Shen Ying looked at Shen Wan and said, "Grandmother couldn't bear the shock and fainted. Even my eldest sister didn't go back to see her."
Shen Wan played with the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and said, "When Grandmother fainted, Second Aunt went back to her parents' home. It can be seen that Second Uncle's mistress and two illegitimate children are taking care of her. We don't need to worry too much."
One sentence successfully ignited Shen Ying's anger. She gritted her teeth and said, "Serve Grandmother when she is ill? They don't even deserve to!!"
Shen Wan's lips curled into a mocking smile. "You think you're unworthy or useless? Grandmother likes you. Second brother is dead, and second uncle only has that one son left. Grandmother will love him like the apple of her eye."
Shen Ying's face turned faintly green with anger.
Yinshuang and Haitang stood to one side, looking at each other in bewilderment.
The princess is stabbing the princess in the wound, and then rubbing salt in it. Is the princess planning to make the princess so angry that she has to be carried back to the Prince of Jin's residence?
The two maids looked on with anticipation.
Shen Wan did it on purpose. Who told Shen Ying to criticize her for not going back to visit the old lady immediately? She is so filial, she certainly won't be angry about what the old lady did.
How could Shen Ying not be angry? She was furious. She had used all her skills to persuade Prince Jin to help her father get promoted, but because of a mistress, not only did the official position she had just obtained slip away, but she was also demoted. Prince Jin also gave her a severe scolding. She wished she could skin that mistress alive.
No!
She wished she could skin her father alive too!
The thought that the second wife's estate would eventually be inherited by an illegitimate child made Shen Ying want to kill someone.
Shen Yingyun clenched her fists tightly, digging them into her flesh. The pain calmed her down, and she took a deep breath and said, "I know that my elder sister is standing up for my mother, but Grandmother is still our grandmother. She has always loved us since we were little. I never thought that she would be implicated by my father and have her title and honors revoked by the Emperor. She is already so old, and she still has to suffer such humiliation. I really can't bear it. Let's go and beg the Emperor to restore Grandmother's title and honors."
Hearing this, Shen Wan sneered inwardly.
The old lady has always doted on them since they were little?
The old lady only dotes on Shen Ying and Shen Rong, but not on Shen Wei!
Shen Wan glanced at Shen Ying and said, "Second sister, watch your words! It was the Emperor who stripped Grandmother of her imperial title. If your words reach the Emperor's ears, do you know what the consequences will be?!"
Shen Ying's face turned pale. "I didn't mean to say that the Emperor insulted my grandmother."
"Then I'd like to ask you, who insulted Grandmother?" Shen Wan's eyes were sharp.
Shen Ying was speechless.
She didn't expect Shen Wan to fixate on a single word and press for details, insisting that she explain it in detail.
Shen Ying couldn't answer and said angrily, "Can you bear to see your grandmother lose her title and be ridiculed by others?"
So you got angry out of embarrassment?
She had no reason not to grant her wish since she was being offered a beating.
Shen Wan sneered, "Grandmother is being ridiculed because she brought it on herself!"
"She's clearly a mistress, yet she insists on lying through her teeth, protecting her second uncle, and trying to fool Father like a fool. Father warned Grandmother yesterday that fooling him is useless. The censors, civil and military officials, and the Emperor are not people Grandmother can fool. I understood Father's meaning. As long as Grandmother issues a gag order, her words of protection won't get out of the mansion, and she won't be implicated. But what did Grandmother do?!"
“He ignored his father’s warning and allowed those distorted facts to spread throughout the mansion, ultimately angering the censor, the officials, and the emperor!”
"The Emperor trusts Father, and this time he even punished Father as well, which shows how angry he is. If you feel sorry for Grandmother, you should go and beg the Emperor. Don't involve me. Grandmother always tells us to remember the family rules, but she is so biased and doesn't take the family rules seriously. She should be taught a lesson!"
Shen Ying wanted to persuade her further, but Shen Wan directly ordered her to leave, "Show them out!"
