Chapter 4 Threats
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion still looks the same as I remember.
He is calm and reserved, yet exudes majesty everywhere.
Instead of the ostentatious and magnificent house that was converted from the second house, it lost its solemnity and dignity.
In the previous life, the eldest brother and father met with accidents one after another, and the title was inherited by the second branch. After the second branch inherited the title, they made drastic changes to the Duke's Mansion. Before Yun died, Shen Wan returned to the mansion to see her for the last time. The Duke's Mansion had already changed a lot, and she never came back.
Walking past Qingyi Garden, a cold light appeared in Shen Wan's eyes.
This was originally the courtyard where she lived. After her second uncle brought Ye Caiwei back home, Ye Caiwei was afraid of being lonely and wanted to live with her.
They lived together for a year and a half, eating and living together, and talking about everything. But as the eldest sister got married, it suddenly became inconvenient and they had to live separately.
They used the favor of her uncle saving his father to put pressure on her to give up Qingyi Garden. She was unwilling in her heart, but still moved to her eldest sister's Mingyue Garden. Most of the good things given by the Duke's Mansion and the Yun family over the years were left in Qingyi Garden. If she wanted them, even if the other person's father was gone, why should she fight with Ye Caiwei for such a small thing?
It was obvious that they were coveting her things, but they turned the tables and said that she could not tolerate Ye Caiwei, an orphan.
She will take back everything that belongs to her!
She will beat Ye Caiwei back to where she belongs!
Qingyi Garden is in an excellent location. It is convenient for going to the front yard, paying respects to parents, or meeting the old lady. Mingyue Garden, on the other hand, is a bit off and requires more than half a cup of tea to walk.
In Mingyue Garden, several maids were whispering to each other, talking about Chen Wan sending Baocui to the manor to be raised in honor.
They were chatting so earnestly that even Shen Wanhui didn't notice. One of the maids stood up for Bao Cui and said, "Aren't people who make mistakes sent to the farm? Sister Bao Cui helped me escape the bloody disaster, so why was she sent there too? Aren't you afraid that the people in the farm will bully Sister Bao Cui?"
Shen Wan walked over and said, "It was my negligence. You go and serve Bao Cui."
The voice suddenly rang out, and several maids gathered together were startled and quickly knelt down.
The maid's face turned pale, and she kept admitting her mistakes, "My servant said too much, please calm down, young lady."
"Send her to the farm."
Throwing down this sentence, Shen Wan went straight into the house.
This maid's name is Ziyuan. She is only a second-class maid now. Two months later in her previous life, Baocui was beaten to death because of her pregnancy. She then promoted Ziyuan to be the first-class maid.
When the Concubine Dowager of Prince Kang's Mansion celebrated her birthday, Chen Wan took Zi Yuan with her. When she was drugged and lost consciousness, Zi Yuan helped her go find Xiao Yun.
She had no memory of what happened that day, but before she fainted, she did see Xiao Yun walking towards her from afar. Afterwards, Shen Wu and Ye Caiwei lied to her and said that it was Xiao Yun who saved her, and Zi Yuan also said it was, so she didn't doubt it at all.
She would no longer keep these disloyal maids around her and create hidden dangers for herself.
Inside the house, Shanhu, another maid of Chen Wan, was cleaning the antique display cabinet. Shanhu was a hardworking person who spoke little, but she lost her life because of talking too much once.
In her previous life, Xiao Yun was injured while saving her, and her parents did not agree to marry her to Xiao Yun. Bao Cui instigated her to sneak to Prince Cheng's Mansion to meet Xiao Yun secretly. Shanhu advised her not to go, saying that the Duke and his wife would be unhappy if they knew. However, the advice worked, and she did not dare to go.
Coral died in the evening of the day she was persuaded, drowning in the lotus pond.
Shanhu poured tea for Shen Wan, "Miss, have some tea to moisten your throat."
Shen Wan sat down and asked casually, "I remember you have a fellow villager in the mansion, what's his name?"
She had only mentioned a fellow villager to the girl briefly, but unexpectedly, the girl still remembered him. Shanhu quickly replied, "Her name is Yinchuan, and she's in charge of tending the flowers and plants in the garden."
"Bring it to me."
