Chapter 61 Quarrel
The servant stopped the carriage.
Shen Wan looked at Shen Yu, "I have something to do. Eldest sister, would you like to accompany me or wait for me in the carriage?"
Chen Yu said, "I'll wait for you in the carriage."
She really didn't want to get off the carriage and be looked at strangely.
Shen Wan didn't make things difficult for her and got off the carriage by herself.
What she just saw was none other than her elder sister-in-law who had teamed up with the second wife in her previous life to anger her mother to death!
The daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Qu Yan.
In the previous life, the Minister of Revenue was involved in a corruption case. When he was in dire straits, Qu Yan was almost hit by a falling flowerpot on the street. Her eldest brother was quick to save her.
At that time, no one knew that the eldest brother had a crush on someone, and he never mentioned a word. The story of a hero saving a beauty became a legend, and the two got engaged.
The Minister of Revenue was involved in the case, but because he was not the main culprit, his father pleaded for him, and the emperor only fined Minister Qu one year's salary.
But not long after, Young Master Qu was framed by a gambling house and owed more than 100,000 taels of gambling debt. Qu Yan bypassed her elder brother and the Yun family and went directly to the Yun family to borrow money to help her brother pay off the debt.
Qu Yan knelt down and begged. The Yun family couldn't refuse the loan. The money was a loan, but how could Qu Yan pay it back? It was obvious that they had no intention of paying it back.
Not to mention the money he cheated the Yun family out of, later on, there was a war at the border, and Young Master Qu was sent to the border by Minister Qu to gain experience. He was eager for success and money, and his eldest brother injured his arm while trying to save him, and his martial arts skills were greatly damaged. In the end, he died at the hands of the enemy.
The eldest brother died on the battlefield, and the father was also gone. The mother could not bear the successive blows and fell ill. The title was inherited by the second wife. As a result, less than half a year after the eldest brother's death, Qu Yan became pregnant!
The child is the second young master Shenxun's. Even though the affair was exposed, those people were still shameless and kept saying that it was for the good of the eldest house. They wanted Shenxun to be the heir to both houses and leave a descendant for the eldest house.
She was clearly cheating on her elder brother, yet she found such a high-sounding excuse.
The title has already been inherited by the second wife, so what's the point of keeping this one?!
Even if she wanted to inherit both houses, she should at least discuss it with her mother in advance. Her mother was already seriously ill and was almost angered to death by the shamelessness of Qu Yan and the second house.
Thinking of these things, Shen Wan couldn't help but tremble with anger.
Shen Wan knew her eldest brother's temperament. If someone was in danger in front of her eldest brother, it was impossible for her eldest brother to turn a blind eye and watch the person being hit. Even if she warned him, it would be useless.
She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, the Minister of Revenue was involved in a corruption case. Qu Yan was in a bad mood and went out shopping, taking her anger out on the girl from the Zhao family in the Hanlin Academy. She wondered if it was today.
In her previous life, Miss Zhao was buying jewelry. She picked out a jade bracelet and put it aside while she chose other jewelry. Qu Yan immediately fell in love with the jade bracelet she had chosen, picked it up and tried it on. Miss Zhao said, "This is the jade bracelet I want to buy."
Qu Yan was so angry that she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to Miss Zhao. When Miss Zhao reached out to take it, Qu Yan let go before she could catch it. The high-quality jade bracelet fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
Qu Yan deliberately vented her anger and turned around to blame Miss Zhao for not answering the call properly. There were also two people who tried to please Qu Yan and testified for her. Miss Zhao had no choice but to accept the defeat.
After entering the Jade Pavilion, Shen Wan didn't see anyone on the first floor, so she went up to the second floor. When she went up the stairs, she saw Qu Yan at a glance. She was handing a bracelet to Miss Zhao.
It was too late for Shen Wan to stop her. Miss Zhao stretched out her hand, and a crystal clear, priceless jade bracelet fell to the ground.
The broken jade bracelet bounced to Shen Wan's feet.
Qu Yan then turned the tables and said, "You can't even connect a jade bracelet?!"
"It was obviously you who let go too quickly," Miss Zhao was also angry.
Qu Yan asked, "What do you mean?!"
Two girls on the side stepped forward to support the conversation. "You couldn't catch the jade bracelet, and you blamed it on others. You broke the jade pendant from the Jade Pavilion, so you have to pay for it."
Qu Yan has a "witness", but Miss Zhao does not.
