Chapter 53: Getting into Trouble
That day, after Chen Wan had said good morning to the old lady and was about to return to Mingyue Garden, Chen Wu suggested going shopping, and everyone except Chen Wan agreed.
Shen Wan didn't want to go and refused directly. Shen Wu, who was sitting next to the old lady, immediately said, "Second sister has rarely gone out of the house with us recently, but how have we offended her?"
Knowing that Shen Wan didn't want to leave the house with them, Yun said, "I'm going to prepare Wan'er's dowry and ask her about her preferences. You guys can go out and play."
The old lady said, "It won't take more than a day to prepare the dowry."
Shen Wan said, "I don't want to go out either. I'm tired of walking back and forth on those streets."
Chen Wan had to prepare her dowry and didn't want to go out. Chen Wu and Ye Caiwei couldn't drag Chen Wan out, so they went out for a walk by themselves.
The Yun family spent the entire morning in Mingyue Garden, and they prepared a huge list of gifts. However, Chen Wan knew that this was only a part of it. In her previous life, when she got married, she had a ten-mile long red wedding dowry, which was much more than this.
It would be troublesome enough to prepare so much dowry, divorce or fake death, and move out of the Jingbei Palace.
Shen Wan muttered in her heart, and a maid came in quickly and said, "Madam, this is bad! My cousin is in trouble again!"
Before she knew that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter, Yun would only feel worried when she heard this, but now she only feels disgusted.
It has only been a few days since Ye Caiwei destroyed the painting that Prince Kang was about to present to the emperor, and the matter is not over yet, and trouble has arisen again.
It’s not enough for her parents to take care of Ye Caiwei every day.
Shen Wan suppressed his displeasure and asked, "What trouble have you gotten into again?"
The maidservant said, "My cousin accidentally twisted her ankle while walking on the steps of the Jade Pavilion and bumped into the Fourth Young Lady of the Duke of Wei's Mansion. The Fourth Young Lady rolled down the steps..."
Shen Wanxin lifted it up.
Yun stood up in shock, "How is Miss Wei Si?"
The maidservant said, "Miss Wei Si's forehead was bruised and her arm was dislocated."
This injury is not light.
If Ye Caiwei sprained her ankle and bumped into someone else, Shen Wan might believe it was just an accident, but it happened to be the fourth daughter of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion. Shen Wan didn't believe it was such a coincidence.
Miss Wei Si exposed Shen Wu's fraud at Princess Shunyang's residence, causing Shen Wu to lose face. A few days ago at the Duke of Xingguo's residence, Shen Wu played the piano and made a fool of herself, and Miss Wei Si mocked her.
With Chen Wu's personality, she would never swallow this humiliation and would definitely find ways to retaliate.
The Second Madam and Shen Wu were kept in the dark about the fact that Ye Caiwei was the Second Master's illegitimate child, but they must have known that Ye Caiwei was not General Ye's biological daughter!
Judging from the fact that Ye Caiwei helped Chen Wu to trick her, Ye Caiwei was often controlled by Chen Wu and did things for her.
What happened today must have been done by Chen Wu who coerced Ye Caiwei behind the scenes!
Using Ye Caiwei to take revenge and letting Chen Ji and Yun Shi clean up the mess was really a good plan.
As soon as the maid finished reporting, the old lady sent someone to invite Yun.
Ye Caiwei was so capable of causing trouble that even if she was really General Ye's daughter, the Yun family would still be dissatisfied, not to mention that Ye Caiwei was the second master's illegitimate daughter.
But no evidence has been found yet to make Ye Caiwei's life story public. If she gets into trouble, Shen Ji and Yun can't just ignore it.
Yun got up and went to Shou'an Hall, and Shen Wan accompanied her.
When they arrived, Ye Caiwei and Shen Wu had already returned.
Shen Wu sat there crying, and the old lady comforted her, "Don't cry, grandma knows you didn't mean it."