Shen Ying's face turned green, and she stood up angrily, "I never thought you could be so heartless to your grandmother. I've really spoiled you for nothing!"
These words won't get you to Shen Wan; they'll only make her feel disgusted.
Shen Wan retorted sharply, "If Grandmother truly loved you, your second brother, and your second aunt, she wouldn't have allowed your second uncle to keep a mistress."
One sentence left Shen Ying speechless, and she practically stomped her feet as she walked away.
Yinshuang made a face at Shenying's departing figure.
Using filial piety as a pretext to coerce her princess, what a ridiculous idea of my second aunt!
So you're going to help the old lady regain her title and then help her scheme against her princess?
Her princess would only help her if she were completely out of her mind.
Yinshuang felt relieved, but also a little worried, "Princess Jin will definitely tell the old lady everything, what if she gets so angry that she dies..."
Shen Wan raised her hand and tapped Yin Shuang's forehead. "What are you thinking about in broad daylight?"
Silver Frost, "..."
...
The old lady fell ill.
This time it must be a real illness, but Shen Wan did not return to the Marquis's residence to visit him.
He stayed in the Marquis's mansion and didn't go anywhere. He would stroll in the garden and read books whenever he had free time. He couldn't have lived a more pleasant life.
On this day, the weather was nice. After having breakfast, Shen Wan took two maids to stroll in the garden. On their way back from the garden, they happened to run into the main kitchen delivering pastries made by Imperial Chef Li.
Two plates of pastries, delicate and small, look delicious.
Shen Wan took a bite of the red bean pastry. It was smooth and sweet but not cloying, and it tasted better than any red bean pastry she had ever eaten. Shen Wan immediately instructed Haitang, "Go to the main kitchen and ask if there are any more red bean pastries. If there are, send some to the Yun family. Send all these pastries there."
Madam Yun's favorite food is red bean pastry.
The Yun family always thinks of Shen Wan when they have something delicious or fun, and Shen Wan also remembers the preferences of everyone in the Yun family.
Haitang happily went to the outer courtyard. She and Yinshuang both liked going to the Yun family, and they liked it even more when they sent things to the Yun family. The Yun family was generous, and Haitang would be rewarded with at least a few taels of silver for this trip.
Shen Wan usually takes Yin Shuang with her when she goes out, so assigning such a lucrative task to Hai Tang is a way of making up for it. Hai Tang is happy, and Yin Shuang won't have any objections.
But this time, when Haitang went to deliver the pastries, she didn't return for quite a while. Shen Wan checked the water clock several times and said, "Why has Haitang been gone for so long?"
Silver Frost asked worriedly, "Won't something bad happen?"
Just as she finished speaking, she heard a familiar sound of footsteps. Yinshuang said, "Haitang is back."
Looking through the beaded curtain, one could see Haitang enter with a beaming smile, clearly having received a considerable amount of reward money.
Haitang walked in, and Yinshuang asked, "Why did you take so long?"
Haitang said, "I was delayed while waiting for Chef Li to make pastries, and then I happened to run into Madam Chen at the Yun family to discuss the wedding date. I wanted to know when my cousin would get married, so I waited a little longer."
Shen Wan asked, "Has the wedding date been set?"
Haitang nodded repeatedly, "It's settled, she'll get married on the 28th of this month."
Before Shen Wan could speak, Yin Shuang said, "Today is the fifteenth, doesn't that mean she'll be getting married in less than half a month?"
Haitang said, "The Chen family has the auspicious date that matches the birth dates of the eldest cousin and the eldest son of the Chen family. It is the most auspicious date within three months of the passing of the old lady of the Chen family. No other date is as good as this one. The Yun family thought that the eldest cousin could only stay for half a month at most, and she would eventually have to get married, so they agreed."
Shen Wan was happy for Yun Mo, but her only worry was, "I don't know if my older brother and cousin will be able to make it back for their wedding."
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