Chapter 173 Finding Faults
In the blink of an eye, it was the day when Shen Ti was getting married and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion was holding a wedding banquet for her daughter.
Early in the morning, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion to help Yun entertain the guests and gave the prepared makeup to Shen Ti.
Although their relationship was not that great, they were still cousins after all. When Chen Wan got married, Chen Ti gave her some dowry, so Chen Wan had to give her some in return.
After returning to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Shen Wan went to the South Courtyard.
Seeing Shen Wan, Shen Ti was very happy, "I thought my second sister was angry with me and didn't come to give me makeup."
Shen Wan handed the makeup box to her, and Shen Ti took it eagerly, but she was disappointed when she saw that the brocade box contained only a pair of gold and ruby earrings.
After all, Shen Wan is famous for her generosity, and I didn't expect that the makeup she gave her would be so shabby.
After the makeup was delivered, Shen Wan was about to leave. Shen Ti asked, "Second sister, can't you just have a few private words with me?"
She didn't think she and Shen Ti had anything to talk about.
Chen Ti said, "I know Second Sister doesn't like me, but among all the emperor's princes, the one with the greatest hope of being appointed crown prince is Prince Cheng. If Second Sister can convince the Prince of Jingbei to support Prince Cheng, then Prince Cheng will sit in that position in the future..."
Shen Wan laughed, "You're telling me this. It seems that Fourth Sister has forgotten how she got her position as a concubine."
Queen Song and Prince Cheng plotted against her and Xie Jingyu, and even hoped that they would help Prince Cheng win the throne. What a good idea!
Shen Ti’s face froze.
Shen Wan ignored her and turned away.
After leaving the South Courtyard, Shen Wan went to Shou'an Hall. The old lady might not necessarily see her, but when she came back, she had to visit the old lady.
The old lady was already ill. When Chen Xun and Qu Yan committed adultery and Chen Xun hit his head and became a fool, the old lady could not bear the blow and became even sicker.
Shen Wan thought the old lady would not see her, but unexpectedly she let her into the house, but it would be better if she didn’t enter.
The old lady came to her because of Shen Ti.
The old lady leaned against the large pillow, her face pale and her breath weak. "Ti'er's ability to become Prince Cheng's concubine is half due to you bringing her into the palace for the banquet. Grandmother knows that you have always been sensible. Ti'er's life is precious. In the future, she will help the Duke of Ding's Mansion prosper for a hundred years. Prince Cheng will win the throne. Let the Prince of Jingbei help Prince Cheng more..."
Shen Wan said, “Don’t worry, Grandmother, the Duke of Dingguo’s Mansion will surely prosper for a hundred years.”
But it has nothing to do with Shen Ti.
The old lady wanted to say more, but Chen Wan didn't give her a chance to speak. "Grandma is ill, it's important to recover. It's not too late to talk about anything after you're well."
Grandma Sun also said, "Second Aunt is right."
The old lady didn't say anything, and Shen Wan took her leave. But just as she turned around, a maid came in quickly with a letter in her hand, and said happily, "Old lady, my aunt sent a letter to you..."
When the old lady heard that her daughter had sent a letter home, her face lit up with joy and her sick look faded a little.
Shen Wan turned around and saw it.
It seems that the old lady is not as ill as she looks.
It just can’t be light.
Of her two grandsons, one became stupid and the other was kicked out of the house. The old lady was also cursed. If she wasn't seriously ill, people would say she was cold-hearted.
Shen Wan only glanced back and continued walking.
After leaving Shou'an Hall, Shanhu asked, "Why isn't the Crown Princess curious about what Auntie did when she sent the letter back?"
Shen Wan was not curious because she knew what was written in the letter.
At the emperor's birthday banquet, officials from all over the country would present birthday gifts. Some would come to Beijing in person to offer their gifts, while others would have someone send them to the Ministry of Rites, which would then present them on their behalf.
In his previous life, General Liu went to Beijing to celebrate his birthday, and his aunt Madam Liu brought her daughter Liu Xianhui with him.
They were also a difficult mother and daughter.
Thinking about how hard it was to separate the four rooms, and then two more troublesome ones came...
Her mother really doesn't know when she can live a peaceful life.
Shen Wan put these things aside and went to help Yun greet the guests. The number of guests who came today was far less than when she and Shen Yu got married.
In the past few months, there have been too many weddings in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, to the point where they are almost being impeached by the Censor. There are many rich officials in Kyoto, but there are even more who are poor, so giving gifts is a considerable burden.
Shen Ti was the second wife's concubine's daughter, and she had deceived Shen Ji for four years under the title of niece. She only married the concubine of King Cheng, so many people did not send her off.
Not even half as many people came to drink in Shen Ti's wedding banquet as Shen Wan.
There have been four weddings in succession in the mansion, and it will take at least three months for my eldest brother to marry Princess Jiangling.
Although there weren't many people, it was still lively and the wedding party lasted for more than an hour before it ended.
After seeing off the guests, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu also left in a carriage.
The next day, King Cheng married his concubine. Because he had not yet married his principal wife, he did not have to worry about her reputation. In addition, Chen Ti had "sacrificed herself" to save King Cheng, so the wedding banquet was much more grand than that of an ordinary person marrying a concubine.
Becoming the king requires a lot of financial support, and marrying a concubine is an opportunity to receive gifts in a legitimate way, which must not be missed.
However, Shen Wan neither returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion to send off the bride nor went to Prince Cheng's Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.
On this day, Shen Wan went to Wing Chun Court to pay her respects to the old lady as usual. Seeing Shen Wan, Concubine Wen was very surprised, "Why is the Crown Prince's Concubine still in the mansion?"
At this time, even if Shen Wan had not yet arrived at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he was on his way back.
Chen Wan said, "I was tired from helping to welcome and see off guests yesterday, so I won't go back."
Xie Zhihuan scoffed, "No wonder there's discord in the Duke Ding's mansion. When a sister gets married, the eldest sister-in-law doesn't even go back to see her off to the bridal sedan..."
I've never seen anyone so picky.
Are you bored? Why do you like to meddle in other people's business?
Shen Wan's eyes swept across Xie Zhihuan's face and retorted sarcastically, "Prince Cheng's concubine, my second uncle's illegitimate daughter, pretended to be my cousin and deceived me for four years. I even gave her the position of county lord that should have belonged to me. Are we ordinary cousins?"
"I was fooled around like crazy, and I still wanted to go back and marry her off. Will the eldest lady say I'm stupid again?"
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