NFBE Chapter 375 Conflict
Chapter 375 Conflict
The following day at noon, Wen Jiayue received more than ten land deeds from the steward, all for shops and residences in Chang'an City.
Suddenly possessing all of this, Wen Jiayue felt like she was dreaming. Shen Fuhan had just given it to her like this?
She carefully put away the land deed and then asked the steward which house was more quiet and elegant.
Since Shen Funian didn't want Shen Chengyao to know about her marriage, the more secluded the location, the better.
The steward then recommended a residence located in the suburbs of Beijing.
Wen Jiayue nodded, and after getting a general understanding, she went to Chang Le Yuan again.
"Why is this my elder brother's residence?" Shen Funian asked in surprise. "Why doesn't Fuyou let Yao'er live here?"
Wen Jiayue said ambiguously, "Fourth brother probably has something to do, and besides, his residence is in such a good location, what if Yao'er finds out?"
Shen Funian thought about it and agreed. Reluctantly, she said, "Then I can only forgive Shen Fuyou for now. You won't even help with this little thing. Do you really think I'm like water spilled from a cup after I've married out?"
Wen Jiayue silently pleaded for Shen Fuyou's innocence, but because Granny Wang was present, she said nothing.
"Forget it, let's leave him be," Shen Funian said, taking out a letter from her sleeve. "Sister-in-law, please ask my brother to pass this letter on to Xiao Suye."
Wen Jiayue's heart skipped a beat. She wanted to see what Granny Wang's expression was, but she held back and pretended to be calm as she went to receive the message.
Halfway there, it was intercepted by Granny Wang. She held the envelope in her large, fan-like hand and said with a stern face, "Third Miss, this old servant must take a look at this letter. Please forgive me."
Shen Funian got angry as expected: "What right do you, a servant, have to read the letter I wrote?"
“This old servant is Her Highness the Princess’s servant. If the Princess is qualified, then this old servant is qualified.”
As she spoke, Granny Wang quickly opened the letter and skimmed through it.
Before she could finish reading it, Shen Funian snatched the letter back and said angrily, "You old hag, I've put up with you for too long!"
After saying that, she was about to slap her, but Wen Jiayue quickly grabbed her wrist.
"Niannian, calm down!"
"How can I stay calm?" Shen Funian was furious. "I've never seen a servant so meddling in their master's affairs!"
Granny Wang straightened her clothes, raised her chin, and said, "Miss Shen, please think carefully. If you slap this old servant's face, you are slapping the Princess's face. Please consider the consequences!"
"you!"
Shen Funian was about to reach out when Wen Jiayue called out, "Shen Funian!"
She was stunned. The force and volume of the voice almost made her think that her older brother was calling her.
Shen Funian's imposing manner immediately diminished, and she said irritably, "What?"
"Calm down," Wen Jiayue said seriously. "You're getting married soon, don't cause trouble."
She knew this was unfair to Shen Funian, but for the sake of the bigger picture, she had no choice but to do it.
Just be patient for two more days, and everything will be fine once I get married.
But Shen Funian was unaware of her and Shen Fuhan's scheme, and said unhappily, "Sister-in-law, why are you helping outsiders? So what if she is the Princess's person? We are in the Jing'an Marquis's residence now, so naturally I have the final say!"
Wen Jiayue frowned and said, "Even if you don't give me face, you have to give the Princess face. What good will it do our Marquis's mansion to offend the Princess?"
She deliberately flattered Li Zhilan in order to make Granny Wang lower her guard against her.
As expected, upon hearing this, Granny Wang straightened her back even more, glanced at Wen Jiayue with a disdainful expression.
The eldest princess sent her to the Marquis's residence to keep an eye on things, and she thought it was a huge task, but she didn't expect it to be so easy.
This Lady Hou seems to lack cunning and is afraid of power, so the Princess will likely bring her down without much effort.
After finally managing to appease Shen Funian, Wen Jiayue showed the letter to Granny Wang before carefully putting it away and handing it over to Shen Fuhan that evening.
Before she could speak, Shen Fuhan asked intently, "Did you write this for me?"
"No, it was written by Third Sister for Young Master Xiao. If you have time, go see him and give it to him."
Shen Fuhan's expression immediately turned cold again: "I understand."
"Remember to deliver it," Wen Jiayue added, "It needs to be delivered tomorrow."
The day after tomorrow is the wedding day.
Shen Fuhan put the letter away and suddenly said, "You seem quite concerned about other people's love affairs."
Wen Jiayue was a little confused: "What do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing," Shen Fuhan said, but then stopped talking. "Let's go have our meal."
Wen Jiayue frowned and said, "Explain yourself first."
Otherwise, she would always feel that he was secretly cursing her.
“What I mean is,” Shen Fuhan leaned down and looked directly into her eyes, “when will A-Yue start paying more attention to our relationship?”
Wen Jiayue dodged the question, saying, "You want some snacks? Then let's go have a meal."
Shen Fuhan: "..."
He straightened up, crossed his arms, and looked at her: "Ah Yue is really strange. I told you, but you didn't listen."
Wen Jiayue snorted: "Now is not the time to talk about this. I can tell you after everything is settled."
"Okay, I'll wait for A-Yue's answer."
Wen Jiayue pushed him out: "Go and have your meal!"
During the meal, she recounted to Shen Fuhan the conflict between Shen Funian and Granny Wang.
Shen Fuhan seemed lost in thought and remained silent.
Wen Jiayue asked nervously, "Did I do something wrong?"
“Of course not, you did very well,” Shen Fuhan said. “I was just thinking…”
He suddenly paused, and Wen Jiayue quickly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
“I wonder if there’s anything I can tell you,” Shen Fuhan sighed. “It’s just that everything is so monotonous, dealing with those cases is so tedious and boring, I can’t think of anything.”
He wanted to change his habit of only talking while he listened silently, but after thinking it over, he realized that working shifts wasn't really that interesting.
Only when he returned to the manor and spent time with her, even if he did nothing, just looking at her, he felt content and every moment was meaningful.
Wen Jiayue was also taken aback.
So it turns out he wasn't that he had nothing to say to her, but just couldn't think of anything fun to say, so he simply chose not to say anything?
Was it the same in your past life?
She was curious whether Shen Fuhan had ever liked her back then.
But perhaps she will never know the answer.
However, she could ask Shen Fuhan now.
"My husband, I have a question for you."
"You ask."
Wen Jiayue opened her mouth, but then hesitated to speak. Shen Fuhan had never said he liked her, so how could she ask?
"Forget it, let's not talk about it."
"Why?" Shen Fuhan frowned. "Tell me. I will answer any question you ask."
Wen Jiayue bit her lip, deciding to go all out.
"I just suddenly wanted to know, when did you start... paying attention to me?"