However, the news came far too late.
Couldn't you have delivered it two days earlier so she could feel at ease sooner?
Shen Wan handed the letter to Xie Jingyan, then instructed Yin Shuang, "Go to the Yun family and tell your maternal grandmother about this."
Yinshuang happily went to the Yun family to deliver the message.
As Shen Wan left the study, she saw Zhou Mama instructing the maids to do their work. Seeing Shen Wan looking at her, Zhou Mama came over and said, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Shen Wan said, "Tomorrow I will return to the Marquis's residence to visit the old lady and prepare a gift for her visit."
The princess finally remembered to return to the Marquis's residence to visit the old lady.
The old lady had been ill for seven or eight days. Logically, the princess should have returned after receiving the news, but she hadn't. Zhou Mama wanted to remind her but didn't dare. After all, she was someone the old lady had given to the princess, and she was afraid that Shen Wan would think she still favored the old lady. Ever since the princess took her in and her indenture was in the princess's hands, she had completely severed ties with the old lady. Now that she was the head housekeeper of Moyuxuan, she was exceptionally diligent in all matters of the courtyard, much more cautious than when she was in Qinghui Courtyard.
Mrs. Zhou hurried downstairs to prepare a gift for the visit.
...
The next day.
It was another sunny day.
After breakfast, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan went out together, preparing to return to the Pingyang Marquis's residence.
Upon arriving at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, the carriage was already waiting there.
As Xie Jingyan stepped out the door, he said to Shen Wan, "I have something to discuss with your eldest cousin and need to leave the city, so I won't see you off to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence. After we meet the Emperor, your eldest cousin and I will go back together."
Why would Xie Jingyan need to discuss something with her older cousin?
Shen Wan was curious, but Xie Jingyan didn't give her a chance to ask. He immediately mounted his horse, left a message saying "Protect the Princess," and spurred the horse away.
With Xie Jingyan absent, Yin Shuang accompanied Shen Wan in the carriage.
About half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Marquis of Pingyang's residence.
Yinshuang got off the carriage first, and then helped Chenwan down.
Dong'er followed Shen Wan with the gifts she was visiting, heading towards Qinghui Courtyard.
In the past, when the old lady fell ill, Shen Wan came back to visit, but she couldn't even get inside the door. But this time, she was able to enter the house.
Inside the room, the old lady leaned against a large pillow, her face pale and her breath faint. Her hair had turned quite white. After all, being stripped of her title had been a great blow to her. In addition, the second wife had been wronged and returned home, and had not yet come back. As a result, the old lady had been ill for almost ten days and had not yet recovered.
Shen Wan stepped forward and curtsied to the old lady. The old lady opened her eyes and glanced at Shen Wan, saying, "I thought you had angered Grandmother and wouldn't come back to see me."
Because of her frail health, the old lady's words were not as sharp as before, but Shen Wan could still hear the condemnation in them.
Shen Wan said, "My grandmother is ill. How could I, as her granddaughter, not come back to visit her? I only came back today because I was afraid of disturbing her reflection."
Silver Frost, "..."
Sun's mother, "..."
When the princess (eldest aunt) opens her mouth, it's like knives flying out.
Fei's mother's heart trembled.
However, it's not accurate to say that Shen Wan is wrong. The old lady did make a mistake and needs to reflect on it.
But how could the old lady save face if a junior said such a thing?
Sure enough, the old lady suddenly started coughing in anger, so much so that even Sun's mother was worried that the old lady might not be able to catch her breath.
Shen Wan took two steps back subtly and said, "I won't disturb Grandmother's rest, so I'll go out now."
Shen Wan curtsied and turned to leave, but before she could turn around, Mama Sun said, "Grandma, please wait."
Shen Wan turned to look at Mother Sun.
It was Sun Mama who called out to her, but it was the old lady's intention. The old lady coughed a dozen times while holding Sun Mama's hand before saying, "Your second aunt went back to her parents' home and hasn't returned yet. Please help your grandmother persuade her."
