Chapter 76 Complete
Mrs. Qu left with a smile on her face.
Chen Xun will marry Qu Yan in the same manner as the prince of Duke Dingguo's mansion, and promises that he will not be allowed to take a concubine until ten years after Qu Yan enters the house.
This is not what makes Mrs. Qu happy the most. The Second Lady flatters Mrs. Qu, and Minister Qu will not stay in the position of Minister of Works for long and will be able to return to the Ministry of Revenue soon.
From what Mrs. Qu heard, it seemed that Shen Ji would choose an opportunity to help Minister Qu again.
The next day, Shen Wan went to Shou'an Hall to pay her respects to the old lady. The old lady discussed with Yun, no, she told Yun directly, "Take 30,000 taels from the public treasury to prepare the betrothal gift."
Yun frowned, "The second young master needs 18,000 taels of silver to marry."
The old lady said, "My Dingguo Mansion has wronged the young lady, and we can only make up for it by giving her the betrothal gift."
Yun said, "It was the Second House who wronged Miss Qu, not the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. They can make amends in any way they want, but there's no reason to ask the Duke of Dingguo to pay for it."
The old lady's face darkened, and she was obviously dissatisfied with Yun's disobedience to her.
Chen Wan sat aside and corrected Yun's words, "Mother, the Second House did not wrong Miss Qu. Young Master Qu accidentally knocked Second Brother into the water, and Second Brother saved Miss Qu. He saved her life first. Father, considering the marriage between the two families, helped Minister Qu and the Emperor to plead for mercy, and the Emperor gave Minister Qu a lighter sentence.
My second brother has a bad reputation. My father was afraid that he would ruin Miss Qu's life, so he asked Minister Qu to come and cancel the engagement. But Minister Qu himself was unwilling to do so. Since he was willing, how can he say he was wronged?
Even the second house couldn't be said to have wronged Miss Qu, let alone the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
The old lady found excuses to transfer money from the public funds to the second house. With her around, forget it.
The Second Madam didn't expect Shen Wan to be so eloquent. She said, "Regarding the betrothal gift, the old lady has already agreed to the Qu family."
The emperor can still take back what he said, so do we have to help the old lady fulfill what she said?
Shen Wan said, "The Duke pays his share, and the Second House makes up the rest."
The Second Madam looked at Yun and said unexpectedly, "When did it become the Second Young Lady's turn to ask about the affairs of the Imperial Court?"
Yun said, "Wan'er is getting married soon, so I have to teach her how to manage the household chores. This is a good opportunity for her to learn how to handle things. Although it's not her turn to make decisions, it's okay for her to express her opinions."
"Although I am in charge of the household, I cannot make the decision on matters that go against the rules of the public office. I have no objection to the Duke and the other families agreeing to this."
The old lady said, "The Duke is busy with military affairs. Don't bother him with such trivial matters."
The fourth lady said, "I have no objection."
The fourth and second wives are both the old lady’s biological children, so of course they would have no objections.
The third wife was born out of wedlock, so she didn't dare to have any opinions.
As long as Yun is forced to nod, the matter can be settled without Shen Ji's consent.
Chen Wan said, "Mother, please don't ask father. We don't know whether it's Shangshu Qu's mansion that feels wronged, or whether it's grandmother and the second house that feel they've wronged Miss Qu and want to make amends. Father originally intended to call off the marriage, but it's difficult for him to take the initiative to cancel it. Now that you've asked, father won't actually come to cancel the engagement for Second Brother, otherwise you'll be blamed."
"Mom won't tell your dad about this."
Yun looked at the old lady and said, "You should bring it up with the Duke yourself. As long as the Duke agrees, I won't and won't dare to object."
A maid came in and reported to Yun, "Madam, Master Yun is here."
Yun immediately stood up, and Shen Wan went with her to greet her uncle.
After leaving Shou'an Hall, Shen Wan asked curiously, "Why is my uncle here?"
