The meal was a pleasant and harmonious affair, much better than the atmosphere at the Marquis of Pingyang's residence.
After finishing their meal, they sat for another fifteen minutes before Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan took their leave.
Yun Mo and Yun Rui saw them off at the mansion. Chen Feng declined Jing Yan's offer, while Shen Wan spoke with them.
Yun Mo looked at Shen Wan with envy, "Cousin, Prince Ling treats you so well."
Shen Wan, "..."
Could she say that all of this was an illusion?
It's fake.
It's no wonder that Yun Mo and the others were fooled. Even she herself was a little dazed, having the illusion that Xie Jingyan was holding her in the palm of his hand and spoiling her. If even she could hardly tell the truth from the falsehood, let alone others, it can only be said that this person is too good at pretending to be affectionate and has fooled everyone.
When they arrived at the gate of the Yun family, Yun Mo and Yun Rui were reluctant to let Shen Wan leave. Before she got married, Shen Wan rarely came to the Yun family. After she got married, they would probably have even fewer opportunities to meet.
Shen Wan was also reluctant to part with her. When Xie Jingyan saw this, he said to Yun Mo and Yun Rui, "I hope you can visit the Ling Prince's Mansion often when you have time, and keep Wan company and help her relieve her boredom."
A clear voice reached her ears, and Shen Wan's heart skipped a beat. She was still hesitating whether she could invite Yun Mo and Yun Rui to the Ling Prince's Mansion, but Xie Jingyan directly invited them for her. It seemed that he could see what she was thinking.
Yun Mo and Yun Rui hadn't expected that Prince Ling would invite them, and their envy of Shen Wan deepened even more, so they nodded hastily.
The coachman brought the carriage over, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan got into the carriage together. Just as they were about to leave, Shen Wan saw Manager Yun. Manager Yun knew that Shen Wan had something to say to him, so he immediately went to the carriage and Shen Wan gave him a few instructions.
Watching the carriage from the Prince Ling's residence drive away, Yun Mo looked at Steward Yun, and Yun Rui asked curiously, "Steward Yun, what did my cousin say to you?"
Manager Yun smiled and said, "My great-aunt said that if anything happens in the Yun family, I must send someone to tell her, especially about the marriages of the two young ladies and the three young masters."
When something happens to the Yun family, they rarely send someone to inform the Marquis of Pingyang's residence. If Shen Wan doesn't give them a heads-up, the Yun family certainly won't tell her.
Meanwhile, Shen Wan got into the carriage. For some reason, she was increasingly afraid to look at Xie Jingyan. She lifted the curtain to look outside, but all she could see were walls.
Xie Jingyan looked at her, "Is the wall prettier than me?"
Shen Wan, "..."
Who compares themselves to a wall?
She couldn't look at the wall, nor could she stare at him directly.
She silently lowered the carriage curtain and turned to look at him.
Xie Jingyan said, "You can invite whoever you want to the Lingwang Mansion as a guest, you don't need to worry about me."
Sure enough, he could tell that she was worried about him.
Their marriage was a sham; she wasn't the real Princess Consort of Ling. How could she invite whomever she wanted to the Ling Prince's residence? Even if she were the real Princess Consort of Ling, she couldn't be so capricious.
Now that Xie Jingyan has given her this authority, Shen Wan is grateful. She said, "If you want me to invite someone to the manor, I can also help you send out invitations."
Xie Jingyan found this strange. Did he need her help to send out invitations to whomever he wanted to invite?
Thinking of how Shen Wan had asked him to go and find wives for those young ladies from prominent families at the peony banquet at the Changshan Prince's Mansion, his face darkened.
She really didn't consider herself the Princess Consort of Ling at all.
Feeling displeased, Xie Jingyan lifted his foot and pressed it onto Shen Wan's thigh, saying, "Give me a leg massage."
Shen Wan's gaze never left Xie Jingyan's face. The moment his expression changed, Shen Wan knew something was wrong. Just as she was wondering what she had done to anger him, his leg came over.
