Her voice was melodious, like the song of a nightingale, and extremely pleasant to hear.
After Princess Qinghe bowed to Xie Jingyan, she looked at Shen Wan. Shen Wan felt a pang of sadness but smiled and said, "You two chat, I'll go get my things."
Before they could speak, Shen Wan walked towards the carriage.
Xie Jingyan watched Shen Wan's retreating figure, his thick, dark brows furrowing slightly.
Is it really necessary for her to go personally to fetch something so small?
Yinshuang followed behind Shen Wan, also puzzled. What could she possibly carry? The princess herself coming made it seem like she, as a maid, had no use for anything.
After taking the brocade box, Shen Wan got off the carriage and saw Xie Jingyan and Princess Qinghe talking. Princess Qinghe had a bright smile on her delicate face, which was more beautiful than the peach blossoms in March.
Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, who remained seated in her wheelchair. Princess Qinghe also looked at Shen Wan and then walked towards her.
Shen Wan handed her the brocade box, and Princess Qinghe's eyes widened. "This...it's so big?"
It's just a jade hairpin, there's no need to put it in such a big brocade box, is there?
Princess Qinghe was worried that it wasn't just a jade hairpin, but a complete set of headdresses. Shen Wan handed it over, and she reached out to take it, then eagerly opened it.
Upon seeing the exquisitely beautiful fan inside the brocade box, she was instantly captivated.
What a beautiful round fan.
She broke a jade hairpin, and he said he would compensate her with another jade hairpin, but it turned into a round fan in her hands, and it's so beautiful.
Although she liked it very much, Princess Qinghe still refused, saying, "This is too precious, I cannot accept it."
Shen Wan smiled faintly, "This was originally prepared for you."
Princess Qinghe blushed slightly. She was too shy to bear Shen Wan saying another word. Holding the brocade box, she said, "My elder brother is still waiting for me. I... I'll be going now."
"Please, please help me say 'thank you' to him."
Before Shen Wan could agree, Princess Qinghe gave a hasty curtsy and ran off, her face flushed.
Shen Wan, “…???”
Isn't Xie Jingyan right here?
Why not just thank her in person? Why make her relay the message?
Shen Wan was completely confused. Then she saw Princess Qinghe leave without looking back, carrying the brocade box. She didn't even glance at Xie Jingyan, let alone say thank you. She just walked away with her head down, almost bumping into someone.
Shen Wan was looking at Princess Qinghe and didn't notice that Chen Feng had already pushed Xie Jingyan over. Xie Jingyan said, "Didn't you always want a round fan like that? Why did you give it to Qinghe?"
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and asked curiously, "How did you know I wanted a round fan like that?"
Xie Jingyan felt a little uncomfortable under Shen Wan's gaze. "I heard it from your older brother."
But she never said this to her eldest brother. It would be useless to talk to her eldest brother about these things; she always went directly to her cousin.
Shen Wan wanted to ask another question, but Xie Jingyan had already had Chen Feng push him onto the carriage.
Xie Jingyan's expression was not good, but not because Shen Wan had given the round fan to Princess Qinghe. Rather, it was because Shen Wan's liking for the fan was too short-lived. Just a few months ago, she liked the round fan, but now she was giving it away so easily. She had been relentlessly pursuing Prince Jin before, but suddenly she faked a marriage with him. Her personality changed so quickly. A woman's heart is truly unfathomable.
Xie Jingyan got into the carriage, and Shen Wan followed.
Not far away, the Prince of Yanping was riding on horseback waiting for Princess Qinghe. When Princess Qinghe saw her elder brother looking at her, she quickly put the brocade box behind her back.
But it was too late. The Prince of Yanping had already seen through it and said, "It's just a round fan. What's wrong with showing it to my elder brother?"
Princess Qinghe was slightly taken aback. "How did you know it was a round fan, brother?"
How did he know?
He went to Jingzhou to buy it himself, how could he not know?
He and Xie Jingyan had always had a good relationship. Because his maternal grandfather was holding a grand birthday banquet, he had to go to pay his respects. Leaving the capital would mean missing Xie Jingyan's birthday, so before leaving, he made a special trip to the Ling Prince's Mansion to tell him that he would be passing through Jingzhou and would bring him a folding fan as a birthday gift.
Xie Jingyan said, "I don't need the folding fan, but please bring me a beauty fan instead."
The Crown Prince of Yanping jokingly asked Xie Jingyan if he was going to give it to the girl he admired. Xie Jingyan didn't say anything, which was taken as an admission.
The Crown Prince of Yanping readily agreed to such a small matter.
The Crown Prince of Yanping wanted to buy one for his younger sister, lest some scoundrel steal her heart with a fan, but unfortunately there was only one, and he could only get it on the return journey.
Fearing that his younger sister would see it and want it, the Prince of Yanping hid it all and didn't dare let her see it.
Who would have thought that it would end up in his own sister's hands after all this time? Could it be because he said yesterday that there was only one Beauty Fan, and he was being considerate of his brother and didn't dare let Qinghe know, and Princess Ling felt guilty, so she gave it to his sister? That Princess Ling is too thin-skinned.
Princess Qinghe looked at her elder brother, Prince Yanping, but dared not tell the truth. The brother and sister, one not daring to ask any more questions and the other not daring to say any more, tacitly returned home.
Inside the carriage, Xie Jingyan sat in a wheelchair, his gaze fixed on Shen Wan's face, his expression inscrutable.
Why is this person always staring at her? He must be so shameless. Shen Wan couldn't help but say, "Princess Qinghe asked me to thank you on her behalf."
Xie Jingyan frowned slightly. "You gave her the fan, why are you thanking me?"
Shen Wan said, "She knows it was you who gave it to him."
Xie Jingyan found it amusing. "I gave it to you, how did she know it was for her?"
Shen Wan was speechless when asked the question.
Xie Jingyan said, "Let's forget about this round fan. In the future, even if you don't like the things I give you, you should still keep them safe."
Shen Wan, “…???”
He thought she gave the fan to Princess Qinghe because she didn't like it.
Shen Wan wanted to explain, but Xie Jingyan closed his eyes, so Shen Wan let it go. As long as the things were given to Princess Qinghe, she didn't take what didn't belong to her.
The carriage traveled smoothly to the gate of the Ling Prince's Mansion and stopped. Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan got off the carriage and had just stepped onto the steps when the gatekeeper reported to Shen Wan, "An hour ago, two young ladies from the Yun family came to the mansion to see the Princess Consort, but left after learning that the Princess Consort had gone to the palace for a banquet."
The Yun family is wealthy, but some information is like a barrier; money alone isn't enough. If Yun Mo and Yun Rui knew that the palace was hosting a banquet for them and Shen Ying today, they wouldn't have made this wasted trip.
But why are Yun Mo and Yun Rui looking for her today? Could it be something they want...?
Shen Wan asked, "Did you say what you wanted to see me about?"
The gatekeeper shook his head. "They didn't say."
Shen Wan was worried, and Xie Jingyan noticed it. He said, "I'll accompany you to the Yun family tomorrow."
Shen Wan quickly replied, "I don't need you to come with me, I can go by myself."
Xie Jingyan said, "Your cousin has helped me so much, I should go and thank him in person."
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