Chapter 32 Sending Someone Away
Shen Wanqi was so angry that he almost didn't sleep all night.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't figure out how to break this situation. I dug the pit myself, and before anyone could fall into it, I was already trapped in it. I didn't even know who kicked me in.
I fell into a drowsy sleep when it was almost dawn, but due to the habit I had developed over the years, I would wake up at the appointed time no matter how late I slept.
He didn't sleep well and felt listless. He only ate half a bowl of porridge for breakfast and didn't go to pay his respects to the old lady.
Seeing a light blue color on Shen Wan's eyelids, Shen Yu said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
If you don’t sleep well, it will show up on your face. Otherwise, it’s useless.
Chen Yu guessed, "Is it because of the Taoist fortune-telling?"
Shen Wan did not deny it, because it was obviously because of this matter. In the eyes of her parents and eldest brother, she had always lived a heartless life.
Silence meant tacit agreement. Chen Yu chuckled, "You're really weak. Three months is a long time. It's enough for my parents to go through the many sons of the noble families in Kyoto. If that doesn't work, my father can always ask the emperor to grant me a marriage. How can I be unable to get married and put your life in danger?"
...She is not afraid of not being able to get married, she just doesn't want to get married.
Chen Wan looked at Chen Yu and said bitterly, "Eldest sister, I don't want to get married. I don't think the Taoist priest's predictions are necessarily accurate."
Chen Yu raised her hand and knocked on Chen Wan's head, "You asked a Taoist priest to tell your fortune, but you believe what you want to believe and don't believe what you don't want to believe?"
This is where the problem lies. She has successfully made her parents believe the Taoist's words, and now there is no way to dispel them. In addition, regarding the marriage of the Prince of Zhaoping, just for the sake of her eldest sister, she has to maintain the Taoist's image as a master.
Ultimately, it was that bastard who threatened the Taoist priest.
It would be better if he could keep it a secret forever and not let her know who he is!
Otherwise she would make him regret it!
Chen Wan had already thought of a hundred or eighty ways to torture people, and he would not feel relieved until he used them all.
Shen Wan didn't eat anything for breakfast. Worried that she would be hungry, Yin Chuan went to the kitchen early to serve Shen Wan some cakes. When she came back, she said, "Miss, you are in luck. Since you have no appetite today, the Yun family sent you your favorite bear paws and the camel hump that the eldest lady likes."
Chen Wan’s favorite dish is braised bear paw, but bear paw is a rare thing. Not only is it expensive, but it is also difficult to buy. Chen Wan can hardly eat it twice a year, and it is always sent by the Yun family.
Thinking of having bear paws for lunch, Shen Wan was glad that she didn't eat much in the morning and saved some food.
Having not slept well, Chen Wan was very sleepy and fell asleep on the small couch again. She slept until lunch, washed her face and went to find Chen Yu. Except for breakfast, the two sisters ate lunch and dinner together.
Shen Wan was waiting to eat bear paws, but when the maid brought the food to the table, there was neither the bear paws she liked nor the camel hump that Shen Yu loved to eat.
Shen Wan was immediately unhappy. She had been waiting for the entire morning and even resisted eating any pastries to fill her stomach when she was hungry, but in the end, there were none.
"Where are the bear's paw and the camel's hump?"
The little maid shook her head and said, "These are the dishes I got from the main kitchen."
The dishes on the table were the ones shared by her and Shen Yu, so she must have picked the right ones.
But she always eats the freshest bear paws and camel humps and won't leave them for tomorrow. She prefers a light diet at night, and the kitchen is very clear about it. She won't leave them for the evening and if there are any, they will only be for this meal.
"Go to the kitchen and ask why they didn't make bear paws for me?"
After Yinchuan left, Shen Yu picked up a piece of fish and put it in Shen Wan's bowl, "You didn't eat much this morning, you must be starving, eat first."
Chen Wan picked up a chicken leg for Chen Yu, and the two sisters talked while eating, and they seemed to enjoy the food very much.
Before the meal was even finished, Yinchuan came back, having been running for a while. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she panted, "The bear paw and camel hump were given away by the second master."
Shen Wan angrily slammed the bowl in his hand heavily on the table.
I'm so angry that I can't eat anything.
"How many bear paws and camel humps did the Yun family send into the palace?"
