Chapter 366: Acceleration
The next day, Chen Tang came back from paying respects to the princess, and Xie Guimo accompanied her out of the house to the Jiang family.
As they walked to the gate, they saw a carriage stop, the curtain opened, and a familiar face came out.
It’s Jiang Huier!
Seeing Chen Tang, Jiang Huier's face was grim, but she had learned her lesson and called out, "Cousin..."
"Cousin."
One voice was winding and confusing, and the other voice was as stiff as a wooden stake falling to the ground.
Xie Guimo had an indifferent expression and ignored him.
The Jiang family is the prince's maternal family and has done the prince a favor. Before Concubine Jiang married the prince, the princess and the Jiang family were actually quite close and the princess treated Concubine Jiang as a younger sister. Who would have thought that something would happen later? Since Concubine Jiang entered the family, the princess has never set foot in the Jiang family again. Xie Guimo has never been to the Jiang family since he was born.
The Jiang family would not ask Xie Guimo to go, and the prince would not dare to take Xie Guimo with him.
Although Jiang Huier and Xie Guimo are cousins, they actually hardly speak to each other in a year. In her heart, Jiang Huier only regards Xie Guiyin, the son of Concubine Jiang, as her cousin. However, when they meet, she has to get along with him on the surface, especially since the princess does not allow her to live in the palace.
The princess did not allow Jiang Huier to live in the palace without any status, but if Jiang Huier wanted to come to the palace, no one could stop her.
Xie Guimo helped Chen Tang get on the carriage, and then he got on the carriage himself.
Watching the carriage leave, Jiang Huier's back teeth were almost loosened.
In the carriage, Chen Tang wondered why Jiang Huier came to the palace, and vaguely remembered, "I almost forgot that today is the second young master's birthday."
Xie Guimo hugged Chen Tang and gritted his teeth and said, "You remember other people's birthdays very well."
Chen Tang, "..."
This one has a strong vinegar taste.
After all, she had lived in the Jingyang Palace for several years, and Xie Guiyin's birthday was at the beginning of the new year, so it was hard for her not to remember it.
Chen Tang held his face, "I definitely remember your birthday."
Thinking of their bad relationship in the previous life, he would remind him a month in advance that he was going to have his birthday, and then a group of brothers would celebrate for him. He would not be able to answer if they asked him what his princess had given him, which would embarrass him.
Although she was very dissatisfied, she still had to resign herself to preparing a birthday gift for him, and it had to be something that could be seen and shown off.
This guy wanted a gift from her and looked so arrogant. He really deserves a beating.
Seeing that it was impossible to coax her, Shen Tang had no choice but to kiss him on the cheek. Xie Guimo felt that was not enough, so he put his arm around her waist and kissed her hard again.
The carriage ran for two quarters of an hour before it stopped in front of the Jiang family's gate.
This was the first time that Chen Tang came to the Jiang family. As soon as Xie Guimo helped Chen Tang down, Jiang Huaizhi and Jiang Ning came out to greet him.
"cousin."
Jiang Ning was all smiles.
She said, "You are pregnant, why are you here?"
Chen Tang said, "You helped the Zhenguo Mansion find a clan, so that they could adopt a son and inherit the title. The Zhenguo Mansion is grateful to you and Young Master Jiang. The princess asked us to thank you on her and the Zhenguo Mansion's behalf."
Jiang Ning said, "That's too polite. Besides, this is all thanks to Mother Du. I just told you about it."
She didn't even know that there were lost relatives in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and she never thought about it.
Chen Tang said, "I really have to thank Mother Du."
Mother Du was someone that Mrs. Jiang trusted. If she hadn't been worried that Jiang Ning would have trouble acclimatizing to the climate in Qizhou, she would have been reluctant to give Mother Du to Jiang Ning.
Mother Du took good care of Jiang Ning, so Mrs. Jiang simply asked Mother Du to follow Jiang Ning from now on, so Mother Du is still in the Jiang family.
Chen Tang brought thank-you gifts to Jiang Ning and Jiang Huaizhi, and also prepared a separate gift for Mother Du.
