Chapter 192 Kindness
Jiang Mingyuan told Old Madam Jiang what had just happened.
Since the announcement of the results of the imperial examination, Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan have received many invitations because both of them have passed the imperial examination. Today, they went to fulfill an appointment with their classmates and went into a calligraphy and painting shop with them. They picked out a painting and a few books, but when they were paying the bill, they found that their purses were missing. They didn't know when their purses disappeared.
Under normal circumstances, they would have put the books back if they didn't have money and would have bought them another day. But unfortunately, the brothers' rival in the academy, the second young master of the Sun family in the Hanlin Academy, was also there. He came down from the second floor with a folding fan and made sarcastic remarks to them, mocking them for not even bringing money with them when they went out and for having to buy books on credit.
There were many people in the shop at that time, and they all looked over. Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan were always thin-skinned, and they felt like crawling into a crack in the ground when they were stared at. Several classmates wanted to help him pay the bill, but they didn't dare to offend the second young master Sun.
The second young master Sun was also on the list, and his ranking in the examination was below Jiang Mingxiu but above Jiang Mingyuan. Jiang Mingyuan was very angry, and Jiang Mingxiu pulled him away. As a result, the painting he handed over was damaged when the shop assistant checked it.
The second young master Sun demanded that they must buy it, otherwise they would be bullying others by taking advantage of the Jiang family's reputation of having two Jinshi (two successful candidates in the imperial examination).
I have no money, but I still need to buy the painting, and no one dares to help me...
Jiang Mingxiu asked the calligraphy and painting shop to go to Jiang's house to get the money, but the clerk said that their shop was small and they didn't have many staff, so they couldn't spare anyone to go to Jiang's house to get the money, and then the situation became deadlocked.
Jiang Li was filled with righteous indignation and asked, "Who helped you? The Prince of Jingyang?"
The first person who came to mind to help out of Shen Tang's face was the Prince of Jingyang.
Chen Tang thought so too.
Jiang Mingyuan shook his head. "It was Prince Ning. He happened to be in that shop. He bought the books and paintings and gave them to me and my elder brother. He also said that my cousin came to the Jiang family, so we came back."
"Obviously, he's helping us out of my cousin's favor."
Chen Tang laughed, "Maybe it's just for the sake of my eldest and second cousins' face."
Jiang Mingyuan was very confident, "This is the first time I talk to Prince Ning, and so is my elder brother. Where do we get the face?"
Although he had nothing else, he still had self-knowledge. Although he and his elder brother both passed the imperial examination and had some reputation for talent, he was the Prince of Ning and the only grandson of the current emperor's uncle, Prince Ning. Not to mention that they were just Jinshi, even if they were the top scorer in the imperial examination, they would be nothing in the eyes of the Prince of Ning.
But for some reason, I always feel a sense of familiarity when I see the Prince of Ning.
Chen Tang just smiled and didn't say much. Old Prince Ning was a kind man. His father had driven his own brother out of the family. In addition, his eldest brother was engaged to Princess Roujia, so it shouldn't be long before they could return to their ancestral home. By then, the two cousins would naturally know that what she said was right.
Thinking of the incident in his previous life when his two cousins went boating with their classmates before the imperial examination, Chen Tang was really worried and said, "The palace examination will be held in a few days. Before the palace examination, it would be better for the two cousins to stay in the mansion. What happened today is too coincidental. Those cousins' classmates..."
Chen Tang had no evidence and couldn’t speak carelessly, so he just said, “It’s better to stay away from it.”
They were classmates, but in this matter, Chen Tang did not see any friendship between classmates. The second young master Sun from the Hanlin Mansion was openly looking for trouble with her two cousins. She was afraid of offending the young master of the Hanlin Bachelor's Mansion, so she watched her cousins being troubled.
He's not even in officialdom yet, but he's already so timid. If he becomes an official in the court, he'll most likely be the kind of person who goes with the flow and isn't worth making close friends with.
Besides, the wallets of the two cousins were lost, and they happened to buy calligraphy and paintings when the second young master Sun attacked them, and the calligraphy and paintings were also destroyed. It was clearly aimed at the two cousins today. Chen Tang didn't want to think badly of anyone, but it could be said that the life and future of the cousin in the previous life were ruined by his classmates, so he had to be on guard.
Jiang Mingyuan nodded, "On the way back just now, my eldest brother also said that Prince Ning mentioned my cousin, which meant that we should return home and stay away from those classmates."
