Chapter 256 Change of Words
When Chen Tang got married, Prince Duan's Mansion sent a lot of dowry. Princess Roujia was marrying Chen Tang's elder brother, so Chen Tang naturally could not be stingy with the dowry. She chose a set of gold and ruby headpieces and put it in the most exquisite jewelry box.
The next day, after breakfast and paying respects to the princess, he took Qiu Tong to Prince Duan's mansion.
Xiao Huan is going to marry Princess Roujia on the 28th of this month. Today is the 24th. In four days, he will be able to attend his elder brother and sister-in-law's wedding. Chen Tang is very anxious.
Seeing the carriage of Prince Jingyang's mansion stopped, the gatekeeper of Prince Duan's mansion shouted to the mansion, "Go and tell the princess that the Prince Jingyang's consort is here."
After shouting, he hurried down the stairs to help move the footstool, very attentively.
Chen Tang is not only the savior of Princess Roujia of Prince Duan’s Mansion, but also the aunt of their princess, so they are even closer.
The maid led Chen Tang into the inner courtyard and walked more than a hundred steps forward, and then they saw Princess Roujia coming with her maid. The closer she got to Chen Tang, the redder her face became.
Princess Roujia stepped forward, and was used to calling Shen Tang sister, but the words got stuck in her throat because Shen Tang said first, "I will call you sister-in-law now, so it shouldn't be considered rude."
Princess Roujia's already red face turned even redder. She wanted to retort, but she was going to marry Xiao Huan in a few days. Although her wedding was imminent, she was not married after all. Could he not call her that a few days later?
Princess Roujia's face flushed, and Chen Tang smiled, "I won't tease you anymore. This is the makeup I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
Princess Roujia took it, opened the brocade box, and saw a set of luxurious headdresses. She said, "This makeup is too expensive..."
Chen Tang said, "As long as you like it, Prince Duan's Mansion sent me so many dowries, I can hardly afford them."
“…That’s different.”
The make-up given by her father and mother was a token of their love, and it was a gift between them.
But they will be sisters-in-law in the future, so there is no need to distinguish them so clearly.
The two walked forward and chatted. Princess Roujia said, "I didn't go to the general's mansion in Huaihua yesterday to attend the wedding. I heard it was very lively."
The marriage was too close, and it was not convenient for her to show up in public while she was waiting to be married. If it was half a month later, she would have begged her mother to take her there.
Chen Tang smiled and said, "It's good that you didn't go, otherwise there would definitely be one more drunk person."
Princess Roujia likes to drink fruit wine. Even Chen Tang can't control himself and drink one glass after another, let alone Princess Roujia.
Princess Roujia's maid covered her mouth and laughed, "The princess said the same thing this morning."
Everyone was talking and laughing.
Today, not only Chen Tang came to bring dowry to Princess Roujia, but also many ladies from wealthy families, and Yun Yi came as well.
Seeing Yun Yi coming, Princess Roujia said, "I wonder if Sister Zhao will come to give me some makeup today..."
The Sister Zhao mentioned by Princess Roujia is none other than the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, Zhao Xi.
Yun Yi said, "I made an appointment with her yesterday. She came to bring you some makeup today, but she hit her forehead yesterday. I don't know if she will come..."
Just as they were talking, a maid came over and said, "Princess, Miss Zhao from the Minister of Works' Mansion cannot come in person to give you your dowry, so she sent a maid to come..."
Princess Roujia exclaimed, "Ah!" "Is the injury so serious?"
Zhao Xi's maid said, "My girl's injury is not serious, but she feels ashamed and is too embarrassed to go out, so she asked me to come and see her off."
Yun Yi smiled and said, "It wasn't just your daughter who got drunk yesterday. There's nothing to be ashamed of."
The maidservant said, "That's what I advised. Princess Roujia is only getting married once, so the young lady should come in person to give her some dowry. Even if the wound on her forehead can't heal today, it will heal tomorrow. At worst, you can come to Prince Duan's mansion to drink the princess' wedding banquet and then send her some. But the young lady said she hasn't gone out these days, and she won't go out even if a knife is placed on her neck..."
Yun Yi said, "She is too shameless. I will go and persuade her later and I will definitely take her to drink at your wedding with Prince Ning."
Everyone was enjoying the flowers in the garden, laughing and playing, and their laughter could be heard far away.
After staying for half an hour, Chen Tang said goodbye. Yun Yi and Chen Tang left together to save Princess Roujia from seeing them off twice.
When Yun Yi went to the Minister of Industry's residence, Chen Tang said, "I won't go with you, but we can go along the way."
This section of the road was not short, so Yun Yi left her own carriage and rode in the same carriage with Shen Tang until they stopped in front of the gate of the Minister of Works' residence.
Chen Tang did not get off the carriage. Qiu Tong got on and the servant drove the carriage away.
Qiu Tong lifted the curtain to look outside. As she looked, she wondered, "What is Prince Duan doing standing outside the wall of the Minister of Works' residence?"
"Did you see it wrong?"
The Prince Duan’s Mansion is very busy with marrying off their daughter, and the Prince Duan’s son is not in the mansion to help, so why is he here?
Qiu Tong said, "It's Prince Duan. I'm not mistaken."
Qiu Tong lifted the curtain higher, and Chen Tang looked in the direction of Qiu Tong's finger, only to see a person pacing under the courtyard wall. Who else could it be but Prince Duan Xiao Xun.
What was Xiao Xun doing outside the wall of the Minister of Works' Mansion?
Just as I was wondering, I saw Xiao Xun climbing over the wall and entering the Minister of Works' residence.
Chen Tang, "..."
Qiu Tong: "..."
Although the wall of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was almost broken by Xie Guimo, Chen Tang had never seen Xie Guimo climb over the wall, but he saw Prince Duan climb over the wall.
It’s no wonder that we can play together.
Qiu Tong covered her mouth and laughed, "Could it be that Prince Duan likes Miss Zhao?"
It is possible.
but--
Chen Tang said, "If you like her, why don't you just come and propose marriage?"
The prince of Prince Duan’s mansion is asking for the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works’ mansion to marry him, and it won’t be impossible.
Moreover, Xiao Xun was clearly hesitating whether to climb over the wall to get in, otherwise he would not have been staying outside the wall of the Minister of Works' Mansion and been seen by them.
And Zhao Xi, she did not go to Prince Duan's Mansion to give Princess Roujia some extra dowry, but only asked her maid to deliver it. Could it be related to Xiao Xun?
The carriage went away, Qiu Tong lowered the curtain, and when passing through a busy street, she lifted it up again until the carriage stopped in front of the gate of Jingyang Palace.
After Qiu Tong got off the carriage, she helped Chen Tang down. The gatekeeper came up to greet them and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort is back. The news just came that the Emperor has appointed the Fourth Master of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion as a Doctor of the Ministry of War..."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Qiu Tong, "......???"
Chen Tang thought he was hallucinating. "The Emperor appointed my fourth uncle as a military doctor? How is this possible?"
Seeing Chen Tang’s surprise and look of disbelief, the gatekeeper was stunned.
How is it impossible? Isn't the Crown Princess helping her Fourth Uncle and the Fourth Master compete for the position of Doctor of the Ministry of War? This was spread in the mansion a few days ago. This should be something the Crown Princess expected. Why does it feel so strange?
Chen Tang had lied to the Fourth Madam in this way, but she didn't think her Fourth Uncle could really sit in that position. She didn't ask the princess to help find the prince to recommend him, and she didn't even mention it in front of Xie Guimo.
Just help get things done like this?
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