Chapter 283: The First Grand Secretary (45)
This was arranged by Gu Sui to secretly protect her. After all, with him in this position, there were many people who wanted to kill him, and Wen Wan, who was by his side, would be in great danger.
The maid was somewhat wary.
Wen Wan continued, "Go and tell your young lady that if she really wants to invite me, she should come and make an appointment with me in person, instead of sending an even more impolite maid to call me. I have something to attend to and will be leaving now."
Wen Wan left with Gui Zhi, and the maid stamped her foot, but there was nothing she could do.
The maid returned to Pear Blossom Pavilion, but Miss Shen didn't see the person she was looking for. She frowned and asked, "Where is Shen Jiao?"
The maid was furious. "That is indeed a lowly merchant's daughter. She has no manners at all. She didn't want to see Miss. When I told her about Miss's status, she even had the guards send me back. Her attitude was extremely rude. She said that if Miss wanted to see her, she should personally deliver the invitation and make an appointment. She is very busy and not just anyone can see her."
Snap...
The young lady threw the teacup on the ground, where it shattered instantly. "What is she? Does she really think she can become the Prime Minister's wife? She hasn't even managed to seduce Lord Gu yet."
The other young ladies nearby were also surprised and tried to comfort Miss Shen, while scolding Wen Wan for being impolite, saying that she was indeed from a small place and didn't know any manners.
Wen Wan had no idea that the maid's reply had embellished her words and earned her a lot of hatred. But even if she knew, she didn't care. She could figure out what these people were thinking. They were probably trying to intimidate her Gu Sui. Strictly speaking, they were rivals in love, and she wouldn't give them a friendly look.
I took Guizhi to a jewelry store to buy some jewelry.
Guizhi didn't react much to the price of the jewelry; her young lady liked it, and the family wasn't short of money anyway.
Soon, Wen Wan experienced what it felt like to be besieged by rivals. Whatever she wanted, several elegantly dressed young ladies would appear and compete with her, and they would insist on paying more than her. Wen Wan was exasperated.
However, there's not much to say about this, since there's no rule against charging exorbitant prices.
But that didn't stop Wen Wan from holding a grudge, so she casually pointed to each piece of jewelry and said, "Wrap up all of these for me."
"I'll take it for three times the price."
"This one looks good too, this one is nice too, wrap it up for me."
"I'll pay five times the price, I'll take it."
"this……"
"Double..."
"..."
Wen Wan pretended to be sad and pointed to most of the jewelry in the store, then sighed, "There's nothing I like anymore, let's look at the next store."
Then she looked at the people who were competing with her and said, "Do you want to keep following me? I have plenty of time anyway."
"you……"
They belatedly realized they had been tricked and were extremely angry. Wen Wan took Gui Zhi to another store, this time without anyone following them, and Wen Wan bought several items.
Guizhi asked, "If Miss really likes those items, it's not like we can't afford them."
"Why would I spend three cents when I can buy it for one cent? Do I look like a complete idiot?"
"But they are clearly bullying Miss, they are so mean."
"What have I lost? They are the ones who have lost. Why should I be in such a hurry? I'll just treat it as a show."
Guizhi: "Yes."
After Wen Wan finished shopping, she went to listen to storytelling. This time, she heard the latest version, and her name was mentioned.
Wen Wan was amazed by all the speculations; in their words, she was practically a phoenix rising from the ashes.
The real phoenix, who is the high and mighty princess in the palace, was described by the storyteller as having a complicated love triangle with the princess and Gu Sui, which made Wen Wan shout that it was too melodramatic.
Gu Sui doesn't like princesses.
Guizhi was afraid that her young mistress would be angry, but she didn't expect her young mistress to be so magnanimous. She wasn't angry at all, and even listened with great interest.
In the following days, Gu Sui was rarely seen during the day. Wen Wan tried several times to wait for Gu Sui to return at night, but she would fall asleep while waiting. In her dream, Gu Sui would return, and she would instinctively hug him. When she woke up in the morning, he had already gone to court.
She was like a little good-for-nothing, spending all her time eating and playing. As a result, she lived such a comfortable life that when Shen Yuechu came to visit her, the first thing he said was, "Little sister, have you gained weight? Your waist seems to have gotten much thicker."
Wen Yan: "???"
Is her waist thick?
Wen Wan glanced at her waist, pinched it, and indeed, it felt much thicker.
"But seeing that you're living quite well here with Lord Gu, you have no idea that your father and mother have sent several letters. You've really grown up, daring to secretly run away from home and even move into Gu Sui's house. You're in trouble. Father said he will come to take you away personally."
Wen Yan: "!!!"
"What? Father's coming?"
"I'm just here to tell you that you'd better move back to my place, otherwise if Father finds out that you, an unmarried young woman, are living in a man's house, he'll probably punish you."
Wen Wan was terrified and realized that what Shen Yuechu said made sense.
So he quickly told Guizhi to pack her things, then told the housekeeper to wait for Gu Sui to return and tell him, and then followed Shen Yuechu back to Shen Yuechu's residence.
The steward wanted to keep the man, but upon hearing that Shen's father was coming, he dared not. He only hoped that the master would return quickly, as his wife was about to die and all he did every day was official business.
Soon after Wen Wan returned home, Shen's father arrived.
Wen Wan stood still, her attitude of admitting her mistake was very good. She apologized right from the start, "Father, your daughter was wrong."
Father Shen laughed in exasperation, "What did you do wrong?"
“I shouldn’t have sneaked out. I should have discussed it with my father. But I had no choice. If I had discussed it with you, you would definitely not have agreed. So I thought I would just do it first and ask for your permission later.”
"You still dare to say that?"
Shen's father died of anger.
When news of their daughter's incident in the capital reached the neighboring county, it was like a bomb going off, driving the whole family almost crazy.
“You are an unmarried girl, how could you run away from home? What’s more, you not only ran away from home, but also moved into a man’s house. Don’t you want your reputation? And Gu Sui, he is a high-ranking official, yet he does such a disrespectful thing.”
"Don't yell at him."
“I’m not only going to scold him, I’m going to scold you too. I’ve spoiled you and let you act so recklessly. You’re coming back with me.”
Wen Wan shook her head. "I'm not going back."
Father Shen reached out to hit Wen Wan, but Wen Wan offered her face instead. "You want to hit me? Gu Sui and I are in love. Just tell me if you agree or not. Anyway, if I can't be with him, I'll become a nun. I've made up my mind about him."
Father Shen was so angry he was about to faint, so Wen Wan quickly supported him. "Father, Gu Sui is so outstanding, handsome, and holds a high official position. Everyone praises him for that. Why can't you accept it?"
Father Shen: "Am I unable to accept it? Do you think what you did was wrong?"
"I was wrong, I know I was wrong."
In the end, Wen Wan was put in solitary confinement. Although it was called solitary confinement, it really meant that she couldn't go out. Her father wouldn't beat or scold her, but the reason she was so defiant was actually to make her father accept reality as soon as possible. Only by taking some drastic measures could he realize how good Gu Sui was.
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