Chapter 12 Cousin
The Pingyuan Marquis Mansion was not far from the Jiang family. The carriage was delayed in the busy street for a quarter of an hour and arrived in half an hour.
But with such a short distance, Chen Tang couldn’t come to the Jiang family once a year.
So when the Jiang family's gatekeeper saw the Pingyuan Marquis' carriage, his first reaction was that he was dazzled, and then he suspected that it was just passing by. It was not until the carriage actually stopped in front of the Jiang family's gate and he saw Chen Tang's face that the gatekeeper exploded and shouted excitedly into the door, "Quick, go and tell the old lady that the cousin is here!"
Such an urgent cry made Shen Tang's eyes sore.
Even the servants of the Jiang family knew how much her grandparents wanted her to come.
Because the eldest brother was lost while he was out on the street with his uncle and cousin to view the lanterns, the old lady blamed the Jiang family for not taking good care of him and felt resentful. The mother was so sad about the loss of the eldest brother that she had a miscarriage and almost lost the baby in her womb. No one believed that the mother gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and they believed that the mother had gone insane due to excessive grief. After the mother's death, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Jiang family almost cut off contact.
Normally the old lady wouldn't let her come to the Jiang family, and would only let her come when her grandparents had birthdays. Last year, her grandfather held a big birthday banquet, and she was fine the day before, but she had an inexplicable stomachache when she woke up that morning, so naturally she couldn't come to the Jiang family.
The old lady would not let her go to the Jiang family openly but stop her behind their backs. The second wife is narrow-minded and vindictive, and she must be trying to make the Jiang family unhappy.
In order to find her second brother who was replaced as soon as he was born and to avenge him, the mother wanted to strangle Shen Xi to death. But Shen Xi was the biological daughter of the second wife. How could the second wife not hate her mother and take revenge on the Jiang family?
Chen Tang could barely come to the Jiang family once a year, but Chen Xi hadn't set foot in the Jiang family for fifteen years, and she probably didn't even know which way the Jiang family's front door faced.
But the Jiang family treated her and Shen Xian equally, and whatever she had, Shen Xian also had.
Chen Xi never came to the Jiang family, but she accepted everything the Jiang family gave her.
No one believed that my mother had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. No one in Pingyuan Marquis's mansion believed it, and no one in the Jiang family believed it either. The more persistent my mother was, the more guilty the Jiang family felt.
After getting off the carriage, Shen Tang stepped into the Jiang family's home. Everyone in the Jiang family couldn't believe her when they saw her.
After all, it was someone who didn't even come to Old Master Jiang's birthday party, not during any festival, no, it was someone who stabbed herself with a golden hairpin two days ago in order to refuse to marry the Prince of Jingyang. It would be strange if this didn't cause people to be surprised that someone who should have stayed in the mansion to recuperate showed up at the Jiang family.
Chen Tang had been to the Jiang family so seldom that he was not even familiar with the route and had to rely on a maid to lead the way.
The maid led Shen Tang through the second gate and headed towards Cuibai Courtyard where Old Madam Jiang lived.
Halfway through the walk, Shen Tang saw two pretty figures walking quickly towards her. They were the two cousins from the Jiang family.
Chen Tang was quite familiar with them. Although she seldom came to the Jiang family, she attended many banquets held by the aristocratic families in Kyoto. She and her cousins from the Jiang family could meet at other people's houses and talk to each other.
Seeing Chen Tang, Jiang Ning, the second girl of Jiang, said happily, "The maid reported that my cousin was here, and I couldn't believe it, but she actually came."
Chen Tang asked, "Is grandma okay?"
Jiang Ning said, "Grandmother was heartbroken for two days when she heard that you stabbed yourself in order to avoid riding in the bridal sedan at Prince Jingyang's mansion. When she heard that you were coming, she burst into tears of joy."
Shen Tang knew that her grandmother loved her.
Whenever she came, her grandmother would hold her in her arms and not let go for a long time.
Chen Tang said, "I will go and pay my respects to my grandmother right away."
