Chapter 158 The Big Picture
Seeing Chen Tang worried, Xie Guimo knew what she was worried about and comforted her, “Concubine Ye and the Second Prince will not let such a shameful thing spread.”
Concubine Ye plotted against him, but in the end she ended up losing more than she gained. Her own son suffered a setback and was cuckolded by her own nephew from her own family. Concubine Ye could not afford to lose face.
If the truth is ever exposed, Concubine Ye will only execute Shen Ying secretly and won't let the emperor know.
As long as the emperor doesn't know, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion will not be implicated.
What’s more important is that the Prince of Changping is already useless. He didn’t react to the aphrodisiac, so there’s no need to worry too much.
Chen Tang thought about it and immediately felt relieved.
She was still not used to sitting in his arms. She wanted to get up, but Xie Guimo held her down and she couldn't leave. She moved twice, and his eyes darkened and his voice became a little hoarse, "Don't move..."
Shen Tang felt something against her thigh, and knowing what it was, her face flushed, and she immediately dared not move.
Xie Guimo wanted to kiss Chen Tang, but Chen Tang said, "I ate bayberry."
Xie Guimo glanced at Chen Tang with resentment, suspecting that she did it on purpose, and said, "I will ask my father to come and propose marriage tomorrow."
Chen Tang said, "Can't we wait two more days?"
"What are you waiting for?" Xie Guimo said unhappily.
Is there any need to ask this? Chen Tang said, "You are asking to marry me, which will just help Chen Xi win the position of the Second Prince's Consort."
Xie Guimo played with a strand of black hair by Chen Tang's ear, "A powerless consort of the Second Prince would be more beneficial to the overall situation."
Shen Tang was silent.
Indeed, it is more advantageous for the first prince to fight for the throne that the second prince has a princess who cannot help him. But whenever she thinks of how arrogant Chen Xian was before she died in her previous life, she doesn't want Chen Xian to become the second prince's princess again. However, Chen Tang also knows that she has no say in this matter. If she doesn't want Chen Xian to become the second prince's princess, Concubine Ye and the second prince will probably be even less willing to do so.
She held back Shen Ying and ended up helping Concubine Ye and the Second Prince.
A lack of patience will ruin great plans.
She endured it.
Xie Guimo left after a short while. As soon as he left, there was a knock on the door. Chen Tang said, "Come in."
Gingko pushed the door open and said, "Miss, the Marquis is back."
Chen Tang asked, "And then?"
Ginkgo said, "The Emperor has not yet decided on the eldest girl's status. He only said that he would give an explanation to the Marquis. Right now, the palace is investigating who drugged the second prince..."
It would be strange if it could be found out.
Now it depends on the game between the various parties to see what status will be given to Chen Xian in the end. Chen Xian and the second prince have already had physical contact, and once the status is determined, she will get married soon.
Mingyue Garden.
Chen Xi was soaking in the tub, her body also covered in purple and red marks, but not as disgusting as in the past few days.
She was soaking in the tub, while the maid was packing clothes to wash, saying, "Miss, the jade pendant you were wearing today is missing..."
How could the jade pendant disappear?
Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, "It should have fallen into the palace."
"What should we do then?" asked the maid.
"It's just a jade pendant."
Shen Xi spoke in a casual tone.
The jade pendant was given to her by her second aunt. Although it was of good quality and very valuable, as long as she became the Second Prince's consort, she would have all kinds of jade pendants. If the Second Prince wanted to get that position in the future, she would be the queen who ruled the country. Forget about just one jade pendant. She wouldn't feel bad even if she lost ten today.
The jade pendant belonged to Chen Xi, and since she didn't feel sorry for it, the maid had even less reason to feel sorry for it. She just carried the skirt away.
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Inside the house, Chen Tang was lying on the couch eating snacks, feeling inexplicably good.
Gingko limped out and limped back in. Chen Tang said, "If your feet hurt badly, go back and rest. Don't be stubborn."
Gingko shook her head, "It just hurts a little, I'm fine."
She could go back to the house to stay, but it was too boring for her to stay alone in the room. She would rather sit on a low stool and knit.
Shen Tang was not full at the birthday banquet. He ate a piece of red bean cake and then took another piece. His eyes fell on Ginkgo's bruised forehead. He was thinking about Princess Jinde's abnormal behavior, but he had no clue. He didn't know why she suspected that Princess Jinde was related to Shen Xi's accident in the palace. She must have been overthinking.
But just as Chen Tang dismissed this thought, Si'er came in and said, "Miss, Princess Jinde sent someone to tell you to come to the mansion to talk to the second wife."
Chen Tang, "..."
She gave up the idea too early.
She was afraid that her intuition in the palace was correct. Princess Jinde's abnormal behavior was really related to Shen Xi's accident, otherwise Princess Jinde would not have sent someone to find the second wife.
But Princess Jinde and Shen Xie have nothing in common. However, she remembered that in her previous life, Shen Xie was able to become the second prince's consort, and Princess Jinde also spoke well of her. Princess Jinde lost her mother at a young age and grew up under the empress dowager's care. Although they were not biological mother and daughter, the empress dowager loved Princess Jinde very much.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong. Chen Tang put down the half-eaten cake in his hand, got off the small couch, walked to the window, looked around, and Chen Shan appeared and asked, "What do you want, Princess?"
Chen Tang said, "Go and see what Princess Jinde wants to do with the Second Madam."
Chen Shan agreed.
Here, Chen Tang was curious about why Princess Jinde wanted to see the Second Madam. Even the Second Madam herself was puzzled. Princess Jinde usually didn't look for her, but she chose to look for her when something happened in the Marquis' Mansion. Moreover, it was already late at this time. By the time she returned from Princess Jinde's Mansion, it would probably be dark. However, she needed someone with enough influence to help Chen Xian fight for the position of the Second Prince's Consort. If Princess Jinde could say a few good words for her, it would increase her chances of success.
The second wife did not dare to delay and went to Princess Jinde's mansion.
After Chen Shan left, Chen Tang stood by the window for a while. Normally, she would go for a walk in the garden, but today something happened to Chen Ying in the palace, and it would be too cold for her to still be in the mood to stroll around the garden. So she didn't go out, but picked up the embroidery frame and embroidered to pass the time.
After embroidering a peony, the sunset outside the window paints the entire sky in full swing, beautiful and gorgeous.
Chen Tang rubbed his sore wrist, and there was a knock on the window. Qiu Tong hurried to open the window. Chen Tang walked over and asked Chen Shan, "Did you find out anything?"
Chen Shan replied, "Princess Jinde originally wanted to find Miss Shen, but something happened to her in the palace today, so it was difficult for Princess Jinde to find her, so she asked the second wife to go."
Princess Jinde is looking for Chen Xian?
Chen Tang became even more curious, "What's the matter?"
Chen Shan said, "The jade pendant that Miss Shen is wearing today is an old item of Princess Jinde. Princess Jinde has been looking for it for many years. She went to the second wife to find out how the jade pendant came into Miss Shen's hands..."
Chen Tang, "......???"
It's just a jade pendant, how could it make Princess Jinde act so abnormal?
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