Chapter 33 Good Luck
Have a good night's sleep.
After waking up in the morning and having breakfast, Chen Tang went to pay his respects to the old lady as usual, but today he brought Qiu Tong with him.
Since you have asked the old lady for Qiu Tong, you should treat Ginkgo the same.
Seeing that Chen Tang looked ruddy, the old lady asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
Chen Tang said, “Grandma, I slept well.”
...I can see it.
The heart is not ordinary big.
The old lady didn't know whether to say that Chen Tang had a good or bad temper.
As soon as Chen Tang sat down, Chen Xian came. Chen Tang looked rosy, but Chen Xian looked worse. There were faint bruises under her eyelids, which showed that she tossed and turned and didn't sleep well last night.
This contrast makes Shen Tang's calmness and composure even more precious.
Chen Tang sat there, listening to the Second Madam and the Old Madam discussing things. Although they were called discussions, in fact the Second Madam had already made up her mind, and it was more of a matter of informing the Old Madam. As long as the Old Madam nodded, Chen Sui would not say anything if there was anything inappropriate.
Chen Tang was bored and was about to leave when a maid came in and said, "Second Madam, the cousin is here."
"Please come in."
The maid left, and soon the second wife's mother, the eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Wang, came in.
Mrs. Wang stepped forward and saluted the old lady, who smiled and said, "My cousin, you haven't been to the mansion for a while."
Mrs. Wang said, "It has been a while since I came to pay my respects to you. There have been a lot of trivial matters in the mansion recently, so I hurried here as soon as I had time. Please don't blame me, old lady."
Mrs. Wang not only came, but also brought some supplements to honor the old lady.
Mrs. Wang was very good at dancing with her sleeves. With just a few words, she made the old lady laugh so hard that she couldn't stop. She waved her hand and said, "I'm old now, and my cheeks can't stand such laughter. You two sisters-in-law should go to the side and talk privately."
Mrs. Wang sat for a while before going to the South Courtyard to talk with the Second Mrs.
When they arrived at the South Courtyard and entered the house, the Second Wife asked, "Sister-in-law, do you want to see me for something?"
Mrs. Wang glanced at the maids in the room, and the second wife asked everyone to leave. Then Mrs. Wang said, "Your good-for-nothing nephew has taken a fancy to the second young lady in the mansion and wants to marry her."
The second wife frowned, "People outside the mansion are saying that the second young lady is unlucky in marriage, isn't the eldest sister-in-law afraid?"
Madam Wang said, "What do you mean by jinx? Rumors are really destructive. It wasn't the second young lady who caused Duke Wen to fall. Someone threw a stone at the servant who was carrying the sedan chair in Duke Wen's mansion..."
The second wife was surprised and asked, "How did the eldest sister-in-law know about this?"
"When Duke Wen got into trouble, your eldest brother happened to pass by and saw it with his own eyes," said Mrs. Wang.
The second wife said, "Even if the second young lady is not really a jinx, the Marquis and the old lady will not agree to this marriage."
The Second Wife really didn't want to criticize her nephew from her own family, but her nephew's incompetence didn't disappear just because she didn't say it. Let alone the Marquis, even the Old Lady looked down on the eldest young master of the Wang family. If she opened her mouth to say this, wouldn't she be asking for scolding?
However, the Second Madam also knew that her nephew had a bad reputation and it was impossible for him to get a good marriage, otherwise Mrs. Wang would not have wanted to take advantage of the situation.
The Marquis has no sons, only two daughters, and he will definitely do his best to support his son-in-law in the future.
Others didn't know that Chen Xian was the second wife's biological daughter, but Mrs. Wang knew it. Since she came, she was at least somewhat confident that she could convince the second wife. She said, "It's not just the second lady who is rumored to bring bad luck to her husband, but also Xian'er. If the second lady doesn't marry and can't dispel the rumor that she brings bad luck to her husband, no one will dare to come and ask to marry Xian'er."
When Mrs. Wang mentioned Chen Xi, the second wife's brows immediately relaxed a little.
Mrs. Wang served tea and said, "I know that if I propose marriage directly, Pingyuan Hou and the old lady will not agree, but once something happens, they can't help but agree."
The second wife was a little hesitant. After all, everyone in Kyoto knew that Chen Tang had a hot temper. She couldn't even get on the bridal sedan of Prince Jingyang's Mansion. Even if the matter was settled, if she would rather die than marry, given the Marquis's temper, the Wang family would never be able to set foot in Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion again.
If it gets to that point, it will be difficult to resolve.
The second wife didn't say anything. At this time, there was a knock on the door and Madam Sun's voice came, "I'm back..."
"Come in."
With a creak, the door was pushed open and Mother Sun walked in.
The second wife asked, "How is the calculation?"
Madam Sun said, "I went to the street early this morning and found three fortune tellers. I looked at the second girl's birth date and time and they all said that if she was born a boy, it would not be good. She would be separated from her family at a young age and live under someone else's roof, but she would have a smooth life after all the hardships. But if she was born a girl, she would be very rich and noble, and she would bring prosperity to her father, husband and children. Everything would be good. The fortune teller calculated such a good birth date and charged me several more taels of silver, saying that any less would be against the will of heaven."
Is it a good thing to have such a fate?
The second wife asked, "What about the other horoscope?"
Mother Sun was silent for a moment, "Not as good as the second lady's..."
The second wife's face darkened.
Mother Sun said it casually, it's not that she is not as good as the second girl, but that she is far inferior.
How could Shen Tang go past her daughter? !
She wanted to see if she, Chen Tang, was really so lucky!
The second wife looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "I'll do as you say."
…
That evening, Chen Tang was free and feeding the koi in the yard. He threw a few baits in the yard and the koi rushed to eat them.
A little maid came in from outside the courtyard and said, "Second Miss, the eldest lady asked me to tell you that Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion sent someone to send an invitation, inviting you and the eldest lady to go to Yanqi Lake for a trip in three days."
If the maid hadn't told him, Chen Tang would have forgotten that Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion would have her birthday in a few days.
Princess Duan and Princess Jingyang have a good relationship. After Shen Xian got engaged to Prince Jingyang, Princess Duan gave each of them a top-quality mutton-fat jade bracelet when she saw her and Shen Xian. The two sisters also had more contact with Princess Roujia, perhaps because they were in contact too frequently. Now that Shen Xian's engagement was broken off by the Jingyang Palace, Princess Roujia felt embarrassed not to invite them to her birthday party at Yanqi Lake.
Princess Duan is gentle and Princess Roujia is lively and cheerful. Chen Tang likes to get along with them very much. She also doesn't want the marriage between Chen Ying and Prince Jingyang to affect their relationship. Since the invitation has been sent, she will definitely go.
She remembered that she had given a white crane jade hairpin in her previous life, which Princess Roujia liked very much, so she could give it to her as a birthday gift.
Chen Tang was already looking forward to the lake cruise in four days.
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