Princess Qinghe couldn't bring herself to deny it. The Yun family's betrothal gifts and the death-exemption token had already been used to save her elder brother's life, and the whole capital knew that the Prince of Yanping's Mansion had accepted the Yun family's betrothal gifts.
Knowing that Princess Qinghe was shy, Shen Wan only teased her a little before the two started talking about other things.
Upon entering the main hall, a maidservant brought tea. Prince Yanping and Princess Yanping rose to greet Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan. Xie Jingyan helped Prince Yanping up, saying, "Uncle, you are too polite. I can only help you save the Crown Prince's life. As for the rest..."
Tears welled up in the eyes of the Prince of Yanping.
He only had one son, Xun'er, who was his lifeblood. Xie Jingyan and the Yun family saved his son, which was equivalent to saving the entire Yanping Prince's Mansion. He knew how difficult it was to save his son's life.
Xie Jingyan didn't say what came next, but the Prince of Yanping and his wife knew what was going on. The Prince of Yanping said, "I know the Emperor is in a difficult position. We only ask that Xun'er can keep his life. We'd give up our titles, or even my life."
Prince Yanping was brought back to his residence from the execution ground yesterday and developed a high fever. After all, he had grown up in a pampered environment, and the Ministry of Justice's death row cell was dark and damp. However, Prince Yanping was a martial artist, and his fever subsided during the night. But this blow to him was too great, and it would take him at least ten days to half a month to recover.
Prince Yanping and Princess Yanping only stayed for a quarter of an hour before taking their leave. Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan saw them off at the residence.
After watching them leave, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan prepared to go to the Yun family. Steward Zhou came over with a gift list and said, "Your Highness, the gifts from the Yanping Prince's Mansion are too generous."
Xie Jingyan took the gift list and glanced at it. It contained more than a dozen items, all of which were rare and precious, and more importantly, there were also 30,000 taels of silver notes.
This gift is too valuable.
The valuable items were so precious that Shen Wan suspected the Prince of Yanping's mansion was already prepared to have its property confiscated.
Instead of handing it over to the national treasury, we should use the money to thank them.
Xie Jingyan handed the gift list back to Steward Zhou, saying, "Since it's here, accept it for now. We'll return it after we've settled these matters."
Steward Zhou agreed, and watched as Xie Jingyan helped Shen Wan into the carriage. He then got in himself, and only after the carriage had driven far away and was out of sight did he turn around and instruct people to seal up the things brought by the Prince of Yanping's mansion and put them into storage.
The carriage rolled forward and finally stopped in front of the Yun family's gate half an hour later.
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan stepped into the mansion and went directly to Old Madam Yun's Liushuang Courtyard.
As she stepped up the stairs, she heard laughter coming from inside the house. Passing the double-sided embroidered rosewood screen with plum blossoms on both sides, Chen Wan smiled and said, "I could hear Grandmother and Cousin laughing from afar. What are they laughing about, making them so happy?"
When Yunrui saw Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan enter, she quickly stood up and bowed, then said, "Grandmother is preparing betrothal gifts for my eldest brother. She will go to the Prince of Yanping's residence to present the betrothal gifts on an auspicious day."
Yunrui's eyes sparkled, her joy overflowing.
The Yun family is not of high social standing. The best marriage they have ever had is to their aunt, who is the wife of the Marquis of Pingyang. They never expected that their eldest sister would marry the young master of the Vice Minister's mansion. Their eldest brother is even more impressive, as he was able to marry a noble and wealthy county princess. The Yun family is now very proud. They must prepare the betrothal gifts with great care.
Shen Wan stepped forward and said, "Grandmother looks much more haggard than last time I saw her. She must have been very worried these past few days."
I've been worried about this for many days.
The Yun family had finally obtained a pardon from the Emperor, but due to negligence in guarding it, it was stolen. Not only did they fail to save the life of the Prince of Yanping, but they also nearly committed a serious crime. For the past few days, Old Madam Yun has been restless, unable to eat or sleep. Fortunately, with the help of Prince Ling, the matter was glossed over.
Thinking that Xie Jingyan had offended the Empress Dowager in order to save the Prince of Yanping, Madam Yun was worried about Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan.
Although no one from the Yun family holds an official position in the court, they still know a little about the major events in the court. After all, living under the emperor's nose, the most promising candidates for the throne right now are the eldest prince and the Prince of Jin.
Shen Wan abandoned Prince Jin and chose Prince Ling, thus offending Prince Jin to the point of no return. Now she is helping the Prince Yanping's Mansion, which has offended the Empress Dowager and the Duke of Maoguo's Mansion, who support the eldest prince.
Regardless of who ends up in that position, Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan will likely not have a good time.
If even Xie Jingyan couldn't escape being held accountable later, the Yun family would be even more in trouble.
Yesterday, Old Madam Yun and Old Master Yun talked about this matter for a long time. They wondered if Prince Ling had any intention of seizing the throne. If he did, the Yun family would definitely do everything in its power to help him.
Shen Wan sat down next to Old Madam Yun and asked, "Where is my maternal grandfather?"
Madam Yun patted Shen Wan's hand and said with a smile, "Yesterday, Prince Ling said that your maternal grandfather deserved the most credit for the rescue of Prince Yanping's heir. He was so happy that he is currently in his study arranging the wooden plaque he carved."
Old Master Yun had spent his whole life in business, but he never expected that after abandoning his business, he would still be able to get involved in such important court affairs. His vanity was greatly satisfied. It was just a pity that his grandsons were all grown up and he had no great-grandsons, so there was no one to listen to his boasting.
Knowing that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan had arrived, Old Master Yun came over, sat for a while, and then called Xie Jingyan to the study to play chess.
Madam Yun handed the gift list to Shen Wan, saying, "This is the gift list your aunt prepared. Please take a look."
Shen Wan then helped prepare the betrothal gifts, and the discussion was filled with laughter and joy.
Both Madam Yun and Madam Yun were very uneasy. After all, they were marrying a royal county princess. They were afraid that if the betrothal gifts were too little, it would be unfair to Princess Qinghe. If they gave too much, they were afraid of overstepping their bounds. The royal family was very particular about rules, and the dowry of a county princess could not exceed that of a county princess or a princess.
With Shen Wan helping to finalize the decision, Madam Yun felt much more at ease.
We'll send the gift list to Princess Yanping for her review. If there are no problems, we can prepare the betrothal gifts and choose a date for the betrothal ceremony.
As they were talking, a maid came in and said, "Madam, the eldest young master has returned and gone to the study to see Prince Ling."
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