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Chapter 335 Mission 23: General's Orphan 6

The Cui sisters always thought that the original owner could not write poetry, and she was just pretending not to be able to. She had already aroused the jealousy of Miss Cui, who had often made things difficult for her. Now she didn't want to pretend anymore and just did whatever she wanted.

"Their eyes are on their butts. They only care about clothes and not people." This sentence is a perfect curse on the Cui family.

When Wen Wan recovered from her illness and went out, her name spread throughout the capital, and many people were curious and came out to see the orphan of the Han family, the Princess of Beining.

Wen Wan arrived at the jewelry store owned by the Han family. As soon as she stepped inside, she heard Miss Cui arguing with the steward: "The head steward ordered that the ladies who want to pre-order jewelry must pay according to the rules. The Han family does not do business at a loss."

Because Wen Wan lost the chance to marry the new emperor, Cui Zhen wanted to make a fortune from the jewelry shop under the name of the Han family. There was a sound of horse hooves outside, and Wen Wan, wearing a bright red dress, ran over heroically, like a ball of bright sunshine. There was no trace of the gloom she had when she was in Cui's house. Even her smile seemed sincere and bright. She had been away for more than a month, but her whole body exuded a different charm and looked better than before.

Cui Zhen called out, "Han Qingwan, I want to order some jewelry, but your housekeeper wants a deposit."

Wen Wan jumped off the horse and said, "Uncle Butler's point is the same as mine. We are all running a small business. If you don't want it after it's finished, we will lose the cost and the craftsman's wages. You may like this style, but others may not."

Cui Ying looked around at the increasing number of people watching the fun, and pointed at Wen Wan and scolded her, "You've lived and eaten well in our Cui Mansion for nearly ten years, eating and using our money, and yet you demand a deposit just because my elder sister likes a piece of jewelry."

Wen Wan was calm and composed. "Isn't that the opposite of what you said? When the two families got engaged, after I went to the Cui Mansion, the Han Mansion sent 1,200 taels of silver every year, and eight rolls of silk every year. On the third, sixth, and ninth day of each month, they also sent vegetables, fruits, eggs, and rice. One month, they sent 200 kilograms of rice and flour, 18 carts of vegetables, fruits, and 200 eggs to the Cui Mansion.

Everyone, tell me, how can a little girl like me use so much money, eat so much food and vegetables, and wear so much fabric?"

Someone nearby said loudly, "I'm afraid Miss Han is supporting the Cui family's half-wife. Why is she speaking in a sarcastic way?"

"One thousand two hundred taels of silver a year, eight rolls of silk, and so much food. Even a little girl with twenty servants can't eat it all."

The people were talking a lot.

Wen Wan smiled slightly, "I've always known about this. Isn't it your Cui family who picks up the bowl to eat and puts down the bowl to curse your mother?"

Cui Zhen was furious. She didn't expect Wen Wan to pretend so well before.

Cui Ying said, "You used to like my elder brother so much that you wanted to be with him all day long. There were times when you were sick and you even pestered my elder brother to sleep with you..."

He wanted to ruin her reputation.

Wen Wan nodded. "When I was three, I was ignorant and thought he could pretend to be a horse for me to ride. He said he was sleepy, so I lent him my bed. But I stopped doing that after I turned five." She bent her body. "I'm sorry. I was ignorant when I was young and let the young master of the Cui family pretend to be a horse and suffer."

Why are you bringing up the affairs of a three-year-old kid?

Cui Zhen curled her lips and smiled, "What about the love letter you wrote to my eldest brother?"

"Uh, did I write about it? Wheat and beans, I don't remember."

The original owner is not stupid and has never written it.

At this time, Douzi said embarrassedly: "It was written by me. If I didn't write the letter, we would have to eat leftovers. If I had written, we could have a good meal. Miss, it's all my fault. I gave in for a good meal."

"It's okay, it's okay. Even Han Xin, a man of eight feet tall, suffered humiliation under the crotch. We are women, and it is understandable that we have to compromise for the sake of temporary difficulties. Besides, you are doing good things, and you are doing it so that your lady can have a full meal. You are the most loyal."

Cui Zhen looked at the letter in her hand.

Wen Wan nodded again, "This... How is this possible? This is clearly..."

She smiled slightly. "My calligraphy was taught by Mr. Gongsun himself. Mr. Gongsun is extremely talented. Everyone says that my calligraphy has the style of Mr. Gongsun back then. This is definitely not my handwriting."

Cui Zhen thought of the Cui Family Girls' School and Wen Wan's crooked handwriting, even worse than the girls around her. "Have you... been hiding your incompetence?"

"If a person is outstanding, he will be envied. I was pretending before, but now I am being genuine." Wen Wan smiled again, with a look of sarcasm and disdain. "When your father got lost while hunting in winter, was it really your mother who saved him from the mountain? I heard it was a young girl in red riding a horse. Your mother is the daughter of a civil servant, she never leaves the main gate or the secondary gate. How could she have climbed the mountain?"

Cui Ying's eyes darted around. Her uncle's marriage to Li Shi was due to a life-saving favor. Otherwise, with Li Shi's background, she wouldn't have been able to marry into the Ningyuan Marquis's residence. "What... do you mean?"

"Since you're asking, I'll tell you. The people who saved your father were my mother and Nanny Lian, master and servant. My mother was engaged to my father at the time and didn't want to cause any trouble. But when your mother found out about this, she shamelessly pretended to be the one who saved his life and married into the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion."

Cui Zhen yelled repeatedly: "Stop talking!"

"If you ask me not to tell you, then don't tell me. It's a pity that you don't have the face to do so in front of me.

Your mother knew that it was my mother who saved the man. After my father died in battle, she deliberately made up those specious lies to deceive my mother into being buried alive with my father. She did all that because she was afraid that your father would know the truth.

You're just like your mother, full of little tricks. It was you who plotted against Miss Xie, yet you forced me to take the blame. If I did it, I did it. If I didn't, I didn't. If it wasn't me, I'll freeze to death and never admit my guilt!"

Cui Zhen fled with several young ladies of the Cui family, jumped onto the Cui family's carriage and disappeared.

Now, even the truth about Cui and Li’s marriage has been revealed.

How could Wen Wan know? Of course she heard Nanny Lian talking about it.

Nanny Lian said that the Madam had not wanted to die. Every time Li came to visit her, she would say the same thing, saying that if anything happened to the Prince, she would follow him and never live in vain. If one died, the other should follow, to live up to the other's deep affection.

Wen Wan heard that Li was brainwashing the original owner's mother.

The original owner's mother was also stupid. Because she missed her deceased husband, after clearing the injustice and infamy for the entire Han family, she really committed suicide.

This woman, Mrs. Li, is quite disgusting. Wen Wan is thinking about whether she should kill the eldest son of the Cui family and see if Mrs. Li will follow him to the underworld. She has used all kinds of tricks to marry into the Cui family. If she doesn't commit suicide for love, Wen Wan will look down on her.

Wen Wan toured the shops under her family's name and was surprised by how well they were doing. Xiaojiu explained that the managers were all retired soldiers, some with hidden injuries or disabilities, and were loyal to the Han family, working tirelessly. They never took more than a penny, receiving their monthly allowance from Han the Great Steward and Mr. Gongsun, and their accounts were kept clear.