Chapter 208: A Jar
The family dinner lasted for more than half an hour. The old lady was so happy that she even drank two glasses of fruit wine. She felt a little dizzy and was helped back to the inner room by Mother Wang.
The others also dispersed.
At that time, there was only one last ray of light in the sky, and the corridors were brightly lit.
Gingko Qiutong held a lantern to light the way ahead. After they went out, Shen Sui said to Shen Tang, "We're going to worship your mother tomorrow. You can come with us."
I said before that I would take Chen Tang to pay tribute to Jiang, but I never went. Jiang's biggest wish was to find her son back. Now that Xiao Huan has returned to his roots, we must go to the grave to pay tribute.
Chen Tang nodded in agreement and then went back to Qingyi Garden.
When she opened the door, a faint aroma of wine wafted over. Shen Tang was in a daze. Why was there a smell of wine in her room?
When I entered the room, I saw a gentleman sitting there drinking tea through the beaded curtain.
No need to ask, he must have been drinking.
Seeing Xie Guimo was there, Ginkgo and Qiu Tong turned around and went out, closing the door behind them.
Chen Tang walked over and said, "Why are you here so late at night..."
Before she could finish her words, Xie Guimo had already walked up to her, put his arms around her, held her in his arms, and kissed her.
The aroma of wine filled his face, and Shen Tang felt that he could no longer hold his liquor.
This bastard.
After not seeing her for a few days, he kissed her without saying a word when they met. Not only did he kiss her, but he was also not honest. His thoughts were undoubtedly exposed. Something was pressing against Shen Tang's lower abdomen, and she didn't dare to move at all.
Xie Guimo let go of the person in his arms after being kissed until his whole body was sore and he was almost unconscious. "From now on, only ask me for help if you have any problems. Do you hear me?"
Chen Tang, "......???"
Shen Tang had no idea what he was talking about and looked at him blankly, "I haven't asked anyone for help."
Xie Guimo said, "Don't you suspect that the demoted Third Young Master of Lu Xuanfu's Mansion in Ganzhou is your second brother? Do you want to investigate this matter?"
She was worried and wanted to check, but "I asked my eldest brother and father to check, they are not outsiders."
"That won't work either."
So overbearing.
It would have been wrong for her to ask him instead of her father for help when she had something to do. But he simply forbade her to ask her father and elder brother for help and insisted that she ask him for help.
Chen Tang looked at him, "Do you like being bothered?"
Xie Guimo reached out and pinched Chen Tang’s nose, “Do you think I’m someone who likes to be bothered?”
Chen Tang, "..."
Then let her find him.
Shen Tang muttered in his heart, and then he heard his mellow voice, “I just like to be troubled by you.”
Chen Tang's ears turned red, these words were more beautiful than love words, and they made his ears tingle.
It was just that they were too close, their breaths were entangled, and he reeked of alcohol. Chen Tang asked, "How much did you drink?"
"I just drank one jar," said Xie Guimo.
“…”
For someone who can drink a glass of wine, she can't even think about drinking a whole jar of wine. Let alone wine, even a jar of water is enough for her to drink.
Chen Tang raised her eyes and looked into his eyes which were more beautiful than the stars in the sky. There was restraint and patience in them. Chen Tang did not dare to look at him any longer. She glanced at him and quickly looked away.
It's not that Xie Guimo didn't come to see Chen Tang these days, but he didn't dare to come because he was afraid that he couldn't control himself. Fortunately, Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion had agreed to let Chen Tang get married next month.
Xie Guimo sat down and said, "The eldest prince will send someone to investigate the case of the collusion between Envoy Lu and the bandits in Ganzhou."
Chen Tang was stunned. Why would the eldest prince investigate this matter? Moreover, she only mentioned this matter in the evening. "Did you drink with the eldest prince?"
Xie Guimo said, "He's treating us, so we shouldn't be rude to him."
Chen Tang wanted to sit down opposite him, but before her butt even touched the stool, she was pulled into his arms. This bastard seemed to particularly like holding her while talking.
