Chapter 209 Worship
That day, Old Prince Ning came to see Shen Sui and discussed the matter for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties. There was only one solution that was barely acceptable.
Chen Sui said, "The Ning Wang Mansion and the Marquis Mansion will each pay half of the betrothal gift. Your eldest brother will marry Princess Roujia as the Ning Wang's Crown Prince, and there will be no wedding banquet in the mansion."
Chen Tang said, "I'm afraid grandma won't agree..."
This was more like directly adopting the eldest brother to the Ning Wang Mansion. In fact, this was the case. All the civil and military officials in the court and even the entire Kyoto knew about it.
Chen Sui also knew that the old lady would not agree, but there was no better way, "There are only old Prince Ning and old Princess Ning in the Ning Palace. When your eldest brother gets married, your third and fourth uncles and I will go to greet the guests. When the time comes, let your grandmother go too, and the two families will hold this wedding banquet together."
This involves three parties and it is impossible to take them all into consideration.
We can't let Prince Duan's Mansion down. Besides, if we really send a sedan chair to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to pick up Xiao Huan to marry into the family, Shen Sui will be even more unwilling, not to mention the old lady.
Chen Sui said, "The wedding banquet for your elder brother and Princess Roujia will be arranged a few days after your wedding. The mansion has just held a wedding banquet and it will be lively. Your grandmother will feel better."
But her marriage is not her eldest brother's marriage, Chen Tang thinks they are two different things.
However, Chen Tang also believed that the old lady would think it through. To inherit the title of Prince Ning, there would always be some sacrifices. After all, so many royal relatives were trying their best to get it. Besides, for the eldest brother, it didn't matter where it was done. He was nominally married into the family, so he didn't need to care about these things.
Chen Sui and Old Prince Ning had both agreed upon it. For Chen Tang, all she wanted was for her eldest brother to be alive and live a peaceful and smooth life. As for the rest, she didn't care.
The carriage was ready. Shen Sui and Xiao Huan rode on horses, while Shen Tang took Ginkgo and left in the carriage.
There were maids around, and Shen Sui spoke carelessly, so the maid heard it and hurried to report to the old lady.
The old lady's face turned green after hearing this, "Does the Marquis' Mansion not care about its dignity at all?!"
The old lady was angry and breathed in more than she exhaled.
The fourth wife hurriedly said, "Old Madam, don't get angry. This matter is indeed difficult to handle. After all, in name, it is the old Prince Ning who is adopting Princess Roujia and taking Yan'er as his son-in-law. We can't hold a wedding in our mansion. If we must hold it, we can only hold it as a wedding banquet. It would be better to let Yan'er marry Princess Roujia as the Prince of Ning..."
It is only natural to hold a wedding banquet when a daughter gets married, but if you hold a wedding banquet when your grandson marries into the family, it would make all the civil and military officials laugh their heads off.
The Third Wife said, "Prince Ning's Mansion held a wedding banquet, and the Marquis and the two masters went to greet the guests. This is not much different from holding a wedding banquet in our Marquis Mansion."
The third and fourth wives talked to each other to appease the old lady's dissatisfaction. The fourth wife said, "Yan'er returned to his ancestral home. Yesterday, many ministers sent gifts to congratulate him. I'm afraid there will be more today. After receiving the gifts, we must entertain everyone. Why not hold a lively banquet for the return to the ancestral home?"
That's all we can do.
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In the carriage, Shen Tang sat leaning against the carriage, while Yin Xing lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The streets are bustling with people coming and going.
When Jiang died of depression, Chen Tang was still young, and her memories of Jiang were all told to her by Mother Zhou, as well as the portrait of Jiang hanging in the study.
Thinking of this, Chen Tang felt that kicking the second wife out of the house was too easy on her.
The second wife deliberately pushed Shen Ying into the first wife's house, killing her mother and leaving her without the protection of her mother at a young age. However, the second wife still loved Shen Ying, and Shen Tang was unwilling to accept this.
She lifted the car curtain and looked around. Xiao Huan turned around and saw her. "Sister, are you looking for your elder brother or your father?"
