The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

Wang Wanshu initially thought she must have misheard.

His first wife, with whom he had a very deep affection?

How could those words be used to describe Yu Wan!

She was the culprit who caused them to suffer all sorts of hardships in their past life!

As if betrayed, Wang Wanshu trembled with anger, her eyes reddening, and she said in an angry voice, "What did you say? You said Yu Wan is your first wife, you said you have a very deep relationship with her?"

"When did these feelings develop between you two?!"

Yun Shang frowned as he listened.

Qiaobi's face also showed a look of panic and embarrassment.

Why does the princess sound like she's questioning her philandering husband?

Yun Shang was completely baffled by Wang Wanshu's anger and ignored her question, saying calmly, "If my wife has offended the princess, please punish me, and I am willing to take the blame for her."

"Punish you? You took the blame for her?" Wang Wanshu laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, laughing until tears streamed down her face.

"Why should you take the blame for her?!"

Wang Wanshu felt an overwhelming resentment towards Yun Shang, who had changed his mind, and towards Yu Wan, who was in her way.

Things shouldn't be like this!

Yun Shang felt that Princess Tianyin seemed unable to understand human speech, and he was already feeling impatient, but thinking of Yu Wan and Prince Chen, he patiently said:

“I am her husband, and I should take the blame for her.”

However, every word he said was like a thorn piercing Wang Wanshu's heart. Her nails almost dug into her flesh as she suppressed her anger and said, "As far as I know, Yu Wan is a child bride that your mother gave you. You shouldn't like her, so why don't you divorce her?"

Yun Shang frowned.

A hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

"Princess, this is a student's family matter."

He did dislike Yu Wan before, but no matter how much he disliked her, it was a family matter of the Yun family, and outsiders had no right to interfere.

But Wang Wanshu wanted to hear him say it in his own ears.

She stared intently at Yun Shang, saying each word clearly, "You want me to let Yu Wan go? Fine, answer my question."

"Why not divorce her?"

Yun Shang looked up and met her gaze for a moment before quickly looking away. "As I just said, my wife and I have a deep affection for each other. Why would I want to divorce her?"

Wang Wanshu looked at her and said, "What if I, this princess, take a liking to you and want to marry you?"

Qiaobi was stunned and blushed instantly.

Although she knew that the princess might have taken a liking to Yun Shang, what kind of young lady would be so unreserved!

Wang Wanshu, however, paid no attention to Qiaobi's astonished gaze.

She looked at Yun Shang with expectant eyes, hoping to hear the answer she wanted.

Yun Shang paused for a moment, then bowed slightly, his tone becoming increasingly distant and indifferent.

"I am deeply grateful for the Princess's kindness, but I am unworthy of it."

"The student already has a wife and has no intention of taking a concubine."

Upon hearing this, the last shred of reason in Wang Wanshu's mind collapsed. She clutched her clothes tightly, not wanting to reveal the hatred in her heart to Yun Shang.

She lowered her eyes and said, "I understand."

"This is the end of the matter."

"Qiaobi, see Young Master Yun off."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room.

It took Qiaobi a while to react, and she gestured to Yun Shang, "Young Master Yun—"

Yun Shang frowned and glanced at the open door not far away, a strange feeling rising in his heart.

This princess... is rather strange.

Qiaobi saw Yunshang off from the county office. As soon as she stepped into the room, she heard her princess's cold voice from inside: "Qiaobi, go and invite Young Master Cui over for me."

Qiaobi was taken aback, not reacting for a moment, "Young Master Cui, which Young Master Cui does the Princess wish to invite?"

"Cui Qixian".

……

The small courtyard where Prince Chen is temporarily residing.

"What is Tianyin doing meeting Cui Qixian?" Prince Chen frowned, somewhat displeased.

Choi Qi-hyun came from an insignificant branch of the Choi family of Hwayang. There were no capable people in his family, and Choi Qi-hyun himself was a good-for-nothing with only half-baked skills.

Prince Chen didn't think that such a person could catch the eye of the Heavenly Music Hall.

Mingwei hesitated for a moment and said, "Qiaobi said that the princess heard that Cui Qixian was good at playing the zither, and she was bored in the county office and wanted to listen to the zither to relieve her boredom."

Upon hearing this, Prince Chen's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he casually waved his hand, "Let her see me if she wants to, as long as she doesn't cause me any more trouble."

The thought of those bribed thugs gave Prince Chen a headache.

Fortunately, he saved Yu Wan in time.

Otherwise, he and Yun Shang would probably have become enemies.

Yun Shang is a rare talent, and he doesn't want to lose him.

She stayed at Min'an Hall for two more days before Shen finally agreed to let her go home after Yu Wan insisted.

In fact, after breaking down and crying in front of Yun Shang once, Yu Wan cheered herself up again.

On the bright side, the fact that Wang Wanshu failed to kill her twice despite trying to do so shows what?

This shows that Yu Wan also has a bit of a protagonist's aura!

She's bound to have good fortune after surviving such a close call. She'll have to be careful around Wang Wanshu in the future; she can't possibly fall for this a third time!

For a period of time afterward, Yu Wan resolutely refused to go out alone.

Shen was also worried about her going out again, so she took over all of Yu Wan's previous work.

She helped Yu Wan sell the soap and scented soap recipes to Thirteen Sister of Juyun Pavilion, who was the beautiful proprietress who had previously agreed to a 30/70 split with Yu Wan.

When Yun Shang took a ten-day break, Shen also went to Juyun Pavilion.

The two went home together, and Yu Wan couldn't wait to ask Shen how much silver she had received.

Madam Shen immediately beamed with joy, “Mother Yu, we made the right choice in cooperating with Thirteenth Sister this time. In just seven days, she has sold more than three hundred bars of soap and bar soap.”

"These are all rare items. Thirteen Sister sets the price at a minimum of one tael of silver per piece, and the most expensive ones can be bought for one tael and five mace. Individual customers don't buy many, but the caravans coming from the south and north take a fancy to these items and buy dozens of pieces at a time."

This was definitely a pleasant surprise for Yu Wan.

More than 300 bars of soap were purchased, totaling 323 taels of silver. After deducting the costs of raw materials and labor, Yu Wan received nearly 200 taels of silver in one go!

Indeed, throughout history, women's money has always been the easiest to earn.

At this rate, she can save enough money in a month to cover her expenses for returning to Shengjing!

Yu Wan planned to strike while the iron was hot and write out a few more recipes. Nowadays, people also like the fragrance of osmanthus and gardenia, so she would include them in the recipes!

Because she was engrossed in writing the prescription, Yu Wan completely ignored Yun Shang who had returned home and buried herself in writing.

Occasionally, when I get tired of writing, I look up and see tea and snacks beside me, and I happily enjoy them.

She assumed it was prepared by the Shen family, so she didn't think much of it.

Outside the door, Madam Shen looked at her useless son with a reproachful gaze and sighed, "Shang'er, if you don't make something of yourself, you won't be good enough for our Yu Niang."

Hearing Shen's words, Yun Shang felt a sense of urgency.

His gaze kept involuntarily falling on Yu Wan.

He even unconsciously appears next to Yu Wan.

Yu Wan belatedly realized that Yun Shang seemed to be quite free during this vacation.