Chapter 125: Purity
There was a lot of noise as they were busy putting out the fire in Qinglan Garden. Chen Tang cried out in pain and Ginkgo yelled, but the Second Master and the Second Mistress didn't hear them and went straight into the yard.
But it didn't matter that they didn't hear it, because Steward Li, who brought the maids and servants from the outer courtyard to put out the fire, saw it. When Ginkgo helped Chen Tang up, Chen Sui also arrived.
Shen Sui frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Chen Tang said, "I sprained my ankle..."
Gingko took the opportunity to complain, "The Second Master and the Second Wife were in a hurry to get into the yard, and the Second Wife pushed the girl and pushed her to the ground!"
Chen Sui's face turned cold, "There's a fire in Qinglan Garden, it's very chaotic, you should go back."
Chen Tang pretended to fall down on purpose because she didn't want to enter Qinglan Garden. As a sister, she had to come to accompany Chen Xi, but she couldn't be with her because she was injured. She had nothing to say and she also had to put some eye drops on her father. It was not the first time that the Second Wife pushed her for Shen Xi.
Even if the Second Madam was worried about Shen Xi, she wouldn't be so worried as to push her to the ground.
Since he was pretending to sprain his ankle, he had to act realistically. With Ginkgo's support, Chen Tang limped back to Qingyi Garden, entered the house, and then walked on his own.
Besides, Qinglan Garden was in chaos. The fire was too big to be put out, but even if it couldn't be put out, we had to do our best to put out the fire, and the bit of fire that could be put out was the best it could be.
When Shen Sui entered, Shen Xian was hugging the Second Wife and crying. She was really frightened. The maid was cutting the wick and changing the candle, and then she rushed towards the lotus lampstand without warning, knocking over the lampstand that Shen Sui could not move at all. The candle fell on the gauze curtain and instantly caught fire. She was so scared that she was stunned.
Although she came out of the house in time, she couldn't bear to watch the house where she had lived since she was a child being swallowed up by the flames bit by bit. Her eyes were red and she was trembling with fear.
The second wife patted Shen Xi's back and coaxed her softly, "It's okay, the second aunt is here, it's okay."
Seeing Chen Xiang hiding in the arms of the second wife in fear, one crying and the other comforting her, and then thinking of Chen Tang who was pushed to the ground and sprained his foot by the second wife, at this moment, Chen Sui completely believed that Chen Xiang was the daughter of the second wife.
In the light of the fire, thinking of Shen Sui, who died of hatred for his wife, his face became colder than ever before.
After Chen Tang returned to the house, Qiu Tong brought two more buckets of hot water. Chen Tang took a comfortable hot bath, came out of the bathtub, and prepared to go to bed.
Si Er came in from outside and told Chen Tang, "The eldest girl wanted to live in Qingyi Garden, but the Marquis refused and told her to live in the old lady's courtyard instead."
It was a good idea. Since Qinglan Garden was burned down, he wanted to occupy her Qingyi Garden. Fortunately, his father now believed that Chen Xi was not his daughter. The second wife had ulterior motives, so how could his father let Chen Xi disturb her peace.
Chen Tang went to bed in a good mood and fell asleep soon.
A good night's sleep.
When he woke up the next day, Chen Tang sat on the bed and stretched. Gingko and Qiu Tong brought in hot water. Chen Tang asked, "Is the fire in Qinglan Garden out?"
Ginkgo said, "It's almost the same whether it's destroyed or not."
Chen Tang knew what was going on. After all, Qingyi Garden was burned down on the day she married Xie Guimo and returned home. The fire in Qingyi Garden could not be put out, and the same was true for Qinglan Garden.
After washing up, Chen Tang sat down to eat breakfast, and then went to Songhe Hall. Yin Xing reminded Chen Tang, "Miss, have you forgotten that you sprained your ankle?"
Of course Chen Tang didn't forget, she had to let the old lady know how much the second wife cared about Chen Xi.
Chen Tang pretended to have sprained his ankle from the moment he left home, and continued to pretend all the way to Songhe Hall.
Chen Tang, "..."
She was pretending so hard that she felt like she really sprained her ankle.
Pretending to be sick is also a physically demanding job.
She limped into the yard, and the maids and servants all looked at her, wondering why the second young lady would come to Songhe Hall after spraining her ankle...
Seeing Chen Tang being helped into the house, the old lady was also stunned, "What happened?"
