Chapter 111 Speculations
The maid reported in a very low voice, but Shen Xi was close and could not hear clearly, but she still heard the words "Prince Jingyang".
Chen Xian asked, "What happened to Prince Jingyang?"
The maid hesitated and dared not speak.
Shen Xi said anxiously, "Speak!"
The maid looked at the second wife, who did not stop her, so she said, "I just heard the two girls talking. They said they were on the alley over there and saw the second girl and the Prince of Jingyang talking over there. They were acting very close and intimate..."
Chen Xi's face turned green. She didn't believe that such a thing could happen. "They must have seen it wrong!"
The maid said, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the girl said she saw it clearly..."
Chen Xian didn't believe that Prince Jingyang would be so close to Shen Tang and behave intimately with him, but she also didn't forget that it was Prince Jingyang who saved Shen Tang when he frightened a horse on the street. He even helped Shen Tang reconnect his dislocated arm in public. Even on the birthday of Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion, when Shen Tang fell into the water, Prince Jingyang jumped in without hesitation. Although he didn't save him in the end, it was because Shen Tang could swim and didn't need anyone to save him.
That person who has yet to propose marriage but is of noble status and can persuade the emperor to help convey his message, could he be the Prince of Jingyang? !
Once this thought came to my mind, I couldn't suppress it anymore.
Not only Shen Xi had such suspicion, the second wife also had this guess.
Chen Xian resisted in her heart and tried to convince herself to give up this speculation. "The Marquis of Changping Mansion is Concubine Ye's maiden home. How could the Prince of Jingyang beat the Prince of Changping for Chen Tang? No, definitely not..."
This matter was indeed strange, but the Second Wife did not believe that anyone would dare to spread rumors about the Prince of Jingyang, especially putting him together with a girl who did not want to marry him. The Prince of Jingyang was not a man with a good temper.
The Second Wife had always wanted to find out why Old Prince Xie had taken a fancy to Chen Ying and proposed marriage to her. She had always hoped that Old Prince Xie would return to the capital to find out the reasons behind it. Perhaps there was still room for this marriage to be turned around.
Now that she knew that Prince Jingyang and Shen Tang had a secret relationship, the Second Wife recalled that when Prince Jingyang was poisoned and unconscious, Shen Xian went to the Jokhang Temple to pray for him. The lot she drew by accident said that if she got married within three days, she would be a widow.
On the day when Chen Xi got the lot, the Jingyang Palace came to the house to invite the prince to get married, so they planned to let Chen Tang marry in her place...
Chen Tang refused to get on the bridal sedan, and was certain that Prince Jingyang would be fine and did not need a wedding to bring good luck. Prince Jingyang did just as Chen Tang said, he woke up that day and broke off the engagement.
The second wife's face was cold, "I'm afraid that the person that Prince Jingyang wanted to marry from the beginning was the second girl."
Chen Xi stood up angrily, "Second Aunt, what are you talking about? Am I not as good as Second Sister?!"
In the heart of the Second Wife, Chen Xian was of course perfect in every way and Chen Tang was not even worthy of carrying her shoes.
However, there is one thing that doesn't make sense. Chen Tang and Prince Jingyang have had an affair for a long time, and they are in love with each other. The bridal sedan of Prince Jingyang's Mansion had arrived at the door that day, and Chen Tang was wearing her wedding dress. There was no reason for her not to get on the bridal sedan of Prince Jingyang's Mansion.
It can be said that Chen Tang was hindered by sisterly love, but after Chen Ying plotted to have Chen Tang marry in her place, Chen Tang opposed Shen Ying in every way, and the sisterly love had long since disappeared.
Thinking about so many things at once, the second wife felt like her head was about to explode.
Chen Xi's eyes were red with anger, "If the Prince of Jingyang were to ask for Chen Tang's hand in marriage, I would be laughed at to death!"
"Second Aunt won't let this happen."
The second wife coaxed, "Prince Jingyang rescued the second young lady in public and healed her dislocated arm. Prince Jingyang didn't even mention marrying the second young lady. Prince Jingyang and the second young lady may not be as we think. Don't let your imagination run wild and cause yourself trouble."
"But what if it is?"
Chen Xi was still worried.
The second wife said, "I will report this to Concubine Ye, and Concubine Ye will find out whether the person who beat up the Prince of Changping is the Prince of Jingyang."
Concubine Ye's father died trying to save Princess Jingyang's father. The Prince of Jingyang beat the Prince of Changping, bringing shame to the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and Concubine Ye. She didn't believe that Concubine Ye would let the second girl be with the Prince of Jingyang.