Chen Tang was about to walk towards Cuibai Courtyard, but Jiang Ning grabbed his sleeve and said, "Cousin, you have to wait a while before you can go."
Chen Tang looked at Jiang Ning, "Are there guests in the mansion?"
Jiang Ning covered her mouth and laughed, "I'm afraid that my elder sister will be married soon."
Jiang Li's face turned red, and she pretended to hit Jiang Ning.
The two sisters were playing around, and looking at Jiang Li's shy appearance, Shen Tang's mood seemed to be shrouded in a dark cloud, making her feel a little breathless.
Chen Tang asked, "Is it the wife of the Earl of Yongning who is here to propose marriage?"
Jiang Ning nodded, "The wife of the Earl of Yongning is here to ask for the eldest sister on behalf of the third young master Li."
As he spoke, Jiang Ning felt strange again.
Just now, my cousin seemed to be unaware that there was a guest in the house, so how did she guess that the one who came was the wife of the Earl of Yongning?
Chen Tangyun clenched his hands under his sleeves and said, "I have to go see my grandmother."
She turned and left.
Why did she insist on coming to the Jiang family even though she was injured?
I’m here for my cousin Jiang Li’s marriage!
In her previous life, she married Xie Guimo for the purpose of bringing good luck, and Xie Guimo woke up that very night. This incident caused quite a stir in Kyoto. People said that bringing good luck for the sake of bringing good luck was effective, and it also made many families with illnesses that could not be cured think of getting good luck for the sake of bringing good luck.
The Yongning Marquis’ Mansion is one of them.
The Prince of Yongning was ill with lung disease and was bedridden. He had not married or been engaged yet. Chen Xian and the Prince of Jingyang had made an engagement half a year ago, but she was afraid of becoming a widow and was unwilling to marry, not to mention that she knew that the Prince of Yongning was ill.
The Yongning Marquis's Mansion wanted to try every possible means but it was impossible as no one was willing to marry her. The Yongning Marquis's wife even resorted to fraudulent marriage to cure her son's illness.
She came to propose marriage under the guise of arranging a marriage for the second legitimate son, Young Master Li San. The Prince of the Yongning Earl was definitely not going to live long. He died of illness in less than two months in his previous life. The title naturally fell on Young Master Li San. How could the Jiang family not agree when the Lady of the Yongning Earl came to propose marriage for Young Master Li San? I happily agreed.
But on the day of the wedding, it was discovered that the Prince of Yongning and the Third Young Master Li got married on the same day. Jiang Li, who was supposed to marry the Third Young Master Li, was sent to the Prince of Yongning's bridal chamber, while the girl who was supposed to marry the Prince of Yongning married the Third Young Master Li.
The Yongning Marquis's Mansion said that the servants made a mistake in a hurry and came to apologize, but the matter was done and they could only let it go.
But this is Jiang Li's life that is wrong.
The Prince of Yongning died of illness less than a month after his marriage. Jiang Li and the Prince of Yongning did not consummate their marriage and became a widow. Later, something happened to the Jiang family, some fell ill, some died, and she committed suicide with a white silk thread.
In her previous life, Chen Tang always felt guilty, thinking that she had helped Xie Guimo get married and harmed Jiang Li. She thought that in this life, if she didn't get married, this incident would not happen.
But she was worried, and she wanted to see her grandparents, so she came to the Jiang family.
Unexpectedly, regardless of whether she was there to bring Xie Guimo a happy marriage or not, Lady Yongning would still be interested in Jiang Li!
Lady Yongning also has a daughter of her own. She asked herself honestly, would she be willing to let her daughter marry a man who was about to die to bring good luck? !
The wife of the Earl of Yongning wanted to bring good luck to her son, but was afraid that it would not work, so she did not dare to let anyone take her position as the wife of the Crown Prince of the Earl of Yongning's mansion. So she chose the Jiang family, which had a clean family background and no support in the court.
With a ball of anger in his heart, Chen Tang's steps became more and more hurried, and Ginkgo had to jog to keep up.
Jiang Li and Jiang Ning looked at each other, not knowing why Chen Tang was so anxious to see Old Madam Jiang, and hurried to follow.
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