"…I'm looking for Chen Shan."
Xiao Huan, "..."
Shen Sui, "..."
Although they already knew that Chen Tang was protected by Xie Guimo's men, but he and Shen Sui were both there, so wouldn't it be inappropriate to ask Xie Guimo's men to do things?
Xiao Huan said, "If you need anything, I'll do it for you."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Shan came over on horseback.
Grandpa told Miss Shen Er to trouble him if she has any problem, and not to trouble her eldest brother and biological father.
Now Shen Tang is also looking for him. If Chen Shan doesn't show up quickly and let me know later, I won't be able to punish him for his poor performance.
Chen Shan rode his horse closer to the carriage, "What do you want, Miss Shen Er?"
Shen Tang whispered a few instructions.
Chen Shan said, "I'll do it right away."
Chen Tang followed Chen Sui and Xiao Huan to pay tribute to his deceased mother, so there would be no danger. Chen Shan went to do his work with peace of mind.
After Chen Shan left, seeing that Chen Sui and Xiao Huan were both looking at him, Chen Tang blushed and said, "I'm used to ordering Chen Shan around..."
Seeing that they were still looking at him, Chen Tang said in a weak voice, "I just thought about my mother's death and felt that it was too easy for the second house, so I asked Chen Shan to teach the second house a lesson..."
Xiao Huan said, "From now on, leave this kind of thing to my elder brother."
Chen Tang, "..."
One of them didn't allow her to ask her elder brother and father for help.
One of them didn't allow her to ask Xie Guimo for help.
Who should she listen to?
Chen Tang regretted that she should have been patient just now. It would not be too late to let Chen Shan do it after returning to the Marquis' Mansion. It was all her fault for being impatient. Once she thought of something, she wanted to do it immediately, especially something like this.
Xie Guimo helped Pingyuan Marquis Mansion a lot, especially saving Chen Tang several times. Even finding Xiao Huan and bringing Chunlan back were done by Xie Guimo's people, so Chen Sui didn't want to get rid of him.
Besides, she was getting married soon, so I just turned a blind eye.
Jiang was buried in a Feng Shui treasure land outside the city. The carriage moved slowly inside the city, but quickly out of the city. It took only a quarter of an hour to reach the foot of the mountain where Jiang was buried.
The carriage drove to the middle of the mountain, then walked down the mountain. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we saw a grave mound.
In the past few months, Shen Sui, a certain master, and the Jiang family have all come to pay their respects, and there are no weeds around the grave.
Chen Sui burns incense and pays tribute to Jiang.
Xiao Huan and Shen Tang knelt down and kowtowed, then knelt in front of the grave to burn paper.
Looking at the grave, Shen Sui's mind flashed back to the days when he and Jiang supported each other, and his eyes became red. "I hope that next time, I can bring Xing'er to pay tribute to you."
A lot of offerings were brought, and after burning them for half a day only half were left.
Chen Sui said, "You guys go back first. Your father will burn the rest and talk to your mother."
Chen Tang and Xiao Huan went back first.
On the way back, Chen Tang said, "I plan to go to Prince Duan's Mansion tomorrow. Does Big Brother have anything to say to Princess Roujia?"
Xiao Huan said, "She may not be in Prince Duan's mansion."
Shen Tang was at a loss, "Where is that?"
Xiao Huan said, "I came back yesterday and heard from my grandparents that they wanted to bring Princess Roujia to stay with them for a few days to shut up the royal family members."
Of course, this was just an excuse. The old Princess Ning felt that the Ning Palace was too lonely and wanted to bring Princess Roujia to accompany her.
Xiao Huan said, "I'll go back and ask later."
Chen Tang, "..."
Fortunately, she had to deliver a message for her eldest brother. She even needed her eldest brother to tell her where Princess Roujia was.
After entering the city, Chen Tang said, "Brother, go to Prince Ning's Mansion. I can go back by myself."
Xiao Huan smiled and said, "It won't be too late to send you back to the Marquis' Mansion. Chen Shan is not here. If something happens, not to mention my father, even the Prince of Jingyang will not forgive me."
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