It wasn't a discussion, it was an order.
Shen Wan laughed upon hearing this.
Should we send her to persuade the second wife to return to the Marquis's residence?
It's amazing that the old lady could come up with this idea!
Originally, Shen Wan was still being restrained in her speech, but the old lady still thought that she, the Princess Consort of Ling, was the same Shen Da Niu from before, and dared to order her around. So she shouldn't blame her for speaking rudely.
Shen Wan said with a forced smile, "It is Second Uncle and Grandmother who have suffered the injustice caused to Second Aunt. Second Aunt is unwilling to come back because she is still angry. Grandmother is too ashamed to go and welcome Second Aunt. Second Uncle can go and apologize with a bundle of thorns on his back. Let all the men in the capital see what the consequences are for keeping a mistress behind the back of one's wife, so that they can learn from this!"
The old lady is biased and protective of her own. She's already cleaning up the mess for the second master, and now she's dragging her into it too. Does everyone in the Marquis's mansion have to revolve around her and the second master?!
She, a junior, had actually gotten involved in the affairs of the Second Master's backyard. The old lady probably thought that family rules and etiquette were nothing but trash. As long as she was happy, she didn't care what she did.
Does such a person deserve a father's respect?!
Thinking that her father had respected the old lady for decades, but only in the last month or two had he become disappointed and disheartened, no longer the same as before, Shen Wan's eyes turned cold.
Ignoring the old lady, Shen Wan turned and left, behind her the old lady's violent coughing, each cough seeming to be scolding her for being unfilial.
As soon as they left Qinghui Courtyard, they saw Shen Wei approaching from afar. Upon seeing Shen Wan, Shen Wei smiled broadly.
Upon approaching, Shen Wei curtsied to Shen Wan and greeted her, "Elder sister."
Shen Wan smiled and said, "Come with me for a walk in the garden."
Shen Wei exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! I thought Big Sister was leaving after visiting Grandmother!"
The two walked towards the garden, and Shen Wan asked, "Did Fourth Aunt try to persuade Second Aunt?"
Shen Wei said, "My mother has not only been there, she has been there twice."
Of the four branches of the Marquis's household, the eldest branch had no mistress, the third branch was sent away to work elsewhere, and the second wife angrily returned to her parents' home. It was impossible for the fourth wife not to try to persuade her.
Shen Wei said, "First it was Grandma Sun who went, then my mother, and a few days ago my second uncle went too after his sprain healed a bit, but none of them could persuade my second aunt to come back."
They all knew that the second wife would definitely come back. She couldn't possibly divorce the second master, but having suffered such a great injustice, she wouldn't let it go until the second master gave her an explanation.
This is a statement that no one else can give you; no matter how many people go or how many times you go, it won't make a difference.
The old lady knew this, and Shen Wan knew it too, which is why she was so angry. Knowing that going would be useless, she still made Shen Wan go. Wasn't this obviously a way to humiliate Shen Wan and flatter the second wife?
Can Shen Wan indulge the old lady?
Yinshuang couldn't help but say angrily, "The old lady is too fond of the second master. She can't bear to let the second master go and apologize, so she actually sent the princess to persuade the second madam."
Yinshuang spoke quite loudly, and the nearby maids' eyes widened when they heard it.
Shen Wei accompanied Shen Wan to admire the flowers. Feeling a bit tired, the two went to the pavilion to rest. As Shen Wan sat down, she saw the Fourth Madam seeing off the Lady of Wei State out of the mansion in the distance.
Shen Wan asked, "The Duchess of Wei has arrived?"
Shen Wei's cheeks flushed slightly, and her maid Chunlan covered her mouth and laughed, "The Duchess of Wei wants to marry the young lady as soon as possible. Madam remembers the eldest aunt's instructions and has not given in. The Duchess of Wei is very persistent and comes every few days. Madam is having a hard time keeping up with her."
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