Outside the door, Mother Zhou's voice came, "Why are you two standing guard outside the door instead of waiting in the house?"
Ginkgo and Qiutong were at a loss for words, and they didn't want to stay outside. Wasn't the Prince of Jingyang coming?
Mother Zhou said, "The young lady has to go to pay respects to the lady tomorrow, so let her rest early tonight."
When she heard the word "worship", Chen Tang thought of a certain man burning paper at her mother's grave. She couldn't help but tremble her shoulders, but then she heard a certain man's gritted teeth voice, "You still have the nerve to laugh?!"
He used Jiang's dream to help the family and tricked him into not being able to burn paper to please his mother-in-law in heaven. He had never done such a shameful thing in his life.
He held Chen Tang's arm tightly, and Chen Tang begged for mercy again and again, "I won't laugh anymore, I won't laugh anymore..."
She said she wouldn't laugh, but she couldn't help it. The more angry and embarrassed Xie Guimo became, the more she wanted to laugh.
But she soon stopped laughing, her mouth was blocked again and again, and what was even worse was that he finally whispered in her ear in a hoarse voice, "Can I stay tonight?"
Chen Tang, "......!!!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Tang's face exploded red, and she struggled to break free from his arms with all her strength, pulled him up from the stool, and pushed him to the window, "It's late, go back quickly."
It was outrageous for him to climb over the wall to find her, and it was even more dangerous to come at night. He actually dared to have such an idea. She was pregnant once in her previous life, and she didn't want to get married with a child in her belly.
Xie Guimo didn't expect her to react so strongly to his words, "I'll just stay and do nothing..."
Chen Tang looked at him, "Do you believe it?"
"...Okay, I'll go."
Before leaving, he didn't forget to give her another kiss.
Finally she left. If she hadn't left, she would have been unable to hold on any longer.
Ginkgo and Qiutong pricked up their ears, but heard no movement in the room. The two maids pushed the door open carefully, and seeing that only Chen Tang was there, they straightened up from their crouching bodies. Qiutong went to the small kitchen and asked someone to bring some hot water.
Chen Tang took a comfortable hot bath. Although he was very sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep when he got into bed.
The scene of consummating marriage with Xie Guimo in the previous life flashed through her mind. The temperature on her face kept rising. Finally, she covered herself with the quilt and almost suffocated herself to death.
I don't know when I fell asleep. When I woke up the next morning, the sun was already high in the sky. The sunlight shone through the window and cast mottled golden colors on the screen.
Chen Tang was planning to go to Songhe Hall to have breakfast with the old lady, but the old lady must have already eaten by then, so Chen Tang ate in his room before going out.
Arriving at Songhe Hall, he walked around the screen and entered the room. Just as he was about to approach her, he saw her. The fourth wife said, "Tang'er is here. I have something to ask you."
Chen Tang then asked, "What does Fourth Aunt want to ask me?"
The fourth wife said, "I just discussed with the old lady about your eldest brother marrying Princess Roujia. How should the betrothal gift be given? Have you heard the Marquis mention this?"
Chen Tang shook his head, "I haven't heard my father say that."
But think about it, this is really difficult to deal with.
After all, it involves three families, and also involves adoption and marrying into the wife's family. Thinking about how my father and Prince Ning discussed it for a long time that day, these things should have been discussed at that time.
Chen Tang said, “Wait until father returns home and ask him and you’ll know.”
The old lady nodded.
After Shen Sui left the court, he took Xiao Huan and Shen Tang to pay tribute to Jiang, but Shen Sui did not come to the inner courtyard, but sent a maid to deliver the message.
Chen Tang got up and took Ginkgo to the outer courtyard.
After waiting at the door for a while, Shen Sui and Xiao Huan came over. Shen Tang asked, "Grandmother just asked about my eldest brother's marriage to Princess Roujia and the betrothal. Have father and old Prince Ning discussed this matter?"
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