Miss Zhao looked around, hoping someone could testify for her, otherwise even if she didn't drop the jade bracelet, it would be considered her fault.
Miss Zhao's eyes were red with grievance, "You obviously did it on purpose!"
Qu Yan had an expression that said, "I did it on purpose, what can you do to me?"
"I'll testify for her!"
Shen Wan walked over.
Qu Yan’s face froze, and she looked at Shen Wan, “Second Miss Shen, are you going to meddle in other people’s business?”
Shen Wan said, "Miss Qu is in a bad mood, and she shouldn't deliberately take it out on others."
Qu Yan asked, "I'm in a bad mood? Why am I in a bad mood?"
Shen Wan didn't reply to her, but looked at Miss Zhao, "Don't be afraid, I will testify for you. If she doesn't admit it, just go to the Dali Temple. When the Dali Temple interrogates her, I wonder if there is anyone who dares to lie with open eyes and give false testimony for her."
Shen Wan's voice was cold and his eyes were filled with shock. The two girls who were trying to curry favor with Qu Yan immediately wilted.
Even Qu Yan and the others tried their best to flatter her, not to mention Chen Wan, the second daughter of Duke Dingguo's mansion and the future Crown Princess of Jingbei Prince arranged by the Emperor.
Chen Wan's eyes were sharp. "I'll give you a chance to say it again. Whose fault is it that the jade bracelet broke?"
The two girls immediately regretted their words, "I, we didn't see anything just now. We have something else to do, so we'll leave first."
The two of them quickly got away.
Shen Wan looked at Qu Yan.
Qu Yan's face twisted with anger. Who asked her, the Second Miss Shen, to meddle in other people's business? !
Qu Yan turned to leave, and Shen Wan said rudely, "Compensate for the jade bracelet before leaving."
Qu Yanyun clenched her hands under her sleeves, she turned around and stared at Shen Wan, "Second Miss Shen, do you like to meddle in other people's business so much?!"
Chen Wan said, "I'll take care of this matter. If you don't compensate me, I'll send this broken jade bracelet to the Dali Temple on behalf of Miss Zhao. I want everyone in Kyoto to see how you, Miss Qu, bully others by taking advantage of your power."
"you!"
Qu Yan was so angry that she couldn't speak.
The maid tugged at Qu Yanyun's sleeve, then hurried to settle the bill.
The master and servant left without even taking the broken jade bracelet.
Miss Zhao thanked Shen Wan, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for helping me. If it weren't for you today, I would have suffered the loss."
"Jade is not in my hands. Be more careful when buying things next time."
Shen Wan didn't say anything else.
She helped Miss Zhao, but actually Miss Zhao also helped her. She entered the Jade Pavilion just to create a conflict with Qu Yan. The bigger the conflict, the more incongruous the better. Her eldest brother was famous for doting on her as a younger sister. She didn't believe that after such a quarrel with Qu Yan, Qu Yan would still want to be her sister-in-law.
After the quarrel, she also had a reason to let her eldest brother take a detour when he saw Qu Yan.
After the quarrel, Shen Wan felt much better. She didn't buy any jewelry, and didn't even look at it. Shanhu felt that her daughter seemed to be rushing to quarrel with Miss Qu...
It was definitely her illusion. The girl is not that kind of person.
When Shen Wan came out of the Jade Pavilion, he saw the Prince of Zhaoping standing beside the carriage.
Chen Wan was tactful and didn't go over.
She waited until Prince Zhaoping left before getting on the carriage. As soon as she got in, she saw Chen Yu looking at her with complicated eyes.
Shen Wan felt a little guilty for no reason, "Why is my elder sister looking at me like this?"
Chen Yu said, "The Prince of Zhaoping is looking for you."
Shen Wanxin jumped up with a start, pretending to be confused, "Looking for me? Isn't he looking for my eldest sister?"
“He thought it was you sitting in the carriage,” Prince Zhaoping knocked on the carriage and called Miss Shen Er, she heard it clearly.
“…”
Shen Wan could guess what he wanted from her, but she had to pretend not to know. She even asked curiously, "Why would he want to see me? Then, elder sister, can you ask him why he wants to see me?"
It’s not enough for Chen Yu to hide from the Prince of Zhaoping, how dare she ask?
"Then I'll go ask."
Shen Wan was about to get out of the carriage, but was pulled back by Shen Yu, “Let’s go to the Yun family.”
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