Chapter 355 Jealousy
Soon, Steward Zhou brought the second master's two concubines into the mansion. When he went to pick them up, the second master heard the news and rushed to stop him, but it was useless. It was Xie Guimo who asked Steward Zhou to pick them up, and whether they were picked up or not, the fact that the second master had a concubine was already known and it had spread.
The second master was so angry that he wanted to skin the city patrol officer alive.
Having a mistress is not a good reputation.
The second master of the Jingyang Palace actually kept a mistress. It was obvious that there was a jealous woman in his family and he was not allowed to take concubines, so he kept a mistress outside.
This damages the second wife's reputation, although it is also true.
The second master is the same. He can't control the second wife and can't even take a concubine. This is henpecked. Not only is he henpecked, but he is also lustful, which is why he does such a thing as keeping a mistress outside behind his wife's back.
It was also reported that the two maids raised by the old lady of Prince Jingyang's Mansion were forced upon the Prince of Jingyang. The rumor spread even more widely.
The old lady of Prince Jingyang's Mansion is not Prince Jingyang's biological mother, nor is she the prince's biological grandmother. Why does she give such an understanding maid to the prince instead of giving her to her son? Is she trying to seduce the prince into becoming addicted to women?
There was the incident with the sterilization drug before, and now something like this has happened again. This old lady is not a good person.
And there is the second wife. The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingyang is unwilling to accept the two maids. She has advised her many times to be magnanimous. Why doesn't she be more magnanimous herself? The second master of Prince Jingyang's mansion's son is about to get married, and he has to take a concubine secretly and keep her in public. It is so embarrassing for a man.
These rumors flew into the Jingyang Palace like snowflakes, and reached the ears of the old lady and the second wife, almost angering them to death.
The second master had a mistress, and they were two maids that Xie Guimo didn't want. When the prince came back from the military camp and heard about it, he locked the second master up in the ancestral hall and gave him three days off.
It was obvious that the second master was to be punished by reflecting on his actions in the ancestral hall for three days.
How can we maintain family traditions if we don't punish severely those who do things that bring disgrace to the family and lead the younger generation astray?
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A good night's sleep.
When Chen Tang woke up the next day, he sat on the bed and stretched. Ginkgo Qiutong brought hot water into the room and helped Chen Tang get up.
Gingko said, "The Crown Princess has woken up, and it's snowing."
After putting on her skirt, Chen Tang couldn't wait to walk to the window and saw snow falling outside.
But it's not big and it's small.
But it did snow.
The snowflakes floated into the palm of my hand and quickly turned into water.
This is the first snow. It will snow heavily in a few days. Then everything will be covered with snow. It will be a beautiful sight to stand on the observation tower and watch.
After Chen Tang finished washing up, Xie Guimo also came back from morning exercise and had breakfast with her.
Just after finishing the meal, Si'er came in quickly and said, "Crown Princess, the Second Master has a mistress and has been demoted one level. The Second Madam's imperial decree has been taken away!"
Chen Tang, "......???"
Keeping a mistress is a moral flaw and the censor will impeach him, so he will certainly be punished, but not many people will be demoted. After all, it is very common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. How could the second wife be deprived of her imperial decree? This is the first time I have heard of this.
But seeing that Xie Guimo was not surprised, Chen Tang whispered, "Did you know this?"
Xie Guimo put a shrimp dumpling into Chen Tang's bowl, "Aren't you going to cause trouble for the second house? The second uncle was punished, and things calmed down in a few days. The second aunt suffered, and there was no peace."
Chen Tang, "..."
If we talk about someone who is treacherous, it has to be him.
Her troubles were not enough for him to care about.
In fact, it was mainly because the timing was well chosen. Master Jiang was killed, and Prince Yu missed a good opportunity to overthrow Prince Qi. Everyone knew that it was the Second Master who helped Prince Qi to kill people to silence them, but due to the lack of evidence, no one could do anything to the Second Master.
