Chapter 169 Passing By
It was a fine day with a cloudless blue sky.
After breakfast, Chen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall to pay his respects.
When she went there, the fourth wife was discussing with the old lady about Shen Ran... no, Zhao Ran's title of Qingran County Master.
All the civil and military officials sent gifts to the Princess Jinde's Mansion to congratulate her, but whether the Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion should send any became a problem.
Just give it to me. I'm too embarrassed to go.
It seems even more unreasonable not to send it.
The old lady was also very worried about this matter. Thinking of the embarrassing situation of the Marquis' Mansion, the old lady even wanted to skin the second wife alive.
More than ten years of nurturing grace was destroyed just like that, and her reputation was ruined. As for the rumors spread by the outside world, even if the Second Master divorced his wife now, no one would say that the Second Master was cold-hearted, but only that the Second Wife had brought it upon herself.
The second wife has a second young master who has not yet married. With a mother of such a poor reputation, the old lady has already started to worry about the second young master's lifelong affairs.
Chen Tang walked in and said, "Don't worry, grandma. It was only Second Aunt who annoyed Princess Jinde in the Marquis' Mansion. Princess Jinde will not implicate others."
Princess Jinde did not vent her anger on the entire Marquis' Mansion because Shen Tang and Prince Jingyang were protecting them in secret, otherwise the entire Marquis' Mansion would have been dragged down by the Second Wife.
Thinking of Chen Tang helping Chen Ran, the old lady said, "The Marquis' Mansion will not send you off. You can go and congratulate your third sister on behalf of the Marquis' Mansion."
That works too.
Chen Tang nodded, and the old lady told Mother Wang to prepare gifts. They were just going to congratulate Chen Ran, and the gifts were all things that girls would like.
After everything was ready, Chen Tang got up and took Ginkgo to Princess Jinde's residence.
Princess Jinde's Mansion is quite far from Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion, and passes by the gate of Prince Jingyang's Mansion.
It was such a coincidence that when Chen Tang passed by the gate in a carriage, Xie Guimo just came out of the mansion. He recognized it as Chen Tang's carriage at a glance and thought it was coming to see him. Even the servant of Jingyang Palace thought it was coming to see their prince. As a result, the carriage did not stop and passed right in front of them.
Xie Guimo, "..."
The gatekeeper said, "..."
Xie Guimo rode up on horseback and jumped onto the shaft of the cart. While the servant was stunned, Xie Guimo got in, which scared Chen Tang. His face turned red. "How...how did you get in?"
Xie Guimo said, "Aren't you here to see me?"
Chen Tang said, "I'm going to Princess Jinde's mansion."
If she had known this earlier, she would have taken a detour. Taking a detour would waste some time, but it was better than letting Xie Guimo misunderstand. It would be fine if Xie Guimo misunderstood, but she was afraid that the people in Jingyang Palace would also misunderstand.
Xie Guimo said, "I thought you were here to see me."
Chen Tang, "..."
It's impossible just by thinking about it.
She hasn't married him yet. It's not appropriate for men and women to meet each other before marriage. If she really wanted to find him for something, she would always ask Chen Shan to pass the message. He knew that.
Ginkgo was also in the carriage. Although the carriage was spacious, with the presence of Prince Jingyang, she wished she could squeeze the carriage out of a crack in the ground. She pressed herself so tightly against the carriage that she even wanted to sit on the shaft.
Chen Tang blushed, "We are almost at Princess Jinde's residence, it would be bad if someone saw us..."
Xie Guimo laughed and whispered in Shen Tang's ear, "Everyone is saying that I kissed you, so what's the big deal about riding in a carriage with you?"
Shen Tang was so embarrassed that he wanted to kick him out.
Chen Tang pushed him out. Xie Guimo had to go to the military camp for something, so he stopped teasing Chen Tang and said, "I'll come to see you in the evening."
Chen Tang said, "You are not allowed to go at night."
"Okay, I'll try to be early."
Under Shen Tang's glaring eyes, Xie Guimo got out of the carriage and jumped onto the horse.
The wind lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, and Chen Tang saw Xie Guimo riding on horseback, the sunlight shining on him, as if coated with a layer of light golden light.