Shen Wan walked in and said, "Cousin, did you forget the way when you went out? You destroyed the painting in Prince Kang's Mansion a few days ago and haven't compensated for it yet. Today you bumped into Miss Wei Si, but luckily she didn't kill her. It's not a big deal. Father can handle it."
Chen Wu said, "Second sister, what you said is really harsh."
Shen Wan said, “Isn’t what I said the truth?”
Ye Caiwei's eyes were red from crying, and she said aggrievedly, "I won't go out anymore..."
Shen Wan said, "You should go out less."
The old lady scolded Shen Wan, "Caiwei is already frightened enough, and you are still scaring her."
To comfort Ye Caiwei, the troublemaker, he would scold her.
Do you really think Ye Caiwei can ensure the prosperity of the Duke's Mansion for a hundred years?
Shen Wan was so angry that she wanted to speak, but Yun shook her head at her.
The old lady coaxed Ye Caiwei a few more times, then said to Yun, "The fourth young lady of the Duke of Wei's mansion is probably seriously injured. You should prepare an apology gift and go to the Duke of Wei's mansion to apologize on Caiwei's behalf."
Shen Wan said, "Mother, go tomorrow. The Duke of Wei is angry right now, and he is also busy taking care of Miss Wei Si."
The Second Lady said, "The sooner you go, the more sincere your apology will be. If you go later, it will only make you angrier."
Shen Wan didn't say much, and Yun agreed.
Yun and the old lady discussed what apology gift to give, and then went downstairs to prepare it.
Chen Wan and Yun Shi left together. After leaving Shou'an Hall, Chen Wan said, "Mother, you can go again tomorrow."
Yun was puzzled, "This is something that cannot be avoided..."
Shen Wan leaned over to her ear and whispered a few words.
Yun prepared the apology gift, but just as she was about to go out, she suddenly had a stomachache. The pain was so severe that she couldn't even straighten her waist, so she naturally couldn't leave the house.
Ye Caiwei got into trouble, but no one punished her. The old lady asked Yun to go to the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion to apologize, and told Ye Caiwei to be careful when she walked out of the mansion in the future, and then pretended nothing had happened.
The old lady didn't eat much for lunch. She cooked some bird's nest soup in the small kitchen. As she was eating, the maid came in and said, "Old lady, the Duke's wife suddenly had a stomachache and couldn't leave the house. She has prepared an apology gift and asked the second lady to go to the Duke of Wei's house to apologize on her behalf."
This is clearly a place to suffer the wrath of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, so the Second Lady will not go.
The Second Madam said, "Everyone in Kyoto knows that the Duke loves Caiwei. Caiwei caused trouble, and the Duke and his wife should come to apologize. I'm going to go, there's no apology, and it will only anger the Duke of Wei's mansion."
Shen Wan was there too, and immediately said, "Didn't Second Aunt say that the sooner we go, the more sincere the apology will be? My mother can't go, so Second Aunt has to go."
The Second Madam's face froze. She said, "Your mother should go and apologize on Caiwei's behalf. The sooner she goes, the more sincere it will be. If she really can't go, then she can only go tomorrow."
Shen Wan was dissatisfied, "Can't Second Aunt go? Why does my mother have to go?"
Chen Wu said, "It was my uncle who brought my cousin into the mansion. My cousin got into trouble, and it's the eldest house's responsibility to deal with the aftermath. Besides, the fourth young lady Wei and I have always been at odds, as you know. Let my mother go to the Duke of Wei's mansion to apologize. My mother agrees, but I don't agree!"
Shen Wan looked at the old lady, "Who will go then?"
The old lady said, "It's getting late now. Let your mother go tomorrow."
If her mother wants to go, there must be no delay, the sooner the better.
Since her mother couldn't go, there was no need to rush if the second and fourth wives had to go.
He is really strict with others and lenient with himself.
Let’s wait and see tomorrow if they still have the nerve to ask her mother to go to the Duke of Weiguo’s Mansion to apologize!
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