Chapter 301: Branch Mansion
But we have to ask her even if it's useless. We can't just let the old lady stay dizzy like this.
They knew very well what had happened to the old lady, who had vomited blood and fainted before. There was nothing wrong with the food the old lady had eaten in the past few days, except for the Taoist's talisman paper and water. There must be something wrong with the talisman paper and water.
The second wife sent people to chase the Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest disappeared after leaving the Jingyang Palace.
Over the next two days, Prince Jingyang's Palace invited the imperial physician who had been invited into the palace before back, but the result was the same, none of them could wake the old lady up.
Last time, we couldn’t wake up a person who was pretending to be asleep. This time, we really couldn’t wake him up. A doctor diagnosed that the person was poisoned, but they didn’t dare to say it.
Many people in the Jingyang Palace have been poisoned recently. First, someone gave the Jingyang Prince's wife a sterilizing drug, and then poisoned the cakes, accidentally killing the Eighth Young Master of the Jingyang Palace. These two poisonings seemed to be related to the palace. So many doctors and imperial physicians came, but none of them mentioned the poisoning. The doctors kept their mouths shut for fear that words could cause trouble.
Anyway, he couldn't detoxify the old lady, so it was of no use.
Doctors and imperial physicians came in and out, and the atmosphere in Prince Jingyang's Mansion became particularly solemn. The Taoist's words were still ringing in their ears. If the old lady woke up within three days, the conflict would be resolved. If she didn't wake up, it would not be resolved, and one of the old lady, the Crown Prince's Consort, and the Fourth Wife would have to move out of the mansion to resolve it.
It's been two days, and the old lady shows no signs of waking up. It's obvious that the problem has not been resolved.
However, no one suggested that the Fourth Wife move out of the house. The Third Wife would definitely not say it, and no one would listen even if she said it. The princess would not say it either, because the old lady was not the prince's biological mother, but was the prince's second wife arranged by the late emperor. The princess always avoided anything related to the old lady.
The Second Madam didn't dare to do that either. She was the one who invited the Taoist priest into the house, but he didn't make Chen Tang suffer as planned. Instead, he made up a lot of nonsense. The Fourth Madam didn't believe a word the Taoist priest said. If the Second Madam asked the Fourth Madam to move out of the house temporarily, the Fourth Madam would really suspect that she had evil intentions.
Either the prince will give the order, or the fourth master and the fourth mistress will take the initiative to bring it up.
The prince will definitely not care about this matter, so the only thing left is "filial piety" on the heads of the Fourth Master and the Fourth Mistress.
The Fourth Madam endured the pain for a whole day, but by the evening of the third day, she could no longer bear it. The old lady was in a coma and had not eaten for three days. She had become very thin. If she continued like this, the old lady might never wake up. Even if she did wake up, at her age, she would be seriously injured after such a torture.
If anything happens to the old lady, the fourth master will definitely blame her, and the second wife will be even more so.
The fourth master said to the fourth wife, "How about you move out of the house and live there for a few days?"
The Fourth Madam knew that sooner or later someone would bring this up, and she felt aggrieved. She had lived in the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion for seventeen or eighteen years. Why should she move out just because the Crown Prince's Consort married in and the horoscopes of the couple were in conflict with her and the old lady? !
But even if she had the courage, the Fourth Madam did not dare to say this out loud. Seniority does not depend on the first-come-first-served order.
There were some things that the Fourth Madam couldn't say, so she could only wink at the Second Madam. The Second Madam looked at the Fourth Master and said, "If it's really as the Taoist said, as long as the Fourth Sister-in-law moves out of the house, the conflict can be resolved. When will the Fourth Sister-in-law move back?"
This is the key point.
The Fourth Wife was married to the Fourth Master in a formal ceremony. It was already a disgrace for her to move out of the house for the sake of the Old Lady. There was no reason for the Fourth Master not to accompany her. When the mistress was not there, it was a problem who would take care of the North Courtyard. She couldn't let the concubine take care of it, as that would be a joke. The Fourth Wife was also afraid that as soon as she moved out, the Fourth Master would take in another concubine.
She can move out, but the Fourth Master has to accompany her, and the entire Fourth Room moves out together. The Fourth Madam knows that if they move out, the Fourth Room will never come back unless the Old Madam is gone. The Fourth Room is separated from the palace in advance, and the Fourth Madam asks the palace to compensate the Fourth Room extra.
