Chapter 373: Heaven and Earth
Wen Wan didn't wear the silk inner garment after all, she just slept with it on.
It is said that carefree people do not recognize their beds. In the past, Wen Wan would fall asleep immediately when she was extremely tired, but that night, she tossed and turned and had no desire to sleep at all.
Yes, having just witnessed Princess Jiarou’s tragic end, how heartless must she be to be able to sleep peacefully?
But I wonder if the person who designed all this is also unable to sleep or eat like her?
With the princess's mansion burned down by a fire, the chaotic situation in the imperial capital was finally calmed down.
Starting from the next day, the government knocked on every door to inform everyone that the curfew was lifted.
Meng Jin put on the Shangshu's court robes and came to the side room to see Wen Wan before going to court.
In the bright morning light, the gentle and elegant Meng Jin's temperament was outstanding, and the maids in the yard were all a little dazed by her.
Wen Wan was holding a steamed bun. She took a bite of the bun and a mouthful of porridge. She glanced at him and quickly looked away.
She seemed to have no image burden in front of him. While drinking porridge, she even wiped the corners of her mouth with her sleeve.
Normally, if Shen Yu saw this scene, he would probably find fault with it and give it a good scolding.
Wen Wan often turns a deaf ear to what he says, but when she gets angry, she will dig up his embarrassing moments and the two of them will argue with each other. After all, the best defense is a good offense.
Thinking of the scene of the two of them bickering with each other, Wen Wan couldn't help but chuckle.
"Xiao Wan?"
Meng Jin had a gloomy face and called her in a sad voice.
Wen Wan was stunned and realized that Meng Jin had come to her without her noticing and was taking out a handkerchief.
He had raised his hand, as if to wipe her mouth.
Wen Wan instinctively stepped back and said without any apology, "I'm sorry, I accidentally got distracted."
Meng Jin: “…”
In front of him, she ignored him, but she was distracted?
What could be more depressing than this?
Meng Jin's face sank to the bottom, and his fingers holding the handkerchief turned pale.
It has to be said that a dark creature like Meng Jin is best at forbearance.
Even at this point, he still forced himself to smile and said to Wen Wan gently, "It's okay. There's a long way to go. One day, you'll come back to me."
Wen Wan gave a dry laugh and said nothing.
If he thought so, there was nothing she could do.
Meng Jin gave the maid a few instructions and then left. Before leaving, he looked back at Wen Wan.
Wen Wan picked up the bowl and drank the remaining porridge in one breath.
Meng Jin's pupils shrank and he sneered.
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This was the second time Wen Wan was imprisoned by Meng Jin. Meng Jin had done the same thing before in the border town.
As the saying goes, things never happen three times. Wen Wan didn't want this to happen again, so she thought that since she was already here, she had to gain something.
This time, the emperor passed away and Princess Jiarou died tragically. Judging from the current situation, Meng Jin was involved.
There were few people in the court who could move Meng Jin.
So, a lot of things have surfaced.
However, even though she had some guesses in her mind, Wen Wan still couldn't help being shocked.
She also makes mistakes sometimes. Why didn't she see the man's evil ambitions at the time?
After Wen Wan finished her breakfast and basked in the sun in the yard for a while, she started to act unreasonably.
Sometimes she said that the flowers and plants in the yard were not growing well, and directed the maids to prune the branches and leaves.
After a while, she said that there were a few broken tiles on the roof, which was an eyesore to her, so she insisted on having someone bring a ladder to repair it.
The most outrageous thing was that when she was eating snacks, she deliberately acted and pretended to be choked, scaring a group of people in the yard half to death.
In just two hours, the maids in the yard were tortured to the point that their faces turned pale and their legs were shaking as they walked.
Wen Wan was standing at the gate of the yard with a handful of melon seeds in her hand. She spat the melon seed shells outside the door and casually pointed at the rockery in the distance.
"The scenery there looks great. I'm going to grill pig's trotters there. Bring all the grilling tools. Oh, and don't forget the spices."
With that, she strode out.
Logically speaking, Meng Jin had instructed her not to leave the yard.
But the maids were scared of Wen Wan's troubles. This girl was eccentric and too restless. What's more, she was very good at finding people's weaknesses and step by step pushing them to the limit of their tolerance.
Wen Wan was used to using tricks and knew how to use both soft and hard tactics. Just like at this moment, after she expressed her demands, she knew that the maids were going to refute her, so she was the first to say:
"When Master Meng left, I heard him tell you to serve me well and not to make me angry."
"I'm just going to have a barbecue. You guys are following me with such a large group. Are you afraid that I'll run away?"
"Look, it's not easy for any of us. Why bother making things difficult for each other? I'll just eat some roasted pig's trotters. As long as I'm happy, I promise I won't bother you today, okay?"
Perhaps they were frightened by her torment, the maids looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and actually agreed.
"Then you can only stay on the rockery and cannot go anywhere else."
Wen Wan waved her hand. "I can't leave this house anyway, so where can I go? Okay, hurry up and prepare the ingredients. I'm almost starving."
Starving to death? I was clearly eating the whole time and never stopped.
The maids were angry but dared not say anything, so they could only do as she said.
Wen Wan arrived at the rockery and kept her promise and stopped making trouble. She seemed to be concentrating on roasting the pig's trotters.
The charcoal fire is lit, and the marinated roasted pig's trotters are placed on the rack. When they are roasted to three-quarters cooked, they are brushed with the prepared sauce over and over again.
The breeze was blowing gently, and the aroma of roasted pig's trotters gradually spread.
The maids in the pavilion were drooling with greed, and even those who were passing by in the garden were attracted by the fragrance and gradually gathered in this direction.
At the foot of the rockery, the servants of the Meng residence craned their necks to look into the pavilion, and saw a girl with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, holding a roasted pig's trotter and eating it with relish.
Someone asked his companion in surprise, "Is this the substitute that Lord Meng brought back yesterday?"
"What substitute? This is the real one. If it's a substitute, can I roast pig's trotters in the adults' favorite pavilion?"
"That's right. In the past, the master loved to paint and write poetry in the pavilion. She would not even bring any meat or fish into the pavilion. If it weren't for the extraordinary status in the master's heart, these maids would never let her be so presumptuous."
As they were chatting, they saw the girl in the pavilion leaning against the fence, stretching out half of her body and waving at them.
"Hello everyone, I am Madam Wen, the head of the Wen family business. It's our first meeting, and these are my gifts to you all. From now on, you will all be family, so please serve Master Meng well."
The Wen family business has become so famous in the past two years that even the servants in the Meng residence know about it.
Before anyone could react, banknotes began to rain down from above.
Wen Wan threw down a handful of silver bills, which flew in the wind and scattered everywhere.
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