Chapter 66 Self-blame
Shen Wan, “…???”
How could Chen Xun and Qu Yan fall into the water together?
Shen Wan was surprised, and the second lady had already asked aloud, "What's going on?"
The maid said, "It's said that the Crown Prince and the Second Young Master were taking a boat trip on the lake. The eldest Young Master Qu from the Minister of Revenue's Mansion was also there. He ran into Miss Qu and a few other girls and invited them to join him. Miss Qu stepped on her skirt and fell into the water. In his haste to save his sister, he accidentally pushed the second young master overboard..."
The old lady asked anxiously, "Is the Second Young Master okay?"
The maid shook her head, "The Second Young Master is fine, and he even rescued Miss Qu."
The old lady's brows were twisted into knots.
At the beginning, Chen Yu and the Prince of Yongqing fell into the water together, and their reputation was damaged. The Lady of Zhaoping came to cancel the engagement and married the Prince of Yongqing.
Unexpectedly, such a thing happened to Shen Xun again.
The daughter of the Minister of Revenue is more than enough to match Chen Xun, but the Minister of Revenue is currently involved in a corruption case, and his future is still unknown. Otherwise, this would definitely be an excellent marriage for the second house.
Shen Wan sat there, feeling that this matter was not simple no matter how she looked at it. She wondered if it was aimed at her elder brother. However, it was not important anymore. Qu Yan and Shen Xun fell into the water together. Even if she did not marry Shen Xun, it would be impossible for her to marry her elder brother.
The heart that had been hanging in the air for several days was finally at ease.
Chen Wan wanted to find Chen Li to ask, but when Chen Li returned home, he was sent by Yun to the Zhaoping Earl's Mansion to visit the Zhaoping Earl's son. By the time Chen Wan saw Chen Li, it was already evening.
Shen Li came to Mingyue Garden and told Shen Yu, "I went to see the prince of Zhaoping. His poison has been cured, and his injuries will heal in ten days or half a month."
"I'm glad he's okay."
Shen Yu's voice was very soft, with a hint of guilt.
She met the Prince of Zhaoping several times, but he either didn't speak or turned and left. However, in order to save her, the Prince of Zhaoping was almost killed by an assassin, and Shen Yu felt bad about it.
Shen Li looked at Shen Wan and asked in a low voice, "Who told my sister that the Ministry of Revenue is planning to plot against me?"
Chen Wan looked at him and said, "If my sister hadn't reminded me to be on guard, I would have really been caught today. I have to thank her very much."
It turned out that he was going for the eldest brother.
Chen Wan reminded Chen Li to be careful and told him to take a detour if he saw Qu Yan. Chen Li didn't say he didn't believe it, but he didn't take it seriously either. He had few chances to meet Miss Qu, so if he really met her, he would just avoid her. But he didn't expect that there would be a time when he couldn't avoid her.
After breakfast today, Shen Wan dragged Shen Li to go boating on the lake. Shen Li thought it was okay, so he went, but he didn't expect that Young Master Qu was there too. Shen Wan just asked him to avoid Young Master Qu, so that Young Master Qu didn't have to hide. But halfway through the boating, Young Master Qu and several ladies from wealthy families were by the lake and were invited to board the boat.
Chen Li was scared and wanted to leave first, using the excuse that he had something to do, but he failed to leave because Chen Xun stopped him and several of his friends also wanted to stay with him until they were drunk, so Chen Li had no choice but to stay.
Chen Li was more cautious. After Qu Yan fell into the water, Young Master Qu squeezed Chen Xun. Chen Xun took the opportunity to push Chen Li down. Chen Li dodged and used some clever force to make Chen Xun fall into the water. Fortunately, he fell next to Qu Yan.
Qu Yan choked on the water and grabbed Shen Xun in panic, and Shen Xun pulled her out.
Thinking of what happened on the boat today, Shen Li was terrified. If Shen Wan hadn't warned him and made him take precautions, he would definitely have married the daughter of the Minister of Revenue.
Seeing Shen Li's thankful look, Shen Wan said, "Then when I speak from now on, will you listen to me, big brother?"
"Listen, I will listen."
