Shen Wan was dragged upstairs by Yan Xiao.
Shen Miao glared at her in frustration, then nervously glanced at Yan Xiao beside her, bit her lip, stomped her foot, and angrily left.
Shen Wan looked up at Yan Xiao the anger in his eyes seemed even stronger.
She put on an innocent expression. “You know I have no feelings for you. I’m just doing this to get back my mother’s keepsake. Why are you angry?”
Yan Xiao abruptly turned to her. His tall frame blocked the light, making Shen Wan feel like a little rabbit caught in a predator’s gaze.
“Trading me for a worthless pendant? And you say it so shamelessly! That pendant could buy all of Liangzhou City? Is it more valuable than me?”
“I’m not trading you,” Shen Wan blinked. “I just promised to take her to see you once. I never said you had to marry her.”
“Do you take me for a fool?”
Yan Xiao grabbed Shen Wan’s chin, forcing her to look up. “I heard every word you said to her.”
Shen Wan winced, frowning, and pushed his hand away. “Let go, it hurts!”
Yan Xiao was inexplicably drawn to her pained expression.
He grabbed her wrist and pulled her in front of him. “Today’s a day of celebration. You’d better behave and not cause trouble.”
Shen Wan struggled, glaring at him. “That’s impossible. Not causing trouble during the ceremony is already giving you face.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Shen Miao had gone downstairs and would definitely head to the courtyard to find Shen Mingyuan.
The little maid followed closely behind her.
Shen Wan and Yan Xiao stood by the second-floor window, quietly watching the little maid’s panicked steps toward Shen Miao.
The maid’s face was covered with red bumps, and the female guests attending the wedding in the courtyard recoiled in disgust.
Suddenly, the little maid collapsed at Shen Miao’s feet, crying and pleading, “Miss Shen, please heal me! You made me give the medicated rouge to Madam, but when I applied it to my face, it burned as if on fire! My face… my face is ruined!”
The courtyard erupted in chaos, whispers flooding like a tide.
Shen Miao’s face turned red and pale in turns. She glared at the kneeling maid and shouted sharply, “What nonsense are you talking about?! When did I ever give you medicated rouge?!”
Yan Xiao raised an eyebrow with interest, watching the farce below, realizing it was all Shen Wan’s calculated scheme.
He looked down at Shen Wan, his tone teasing. “What’s with the rouge? You knew she’d do this all along?”
Shen Wan gave him a cool glance. “The little maid knew what she was doing was wrong and feared being caught, so she spilled the rouge and I found out. As for Shen Miao… I know her better than anyone.”
Standing nearby, Shen Mingyuan saw Yan Xiao and Shen Wan at the second-floor window.
His face instantly darkened. He yanked Shen Miao by the hair and yelled, “You idiot! What have you done?!”
Shen Miao cried, tears streaming, trying to defend herself, “Father, I didn’t! Shen Wan framed me! She ”
“Slap!” A loud smack cut off her cries.
Shen Mingyuan trembled with anger.
From their earlier conversation, he had already pieced together the general outline of what had happened.
This foolish Shen Miao, jealous of Shen Wan, had dared to interfere on her own wedding day to the General?!