Chapter 221: In front of the door
Chen Tang only stayed in Songhe Hall for a while before returning to Qingyi Garden.
The next day, the Jingyang Palace sent a gift for the date, which was a total of 48 pieces. However, the date was still the three that Xie Guimo had mentioned, without any change.
When the invitation gifts were delivered, Chen Tang was in Qingyi Garden, so the old lady did not ask her to go. The fourth wife came with a list to ask Chen Tang which day would be suitable. After all, no one knew when Chen Tang's wedding day would be, except her personal maid.
Chen Tang and Xie Guimo had already discussed this matter. The other party just refused to change the date. There was no point in repeating it. Chen Tang simply stopped talking and just said with red ears, "All, all is fine..."
Her dates are not so accurate. Sometimes they come two days early, and sometimes they come two days late. She can't be sure. Last month, she came on the tenth day. Anyway, the dates are very uncertain.
Shen Tang whispered, “I listen to my grandmother and father.”
Knowing that Chen Tang was thin-skinned, the Fourth Madam did not insist on Chen Tang's appointment and went to see the old lady with the appointment list.
Si Er followed the Fourth Madam to Songhe Hall and came back soon, saying, "Miss, the wedding date has been set. You will be married at the age of twelve..."
This was also the day Shen Tang guessed.
Princess Jingyang had repeatedly hoped that she would marry as soon as possible, and the date sent was so tight, the old lady would not choose a later date just to keep her for a few more days.
On the same day, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the Xuanyi Marquis' Mansion sent wedding invitations, inviting the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.
After receiving the wedding invitation, it is time to go and add to the dowry. Chen Tang has been close to Yun Yi, the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, recently. Chen Tang's wedding day is too close to Yun Yi, so she needs to stay in the mansion and wait for her wedding. She certainly cannot go to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to drink in her wedding banquet, and she cannot go to Xuanyi Marquis' Mansion even more.
The next day, Chen Tang went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to give Yun Yi some extra dowry.
She was the first to arrive.
Hearing that Chen Tang was coming to give her some dowry, Yun Yi stepped forward and said, "I heard that you are getting married on the twelfth of this month. Is that true?"
Chen Tang nodded, "I was thinking about coming to your wedding banquet, but I definitely can't make it."
Yun Yi was also a little disappointed, but when she thought about the fact that the prince of Xuanyi, whom she was going to marry, had a very good relationship with the prince of Jingyang, her ears blushed slightly and she said, "We can visit each other often in the future. This day won't make a difference."
Chen Tang deeply agreed. Yun Yi said, "My parents didn't allow me to go out since my wedding date was set. The last time I went to their house to congratulate them, I begged them for a long time before they took me. I was just worried about being bored in the house, and then you came."
Chen Tang smiled and said, "I came early. In two days, there will be so many ladies coming to give you extra dowry that you won't be able to handle them all."
The daughter of the Right Prime Minister, she is marrying the son of Marquis Xuanyi. All the ladies from wealthy families in Kyoto will come to send gifts to Yun Yi.
Yun Yi said sadly, "You came to give me my makeup in person, but I can't go to give you my makeup in person."
Chen Tang smiled and said, "You can't go, but it's not like you don't want to go, so why bother?"
The two had not had much contact with each other before, but because of the relationship between Xuanyi Hou's son Chu Yi and Xie Guimo, the two naturally became close, and even felt that they had known each other too late.
Yun Yi took Chen Tang to the courtyard where she lived, where they drank tea and ate snacks, talking and laughing.
Chen Tang stayed in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for more than half an hour before saying goodbye. Yun Yi saw her off to the gate and watched her go away in a carriage.
Leaving the street where the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was located, the carriage moved forward. When it reached an intersection, Chen Tang heard a loud bang of something hitting the ground. Gingko lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Chen Tang saw that the rope of the carriage pulling the wood in front had broken, and the wood rolled all over the ground.
The servant said, "We can only take another route."
Chen Tang looked at the road. If he went to the right, he would pass by the Jingyang Palace. Chen Tang said decisively, "Go to the left."
The servant said, "It will take quite a while to go around from the left."
"Let's go."
She would rather take a detour than go through the previous embarrassment, especially since she and Xie Guimo had already set a date for their wedding. If she was seen going out by people from Prince Jingyang's Palace and was misunderstood as going to see Xie Guimo, how embarrassing it would be.
The servant turned around and walked to the left. Ginkgo lifted the curtain and never put it down. Chen Tang looked at the people coming and going on the street, the hawking sounds coming one after another, it was very lively.
She hadn't had a good time shopping in a long time. Either Chen Xian would spoil her fun, or she had to be on guard against Concubine Ye and the Changping Marquis's Mansion plotting against her. She was always nervous when she went out. After marrying Xie Guimo, she had to ask him to accompany her for a good shopping trip.
Chen Tang was busy avoiding the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion, but forgot to walk to the left and pass by the gate of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.
By the time Chen Tang reacted, the carriage was almost in front of the gate of Changping Marquis Mansion.
Chen Tang, "..."
She is really smart.
Chen Shan, who was responsible for protecting Chen Tang in secret, was also stunned by Chen Tang's actions.
If the master knew that the Crown Princess chose to pass by the gate of Marquis Changping's Mansion in order to avoid him, he would be so angry that he would die.
Fortunately, when the carriage passed the gate of Changping Marquis' Mansion, a green sedan stopped and the gatekeeper greeted the people in the sedan, but did not see Chen Tang's carriage passing by.
Through the curtain, Chen Tang saw the person coming out of the sedan chair, and she frowned.
Isn’t that Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory?
Regarding Chen Xi's bloody disaster, the second master did not believe the words of the sorcerer, and asked Lord Liu to recalculate it before he was convinced.