Just listen.
Shen Wan looked at Shen Li, "Brother knows what I want to ask."
Shen Wan was really worried about her elder brother's lifelong affairs, but no matter how she asked before, her elder brother kept his mouth shut. If he didn't say anything this time, Shen Wan would not agree.
Just like before, when this matter was mentioned, Shen Li's eyes dimmed. He smiled bitterly, "It's not that I didn't tell you, it's that I met her too late, and we were not destined to be together."
We met too late...
Shen Wan's heart was shocked, "Could it be that she is already married?"
Shen Li patted Shen Wan's head and said, "Are you still worried that your eldest brother, I, won't be able to find a wife?"
If the prince of Duke Dingguo's mansion can't get married, then there are few men in this world who can get married.
But getting married is one thing, but there is a huge difference between spending your life with the one you love and marrying someone at random and making do with them for the rest of your life.
Chen Wan didn't expect that this would be the result after she kept asking. No wonder her brother never told her who it was in his previous life no matter how her sister-in-law pressed her. But he hid the painting for so many years, which showed that her brother really liked it.
His repeated questioning undoubtedly tore his elder brother's wounds again and again, and Shen Wan regretted it very much.
Shen Wan tossed and turned all night, blaming herself for not sleeping well and getting up late.
After she had breakfast, she went to Shou'an Hall. Everyone was there, and the Fourth Madam was talking. "I heard that Miss Qu fell into the water and caught a cold, and she has a high fever..."
The old lady looked at Yun and said, "Go to the residence of the Minister of Revenue to visit him and help Xun'er propose marriage."
Why does she always ask her mother for everything? When the Minister of Revenue's Mansion was involved in a corruption case, her mother came to the door. If the Minister of Revenue's wife asked her father for help, her mother would not be able to refuse.
"Mom, don't go."
Shen Wan walked in and stopped him.
The old lady frowned and her eyes were cold.
Shen Wu then said to Shen Wan, "Grandmother asked my aunt to go to the Minister of Revenue's residence. Do you dare to stop her?"
Shen Wan said, “If you just want my mother to visit the Minister of Revenue’s residence, I won’t stop you, but if you want to propose marriage—”
"My eldest sister fell into the water with the Yongqing Earl and had to marry him, which led to her tragic fate. This incident has touched me deeply. Just because you saved someone, you have to marry them, and they can't refuse to marry you. This is too harsh. What if the other person is a beggar? Would you also ruin your life?"
The Fourth Lady said, "But that's the way the world is."
Chen Wan said, "Even though you know that the world is wrong, do you still want to follow it? If one day an ugly man with a low family background saves Sixth Sister, will Fourth Aunt also marry Sixth Sister to him?"
The fourth lady was speechless.
Shen Yao said unhappily, “Second sister, please don’t curse me!”
The old lady said, "The Minister of Revenue's mansion may not marry off their daughter, but my mansion, the Duke of Dingguo, cannot refuse to propose marriage."
Yun said gently, "There's nothing wrong with what the old lady did, but Wan'er said what's really on my mind. With Yu'er's experience as a warning, I can't bring myself to ask for help even if I go to the Minister of Revenue's residence. It's better for my second sister-in-law to go by herself."
She said she would not ask for marriage, but the old lady insisted that she go to the Minister of Revenue's Mansion. She would go there, but she would not ask for marriage, so you can't blame her.
The Second Madam said unhappily, "Are you trying to humiliate me by comparing my Xun'er to a bastard like the Prince of Yongqing? Xun'er is the second young master of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, and his status is worthy of the daughter of the Minister of Revenue."
Since Chen Xun is Chen Ji's son, his status is high enough to qualify him.
But the second master was only demoted two levels and was only of the fifth rank. How could he be worthy of the daughter of the Minister of Revenue?
Yun said, "Of course I am worthy of her, but once bitten by a snake, I am afraid of the rope for ten years. I don't want to do such a thing again, but I will never stop the second branch. Second brother and sister-in-law, please don't make things difficult for me."
Yun's attitude was firm and understandable.
The old lady couldn't force her, so she looked at the second lady and said, "You should go."
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