Chen Wan took a comfortable hot bath and finished dressing up when Yin Chuan came in.
Not knowing why Shen Wan was looking for her, the little maid was a little trembling.
Chen Wan naturally would not remember this maid just because of Shanhu's words. After Shanhu drowned in her previous life, Yinchuan burned paper at the place where she died and was caught by her mother.
Only then did he know that Yinchuan and Shanhu were from the same hometown. They entered the mansion together. Yinchuan had borrowed one or two taels of silver from Shanhu, but Shanhu died and he had no chance to pay it back. So he bought paper money and secretly burned it for Shanhu at night, hoping that Shanhu would have more money in the underworld.
Yun felt that Yinchuan was a loyal and righteous maid, so she promoted her to serve in her own courtyard. When Yun died, Yinchuan had already become her top maid. Later, no one knew what happened, but Yinchuan committed suicide by stabbing her throat with a hairpin.
Yinchuan is still very young now, but after training, she will be an expert at accounting.
Shen Wan asked, "Are you willing to follow me in the future?"
Yinchuan was startled at first, then nodded repeatedly, "I am willing."
When Shanhu mentioned Yinchuan, she also wanted to arrange for her fellow sisters to come to Mingyue Garden so that they could take care of each other. However, Shanhu did not dare to say it explicitly, and Chen Wan did not think of this, so the matter was left unresolved.
Shen Wan didn't dare to trust the people in this yard easily, but she was relieved of those who had been tested by her mother.
Shen Wan said, "Go back and pack up, then move in with Shan Hu."
Yinchuan nodded hurriedly.
Outside the beaded curtain, a little maid came in and said, "Miss, the prince is here."
Chen Wan hurried out to greet him, and saw his elder brother Shen Li walking towards him in a dignified manner in the sunlight.
Shen Wan's nose felt sore and tears rolled down.
When Shen Li saw him, he asked, "Why are you crying?"
"Who is crying? I was just blinded by the wind and sand."
There is no wind.
Chen Li was very surprised. "Sister, is there something urgent that you need to talk to me about?"
Shen Wan wiped away her tears, pulled Shen Li aside, and made sure that no one was around before saying, "Brother, I don't want to marry the prince of Zhengguo. Please help me disrupt this marriage."
It would be easy to ruin the marriage. He had a more suitable candidate for brother-in-law in his mind, but he didn't dare to do it. "My parents both agree..."
Shen Wan said, "If big brother doesn't help me, I will tell my parents that you have a lover."
Chen Li blushed, "Don't, don't talk nonsense, where did Big Brother get his sweetheart?"
If you don’t have a crush on someone, why are you blushing and stuttering?
As her elder brother, how could she, as his younger sister, not know about it?
Shen Wan said, "If you don't have a sweetheart, then that big brother will hide other people's paintings and won't even paint their faces."
Shen Li, “……!!!”
no.
How did my sister know about this?
Now it was Shen Li who was afraid of being heard.
Shen Wan said, "Brother, just tell me whether you will help me or not?"
"Help, help."
He looked like he was caught in a dilemma and dared not to help.
Shen Wan wanted to laugh, but also wanted to cry.
In his previous life, the eldest brother did not marry the girl he liked. His father held military power and the Yun family was rich enough to rival a country. Not only was her marriage with the eldest sister plotted, but the eldest brother was not spared either.
The eldest brother was forced to marry his eldest sister-in-law. The two of them were physically together but spiritually apart. The eldest sister-in-law found the portrait without a face painted on it from the secret compartment of his study and asked the eldest brother who the portrait was of. Only then did they know that the eldest brother had a girl he liked in his heart, but no matter how much he pressed, the eldest brother would not tell him who it was.
Shen Wan said, "Since big brother likes her, why don't you come over and propose marriage?"
Chen Li's eyes dimmed for a moment, then he laughed and knocked on Chen Wan's head, "It's a good thing that big brother heard you had something urgent to ask, so he rushed over in a hurry, but now you threaten big brother."
Chen Li changed the subject abruptly, and Chen Wan didn't ask any further questions.
You will know eventually.
To have allowed her elder brother to keep the painting for so many years, he must have loved it very much. In this life, she would never let her elder brother be plotted against and regret it for the rest of his life.
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