That bastard actually said she had bad taste.
Shen Wan couldn't stand Xie Jingyan saying that about her, so she deliberately said, "But I think you are beautiful."
Who describes a man as handsome? She's using him to refute him. She's clever when she shouldn't be. Xie Jingyan glanced at Shen Wan and said, "You're just lustful."
Shen Wan, "..."
Poor Yinshuang and Haitang, the two maids, were standing to the side, almost bursting into internal injuries from holding it in.
Shen Wan was both ashamed and angry, gritting her teeth.
Why should she argue with him over a moment of anger? She's no match for him; isn't that just humiliating herself?
Yinshuang tugged at Haitang, and the two maids quietly withdrew.
Xie Jingyan, reclining in his wheelchair, found Shen Wan's angry expression particularly amusing. He raised an eyebrow and said, "If you don't like looking at calligraphy and paintings, you can look at mine."
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, "Can I hang you on the wall too?"
Xie Jingyan, "..."
Chen Yu almost laughed so hard she fell off the tree outside the window.
The princess really dares to speak her mind.
Xie Jingyan laughed in exasperation, looking at Shen Wan, "What did you say?"
He spoke slowly and deliberately, making Shen Wan admire her own audacity—she dared to joke with him! She said, "I meant to paint you and hang you on the wall."
Xie Jingyan said, "Let me take a look before you hang it on the wall."
Shen Wan, "..."
She was just saying it; she didn't mean to draw his likeness.
However, Xie Jingyan took it seriously.
Shen Wan was on the verge of tears. With that bastard's pickiness, how could he be easily satisfied?
Xie Jingyan pushed the wheelchair out, and after leaving, he instructed Chen Feng, "Take four jars of Jiu Yun Chun from the storeroom and send them to the Prince of Yanping."
Today at the banquet, Xie Jingyan brought two jars of Jiuniangchun wine. The Prince of Yanping, unaware that the Princess of Qinghe had returned the fan, insisted on settling the bill. Xie Jingyan then sent four jars of wine as a token of his gratitude.
These wines are all tribute wines, bestowed by the Emperor during festivals. He didn't withhold them from Xie Jingyan just because he couldn't drink due to leg injuries. The wines bestowed over the years have been stored in the wine cellar, and quite a lot has been stored there.
"Also, send four more jars to Old Master Yun."
Chen Feng immediately sent someone to handle the matter.
Xie Jingyan went to the study to read, when Chen Yu slipped into the room, hesitant to speak.
Xie Jingyan picked up the book, flipped through it, glanced at Chen Yu, and said, "Speak your mind."
Chen Yu said, "Young Master Yun seems to have feelings for Princess Qinghe."
Xie Jingyan raised an eyebrow and laughed, "So that's why he's been so attentive to the Prince of Yanping's son, he's taken a liking to Qinghe."
After Xie Jingyan finished speaking, Chen Yu was no longer in the room.
Although Chen Yu had reported the matter, he still couldn't get over it in his heart. He was a secret guard, responsible for protecting the prince and princess and eliminating potential threats to the prince, not for gossip. But he was doing it for the prince's good. The princess valued the Yun family and wanted the prince to marry the young master Yun. Wouldn't the princess be grateful to the prince? If she was too grateful, wouldn't she eventually repay him with her body?
As a bodyguard, he was extremely worried.
Inside the room, Shen Wan was still staring blankly at the round fan. She hadn't forgotten that Xie Jingyan had said her older brother told him that she wanted a round fan like this. Could it be that he asked the Prince of Yanping to help him buy a round fan as a gift for her?
In her previous life, she had already married Xie Jingyin by this time, so it was inconvenient for him to give it to her. Knowing that Princess Qinghe liked it, he simply had the Prince of Yanping take it back to Princess Qinghe...
This guess made Shen Wan's heart pound.
She must have misunderstood.
That's impossible.
If Xie Jingyan found out, he'd probably laugh at her. Back then, she was completely focused on Xie Jingyin.
Shen Wan desperately suppressed this guess, hurriedly put the fan back into the brocade box, and asked Yinshuang to take it away and put it away.
Yinshuang turned around with the brocade box in her hand. A maidservant walked in from outside the beaded curtain and curtsied, saying, "Your Highness, Princess Jin has arrived."
What is Shen Ying doing at the Ling Prince's residence?
Shen Wan's intuition told her that nothing good was coming.
But Shen Ying is still her cousin, and now the Princess Consort of Jin. Even if she doesn't welcome her, she has to save face for each other and greet her to avoid giving Empress Song something to talk about and being summoned to the palace for a reprimand.
Stepping out of the Moyu Pavilion, I saw Shen Ying walking towards me from afar. She was wearing a cloud brocade dress with lotus flowers embroidered on the hem. As she walked, the lotus flowers swayed gracefully.
Shen Wan slowed her pace and waited for Shen Ying to come over. She smiled, but the smile was very faint. "Second sister, what brings you to the Ling Prince's residence?"
Shen Ying smiled and said, "I've come to deliver invitations to my elder sister and Prince Ling."
Shen Wan was stunned for a moment before realizing that Xie Jingyin's birthday was just a few days away.
Shen Wan said calmly, "Such a small matter doesn't require you to come here in person."
Shen Ying took the bright red and gold-embroidered invitation from the maid and said with a smile, "The other princes' invitations were delivered by servants, but I thought it had been a while since I had a private conversation with my elder sister, so I came in person. I hope my elder sister won't refuse to come on Prince Jin's birthday."
She handed the invitation to Shen Wan, whose gaze fell on it. She smiled and said, "It's Prince Jin's birthday, Prince Ling will definitely be there, so I will naturally accompany him."
After receiving the invitation, Shen Wan didn't even bother to open it and glance at it before handing it directly to Yin Shuang.
More than Prince Jin's birthday celebration, she was curious about the intimate words Shen Ying spoke. Before she was married, she and Shen Ying had nothing to say to each other, and now that they were married, there was only scheming between them. She was sure that Shen Ying had ulterior motives for this trip.
However, Shen Wan still patiently invited Shen Ying into Moyuxuan for tea, at least to maintain the appearance of sisterly harmony. After entering the main hall, the maid served tea and snacks, and the two chatted idly. Shen Ying did not say why she had come, and Shen Wan never asked.
After drinking half a cup of tea, Shen Ying couldn't hold back any longer and revealed her purpose, "Does eldest sister know that third sister went back to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence crying yesterday?"
So it turns out they came for Shen Rong.
Shen Wan served tea and said, "My third sister cried a lot before she got married."
One sentence left Shen Ying speechless. Shen Ying said, "The four of us sisters grew up together. The three of us married well, but the third sister..."
Now that she knows they grew up together, why didn't she think more carefully when she was scheming against her? It's one thing for her to sympathize with Shen Rong, but how dare she drag her and her fourth sister into it?
The rising steam from the tea masked the displeasure in Shen Wan's eyes. She said, "We can't help her with this."
Shen Ying said, “I know, but we can help Third Sister in other ways. The newly appointed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Xu, has been suspended from his post. It will take at least a month or two to investigate his embezzlement and bribery. The Ministry of Rites cannot remain vacant forever. Master Wu wanted to take that position before, and now the opportunity has come again.”
Wasn't the last setback enough? Why does she have to try again? When did Shen Ying's memory become so bad?
Shen Wan said impatiently, "I said last time that Prince Ling can't help Master Wu."
Even if I could help, she wouldn't ask.
Shen Ying said, "There's no need for Prince Ling's help. My father and third uncle are helping Master Wu plan and find a few powerful officials to recommend him. The chances are very high. However, we can't go empty-handed to ask for help..."
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