Shen Wan brought out the mirror, and the second wife immediately stopped arguing.
The old lady felt sorry that Shen Ying's dowry was not as much as Shen Wan's, so she gave Shen Ying the portion that was originally meant for Shen Wan. Shen Jing might not say anything, but he would never allow the Yun family to lose face in front of the old lady. If you don't want this face, then don't want it at all. You can't have it all.
The old lady glanced at the second wife with a displeased look in her eyes, and the second wife knew that she had not done her job well.
She was so angry she was confused. She didn't need to argue with the eldest daughter. She had the power to manage the household. Even if the eldest daughter's dowry was prepared by the fourth madam, the people who handled it were all her people. She could do it directly without saying anything. Even if the Yun family found out, no matter how unhappy they were, they wouldn't come to question her over such a small matter. If Shen Jing wanted to blame her, the servants would naturally brush it off to save face for the old lady. As long as the eldest daughter's dowry was substantial, it wasn't a big problem.
Now she made it clear that the eldest young lady had explicitly disagreed with doing so, and if she still did it, it would be her fault. If Shen Wan complained to Shen Jing, Shen Jing would not punish her, but she would most likely lose her power to manage the household.
The second wife was secretly angry. The old lady fiddled with the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand and looked at Shen Wan with gentle eyes, saying, "Grandmother was just saying it casually. You took it seriously. Although Grandmother is not as wealthy as the Yun family, you are still Grandmother's most beloved granddaughter. How could Grandmother not give you a dowry when you get married?"
As he spoke, he asked Sun's mother to bring the house deeds and land deeds.
The old lady gave Shen Wan a shop and a four-courtyard house. The shop wasn't a very profitable one, and the courtyard was in a remote location, but she was still given one. Shen Wan didn't mind and stood up to thank her, "Thank you, Grandmother."
The old lady smiled broadly, but that smile seemed to be covered by a glacier, carrying a chilling coldness. Shen Ying twisted her embroidered handkerchief in anger. Her eldest sister already had so much dowry, why did she have to compete with her for such a small thing?!
Thinking of the conditions the Empress and Prince Jin had given her for the position of principal wife, Shen Ying's eyes were filled with hatred that almost overflowed.
She endured these grievances, but once the Prince of Jin had made his grand plan, she would make sure Shen Wan died without a burial place!
Shen Wan didn't stay long before taking her leave with the house and land deeds. After leaving Qinghui Courtyard, Yinshuang asked worriedly, "Miss and Second Miss are getting married the day after tomorrow. Won't their dowries get mixed up?"
Shen Wan wasn't worried about her dowry getting mixed up. Her dowry was being kept under the watchful eye of the Fourth Madam, and Shen Jing was also very attentive. In addition, since she and Shen Ying were getting married on the same day, there was a possibility that their dowries would get mixed up. The servants would be extra careful when they were busy, so the chance of something going wrong was slim. Besides, even if something was really mixed up, it wasn't like it couldn't be exchanged. It wouldn't be that if it was mistakenly taken to the Prince of Jin's residence, it would be left unreturned to her.
Although the chances of the dowry being mixed up were slim, Shen Wan didn't dare to be careless. In her previous life, no one had any designs on her dowry because Xie Jingyin was one of their own. She had used her dowry to help Xie Jingyin secure that position. To have designs on her dowry was to go against Xie Jingyin. In this life, she was marrying Xie Jingyan, and they might very well have the same idea.
In particular, her dowry included many antiques and paintings, most of which were specially collected by the Yun family for her marriage. They were valuable but also easy to counterfeit. In her previous life, she had helped Xie Jingyin win over many civil officials, so it was better to be cautious.
Shen Wan went to the North Courtyard before returning to Qinglan Garden.
The day after tomorrow is her wedding day, and Qinglan Garden is exceptionally busy. Shen Wan needs to organize the things she is taking to the Ling Prince's Mansion, and some of them need to be registered on the dowry list.
After a busy day, Shen Wan was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as she lay down in bed.
However, there was nothing to do the next day. Before Chen Wan even got up in the morning, the maids in Qinglan Garden had already put up the big red "double happiness" characters. As soon as the "double happiness" characters were put up, the atmosphere of a wedding came to the fore.
Shen Wan stared blankly at the big red "double happiness" character, the image of her tackling Xie Jingyan behind the artificial hill at the Changshan Prince's Mansion flashing through her mind. Her heart pounded wildly, and then she began to worry.
If it's a fake marriage, how should one spend their wedding night?
Afraid of overthinking, Shen Wan picked up a book and started reading very carefully.
When Shen Jing arrived at Qinglan Garden, he saw Shen Wan engrossed in reading. Shen Jing couldn't help but chuckle, "I've never seen you study so diligently before. Why are you so serious about your upcoming wedding?"
Shen Wan put down the book, got off the small couch, and asked, "Why is Father here?"
Chen Jing stroked Chen Wan's head and said reluctantly, "I felt reluctant to see you get married tomorrow, so I came to see you."
Shen Wan was just worrying about how to get along with Xie Jingyan when she heard this, and immediately said, "Then how about we postpone the wedding for a few months?"
Shen Jing chuckled, "When are you going to get married? Your father is reluctant to let you go. Do you mean you're going to never get married?"
If she could, she really wanted to never marry and stay in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion.
However, Shen Wan knew that this was just wishful thinking. She only hoped that her father and elder brother would be safe and sound, and that after Xie Jingyan succeeded, they would divorce as agreed and then find a beautiful place to live out the rest of their lives in peace.
When Shen Jing came to visit Shen Wan, he gave her 20,000 taels of silver to keep as a dowry. Shen Wan said, "My dowry is already enough. I don't need Father to give me any more."
Shen Jing said, "How could I complain about having too much money? It's from my father, so just take it without worry."
"After you get married, things won't be the same as when you're in the manor. You can't take advantage of Prince Ling's favor and act spoiled or bully him."
Xie Jingyan dotes on her...
Which eye of her father saw Xie Jingyan doting on her?
Before, I was worried that she would harm Xie Jingyan, and now I'm worried that she would bully Xie Jingyan. Is Xie Jingyan someone she can bully?
Shen Wan had always known that Shen Jing liked Xie Jingyan, but she never expected that he liked him more than his own daughter.
Shen Wan feigned displeasure on her porcelain-white face, "Father isn't worried about Prince Ling bullying his daughter, but he's worried about his daughter bullying him. Is his daughter still your biological daughter?"
A slight smile appeared on Shen Jing's usually serious face. "Prince Ling won't bully you."
What can't she do? Xie Jingyan has bullied her countless times, and her father is still so certain. Shen Wan has no doubt that if Xie Jingyan were to sell her father one day, her father would still have to count the money for him.
Shen Jing sat down, and Shen Wan poured him tea. Remembering that in her previous life her elder brother had come to see her with their father, Shen Wan asked as she poured the tea, "Where is my elder brother? Why didn't he come with Father?"
Shen Jing said, "Your eldest brother was dragged out of the manor by your second brother and the others early this morning, I don't know what he's busy with..."
Upon hearing that Shen Du had been dragged out of the mansion by Shen Li and Shen Dian, Shen Wan's heart skipped a beat, and her hand trembled as she poured tea, almost spilling it.
She hurriedly put down the teapot in her hand. At this moment, a maid in a light yellow dress ran in from outside, saying urgently, "My lord, something terrible has happened! The young master, the second young master, and the third young master were injured in a fight at Deyue Tower!"
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