Chapter 67 Rumors
The last person to go to the Minister of Revenue’s Mansion was the Second Lady.
Shen Wan returned to Mingyue Garden. When it was almost time for lunch, Yinchuan came in and said, "Miss, the Minister of Revenue has betrothed his daughter to the Second Young Master."
It was expected, so Shen Wan was not surprised.
This world is too harsh on women. Many people saw Chen Xun pull Qu Yan out of the water. If Qu Yan didn't marry Chen Xun, no one would come to propose marriage. The Minister of Revenue valued his own future more, so how could he let his daughter be in trouble? After all, Chen Xun was the second young master of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.
Shen Wan felt that Qu Yan and Shen Xun were a good match. They had been in an affair in their previous life, so they might as well be together in this life to prevent them from harming others.
Three days passed in a flash.
That day, Chen Yu was distracted while admiring the flowers. Chen Wan guessed that she was worried about the Prince of Zhaoping, but she didn't dare to ask, so she found Chen Li and asked him to visit the Prince of Zhaoping again. Since he saved their sisters who were injured, he should visit him more often.
Shen Li agreed, and Shen Wan specifically reminded him, "If the Prince of Zhaoping wants to say something to the eldest sister, let him write a letter and have the eldest brother bring it back."
Shen Li looked at Shen Wan, "Do you want them to be together?"
"Don't you want that, brother?" Shen Wan asked back.
This really stumped Shen Liwen.
The Prince of Zhaoping is a good person, but he is afraid that if Chen Yu divorces and remarries, she will be hurt by rumors. The Duke of Dingguo's Mansion can support her for the rest of her life, so she doesn't need to go to someone else's house and suffer.
Chen Wan said, "The Prince of Zhaoping is a good man. I also have him in my heart. I believe he will not let me down."
Chen Li said, "If he dares to betray me, I will never forgive him."
Shen Li can do what he says.
These days, whenever he saw the Prince of Yongqing, he would put a sack on him and beat him up.
Prince Yongqing knew that it was Shen Li who beat him, but he did not see it with his own eyes. In addition, he and his cousin were pregnant, and the fact that he had plotted to murder Shen Yu was known to everyone in Kyoto. If the news of him being beaten was made public, no one would sympathize with him, and some might even say that he deserved it.
The Prince of Yongqing has been beaten several times and is now afraid to go out.
Chen Li went to the Zhaoping Marquis's mansion to visit the Marquis's son, and indeed brought back a letter. Chen Yu initially refused to accept it, so Chen Li said, "If you don't want to read it, then I'll throw it away?"
Shen Li turned around and was about to leave, but Shen Yu quickly snatched the letter away.
This action further confirmed what Shen Wan said, that Shen Yu had the Prince of Zhaoping in her heart.
Chen Wan was really curious about what Prince Zhaoping wrote in the letter, but she was too embarrassed to take a peek. After reading the letter, Chen Yu frowned again and again.
Shen Wan asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
Shen Yu shook her head.
The maid Tubai's eyes were sharp and she spoke quickly, "There's nothing in the letter, it just asks you to meet me at Qingshui Bridge tomorrow."
Shen Wan looked at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu said, "I'm not going."
Chen Wan did not persuade Chen Yu. The next day, after saying good morning to the old lady, Chen Wan pulled Chen Yu out. Chen Yu said, "I won't go..."
Chen Wan said, "The Prince of Zhaoping's injury hasn't healed yet. Eldest sister, aren't you afraid that he will wait for you from morning till night until he faints?"
Chen Yu was a little frightened, "If he can't wait for me, he will definitely go back."
Shen Wan said, "It's been two years since my eldest sister got married, and he hasn't married yet. It shows that he is very stubborn. If my eldest sister is sure not to go, then I will send someone to check in the evening to see if he is still there."
Shen Wan sat down to drink tea, but Shen Yu was still hesitant.
After a quarter of an hour, Shen Wan said, "Let's go."
This time, Shen Wan pulled Shen Yu.
The carriage was prepared early, and the two of them left the house and headed straight for Qingshui Bridge outside the city.
In the carriage, Chen Wan lifted the curtain and saw the Prince of Zhaoping standing there. His figure was indescribably lonely and desolate, which made people feel distressed.
After just a few more glances, Shen Wan's brows furrowed, because when they got out of the carriage, the Prince of Zhaoping didn't even look back.
Shen Yu stood beside the carriage, and Shen Wan directly pulled her over. Now that they were here, this was not the time to be reserved.
The Prince of Zhaoping was standing by the water. Shen Wan walked over and he glanced at her sideways. The redness in the corners of his eyes stunned Shen Wan. Although it was not the first time she saw the Prince of Zhaoping like this, the last time was in front of Shen Yu's grave.
With the help of those assassins, Chen Yu's attitude softened a lot, and everything seemed to be developing in a good direction. Shouldn't the Prince of Zhaoping be happy? Why did he become even more dejected?
Shen Wan felt strange.
The Prince of Zhaoping looked at Chen Yu and said, "I thought you wouldn't come."
Chen Yu lowered her eyes, "I shouldn't have come..."
The Prince of Zhaoping looked at Chen Yu, and after a long while he spoke with difficulty, his voice choked with sobs, "You want to go back to the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion?"
Shen Yu frowned at the nonsense words.
Chen Wan originally planned to walk away and let them talk for a while, but when he turned around and heard these words, his legs could not move at all.
She had finally managed to get her elder sister to meet him, but he didn't know how to cherish her and even mentioned the Prince of Yongqing. Shen Wan wanted to give him a beating.
Shen Wan was furious. "My eldest sister almost died at the hands of Prince Yongqing. It's a well-known fact. What does Prince Zhaoping mean by asking this?"
Shen Yu wanted to pull Shen Wan away, but Shen Wan grabbed her and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
The Prince of Zhaoping looked at Chen Yu and said, "Since you are determined not to return to the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion, I will come to propose marriage. As long as the child is born in the Zhaoping Marquis' Mansion, it will be mine."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Chen Yu, “……???”
Shen Wan asked Shen Yu, "Eldest sister, do you understand what he is saying?"
Shen Yu shook her head.
There was pain in the eyes of the Prince of Zhaoping. "I will treat him as my own son."
The more he listened, the more confused he became. Shen Wan looked at the Prince of Zhaoping and asked, "What are you talking about? What child?"
The Prince of Zhaoping looked at Chen Yu and asked, "Aren't you pregnant with the Prince of Yongqing's child?"
Shen Yu's face froze and she turned and left.
Shen Wan couldn't stop her. She glared at the Prince of Zhaoping and asked, "Who told you that my eldest sister is pregnant with the Prince of Yongqing's child?"
The Prince of Zhaoping looked at Chen Wan, "No, no?"
Shen Wan was almost mad, "My eldest sister is getting pregnant, can I still let her come to see you?"
The Prince of Zhaoping was panicked, "But this is spreading everywhere..."
Shen Wan's brows were twisted into a knot, wondering how such rumors could spread outside.
"That's not true!"
The Prince of Zhaoping went after Chen Yu. At that time, Chen Yu was about to get on the carriage. The Prince of Zhaoping failed to pull her, so he directly carried Chen Yu down from the shaft of the carriage.
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