Shen Wan didn't expect Xie Jingyan to ask her to push him around. Why not just have Chen Feng push him? But since Chen Feng had just come to save her, Shen Wan had to comply with such a small request.
Shen Wan pushed the wheelchair over and asked, "Where are you going?"
"casual."
Shen Wan didn't care and pushed Xie Jingyan in the direction she came from.
Beside the artificial hill, Xie Jingyin's guard lay unconscious. This was probably why Xie Jingyin left without achieving his goal. Those who have nothing to lose have nothing to lose. If Xie Jingyan really went mad, it would be Xie Jingyin who would suffer.
Shen Wan pushed Xie Jingyan in front, with Yin Shuang and Chen Feng following behind, along with a hidden guard whose whereabouts were unknown.
They remained silent the entire way.
Stepping out of the tree-lined path, the sunlight suddenly became bright, dispelling the slight chill I had been feeling.
Xie Jingyan turned his head to look at Shen Wan. His handsome face had soft lines, and his voice was unusually gentle. "Did you light a lamp for me to keep burning?"
They even know this...
Shen Wan replied truthfully, "Grandmother asked me to order it for you."
Xie Jingyan's gentle face stiffened, and his lips tightened. "Can't you say something nice to make me happy?"
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan with a strange expression. "I think I should be honest with you rather than trying to make you happy."
Their marriage was a sham; she didn't need to please him, and he didn't need her to.
Seeing that Xie Jingyan seemed a little angry, Shen Wan was confused. Then she heard Xie Jingyan say irritably, "You don't need to push me anymore, just leave."
Why is this person so unpredictable?
I've never met anyone who likes to hear nice things so much that they don't mind being lied to.
What's wrong with her? It's good that she's not allowed to push. Shen Wan decisively let go, curtsied, and left with Yin Shuang.
Watching Shen Wan leave without looking back, Xie Jingyan's face was so somber he couldn't find the words to describe it.
Shen Wan walked away, glanced back, and met Xie Jingyan's gaze. Xie Jingyan then turned his face away.
Shen Wan frowned slightly, and Yin Shuang said, "Prince Ling likes to hear nice things, so just coax him a little, Miss."
Shen Wan looked distressed. "I've already used him, how could I possibly lie to him again?"
He got angry over a misunderstanding earlier, almost ruining her plans. She's learned her lesson and won't do it again.
Shen Wan didn't look back and led Yin Shuang towards the main hall.
From afar, Shen Wan saw Shen Ying and the others. As she walked over, Shen Ying turned the tables and said, "Where did our eldest sister go? We've been looking for her for ages."
Shen Wan gave a forced smile. "Where did I go? Second sister really doesn't know?"
Shen Ying's eyes flickered, and she said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have searched all over Huguo Temple for you."
Shen Rong pressed on, "Then where did eldest sister go?"
They wanted to know, so she told them.
Shen Wan said indifferently, "I met Prince Ling and accompanied him for a stroll around."
Shen Ying was stunned.
Didn't they go to see the Prince of Jin?
Why would she accompany Prince Ling to Huguo Temple?
Shen Ying suspected that Shen Wan was lying, but just as she was about to expose her, she saw Xie Jingyan being pushed in a wheelchair, coming from the direction Shen Wan had come from.
Shen Ying glanced subtly at the maid behind her, who shook her head.
She clearly delivered the eldest daughter to Prince Jin, so where did Prince Ling come from?
Shen Ying didn't know what had happened, and Shen Wan didn't say much either. She turned to leave, and Shen Ying asked, "Are you going back to the manor? Where are you going, elder sister?"
Shen Wan said, "It's a rare opportunity to come to Huguo Temple, so I'll have a vegetarian meal before I go back."
The vegetarian food at Huguo Temple is exceptional, and Shen Wan enjoys it, but Shen Ying doesn't. Usually, when she comes, she'd rather eat a few pastries at the market and endure it until she returns home. Shen Wan used to be more accommodating to her, but not anymore.
Shen Wan walked towards the dining hall, with Shen Wei following closely behind. Shen Ying twisted her embroidered handkerchief in anger. Previously, Shen Wan had to take care of all the sisters in the mansion and couldn't play separately. Now, Shen Ying also had to take care of them. She couldn't leave Shen Wan and Shen Wei behind and go back with Shen Rong first.
But the thought of that bland, tasteless vegetarian meal made it hard for her to eat.
She just couldn't understand why there was anything to eat in a dish that had no flavor.
If Shen Wei hadn't caught up with Shen Wan, she would have definitely gone back first. When traveling, the minority always has to obey the majority.
Shen Ying followed behind, full of anger. When they arrived at the dining hall, Shen Ying didn't dare to glare at Shen Wan. Instead, she picked on the weaker one and glared at Shen Wei.
Shen Wan saw this and said unhappily, "Fourth sister has offended you, you should be angry with her."
Suppressing her anger, Shen Ying asked, "When did eldest sister and fourth sister become so close?"
Shen Wan glanced at them indifferently, "Louder. It would be best if all the worshippers at Huguo Temple knew that the sisters of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion were at odds and had formed factions."
Shen Ying was stunned when Shen Wan lectured her. When the vegetarian dishes were brought over, Shen Ying didn't say anything more and sat down. But looking at the table of vegetarian dishes, no matter how beautifully they were made, she couldn't muster any appetite.
Unlike Shen Ying, who found the food tasteless, Shen Wan ate with relish, Shen Wei also ate happily, and Shen Rong ate a few bites but couldn't eat much more.
After eating for a quarter of an hour, Shen Wan finally put down her chopsticks. Shen Ying had already grown impatient. If the dining hall weren't a bit far from where the carriages were parked, Shen Wan would definitely have asked to wander around a bit more to digest her food before going back.
Shen Wan and Shen Wei came in the same carriage, so naturally they would return in the same carriage.
The carriage stopped in front of the Marquis's mansion. Before Shen Wan could get off, Shen Ying and Shen Rong stepped into the mansion. However, their speed was of no use, as a servant stopped them. The servant reported, "Just now, the Duke of Wei's mansion sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting the Fourth Miss to the Duke of Wei's mansion to enjoy the flowers the day after tomorrow."
Shen Wei, who had just disembarked from the carriage, was stunned. Shen Ying frowned and asked, "You only invited Fourth Miss, but not us?"
The servant shook his head, "We only invited the Fourth Miss."
Shen Ying suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She turned to look at Shen Wei and said sarcastically, "Fourth sister has more face than eldest sister."
Shen Wei didn't understand either. She knew herself well. Of the four young ladies in the Marquis's mansion, she was the least noticeable. Her second sister was bright and flamboyant, her third sister was poised and generous, and her eldest sister was of noble status. Wherever they were, no one would notice her.
It's normal that the Duke of Wei's mansion sent invitations to all three of them, but it's not normal that they only invited her.
Shen Wei said, "Maybe they posted the wrong message."
She couldn't think of any other possibility besides this one.
Is this possible?
Shen Ying couldn't stand Shen Wei's undignified manner and sneered, "What do you think the Duke of Wei's mansion is, that it would make such a mistake?"
Something unusual must be going on.
This was strange, so Shen Ying and the others went to Qinghui Courtyard. Shen Wan, having nothing else to do, went along too.
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