Shen Wan led Yin Shuang out of Qinghui Courtyard and headed towards the main gate.
However, after walking only a hundred steps, a voice called out from behind, "Young lady..."
Shen Wan turned around and saw Chunxing, the second wife's personal maid, running over.
Chunxing stepped forward and said, "Second Madam asked me to tell the eldest young lady that the old lady only has three Zijin pills left, and she wants you to bring some back. Also, the old lady is holding a birthday banquet, and there should be many guests coming to offer their congratulations, so we need to prepare at least four camel humps..."
After delivering her message, Chunxing withdrew, but Shen Wan's face remained as cold as if covered with frost.
The Purple Gold Pill costs ten taels of silver per pill. It was originally obtained by my maternal grandmother because she was unwell. My eldest cousin specially found it for her to use in conditioning her body. He gave some to the old lady, and she thought it was good. She praised it several times. At that time, she was young and could not understand the hidden meaning. So, Wu Mama told her to go to the Yun family to ask for more. She took it every day without fail, and the old lady has been taking it for almost two years.
My maternal grandmother's health didn't improve, but the old lady was radiant and full of energy, even going out to enjoy the snow in the dead of winter.
It would be one thing if they remembered the Yun family's kindness, but the people in the Marquis's mansion all felt that the Yun family's business had grown to such a large extent thanks to the Marquis of Pingyang's support. They felt that the Yun family's generosity towards the Marquis of Pingyang was only right and proper, and they felt particularly justified in asking the Yun family for things.
In her past life, someone told the old lady that Zijin Pills should not be taken too often and that she should take them for half a month and then stop for half a month, otherwise it would be harmful. Shen Ying blamed the Yun family for not explaining things clearly to her, causing the old lady to take them for two years without fail. The old lady was also very unhappy, as if the Yun family had ulterior motives and wanted to poison her with Zijin Pills.
Do you still want her to ask the Yun family for the Purple Gold Pill?
Shen Wan could only sneer inwardly.
As for the camel hump, she had asked the Yun family for help to buy it in her previous life, but the old lady's birthday banquet could not be held because of her marriage, so the Yun family was not paid for the camel hump. The Marquis's mansion could not afford four large camel humps, so in the end, it was given away to the second master as a favor.
With her around in this life, these people will never be able to gain any advantage over the Yun family again.
...
The Yun family's residence was quite far from the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion, and it took Shen Wan half an hour to arrive by carriage.
Upon seeing that it was Shen Wan's carriage, the Yun family servant hurriedly came forward and said happily, "Miss Shen Wan has arrived."
The entire Yun family doted on Chen Wan, and even the maids and servants were exceptionally attentive to her.
As Shen Wan stepped into the mansion, she saw many items displayed in the courtyard, each tied with a red ribbon. After taking a few more glances, a maidservant said, "These are the wedding gifts sent by the Zhao family."
Shen Wan remained expressionless, but Yin Shuang exclaimed happily, "Then isn't the eldest cousin getting married soon?"
The maid nodded repeatedly, "Madam Zhao came to the mansion in person to discuss the wedding date, and we should be able to set a date today."
Shen Wan withdrew her gaze, lifted her foot and walked towards the inner courtyard, heading towards Liushuang Courtyard where Old Madam Yun lived.
Passing by the double-sided embroidered rosewood screen depicting plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, Shen Wan entered the room and saw Old Madam Yun sitting on a daybed. She wore an ivory-colored cross-collar top and a red-gold-fashioned pleated satin skirt. Her slightly gray hair was neatly combed, and she looked quite energetic.
Sitting on the other side of the daybed was a woman of about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. Her clothes were so new they were dazzling, and she sat upright with a somewhat arrogant air. She was Madam Zhao, who had come to the Yun family to discuss the wedding date.
No one in the Yun family disliked Madam Zhao's arrogance; after all, she was the mother of a top scholar, so it was normal for her to be a little haughty.
The eldest daughter of the Yun family was betrothed to Zhao Yiming, the newly appointed top scholar of the year, who had just been selected a month and a half ago.
Everyone in the Yun family was satisfied with this marriage.
Shen Wan's maternal grandfather was especially pleased. He had been in business all his life and had a keen eye. Several years ago, he had seen that the eldest son of the Zhao family had a talent for studying. However, the Zhao family had fallen on hard times and could no longer continue his studies. So, Old Master Yun sponsored the eldest son of the Zhao family to continue his studies, found all kinds of books for him to study, and arranged a marriage between him and the Zhao family two years ago.
Young Master Zhao lived up to the Yun family's expectations, achieving the top rank in this year's imperial examination. Everyone in the capital praised the Yun family for their foresight, discovering him when he was still a rough gem. If they had waited until the results were announced, with a bunch of ministers vying for sons-in-law, the Yun family would have been out of the running.
It was an accident that Shen Wan's mother, Yun Shi, was able to marry into the Pingyang Marquis's family, while Yun Da Niu Yun Mo's marriage to the top scholar was entirely the result of Old Master Yun's scheme.
Unfortunately, all the planning ultimately came to nothing.
In her previous life, Yun Mo married happily. The Yun family prepared a ten-mile-long red dowry for her, and the shops alone covered an entire street in the capital, with even more in other places. Her marriage was incredibly glamorous. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Half a year after her marriage, Yun Mo discovered that her husband, Young Master Zhao, was having an affair with the daughter of the Imperial Academy Chancellor, and that she was pregnant. By the time they found out, she was already close to giving birth. The Yun family was furious, and Old Master Yun fell seriously ill. However, in order to protect the reputation and future of the top scholar, they eventually suppressed the matter.
Madam Zhao adored her grandson and threatened suicide to force him to register the child under Yun Mo's name. Later, Yun Mo became pregnant, but fell and suffered a massive hemorrhage when she was six months pregnant, resulting in the death of both herself and her unborn child.
After Yunmo's death, according to the laws of the Great Chu, her dowry should be returned to the Yun family. However, the Zhao family refused to return the dowry on the grounds that Yunmo had a son, which was extremely despicable.
The happier the Yun family is now, the more they will regret it later.
Judging by the timeline, the daughter of the Imperial Academy Chancellor is almost two months pregnant...
Then, after her son passed the imperial examination, Madam Zhao changed from being humble in front of the Yun family to becoming arrogant. It turned out that she had already shown signs of wanting to discard the family after using them, but no one noticed.
Madam Zhao raised her head and said loudly, "Then the wedding date is set. My Zhao family's bridal sedan chair will come to welcome our eldest daughter to our home on the sixth day of next month."
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