Chen Tang didn't even bother to bow to the old lady, he just sat down and said, "Qinglan Garden caught fire yesterday, I was in a hurry to see my eldest sister, I didn't notice Second Aunt coming from behind, she pushed me, I accidentally fell to the ground, and sprained my ankle..."
The old lady glanced at the second wife, who suddenly felt a little restless. "I was planning to visit you later. Why did you come to Songhe Hall when you sprained your ankle?"
Chen Tang said, "I applied medicine last night and thought I was fine. I went back yesterday because I didn't see my eldest sister. I knew she spent the night at my grandmother's house, so I wanted to come and see her. But halfway through, my feet started to hurt again. The way back was the same as the way here, so I decided to come to Songhe Hall."
As he spoke, Chen Tang looked at the Second Madam and said depressedly, "I know Second Aunt loves my eldest sister, but Second Aunt has pushed me twice for my eldest sister. There was a fire in Qinglan Garden, but my eldest sister was fine. I went to see my eldest sister but got injured. I will be laughed to death."
The second wife wanted to deny it, but she couldn't deny the fact.
If Chen Tang didn't tell her, the maids and servants wouldn't even remember that a few months ago, when Chen Xian heard that the Jingyang Palace was going to hold a wedding, she fainted on the spot, and the Second Madam pushed Chen Tang on the forehead. It seemed that whenever something happened to the eldest girl, the Second Madam would lose her composure...
The old lady's hand holding the Buddhist beads trembled violently, and then she fiddled with them quickly.
Shen Xi walked in from outside. Maybe she didn't sleep well last night. Her face was a little pale, and there was a dark spot under her eyelids. When the old lady saw her, she asked, "Why do you look so haggard?"
Chen Xi didn't say anything. The maid said, "The young lady had a nightmare last night. I wanted to call a doctor before dawn, but the young lady didn't want to disturb you, the old lady, so she didn't let me..."
The old lady still felt sorry for Shen Xi, so she ordered, "Call the doctor quickly."
Shen Xi sat down next to the old lady and said, "Grandma, I'd better go live with my second sister. I'll disturb you if I live in Songhe Hall."
The second wife also chimed in, "After all, they are sisters. Even if there were some conflicts and estrangement before, they will be reconciled in a few days if they live together."
Chen Tang looked at the Second Madam and Shen Xi in surprise, "Why does the eldest sister insist on living in my Qingyi Garden? She wanted to go last night, but father didn't agree and told her to come to Grandma's place. Today she wants to move to my place again. Even if she doesn't like living with Grandma, there are still many empty courtyards in the Marquis' Mansion, and they can be cleaned up in less than two days. Does the eldest sister really like to squeeze in with me?"
Want to move to Qingyi Garden?
No way!
She had finally managed to clear out most of the spies in the Second House in Qingyi Garden. Now if Chen Xi moved in, would she still be able to live a peaceful life?
Chen Xian is unhappy herself, so she wants everyone else to be unhappy.
Chen Xi gritted her teeth in anger, "Who doesn't like living here with Grandma? I'm just afraid of disturbing Grandma's peace!"
Chen Tang said indifferently, "It was your father who asked you to come here. Are you trying to say that your father is unfilial?"
The old lady didn't know that Shen Sui didn't allow Shen Ying to go to Qingyi Garden. Shen Ying wanted to move in with Shen Tang, and the old lady wouldn't object, after all, they were sisters. But knowing that Shen Sui didn't agree, she still wanted her to agree. The old lady's face turned cold, and Shen Ying said anxiously, "Grandma, I didn't mean that. I'm just afraid that the fortune-telling will come true and there will be a bloody disaster, implicating grandma..."
Chen Tang didn't wait for her to speak, and interrupted her, "You are afraid of implicating your grandmother, but you are not afraid of implicating me, right?"
Chen Xian was so busy coaxing the old lady that she neglected the whole thing and ended up running into Chen Tang's trap.
She and Shen Tang don't get along. Knowing that she will be in bloody trouble, she still wants to move to Qingyi Garden. She wants to drag Shen Tang down with her even if she dies.
This girl is really cruel.
The old lady said coldly, "Clean up Mingyue Garden and you can move in."
Mingyue Garden is located in the northwest corner of the Marquis's mansion. It is not only far from Songhe Hall, but also far from the second house.
The second wife wanted to persuade the old lady, but the old lady seemed to have expected her to stop her. She gave her a cold look, and the second wife swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
At this time, a maid came in and reported to the old lady, "Old lady, everyone in the mansion is talking about the fire in Qinglan Garden last night. Is it because the eldest daughter hasn't been engaged yet, and the bloody disaster is about to come true..."
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