Chapter 213 Falling Sick
Chen Tang was thankful that he decisively kicked the Second House out of the Marquis' Mansion that day, and did not let the Second House's bad apple spoil the whole thing.
The second house was in trouble, and Chen Tang just watched it as a spectator show, but the old lady couldn't do it and fell ill from anger.
Chen Tang was lying on the couch, eating mung bean soup to cool off, when the news of the old lady falling ill came in. Si'er came in through the beaded curtain and said, "Miss, the old lady is so angry that she has a headache and has sent someone to call a doctor..."
Shen Tang's good mood was suddenly overshadowed.
The day after tomorrow is the day when the Marquis's Mansion will hold a family reunion banquet. The old lady fell ill at this critical juncture, and the agreed banquet procedures have to be changed.
It's not that Chen Tang is unfilial. The old lady is sick, and she only cares about the clan reunion banquet. She is really angry. The second house has done so many bad things, and this is the retribution for the second house. The old lady is angry because of such a heartless second house, and it has caused trouble for the eldest house. Chen Tang is already considered to have a good temper just thinking this way.
The old lady was sick due to anger, even if it was caused by the second wife, Chen Tang, as the granddaughter, knew that she had to go visit her. Not only Chen Tang went, but also the third and fourth wives went.
The old lady leaned on the large pillow, her face haggard and sickly.
Mother Wang was serving on the side and didn't know what to say. She had watched the Second Master grow up, so how could he do such a thing? Fortunately, the Second Master was kicked out of the Marquis' Mansion before he had a concubine and an illegitimate child, otherwise the Second Master's actions would definitely affect the marriage plans of other young masters in the Marquis' Mansion.
The second master's career is completely ruined. Even if the King of Qi can really sit in that position in the future, I am afraid he will not reuse such a father-in-law who is of no help and only a hindrance.
The old lady would not feel sorry for the second master for doing such a thing, she would even be angry. What she felt sorry for was her grandson Shen Gu. Shen Gu was already seventeen years old. At this age, he should have been married a long time ago. But with such parents, Shen Gu could forget about marrying the daughter of a good family.
When Chen Tang arrived, the doctor had already arrived and was taking the old lady's pulse. He said, "The old lady's body is already weak, and her emotions have been fluctuating greatly these days. She has already hurt her foundation. She needs to rest and take care of herself carefully."
It was thanks to Chen Tang that she comforted the old lady in time, otherwise the old lady would not have been able to get over the second master being kicked out of the house.
The doctor wrote a prescription and left with his medicine box.
Chen Tang said, "Grandma, why are you doing this? You know the character of the second wife. They even dared to bury my newborn second brother alive, so how could they take the life and death of a concubine and illegitimate child seriously? The Marquis's Mansion will hold a family reunion banquet the day after tomorrow, and the invitations have been sent out. Now that you have suddenly fallen ill, how can father and eldest brother have the energy to deal with these matters..."
Shen Tang's voice was clear and echoed in the room.
The maids and servants in the room didn't dare to utter a word. Probably only the second young lady would say these words, and dared to say them.
But what the second girl said was not wrong. The second master and the second wife are bad at heart. It is really not worth it for the old lady to worry about the second wife.
Since the second wife has been completely expelled from the Marquis' Mansion, just pretend that this son has never been born. It would be strange if the second lady and the Marquis were happy if they still care about him. The maids were afraid that Chen Tang would send the old lady to the second wife in the next second.
Chen Tang had said this when he kicked the second house out of the Marquis's Mansion. If the old lady missed the second master and her grandson, she should live in the second house for a while...
Chen Tang couldn't help but speak out, and the Fourth Madam shook her head at her and told her to stop talking, fearing that the old lady's illness would get worse due to her anger.
How could the old lady dare to be angry? Although Chen Tang's words were unpleasant to hear, they were all true. No matter how bad the Second House's deeds were, they could not be worse than burying a newborn baby alive. She should not have any expectations of the Second House anymore. As Chen Tang said, all she wanted was for the Second House not to implicate Chen Sui and not to implicate innocent people.
The old lady said, "Grandmother was just a little bit angry, it's nothing serious. We have been looking for our eldest brother for fifteen years and finally found him. Your eldest brother's return party must be a festive and lively one, and it must not be affected in the slightest."
Chen Tang said, "Grandma needs to get better as soon as possible. The eldest house has no mistress. If you fall ill, I won't know where to take the noble lady who comes back to congratulate you."
You can't just take people to Songhe Hall when the old lady is sick and disturb her recuperation. That would be an act of filial piety.
The old lady's illness is a mental one. As long as she stops paying attention to the affairs of the second house and feels better, her illness will naturally go away.
Only Chen Tang dared to say these words. The Third and Fourth Madams would definitely not dare to say them. After thinking about it, if this were the case, they really didn't know where to lead the people. The return banquet would be the day after tomorrow, and it would be too late to arrange the courtyard.
The old lady looked at the third and fourth wives and said, "Let's do as arranged before."
The fourth wife nodded and said, "The return feast is important, but your health is more important. You can't force yourself."
The old lady said, "I know my own health."
"Let me lie down quietly for a while, and you can leave."
The third and fourth wives bowed and left.
Chen Tang was the last to leave. When he left, he called Mother Wang over and gave her a few instructions.
After Chen Tang left, Mother Wang walked to the bedside and said, "The Second Miss is holding a grudge against the Second House, not against you, the old lady. The Second Miss still cares about you, the old lady, and said that if you don't get better after taking the medicine, she will ask an imperial physician to come and see you."
The old lady's eyes turned red. She didn't say anything, but just said, "Read the Buddhist scriptures to me."
As long as she doesn't think about anything about the second wife, two days will be enough for her to get better.
The third and fourth wives went out, slowing down their pace to wait for Chen Tang. The fourth wife was a little worried, "Is it okay not to make other arrangements?"
Chen Tang said, "Listen to grandma."
The fourth wife felt that Chen Tang's behavior was a bit out of spite.
Chen Tang was indeed sulking, the Return to the Family Banquet was very important, especially when it had been confirmed that Xiao Huan was going to marry into Prince Ning's mansion. The old lady knew it, but she wanted to mess up the Return to the Family Banquet because of the second wife. She would not complain if her eldest brother and Princess Roujia came back to the mansion less often in the future, and she would not miss her eldest brother anymore, and only miss the second wife.
Chen Tang wanted to use Xiao Huan to pressure the old lady to completely give up the idea of having a second wife and pretend that she had never given birth to a second master.
The old lady told them to keep it as it was, and Chen Tang also told them to listen to the old lady. The fourth wife didn't dare to make her own decision, and thought it would be safer to let the fourth master ask Chen Sui's opinion.
Chen Tang stepped out of Songhe Hall, and Si'er came running over. In the sunlight, the smile on her face was bright and eye-catching.
The old lady fell ill and everyone in the mansion was in a bad mood, but she was still smiling so happily. She was really not afraid of being punished.
Si Er ran up and grinned, "Miss, the cousin of the Jiang family is engaged. Guess who she is engaged to?"
How could she guess this? Ginkgo said, "Tell me quickly."
Si Er said, "The top scholar in the imperial examination, Qizhou, the eldest son of the Jiang family."
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