Chapter 38: Efficacy
Chen Tang had expected that Mrs. Wang would ask the Second Mistress to help her propose marriage to the Yongning Earl's Mansion, so she was not surprised.
Firstly, Miss Li fell into the water because she "accidentally" bumped into her and was pulled into the water by her. Secondly, there was no mistress in the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and matters such as interpersonal relationships had always been the responsibility of the Second Wife. Everyone in Kyoto knew that Shen Sui had no children, and the title would definitely be inherited by the Second House in the future. When the Second Master and the Second Wife were away from home, they had long been treated as half a Marquis and his wife.
The second wife had given enough face to propose marriage, but the eldest son of the Wang family was too bad, and the Yongning Marquis's Mansion would not be satisfied. In addition, Shen Xi had contributed to this disaster, so the Yongning Marquis's Mansion would not have a good attitude towards the second wife.
Just as Chen Tang guessed, the Second Madam came back from the Yongning Marquis's Mansion with a very unhappy look on her face. As for what the Yongning Marquis's Mansion said to make the Second Madam so angry, Chen Tang had no idea.
However, it is very rare to get the marriage done in one visit, especially when the Yongning Marquis's Mansion is full of anger. The Yongning Marquis's Mansion will not give in unless the Second Wife makes three or five visits, even if the marriage seems to be a done deal to outsiders.
For three consecutive days, the Third Wife was busy with this matter, but during these three days, Chen Tang did not even step out of the door.
She saw a doctor for typhoid fever and took medicine three times a day, but the fever not only did not improve, but also showed signs of getting worse.
That day, Chen Tang leaned on the big pillow, feeling headache, fatigue, and severe chest tightness.
Gingko came in with the medicine bowl, and seeing Chen Tang holding her chest, she said, "Miss, you have been taking medicine for three days, but you haven't gotten better yet. You need to get another doctor to check it out."
Most people will feel better after taking medicine for three days, if not completely.
The doctor who came to treat her was Doctor Liu from Huichuntang. He was a good doctor and it shouldn't have been like this.
Chen Tang's eyes fell on the medicine bowl that was still steaming, "Who boiled the medicine for me?"
Ginkgo had been following Shen Tang these days and had seen a lot of dirty things, so she had become a little wary. She said, "It was Si'er who made the medicine for the girl. He was waiting in the corridor to make it. It shouldn't be..."
Si'er is one of us, so no one should be able to tamper with the medicine she is decocting in the corridor, but it is also a fact that her condition has not improved.
The problem must be with the medicine.
After the medicine was delivered to Qingyi Garden, no one had the chance to take action, but what if someone had tampered with it before it was delivered?
The medicine was brought to the pharmacy by the people in the front yard and Doctor Liu.
Chen Tang asked, "Are there any medicines that have not been boiled yet?"
Ginkgo said, "There is one last pack."
"Go out and find a doctor to check it out."
Since it was related to Chen Tang's condition, Ginkgo didn't dare to take it lightly. He put down the medicine bowl and went to do it.
Just after taking the medicine bag in her hand, Ginkgo was in a dilemma again, and said, "If I go out of the house alone, the gatekeeper will check the things I take out of the house..."
Now, except for a few people in the inner and outer courtyards of the Marquis' Mansion who cannot be touched by the Second Wife, all the lucrative jobs are held by the Second Wife's people.
If someone else were to leave the house, they could sneak away by paying some money, but the Second Madam has always been very strict with Shen Tang, so if Ginkgo were to handle this matter, she would definitely conduct a thorough investigation.
It was really ridiculous that she, the legitimate daughter of a marquis, had such great difficulty even asking her maid to go out of the house to find someone to check for medicine.
But no one can stop Shen Tang from doing what he wants to do.
Chen Tang was about to ask Ginkgo to find Manager Li, but just as she was about to speak, there was a knock on the window.
The sound was not loud, but it was enough to scare the master and servant.
Ginkgo looked at the door, which was open, and hurried to guard it.
Chen Tang waited for someone to come in, but after waiting for a while, the man did not jump in through the window. Chen Tang frowned, endured the dizziness, lifted the quilt and went out.
She walked to the window and pushed it open, then she saw the person who knocked on her window. He was dressed in black and had a familiar face, which shocked Shen Tang.
