Chapter 42 Dispute
Thinking of Xie Jingyu who was abandoned after being seduced, Chen Wan felt a chill in her heart.
We must stop this from happening!
Xie Jingyu is scary enough now. After his temperament changed drastically, you can't afford to provoke him, but you can't avoid him either.
On the day of the birthday banquet, she kept a close eye on Princess Jingbei. As long as she didn't let her go to places with few people, she would be able to avoid it.
She was really worried about Xie Jingyu's lifelong affairs.
However, the fact that the Taimiao was safe was not all bad. In the previous life, the Taimiao was struck by lightning, which led to a corruption case in which the Minister of Revenue was involved. In order to protect her future, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue set her sights on her eldest brother and became his sister-in-law.
Thinking of Chen Li's death and how the Yun family was angered to death by the daughter of the Minister of Revenue and the second branch of the family, Chen Wan clenched his fists.
In this life, she would never let her elder brother have anything to do with such a shameless woman again!
And her eldest brother doesn't worry about his own life-long affairs, but is busy with her marriage. Until now, she still doesn't know who the girl her eldest brother likes is. He hides it too well.
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The next day, when Chen Wan was on her way to pay her respects to the old lady, Shanhu whispered, "Yesterday, the third lady and the others were practicing the piano and had an argument..."
It was normal to have a dispute. Chen Wu was selfish and overbearing. She never knew how to be humble and always wanted to keep everything good for herself. Chen Yao and Ye Caiwei were a little better, but not much better.
The public paid for the Nei Jiao Fang to come to the mansion to teach how to play the piano. This is a rare opportunity, and Ye Caiwei and Shen Yao will definitely cherish it. The Nei Jiao Fang only teaches for two hours a day. Shen Wu wants to teach her the whole time, but Ye Caiwei and the others disagree, so there will definitely be a dispute.
In the previous life, the Yun family paid for all of them to learn dancing, while Chen Wu and Shen Yin learned piano. However, conflicts were inevitable between any two of them, let alone four people learning together.
When Shen Wan walked around the screen and entered the house, Shen Wu was pulling the old lady and acting coquettishly, "Grandma, the time for teaching in the inner teaching house is not long. With my fourth sister and cousin following me, I can't concentrate and can't learn anything at all."
Chen Yao said dissatisfiedly, "Third sister, do you want the inner teaching house to teach you? The public invited people, my cousin and I also need to improve our piano skills."
If the second wife paid for the invitation themselves and didn't let them take advantage, they would have nothing to say. Everyone has a share of the public money, so why should they be singled out for Shen Wu? It doesn't make sense.
They usually work together, and as long as their own interests are involved, they will throw sisterhood out of the window.
Chen Wu just kept on acting like a spoiled child with the old lady, "Duke Xingguo's birthday banquet is just a few days away, and I'm counting on this opportunity to redeem myself. Grandmother, please let me handle this first, and treat my fifth sister and cousin next time, okay?"
The Fourth Lady said, "I think we shouldn't do it next time. Let's just treat them all at once this time."
Chen Wu wanted to play tricks in front of the Fourth Madam, but how could the Fourth Madam agree? Anything that was not fulfilled immediately was empty talk.
If we agree to let Chen Wu learn the piano alone, then should we also invite Chen Yao and Ye Caiwei separately? Although Chen Yin is a concubine's daughter, she cannot be completely ignored. Should she learn with Chen Yao or Ye Caiwei? These are all problems.
Whenever she encountered something difficult to handle, the old lady would throw it to Yun and ask, "How do you think we should handle it?"
Yun said, "Last time Deputy Envoy Li came to teach Caiwei about dancing, it went really well. Why is it not working this time?"
Last time, it was the Yun family who paid and Ye Caiwei had the final say. When Chen Wu wanted to take up Deputy Envoy Li's time, Ye Caiwei would not be polite to them. Seventy to eighty percent of the time was taken up by Ye Caiwei. When she was tired and took a break, Deputy Envoy Li would teach Chen Wu, Shen Yao and the others.
Chen Yin replied, "Last time it was my aunt who paid for my cousin to have dinner, and we all followed her closely."
