Chapter 220 Leaking Rain
Besides, after Xie Guimo left, Chen Tang, who was tired after a day's work, lay on the small couch for a while and then fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was already evening and the sky was filled with beautiful clouds.
Chen Tang leaned against the window, watching the sunset, feeling a unique sense of tranquility.
Gingko took the teacup out and came back a few moments later, saying, "The Princess of Qi is pregnant and has a miscarriage. When the Emperor found out, he gave her a lot of gifts..."
Chen Tang, "..."
It was normal for the emperor to reward Chen Xian. After all, among the emperor's many princes, only the Prince of Qi was married. The emperor would attach importance to the first grandson, no matter who gave birth to him, even if it was born by a concubine. It was not that Chen Xian had such a big face.
The more the emperor values it, the angrier he will be when he finds out that the baby is the flesh and blood of the Marquis of Changping's son.
Chen Tang didn’t even dare to imagine what kind of thunderous wrath that would be.
In Shen Tang's case, let alone Shen Xi, even the King of Qi is half done for.
In his previous life, Marquis Changping spared no effort to support the King of Qi, and it is the same in this life. But if Concubine Ye and the King of Qi knew that Chen Xian and the Marquis of Changping were having an affair, would Concubine Ye and the King of Qi think that Marquis Changping was so dedicated just to support his own grandson to sit in that position in the end? The King of Qi was already being pressed step by step by the eldest prince, and if there was another rift between them, how could the King of Qi not be completely defeated?
Not only will it happen, but that day won’t be too far away.
Gingko brought the cakes forward, and Chen Tang took a piece and started to eat it. She had only eaten half of it when Si'er came running in, his eyes sparkling, and said, "Miss, the second master was beaten up!"
Chen Tang, "..."
Isn’t this too fast?
Chen Tang glanced at the clepsydra.
From the time Xie Guimo said he would beat up the Second Master to let her vent her anger, to the time this matter reached her ears, barely an hour had passed.
Ginkgo didn't know that it was Chen Tang who ordered the beating. She opened her eyes and asked, "Who beat the Second Master?"
Si Er shook his head. "I don't know. The Second Master was beaten outside the Second House's door, which was only a dozen steps away from the main gate. He was beaten so badly that his nose and face were swollen and he couldn't even get up. If the gatekeeper hadn't seen the Second Master's horse and thought it was strange, no one would have known..."
The second branch has been embarrassed quite a lot recently, but being beaten up outside of their own house is too embarrassing.
If they were beaten in the mansion, they could still conceal it a little, but outside, with so many people coming and going, it couldn't be concealed at all.
Chen Tang raised her hand to support her forehead. Only Xie Guimo's men could beat the second master outside the second house's door, but she had to admit that the beating touched her heart, and all the unhappiness in her heart disappeared.
I will do this from now on. Once the old lady was worried about the second wife, she would ask someone to beat the second master. She was a filial granddaughter. The old lady liked to feel sorry for her, so she would feel sorry for her.
But unfortunately, this news was blocked by Mother Wang and the old lady didn't know about it.
The old lady is confused, but they, the servants, should be clear about it. The second young lady has already suggested that the old lady move to the second room. If the old lady really falls ill because of the second room, the marquis will either send the old lady to the second room or send her out of the house to recuperate.
The old lady seldom goes out, and everything she knows is reported by the servants. As long as she doesn't know that the second house is in trouble again, the old lady naturally won't feel sad.
Mother Wang stopped the second master from being beaten black and blue at the gate of her own house, and she didn't even report that Shen Ying was rewarded by the emperor. She also instructed the maids in Songhe Hall that any matters concerning the second house must be reported to her first. Anyone who ignored her words would be told to the old lady, both good and bad, and the old lady would be so angry that she fell ill, and then she would be punished with a stick and sent out of the house.
Mother Wang’s prestige in Songhe Hall is second only to the old lady, and no one dares to disobey her.
Besides, the news of the second master being beaten reached Shen Xi's ears immediately.
Chen Xian was lying in bed to take care of her baby. When she heard about this, she knew it was Chen Tang who did it.
She was so angry that she wished she could skin Chen Tang alive.
Her face was grim, and the maid advised, "The princess has been so angry that she has a miscarriage. The imperial physician has told her to rest. The princess should focus on the little prince in her belly."
Chen Xi forced herself to suppress the anger that was rising to the top of her head.
The second master and the second wife could no longer give her any help, and were even a burden to her. She could only rely on the baby in her belly to turn things around.
She had to keep this baby no matter what.
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Have a good night's sleep.
The next day, Chen Tang got up at the same time as usual, but had breakfast in his own room before going to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.
The old lady looked a little pale, but she was not to the point where she had to stay in bed. Or rather, she was so pale that she was afraid to stay in bed. The old lady smiled bitterly. She was probably the only old lady in Kyoto who had fallen to the point where she had to depend on her granddaughter's mood for whether she would get sick or not.
Chen Tang acted as if nothing had happened yesterday and paid his respects, and the old lady could only pretend she didn't know.
Chen Tang stayed for a quarter of an hour and then returned to Qingyi Garden.
The weather was clear in the morning with blue sky, but in the evening, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
There was a strong wind at night, and in the second half of the night the windows were rattling. Chen Tang was woken up by the wind. After being unable to sleep for a while, he fell asleep again while listening to the sound of rain outside the window.
When I woke up in the morning, the rain was still falling. The entire mansion and even the entire Kyoto were shrouded in a misty rain.
After breakfast, the rain slowed down a bit, but it was already afternoon when it stopped.
