Chapter 173 Impeachment
Chen Tang knew that Xie Guimo and the eldest prince had joined forces, and he was really curious about why the eldest prince wanted to see Xie Guimo.
Because Concubine Ye's father died while saving Princess Jingyang's father, Concubine Ye felt that Princess Jingyang always owed her. The eldest prince asked Xie Guimo to meet him in Zuixian Tower, where people were coming and going. If this were to reach Concubine Ye's ears, she would definitely call Princess Jingyang into the palace and question her for this matter.
Chen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, and Xie Guimo touched Chen Tang's face and said, "I can't overthrow the Changping Marquis Mansion for the time being, so I'll let you vent your anger first."
Chen Tang wanted to ask something, but Xie Guimo didn't give her the chance to ask. He jumped out of the window and escaped.
Normally, you can't drive him away, but when you ask him a question, he runs faster than anyone else. It would be strange if he wasn't doing it on purpose.
Chen Tang stood by the window for a while, and Gingko came over and said, "Miss, you ate a lot for lunch. Do you want to go for a walk in the garden to avoid indigestion?"
Chen Tang was originally going to go for a walk in the garden, but she forgot about it when she was interrupted. She turned around to go out, and Si'er came in and said, "Second Miss, the Second Madam has a high fever in the Buddhist hall, and the old lady has let her go back to the South Courtyard."
That day, the second wife was beaten with thirty sticks. The old lady had the second wife sent to the Buddhist temple for reflection and was not allowed to call a doctor for her. However, even if a doctor was not called, there was no shortage of medicine. Unexpectedly, she still had a high fever.
Beating and house arrest for reflection were just minor offenses. Only when Chunlan returned to Beijing could the second house be exposed. Ten days passed quickly.
Chen Tang went to the garden and saw from afar the maid from the second house hurriedly leading the doctor to the South Courtyard. After the doctor was invited to the South Courtyard, the second master who was imprisoned in the ancestral hall for reflection was released by the old lady.
After all, he was his biological son, so he took the opportunity to release the second wife and released the second master as well.
Chen Tang retracted his gaze and stood by the lake, enjoying the breeze.
The second wife had a high fever. The doctor examined her and prescribed medicine, but it was of no use. The next morning, the imperial physician was invited to the house again. The imperial physician's prescription did lower the temperature, but it came back in the evening. It took two or three days of repeated tormenting before she got better.
The wedding date of Shen Xian and the Second Prince was set in a hurry. Ever since receiving the imperial edict, the Marquis' Mansion has been busy preparing for Shen Xian's marriage. The Third and Fourth Madams have been very busy these days. They have to go to Songhe Hall at least four or five times a day. After all, it is not their own daughter who is marrying off, and they cannot make full decisions on some matters. In order to avoid being held responsible for any mistakes, they would rather suffer the hardship and make two more trips.
It's just that the old lady has to take care of all matters, big and small, and she is also tired. Fortunately, the Marquis's Mansion had prepared a generous dowry for Shen Xi to marry the Prince of Jingyang, and secretly prepared a dowry for the Prince of Jingyang's wife, so it would not be a loss of status for her to marry the Prince's wife, otherwise it would be even more tiring.
After the wedding invitations were sent out, the palace became even more lively. Chen Xian was marrying the second prince, and Concubine Ye had been in great favor for more than ten years. Even Empress Xu's birthday banquet was held at the emperor's persuasion. With such favor, it was possible that the second prince would be canonized as the crown prince one day, and his principal wife would be the queen in the future.
With such a distinguished status, people of known and unknown status, whether they had a relationship or not, all came to the Marquis' Mansion to send gifts and dowry. Chen Tang suspected that all the ladies from noble families in Kyoto had come, sending gifts in waves, and it was impossible to welcome them all, nor to send them all off.
Chen Xian received so many gifts that she was overwhelmed with joy. In fact, she had received quite a lot of dowry gifts before, but she didn't get married and didn't even get to wear her wedding dress. Besides, this time she was marrying the second prince's wife, and it was a done deal, there would definitely not be any accidents. Which lady from a noble family would dare not give gifts? Anyway, dowry gifts were not expensive, just a gold hairpin and gold bracelet. The friendship would only be good if they kept visiting each other.
