Chapter 128 Humiliation
The Second Wife was not only frightened like a frightened bird, but she was also already unable to sleep or eat well after the divination that Chen Ying got at the Jokhang Temple. Last night, there was a fire in Qinglan Garden where Chen Ying lived, and today, the Second Master frightened a horse on the street. The Second Wife was very worried, fearing that something bad would happen to her. While she was worrying, a bird pooped on her head. This was extremely unlucky.
The Second Wife's legs were so weak that she could hardly stand, and she was supported by a maid to return to the South Courtyard.
After returning home, she washed her hair over and over again, feeling so disgusted that she wanted to cut the bird into pieces. She was the second wife of a marquisate and a future marquisate lady, but she was always dealing with shit and urine. She frightened her horse at the Jokhang Temple and it fell into the field where manure was being watered. Today was the same thing again!
The maid wrung out the second wife's hair, and the maid came in and said, "Madam, the eldest girl is here."
As soon as the maid reported, Chen Xian came in. The whole mansion knew how much the second wife loved Chen Xian, and no one dared to stop her.
Seeing Shen Xi rushing in, the Second Madam waved her hand and sent all the maids away. Shen Xi cried anxiously, "My bloody disaster won't really come true, will it?"
She said she would not get married within a month, but only a few days had passed and things happened one after another. Chen Xian did not dare to think about what would happen if she really did not get married within a month.
Shen Xi was anxious, and so was the second wife, "First, find a way to get engaged."
Chen Xi pulled the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and said, "It's not like I can get engaged just because I want to."
She was not willing to get engaged casually. If she didn't marry well, she would rather die.
Chen Xian was proud and arrogant to begin with, and ordinary people were not in her eyes. In addition, she was engaged to the Prince of Jingyang, so she could not accept that her future husband was worse than the Prince of Jingyang, and she could not tolerate Chen Tang marrying someone better than her.
But there are not many people in Kyoto whose status can be compared with that of Prince Jingyang. They can be counted on one hand. People of such status will not easily ask to marry a girl who has been engaged before. Otherwise, it would be somewhat awkward to see Prince Jingyang every day in the future. There are so many ladies from wealthy families in Kyoto, and there is nothing particularly outstanding about Chen Xian.
Chen Xian came to the second wife in a hurry. The old lady and Shen Sui were discussing an engagement for her. Shen Sui mentioned two people, but Chen Xian didn't like either of them. That's why she came to the second wife in a hurry to help her find a solution. Only the second wife was sincerely thinking about her.
The second wife calmed down and said, "It is impossible for her to get married within a month if we get engaged normally. We can only use extraordinary means. Among the royal relatives and children of noble families, you can choose a few who are willing to marry and see which one has hope."
Thinking about the dirty tricks she had to resort to in order to get married, and then thinking about how Chen Tang and Xie Guimo loved each other, Chen Xian's tears of humiliation welled up in her eyes, and she was filled with hatred, "Even if I die, I won't let them be together!"
Inside the house, Chen Tang was happily lying on the couch eating fruit. Hearing the voice of Zhou Mama scolding the maid outside, Chen Tang said, "Go see what's going on?"
Gingko went out and came back soon, saying, "The maids in the yard were discussing whether the eldest girl could get married in a month. They said that the young lady and the eldest girl had the same birth date, but why the divinations they got were different. When Madam Zhou heard it, she scolded them..."
It was normal for the maid to find it strange, but Madam Zhou was afraid that rumors would spread that Chen Tang would meet with a bloody disaster if she didn't marry within a month, so she forbade the maid to discuss it.
Gingko said, "I don't know if the Marquis can marry off the eldest daughter within a month."
She is not her father’s biological daughter, so the old lady and the second wife are the ones who are anxious.
Thinking about how in her previous life, Chen Xian drugged Xie Guimo in order to marry him, and was then thrown to the second prince by Xie Guimo, there were signs that this life was similar to the previous life. However, her scheme against Xie Guimo in her previous life did not succeed, so there was no chance for Chen Xian to succeed in this life. But for some reason, when Chen Tang thought about this, he felt uneasy for no reason.
Chen Xian lived in Songhe Hall for two days, and then the second wife had Mingyue Garden cleaned up, and Chen Xian moved to Mingyue Garden. Chen Xian was reluctant to move, but the bloody disaster was hanging in the balance, so she had to move.