Two hundred taels of silver, a pair of gold bracelets, and twenty acres of good farmland.
The gifts were not many, but to Mother Du, they were like pie in the sky. When she was young, she liked to join in the fun and had seen the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. She also happened to have a good memory and remembered the Duke of Zhenguo's appearance. She was also curious and saw a person who looked exactly like the Duke of Zhenguo. She told Jiang Ning about the strange thing at the time and did not expect to receive so many rewards.
She had served the Jiang family for decades, but the money she had saved was only one-tenth of it.
Mother Du was so excited that she was incoherent. "This, this reward is too much..."
With such a great favor, Chen Tang still felt that the reward was too little, but this favor was counted on Jiang Ning and Jiang Huaizhi, and they would reward Mother Du again, and it would not be less than what she gave.
After Shen Tang and Xie Guimo left, Jiang Ning and Jiang Huaizhi also rewarded Mother Du with the same things, and returned the indentures of Mother Du and her family of three to her.
Mother Du was happy, but more than that, she was terrified. "Are you not going to let me serve you anymore?"
Jiang Ning said, "How could that be? Mother was reluctant to give you to me, so I can't bear to let you go. It's just that the Jiang family's rules state that if you have done a good deed, you have to return the indenture. I am now a Jiang family woman, so I have to follow the Jiang family's rules. I will just return the indenture to you, and you will stay by my side and serve me. Your monthly salary will be doubled. When you don't want to serve me anymore, you can go back and enjoy your retirement."
Madam Du quickly expressed her opinion, "Of course I will stay and serve the eldest young lady."
She has followed Mrs. Jiang for most of her life, and in her next life she will follow Jiang Ning and not go anywhere else.
However, she was happy that her two children were free. With these two generous rewards, she could prepare a dowry for her daughter so that she could marry into a good family, and she could also choose a good wife and children for her son. In the future, if she had grandchildren who could read and write and could help her pass the imperial examination, that would be even better.
Mother Du was very happy. It was rare for Chen Tang to come to the Jiang family, and the weather was good. Jiang Ning accompanied Chen Tang to the garden, while Jiang Huaizhi played chess with Xie Guimo.
The mansion is very big, and there are only two masters in the house, Jiang Ning and Jiang Huaizhi. There is not much to do, and life is easy and comfortable.
Chen Tang only went to pay his respects to the old lady occasionally, and he felt extremely relaxed. Jiang Ning couldn't even find anyone to pay her respects to. There was really no comparison, no gap.
There are fewer people, fewer troubles, and it is a little quieter. Chen Tang said, "It will naturally be lively in the future."
"Why?" Jiang Ning didn't react.
Before Chen Tang could say anything, Yin Xing said quickly, "Wouldn't it be fun to have a few little boys and girls?"
"that is."
Jiang Ning's maid chimed in.
Jiang Ning was so embarrassed that she wanted to hit them.
There was constant laughter and joy in the garden.
After staying for more than half an hour, Chen Tang and Xie Guimo said goodbye, and Jiang Ning and Jiang Huaizhi saw them out of the house.
On the way back, Chen Tang lifted the car curtain to look outside, and Xie Guimo said, "Want to go shopping?"
Shen Tang shook his head, "No, I'll just take a look."
Her belly is growing fast. It's only four months pregnant, but it looks like other people's are six months pregnant. She is worried that if it continues to grow this big, her belly will be very big by the time she gives birth.
The child is too big to give birth to.
Chen Tang just looked at it. As he was looking, someone rode past on the street. Chen Tang took another look and said, "What was that just now..."
"Six hundred miles, urgent."
Chen Tang said, “I don’t know if it’s the floods in Xuzhou and Changzhou, or the snowstorm in the north…”
She vaguely remembered that it was at this time in her previous life that news of the disaster reached the capital. At the beginning of the year, two major disasters were reported, and the emperor was in a bad mood.
Xie Guimo said, "Father has taken precautions, so it shouldn't be too bad."
Chen Tang thought about it and agreed.
Although the prince was a mess in handling household affairs, no one could find fault with him when it came to leading troops in battles and handling court affairs.
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