Shen Wan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that his change of expression was because of leg pain. She said that she was returning the favor. He wanted to see his beloved, but it was inconvenient for him. She helped send out invitations to his residence to enjoy the flowers and tea, so that he could see her and ease his longing. He should be grateful to her, so why would he be angry with her?
Shen Wan reached out and massaged his legs, being careful not to hurt him. Xie Jingyan, still angry, coldly asked, "Didn't you eat enough at the Yun family's?"
That bastard! He didn't even speak politely when I was massaging his legs!
She's never done anything like this before. You think she's too weak?
Shen Wan increased the pressure on Xie Jingyan's grip by seven-tenths, causing Xie Jingyan to gasp in pain. "Are you trying to murder your husband?"
Whose husband is he?!
"Don't try to take advantage of me verbally!"
Despite her anger, Shen Wan's grip lightened considerably.
Xie Jingyan suddenly laughed, his smile clearing like a storm, "You're not allowed to gain an advantage verbally, implying that you can gain an advantage elsewhere?"
Ahhh!
Shen Wan wanted to strangle him.
That guy is clearly a lecher.
She wanted to stop the carriage and squeeze into the back with Yinshuang to avoid being driven mad by him.
Seeing Shen Wan's angry expression, secretly glaring at him, Xie Jingyan's anger vanished. Once she was in his bridal sedan chair and entered his Lingwang Mansion, she could no longer leave as she pleased.
Xie Jingyan leaned against his wheelchair and gestured to Shen Wan to continue massaging her legs. Shen Wan endured it, thinking that once her cousin delivered the medicine to the Ling Prince's residence and his legs were healed, he would no longer have the mind to tease her every day.
The carriage rolled forward until it stopped in front of the Prince Ling's residence.
After squeezing for a while, Shen Wan's hands were sore. After getting off the carriage, Shen Wan went straight into the mansion without waiting for Xie Jingyan.
However, she stopped as she descended the steps, because Steward Zhou came over to report to Xie Jingyan, "The new Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites has been appointed, and it will be Prefect Xu of Lianzhou who will take the position."
He rose two ranks from prefect to vice minister of the Ministry of Rites.
"Who recommended him?" Xie Jingyan asked.
"It is the Duke of Zhongguo."
After Steward Zhou finished answering, seeing that no one spoke, he asked, "Should we send someone to deliver a congratulatory gift?"
Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, "Do you think we should send some over?"
She only asked him to go to Lord Chen's residence to offer condolences, and she even asked him whether he should send a congratulatory gift or not.
However, since the question had been asked, Shen Wan replied according to her own thoughts, "The Duke of Zhongguo is a man of the Prince of Jin, and the newly appointed Lord Xu must be as well. If we don't see Lord Xu off, Lord Chen will feel your sincerity in trying to win him over even more."
Xie Jingyan, unable to personally send condolences to someone about to leave the court for the mourning period, even sent the Eighth Prince in his place, demonstrating the importance placed on the matter. Furthermore, the newly appointed Right Vice Minister of Rites did not send any condolences. In comparison, Lord Chen's feelings would be even more pronounced. And more importantly, Shen Wan didn't mention it—
She wouldn't let Lord Xu stay in the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites for long.
Xie Jingyan leaned back in his wheelchair and said with a smile, "Let's do as the Princess wishes."
Manager Zhou agreed, and Shen Wan continued to leave, but Xie Jingyan stopped her, "Aren't you going to push me away?"
Shen Wan turned around, but Chen Feng was nowhere to be seen.
Shen Wan could only turn around and push Xie Jingyan, but Chen Feng, who had been nowhere to be seen, appeared just as she was going up the steps and crossing the threshold. Who would believe that it wasn't intentional?
Back at Moyuxuan, Haitang greeted her and reported, "Your Highness, the Pingyang Marquis's residence sent someone today to say that the Third Miss's wedding date has been set for the sixth day of next month."
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