Chapter 93 Illusion
Cough cough!
Chen Li coughed very hard.
He is still here, just keep talking, why is he grabbing his sister's hand?
Shen Wan's face was already red, and her eldest brother was coughing so violently that she quickly pulled her hand back, but the wound touched Xie Jingyu's hand, and she gasped in pain.
"It's okay, I'll go back first."
Shen Wan turned and left, her voice containing a hint of panic that she herself was not aware of.
She was afraid of getting along with Xie Jingyu, afraid in private and even more afraid in public.
Their marriage was just a fake one, even if there was an imperial decree to grant the marriage, it was still fake. She also knew that in front of her elder brother, Xie Jingyu would turn a blind eye and show indifference to her injury. Her elder brother would be angry, but there was no need to act so caring, as it would be an over-acting.
The acting was so good that for a moment, she felt as if this person really liked her.
illusion!
And it’s so wrong!
Shen Wan brought up the scene of Xie Jingyu scattering her ashes while she was pressing him down, to calm herself down, but the effect was too good. Shen Wan regretted not grabbing Xie Jingyu's hand just now, and bit him hard to vent her anger.
It's a pity that he didn't dare to say anything in front of his elder brother.
"Girl, walk slowly and be careful not to sprain your ankle."
Chen Wan walked very fast, and Shanhu had to jog to keep up with him.
After entering the inner courtyard, Chen Wan saw Yun coming from afar and went to greet her, "Mother..."
Yun asked, "Is the hand injury serious?"
Before Shen Wan could speak, Shanhu said, "Just now at the prince's place, Prince Jingbei knew that the young lady had injured her hand and did not allow her to learn cooking."
After hearing that Chen Wan accidentally hurt her hand while cutting vegetables, Yun gave up the idea of letting Chen Wan learn cooking. But after hearing Shanhu say that Xie Jingyu did not allow Chen Wan to learn, Yun felt that it would be better for her to learn it after all. One should not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Even if one does not have to be proficient in cooking, at least one should be able to make porridge.
Shen Wan shook his head, “It’s not serious, just a little skin broken.”
Yun said, "Don't go into the kitchen these days."
Shen Wan's eyes widened, "Mom, do you mean I have to learn it in the future?"
Yun frowned slightly and looked at Shen Wan.
Shen Wan, "Why is mother looking at me like this?"
Yun sighed softly, "Forget it. Mother will pick out a few good cooks for you to marry. When you get married and fall in love with the Prince of Jingbei, you will naturally take the initiative to learn cooking. As long as you put your heart into it, there is nothing you can't learn. It's not too late to learn then."
Shen Wan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
Because she resisted learning cooking, her mother keenly realized that she had not yet fallen in love with Xie Jingyu and was unwilling to work hard to please him.
Fortunately, Xie Jingyu would not think so. Their marriage was fake, and she wanted to study cooking for him, which should scare him.
Chen Xun was about to marry Qu Yan, and Yun was very busy. When the maid came to look for her, Yun went back to her work.
Chen Wan did not return to her own courtyard. Instead, she went to Mingyue Garden and had lunch with Shen Yu before returning to Qingyi Garden.
Inside the house, Yinchuan was feeding pigeons by the window. Seeing Chen Wan coming back, Yinchuan said, "Miss, I don't know if the pigeon fell to the ground and got scared. I fed it my favorite peas, but it didn't eat a single one..."
Shen Wan walked over. Shanhu looked at the pigeon in the cage and said, "It must have been frightened. Its eyes are not as bright as before."
Not only is he not as smart anymore, but he is not as close to her as before.
After raising it for so many days, the pigeon would get very excited whenever Shen Wan approached, because when Shen Wan came over, he would either feed it or play with it, and the pigeon had gotten used to it.
However, Shen Wan and the maid didn't think much about it. The pigeon was staying in the cage well, and it was normal for it to be frightened when it suddenly fell to the ground.
Shanhu said, "Try feeding it something else and see if it eats it."
Yinchuan went to the small kitchen to get some other food. Pigeons don't eat peas, but they eat wheat and soybeans.
Fortunately, the pigeon was willing to eat. Yinchuan was worried that the pigeon would be scared and stop eating, which would be a big problem.
Chen Wan felt a little thirsty and turned around to drink tea. As a result, he accidentally glanced at a bottle of medicine on the desk. It was tribute medicine, and Chen Wan recognized it at a glance.
Shen Wan's first reaction was that it was Shen Ji who sent it, but her father was in the military camp and not at home, so he didn't know that she had injured her hand.
When Shen Wan walked over, she saw a note under the medicine bottle.
She opened the note and saw three words on it——
Xie Jingyu.
This isn't Xie Jingyu's handwriting; it should have been written by a secret guard.
Shanhu said, "Prince Jingbei is really good to me."
After following Shen Wan for several years, Shanhu has developed some discerning eyes. The medicine bottle is so exquisite, the ointment inside must be good.
Shen Wan's eyes fell on the medicine bottle. She was a little confused about Xie Jingyu's thoughts. In front of her elder brother, Xie Jingyu showed so much concern, and why did he let the secret guard bring her ointment? It was a tribute ointment given by the emperor. It was a waste to use it on her minor skin wound.
But since it was delivered, Shen Wan still used it. She was afraid of pain, and tribute medicine healed quickly. Besides, the wound was small, so not much would be wasted.
After applying the medicine twice, the wound no longer hurt, but Shen Wan still had it wrapped in gauze. The next day, she went to pay her respects to the old lady. The old lady looked concerned, "Why are you so careless? Is the injury serious?"
Shen Wan touched his fingers and said, "I'm sorry to have worried grandma. The wound has scabbed over."
The concern on the old lady's face froze.
If I really cared about the cut on my hand yesterday, I would have sent a maid earlier instead of waiting for her to come and just express my concern verbally.
In her previous life, Chen Wan was blinded by such false concern and thought that the old lady really loved her. Now, she has also learned to be treacherous.
The fourth lady changed the subject and discussed the wedding banquet with the old lady and Yun. The second lady was in a bad mood and left early, and Shen Wan did not stay long.
After all, her hand was injured, and Chen Wan could no longer continue embroidering. With nothing to do, she leaned on the small couch and read a book to pass the time.
Just as I was watching with great interest, a pigeon flew into the room and landed on the small table.
Shen Wan asked, “Why did the pigeon fly out?”
She looked towards the pigeon coop.
I saw the pigeons locked up safely in the cage.
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shanhu and Yinchuan also looked at each other.
If there was only one pigeon, Shen Wan would think it was frightened, but if there were two pigeons together, Shen Wan could tell at a glance which one was the one her cousin gave her.
Her pigeons were stolen and replaced right under her nose!
After realizing it, Shen Wanxin trembled violently.
What were they doing by replacing her pigeons?!
A trace of uneasiness flashed through Shen Wan's heart.
"Prepare the carriage, I'm going to the Yun family."
Shanhu said, "It's almost time for lunch..."
This was the pigeon her cousin gave her. Chen Wu and the others knew about it, and God knew what they had done by replacing her pigeon. If she didn't go to the Yun family to find out clearly, she would be so restless that she couldn't eat.
Shen Wan insisted, and Shan Hu couldn't stop her, so she quickly sent someone to the front yard to pass on the message.
Shen Wan walked forward, and just as she reached the second gate, a maid came over quickly and reported to her, "Prince Kang presented a fake painting to the emperor, and I heard that it made the emperor angry..."
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