Chen Shan said, "The master is worried about the safety of Miss Shen Er, so he ordered his subordinates to come and protect her. If Miss Shen Er has anything to do, you can send your subordinates to do it."
master?
Chen Tang blurted out, "You are not the Prince of Jingyang's man?"
Now it was Chen Shan's turn to be shocked.
How did Miss Shen Er know that he was the Prince of Jingyang's man?
Before being sent to Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion by his master, he rarely appeared in public, and had never met Miss Shen Er.
Chen Shan looked at Shen Tang in confusion. He was wondering how Shen Tang knew that, but in Shen Tang's eyes, he was wondering why she would say that.
Chen Tang wanted to bite off his tongue. Although he was reborn and started all over again, he had truly experienced those four years in his previous life and they left an indelible mark in his memory.
Chen Tang pretended that he hadn't said anything, turned around and handed the medicine bag on the table to Chen Shan, "Thank you."
Chen Shan said hurriedly, "This is what my subordinates should do."
Chen Shan flashed away, and both he and the medicine bag disappeared from Chen Tang's sight, just like in his previous life.
In her previous life, she had been married to Xie Guimo for about half a year. She followed Princess Jingyang to the Jokhang Temple to burn incense. While she was wandering around, she was assassinated and it was Chen Shan who saved her.
She thanked Chen Shan, and Chen Shan said that he was ordered to protect her. Then he jumped up like he did just now and disappeared.
In her previous life, she had only seen Chen Shan once, and because he saved her, she remembered him vividly. She thought he was protecting her on Xie Guimo's orders, so she thanked Xie Guimo after returning home. Xie Guimo said coldly, "Do you think I will send someone to protect you?"
The two of them have never been able to get along.
She thought he meant for someone to keep an eye on her to prevent her from having an affair and cheating on him.
It turned out that she had misunderstood, and the person who saved her was not his.
Chen Tang sat back on the bed, feeling quite unhappy.
After she married Xie Guimo in her previous life, the man never showed up in front of her again... Or maybe she had seen him, but she just didn't know it.
She thought he was dead, but she didn't know that she still owed him the favor of saving her life.
Before, Shen Tang was afraid that the man would come again, but now he wanted to see him.
Half an hour later, there was another knock on the window. Chen Tang thought it was Chen Shan coming back to check the medicine bag, so she hurriedly got out of bed. However, as soon as she got out of bed, the window was pushed open, and she saw the silver mask again.
Seeing her get out of bed, the man said, "You haven't recovered from your illness yet, why are you getting out of bed?"
Chen Tang said, "I didn't know it was you..."
etc.
How did he know that she wasn't well at all?
Guessing that the secret guard told him, Shen Tang asked, "Is there any problem with the medicine?"
The man's eyes were dark, and he said, "Someone added a very cold medicine to the medicine you took, and most of the medicinal effect was lost."
She knew there was something wrong with the medicine!
She exposed Shen Xi's plan, forcing her to soak in well water to make herself sick. She also praised Shen Xi in public and contradicted the Second Wife in public. How could the Second Wife and her daughter miss the opportunity to make her suffer?
It was also because of her carelessness that it took her three days to react.
Chen Tang was already feeling dizzy, and this anger made him even more dizzy. The man saw this, and murderous intent emerged from his deep eyes.
Chen Tangyun clenched her fists under her sleeves, and she looked up at the man, "Can I ask your people to help me do something?"
The man was about to speak when there was a knock on the window and a voice came, "Master..."
The man walked towards the window. He didn't know what the visitor said. He turned around and said to Shen Tang, "If you have anything to ask, just tell Chen Shan. If he can't do it, he will come to me."
He was about to jump out the window and leave, but Chen Tang said, "Wait."
The man looked at her.
Chen Tang took a few steps forward and said, "Thank you for sending someone to protect me."
Not only this life, but also the previous life.
The latter sentence, Shen Tang said in his heart.
The man's mouth curled up, "Just a thank you is not enough."
Indeed, a thank you is not enough.
Chen Tang asked, "Then how do you want me to thank you?"
She agreed to anything she could do.
The man didn't say what he wanted, but whispered in her ear, "I'll come and ask for it when you recover from your typhoid fever."
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