It's good to live far away. Chen Tang has returned to Qingyi Garden to pay his respects to the old lady, and Chen Xie has just arrived at Songhe Hall. They haven't seen each other for several days.
On this day, Chen Tang came back from Songhe Hall, and Mother Zhou came over from the corridor and said, "Miss, the second cousin of the Jiang family will have his birthday in a few days."
I almost forgot that my second cousin's birthday is in a few days. I rarely went to the Jiang family once a year before, so naturally I never gave birthday gifts to my cousins. Now that I go to the Jiang family often, I must give my second cousin a birthday gift.
I had embroidered a belt before under the guise of giving it to my cousin as a birthday present, but it was too late as only a few days were left.
If Jiang Li and Jiang Ning had birthdays, she could pick out some jewelry to give to them. She didn't have anything suitable to give to her cousin, so she had to go out and buy some.
The next day, after Chen Tang had breakfast, he took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall and greeted the old lady, saying, "Grandma, I want to go to the street today."
Shen Luo's eyes lit up and she asked, "What is Second Sister doing on the street?"
Chen Tang said, "In a few days it will be the birthday of Jiang's second cousin. I will go to the street to pick out a birthday gift and give it to him when the time comes."
It is normal for a cousin to give a birthday gift to her cousin. Before, the old lady did not allow Chen Tang to go out on the street because she was worried that she would be targeted by the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and Concubine Ye. Now that the assassin who beat the Marquis of Changping's son has been caught, Chen Tang wants to leave the mansion, and the old lady will not stop her.
Shen Ran said, "I remember that my second sister embroidered a belt as a birthday gift for my cousin from the Jiang family, didn't she?"
The belt was embroidered for Xie Guimo, but it was discovered by Shen Ran, so he used Jiang's cousin as a cover to get away with it. I didn't expect that Shen Ran still remembered it after so long.
But it's easy to fool him again, Chen Tang said, "It's an embroidered belt. There was a fire in Qinglan Garden a few days ago. When the maid reported it to me, she was startled and pricked her finger. The blood was on the belt. I was afraid that it would be unlucky as a birthday gift, and there was no time to prepare another one, so I had to spend money to buy one."
Shen Luo likes shopping and wants to go with Shen Tang. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Xian walked in and said, "Big sister is here. Second sister wants to choose a birthday gift for cousin Jiang. Big sister, do you want to go shopping with us?"
Chen Xi said coldly, "I have something to do today, so I won't go."
The rejection was straightforward and decisive, and also put an end to Chen Luo's idea of leaving the house together. Chen Xian didn't even want to go out with Chen Tang, let alone Chen Luo and Chen Ran.
When Shen Luo spoke, Shen Tang wanted to cover her mouth. She didn't want to go out with Shen Xian, and she didn't want Shen Xian to go to Jiang's house. Unexpectedly, Shen Xian didn't want to go out with her either.
Very good.
No one follows me, so I enjoy the peace and quiet.
After sitting in Songhe Hall for a quarter of an hour, Chen Tang stood up and took his leave, bringing Ginkgo to the gate of the Marquis's Mansion. At that time, a carriage was already waiting there, but it was the carriage that Shen Ran and Shen Luo usually rode in.
Chen Tang frowned, and Ging Xing said, "How do we arrange this carriage, the girl's own carriage?"
The servant said, "The eldest lady is also leaving the house today, and she sent someone to pass on the message early. We can only arrange this carriage for the second lady."
Chen Xi said that she had something to do today, but she didn't say that she was going to leave the house.
There was only Chen Shan by her side, and he was responsible for protecting her. Otherwise, I would really like to send him to see what Chen Xi was doing outside the house.
Stepping down the steps, Chen Tang asked casually, "Do you know where the eldest lady went when she left the house?"
The servant said, "It seems to be going to the Jokhang Temple."
Why go to Jokhang Temple?
Didn’t you go there with the old lady a few days ago?
Thinking that many noble ladies in Kyoto like to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for blessings, Chen Xi wants to get married as soon as possible, so she does not rule out the possibility of trying her luck at the Jokhang Temple.
The servant moved the footstool, and Gingko helped Chen Tang into the carriage, then he got in himself.
After they were seated, the servant drove the carriage towards the most prosperous street in Kyoto.
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