They couldn't stop Prince Jingyang from doing what he wanted to do, but Concubine Ye could.
Chen Xian may not marry the Prince of Jingyang, but the Prince of Jingyang can never marry Chen Tang!
The second wife's eyes were as cold as if they were filled with poison. After coaxing Shen Xi, she went to accompany the old lady.
Chen Xi sat in the meditation room next door for a long time, going over in her mind the events of the past six months when she proposed marriage to Prince Jingyang. When she thought of something, her expression changed, and she told the maid, "Go and help me check something."
Chen Xi whispered a few words and the maid went out.
Chen Xi calmed down her anger, put on some rouge, and then went out.
Shen Ran and Shen Luo were waiting for her in the pavilion over there, both of them looked quite impatient. Shen Ran could still tolerate it before, but that rash made Shen Ran's heart chilled. The Second Madam and Shen Xi were talking in the Zen room, but she didn't even let them in. Is this the treatment a biological daughter should get?
Chen Ran's eyes turned red again and again. Chen Luo saw it and asked, "What happened to Third Sister?"
Shen Ran shook his head and wiped his eyes with an embroidered handkerchief, "The wind is strong, so I squinted."
Was there wind just now?
What evil wind only blows the third sister and not her?
Even if Chen Ran didn't say it, Chen Luo could guess a little bit. Second Aunt was so good to the eldest sister that even Chen Ran, her own daughter, had to stand aside. That day, she heard her parents talking about this. Her mother suspected that the eldest sister was the second wife's daughter, and was severely scolded by her father. The second and eldest wives were brothers, and their third wife was a concubine's daughter. It was not enough to be cautious. If this was heard by others, there would definitely be a storm.
Just now, Shen Ran stared at the Zen room for a long time, and Shen Luo felt a little sorry for Shen Ran.
Shen Xian came out of the meditation room. Although she had put on powder, Shen Ran and Shen Luo could tell at a glance that she had been crying. They thought she was crying because she was scared by the Taoist fortune-telling and didn't think much about it.
Chen Xi asked, "Second sister hasn't come back yet?"
Shen Xian was asking about Shen Ran, but Shen Ran didn't respond. Shen Luo said, "Second sister hasn't come yet. She may still be at the market."
If she had known that her second sister was at the market, she would have gone with her.
Chen Xi said, "Go find her."
Chen Luo thought that Shen Xian was going to the market to find Chen Tang, but Chen Xian walked towards the path the maid said, and saw Chen Tang coming from a distance. Chen Tang's face was a little red, and his lips were tender and tempting. That bastard got a rash on her under the pretext of verification, and said he wanted to kiss her a few more times to make sure there would be no problem. Chen Tang felt like he was digging a hole to bury himself.
Just as she was greeting a certain gentleman, she saw Chen Xi, Chen Ran and others walking towards her.
Shen Xi suppressed her anger in her eyes, and as soon as she stepped forward, she spoke out, "Grandma asked us to be together, why are you running around?!"
Chen Tang now had no patience for Shen Xi and felt disgusted whenever he heard her speak.
Chen Tang said, "Grandma let me be together, but she didn't let us all revolve around you, the eldest sister."
Chen Xianyun clenched her fists under her sleeves, "What do you mean by circling around me? Shouldn't I report the fortune I told my grandmother in time?!"
Chen Tang laughed, "They say that every failure makes one wiser. My elder sister has suffered a loss in the Jokhang Temple, and she still believes in fortune-telling. Does my elder sister really believe that if she doesn't get married for a month, she will suffer a bloody disaster and bring trouble to her parents?"
This question was so clever that even Shen Xi couldn't respond.
If you believe it, then she suffered before, and she didn't marry the Prince of Jingyang to bring good luck, and she deserved to be broken off in the end.
You say you don't believe it. If you don't believe it, then why are you in such a hurry to report to the old lady?
Chen Xi said, "I'm worried about you! Don't forget, you're being watched."
He really cares about her. Chen Tang laughed sarcastically, "As long as no one in the Marquis' Mansion betrays me and reveals my whereabouts, I'm safe."
Chen Xian wanted to tear Chen Tang's face off, and she endured it so hard that her internal organs seemed to be burned by anger.
Neither of them spoke again. Shen Luo dragged Shen Tang to the market, and all four of them went. However, after they had been in the market for a while, the maid came over and invited them to have a vegetarian meal.
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