Chapter 143 Lotus Appreciation
Hanlin Academician Liu and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites were the two deputy examiners originally scheduled for this spring examination but were removed before the exam began.
The chief examiner was the left prime minister of the current dynasty.
The search and seizure of their residence indicated that their cheating in the imperial examination had been proven to be true and the evidence was irrefutable.
The third wife asked, "What about the left prime minister?"
The maid said, "The left prime minister is still in prison."
This time, Zuo Xiang has been in prison for quite a while, and he has neither been punished nor released. It is obvious that there is insufficient evidence and he cannot be convicted. It is estimated that in the next day or two, Zuo Xiang will be acquitted or given a lighter punishment.
The Left Prime Minister is a member of the Second Prince's party. It is a pity that such a good opportunity cannot be used to kill the Second Prince.
Chen Tang sat in Songhe Hall for a while, then returned to Qingyi Garden. Before he could sit down, Si'er came in and said, "Miss, Princess Roujia from Prince Duan's Mansion is here."
Chen Tang was delighted and immediately stood up to greet Princess Roujia.
Arriving at the garden, Chen Tang saw Princess Roujia approaching from afar. She was wearing a pink and purple dress embroidered with butterfly orchids. Her waist was slender, and she had almond eyes and rosy cheeks, making her look very approachable.
Seeing Chen Tang looking at her, Princess Roujia's cheeks blushed slightly, "Sister Chen Tang, why are you looking at me like that?"
Ever since Chen Tang teased her and said that he hoped she would become his sister-in-law, Princess Roujia was most afraid that Chen Tang would stare at her and she would blush unconsciously. However, Chen Tang saved her life, and although Princess Duan had already come to thank him, it would be unreasonable for her not to come in person.
Chen Tang smiled and said, "The princess looks much better than the past two days."
Princess Roujia touched her face and said, "I am no longer afraid of riding in a carriage."
When she went out to go shopping that day, she was very restrained and even nervous when riding in a carriage. But today she was no longer worried about scaring the horses.
Chen Tang said, "I should go to Prince Duan's Mansion to thank you."
If she hadn't happened to meet Princess Roujia that day and found out that someone was trying to meet Xiao Huan under her guise, and she had guessed it was Chen Xi and asked Chen Shan to stop it in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Princess Roujia said, "My life was saved by Sister Chen Tang and Prince Ning, and you are still so distant with me."
Chen Tang said, "Don't be shy, come sit down with me and talk."
Princess Roujia nodded, then took a red invitation with gold decoration from the maid behind her, handed it to Chen Tang and said, "The lotus flowers in Shunwang Mansion are in full bloom, and a lotus appreciation banquet will be held in a few days. Princess Ding'an knew that I was coming to thank you, so she asked me to bring the invitation to you and invite you to attend the lotus appreciation banquet in Shunwang Mansion."
Princess Shun loved lotus and took good care of them. While other palaces would only have one or two flowers in bloom, the Shun Palace's lotus pond would be full of blossoms. Every year, the Shun Palace would hold a lotus banquet, inviting the ladies of Kyoto and young masters of aristocratic families to enjoy the flowers. Both engaged and unengaged people would be invited. At this time in her previous life, Chen Tang had been married to Xie Guimo for three months and was also among the invited guests.
After summer, the weather will get hotter day by day, and there will be fewer banquets in Kyoto at that time. Princess Ding'an asked Princess Roujia to send an invitation. Even if it is just to give Princess Roujia face, she must attend. Chen Tang smiled and said, "I will definitely go that day."
After opening the invitation and taking a look at it, Chen Tang handed it to Ginkgo and invited Princess Roujia to Qingyi Garden for a talk.
After entering the room, through the beaded curtain, Chen Tang saw a food box on the table. She blinked twice, Qiu Tong covered her mouth and smiled, and Chen Tang knew that it was sent by someone from a certain master.
There were bayberries in the food box yesterday, but I don’t know what will be sent today.
Qiu Tong went over and opened the food box, then took out two plates of bayberries. Each bayberry was plump and coated with sugar, and looked sweet and sour and delicious.
