Shen Wan smiled, showing no sign of anger, which startled Fu Shu.
Despite her blatant provocation, Princess Ling was not angry at all.
However, what Princess Ling said was true; she really wanted to see her.
They fought for the Prince of Jin many times, but in the end she didn't choose the Prince of Jin and married the Prince of Ling instead. So all her previous rivalry with her was for nothing.
Fu Shu didn't understand. "I thought you would choose Prince Jin."
Shen Wan said, "I am not worthy of being associated with the Prince of Jin."
Fu Shu looked Shen Wan up and down. "I didn't expect you to have such self-awareness. It's a pity your second sister doesn't."
In Fu Shu's eyes, even Shen Wan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, was not good enough for Xie Jingyin, let alone Shen Ying.
Shen Wan escaped Xie Jingyin's fiery pit, but Fu Shu still wants to jump in.
Fu Shu's words were harsh, but Shen Wan, considering how tragically she died in her previous life, decided not to hold it against her. However, Shen Wan wouldn't be so kind as to stop Fu Shu from jumping into the fire pit. The past grievances would be wiped clean, and they would keep to themselves from now on.
Everyone strolled around on their own, without bothering each other, leaving Yunmo and Yunrui stunned.
The two were constantly worried that Fu Shu might suddenly cause trouble, so they were on guard until Fu Shu finished shopping and left with her maid. Only then did they dare to believe that it was real.
They also knew that Fu Shu was targeting Shen Wan because of Prince Jin, but Shen Wan did not marry Prince Jin. Shen Ying, who married Prince Jin, was Shen Wan's cousin. In addition, given the previous grudges, no one would find it strange that Fu Shu continued to target Shen Wan.
After Yunrui finished choosing her rouge, Chen Wan and the others also left the rouge shop and continued shopping, enjoying their stroll even more than before.
While looking at sachets at a small stall, a group of people suddenly ran ahead. Yunrui asked curiously, "What's going on up ahead?"
The person who was stopped said, "Someone at the Moon Gazing Tower ahead has put forward a couplet. Whoever answers it will receive a prize of one thousand taels of silver."
After saying that, the man left.
Yunrui looked at the crowd heading towards Wangyue Tower to watch the commotion and pouted, "It's a pity we can't go see."
Shen Wan said, "There's nothing to see."
Yunrui asked, "Isn't my cousin curious?"
If it were something that hadn't happened, Shen Wan might be curious, but she wasn't curious about something she already knew.
Not only was she not curious, she also dispelled Yun Mo and Yun Rui's curiosity.
Shen Wan told them, "That was a show put on by the newly appointed Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Young Master Xu, to make a name for himself and to use as a marriage proposal."
Yun Mo's eyes widened, and Yun Rui covered her mouth in surprise, exclaiming, "It's fake?"
Shen Wan said, "Grandfather and Uncle must not agree to the Xu family coming to propose marriage."
Yun Mo and Yun Rui blushed and stamped their feet, saying, "What are you saying, cousin? That's the young master of the Ministry of Rites's residence. How could he possibly be interested in us?"
Looking at the white clouds drifting in the sky, Shen Wan sighed, "How many people who come to propose marriage are really after the person? Aren't they all after power and status? There are hardly any who aren't envious of the Yun family's money."
Sometimes I think, if the Yun family hadn't been so rich and hadn't been targeted by others, perhaps Yun Mo and Yun Rui's marriages in their previous lives wouldn't have been so troublesome.
Yunmo and Yunrui exchanged glances, still finding it impossible. How could the Vice Minister's Mansion possibly come to propose marriage for money? Their cousin was being delusional.
Restaurants are places frequented by all sorts of people, and even they shouldn't go there, let alone the noble Princess Ling.
Seeing that they were still very curious, Shen Wan satisfied their curiosity and said, "Let's go to the Jade Pavilion."
Yunrui said, "How could I forget about the Jade Pavilion? The Jade Pavilion is right across from the Moon Gazing Tower. If we go to the Jade Pavilion, we can not only choose jewelry, but also find out what happens at the Moon Gazing Tower as soon as possible."
Yunrui pulled Shenwan along, eagerly heading towards the Jade Pavilion.
When she arrived at Wangyue Tower, Shen Wan glanced inside and could only see people, a huge crowd, some of whom couldn't even squeeze into the tower.
Because of the bustling atmosphere at the Moon Gazing Tower across the street, there were more people at the Jade Pavilion than usual. The young waiter guarding the door warmly greeted them and led them up to the second floor.
However, just as she reached the second-floor stairwell, Shen Wan heard a crisp, loud sound of something breaking.
Immediately afterwards, a familiar voice rang out, filled with anger, "How dare you hand me that? Who's responsible if it breaks?!"
It was Shen Ying's voice.
Having been sisters in the same household for over a decade, Shen Wan would never have misheard.
Shen Wan climbed the last two steps and looked ahead, where she saw Fu Shu and Shen Ying, who hadn't argued with her before, facing each other.
The two were at loggerheads.
The broken mutton fat jade bracelet lay on the ground.
Fu Shu was also angry. "I handed you the jade bracelet, but you didn't catch it properly. So, whose bracelet is it?"
Seeing the two people's angry faces, Shen Wan really didn't know who had started it.
She was certain that this was no simple accident.
A girl standing nearby asked, "How did they start arguing?"
The girl whispered, "The eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion just snatched a jade hairpin from the Princess of Jin. The eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion picked out this jade bracelet, but the Princess of Jin bought it first. The eldest daughter of the Duke of Jin then handed the jade bracelet to her, but I don't know if she didn't hand it over properly or didn't catch it properly, the jade bracelet broke."
Seeing the flawless jade bracelet shatter into pieces, the girl felt a pang of heartache; this mutton-fat jade bracelet was worth several hundred taels of silver.
Shen Wan wasn't planning to watch Fu Shu and Shen Ying's lively chatter and was about to go downstairs when she was too late. Shen Ying saw her and called out happily, "Big sister..."
Having been spotted, Shen Wan could no longer walk and headed towards Shen Ying.
Shen Ying looked at Fu Shu and said, "Is the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion so short of money? A jade bracelet is only three hundred taels. Miss Fu broke the jade bracelet and didn't even acknowledge it. Just put the jade bracelet on my tab."
Fu Shu was never one to back down, so how could she tolerate Shen Ying's disparaging remarks about the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion?
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