Why did the Changping Marquisate invite the Imperial Observatory to enter the mansion?
From the attitude of the servants at the Marquis of Changping's Mansion when he greeted him, we knew that it was not Lord Liu who took the initiative to visit, but it was the Marquis of Changping's Mansion who came to visit Lord Liu.
The position of the Imperial Observatory is not high, but the responsibilities are special, so I'm afraid he is doing something weird behind the scenes.
If you haven't seen it, it would be fine, but if you see it, you must be on guard.
Although the carriage passed by the gate of Changping Marquis' Mansion, it returned to the mansion smoothly. The weather was hot, so Chen Tang did not go to Songhe Hall and went directly back to Qingyi Garden.
After returning to the house, Chen Tang walked directly to the window and looked around. Chen Shan appeared and said, "The Crown Prince's Concubine is looking for a subordinate?"
Chen Tang said, "Please help me check what the Marquis of Changping Mansion wants to do with Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory?"
This was a rare serious matter that Chen Tang asked Chen Shan to do.
Chen Shan said, "I heard from Chen Qi that Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory is very cunning. If I interrogate him directly, he may not tell me the truth. I have to ask him through my hand."
Chen Tang just needs to find out, it doesn't matter who handled it.
Chen Shan meant that he had to go back to Jingyang Palace first. It would take a while to inquire about this matter, and he was afraid that Chen Tang would be anxious waiting.
Chen Tang felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. It was obvious that Chen Shan saw that she was impatient and wanted to find out what she wanted to know right away, otherwise he would not have said this.
After Chen Shan left, Shen Tang sat down and poured himself some tea.
In the study.
Xie Guimo was sitting there reading a book.
Chen Qi brought over the tea, and there was a knock on the window, which then opened and a figure flashed in.
Seeing that it was Chen Shan, Chen Qi said, "Sir, it's Chen Shan."
Xie Guimo looked away from the book and asked, "She asked you to come back to find me?"
Chen Shan nodded, "The Crown Prince's Consort went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver her dowry. She passed by the gate of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and saw Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory entering the Marquis of Changping's Mansion. She wanted to know what the Marquis of Changping's Mansion wanted to see Lord Liu for..."
Xie Guimo, "..."
Xie Guimo laughed angrily.
Chen Shan did not mention that Chen Tang deliberately did not pass by the gate of Jingyang Palace, but Xie Guimo knew which road was nearby even with his eyes closed, so how could he not know what Chen Tang was thinking.
She would rather pass by the gate of Marquis Changping's Mansion than go through the gate of Prince Jingyang's Mansion. What's wrong with this woman's brain?
Xie Guimo really lost his temper, "Please invite Lord Liu into the mansion."
Um.
They said you were invited into the mansion, but the way of inviting was a little special.
He was brought in with a cloth stuffed in his mouth and his eyes blindfolded.
After coming in, Lord Liu struggled hard. Xie Guimo waved his hand and the secret guard tore off the cloth covering Lord Liu's eyes.
When Lord Liu saw that it was Xie Guimo, his eyes widened and he kept talking, but no one could hear him clearly.
The secret guard removed the cloth that was covering his mouth.
Lord Liu asked, "Why did Prince Jingyang arrest me?"
Xie Guimo sat there drinking tea and asked, "What did the Marquis of Changping want to see you for today?"
Lord Liu said, "This...this I can't tell you..."
Xie Guimo laughed, "Master Liu, do you think you can keep this from me, Master Liu?"
But I have to keep it a secret even if I can't.
The other party was not Master Shen Er, but Marquis Changping.
If he leaks the secret to the Prince of Jingyang, Marquis of Changping and the Prince of Changping will not let him off easily.
Lord Liu said, "I am just a small official, why would Prince Jingyang embarrass me?"
Xie Guimo took a chess piece and played with it on his fingertips. "I have tied you up here without any intention of making things difficult for you. If you don't want to tell me, that's fine. I will tell the emperor about this. I wonder if the emperor would want to know."
Mr. Liu, "..."
They tied him up, brought him into the mansion over the wall, and said they didn't make things difficult for him.
Lord Liu really wants to ask, if this is not a difficulty, then what is a difficulty?
But Xie Guimo's threat was very effective. He was from the Imperial Observatory, and although he had no connection with Marquis Changping, he was not far away. If the emperor knew that Marquis Changping was looking for him, he would definitely ask, and deceiving the emperor was a capital crime.
Lord Liu said, "Marquis Changping really has nothing to do with me..."
Xie Guimo smiled, "My patience is limited."
Knowing that Xie Guimo was not easy to fool, Lord Liu said with a stiff upper lip, "The Marquis of Changping has issued a gag order, so I really dare not say anything."
Xie Guimo looked at Lord Liu, "Lord Liu, don't you know that only the dead can keep secrets?"
Mr. Liu, "..."
If he was afraid that the secret would be leaked, the Marquis of Changping would not have let Lord Liu live.
He was able to handle the Marquis of Changping with ease, but when he met the Prince of Jingyang, he really couldn't cope with it.
Lord Liu said, "Marquis Changping came to me just to have his birth date calculated..."
This is what the Imperial Observatory is best at.
Xie Guimo asked, "Whose horoscope?"
"……have no idea."
Xie Guimo raised his lips and said, "Princess Qi's."
Lord Liu, "……!!!"
Lord Liu's eyes suddenly widened.
How did Prince Jingyang know about this?
When Marquis Changping asked him to have his horoscope read, he didn't explicitly say that it was the Princess of Qi.
It was only after Master Shen Er had him calculate the horoscope, and combined with the information revealed in the horoscope, that he was sure that it was the Princess of Qi.
Lord Liu felt a chill down his spine. "Since Prince Jingyang already knew, why bother asking?"
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