Noticing that the Fourth Madam was looking at her, Shen Wan turned her head and saw that the Fourth Madam's eyes were filled with tears. Shen Wan asked, "What's wrong, Fourth Aunt?"
Fourth Madam said gratefully, "You and Prince Ling have helped the Fourth Branch of the family so much. Your Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle should never thank you enough..."
She's said that countless times.
Shen Wan chuckled, "Why are we being so formal with each other when we're family?"
Shen Ying walked over and happened to hear this, her face fell.
The maidservants of the Duke of Wei's mansion dismissed the fourth madam. Shen Ying glanced at Shen Wan and said, "Eldest sister is really kind to fourth sister, but she is indifferent to me and third sister and won't help us with even the smallest favors."
Shen Wan sneered inwardly, but said calmly, "If you are as well-behaved and sensible as Fourth Sister, I will treat you the same way."
To stab her in the back and then expect her to treat everyone the same—that's shameless, thicker than a city wall.
Shen Ying said, "Eldest sister doesn't even know the difference between relatives and strangers. It's a pity that Grandmother married Grandfather as his second wife to take care of Uncle!"
Having just experienced a drama of vying for a second wife, Shen Wan was extremely disgusted by Shen Ying's words. Zheng Ruyi herself wanted to marry the heir of the Duke of Wei, but she didn't say it outright. Under the guise of taking care of the young master of the Duke of Wei's mansion, she wanted to become the heir of the Duke of Wei's mansion's second wife. The Duke of Wei's mansion didn't like her, so she resorted to underhanded tricks and schemed against her fourth sister.
They claim to be very close sisters, but their selfish motives are stronger than anyone else's.
The old lady was not that kind of person.
She didn't believe that the old lady had really married her grandfather to repay the late lady for saving her life. She thought that she might have been after her grandfather's power and status, using the excuse of taking care of her father.
However, Shen Wan didn't say these words aloud. Before finding any evidence, she didn't want them to reach the old lady's ears, lest she start threatening suicide again, ultimately setting herself up for disaster and causing trouble for her father.
Shen Wan glanced at Shen Ying indifferently and said, "Is the small favor you're referring to, Second Sister, about giving Third Aunt the ointment to treat her face?"
Swish.
Shen Ying's face immediately turned ugly.
She didn't handle this matter well enough, which gave people something to talk about, and she was severely reprimanded by her grandmother. Now, Shen Wan brought up the old matter again, but she had no words to refute it.
She herself was willing to share the ointment with the Third Madam before her face recovered, let alone Shen Wan.
Seeing that she didn't respond, Shen Wan ignored her. The birthday banquet hadn't ended yet, so she sat back down in her original seat, and Shen Ying gritted her teeth and sat down next to her.
Shen Wan had only eaten half full, but apart from her and Shen Wei, everyone else had almost finished eating.
When the Duke of Wei took his seat at the birthday banquet, the atmosphere returned to its previous liveliness. After another round of drinking, the banquet was almost over.
The fourth master and his wife were kept by the Duke and Duchess of Wei to help see off the guests. After the banquet ended, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan took their leave.
Xie Jingyan had done the fourth branch of the family such a great favor, and Shen Wan wanted to thank him properly when she got into the carriage later. However, the gentleman who had come by carriage surprisingly went back and rode a horse instead.
It's like they're deliberately going against her.
Looking at the handsome and dignified gentleman riding on horseback, Shen Wan glared at him fiercely before lowering the carriage curtain.
Xie Jingyan didn't see this, but Chen Feng did. He stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the Princess is angry because you are riding a horse."
Didn't she always want him to ride a horse? Why did she get angry after he actually did?
woman.
It's just saying one thing and meaning another.
Xie Jingyan was in a great mood, and the smile on his lips just wouldn't go down. The sunlight shining on him made him look incredibly handsome, but he didn't get off his horse.
At the Duke of Wei's birthday banquet, he drank a few extra cups of wine and was afraid he would vomit later. His vomiting was different from ordinary vomiting, and he couldn't hold it in. In order to avoid vomiting in the carriage, it would be safer to ride back on horseback.
Shen Wan sat in the carriage, feeling utterly bored. She was used to Xie Jingyan accompanying her in the carriage, and when Xie Jingyan wasn't around, Yin Shuang would keep her company. But today she was all alone, with no one to talk to. Feeling so bored, she simply closed her eyes to rest, and eventually fell asleep.
When she woke up, she was already at the Ling Prince's residence, and Xie Jingyan was carrying her through the second gate.
Shen Wan realized what was happening and quickly said, "Put me down quickly, I can walk by myself."
He was still sick, but she was perfectly healthy and let him hold her. What would the servants in the mansion think of her? And what would the Emperor think of her if this reached his ears?
Shen Wan struggled, but Xie Jingyan said, "Don't move, I can still carry you."
He paused for a moment, then added, "These meals haven't been a waste of time."
Shen Wan, "..."
Yinshuang followed behind, almost dislocating her shoulder from laughing so hard, and the maids passing by were also covering their mouths and laughing.
The fact that the prince had been losing his appetite these past few days, while the princess had been eating more due to excessive worry, was known throughout the Ling Prince's residence.
Is Your Highness saying that Your Highness has become plump?
Shen Wan gave up struggling, but the flying knives in her eyes kept stabbing towards Xie Jingyan. The flames were hissing and leaping. She hadn't let him carry her, but this bastard wanted to carry her himself, and then complained that she was too heavy. How could he bully her like this?!
Shen Wan had originally planned to thank Xie Jingyan, but now she decided against it. When she returned to Moyuxuan, Haitang greeted her, and Shen Wan instructed, "Give Chen Yu ten taels of silver."
After returning to the room, Xie Jingyan put Shen Wan down, and Shen Wan went to pour tea. Haitang took ten taels of silver ingots to Chen Yu. Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan and asked, "Where's mine?"
Shen Wan looked at him, blinked, and asked, "Yours what?"
This woman is deliberately playing dumb with him.
Xie Jingyan walked over, put his arm around Shen Wan's waist, and said, "Aren't you going to thank me?"
Shen Wan said in a low voice, "I've let you carry me the whole way, isn't that enough?"
Xie Jingyan, "..."
He painstakingly carried her all the way back from the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, and she ended up thanking him?
Without saying a word, this woman's ability to annoy people has improved so quickly.
Seeing a sly smile flash in Shen Wan's eyes, Xie Jingyan's back teeth itched. "Thanking me like this isn't enough."
Shen Wan looked at him, "Then how do you want me to thank you?"
Xie Jingyan smirked, then picked up Shen Wan and carried her to the bed.
Before Shen Wanren could react, he was placed on the bed and pressed down on her.
Shen Wan's cheeks flushed, and she pressed herself against his chest, saying, "It's...it's still broad daylight..."
Xie Jingyan raised an eyebrow, "If you don't nap during the day, when will you nap?"
Shen Wan, "..."
He... he carried her to bed for her afternoon nap?
Shen Wan's already red face turned even redder.
Xie Jingyan's heart tingled at her shy demeanor. Every move this woman made easily stirred his heartstrings. He leaned closer, his hot breath brushing against her ear, his deep voice teasing and playful, "You don't think I'm going to do anything, do you?"
"Hmm, if it's not possible during the day, then it's possible at night?"
Ahhh!
Can't this bastard leave his mouth outside and not bring it back?!
Shen Wan buried her face in his chest, feeling like she wanted to die.
I just want to bite him to death.
Xie Jingyan was a little distracted. He grabbed the blanket and covered Shen Wan with it, saying, "Go to sleep."
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