Why did you suddenly ask her about this?
Shen Wan looked puzzled.
However, she did know that the second wife had a separate courtyard in the north of the city. In her previous life, the second wife had even quarreled with the old lady over this courtyard, otherwise Shen Wan would not have known.
Shen Wan nodded, and Yun Rui said, "I told you I wouldn't have misremembered..."
Shen Wan looked at Yun Rui, then at Yun Mo, and asked, "What happened?"
Yun Mo didn't speak, but Yun Rui answered Shen Wan, saying, "Isn't it because my eldest sister is getting married soon? Grandparents thought the dowry they had prepared before was unlucky, so they prepared a new one for her. My second brother bought a separate courtyard for her in the north of the city a few days ago. Yesterday at this time, we went to see the courtyard and saw a woman dressed in fine clothes and wearing a light veil get off a very ordinary carriage and enter a courtyard through the back door. Because the silk on the woman's clothes looked familiar, we took a closer look, and the more we looked, the more familiar she seemed. She looked like my cousin's second cousin..."
Shen Wan's second cousin was none other than Shen Ying.
Yun Mo and Yun Rui recognized the silk she was wearing because it was the silk that Young Master Yun had found and given to Shen Wan. Yun Mo and Yun Rui liked the silk when they saw it, but they couldn't wear it because of their status. It would be good if half of the silk given to Shen Wan was worn by her. So it wasn't surprising that the silk appeared on the other girls in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. In addition, the Yun family was really rich, and they wouldn't care about a few bolts of silk. But Shen Ying's secret trip to a villa in the north of the city made them curious.
After Shen Li's accident, Yun Mo and Yun Rui learned from Yun Qi that the internal struggles within the Pingyang Marquis's mansion were actually quite fierce. It was the second and third branches of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion who were secretly plotting to kill Shen Du. They became more wary, fearing that Shen Ying would cause trouble, and hesitated whether to tell Shen Wan.
Normally, they would have said it directly, but Shen Wan was worried about Xie Jingyan's illness, and they didn't want her to be distracted. However, if they knew but didn't say anything, they were worried that they would regret it in the future if something happened, so they hesitated to speak.
Shen Wan also found it strange.
What was Shen Ying doing sneaking off to the villa in the north of the city?
We need to have someone investigate.
Shen Wan made a note of this and continued to see Yun Mo and Yun Rui off at the mansion. Only now did she remember to ask, "How are your maternal grandparents?"
Yunmo said, "Grandfather is fine, but Grandmother likes to stay cool and slept in the cold at night. She's been feeling a bit dizzy these past two days, but otherwise she's alright. When we came, Grandmother even asked us to remind you..."
Shen Wan was both amused and exasperated. What was the use of reminding her? Her grandmother knew perfectly well that she shouldn't be exposed to cold air, but she still ended up sleeping in a cold place.
Shen Wan wanted to see them off to the main gate, but Yun Mo and Yun Rui refused. So Shen Wan had Yin Shuang escort them out of the mansion, and then she took Dong'er back to Mo Yu Xuan.
Back in the room, Shen Wan walked towards the window, looking around. Chen Yu knew she was looking for her and immediately appeared, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Shen Wan said, "Go to the north of the city and find out what the Princess Consort of Jin was doing at the villa."
Chen Yu accepted the order and left.
After Yinshuang saw Yunmo and Yunrui off, Chenwan instructed, "I can't get away to go to the Yun family. Have Zhou Mama prepare a visit for you. Tomorrow, you can go to the Yun family to visit your maternal grandmother on my behalf."
Yinshuang nodded in agreement, just then Xie Jingyan entered and overheard this. He said, "Go to the Yun family yourself."
Shen Wan looked up at him. "I'm going to the Yun family. What will you do?"
Xie Jingyan chuckled. With her gone, did he think he could just starve to death?
Thinking that he had hardly eaten anything these past few days, Xie Jingyan fell silent.
Will he become the first prince in history to starve to death?
Xie Jingyan, "..."
Xie Jingyan's forehead creased with annoyance, and he said, "I need to leave the manor tomorrow."
Shen Wan stared at him with wide eyes, "What are you doing out of the manor?"
Normally, she definitely wouldn't ask. Even though she was the Princess Consort of Ling, she couldn't control him leaving the manor. But Xie Jingyan was still ill, so she had to ask a question.
Xie Jingyan didn't think Shen Wan was meddling too much. He sat down, poured himself some tea, and said casually, "It's nothing. I just went out for a stroll and showed everyone, so they wouldn't guess that I'm too sick to get out of bed."
Shen Wan, "..."
Who spread these rumors to Xie Jingyan? Isn't this just adding to his troubles?
However, Xie Jingyan is not the kind of person who would take these rumors seriously. Could this guy be doing this on purpose so that she can go to the Yun family with a clear conscience?
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, trying to glean something from his face, which was thinner but still possessed an alluring and captivating beauty, even adding a touch of frailty to it. Xie Jingyan, seeing Shen Wan looking at him, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Shen Wan quickly averted her gaze and said, "Going for a walk is good, I'll go with you."
Xie Jingyan smiled and said, "Go to the Yun family tomorrow, and I'll pick you up then."
That would be the best of both worlds.
Shen Wan nodded hurriedly.
Xie Jingyan drank a cup of tea and then returned to his study. Shen Wan reclined on the small couch and read a book, as if life had returned to what it was before.
Just before lunchtime, there was a knock on the window. Shen Wan knew that Chen Yu had returned, so she immediately got off the small couch and went to open the window.
Seeing Chen Yu standing outside the window, Shen Wan asked, "Have you found anything?"
Chen Yu shook his head, "I arrived too late. Princess Jin had already left the villa. There weren't many people there, and I was afraid of alerting them, so I didn't dare to arrest anyone or interrogate them."
Shen Wan was somewhat disappointed.
Chen Yu continued, "However, I inquired with people near the villa and found that Princess Jin has been going to the villa every morning these past few days. I will go and check again tomorrow."
Shen Wan was somewhat surprised.
It was strange enough that Shen Ying secretly went to the villa in the north of the city once, but she went there every day for the past few days. What's so special about a villa that she went there every day?
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