It really came back!
Moreover, the Prince of Yanping's mansion did not accept the betrothal gifts and willingly gave the Qinghe County Princess to her eldest cousin.
Shen Wan was happy for the Yun family.
Needless to say, the Yun family was overjoyed. Old Master Yun was so happy he couldn't stop smiling. He was so worried he was dreaming that he almost pinched his thigh until it was swollen.
Seeing that Old Master Yun was happy, Old Madam Yun said, "You must keep it safe and not lose it again."
Grandpa Yun said, "I will carry it with me with me from now on, wherever I go."
Madam Yun was both amused and exasperated. "That would cause it to be lost even faster."
Old Master Yun, "..."
The theft of the immunity token last time left a considerable psychological scar on the Yun family.
Where to hide the get-out-of-jail-free card has become a problem.
The Emperor not only returned the pardon, but also rewarded Xie Jingyan and the Yun family for their merit in saving the Prince of Yanping. The Emperor bestowed many gifts upon the two.
With this, the case of the Prince of Yanping "killing" the son of Princess Huyang was finally brought to a complete end.
On this fine day, Shen Wan was feeding koi in the garden pavilion. She threw out a handful of bait, which attracted hundreds of koi to scramble for it. The water surface in the distance shimmered, as if a pool of broken gold had been sprinkled on it.
Shen Wan leaned against the pavilion railing, a gentle breeze ruffling a stray strand of hair by her ear, looking languid and content.
Dong'er came running over and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Miss has arrived."
Shen Wan turned around and saw a familiar, pretty figure walking towards her in the distance.
It was Shen Wei.
As Shen Wan stepped out of the pavilion, Shen Wei approached. Upon seeing her, Shen Wan said, "I haven't seen you for a while, Fourth Sister, you've gotten so thin!"
Shen Wei touched her face, remaining silent. Chunlan covered her mouth and chuckled, "These past few days, Fourth Madam has been busy preparing betrothal gifts and the wedding banquet for the young master. Fourth Master said that the young lady will be getting married in a few months, and asked Fourth Madam to take this opportunity to teach her more. Then, when Madam goes out to shop and check accounts, she takes the young lady with her. The young lady follows Madam from morning till night..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wan asked, "Fourth Aunt must be exhausted these days, right?"
Shen Wei shook her head, "Although I'm busy, my mother is very happy, and I've learned a lot from her."
These days, Shen Wan's attention has been focused on the case of the Prince of Yanping's heir, and she hasn't gone back to the Pingyang Marquis's residence. However, if she went back, it would only cause trouble for her fourth aunt and wouldn't be of any use.
Before, she felt that time was passing agonizingly, but now, looking back, she feels that time has passed too quickly. It seems like only yesterday that the Emperor bestowed a marriage upon her elder brother and Princess Huai'an, and just a few days later, her elder brother married Princess Huai'an.
The two entered the pavilion to talk, and Shen Wan asked, "Fourth Sister, is there something you need from me today?"
Since he's busy learning how to manage a household from the fourth wife and how to prepare for a wedding banquet, he shouldn't have time to come and see her.
Shen Wei said, "When the Yun family held a wedding, they invited the royal chef from the Prince's Mansion. My mother asked me to come and ask if we could also invite the royal chef to the Marquis's Mansion to cook for the wedding banquet."
Shen Wan really didn't expect Shen Wei to come to her for this matter. She slapped her forehead and said, "How could I have forgotten about this?"
Shen Wan immediately looked at Yin Shuang and said, "Go find Chef Li in a little while and ask him to go to the Marquis's residence to help out."
When the Yun family held their wedding banquet, the imperial chefs of the Ling Prince's Mansion were in charge of cooking. But when it came to their own elder brother's wedding, they hired a chef from a restaurant instead. This was not right.
Shen Wan asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"
Shen Wei shook her head repeatedly, "No, we don't have enough people to welcome and send off guests. My elder brother asked the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping and others for help, and my mother also asked my aunt and cousin to help greet the guests. The wedding banquet is almost ready, and the wedding invitations have all been sent out today."
That's good.
Shen Wan trusted the Fourth Madam with her affairs.
Shen Wei seemed hesitant to speak, and Shen Wan, seeing this, asked, "Is there something you can't say to me?"
Shen Wei said, "My eldest brother seems to have something on his mind. He's been drinking a lot these past few days, and last night he was drinking on the roof until midnight. My mother asked my fourth brother to ask him, but they couldn't get anything out of him. My eldest uncle said not to worry about him, but my mother is really worried..."
After a pause, Shen Wei asked softly, "Is Big Brother dissatisfied with this marriage and unwilling to get married?"
Dissatisfied with this marriage?
How is that possible?
Shen Wan had never thought of it that way, but it was indeed strange that her older brother, who had never liked drinking much, was drinking so frequently. And there was that time he drank until he vomited at the Yun family's wedding banquet...
Shen Wan asked, "Didn't you ask your elder brother's servants?"
Shen Wei said, "I asked the servant, but he didn't know either. He only said that yesterday, on his way back from the military camp, my elder brother saw a wedding procession and stared at the bridal sedan chair for a long time. He was in a bad mood all afternoon and drank until late at night."
Lost in thought while watching someone else's bridal sedan chair?
He even got drunk because he was feeling down...
Anyone who didn't know better would have thought that the person sitting in the bridal sedan chair was his older brother's sweetheart.
Shen Wan asked, "Whose bridal sedan chair is that?"
Shen Wei said, "The servant noticed that my brother was acting strangely, so he made a special inquiry. It turns out that a girl who sells tofu on the street married a blacksmith on the south street."
Shen Wan, "..."
Heaven knows why her older brother was distracted by someone else's bridal sedan chair.
What she was certain of was that "her elder brother likes Princess Huai'an and wouldn't be unwilling to get married."
“Father said not to worry about my eldest brother. He said that he was probably in a bad mood and drank because he was reprimanded in the army. He told my fourth aunt not to worry.”
Hearing Shen Wan say that, Shen Wei felt relieved.
The two talked in the pavilion for a while, and then admired the flowers in the garden for a while before Shen Wei left.
Shen Wan returned to Moyuxuan. Although she said she was relieved, how could she not worry about her eldest brother? There were very few people in this world who could touch her heart, and her eldest brother was one of them.
When Xie Jingyan returned from the study, he saw Shen Wan sitting on the small couch in a daze. He walked over and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "My fourth sister came to the Prince's mansion today and said that my eldest brother has been drinking a lot these days, as if he has something on his mind. Do you know why my eldest brother is acting so strangely?"
Xie Jingyan looked at the deep sorrow between Shen Wan's brows and hesitated whether to tell her the truth. After Shen Wan asked the question, she murmured to herself, "You haven't seen my older brother recently, how would you know?"
Just then, a maid brought the food into the room, and Xie Jingyan said, "Don't overthink it, let's eat."
Shen Wan was indeed hungry. She washed her hands, sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating. Xie Jingyan, who was sitting next to her, picked up his ivory chopsticks, looked at the table full of dishes he didn't like, and frowned repeatedly.
Seeing him looking at this dish and then at that dish, repeatedly reaching out with his chopsticks only to put them back, Shen Wan looked at him and asked, "Why aren't you picking up any food?"
Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan and said, "My taste has returned to normal."
Shen Wan, “…???”
They realized what Xie Jingyan was saying.
Overjoyed, Shen Wan blurted out, "You're not having morning sickness anymore?"
Xie Jingyan, "..."
These words made one of the men grit his teeth in anger.
The two maids, Yinshuang and Haitang, nearly suffered internal injuries from holding it in.
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