Chapter 3: Proposal
If she doesn't scatter Xie Jingyu's ashes, she won't be named Shen!
Shen Wan swore in his heart.
Shen Wan's movements were a little flustered. Ye Caiwei wondered what she saw. She lifted the car curtain and took a look, then jokingly said, "Cousin, are you still so afraid of the Prince of Jingbei?"
"Who's afraid of him?!"
Shen Wan's face was frosty.
Thinking of the humiliation Xie Jingyu had inflicted on her, if anyone dared to stand in front of her, even if she had a knife in her hand, she would lose her mind and stab him, piercing him to pieces.
Chen Wu said, "My uncle actually likes the Prince of Jingbei. Unfortunately, my uncle and the Prince of Jingbei both hold military power, and together they have half of the imperial court's military strength. Furthermore, the Yun family is so wealthy that it rivals a country. The emperor will not allow the two families to marry."
This was just what Shen Wu thought. In fact, in her previous life, the emperor intended to marry Shen Wu to Xie Jingyu.
However, Xie Jingyu was deeply hurt by love and directly rejected the emperor with the words "I will never marry a woman with the surname Shen in this life".
Before this, everyone only knew that the Prince of Jingbei was abandoned by someone. Because of this sentence, everyone knew that the person who abandoned him was a girl named Shen.
Xie Jingyu spread her ashes, and since her surname was also Chen, even three years after her death, people spread obscene rumors about her, suspecting that she was the one who had seduced Xie Jingyu and then abandoned him.
Isn’t it unfair!
Shen Wan did not argue with Shen Wu. She only wanted to return to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, to see her parents and her elder brother.
She missed them so much.
A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
When Shen Wan got off the carriage, he saw a lady dressed in luxurious clothes coming out with a smile.
It was her mother.
Yun family.
The moment he saw Yun, Shen Wan's nose was sore and tears welled up in his eyes.
"mother……"
She almost pounced on him.
She hugged Yun tightly, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mother, I miss you so much..."
The sudden hug made Yun Shi laugh and cry. She guessed that Chen Wan was frightened by the incident at Huguo Temple. She patted Chen Wan's back and coaxed her softly, "You haven't been out for two hours, but it seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time. You haven't even changed your clothes. Aren't you afraid that Madam Zheng Guogong will laugh at you?"
Shen Wan was still wearing a maid's skirt.
Shen Wan didn't notice the wife of Duke Zheng at all, she missed her mother too much.
In her previous life, her mother was already on the verge of collapse after her eldest sister got into trouble, her eldest brother died on the battlefield, and her father was beheaded by the enemy. In the end, she was angered to death by her eldest sister-in-law and second wife.
When he died, he was described as emaciated, with his eyes open, as if he died with his eyes open.
Looking at the gentle and beautiful face in front of him, Shen Wan was happy, but also felt a little bit sore and... scared in his heart.
Before she set herself on fire in her previous life, Chen Wu told her that she was not her parents' biological daughter, but an orphan picked up by her parents on their way to visit the Yun family in Yunzhou when their parents took their elder brother and sister to visit their relatives who had not yet moved to Beijing. To this day, Chen Wan still cannot believe that she is not her parents' biological daughter.
Her parents loved her so much that they held her in their hands for fear of dropping her, and held her in their mouths for fear of her melting. Her father had no intention of participating in the fight for the crown prince, but just because she married Xiao Yun and gave birth to his children, her father and the Yun family threw all their efforts to support Xiao Yun, and in the end even lost their lives.
But in the end, she was told that she was not her parents' biological daughter. How could Shen Wan accept it?
Regardless of whether it is true or not, her parents, elder brother and the Yun family are the people she will protect even at the cost of her life.
She won't allow anyone to hurt them!
Seeing that his mother was still alive, Shen Wan no longer paid attention to other people.
In their previous life, the wife of Duke Zheng did come to the mansion on this day, but she had left before they returned home. The time they returned home was about the same as in their previous life. It was obvious that the wife of Duke Zheng stayed in the mansion of Duke Ding for a while longer.
