Chapter 354: Trouble
However, the princess can only stop it temporarily. As long as there is an engagement and as long as Xie Guiyin is the prince's son, he will eventually be married. Concubine Jiang values the Jiang family and must do her best to protect her daughter. The prince will not and cannot stop it.
The princess couldn't even protest to the prince about this matter. Concubine Ye was using her to confirm the marriage. Thinking of how she had repeatedly advised the prince to support Prince Qi, the princess was glad that the prince didn't listen to her. How could she have the face to object to the prince?
Although the princess stopped Jiang Huier, she was exhausted. With one more concubine Jiang in the mansion, it was already so chaotic. If there was another daughter of the Jiang family, she didn't dare to think about what her future would be like.
She let it go, she had long been used to it, she was worried about Chen Tang and Xie Guimo.
Xie Guimo was a little better off, as he had entered the court as an official and did not spend much time in the palace during the day. But Chen Tang was different, as she was the Crown Prince's consort and could not leave the Jingyang Palace.
Chen Tang was very unwilling. She looked at Xie Guimo and said, "Did no one suspect the Second Master of Jiang's death?"
There is no need to doubt it, it is obvious.
But they know it’s useless because the Ministry of Justice needs evidence to convict.
They all knew that the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping were behind Master Jiang. Without any evidence, they could only watch them go unpunished. Some of them even turned against the Ministry of Justice after Master Jiang was poisoned to death.
Chen Tang felt so helpless in his heart. Concubine Ye and Prince Qi were willing to do anything to achieve their goals and treated human life as worthless, but they were the ones who were harmed and had to provide evidence. Sometimes he really wanted to learn from them and solve these troubles with drastic measures, but if he couldn't bring them to justice in an upright manner and make their crimes public, wouldn't he be acting like a villain like them?
Chen Tang tried hard for a while before calming down his anger. "Without evidence, we can't do anything to the Second Master, but we can at least give him some trouble."
She had not forgotten that the old lady had given Xie Guimo two bed-warming maids to make things difficult for her. The two maids were sold by Xie Guimo and finally bought by the second master, who placed them in a mansion that no one knew about. No one knew what was happening to them now.
The Second Wife is not a broad-minded person. If the Second Master really keeps those two maids as concubines, there will definitely be a fire in the backyard. More importantly, it will be a slap in the face of the Old Madam.
She had tolerated them for a long time.
Xie Guimo pinched Chen Tang’s nose and smiled dotingly, “I’ll listen to you and give them some trouble.”
It had been several days since he had paid his respects to the old lady. The next day, after breakfast, Chen Tang took the maid to Wutong Courtyard.
Now, whenever Shen Tang leaves Chenxiangxuan, he will be accompanied by at least two maids. Either Ginkgo and Qiutong will follow, or Si'er will be brought along.
Before Shen Tang was pregnant, the old lady complained about Shen Tang showing her face in front of her every few days. After she became pregnant, not to mention the old lady, even the picky Concubine Jiang didn't dare to say anything more.
Moreover, the Jiang family was confiscated and exiled. The concubine, who was willing to sacrifice her son's marriage to protect her niece, was blocked by the princess and had to live on the farm. Concubine Jiang could not bear the blow and fell ill.
I seldom come to Wutong Courtyard, but now that I’m here, I must sit for a while.
But Chen Tang didn't dare to touch the food and drinks. Being thirsty for a day or two wouldn't kill her, and she couldn't stay there for long.
But sometimes he would just pick up the teacup out of habit, and Ginkgo, who was standing behind him, would cough to remind him, and Chen Tang would put the teacup down again.
This action made the old lady's face turn green, but she couldn't say anything.
The matter of the infertility drug has not been clarified yet. It is normal for Chen Tang to have concerns. It is better to be safe than sorry. However, this is too disrespectful to the old lady.
Before, the old lady was just showing off, requiring Chen Tang, the Crown Prince's Consort, to come and pay respects to her every day. Now she regrets it. Not only will she not gain weight if she comes to pay respects more often, but she will also get angry every time.
Unable to bear it any longer, the old lady said, "The Crown Prince's wife is pregnant, so she should just stay in Chenxiang Pavilion and take care of the baby. There is no need to come and pay respects to me."
She didn't want to come, but if she didn't come, she wouldn't be able to watch the fun.
Why hasn’t he come yet at this hour? Do I have to keep waiting?
Just as she was thinking this, a maid ran in from outside. The princess scolded her, "Why are you running so recklessly? What urgent matter is there that requires you to run here? What if you bump into someone?"
The maid quickly admitted her mistake after being scolded, and then said, "Just now, the city patrol caught a thief and chased the thief into a small courtyard. They found that the small courtyard was the private residence of the second master. The second master also kept two concubines in it..."
Swish.
Almost instantly.
The second wife's face turned green.
The old lady was also furious. "Who is so bold as to ruin the reputation of our Jingyang Palace?!"
The maid was hesitant to speak.
Chen Tang saw it and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
The maid said softly, "Listen, I heard that the two concubines are Red Core and Green Sleeve..."
Chen Tang said, “These two names sound familiar.”
Gingxing whispered, "The two maids that the old lady gave to the prince were also named this."
Chen Tang suddenly realized, "I was wondering why it sounded so familiar, this is such a coincidence."
There are not so many coincidences in the world, especially when the Second Master looked at the two maids with a strange look in his eyes. The Second Mistress was afraid that the Second Master had that intention, so she instigated the Old Lady to give the two maids to the Prince. Unexpectedly, the Prince sold them. Could it be that they were bought by the Second Master again and kept in his private residence?
The third wife sat there, drinking tea to hide her desire to watch the fun.
The maid hesitated, "Well, it seems to be..."
"Master Huo is the cousin-in-law of the Crown Prince. He met the Crown Prince on the road and asked the Crown Prince to apologize to the Second Master on his behalf, saying that his men were eager to catch the thief and broke into his private residence. The Crown Prince sent Chen Qi back to the mansion and asked Steward Zhou to pick him up from the courtyard..."
The second wife had already disallowed him to keep a mistress, but she also wanted to bring the woman back home.
The second wife's lips trembled with anger.
Chen Tang said, "My husband didn't know that the Second Master had taken a fancy to Hong Rui Lu Xiu. If he had known, he would have given her to him directly. He kept her secretly outside and was discovered. Not only would it damage the reputation of the Jingyang Palace, but the censor would impeach her and affect her career..."
The old lady's face turned pale and her hands holding the Buddhist beads were shaking.
She doesn't speak, and no one thinks she is dumb!
Seeing the old lady suppressing her anger, Chen Tang felt extremely happy.
It's just a nuisance, who wouldn't do that?
If the old lady does it on the first day, don't blame them for doing it on the fifteenth. With the second master holding her back, she will not have the face to put people around Xie Guimo in the future.
The old lady's head ached from anger. "I'm tired! Everyone, leave!"
The only person she wanted to chase away was Chen Tang. After seeing the fun, Chen Tang didn't want to stay any longer, so he got up and left.
When leaving Wutong Courtyard, Chen Tang still thought the fire was not burning bright enough. She glanced at the maid beside the Second Madam and said, "It's strange. The old lady watched my husband grow up. She should know my husband's temper. He won't accept her just because she forces him to. She still forced me to take Hongrui and Luxiu back. Could it be that she was worried about the Second Madam and didn't dare to give her to the Second Master, so she sent her in a roundabout way?"
The maid listened to every word and passed it on to the second wife without missing a single word.
People who are angry always lose their rationality easily. Even if it was the Second Wife who instigated the old lady to do this, now she suspects that the old lady was worried about her son and gave him away in a roundabout way.
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