Chapter 199 Game Negotiation
Wen Wan knew that this day would come sooner or later.
Therefore, she was not surprised by the old lady's groundless accusations.
She even felt that the old lady had been patient for so long before coming to her in person, which showed that she was much more patient than an ordinary person.
Wen Wan called out, "Congratulations, boil water and make tea."
Gongxi was kneeling on the ground and trembling. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly got up and went to make tea in a hurry.
The old lady glanced at the timid little girl and frowned again, "The master's family is poor and has never seen the world, so the girl he raised is not presentable."
As she spoke, she led a group of people into the yard.
After all, he was Shen Yu’s elder, so Wen Wan pursed her lips and said nothing.
The old lady sat down at the small table under the sycamore tree and looked around the yard again.
Perhaps she was dissatisfied, and her face became even colder.
After a while, Gongxi timidly placed the brewed tea next to the old lady.
The old lady did not drink tea, but ordered the old nanny beside her to drive everyone out of the yard.
Wen Wan remained calm and thought to herself that this meant he wanted to talk to her alone.
In modern times, if a wealthy lady wanted a woman outside to leave her precious heir, she would usually throw down a check and say, "Hurry up and take the money and leave my grandson."
Wen Wan's thoughts were in a mess, and she couldn't help but think, if the old lady also gave her some money and asked her to leave Shen Yu...
That’s great!
It’s a pity that this is ancient times, a feudal society with clear class divisions.
The powerful and wealthy regard human life as worthless and cannot afford to pay her even a little. Hiring someone to kill her secretly would save a lot of trouble and would be more in line with their interests.
Sure enough, the old lady's next words poured a bucket of cold water on Wen Wan.
The old lady said: "I raised Yu'er by myself, and I know his character very well. I originally thought that he could handle your affairs, so I turned a blind eye all along and gave him enough time."
Is the old lady of the general's mansion an ignorant woman?
Unless it was absolutely necessary, she was unwilling to become alienated from her own grandson for the sake of an insignificant concubine.
This is also the reason why the old lady and Prince Duan have never asked about Wen Wan.
And now, it is obvious that they have realized that Shen Yu cannot make up his mind to deal with Wen Wan, so they came forward in person.
As the old lady spoke, her eyes were always on Wen Wan's face. Seeing that Wen Wan was calm and not at all panicked, she looked at her with a higher regard.
"If you really gave birth to an heir for the Shen family, this huge general's mansion would naturally be able to accommodate you. Unfortunately..."
The old lady changed the subject and said, "Yu'er is a first-class general who will shoulder the heavy burden of the Shen family. You... are not worthy of his attention."
The arrogant old lady was indeed sharp in her words.
An old lady with such vicious words would definitely be the kind of poor person who couldn't find a square dance partner if she lived in modern times.
Fortunately, Wen Wan had prepared herself mentally in advance and was strong inside.
If it were an ordinary girl, after hearing these words, she would either stand up and curse at the old woman, or turn away and feel sad inwardly.
After hearing this, Wen Wan used a panacea in a serious manner.
"Well, you are right, old man."
People with different ideas cannot work together, and people who don’t agree with each other don’t need to talk too much.
Since it is impossible to change the old lady's opinion, in order to save some time and effort, it is much simpler to deal with it with a perfunctory approach.
The old lady seemed to have not expected her reaction to be like this, and was stunned for a moment.
She coughed twice before calming down.
"You're self-aware, which is good."
Wen Wan nodded, thinking secretly in her heart, well, it’s also good to get disguised affirmation from the vicious old woman.
The old lady said sternly, "Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush and will give you a way out. I'll give you a foot of white silk and you can end your life on your own."
Wen Wan's eyes widened slightly. Was she going to die?
There was really no detour at all, just two sentences took her life.
"Old lady." Wen Wan walked to the old lady and sat down opposite her under her surprised gaze.
"Madam, do you think the general would blame you if I died?"
The old lady's expression remained unchanged. "You are just a concubine. Can Yu'er turn against me for you?"
"I won't turn against you,"
Wen Wan raised her eyes, met the old lady's gaze, and said firmly:
"But the estrangement between grandparents and grandchildren is inevitable. I am just a concubine, and my death is not a pity, but are you really going to exhaust your grandparent-grandchild relationship because of me?"
After a pause, she pressed on, "If you could really kill me and put an end to it all, why would the old lady wait until now?"
The strong play the game, using offense as defense.
The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly, "I underestimated you!"
A concubine who sees things so clearly.
Anyone who is valued by Yu'er must have some ability to bluff people.
Wen Wan stopped while she was ahead, and her tone slowed down. "Old Madam, I know I don't have the strength to fight against the General's Mansion, so let's talk it out. There's no need to hurt both sides and destroy each other."
Hearing this, the old lady lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, "What do you want?"
Want money!
Money can support her life and allow her to live a good life.
However, when negotiating, if you directly state your purpose, then what room is there for bargaining?
So, Wen Wan pretended to be helpless and sighed, "What I want, of course, is to be able to live with the general..."
"Absolutely not!"
The old lady slammed the table and said angrily, "Apart from money, the General's Mansion can't give you anything!"
Wen Wan: “???”
She was ecstatic inside, but she didn't show it on her face. Instead, she acted as if she was aggrieved.
"I'm a helpless woman. I can't keep the money even if I take it. It might even attract the covetousness of scoundrels. If that's the case, what's the point of me taking the money?"
The old lady was very angry at her saying that she lived in two trees. She rubbed her temples and asked angrily, "What are you going to do?"
Wen Wan was waiting for this sentence, and she finally smiled softly.
The sun still filled the entire courtyard, and the warmth spread across her face, leaving some comforting warmth.
It's time to leave this general's mansion.
*
In the evening, when Shen Yu returned to the side courtyard.
The yard was quiet, with only a flickering lantern hanging at the end of the corridor.
He frowned and muttered, "She's the only one who can be trusted to take care of the yard with two little girls. They can't even take care of a few candles."
Shen Yu walked towards the master bedroom, thinking in his heart that he should wait until Agui's injury healed and then let him go into the yard to serve him.
After spending a long time together, he gradually understood Wenwan's temperament. She seemed not to be used to being ordered around.
Agui is familiar with her, so he will probably make her feel less uncomfortable and perhaps she will not refuse to have another person in the yard.
Thinking of this, Shen Yu had already arrived at the door of the room.
He knocked on the door.
There was no response from inside the door.
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