Shen Wan blushed a little embarrassedly. Lady Zheng Guogong smiled and said, "Daughters are better. They like to stick to their mothers, unlike sons who are nowhere to be seen all day. Madam Shen has two daughters. It's really enviable."
Yun also felt very satisfied with having one son and two daughters in this life. "It's a pity that my daughter can't stay with me forever. She will eventually get married."
The wife of Duke Zheng smiled and said, "Our two residences are close to each other. We will become one family in the future, so it will be convenient for us to travel back and forth."
A family...
Why does this sound wrong?
After Yun sent Madam Zheng off, Shen Wan asked, "What is Madam Zheng doing in our house?"
In her previous life, the wife of Duke Zheng just came to sit for a while and left. There was nothing important, but she didn't look like she was fine.
Yun said, "I'm here to ask for your hand in marriage on behalf of the prince."
Shen Wan was stunned and raised his voice, "Please marry my daughter?"
Panicked.
Completely panicked.
No wonder Chen Wu and the others changed their minds and went to Huguo Temple today. They must have known that the wife of Duke Zheng would come to propose marriage. Because the news of Xiao Yun breaking his arm while saving her was reported back to the mansion, the wife of Duke Zheng did not dare to compete with Xiao Yun for the man, so she did not mention it, but just sat for a while and left.
In this life, Xiao Yun only saved her maid, and the proposal of Lady Zheng Guogong was not interrupted.
Shen Wan's voice trembled slightly, "Mom, do you and Dad agree?"
Yun nodded. "Once the horoscopes are matched and there's no problem, we'll officially finalize the marriage. Although your parents are reluctant to let you go, marrying you off early will put your parents at ease and save them from..."
Yun didn't say anything after that.
That was the pain in her heart. Her eldest daughter had stumbled in her marriage. Neither she nor Shen Ji dared to take Shen Wan's lifelong event lightly.
Yun praised the Duke of Zheng's son for a long time, but Shen Wan didn't hear a word she said.
The marriage has not been finalized yet, and there is still room for maneuver.
The Prince of Zheng is good, but she was reborn to seek revenge, not to get married.
Shen Wan couldn't listen any longer, so he interrupted Yun and asked, "Where's Daddy?"
Yun said, "Prince Cheng fell down the hillside while trying to save your maid. I don't know if she was injured. Your father went to the palace to apologize to the emperor."
"Where's my eldest brother?" Shen Wan asked again.
"Your eldest brother has left the house and hasn't returned yet."
Chen Wan said, "Mother, King Cheng saved Bao Cui. I want to give Bao Cui to King Cheng. He confiscated her. This maid's life is precious. It is not appropriate for my daughter to keep her by his side as a servant. Send her to the manor to be raised in honor."
Shen Wan couldn't tolerate such a shameless maid, and since she owed King Cheng a life-saving favor, she dared not keep her by her side anymore.
If Baocui is sent to the farm and asked to behave herself, she would not mind giving her a chance to live. But if she relies on the fact that she was saved by King Cheng to show off her power, she would be courting death.
Yun was also afraid to keep Bao Cui. The maid encouraged Shen Wan to go see King Cheng, so it would be better to send her away. "Just send her to the manor and raise her well."
Bao Cui had already changed out of her dress. When she heard Yun's words, her face turned pale and she knelt down, "Madam, I don't want to be sent to the farm. Please let me stay with the young lady and serve her."
Shen Wan proposed it, and Yun agreed to it. She would not change her mind just because the maid begged her.
Yun waved her hand, and two maids picked up Baocui and took her away.
The more Yun looked at Chen Wan's outfit, the more she disliked it. "Young lady from the Duke's Mansion, it's inappropriate to wear a maid's clothes. Go back and change."
Shen Wan nodded.
He turned around and instructed Manager Li, "Wait until my eldest brother comes back and ask him to come find me. Tell him that I have something urgent to discuss with him."
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