Chapter 547: More Courtesy
Xie Jingyu left Beijing to find the princess. Although he was the only one who left, the Jingbei Palace seemed to become deserted all of a sudden.
Fortunately, Xiao Yun was overthrown, so he didn't have to worry about being assassinated when he went out shopping.
When I'm bored, I go out to shop. Today I'm going to pay my respects to Old Tutor Lin and Old Madam Lin, and tomorrow I'll go back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Finally, I'm not so idle.
That day, after breakfast, Chen Wan played with the two children for a long time. The maid came to report that the carriage was ready. Chen Wan gave the wet nurse a few words and left the house.
These days, many people went to the Yun family to ask for Yun Miao's hand in marriage, and she didn't know whether her marriage had been settled. Thinking that she hadn't been to the Yun family for a few days, Shen Wan simply went to pay her respects to her grandparents.
Seeing the carriage from the Jingbei Palace, the Yun family servant was sure he was not seeing things, and immediately shouted to the mansion, "Hurry up and tell the old master and the old lady that Princess Qingning has arrived."
Shanhu got off the carriage first, then helped Chen down.
The Yun family's steward came out to greet them. "The old master and the old lady must be overjoyed to know that Princess Qingning is coming."
Chen Wan said, "Just call me the same as before. Calling me princess seems strange."
The Yun family steward hurriedly said, "Cousin, please come into the mansion."
As Chen Wan walked down the stairs, Yun Yan came out to greet her, "Cousin."
Seeing her, Shen Wan was surprised, “Cousin is in the mansion?”
The Yun family is rich enough to rival a country, but the Yun family is also extremely busy. Unless you greet them in advance, you may not see Yun Yan in the mansion even once even if you come ten times. That's why Shen Wan was particularly surprised that he was in the mansion.
Yun Yan said, "The shop is not busy today..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant came over and said that there was something going on in the shop that Yun Yan needed to deal with.
Yun Yan, “…”
Shen Wan covered her mouth and laughed, “Cousin, go and do what you want.”
Yun Yan said, "Then I'll get busy."
Shen Wan smiled and nodded, then entered the inner courtyard.
After walking forward for a dozen steps, I saw Yun Miaoyun coming from afar. She was walking very fast with her skirt fluttering.
Yun Miao said, "We were thinking of visiting you at the Jingbei Palace tomorrow, but we didn't expect you to come today."
Chen Wan smiled and said, "I heard that the person who wanted to marry you was almost knocking down the door of the Yun family. I'm curious about who your grandparents promised you to, so I came here to ask?"
This sentence made Yun Miao blush, "No."
Chen Wan said, "Marriage is a lifelong event, so it should be treated with caution. Many people only know a person's appearance but not their true heart, so you must make sure you understand their character before agreeing to a marriage."
"The Prince of Yuzhang is the most informed about the news about the children of the noble families in Kyoto. Let my cousin ask him."
Knowing that Chen Wan was doing this for her own good, Yun Miao blushed and wrote them down one by one.
As they were talking, they arrived at the courtyard where Old Madam Yun lived. Seeing Shen Wan, Old Madam Yun was so happy.
With Chen Wan's current status, visiting the Yun family once a year has already given the Yun family enough face.
Madam Yun smiled and asked, "Are the two children okay?"
Shen Wan hugged Madam Yun’s arm and said, “If you knew that grandma wanted to see Mo’er Ran’er so much, I would have brought them to the Yun family.”
Madam Yun was afraid that Shen Wanlai was serious, so she hurriedly said, "You can think about it, but the children are too young, don't bother them."
Madam Yun said, "I don't know how long the war between Dongliang and our Ning Dynasty will last, and when the Crown Prince will be able to return to the capital..."
No one knew that Xie Jingyu had left Beijing to find the princess except for a few trusted people. They all thought that he was going to the border to fight. Since it concerned the princess's reputation, it was not appropriate to publicize it, so Shen Wan did not tell the Yun family.
As they were talking, a maid came in and said, "Miss, Miss Zhao is here."
Yun Qing stood up and said, "I'll go meet her."
Shen Wan was not surprised at all that Zhao Ru came to Yun's house. Zhao Ru, Yun Miao and Yun Qing were already close friends and the three of them often went shopping together. It was just that she did not expect to meet her at Yun's house by such a coincidence.
Zhao Ru hadn't expected to run into Chen Wan at the Yun family. She bowed and saluted Chen Wan, who smiled and said, "You're so polite to me."
