Chapter 170: Imperial Decree
However, despite being embarrassed, Shen Ran was grateful to Shen Tang from the bottom of her heart, otherwise her life would have been ruined by the Second Wife.
She didn't know how to express her gratitude to Shen Tang, so she could only keep it in her heart. If her second sister needed help in the future and she could help in any way she could, she would go through fire and water and never hesitate to do so.
Shen Ran accompanied Shen Tang to visit the garden. In fact, she had only been to this garden twice and was not familiar with it, but she was happy as long as she was with Shen Tang. Shen Tang had never targeted her, and even some things she didn't dare to say, Shen Tang said them for her. It was just because of the second wife that she didn't dare to show her closeness to Shen Tang.
Now that Shen Tang has saved her from falling into the fire pit, Princess Jin De has also allowed her to call Shen Tang a sister, and she and Shen Tang can talk about anything.
In the past, she was used to playing together with the sisters in the Marquis' Mansion. But she was the only daughter in Princess Jinde's Mansion, and she had no one to talk to. When Chen Tang came to see her, she cherished it very much. As she said, she hoped that Chen Tang would marry the Prince of Jingyang as soon as possible, and the sisters could visit each other often.
As for the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, unless the old lady and Shen Sui celebrated their birthdays, or Shen Tang got married, Princess Jinde would definitely not allow her to enter the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion under normal circumstances.
The two sisters strolled in the garden for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Chen Tang said goodbye. Chen Ran was reluctant to leave, so Chen Tang had to stay with her for another quarter of an hour. Shen Ran sent her to the gate, and when she saw Chen Tang off, tears were flashing in her eyes.
Considering that he passed by the gate of Prince Jingyang's Mansion when he came here, Chen Tang didn't dare to walk through the gate of Prince Jingyang's Mansion again. He asked the servant to take a detour and it took him a quarter of an hour to return to the Marquis' Mansion.
But this small quarter of an hour was not wasted, as he kneeled one less time. Chen Tang took the carriage back to the Marquis' Mansion and stopped before the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.
Chen Tang lifted the curtain and saw the blue brick courtyard wall. Ginkgo asked, "Why did you stop here?"
The servant said, "There is a carriage in front of the mansion."
Gingko lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Chen Tang saw a carriage parked at the gate of the Marquis's mansion, with guards on horseback, and Chen Sui was escorting the eunuch out.
He should be here to convey the imperial edict.
After the person who came from the palace to deliver the imperial edict left, the servant drove the carriage over. When the carriage stopped again, Ginkgo got off the carriage and helped Chen Tang down.
The servant couldn't wait to tell Chen Tang, "Just now the palace came to announce that the emperor has appointed the eldest girl as the second prince's consort, and the marriage will be held on the 18th of this month."
It was expected that the emperor would give Chen Ying the position of the second prince's principal wife. Chen Tang was not surprised. After all, she had the support of the eldest prince's party. She also got engaged to Xie Guimo at this critical juncture, which put Chen Ying in that position.
Today is the tenth day of the lunar month, which means Chen Xi will be getting married in eight days, and that day is exactly the day when the one-month period has expired, so the timing is just perfect.
Now Shen Xian, the second wife, and the old lady can all breathe a sigh of relief.
The position of the Second Prince's wife was settled, and the old lady's heart, which had been hanging for days, finally settled down. She was so happy that she rewarded the whole family in the Marquis' Mansion with three months' salary, so that everyone in the mansion could share in the joy.
Without doing anything, they got three months' salary for free. The maids and servants in the mansion were all grinning from ear to ear. However, they were not sure whether this was a good omen or a bad omen.
Chen Tang went to Songhe Hall, walked around the screen and entered the room, and saw the old lady sitting on the Luohan couch, smiling. When she saw Chen Tang coming in, the old lady asked, "Is Ran'er okay?"
After asking this question, the old lady felt that she had asked the wrong question. Princess Jinde had only given birth to one daughter, Chen Ran, in her life, and there would only be one daughter, she. After being separated from her flesh and blood for fifteen years, she finally found her again, so she must be in pain like an eyeball, how could it not be good?
Chen Tang said, "Third sister is fine, but from childhood to adulthood, no one has ever loved her as much as Princess Jinde and her husband, so she is a little uncomfortable."
This was a slap in the face, especially to the second wife, whose face was swollen.
If the Second Wife loves Chen Ran more, with Princess Jinde as his backer, the Second Master will surely thrive in officialdom and rise high in the corporate world.
Now……
Let’s not talk about it.
The old lady sighed in her heart, "You'll get used to it."
The old lady used to love Shen Xi the most. On the one hand, Shen Xi's experience in the womb made the old lady feel distressed. On the other hand, Shen Xi looked like her, and the old lady was happy. But to Shen Ran, the old lady was not bad. The old lady did everything a grandmother should do, and she had no regrets.
Chen Ran will be loved by Princess Jinde and her husband in the future, so the old lady can rest assured. The most important thing for the Marquisate right now is to prepare a dowry for Chen Xi. After all, there are only eight days left. The Marquisate of Pingyuan is marrying off a daughter, and she is a prince's consort, so the wedding banquet must be grand and lively.
The second wife was deprived of her housekeeping power, and the old lady did not allow her to interfere in the affairs of the eldest house. So the old lady discussed the dowry for Shen Xi with the third and fourth wives. Time was tight, and the fourth wife could not handle it alone, so she had to ask the third wife to help share some of the burden.
The old lady said, "It's too early for Tang'er to get married. The dowry was originally prepared for Xian'er, so just give it back to her."
Chen Tang sat aside and said, "It does not include my mother's dowry."
Shen Xi was in the room. When she heard this, her face immediately turned ugly. "What do you mean by this? All of mother's dowry is given to you?!"
There was a strong sense of dissatisfaction and a bit of arrogance in his voice.
After all, she was the future Second Prince's Consort, or rather, she was already the Second Prince's Consort, and would be riding in the bridal sedan in eight days. Even if she acted a little arrogantly, no one in the Marquis' Mansion would dare to punish her.
But Chen Tang would not spoil her, "My mother's last words were that all the dowry should be given to me. What does it have to do with you?"
Chen Xi's tears welled up, but her fists were clenched tightly under her sleeves, "You promised to give me half!"
Chen Tang didn't know where she got the confidence from, "Eldest sister said that we have a deep sisterly love, have you done it?"
Pop.
These words were like a loud slap in the face to Shen Xi.
If you treat your own words as nothing, how can you have the face to ask others to keep their words?
Money is a good thing. Half of Jiang's dowry is at least 10,000 or 20,000 taels. Wouldn't it be better to buy yourself some beautiful clothes and jewelry? Giving it to someone who pushed her into the fire pit because you were afraid of her becoming a widow must be a sign of a rusty brain.
No one thinks that Chen Tang did something wrong. Chen Xian looks at the old lady aggrievedly, hoping that she can help her make the decision. Can the old lady take care of this matter?
Jiang's dowry was clearly given to Shen Tang alone. Even Shen Sui couldn't control the dowry of her daughter-in-law, let alone the old lady.
Besides, Shen Xi is most likely the daughter of the second wife. Can the old lady do such a thing when Shen Tang clearly suspects it? The old lady said, "The dowry given to you by the Marquis's Mansion is not small."
It’s a lot, but no one would think it’s too much.
Chen Xi said aggrievedly, "Second sister has all the dowry left by mother, but I don't. After all, I am marrying the second prince. In the end, I can't even marry as gloriously as second sister. How will Concubine Ye and the second prince look at me..."
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