But at this critical moment, Chen Tang wanted to make things difficult for the Second Master. The matter of keeping a mistress could be a big deal or a small one. A fine of half a year or a year's salary could be forgiven, or a demotion of one or two levels was possible. It all depended on how angry the Emperor was.
As soon as the news of the Second Master keeping a mistress spread, Prince Yu asked the Censor to impeach the Second Master. Xie Guimo knew that Prince Yu would do this, so he asked the Censor to impeach the Second Wife for being jealous as well.
There will be people in the court who plead for the Second Master, but no one will help the Second Wife, because it is jealousy and intolerance that forced the Second Master to keep his mistress outside. Everyone will be outraged, and those ministers, especially the hot-tempered military generals, will look down on the Second Master, a pustule who brings shame to men. The consequences can be imagined.
As for the Second Wife, the Second Master had a mistress, and she was jealous because of rumors outside. She was so angry that she couldn't eat or sleep, and she wanted to ask the prince to beat the Second Master until he was paralyzed.
As a result, an imperial censor impeached her for being jealous, and she was stripped of her imperial title. The second wife was so angry that she tasted blood in her mouth.
What's even more infuriating is yet to come. Originally, the prince only wanted to punish the second master. After all, the second wife was unaware of the mistress's affair. But the emperor believed that it was caused by her jealousy. If he didn't punish her, it would be tantamount to indulgence. So the prince locked up the second wife in the ancestral hall and asked her to reflect on her mistakes together with the second master.
He was locked up for less than a quarter of an hour.
The two men started fighting in the ancestral hall.
Chen Tang, "..."
When the news reached Chen Tang's ears, he laughed so hard that his cheeks hurt.
She suspected that the prince did it on purpose.
Normally, female members of the family were punished by being made to kneel in the Buddhist temple, but this time they were made to kneel in the ancestral temple. Chen Tang didn't believe that there was no intention to make the two of them fight.
They were all punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and reflect on their sins. They fought in the hall and I don’t know how to punish them. Should they postpone their sentence?
It’s a pity that I can’t go and see it with my own eyes, which is a great regret in life.
But Chen Tang couldn't go, because Si Er's maid slipped away and came back to tell Chen Tang, "Second Master's face and neck were scratched with several marks, and Second Madam's head hit the altar, causing several tablets to fall over..."
All day long, from morning till night, good news never ceases.
But the next day, Shen Tang was severely shocked because of a misunderstanding.
Here’s what happened—
When Chen Tang woke up in the morning, she was still too lazy to get up. Si'er came in and told her, "Crown Princess, the Second Wife is dead..."
These words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Shen Tang was severely shocked.
The second wife was just jealous, so the prince punished her to reflect in the ancestral hall with the second master. How could she die?
Could it be that the second master killed him?
Many guesses flashed through Chen Tang's mind, and it turned out that she was wrong. No, it was Si'er who did not report clearly enough.
The one who died was not the second wife, but Chen Xi's biological mother.
The second wife who had her hair cut off and was poisoned and mute by the King of Qi.
The second wife had suffered enough revenge, and Shen Xi was also burned to death in the fire. Shen Tang had let go of his hatred for her and didn't think much about it for a while, but ended up thinking in the wrong direction.
But it wasn't just Chen Tang who had the wrong idea, Ginkgo and Qiu Tong were the same.
Ginkgo couldn't believe it, "Why did the second wife die?"
Si Er looked bewildered. "Having his hair cut off and being poisoned and rendered mute, it's already surprising that he's still alive today. It's not surprising that he died."
Ginkgo was so angry that he raised his hand and poked her forehead, "Please explain it clearly. I thought the dead one was..."
I dare not say it, in case there are ears on the other side of the wall and it gets to the Second Wife. The Second Wife is already furious, and if she can't catch her breath, she'll be dead.
Si'er was stabbed innocently.
She was a maid from the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion and was used to being called the Second Madam. She would feel uncomfortable if she was asked to call her by any other name.
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