Chapter 497 She seemed like a different person
"Don't worry, the prince has already occupied Luohe Town with his troops."
Jiang Wan reassured her, "I saw General Chen when I came back, he's fine."
"I told you that Daddy will be fine."
Chen Wenhao raised his little face and said, "Mom, you are just worried too much. Let's go home and wait for Daddy."
"It seems that I really thought too much."
Madam Chen forced a smile, and it was obvious that she was not in a good mood.
Jiang Wan looked at her in silence for a few seconds before speaking: "Sister, we agreed to move around more after coming to the capital. Now I don't even know where you have settled down."
“Not far.”
Madam Chen gave an address, looking gloomy, "Princess, I will take the children back first."
"good."
Jiang Wan watched them walk away, kept the incident in mind, and then returned to the Jiang Mansion.
"Girl, this is the account book for this month. I have already calculated everything."
Qiu Niang was holding a pile of account books. It seemed that she did not rest last night after she came back and stayed up all night.
Looking at the dark circles under her eyes, Jiang Wan said helplessly, "You didn't get enough rest last night, did you?
It's okay to sort out the account books slowly, there's no need to rush."
"Today I will go check out the decoration of the new shop."
Qiu Niang smiled and said, "Master Cheng said earlier that the ice business in other places has achieved some success. I am afraid that it will be delayed."
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll increase your monthly salary once the shop opens."
Jiang Wan decided to increase the monthly salary for Qiu Niang and Qiu Yan, which made Qiu Niang very happy.
"Thank you, girl."
She left in a hurry, looking somewhat impatient. After just a few steps, Qiu Niang returned and took out a few letters from the box.
"Girl, this is a letter from Kyoto."
"I understand. You go ahead and do your work."
Jiang Wan waved her hand and lowered her eyes to look at the letter in her hand. It was from the Shangshu Mansion.
Tsk, thinking of Jiang Yan’s embarrassed departure, I guess Kyoto must be very lively now.
Jiang Wan read the three letters at a glance. The first two letters contained sharp words from the Shangshu, asking her to cooperate with Jiang Yan.
The next letter was probably sent by Jiang Yan after she returned to Kyoto.
The letter was filled with words from the Shangshu condemning her, but the words were not long, so it seemed that Jiang Yan's affairs had not been fully exposed yet.
To Jiang Wan's surprise, the last letter was sent by Uncle Cheng at full speed using the Cheng family's connections.
In addition to the good news that mirrors and ice cubes were selling very well, some private goods were also sold.
The letter said: The scandal between Jiang Yan and the groom broke out!
Jiang Yan’s reputation is gone!
Jiang Yan fell out with her family because of the groom!
The groom died unexpectedly, and the Shangshu Mansion was blamed for the murder.
Shangshu Mansion and Jiang Yan severed their relationship!
Jiang Yan was so angry that she hanged herself at the gate of Shangshu Mansion!
The Minister claimed to be ill and was reprimanded by the Emperor, and his wife stayed indoors, suspected of being seriously ill.
Wow, no wonder Uncle Cheng mobilized the fastest troops.
This is so exciting!
The corners of Jiang Wan's mouth kept rising as she watched. Jiang Yan's biological mother must be in great pain at this moment.
When they treated her mother like this, did they ever think about what would happen today?
A feeling of pleasure surged in his heart, and Jiang Wan sneered.
She will not let any of the people in the Shangshu Mansion go.
It’s a pity that Jiang Yan’s ability to endure was too weak and she hanged herself so soon, otherwise the Shangshu Mansion would have been turned upside down.
She put the letter away, propped up her chin and thought for a while. Wansi Pavilion and Yishengtang had stabilized.
The next focus is the ice shop, which makes cold drinks and sells ice in the summer, and sells charcoal and hot drinks in the winter.
Jiang Wan always trusted Qiu Niang's work, so every evening, she would report to him enthusiastically.
"Miss, I went to inspect it this afternoon, and the shop has been decorated according to your requirements.
The store will open the day after tomorrow. Does the girl have anything to add?"
"This is a good opportunity to exercise. You and the shopkeeper will handle it."
Jiang Wan had no intention of intervening. After being tired for a few days, she simply took a rest for the past two days.
But she was still thinking about Madam Chen and her son, so while it was still early, Jiang Wan took some snacks and cakes and went to the courtyard where Madam Chen and her son lived.
The courtyard was quite far from the Jiang residence and was an entrance courtyard. When she knocked on the door, Jiang Wan vaguely heard the hesitant crying of Madam Chen coming from inside.
After a while, the door was opened by a maid, who looked at Jiang Wan in confusion.
"Hello, I am a good friend of Mrs. Chen."
Jiang Wan smiled. The old woman, who was about fifty years old, was surprised when she heard this:
"Master has lived here for a long time, and has never seen any friends come to visit. I have to go in and ask."
"No need, Grandma Zhou."
Chen Wenhao suddenly came out trotting, "Auntie, come in quickly."
This kid is so smart and he knows not to reveal Jiang Wan’s identity.
Grandma Zhou then led Jiang Wan inside, saying as they walked:
"Since you are a good friend of the master, please help persuade the master.
She has always been gentle, but she is often sad and her health has weakened a lot."
"good."
Jiang Wan nodded in agreement. It seemed that Madam Chen was nice to her servants, otherwise the old woman wouldn't have said so much.
The yard Chen Ce bought was not big, and he didn't buy many servants, except for this old woman.
There was only one maid serving Madam Chen.
Jiang Wan followed Grandma Zhou all the way to the inner courtyard, and immediately saw Madam Chen sitting in the courtyard wiping her tears.
She hugged Chen Wen'en, who was crying, and murmured something.
"Wen En, your father didn't even write a letter. Does he forget about us at all?"
"We've already won, can't we just let someone pass on a message?"
“…”
She muttered to herself and cried as she spoke. Jiang Wan had never realized that Madam Chen was so sentimental before.
Even her figure seemed a lot fatter than before. At a glance, Jiang Wan noticed that something was wrong with her.
"sister."
Jiang Wan's voice made Madam Chen tremble slightly. She was stunned for a moment, then turned around. When she saw Jiang Wan, she was quite surprised.
"Wang...Wanwan, why are you here?"
Realizing that there were other people in the mansion, Madam Chen thought twice about what she was about to say.
"I was afraid I'd forgotten the address you told me, so I came to look for the door first."
Jiang Wan put down the snacks she had bought. Madam Chen suppressed the worry in her eyes and handed the sleepy Wen En to the maid behind her.
"You take Wen En to rest, I'll go make some tea."
She was afraid that the maid might not be able to do the job properly if she was clumsy, so Mrs. Zhou was cleaning the house.
Soon, Jiang Wan and Chen Wenhao were the only ones left in the yard. Thinking of Madam Chen's condition, Jiang Wan asked Chen Wenhao in a low voice.
"Wenhao, has your mother...been crying alone often recently?"
"How did Aunt Princess know?"
Chen Wenhao's eyes widened in surprise, and the little boy's face was full of sadness, "Mom not only cries quietly, but also gets angry with us occasionally.
She wasn't like this before, and she also said that her figure had become strange and that her father might dislike her.
And, she is unhappy every day and hasn't smiled for a long time. It's like she has become a different person."
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