Chapter 135 Just in Case
The Fourth Madam thought that the Old Madam did not want her to take over as the housekeeper, but the Second Madam had angered Shen Sui, and when Shen Sui was angry, the Old Madam could not protect the Second Madam, so she had to send the account books and keys to her. But from what the Old Madam said, not only did she really want her to be the housekeeper, but she also wanted her to be in charge until the family was divided?
What mistake did the Second Wife make that not only did she anger the Marquis and be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, but now even the Old Madam is not on her side?
The old lady had said so much that the fourth wife did not dare to refuse anymore. She took the account books and keys back to the North Courtyard and asked the fourth master to talk to Shen Sui. The result was predictable. Shen Sui asked the fourth master to tell the fourth wife that she could take care of the household affairs and if she had any questions, she could just ask the old lady.
Only then did the Fourth Wife feel at ease to take over the position of housekeeper.
The fact that the Fourth Madam had refused the right to be the housekeeper twice reached the Second Madam's ears. This time the Second Madam was completely panicked. It would have been fine if Shen Sui had not allowed her to be the housekeeper, but the Fourth Madam was giving her a way out. Even if the Old Madam did not accept it, she should have taken back part of it and given it to Shen Sui after his anger subsided. But the Old Madam did not do so. It seemed that all of a sudden, the Old Madam did not want her to touch the right to be the housekeeper anymore.
Chen Tang felt relieved when he thought that the second wife would never get involved in the housekeeping power again. After lunch, Chen Tang had nothing to do, so he trimmed branches in the yard. The maids and old women in the yard were whispering to each other. The second girl slapped the eldest girl twice, but the marquis not only did not punish the second girl, but also punished the second wife who protected the eldest girl to kneel in the ancestral hall, and even took away the housekeeping power.
What did the eldest girl do wrong this time?
But the maids and servants could never guess it, and they all felt as if they were scratched by a cat.
After pruning two pots of flowers, Si'er came in and said, "Miss, the second master pleaded for the eldest lady, but was also punished by the marquis to kneel in the ancestral hall."
I've never seen anyone so eager to seek punishment.
In the past, when Chen Xi made mistakes, the Second Master and the Second Mistress would help to plead for her. But now that her father already knew that Chen Xi was the Second Wife's biological daughter, he punished Chen Xi, and the Second Master went to him to plead for her. He was blaming his father for punishing Chen Xi. When he thought about how Chen Xi almost did something so dirty, his father got angry and it would be strange if he didn't punish the Second Master as well.
A family of three, all neat and tidy.
In the evening, the sky was full of gorgeous sunset glow. Chen Tang went to the garden to admire the flowers. Standing by the lake, enjoying the breeze, a little maid came over and said, "Second Miss, the eldest girl fainted while kneeling in the ancestral hall..."
Chen Tang raised her head to glance at the sky and calculated the time. Chen Xian had been kneeling for more than two hours. She had knelt there before and knew very well how hard the bluestone floor of the ancestral hall was. It was normal for Chen Xian to faint from kneeling, as she had been ill for two consecutive times.
After Chen Xi fainted, she was carried back to Mingyue Garden. The maid reported it to the old lady, but the old lady said nothing and did not ask anyone to call a doctor for Chen Xi. The maid only applied medicine to Chen Xi's bruised knees.
After walking around the garden for a while and feeding the koi, Chen Tang felt a little hungry, so he went back to Qingyi Garden for dinner.
After dinner, I walked around the yard twice and then went back to the house.
As soon as he entered the room, he smelled a medicinal smell. He opened the beaded curtain and entered the room to see Ginkgo boiling medicine by the window. Chen Tang asked, "What are you boiling medicine for?"
Ginkgo shook her head, "I don't know. Chen Shan asked me to make the medicine."
Why did Chen Shan ask me to boil medicine for no reason?
Are you sick?
But she was fine when she came back from Yanqi Lake to find her brother during the day.
Chen Tang was worried. Although Chen Shan was sent by Xie Guimo to protect her, she had to care about him since he was in Qingyi Garden, especially since Chen Shan had helped her a lot.
Chen Tang walked towards the window. She stood by the window and looked around. Chen Shan appeared. Chen Tang asked, "Are you sick?"
Chen Shan shook his head, "The prince ordered me to make the medicine."
Chen Tang's handsome brows twisted into a knot.
Xie Guimo hasn't come these two days. Could he be sick?
But if you are sick, just stay in Prince Jingyang's Mansion and recuperate. Why are you coming to her place?
Chen Shan stepped back, and Chen Tang closed the window. As soon as he turned around, the window was opened.
She turned around and saw Xie Guimo jumping in through the window. Chen Tang stared at his face. Xie Guimo put his arm around her waist and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Chen Tang said, "I see that you don't look sick, why did you ask someone to bring me medicine?"
Xie Guimo coughed lightly and said, "The medicine is for the rash."
Chen Tang, "..."
Shen Tang was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed when he realized what was happening.
I've never seen such a bastard. He knew that kissing her would cause a rash, but he still dared to do such a thing. He had to kiss her, right?
Chen Tang said, "I think you really don't want to live!"
Xie Guimo said, "Maybe it's okay. How do you know if you don't try?"
“What if the rash breaks out again?” Chen Tang blurted out.
"So I had someone make some medicine."
“…”
Chen Tang felt weak all over and said angrily, "This medicine is three parts poison!"
This bastard obviously hates taking medicine, but now...
Chen Tang felt numb in his heart, and an inexplicable feeling spread from the bottom of his heart.
Xie Guimo didn't care about all that. God knew how much he missed her when he hadn't come for the past few days. He really couldn't imagine how he could endure it in his previous life when he married Chen Tang and only consummated the marriage once in four years, and he almost lost his life. He hadn't come for a few days, and he was afraid that he would not be able to resist kissing her, which made him irritable.
He pinched Chen Tang's chin and was about to kiss her, but Chen Tang seemed to be prepared and turned her face away, and his kiss fell on her cheek.
Chen Tang took the opportunity to exert force and took a few steps away from Xie Guimo, "You, don't do anything stupid..."
This person is not afraid of death, but she is.
Just kissing her caused so many rashes. Chen Tang thought about the wedding consummation. If Concubine Ye was ruthless, he would die.
"Until I find out what caused your rash, you are not allowed to kiss me again!"
Xie Guimo walked towards Chen Tang. He took one step forward and Chen Tang took two steps back. When they were about to retreat to the door, Xie Guimo said, "Come back, or if you go out, I will go out too."
This bastard!
If he walked out of her room like this, many people would be scared to death.
Chen Tang stood by the door, glaring at him. Xie Guimo said helplessly, "I won't kiss you."
"Come here and talk to me."
This man still kept his word, so Shen Tang felt relieved. Xie Guimo hugged her, buried his head in her neck, and bit her earlobe as punishment. "After meeting you, I finally experienced what it feels like to live a year in a day."
The earlobe is the most sensitive part of Chen Tang. She would explode if someone touched her. She wanted to escape but was hugged by someone and couldn't get away at all.
Something was pressing against her lower abdomen. After all, she had experienced it once before, so Shen Tang knew what it was and her face was burning.
"You, can you let me go..."
The voice was so soft that it didn't sound like his own.
Xie Guimo gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let go!"
Chen Tang had no choice but to let him hold her, but after a while, she heard his sigh, "It seems that kissing on the face is not allowed..."
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