Many wishing lotus lanterns were placed under the bridge, some of which have already drifted far away.
Whenever there's a lantern festival, Shen Wan releases a wishing lantern, and this time was no exception.
There was a vendor selling wishing lanterns nearby. Yinshuang went over and bought one, then handed the wishing plaque to Shenwan. Shenwan picked up her brush, dipped it in ink, and prepared to write her wish on the wooden plaque.
As she was writing, a girl came over and bumped into Shen Wan, causing the pen to glide across the wishing plaque and ruin it instantly.
Shen Wan's good mood was instantly ruined, and she glanced at the girl.
Just then, the girl looked over as well.
Their eyes met.
It was her—
Su Yao!
When the girl saw Shen Wan, she was somewhat surprised. But when she caught a glimpse of the pearl hairpin in Shen Wan's hair and the dress she was wearing, her surprise quickly turned into jealousy and hatred.
She was scrutinizing Shen Wan's attire, and Shen Wan was also looking at her. She was wearing a peach-red Shu brocade dress with butterflies embroidered on the hem, seemingly ready to take flight. She was completely different from the girl in the coarse cloth dress that she had first met at the Pingyang Marquis's residence in her previous life.
A few months later in her previous life, the old lady went to Huguo Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings. When she was going down the steps, she accidentally slipped and tumbled down the steps. Fortunately, a young girl cushioned her fall, and the old lady was unharmed.
The old lady was grateful for the girl's life-saving grace, and knowing that she was an orphan with no parents and depended on her younger brother for survival, she felt pity for her and took the orphan back to her mansion.
The more the old lady looked at the orphan girl, the more she liked her. She then had the idea of having her father adopt her as his goddaughter. However, when she was discussing this matter with her father, there was an urgent matter at the military camp, so her father left. The old lady assumed that her father did not agree and instead asked the second branch of the family to adopt her as their goddaughter.
The orphan girl was sweet-talking and knew how to please the old lady. The second master and his wife also doted on her. Later, her father died from a relapse of his old illness, and the title of Marquis of Pingyang fell into the hands of the second master. The orphan girl's status also rose. The second master chose a good marriage for her, but the second wife had some complaints about the dowry.
The orphan girl was the young woman standing before him.
Shen Wan still remembered receiving the news that the old lady had almost fallen down the steps. She rushed back to the Marquis's residence to see the old lady, and when Su Yao saw her, she looked at her timidly, with envy in her eyes...
Shen Wan clearly saw the surprise in Su Yao's eyes when she realized that the person she bumped into was her.
The look in his eyes was as if he recognized her.
The girl looked away, picked up the wishing plaque, and turned to leave. Shen Wan didn't say anything, but Yin Shuang was already angry. "You bumped into someone and didn't even apologize before leaving?"
The girl stopped abruptly and, without turning her head, instructed her maid, "Give her a wishing plaque."
The silver frost is infuriating.
Yinshuang wanted to go over and argue, but Shenwan stopped her.
Silver Frost said angrily, "She's so rude."
Her princess is of such noble status, yet someone bumped into her and didn't even apologize. Such ill-mannered behavior is truly baffling. I wonder whose household raised such a person.
Xie Jingyan walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Wan shook her head. "Let's go, let's go look around somewhere else."
Yinshuang asked, "Is the Princess no longer going to release lotus lanterns?"
"I won't release it this time."
As Shen Wan pulled Xie Jingyan across the bridge, she caught a glimpse of Su Yao releasing lotus lanterns with her maid. Su Yao had her hands in front of her chest, making a sincere wish, which made Shen Wan turn her head.
As if possessed, Shen Wan instructed Chen Feng, "Give me her wishing plaque."
After giving the instructions, Shen Wan frowned.
She's really just being nosy. In this life, Su Yao probably won't have a chance to save the old lady. She's been adopted as a goddaughter by the second master and second mistress, and they'll be completely unrelated people from now on. Why should she care what wishes someone makes?
But when she tried to retract her thought, Chen Feng had already gone to take care of it.
Moreover, they returned very quickly. After Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan crossed the bridge, they had only walked a dozen steps when Chen Feng retrieved the wishing plaque.
Chen Feng handed the wishing plaque to Shen Wan. Shen Wan glanced at it and froze when she saw the words written on it.
The wishing plaque read:
I hope to be recognized as a member of my ancestors and return to my roots soon.
Shen Wan looked at Chen Feng, "Are you sure you didn't take the wrong one?"
Chen Feng, "..."
He can't be that unreliable, can he?
If he can mess up such a small matter, how can he still be my bodyguard?
Chen Feng said, "I am certain that I have taken the girl's wishing plaque; there is no mistake."
Shen Wan accepted the wishing plaque. In her previous life, the old lady took Su Yao as her goddaughter because the second wife said that Su Yao's face shape and eyebrows were somewhat similar to the old lady's. Anyone who didn't know would definitely think that she was the old lady's biological granddaughter. The old lady carefully looked Su Yao over and had the idea of taking her as her granddaughter. However, she had never heard of anyone taking a granddaughter, so she thought of having her father take her as his goddaughter. Her father's daughter would naturally be the old lady's granddaughter.
Normally, once the old lady made up her mind to do something, she would do everything she could to get it done and force her father to agree. However, when it came to the matter of recognizing Su Yao as her goddaughter, after her father left to deal with matters in the military camp, the old lady gave up and asked the second master and second mistress to accept it instead. The second mistress was somewhat unwilling, but the second master readily agreed.
In her past life, Shen Wan had wondered how the old lady, who was always surrounded by a large entourage and served by so many people, could have accidentally fallen down the steps when she went to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings.
Looking at the wishing plaque in my hand, a bold guess flashed through my mind.
Shen Wan handed the wishing plaque back to Chen Feng and instructed, "Send someone to secretly follow that girl."
Chen Feng accepted the order and went to carry it out.
Xie Jingyan didn't ask about the investigation into that girl, and Shen Wan didn't say anything either.
Pushing the matter out of her mind, Shen Wan pulled Xie Jingyan forward. She remembered that the most exciting performances at this year's lantern festival were the lantern-grabbing and lantern-changing acts.
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