maid?"
The two old women continued to drag the maid out.
Ye Caiwei clenched her hands and said aggrievedly, "I asked Qinghe to sell it. My second and third cousins have become estranged because of me, and I feel bad about it. The money I have is not enough to compensate them for their zither and jade bracelets. I sold the jewelry to compensate them..."
Yun was about to speak, but Shen Wan didn't know what she was going to say, so she walked in without giving her a chance.
"I've always felt sorry for my cousin, but today I just couldn't help it. Second Aunt said Third Sister was just angry and said something harsh, and Grandmother also said there's no need to compensate, but you're still stubborn. You were taken back home by Father, and if you let outsiders know you're short of money and selling your jewelry, how will others view Father and our Duke Dingguo Mansion?!"
Ye Caiwei's face turned pale after being scolded, "I, I didn't think that much..."
Chen Wan said, "Third sister cheated at the Peony Banquet, her reputation was already damaged. Now it's rumored that she forced you to sell your jewelry to compensate her for the piano. Is her reputation going to be ruined?"
Each sound is louder than the last.
Chen Wu also suspected that Ye Caiwei had evil intentions.
Yun shook her head at Shen Wan, “Your cousin knows she’s wrong.”
Chen Wan looked at the old lady and said, "I don't want my cousin to be punished, but I have to punish her this time. Protecting her and loving her only makes her feel like she's living under someone else's roof, alienating us in every way, and ignoring grandma's words. She does things that tarnish the reputation of the Duke's Mansion. If I don't punish her, she won't learn her lesson."
Didn’t Ye Caiwei use the reputation of the Duke’s Mansion and her father to force the Yun family to pay her to appease Shen Wu?
She just wanted her to experience what it felt like to shoot herself in the foot!
Ye Caiwei was scolded and cried, "I, I just don't want you and my third cousin to be angry..."
Shen Wan couldn't bear to see her crying and looking like the whole world felt sorry for her, "I'll just ask you once, are you determined to compensate Third Sister Qin?"
Ye Caiwei glanced at Shen Wu and whispered, "I damaged my third cousin's zither, so I should compensate her..."
Chen Wan said to Yun, "Mother, since my cousin insists on compensation, then let her do it. She has no money, so we will pay from the public funds first, and then slowly deduct it from her monthly allowance."
No one reacted to Shen Wan's words, not even Ye Caiwei.
Yun was easy to talk to. She would pay the monthly allowance back. It was impossible that Chen Wan and Shen Wu had it but Ye Caiwei didn't. Even if she had to pay for it herself, she would make up for it for Ye Caiwei.
Even the maids thought that Shen Wan was bluffing and could not scare Ye Caiwei at all.
Ye Caiwei said, "Thank you, cousin."
I hope she won’t regret it when she doesn’t have monthly allowance in the future.
Yun loves Ye Caiwei, but the premise is that Ye Caiwei is the biological daughter of her uncle and aunt. Will Yun love the second master's illegitimate daughter?
The old lady was also fed up and said, "This matter ends here."
Chen Wu said, "My cousin must compensate me for the zither, then I won't be distant with you."
Ye Caiwei looked at Shen Wan and said cautiously, “Second cousin, will you accompany me to choose a piano for third cousin?”
“No!”
Shen Wan looked disappointed.
Yun said softly, "You guys go ahead. I'll settle the price for you."
Shen Yao pulled Ye Caiwei away.
Shen Wan and Yun Shi left Shou'an Hall, and Yun Shi asked, "Why are you so angry today?"
There was no one around, so Shen Wan asked, "Mother, do you really believe that the second-door servant dares to search the body of your cousin's maid?"
The servants are the best at choosing the right dishes to serve.
These days, Shen Wan is almost praising Ye Caiwei to the sky. Qinghe is Ye Caiwei's personal maid, and the servants in the mansion can't please her enough, so how dare they stop Qinghe and search her body?
Yun had always thought her daughter was simple-minded, but it turned out she could see through all these twists and turns. "Your cousin has her own difficulties. As long as she doesn't go too far, it's okay for you to indulge her a little for your uncle's sake."
It turns out that my mother was not unaware of it, but she turned a blind eye to it because of my uncle's kindness. Now it's easy to deal with.
Shen Wan leaned close to Yun's ear and whispered a few words.
Yun's expression changed again and again, "How...how could this happen?!"
Chen Wan said, "Father will be furious if he knows about this. Mother, don't tell him yet. Also, please don't give her money secretly behind my back anymore."
Yun still couldn't accept that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter. She asked, "Who told you this?"
If she said that she knew it, Yun would not believe her.
But Chen Wan had a way to make Yun Shi believe it, or at least make her half-believe it. "The person who told me that Prince Yongqing and his cousin were secretly pregnant told me this. I dare not disbelieve it. I have asked my eldest cousin to send someone to investigate this matter. We will know the truth in half a month at the latest."
An hour after Shen Wan returned to Mingyue Garden, he learned that Ye Caiwei had compensated Shen Wu with a zither worth one thousand and eighty taels.
It’s really not cheap. Ye Caiwei’s monthly allowance before getting married was not enough to pay it back.
But it doesn’t matter, it can be deducted from the dowry.
Not to mention Yun's money, she would not let Ye Caiwei take even a penny of the Duke's Mansion's benefits.
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