Qin Wan is the granddaughter of Qin Peng, the eldest brother of the Qin family.
The Qin family is not prominent in Beijing.
There are people in the family who are officials, but they are all insignificant and small officials.
The family does not have a lot of money, but they still have some small money. At least they are not short of food and clothing.
When the old lady was able to attract Mr. Chen's attention and marry her as his wife, she certainly used extraordinary means.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Chen family, one of the eight great aristocratic families, to see the daughter of an unknown official family.
After the old lady married into the Chen family, she knew that it was not easy for her to get a position, and she had to rely more on her mother's family for support.
Therefore, after marriage, she took great care of her mother's family, whether it was money or official position.
Therefore, after Mr. Chen died, the Qin family also took great care of the old lady.
Of course, after the Chen family began to decline, the Qin family experienced ups and downs, and Qin Peng began to gradually rise.
Although it only took three to five years to reach about half a level, it was enough for him and the Qin family.
After hearing a letter from Chen Mansion asking his granddaughter Qin Wan to visit the old lady, Qin Peng already roughly knew what the old lady was thinking.
He told his wife Cao about this matter. He thought it would be good to get married in person.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cao looked reluctant.
"That old sister of yours is not good at running a business at all. You see, she has made the Chen family a mess over the years. If you ask Wan'er to marry her son, isn't this making Wan'er suffer?"
"As you said, it would be good if a woman like Panqiu can support the Chen family. After all, she is not a man."
Mr. Qin said, "Besides, it was in the past that the Chen family was unhappy. Now that her three sons have grown up, she won't have much chance to live in the Chen family in the future."
In his opinion, it was a miracle that Chen Shaoan married a princess and came back from the dead on the battlefield. Chen Shaoan would have a bright future in the future.
Cao said, "You are satisfied with Chen Shaoan, not Chen Shaokang!"
"You never think that if Qin Panqiu wants to marry us, he wants Wan'er to marry the eldest son, right? Is it Chen Shaokang?"
"Of course I know it's Chen Shaokang, and it's impossible for our Wan'er to be a concubine, but do you think that with Chen Shao'an and the princess supporting the Chen family, will our Wan'er suffer a loss if she goes there?"
"Also, it's not like you haven't seen the thank-you gift from the princess. I heard that she hopes to run a shop in the autumn. The Chen family in the future will definitely be better than now."
Qin Peng is very optimistic about the future of the Chen family.
What her husband said was categorical, Mrs. Cao was not satisfied with her granddaughter marrying into the Chen family to serve Qin Panqiu.
"Anyway, I don't agree with this marriage."
Wan'er was her most beloved granddaughter, and she looked down upon someone like Chen Shaokang as her grandson-in-law.
"Don't be anxious, it all depends on Wan'er's wishes in the end."
Qin Peng couldn't resist his wife, so he discussed, "Let's not tell Wan'er about this yet."
"How about letting her go to the Chen Mansion to see Panqiu and let her make her own decision about whether to marry or not?"
Mrs. Cao nodded, "That's fine, but I say it beforehand, if Wan'er doesn't want to marry, you can't force her!"
"I will never force her!" Qin Peng vowed.
So, Qin Wan came to visit the Chen family.
Originally, it was said that the old lady was feeling unwell and she was asked to check on the Qin family's condition.
But when Qin Wan entered the Chen Mansion, she did not go to the old lady's bedroom immediately. Instead, she went to Su Nianyun's Tingfeng Courtyard first.
Su Nianyun warmly entertained her in Tingfeng Courtyard, and said that if she knew she was coming back in advance, she would have made preparations early.
In fact, the old lady deliberately did not tell Su Nianyun that Qin Wan was coming.
She was afraid that like the last time she went to Earl Guangyu's Mansion, Su Nianyun would praise herself to the extreme and then talk about the Tingfeng Courtyard...
She was afraid that her future second daughter-in-law would ask for a luxuriously renovated yard from her.
In particular, the capital of Tingfeng Yuan has not yet been recovered from Su Nianyun. She will not engage in loss-making business again.
However, after she had packed up and was sitting in the room, Qin Wan did not arrive.
"Mama Wen, what's going on? It's this hour, why doesn't Qin Wan come?"
At this time, Wen's mother said a little awkwardly, "Madam, maybe Miss Wan was delayed on the way, you..."
"No, you don't look right." The old lady noticed the clue immediately, "What's going on?"
At this time, Zhao Ma couldn't help but said, "Old madam, Miss Wan'er is so unruly. She went to Tingfeng Courtyard first before entering the mansion!"
"What, she went to Tingfeng Yuan?" Upon hearing this, the old lady's eyes widened.
"Yes, old lady, how can you say there is such a rule? I don't come to see you first when I enter the Chen Mansion, but I go to see the princess first."
Zhao's mother continued, "Does she think that the princess has a higher status than you, so she went to see the princess first regardless of her seniority?"
It was the first time that Bai He liked Ma Zhao's words so much.
She stood guard at the door, watching the old lady's face getting more and more ugly, and thought to herself, Mother Zhao, if you can speak, please say a few more words.
She subconsciously hoped that the old lady would completely piss Qin Wan off.
After all, the old lady intends to make Qin Wan the second wife.
She and the second master are having a good time now, and her own goal has not yet been achieved. If there is a mistress in the second master's courtyard, all her plans will be in vain.
Therefore, Bai He was so anxious that Qin Wan would stay in Tingfeng Court and come over, and make the old lady as angry as possible.
"Old madam, don't be angry."
Mother Wen rolled her eyes at Mother Zhao, and then comforted her.
"A few days ago, because the Qin Mansion has always taken great care of the uncle, the princess made many thank you gifts to the Qin Mansion a few days ago to thank the Qin Mansion for its care for the uncle..."
"I think it was because of this relationship that Miss Wan went to the princess immediately. She should have gone to say thank you."
"That's it!" After hearing what Wen's mother said, the old lady felt slightly better, and Wen's mother also found a way for her to get off.
What's the use of being angry? She can't blame Qin Wan at this time.
After all, the eldest brother wrote back and said that it was based on Qin Wan's wishes. If she was willing to marry, he would agree to the marriage.
With her eldest brother, how could she fall out with Qin Wan at this time?
On the contrary, she wanted to make Qin Wan even more nostalgic for the Chen family.
Thinking of this, she felt that it would be good for Qin Wan to go to Su Nianyun. At least Su Nianyun was rich and generous. I heard that the thank you gift she gave Qin Wan was a very valuable jade bracelet.
At this time, Qin Wan was stroking the bracelet on her wrist, while her eyes were staring at the layout of Su Nianyun's entire room.
She sighed, "It is rumored that the Queen Mother has prepared a generous dowry for Princess Nianyun. It seems that it is indeed the case!"
"Miss Wan, you misunderstood."
Chunhua said, "Actually, most of these items were not purchased with the Queen Mother's dowry, but with the money the Princess got from managing the shop."
"Shop?" Qin Wan was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, shop."
Su Nianyun smiled, "You also know that I am now in charge of the Chen family and manage the operation of all the shops outside the Chen family..."
"Princess, is the shop you run really so profitable?"
Qin Wan couldn't believe it. How did she hear that the Chen family's shop was about to close down?