Zhao Ru smiled back and saluted Old Madam Yun and Madam Yun.
Old Madam Yun liked Zhao Ru so much and wanted her to become the daughter-in-law of the Yun family. However, Zhao Ru was the daughter of a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Although the Yun family wanted to help Yun Yan find a wife for her, they didn't dare to ask for it. It would be fine if the proposal was successful, but if it failed, Yun Miao and Yun Qing would lose a friend.
The Yun family knew that their status was supported by Chen Wan and Xiao Huaijin. In addition, Yun Miao was named a county lady, so when officials in Kyoto held banquets and weddings, they would also send an invitation to the Yun family. But when it came to marrying their children...
The Yun family dares not marry off those with bad reputation, and will not propose to those with noble family background. It is like they are neither too high nor too low.
Old Madam Yun praised Zhao Ru highly, and her face turned red as if she had put on two layers of rouge. Shen Wan looked at Zhao Ru, and suddenly her eyes were attracted by a gold and jade butterfly hairpin on her head.
That hairpin...
Seeing Zhao Ru's reserved attitude, Madam Yun smiled and said, "You sisters can talk, there's no need to be so reserved in front of me."
Then Shen Wan and the others went to the garden.
After leaving the courtyard, Yun Miao looked at the hairpin on Zhao Ru's head and asked, "This hairpin is really beautiful. Where did you buy it?"
Chen Wan looked at Yun Miao in surprise, then at Yun Qing.
Zhao Ru's cheeks flushed. "I, I don't know either. Someone gave it to me..."
Shen Wan smiled and said, "Can I take a look?"
Zhao Ru immediately pulled out the hairpin and handed it to Shen Wan.
Shen Wan looked at the hairpin and handed it back to Zhao Ru.
Zhao Ru said, "If you like it, I will give this hairpin to you."
Shen Wan chuckled, “How can I accept something that someone else gave you?”
Zhao Ru blushed and said, "No, it's okay..."
Shen Wan put on the hairpin and said with a smile, "It suits you best."
After praising him, Shen Wan changed the subject, "I said that my eldest cousin is so busy, how come he has time to stay in the mansion today..."
It was just a casual chat, but Zhao Ru blushed and became angry.
She always felt that Princess Qingning was saying this to her, but she also felt that she was being too suspicious.
Several people went to the garden to appreciate the flowers. While Yun Miao and Yun Qing were away, Chen Wanxiao said to Zhao Ru, "Tomorrow I will go to the mansion to help my eldest cousin propose marriage. Will I be kicked out?"
Zhao Ru was startled at first, then her face flushed. "You, what are you talking about?"
Shen Wan blinked and said, "Could it be that I guessed wrong? This hairpin was not given to you by my eldest cousin?"
Zhao Ru, “……!!!”
Her face was now red as if blood was dripping out.
This hairpin was worn by Chen Wan in the previous life.
It was a birthday gift from Yun Yan to Chen Wan for her seventeenth birthday.
Chen Wan liked it very much and couldn't let it go. Yun Yan said, "This hairpin has been in the Yun family's storeroom for many years. If I knew my cousin liked it, I would have given it to you earlier."
Just now, Chen Wan thought that this hairpin was given to Zhao Ru by Yun Miao and Yun Qing, but it turned out that the two of them didn't know and were amazed at how beautiful the hairpin was. If it wasn't given by them, then it was most likely given by Yun Yan.
Thinking about Zhao Ru coming to the mansion today and Yun Yan staying in the mansion, Shen Wan didn't like to guess, so he asked directly.
Seeing Zhao Ru's shy expression, Shen Wan knew that he was right.
Seeing Zhao Ru didn't say anything, Shen Wan said, "If you don't say anything, then I will go and help my eldest cousin propose marriage tomorrow."
Zhao Ru stamped her feet in shame.
Yun Miaoyun came over. Zhao Ru was afraid that they would tease her, so she blushed and said, "Mansion, I have something to do at the mansion. I'll go back first..."
Yun Miao and Yun Qing were terribly confused. "We agreed to stay at the mansion for dinner today. Why are you leaving so soon?"
Zhao Ru insisted, and Shen tried to keep her, but she ran faster, so Yun Qing had to catch up and send her out of the house.
Yun Miao noticed something was wrong and asked Chen Wan, "Why is she blushing so much? What were you talking about just now?"
Shen Wan smiled and said, "Nothing, I have something to ask my eldest cousin, please send someone to ask him to come back to the mansion."
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