diskusbooks Chapter 29 Imperial Decree Granting Marriage
Chapter 29 Imperial Decree Granting Marriage
Qin Wan's heart trembled slightly. Her grandmother still knew about this matter. She didn't want her grandmother to worry about her, but she still bothered her grandmother in the end.
Every word she uttered last night was a source of resentment for her. She wanted to express her grievances, but she couldn't. Her grandmother was in poor health, and if she upset her grandmother because of this, she would be committing a grave sin.
Qin Wan stood up and replied with a smile, "Thank you for coming over, Granny Sun. Please tell Grandmother that I am fine. The matter was resolved last night, and I have no grievances to speak of. After I have breakfast, I will go to pay my respects to Grandmother!"
Granny Sun frowned slightly, her eyes filled with pity as she looked at Qin Wan. She had been listening in when the old lady was told about what happened last night; she had watched the fourth young lady grow up.
Of these children, the fourth young lady was closest to the old lady and often visited her courtyard. The old lady understood the fourth young lady's personality.
In the past, whenever she had any grievances, the Fourth Miss would exaggerate them and ask the Old Madam to stand up for her. Why is the Fourth Miss not speaking up now?
Granny Sun didn't know when Qin Wan had stopped talking about her grievances, but she could tell that Qin Wan was unhappy at the moment.
"The lowly maid who framed you last night has been punished with caning. Don't worry, Fourth Miss, with the Old Madam here, no one can bully you!" Granny Sun said again, her tone kind and seemingly reassuring.
Qin Wan knew that in this family, only her grandmother truly loved her.
But for her grandmother, who still loves her, her wish is for her to be healthy and live a long life.
I don't want her to worry about her own affairs.
"Thank you for informing me, Granny Sun. Thank you, Grandmother!"
Granny Sun only conveyed these words; the rest would be said to the old lady herself when the fourth young lady paid her respects.
Granny Sun withdrew.
Qin Wan continued eating her breakfast. She knew that Wanxia had been punished, but she was not happy because Wanxia was punished under pressure from her grandmother.
If it weren't for their grandmother, they wouldn't have thought that Wanxia's framing of them was a serious crime. They would have forgiven Su Yan'er's pleas if she had just cried a little.
The more Qin Wan thought about it, the more upset she felt, filled with resentment. She glanced at the scar removal cream lying to the side, realizing that even this cream had been given to her as a bonus.
The closer it gets to the Little New Year, the colder the weather becomes.
These past few days, apart from paying her respects to the old lady, Qin Wan has not interacted with anyone else, and even when she sees someone, she avoids them.
She knew that if she got involved with Su Yan'er, she would always be the one who suffered, so she simply avoided her.
But this time it seemed she couldn't escape it, because Su Yan'er came to Wanyue Courtyard on her own initiative.
The weather was beautiful today, and Qin Wan was sunbathing in the courtyard when Su Yan'er walked in on her own without waiting for her maid's instructions.
"Fourth sister!" Qin Wan felt a sense of disgust upon hearing Su Yan'er's voice.
Turning to the side, Qin Wan saw Su Yan'er walking towards her. She didn't want to pay attention to her, but Su Yan'er was all smiles, as if she didn't care if Su Yan'er ignored her.
"Greetings, Fourth Sister. I haven't been able to see you these past few days and haven't been to your courtyard yet. Please don't take offense!"
"What is it?" Qin Wan's tone was cold, completely different from Su Yan'er's enthusiasm.
Hearing this, Su Yan'er's smile remained unchanged, and she said directly, "Fourth Sister, there's a fireworks display at Daming Lake tonight. All the brothers are going, so why don't you go too, Fourth Sister?"
Su Yan'er spoke in a slightly coquettish tone, a voice that might have made others reluctant to refuse, but Qin Wan only felt disgusted.
However, Qin Wan was somewhat surprised. In the past, fireworks displays were only held on the eve of the Lunar New Year and New Year's Eve. Today was neither the eve of the Lunar New Year nor New Year's Eve, so why would there be a fireworks display?
Seeing Qin Wan frown, Su Yan'er continued, "Yesterday, the imperial decree of the Fourth Prince's bestowal of marriage was issued. His Majesty ordered the Fourth Prince and the Third Miss of the Shen family to choose a date for their wedding. The Empress was overjoyed and arranged a fireworks feast by Daming Lake tonight. The rooms on the top floor of Fanlou have the best view. Big Brother has already reserved a private room. Fourth Sister, why don't you come along too!"
As she spoke, Su Yan'er stepped forward and took Qin Wan's hand. The action was so natural, but Qin Wan felt very disgusted.
She used to like to act cute and clingy, and would hold her brothers' hands and swing them in the air.
But without exception, all the brothers broke free. Now Qin Wan finally understands how they felt back then, perhaps just like herself now, feeling utterly disgusted.
Qin Wan also broke free, showing no mercy to Su Yan'er.
"I have to spend time with my grandmother tonight, so I don't have time to watch the fireworks with you!"
Qin Wan's heart trembled slightly. His marriage to Shen Siyi was settled so quickly. What she had waited for for several years was less than a month for Shen Siyi.
The accusations of being improper at a birthday banquet or lacking manners are all fabricated and merely excuses to provoke dislike.
Before the birthday banquet, Qin Wan was already sixteen, long past the age to get married. There was no breach of etiquette at that time, but there was no engagement either, and she had never even heard him say that he loved her.
Qin Wan understood that it was all wishful thinking on her part. She now suspected that the Empress's statement that she disagreed with His Majesty's bestowal of a marriage between her and Xiao Jingyu might just be an excuse.
Perhaps she never existed in his heart. He may have only accepted her advances out of consideration for the Marquis of Pingding's family and Qin Ye.
She didn't want to attend the fireworks display that blessed him and others.
Upon hearing the refusal, Su Yan'er's smile froze. She had mustered up a lot of courage to come to Wanyue Courtyard. The last time she went to see a play, it was because her fourth sister didn't go, which led to her second brother not going either.
Although my second brother agreed to go together this time, if my fourth sister doesn't go, something might go wrong along the way. I'm afraid that my second brother won't be able to go because of something my fourth sister said.
Su Yan'er dared not think that her long-awaited time with her second brother could be ruined because of her fourth sister.
Su Yan'er used her signature move, and after her smile faded, her eyes reddened.
"Is Fourth Sister not going because she's still angry with Yan'er?" As she spoke, Su Yan'er wanted to kneel down and beg her, but Qin Wan dared not let her kneel. If she did, someone would inevitably appear and say that she had bullied Su Yan'er.
Qin Wan quickly got up and helped her up. "Don't cry. The fireworks show doesn't start until tonight. Let's talk about it tonight!"
Qin Wan did not refuse directly this time. She knew that if she refused, Su Yan'er would keep pleading, and if she shed tears and others saw it, they would still misunderstand her.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan'er smiled, "Fourth Sister, does that mean you've agreed?"
Qin Wan did not respond; she only said she would talk about it later, but did not give a direct answer.
She didn't want to get too entangled with the Qin family, nor did she want to watch the fireworks display.
So she already had a plan in mind: if she ran out early in the afternoon, no one would find her, and she wouldn't have to keep her appointment.
"Fourth Sister, we agreed that I would come to find you at the beginning of the afternoon, around 5 PM!"
Qin Wan noted down the time as early as the hour of You (5-7 PM), and then went out before that time.