Chapter 39 Monthly Money
Coral was outside the rockery, waiting anxiously.
She watched Chen Wan being taken into the rockery by Xie Jingyu. She was so frightened that she tried her best to hold back her screams.
She didn't dare to call for help, nor did she dare to enter the rockery, for fear that someone would come and see her. She could only guard outside the rockery. She was almost becoming an accomplice of the Prince of Jingbei.
Seeing Shen Wan coming out, Shanhu hurried over and whispered, "Prince Jingbei didn't bully the girl, did he?"
Can you stop bullying?
Except for the time when she saved her elder sister, there was no time when she didn't bully her.
But just because of the time he saved her elder sister, she would tolerate him no matter how many times he bullied her.
Chen Wan was about to return to Mingyue Garden when Yun came over. Chen Wan called out, "Mother..."
Yun smiled and said, "Have you seen all those noble family disciples?"
Shen Wan nodded slightly.
Yun asked, "Are there any that you like?"
Shen Wan shook his head decisively.
Yun frowned, "Your eldest brother invited more than 20 women into the mansion, but didn't he like any of them?"
Girls can be picky, but they can’t be this picky.
Chen Wan held Yun's arm and said coquettishly, "My daughter just took a few glances from a distance. If she wants to take a few glances, she can make up her mind. I have met those people at the banquet before. Why should I go to the trouble of inviting them into the mansion? After all, getting married is a lifelong event. Mother and father should at least give me some time to choose. I have three months, so there is no need to rush."
Yun touched Shen Wan's face and said, "You've grown up so quickly. Three months just flew by in the blink of an eye."
Shen Wan said, "Can you give your daughter a month to choose, mother?"
Yun said angrily, "We invited people into the mansion, but you couldn't even pick one out. How can you choose when you stay in the mansion?"
Shen Wan immediately said, “I’ll just go for a stroll on the street if I have nothing to do.”
Yun was amused and raised her hand to poke Chen Wan's forehead, "You still feel like joking. You really don't know how to be anxious. Well, I'll give you another month to choose. If you can't choose, you can marry whoever your father likes."
Shen Wan nodded repeatedly, “Then someone came to propose marriage this month, and mother refused them all.”
Yun said, "If it's not suitable, mother will definitely refuse it."
The implication is that if it is appropriate, she and Shen Ji will still agree.
Chen Wan didn't dare to push her too far. Maybe she would be lucky and no one would come to propose marriage in this month. There was no need to worry about something that hadn't happened yet. It wouldn't be too late to wait until someone came to propose marriage.
She was about to return to Mingyue Garden. Yun noticed that her back was a little dirty and asked, "Why is there so much dust on your back?"
Shanhu didn't notice it and quickly took it away for Shen Wan.
Chen Wan's back hit the rockery and it hurt a little. Shanhu hit her hard, and Chen Wan was so angry that she cursed Xie Jingyu several times in her heart.
After Yun asked Chen Wan, she returned to Mingyue Garden. Chen Yu also asked Chen Wan. In the evening, Chen Li returned home and also came to Mingyue Garden to ask Chen Wan.
Seeing that Chen Wan didn't like him, Chen Li didn't give up, "Sister, are you really not considering the Prince of Jingbei?"
Chen Wan couldn't remember how many times his eldest brother had asked this question.
Shen Wan asked curiously, "Big brother really wants me to marry him?"
Chen Li coughed lightly, "Big Brother invited them to take a hot spring bath today..."
"You are my sister, so of course I want you to marry the best."
Shen Wan, “…”
She didn't want to understand.
She understood as soon as Brother Pian said it.
Fortunately, the eldest brother was afraid that she would ask questions, so he ran away quickly, otherwise her disappointing face and ears would be exposed.
…
Chen Wan had been tossing and turning for several days and hadn't slept well because of the engagement. Now that she had a month's grace period, she finally had a good night's sleep.
In the early morning, the warm sunlight shines into the house through the window, scattering golden fragments on the ground.
Everyone in the mansion was in a good mood.
Because today is the day when the Duke's Mansion pays monthly wages.
Ye Caiwei was in a bad mood.