Yun said angrily, "You have to get married within two months. Your elder sister will get married before you, so time is even tighter. Ask your uncle to come and help your elder sister deal with the dowry she brought back from the Yongqing Marquis' Mansion and buy a new one."
After her daughter remarried, Yun Shi didn't want her to have any connection with the past. She was afraid that the dowry would remind Shen Yu of the unpleasant past, and she was also afraid that the prince of Zhaoping would be upset when seeing it.
Yun's heart was good, but she even dealt with the antiques and calligraphy and paintings in the dowry. Chen Wan felt that it was unnecessary. However, the Yun family had a calligraphy and painting shop, so it would be easy to deal with it.
Yun said, "Tomorrow, accompany your elder sister to the street to pick out jewelry."
Shen Wan nodded hurriedly.
But Chen Yu resisted going out, especially going to the street, so the next day Chen Wan almost dragged her out of the house.
In this way, Chen Yu also wore a veil.
Shen Wan said, "Eldest sister is more eye-catching when she is like this. Besides, does your eldest sister plan to marry your brother-in-law and never go out for the rest of her life?"
Shen Yu's cheeks flushed, and she wanted to hit Shen Wan, "What, what brother-in-law?"
Shen Wan slapped his mouth lightly.
Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
The eldest brother always calls Xie Jingyu his brother-in-law. She is annoyed with him and now calls him his brother-in-law to tease her eldest sister. It turns out that she has been led astray by her eldest brother.
Shen Yu knew that Shen Wan was doing this for her own good, so when she got to the street and got off the carriage, she still took off her veil.
That's right, it's not the eldest sister's fault that she has to get a divorce. The prince of Yongqing and his cousin are so shameless that they have the nerve to go out. What is the eldest sister afraid of?
Shen Wan pulled Shen Yu into the Jade Pavilion and prepared a dowry for her, and she must buy the best jewelry.
Without saying anything else, I went to the third floor to pick out two sets, and then went down to the second floor. I bought everything I liked at first sight.
His extravagant spending made the ladies from wealthy families envious and jealous.
Thinking that Chen Wanlian had given several thousand taels of jewelry to her fake cousin, it goes without saying that she was choosing jewelry for her own sister.
It's just that I was too generous in my shopping and didn't pay attention, so I picked up all the jewelry that others had chosen.
Shen Wan said, “These two purple jade hairpins are nice, wrap them up too.”
The waiter hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, these two were chosen by Princess Jiangling of Prince Yong's Mansion, and I forgot to put them away..."
The young man kept apologizing, fearing that he would anger Shen Wan and that the second Miss Shen would be so angry that she would not buy anything, and then he would be beaten half to death by the boss.
“If Miss Shen Er likes it, give it to her.”
A clear voice was heard.
Shen Wan glanced up and saw a girl in luxurious clothes walking towards her. She had a faint smile on her face, as if she was bathed in a spring breeze.
It was Princess Jiangling of Prince Yong’s Mansion.
Shen Wan said, "How can I take away what others like?"
Princess Jiangling shook her head, the southern pearls adorning her hair bun forming a perfect arc, "This pair of hairpins suits Second Miss Shen very well."
Shen Wan smiled and said, “I’m choosing a dowry for my eldest sister.”
Princess Jiangling looked at Chen Yu in surprise, smiled lightly, and said nothing more.
Shen Wan thought that the matter was over. When she and Shen Yu finished choosing the jewelry and were about to get in the carriage to return home, a maid came over and presented them with a brocade box. "Miss Shen and the Prince of Zhaoping are finally married. My princess is also very happy for you and specially sent you a gift."
Shen Yu glanced at Shen Wan, and Shen Wan lifted the curtain and saw Princess Jiangling getting on the carriage not far away.
Shen Wan said, "Princess Jiangling sincerely congratulates you, so please accept it, eldest sister."
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