The carriage went forward for a while and turned a corner to Princess Jinde's Mansion. In terms of location, Prince Jingyang's Mansion was better than Princess Jinde's Mansion. It was closer to the imperial palace, so one could sleep a little longer before going to court.
Ever since Princess Jinde found her daughter, there has been an endless stream of people coming to congratulate her. After Chen Ran was canonized as Princess Qingran, all the civil and military officials either sent gifts in person or sent their stewards to deliver gifts, and the door to the house was trampled with people.
Seeing the carriage of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, the servant of Princess Jinde's Mansion was filled with righteous indignation, but when he saw that it was Chen Tang who got out of the carriage, he quickly put away the indignation on his face and diligently helped to move the footstool.
The second young lady of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was a great benefactor of their Princess's Mansion. She sent someone to report to Princess Jinde while inviting Chen Tang into the mansion.
The maid took Chen Tang to see Princess Jinde, and Chen Ran stayed with Princess Jinde. Although General Huaihua and his wife promised that Chen Ran could continue to live in the Princess's Mansion for half a year after she got married, it was always different for a daughter to be married or not.
Seeing Chen Tang, Princess Jinde smiled, "Second Miss Shen is here."
Shen Ran was very happy to see Shen Tang and called out, "Second sister..."
Chen Tang smiled gently, bowed to Princess Jinde, and said, "Congratulations to Princess Jinde and Princess Qingran on their reunion."
Princess Jinde smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Miss Shen Er. You are here to find Ran Er, right? You sisters can chat."
sisters……
This is Jun Chen Ran still calling her the second sister.
Princess Jinde had no objection to Shen Ran and Shen Tang being close, especially when she knew that the Second Wife protected Shen Xian and had targeted Shen Tang and made trouble for her several times, but Shen Tang had never taken his anger out on Shen Ran, making them even more worthy of close friendship.
Princess Jinde knew that Chen Ran was not used to living in the Princess's Mansion yet. Chen Tang was someone she was familiar with, and she could feel more relaxed if she could talk to her.
If Chen Tang hadn't been promised to someone else, Princess Jin De would have wanted to bring her to the Princess's Mansion to accompany Chen Ran for a few days.
Shen Ran stood up, and Shen Tang bowed and left with her, then went out.
The two went to the garden, and Chen Tang smiled and said, "Congratulations, second sister, you finally found your biological parents."
Shen Ran looked at Shen Tang, “I should thank my second sister.”
After a pause, Shen Ran asked, "Has Second Sister known about this a long time ago?"
Chen Tang shook his head, "If I knew, I would have told Princess Jin De a long time ago, why would I wait until now?"
That's true. The second sister has always suspected that the eldest sister is the daughter of the second wife. Now that her background is confirmed, the Marquis's Mansion will be more suspicious of the second wife.
Thinking that the person she had called mother for more than ten years had cruelly pushed her to the nephew of Mrs. Wang, Shen Ran couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. Although the Second Madam had never treated her as her own daughter, in Shen Ran's heart, she had always regarded the Second Madam as her own mother before she drugged herself.
Shen Ran apologized to Shen Tang, "For so many years, I helped my elder sister bully my second sister, but my second sister not only didn't vent her anger on me, she also helped me..."
Chen Tang could have kept out of the matter, but if she didn't let Chen Shan go to the Wang family and didn't tell the Prince Consort, Chen Ran might never recognize Princess Jinde in her life.
Chen Tang helped Chen Ran up, "Let's not talk about the unpleasant things in the past. Now you have Princess Jinde and the Prince Consort who love you. I am really happy for you."
Shen Ran nodded repeatedly.
For the first time in so many years, she experienced what it felt like to be the apple of the eye. Princess Jinde and her husband wanted to give her all the good things in the sky. Even if she wanted the moon in the sky, they would find a way to pick it for her.
But after all, she didn't grow up around them, so she felt a little afraid in her heart, but she has felt much better in the past two days.
Shen Ran said, "It's just that I'm the only one in the mansion. Fortunately, the Jingyang Palace is close. When my second sister gets married, I can go to visit her often."
Chen Tang laughed, "You're about to get married, and you're still thinking about having fun."
Shen Ran's face turned red and he stamped his feet in shame.
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