The money she used to compensate Chen Wuqin was taken out of the public fund. Chen Wan asked her to use her monthly allowance to slowly deduct it, but she didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Chen Wan was serious and she really had no monthly allowance left.
Although Ye Caiwei was only a cousin, her monthly allowance was twenty taels, the same as Shen Wan's. Shen Wu only had eighteen taels, which she had to fight for from fifteen taels. This shows how good Shen Ji and Yun were to her.
Ye Caiwei knew that the matter of Qin annoyed Chen Wan. Chen Wan had a bad memory and would forget it the next day. Yun Shi would not really let her go without monthly allowance. She was short of money and had to sell her jewelry. She thought that Yun Shi would at least give her a few hundred taels, but she did not expect that not only did she not give her anything, but now she even had no monthly allowance.
Before going to pay respects in the morning, the monthly allowances from each courtyard were delivered. When Chen Wan met Ye Caiwei at the gate of Shou'an Hall, she looked very unhappy.
Shen Wan pretended not to know and asked with concern, “Why does your cousin look so bad? Did you not sleep well last night?”
Ye Caiwei didn't say anything.
Chen Yao said for her, "My cousin is unhappy because she doesn't have monthly allowance."
Chen Wan said, "Who told my cousin to ignore my grandmother and my words? She said she didn't have to compensate my third sister for her zither, but she insisted on doing so. My cousin compensated her for her zither, but my third sister didn't compensate me for my jade bracelet. Now I have no monthly allowance. I'm regretting it."
Ye Caiwei bit her lip lightly and said aggrievedly, "Cousin, I know I was wrong..."
Do you think you can restore your monthly salary by admitting your mistake?
Ye Caiwei took her apology too seriously.
"It's too late to regret now. I won't let my mother pay you back the one thousand taels you owe the government."
Throwing down this sentence, Shen Wan raised his foot and left.
Behind him, Ye Caiwei's eyes were red. If you didn't know, you would think that Shen Wan had been wronged by her.
Shen Wan entered the house to pay her respects to the old lady. Shen Yao and Ye Caiwei followed a few steps in. Seeing her eyes were red, the old lady asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Caiwei said, "Grandma, I want to go back to the Ye family..."
The old lady asked, "Why do you want to go back when everything is fine? Are you unhappy living in the Duke's Mansion?"
Ye Caiwei shook her head. "I, I compensated my third cousin for her zither, but I still haven't compensated my second cousin for her jade bracelet. I want to go back to the Ye family and ask for some money to bring back."
Since he couldn't force the Yun family to pay, he took it back to the Ye family and used it to threaten them.
If she wants to go back so much, just help her.
Chen Wan felt disgusted, but remained expressionless. "Cousin, if you want to go back to the Ye family, just say so directly. Why use the excuse of compensating me for the jade bracelet? It's no wonder. After all, you grew up in the Ye family and haven't been back for four years. How could you not miss them? The Ye family hasn't sent anyone to visit you. You're about to get married, so it's time for you to go back."
Ye Caiwei's face froze.
Yun said to the old lady, "I was negligent. Although the master and I treat Caiwei as our own daughter, her last name is Ye after all. Even if she is marrying from the Duke's Mansion, she should have returned before the wedding. The Duke is busy with military affairs and certainly won't have time to see her off. I wonder if the Second Master and the Fourth Master will be available. If not, have the steward bring more people to escort her."
Seeing Yun's arrangements, Ye Caiwei panicked. However, the old lady would not really let Ye Caiwei go to the Ye family. "The Ye family hasn't sent anyone to visit Caiwei in four years. I'm afraid they've forgotten about Caiwei. What's the point of going back? Wait until Caiwei's marriage is settled, and then send someone to inform the Ye family."
Shen Wan said, “But my cousin wants to go back.”
Chen Yao said, "My cousin wants to go back because she has no monthly allowance."
The old lady looked at Yun and said, "Give Caiwei the rest of her monthly allowance."
The order was as it should be.
Yun was a little unhappy, but she didn't say anything. Shen Wan couldn't stand it, "My cousin turned a deaf ear to Grandma's words, and Grandma even paid out of her own pocket to make up for the money she owed to the public school. She doted on my cousin too much."
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