Madam Jiang said, "Your cousin is right. It's better for you to have less contact with those classmates in the future. After the palace examination, thank Prince Ning for what happened today."
Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan nodded and took note.
Now that you're back, let's have lunch together.
The family was talking and laughing, having a great time.
After dinner, Chen Tang stayed for a while before leaving. Jiang Ning and Jiang Li saw her out of the house.
Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan wanted to send Chen Tang off, but Chen Tang refused. "My two cousins should just focus on preparing for the palace examination. I can go back home by myself."
Knowing that the Prince of Jingyang had sent people to accompany and escort them, the two men felt relieved and did not send them off.
Fortunately, he didn't send it off, otherwise it would have been embarrassing. Not long after the carriage left Jiang's house, there was one more person in the carriage.
Seeing Xie Guimo coming in, Ginkgo and Qiu Tong's cheeks flushed, and they hurried out of the carriage. Chen Tang's face was also red, "You... Can't you go to the Marquis' Mansion to find me?"
Xie Guimo said, "I came from the Marquis' Mansion."
Chen Tang, "..."
Xie Guimo sat down next to Chen Tang, and Chen Tang sat next to him to make room for him. As a result, his butt moved a little to the side, and he was picked up by him and sat in his arms.
Shen Tang's face was so red that blood could drip out.
The servant driving the carriage was from the mansion, but not his.
Although they were engaged, they didn't get married. If word got out... thinking about being accused of kissing her face and causing the rash, Chen Tang felt like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.
Chen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Do I have to have something to ask you?" Xie Guimo said.
Just let her talk nonsense.
Xie Guimo looked at Chen Tang, "I really want to just kidnap you back to Jingyang Palace."
Chen Tang looked confused, "What happened again?"
Xie Guimo's eyes were filled with resentment. "Originally, my mother was planning to come to your house today to discuss the betrothal gifts, and send them to your house tomorrow. But something happened at the Pingyuan Marquis's house, and my mother was afraid that my father-in-law and your grandmother would be in a bad mood, so we have to wait a few days."
Although he was a little dissatisfied, he had no choice but to listen to his mother.
The quarrel between the brothers in Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion was known to everyone in Kyoto. It was very ignorant for Jingyang Prince's Mansion to send the betrothal gift at this time.
According to my mother, we need to wait at least half a month until this storm has passed.
God knows how depressed he is. Why is it so difficult for him to marry Chen Tang? First, his grandfather arranged a wrong marriage for him. He finally canceled the marriage, and then he delayed it for a long time when he proposed again. After a lot of twists and turns, he finally settled the marriage. He thought that nothing would delay him in the future, but then something happened.
"It's not easy to marry you," Xie Guimo buried his head in Shen Tang's neck.
The hot breath penetrated into her clothes, burning from her neck to her heart. Shen Tang moved uncomfortably for a few times, and then her waist was hugged tightly. She felt something pressing against her butt. When she knew what it was, her face was burning, "You, you let me go."
The voice is unnaturally soft.
Chen Tang was about to sit aside, and Xie Guimo said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move..."
How could Chen Tang dare to move, but being held like this, she was almost stiff, unable to remain calm, so what was the point of holding her.
Xie Guimo just held Chen Tang in his arms. The more twists and turns there were, the more worried he became, and the more anxious he became to marry her.
Chen Tang just let him hold her like this until the carriage arrived near the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion. Chen Tang said, "We're almost at the Marquis's Mansion."
Xie Guimo said, "Let the servant go around again."
Chen Tang, "..."
Did this bastard think she really liked riding in a carriage?
She didn't like riding in a carriage at all, but she had no choice but to do so.
Chen Tang glared at Xie Guimo, and Xie Guimo looked at her innocently. Chen Tang was defeated, but she had dealt with Xie Guimo and forgot about the servant. Look, the servant really obeyed and drove the carriage around in a circle.
Chen Tang, "..."
The gatekeeper at Pingyuan Marquis's mansion saw the carriage coming from afar, and went down the steps to help move the footstool, but the carriage just passed by him.
The servant was dumbfounded, wondering if he was seeing things just now, because that was not the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion.
But it is clearly so.
The servant was confused. Chen Tang saw that the carriage hadn't stopped for a long time and asked, "Why hasn't it arrived yet?"
The servant asked, "Aren't we going to go around again?"
Chen Tang, "..."
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