Chen Wu then said, "When I hired a tutor for my cousin, my second sister said she would hire one for us as well..."
Chen Wan's pretty eyebrows knitted slightly, "When did I say that? I just think you need to practice dancing too. When my mother asks the inner court to teach my cousin, you can take the opportunity to learn some. Later, when you ask the inner court to teach you to play the qin, you can also take my cousin to learn. My uncle and aunt are gone now, so it's only natural for my mother to worry about my cousin. My second uncle and second aunt are both doing well."
She wants to improve herself and make a name for herself, but she doesn't want to spend money to find a famous teacher. She and her mother don't owe them anything.
Forcing Yun to pay money was not right in the first place, so Chen Wan spoke openly, and Shen Wu was secretly angry but could not say anything.
Yun said, "I don't know how to handle this matter. The people hired by the public cannot just focus on the Third Young Lady. But if we invite several famous teachers into the mansion at once, even if the Third Young Lady becomes famous, I'm afraid she will inevitably be criticized."
It is important to invite famous teachers, but if you invite several, others will say that Shen Wu is stupid. One famous teacher is not enough to guide her, so she needs to invite a bunch of them.
Others would not guess that so many people were invited because of the quarrels between sisters in the mansion. Besides, it would not sound good if the news of the sisters' discord got out.
I can't stay close to Chen Wu, Chen Wu doesn't agree.
We can’t hire anyone else, and the Fourth Lady disagrees.
The second and fourth wives are both legitimate children, and they are all flesh and blood, so they must be treated equally.
The old lady said, "Those hired previously will be considered public, and those who will study later will have to pay for it themselves. If the sisters can reach an agreement, we will invite the inner teaching house to teach in the mansion. If not, each of you can handle it yourself."
No one had any objection to this treatment, nor did anyone dare to.
The second wife was secretly angry, but it was not easy to take advantage of the public, so she had to pay for it herself. As long as her daughter studied well, it was worth it.
Chen Wu looked at the old lady and said, "Grandma, can I borrow my elder sister's Jiaoweiqin for a few days?"
Chen Wan was amused when she heard this. "It's really funny how Third Sister borrows things. The Jiaowei Qin belongs to the eldest sister. You asked Grandmother to borrow it. Do you want Grandmother to order the eldest sister to lend it to you?"
"...I just asked my grandmother, I'm afraid she wouldn't allow it," Shen Wu said.
Shen Wan said, "As long as the eldest sister agrees, it's fine. Why does grandma have to interfere?"
Chen Wu was a little exasperated by the question.
She doesn't speak, and no one thinks she is dumb!
Last time you failed to get the Jiaowei Qin, you came again this time because you were afraid that your elder sister would not lend it to you. If the old lady asks you, you have to lend it to her, right?
If something happens to the qin, the old lady asked her to borrow it, and with the old lady in front to block it, Chen Yu can't blame her, Shen Wu, right?
The more she beat around the bush, the more Shen Wan dared not let her touch Shen Yu's piano.
Chen Wan said, "The Jiaowei Qin is a world-famous qin. I dare not even touch it, for fear of damaging my eldest sister's favorite. My eldest sister has a good temper, and if my third sister really wants to borrow it, she will definitely lend it to me. But I have to say this: no matter who damages my eldest sister's qin, even if it's my cousin, they must compensate her for it. Ten thousand taels."
The Second Lady said, "I haven't even borrowed this zither yet, and I'm worried it might get damaged."
Chen Wan said, "Isn't this because I'm afraid? Every time I borrow something from Third Sister, there are always a few bumps and bruises when I return it. I don't mind those ordinary things, but the Jiaowei Qin is my eldest sister's favorite. We agreed on this beforehand so that everyone has a witness and it won't be a mess later."
Shen Wu said angrily, "I won't lend it to you!"
It’s best to give up.
Chen Wan said, "Third sister's zither may not be as good as the Jiaowei zither, but it is also very valuable. If you practice with the Jiaowei zither, the Xingguo Mansion will not give you a zither of the same reputation. Lending it to you would actually harm you."
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