Knowing that she liked to eat it, even though he couldn't eat bayberry, he still sent so many to her. Chen Tang was indescribably touched, but how could she eat so much by herself...
However, Princess Roujia also likes to eat it, so it's just right to treat her. The two of them sat down, eating bayberries and chatting, and they had endless things to talk about.
Knowing that Princess Roujia was coming to the mansion, Chen Ran and Chen Luo also came to Qingyi Garden. With them around, people were not so free to talk, so Chen Tang accompanied Princess Roujia to the garden to appreciate the flowers. After staying in the garden for a quarter of an hour, Princess Roujia said goodbye and Chen Tang saw her out of the mansion.
After watching Princess Roujia's carriage leave, Chen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden and walked directly to the window. She looked out and Chen Shan appeared.
Chen Tang asked, "Why did you send me so many bayberries?"
Chen Shan said, "My master knows that you like to eat it, so he specially asked for it to be sent to you, saying that you should eat more before the wedding, so that you can get tired of it as soon as possible."
Chen Tang, "..."
If you eat too much of anything, you will get tired of it.
But bayberry is appetizing.
She ate as much as she wanted every year, and in the end she didn't want to eat anymore, but she would crave it again the next year.
However, if she really marries Xie Guimo, she will definitely not be able to eat bayberry anymore. Not only in Chenxiangxuan, but I'm afraid that there won't be a single bayberry in the entire Zhennan Palace.
Shen Tang sat down and pinched the bayberry and stuffed it into his mouth.
In the next few days, two plates were delivered every day without fail. Of course, Chen Tang couldn't eat so much, so she either sent it to the old lady or shared it with the two maids.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the lotus viewing banquet at Prince Shun’s mansion.
The invitation to Prince Shun's Mansion was sent by Princess Roujia, but it was not just Chen Tang who was invited, but also Chen Xian.
Now, half of the one-month deadline for Shen Xi has passed, and not to mention getting married, even the marriage has not been decided. The old lady is anxious about Shen Xi's marriage, and she doesn't know how many times she has urged Shen Sui, but Shen Sui just doesn't care. On the one hand, he is busy with military camp affairs, and on the other hand, he doesn't want to bring trouble to others. The old lady urged him too much, so Shen Sui simply became a hands-off boss and let the old lady decide on Shen Xi's marriage, which made the old lady angry.
The old lady wants to make the decision, but someone has to come and propose marriage. How can she make the decision when there is no one to propose marriage?
The old lady looked at Chen Tang, then at Chen Xian, "Today when you go to Shun Wang Mansion to attend the lotus viewing banquet, you must not do anything that would bring disgrace to the family. Remember that."
Chen Tang looked calm, she would definitely not do such a thing, but Chen Xi might not be the same.
The one-month deadline is approaching. It is impossible for Chen Xian to get married through normal means, so she has to resort to extraordinary means. Although the old lady did not agree with Chen Xian's approach before, she turned a blind eye to it. Knowing that Chen Xian was worried about bloody disasters, she still let her go to Prince Shun's Mansion. It was obvious that she tacitly allowed Chen Xian to find a suitable husband for herself.
I just don’t know who Chen Xian has her eyes on. Since she failed to plot against Xiao Huan last time, she probably won’t plot against him again.
If she had the chance today, she would definitely bring Chen Xi and the Marquis of Changping together.
Shen Xian agreed, and the maid came in to report that the carriage was ready. Shen Tang and Shen Xian bowed and left the house together.
From the time they left Songhe Hall to the Prince Shun's Mansion, the two men didn't say a word and ignored each other.
Chen Tang got off the carriage first, followed by Chen Xi.
Seeing Chen Tang step into Prince Shun's mansion, Chen Xi, who was two steps behind, raised the corner of her mouth.
Not only did he ruin her plans, he also wanted to marry the Prince of Jingyang?
You two are in love with each other and are in love with each other, right?
She wanted to see if Prince Jingyang would want a girl whose innocence had been ruined!
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