Cheng Yao was shy and didn't say anything when Shen Wan teased her. The Prince of Yanping laughed and said, "How could we have come to the wrong place? It was thanks to Brother Jingyan and Sister-in-law's help that Yao'er and I were able to become husband and wife. We should have come to thank them yesterday, but something came up and we were delayed. We'll come to the Prince of Ling's residence first, and it won't be too late to go to the Prime Minister's residence half an hour later."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan were not only their saviors, but also their matchmakers.
It's a pity that Shen Wan was pregnant and couldn't attend the wedding banquet at the Prince of Yanping's residence; otherwise, the Prince of Yanping would have been obliged to offer Shen Wan three cups of wine.
They should come, and the Right Chancellor also asked them to come first.
Xie Jingyan said, "There's no need to be so formal."
Xie Jingyan and the Prince of Yanping went to the study, while Shen Wan and Cheng Yao went to the flower hall to talk.
Prince Yanping and Cheng Yao took their leave after a short while. After all, it was Cheng Yao's homecoming day, so Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan did not keep them. They saw them off at Moyuxuan, and Shen Wan said to Cheng Yao, "Come visit the Lingwang Mansion often in the future."
Cheng Yao nodded repeatedly, "I will definitely come often."
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan only escorted them to the entrance of Moyuxuan, while Chen Feng saw them out of the mansion.
Watching them walk away, Shen Wan turned to enter the courtyard when a maidservant quickly approached and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the fourth young master of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion has arrived."
Shen Wan was taken aback.
Why would Fourth Brother come to the Ling Prince's Mansion?
She turned around and saw her fourth brother walking towards her in a calm voice from afar.
As he approached, Shen Wan asked, "Why are you here, Fourth Brother?"
Shen Dan pulled out a bright red and gold-embroidered invitation from his pocket, and Shen Wan knew that the date for the fourth family's housewarming had been set, and Shen Dan had come to deliver the invitation.
Shen Dan handed the invitation to Xie Jingyan and asked, "When is the fourth branch of the family holding their housewarming banquet?"
He replied with a calm smile, "The twenty-fourth."
Shen Wan immediately looked at Xie Jingyan and said firmly, "I'm going to the housewarming party that day."
Xie Jingyan said with a hint of helplessness, "I didn't mean to stop you from going."
Shen Wan was afraid that Xie Jingyan would disagree, but she was overjoyed when he agreed.
Shen Dan was also happy. Shen Wan invited him to Moyuxuan for tea, but Shen Dan did not go in. He had only come to deliver the invitation today. The fourth branch of the family was about to move, and he had many things to do, so he went back first.
...
Before we knew it, it was time for the fourth family to move in.
It rained the day before we moved, and after the rain the sun came out and the weather wasn't too hot; it was a rare good day.
After breakfast, Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan left the mansion and took a carriage to the Pingyang Marquis's residence.
However, this time it didn't stop in front of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. The gatekeeper was all smiles and ready to go down the steps to greet it, but he just watched as the carriage came and passed by the gate without stopping.
servant, "..."
How did the princess know that the Marquis, his son, and his wife were not at the Marquis's mansion?
Is there even a question?
The fourth branch of the family is moving to a new house. The father is too busy with military affairs to help entertain the guests, but the eldest brother and Princess Huai'an will definitely be helping out.
If the father didn't even have time to help the fourth branch of the family move, then he certainly wouldn't be in the Marquis's mansion.
She couldn't find anyone even after returning to the Marquis's residence, so was there any point in stopping?
The new residence of the fourth son was right next to the Marquis's mansion, and the carriage arrived in no time.
When the carriage stopped in front of the mansion gate, Shen Wan lifted the curtain and saw the gilded plaque tied with red silk shining brightly in the sunlight.
Red ribbons were tied to the stone lions at the entrance, exuding both majesty and joy, while the servants wore radiant smiles.
It was still early, and there were no guests to offer their congratulations yet. After Xie Jingyan got off the carriage, he helped Shen Wan down. Then, the sound of horses' hooves came from the other side. Shen Wan turned her head and saw the future son-in-law of the fourth branch of the family, the heir of the Duke of Wei, riding over.
They've arrived so early, they must be here to help.
The heir of the Duke of Wei greeted Xie Jingyan and then entered the mansion together. Knowing that they had arrived, the Fourth Master and Fourth Madam came out to greet them.
Just as Shen Wan had guessed, her elder brother and sister-in-law were indeed here, but Shen Jing was not. He had some matters to attend to at the military camp and would not arrive until the banquet began.
Shen Wan asked, "Is Father really that busy?"
Chen Du chuckled, "Luckily, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt held their housewarming banquet early. A few days later, Father might not have had time to drink the fourth family's housewarming banquet."
Shen Wan was surprised, "Are you that busy?"
Chen Du, “…???”
He was a little confused, then turned to Xie Jingyan, "You didn't tell my sister about Father leaving the capital in a few days?"
If you tell him, he won't misunderstand what you're saying.
Xie Jingyan shook his head.
Shen Wan asked curiously, "There's no war at the border, so why is Father leaving the capital?"
Is there even a question?
“Training iron cavalry,” Shen Du blurted out.
"..."
Shen Wan was stunned.
The Emperor entrusted the Iron Cavalry to her father's command, and she was happy for him. However, she forgot that the Iron Cavalry also needed training. There was no training ground in the capital for six thousand Iron Cavalry, so they could only choose a suitable place to drill.
It was not easy to finally assemble the Iron Cavalry. My father would not trust his generals to train them, so he had to do it himself.
Even before her father left the capital, Shen Wan was already feeling reluctant to part with him. She wanted to ask him how long he would be gone, but training soldiers could not be neglected for even a day. She was afraid that her father himself did not know how long he would have to train the cavalry. Asking her elder brother would be pointless.
Moreover, it's not just Shen Jing who's leaving the capital. After finishing Yun Qi's wedding banquet, Shen Du will take five hundred elite troops and Young Master Wei to the Northwest to hand over the six thousand warhorses and send them to the training grounds.
However, once he finishes his business in Shendu, he will return to the capital. After all, he and Princess Huai'an have just gotten married and are still newlyweds. With Shenjing, training the iron cavalry is sufficient.
Shen Wan also knew that it was impossible to expect a general to stay in the mansion forever, unless there was no war on the border, unless her father retired from the army and returned to his hometown.
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