Chen Tang didn't go anywhere that day, not even out of the inner room. In the evening, Si'er came into the room, and the little maid didn't know where she had gone. There was a lot of mud on her skirt, and mud marks were left wherever she walked.
Qiu Tong's eyes hurt as she watched, "I just mopped the floor..."
Si'er lowered her head, glanced at her shoes, and said with a red face, "Don't be angry, Sister Qiutong, I'll wipe them later."
Qiu Tong asked, "Where did you hear this good news? Do you want to report it to the young lady?"
Si Er laughed and said to Shen Tang, "The second branch is unlucky again."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Before Chen Tang could speak, Gingxing asked, "What happened to the second room?"
Si Er said quickly, "The roof of the second room is leaking. It was raining heavily outside last night, and it was drizzling inside the second room. Not only the second wife's room, but also the second master's study room were all flooded..."
“I heard that the second wife was lying on the bed, watching the rain falling all night in the house.”
The second wife was beaten with a stick by the Dali Temple and she hasn’t recovered yet, so she can only sleep on her stomach.
Chen Tang thought about that scene and laughed so hard that his cheeks hurt.
It never rains but it pours.
Although it is said that when a person is unlucky, even drinking water will cause problems for his teeth, but Chen Tang did not believe that this could be such a coincidence. Although the house had been hastily occupied and not renovated, it had always been guarded, so it was not possible that the roof was leaking without anyone noticing.
Ginkgo also felt that this was not just bad luck. Si'er changed his clothes and shoes and came back to wipe the mud on the ground. Ginkgo went out for a while and came back to whisper in Chen Tang's ear, "It was the day when the young lady and the young master went to pay homage to the lady that Chen Shan lifted the roof of the second room..."
It was indeed Chen Shan. Chen Tang said decisively, "Reward Chen Shan with ten taels of silver."
Chen Shan was Xie Guimo's secret guard. It was a waste of his talent to be sent to protect Chen Tang. Moreover, he was instructed by Chen Tang to teach the second master and the second mistress a lesson. He must be taught a lesson in one go, otherwise it would be a shame for him to make a special trip.
Chen Shan blew off several roofs, causing heavy losses to the second house.
Of course, this matter did not reach the old lady's ears. After two days of rest, when the sky cleared up after the rain, Chen Tang went to Songhe Hall to pay his respects again. The old lady looked much better.
The Third and Fourth Madams also knew about Madam Wang's order to the maids and servants in Songhe Hall, and they thought it was Chen Tang or Chen Sui's idea. They would not be so ignorant as to deliberately mention the Second House in front of the Old Madam, which seemed to indicate that they did not want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion anymore.
The Third Madam smiled and said, "The date for the wedding of the Marquis Xuanyi's son and the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion has been set. It will be on the eighth of this month. The wedding invitation should have been sent in the next two days."
Today is already the first day of the new year.
Thinking about how the two had arranged their marriage, Chen Tang wanted to laugh, and so did the other people in the room.
The fourth wife said, "Although this marriage is a bit absurd, the son of the Marquis Xuanyi and the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion are a perfect match. It is truly a marriage destined by heaven."
The old lady couldn't help laughing and asked, "How is Tang'er's dowry being prepared?"
The fourth wife said, "Third sister-in-law and I are keeping an eye on it. There is no problem with the embroidery room, but I don't know if the people outside the mansion can rush it. As for other things, Third sister-in-law and I will go out of the mansion to urge them later."
The old lady looked at Chen Tang, "Tomorrow the Jingyang Palace will send a gift to invite you to get married. This time you are really getting married."
The invitation gift was originally scheduled to be delivered yesterday, but it rained, so it was rescheduled.
The three matchmakers and six betrothals are only a matter between the two governments and can be changed at will, but once the wedding date is set and the wedding invitations are sent out, it must be done regardless of wind or rain.
Because of the second house and the rain, Chen Tang did not come to have breakfast with the old lady anymore. The old lady also reflected on herself these few days and did not blame Chen Tang for wanting to send her to the second house. Now when she thought of Chen Tang getting married, she felt only reluctance in her heart.
Although the Prince Jingyang's Mansion and the Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion were only a few streets apart, making it convenient for coming back, it was not as good as being in the mansion and being able to see them every day.
Although Chen Tang had been married to Xie Guimo for a while and had been in the Jingyang Palace for four years, she was not as nervous as the first time, but her face still blushed when she was looked at. She changed the subject and said, "Didn't you say that big brother's wedding date is set a few days after mine? The Marquis's Mansion also needs to prepare betrothal gifts for big brother. Can the third and fourth aunts be busy enough to handle it?"
The fourth wife smiled and said, "Old Prince Ning and Princess Ning knew that the palace was busy with your marriage, and they refused to let the Marquis's Mansion prepare the betrothal gifts. Besides, it would not be appropriate for one family to carry half of it. So the Marquis thought about it and changed the arrangement, and asked the public treasury to give 20,000 taels to the Prince Duan's Mansion as a betrothal gift."
"The Duke of Duan's Mansion added 10,000 taels to the betrothal gift given by the Marquis' Mansion, and gave it all to Princess Roujia as her dowry."
As for how much betrothal gift the Ning Prince's Mansion gave and how the Duan Prince's Mansion prepared the dowry, the Fourth Wife had no idea.
However, a copy of the gift list will definitely be sent to the Marquis' Mansion later. After all, this marriage involves three families, so everything must be planned out.
Both the betrothal gifts and dowry had to be sent to the government office for filing. This was the first time in all the years the government office had seen a betrothal gift and dowry being paid directly in silver notes. It really saved a lot of trouble.
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