Dividing the palace was no small matter, so the prince called everyone to the ancestral hall to discuss it, even Chen Tang and Xie Guimo were called along.
The Second Madam said, "For the sake of the old lady's safety, it is right for the Fourth Sister-in-law to move out of the house, but I have to be fair. Before the Crown Prince's Consort married in, the old lady and the fourth room were all safe and sound. I know it's not the Crown Prince's Consort's fault, but after all, it was because the eldest room married a daughter-in-law, which implicated the old lady and the fourth room. It is reasonable that the eldest room should make compensation."
Since it's what she deserves and you say you don't blame her, then what's the point of compensation?
The fourth wife wants compensation from the eldest son's wife to help the old lady resolve the conflict. What's going on?
Chen Tang was unhappy, and Xie Guimo said, "Aunt Si, you don't have to move. Tomorrow I will move out of the house with Tang'er for a while."
The princess frowned, "Are you moving out of the house?"
Xie Guimo said, "It's only temporary. I will write a letter to ask grandfather to return to Beijing to deal with this matter. My parents are still here and the family will not be divided. It's better to let grandfather handle this matter."
The princess said, "Then mother will move out of the palace with you."
Chen Tang, "..."
Xie Guimo, "..."
Each of them has a bigger head than the other.
The prince had a lot of black lines on his forehead.
The old lady was offended. When only one of the Fourth Madam and the Crown Prince's Consort needed to move out, letting the Crown Prince's Consort move out would be enough to make people think that the eldest branch was weak. If the Princess also moved out of the house, that would be laughable.
The princess is moving out, so can the Prince of Jingyang not move out with her?
The prince raised his hand to support his forehead, while the second and fourth masters took the princess' words seriously. They knew that Xie Guimo was the princess's sweetheart, and when Xie Guimo moved out of the house, the princess moved with him, and it was no joke.
The princess moved out, and the prince also moved out. The mansion was given to them to live in, but where Prince Jingyang was was the Prince Jingyang's Palace.
It was the eldest branch of the family that moved away, but they were the ones who were actually separated from the house.
Only one fourth room was divided, and the second and fourth rooms were all divided out. The second and fourth masters still knew what was going on.
The second master said, "How can we let the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess move out? They are going to live in the palace for the rest of their lives. Even if the old lady wants to move, we can't let them move."
Xie Guimo took advantage of the situation and said nonchalantly, "It would be fine if the old lady moved to another courtyard to recuperate for a while."
The second master's face froze.
He had just said these words, and the echo was still there. He wanted to scold Xie Guimo but couldn't.
The fourth master was surprised and said, "How can this be possible? The old lady is unconscious, how can she leave the house?"
This won’t work, and that won’t work. There’s no way to find a solution that satisfies everyone.
Chen Tang patiently watched them discuss the matter.
The second wife said, "Why don't we not divide the fourth room first, but just move out of the mansion and keep the same food, clothing and other expenses as in the mansion."
The fourth wife said, "As long as we move out of the house, it will be inconvenient to travel. Just sending food to the kitchen will cause so much trouble."
Now that the palace is separated, she can't come to the palace every day to pay her respects to the old lady. If she is not with the old lady, the old lady will definitely value the second wife more and give all the good things to the second wife. She has suffered so much injustice, shouldn't the palace compensate her? !
The Fourth Wife insisted on compensation. In this matter, the Fourth Master and the Fourth Wife were in cahoots with each other.
Xie Guimo said, "First, divide it according to the family rules. When grandfather comes back, he will decide how much compensation to give to the fourth room and we can discuss it separately."
It’s not that I don’t want to give it to you, I just have to listen to the old prince.
No one can object to this arrangement.
The prince said, "Let's do it this way."
"There are a lot of things in the palace. It will take a few days to count them. You should move out first."
The fourth master said, "It's getting late today, and the house hasn't been packed yet. We'll move tomorrow."
When it comes to the old lady's safety, even the Fourth Master, her own son, is not anxious, so how can the prince be anxious? Not to mention staying one more night, even if it's ten days or half a month, the prince will let him.
But by midnight, the fourth master regretted not moving out of the house immediately.
Because of this delay, half of the fourth room was burned down.
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