The Second Prince's wife is not someone you can marry easily. The eldest daughter of the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion is still someone you can marry at the moment, so this opportunity cannot be missed.
It can be said that Marquis Pingyuan was really good at having children. Although his son went missing and has not been found yet, he has two daughters. One is the wife of the second prince, and the other is promised to the prince of Jingyang. Their status is more noble than each other, and all the civil and military officials are envious of them.
When it comes to son-in-law, no one in Kyoto can compare to Marquis Pingyuan.
Chen Tang helped to welcome and see off guests all day, and returned to Qingyi Garden in the evening. His calves were swollen and the soles of his feet were stiff from walking.
Chen Tang sat on the small couch, Gingko squatted on the ground to massage her legs, and Qiu Qiu brought hot water, "Girl, soak your feet, it won't hurt so much."
Ginkgo said, "How come there are so many ladies coming to give the eldest lady some dowry? The eldest lady is lazy and is chatting with those ladies in the pavilion, while the young lady and the fourth young lady are running around. How about the young lady pretend to have sprained her ankle tomorrow?"
It’s not like Chen Tang hasn’t thought about spraining her ankle, but if she wants to hide, what will Chen Luo do?
Chen Luo certainly can't handle it alone. If she pretends to sprain her ankle, there will be a lot of girls in the Marquis' Mansion and there won't even be anyone to greet the guests. That would be too rude.
Chen Tang said, "We'll see what happens tomorrow."
If it really doesn't work, just quit.
Chen Tang soaked his feet for a while, and the maid brought in the food. He was so tired after a whole day, so he ate it with great relish.
After eating, I rested for a while and then took a bath. I was so tired that I almost fell asleep in the bathtub. I didn’t have a single dream that night and it was already dawn again.
After washing up, Chen Tang went to Songhe Hall without having breakfast. Chen Tang had already been promised to someone and would be married soon. The old lady was reluctant to let her go, so she asked Chen Tang to go to Songhe Hall to have breakfast with her these days.
When Chen Tang arrived, the maid was setting the table. The old lady always ate light food, but today's breakfast was not only exquisite, but also had several dishes that Chen Tang liked.
Chen Tang helped the old lady sit down, and then they had breakfast together, chatting while eating.
The old lady asked, "Were you exhausted yesterday?"
Chen Tang nodded, “Fourth sister is more tired than me.”
However, Shen Luo likes to join in the fun. Although it is tiring, she enjoys it.
The old lady said, "I'll ask your third aunt to call your niece from her mother's family to help. With someone to help take care of those ladies, it won't be so tiring."
Chen Tang nodded repeatedly, "Grandma is still very thoughtful."
In fact, the old lady wanted to ask the two girls from the Jiang family to help, but after all, they had not had any contact for so many years, so the old lady couldn't ask for it. Besides, Chen Tang believed that Chen Xi was the daughter of the second wife, and the Jiang family might think so too. The old lady would not do such a thing that would embarrass the Jiang family. After Chen Tang got married, she would ask the girls from the Jiang family for help.
If Chen Ran was still in the Marquis' Mansion, the three of them would be enough.
Not to mention coming back now, it’s not certain whether Chen Ran will send Chen Xi extra dowry.
With Chen Tang accompanying her, the old lady ate half a bowl of porridge for breakfast. After she had rested, the maid took the food away. Not long after, the third and fourth wives came in.
When the two came in, they seemed to be chatting. Chen Tang vaguely heard the words "Shun Wang". Because of the unpleasantness at the lotus viewing banquet, Chen Tang had no good impression of Shun Wang Mansion. Whenever they were talked about, they were mostly bad things. Chen Tang asked, "What happened to Shun Wang?"
The Third Madam said, "In the past two days, many ministers have impeached Prince Shun for forming a clique for personal gain, which has angered the Emperor..."
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