Yinchuan replied, "Two pairs of bear paws and two camel humps."
The Yun family never fails to send gifts. She and Shen Yu are younger generations and should respect their elders. The Yun family always sends a portion of food to the old lady. They won't send anything without two portions of bear paws.
The Yun family is not short of money, but bear paws are rare. After finally sending one to the mansion, the second master actually took it as a favor.
Taking the bear's paw wasn't enough, they didn't even keep the hump. Do they really think the Second House can have the final say over anything sent to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion?!
Shen Wan stood up, and Shen Yu asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to find my mother!"
When Chen Wan went to look for Yunshi, Yunshi was having lunch. Seeing Chen Wan, Yunshi asked, "Why are you here at mother's during lunch time?"
Chen Wan asked, "Did mother ask my second uncle to give away the bear paws and camel humps that the Yun family sent?"
Yun's brows furrowed, "How could mother do such a thing? Didn't the kitchen make bear paws and camel humps for you?"
Shen Wan said, "No, my second uncle gave it away."
Now Yun's face looked unhappy.
She also specifically instructed the kitchen to save a bear paw to cook in the evening so that Shen Ji could eat it when he returned from the military camp.
The maid came in and said, "The Second Madam is here."
Not long after, the Second Madam came in. Seeing that Yun and Shen Wan looked unhappy, the Second Madam asked, "What's wrong? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Yun asked, "Why did my sister-in-law come to see me at this hour?"
The Second Madam said, "I was so busy that I forgot. My master has been in his current position for almost three years and wanted to take this opportunity to move up a level. He was discussing gifts with the old lady. The Yun family sent bear paws and camel humps to the mansion, and the old lady asked my master to give them as gifts. I was busy with the affairs of the mansion and forgot about it. I just remembered it now, so I hurried over..."
Not only did he give away the bear paw camel hump given by the Yun family, he didn't even ask the Yun family first. He really didn't take the Yun family seriously at all.
Shen Wan knew in her heart that although her mother was the wife of Duke Dingguo, the old lady and several ladies in the mansion looked down on her mother's background in their bones. It was only because her mother was generous and easy to talk to that they showed respect on the surface. If something really happened, they would not take her mother's feelings into consideration at all.
Seeing Yun's unhappy expression, the Second Madam asked, "Is the eldest sister-in-law unhappy?"
If he really cared about whether Yun was happy or not, he would never do such a thing as acting first and reporting later.
The things have been given away, so what's the point of talking about it now? Yun's face was cold, "Wan'er and Yu'er's appetite is nothing compared to the Second Master's career. But for such an important matter, it's better to prepare in advance. Not everything can be obtained at a moment's request."
The Second Madam smiled and said, "What the eldest sister-in-law said is true. The old lady also thinks so, so we will focus on my master first."
"I'll go back first so as not to disturb my sister-in-law's meal."
The second wife left with a smile on her face, a smile that seemed provocative no matter how you looked at it.
So what if Yun has a wealthy family? Whether she can use the things sent to Duke Dingguo's Mansion is up to them.
Shen Wanyun clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves.
Yun said, "Mother knows you are angry, but don't let it make you sick..."
Chen Wan said, "The Yun family sent things into the mansion. Without my mother's permission or someone close to me passing on the message, the kitchen just let them take it away. If they are so lax in the rules and don't punish them severely, the Yun family won't have to send things into the mansion anymore."
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. "I'm afraid she's done this kind of thing before, but it just happened that my maid saw it today, so I sent someone to ask, and only then did Second Aunt come to explain."
Chen Wan knew that the mother who managed the kitchen was the old lady's person. On the surface, the housekeeper of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion was the Yun family, but in fact, all matters big and small in the mansion were done according to the old lady's wishes, without exception.
Chen Wan also knew Yun's dilemma. Chen Ji was busy with military affairs. He had been away from home for several years because of the war at the border. Yun was left alone to take care of the three siblings, and she could only buy safety with money.
Chen Wan returned to Mingyue Garden with a lot of anger. He poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
Just when she was extremely angry, a snow-white dove landed on the window frame.
Shen Wan walked over and took the letter off the pigeon's ankle. When he saw the content of the letter, the anger on Shen Wan's face disappeared.
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