Chapter 18 Patching
The two maids were so happy after receiving the gold bracelets that they couldn't stop smiling.
Although Qiu Tong came back with Chen Tang, her things were still in Songhe Hall, so Chen Tang asked her to bring two maids back to help her pack.
After Qiu Tong left, Chen Tang told Yin Xing, "Have someone keep an eye on which maids in the courtyard like to run to Qinglan Garden and South Courtyard for no reason."
If she wants to protect her father and her loved ones, she must first protect herself.
She had long experienced the ruthlessness of the Second Wife. She just did not follow the Second Wife and Shen Xi, but the Second Wife looked at her with a cold look. She might use these spies to attack her one day. She had to break the Second Wife's control over her first and could not do everything under her nose.
After getting rid of Doukou and Mother Jiang, it would be easy to deal with the little maids in the yard.
She rewarded Qiu Tong with a gold bracelet right away because she was afraid that the Second Wife would win over Qiu Tong and put pressure on her. However, she believed in Qiu Tong's character. After her grandmother passed away in her previous life, Qiu Tong was one of the few maids who remained in Songhe Hall. The other maids all had good places to go.
Qiu Tong is loyal to the old lady, so Chen Tang is not worried. Although the old lady loves Chen Xi, she will not do anything to let Qiu Tong harm her. This is why Chen Tang feels at ease to ask the old lady for help.
Chen Tang drank tea and ate snacks while thinking about what to do next. Just as he was thinking deeply, Yin Xing's voice came, "Miss, redeem the gold hairpin that was secretly sold by Mother Jiang."
Chen Tang looked up and saw a little maid walking in from outside the beaded curtain, holding a brocade box and carrying a bundle.
Gingko took the brocade box and presented it to Chen Tang for review.
The brocade box contained the golden hairpin that she used to plot against Mother Jiang.
The golden hairpins originally came in a pair, and she threw the other one on the ground when she refused the marriage proposal.
When Chen Tang thought of the golden hairpin, Yin Xing had already asked, "The girl stabbed herself with the golden hairpin, and she didn't even return it..."
The maid who came to deliver the gift said, "The guards of Prince Jingyang's Palace picked up the golden hairpin and took it away."
Chen Tang, "..."
She threw the gold hairpin on the ground, intending to ask them to take it back and report to Prince Jingyang, but she stabbed herself in public. It was not enough to be watched by so many eyes, so was she really going to take back a bloody gold hairpin?
Shen Tang had nothing to say.
The little maid picked up the bundle in her hand and said, "And this bundle, it was just sent by someone from the jade shop on the street. They said that the girl's glass lamp was thrown away by mistake. The shop spent a day and a night to find it bit by bit, and several old craftsmen spent two days working non-stop to repair it. They also said that it will never break again after it is repaired."
The girl finally put down the broken and tattered glass lamp, and how did the jade shop find it back after throwing it away?
The little maid handed the bundle to her and Ginkgo had no choice but to take it.
When the maid brought something, Chen Tang rewarded her with five cents of silver, which made the maid very happy.
After the little maid left, Shen Tang's eyes fell on the bundle, feeling a little strange.
In the previous life, the glass lamp was also accidentally thrown away by the clerk in the jade shop, but it was not found. How could it go wrong in this life?
Chen Tang didn't know that when Si'er went to get the glass lamp and was told that it had been thrown away, she was very angry and said that this was the most precious thing to her daughter, so she sent it to the jade shop to be repaired, but the jade shop made such a mistake. She asked if the jade shop wanted to close down.
The jade shop was in the wrong first, and Chen Tang had a strong temper. In order to avoid getting on the bridal sedan of Prince Jingyang's Mansion, she stabbed herself. The jade shop didn't dare to provoke such a strong-willed Miss Shen. As soon as Si'er left, the jade shop collected the fragments of the glass lamp bit by bit from a pile of broken jade and rocks, and then repaired it.
Gingko opened the bundle, and Chen Tang saw the repaired glass lamp, which was even more broken, but also more beautiful.
Ginkgo said, "The jade shop used gold and silver threads to repair it this time, so it will definitely not break."
"Take it and throw it away."
ginkgo,"……"
Before, the girl said that it was okay to throw it away, and she thought she was trying to comfort her. Now that it has been repaired and sent back, the girl still wants to throw it away...
Ginkgo couldn't believe it, "Are you really going to throw it away, girl?"
Chen Tang said, "It's so broken, if you take it out, people will just laugh at you."
As for the rest, Chen Tang had already forgotten it.
The person who gave her the glass lamp had only been seen three times in her previous life, and she had never seen him again after she married Xie Guimo.
She and the person who delivered the lantern met because of an account book and a key. The person was investigating a case in which Concubine Ye's maiden family, the Marquis of Changping, embezzled disaster relief funds. When she died, the Marquis of Changping not only did not fall, but also rose rapidly to the top and was conferred the title of Duke. That person... should have died long ago.
The chance encounter and the excitement that happened more than half a year ago had completely wiped out the four years she spent married to Xie Guimo in her previous life. How could it be stirred up again because of a glass lamp?
Seeing that Chen Tang really wanted to throw away the glass lamp, Ginkgo was really curious about why her girl suddenly came to her senses. She was clearly a very persistent person.
Ginkgo took the glass lamp out and was ready to ask Si'er to throw it away, but after thinking it over, she didn't dare to.
If you throw it away, you can't find it back. What if the girl was just angry at the moment? A lamp doesn't take up much space, so you'd better keep it for now, just in case. As long as you hide it well and don't let the girl see it, it's no different from throwing it away.
Chen Tang was distracted for a while, and was reading a book to kill time. He had only read half of the book when Si'er appeared outside the beaded curtain and said happily, "Miss, Mother Zhou brought her back."
Chen Tang looked towards the screen and saw Mother Zhou coming in with red eyes. When Mother Zhou was sent away, Chen Tang was only five years old. Now, ten years have passed, and Chen Tang no longer has any memory of Mother Zhou, only a feeling of intimacy.
Mother Zhou walked forward and fell to her knees. Chen Tang quickly put down the book in his hand and helped Mother Zhou up, "Mother Zhou, get up quickly."
Mother Zhou didn't let him help her. She grabbed Chen Tang's hand and choked up, "I didn't expect to see you again in this life. I failed the madam's trust..."
Chen Tang said guiltily, "Mother Zhou has always cared about me. I have only just taken you back now. I am sorry for you."
Mother Zhou shook her head repeatedly. When she was sent away, the girl was only five years old and couldn't even protect herself, let alone protect her.
Looking at Chen Tang, Mother Zhou smiled with tears in her eyes, "The girl has grown up, and her appearance is more like Madam. Madam, if she knew about this, she would definitely be very pleased."
Chen Tang helped Mother Zhou up, “Mother Zhou has been wronged in the manor over the years.”
Mother Zhou shook her head.
She didn't suffer much, but she was tormented for ten years by the thought of the girl.
She was the most trusted person around Jiang. When Jiang was around, she helped Jiang manage the farm. Later, Jiang was diagnosed as insane and devoted all her attention to Shen Tang. All matters big and small on the farm were under her control.
Before she was sold, she was beaten with thirty sticks and was half dead. If Shen Sui hadn't sent her to Jiang's dowry farm, she might not have survived that day.
Mother Zhou and Shen Tang, one decided to make it up to Mother Zhou in the future, while the other thought to be cautious and not give others an excuse to send her away from the girl.
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