Chapter 398 True Green
This punishment seems severe, but it is nothing compared to what happened to my son.
The title is just the icing on the cake. There are many fallen lords in the court, and the power in one's hands is the most important. Besides, Marquis Changping has only one son, the prince, who was killed before he got married and left no offspring. Although Marquis Changping has half brothers and nephews, they are not his own blood after all.
The thought of giving away such a large fortune in the future makes me feel unwilling and unworthy.
The news of the demotion of Marquis Changping reached Concubine Ye. Concubine Ye was unwilling to accept it, but she did not go to the emperor to plead for mercy. The emperor issued an oral order in front of all the civil and military officials in the Council Hall, not allowing any plea for mercy. Moreover, the title...
As long as the King of Qi sits in that position, let alone a marquisate, even being crowned a king would be just a matter of a word from him.
The most important thing right now is to fight for the throne and avenge the Prince of Changping!
Thinking about how the Prince of Changping Marquis was killed in return for trying to assassinate Xie Guimo, and was humiliated by being hung on the city wall after his death, Concubine Ye was so angry that she trembled all over.
All the civil and military officials in the court were guessing who killed the Prince of Changping. All kinds of speculations and rumors were spreading, but these guesses did not affect Chenxiangxuan's mood.
Ginkgo and Qiutong's wedding date has been set, and Chenxiangxuan is busy preparing for the wedding banquet. With the bright red silk and window paper-cuts hung, the air is filled with joy.
Ginkgo and Qiutong were the people Chen Tang trusted the most, and they were marrying the guards around Xie Guimo. Not only did the housekeepers in the mansion send gifts, but even Princess Roujia and Yunyi heard about it and sent their personal maids to send gifts. If they were not pregnant, they would have come to the wedding in person to drink in the wedding wine.
The princess gave Ginkgo and Qiu Tong a gold bracelet each. Even if the old lady disliked Chen Tang and Xie Guimo, she couldn't pretend not to know that Chen Tang was holding a wedding for her two maids, so she gave each of them a silver bracelet. The second and third wives also expressed their feelings.
There were too many gifts coming, and Ginkgo and Qiutong were too busy to handle it, so Si'er went into the inner room to serve Chen Tang. Originally, Chen Tang should have had four maids, but she felt that Ginkgo and Qiutong were enough to serve, so she didn't promote anyone. Now she has to promote someone, so she promoted Si'er.
Now that you are married, you have to be prepared for Ginkgo Qiutong to get pregnant. However, no matter how fast it is, it has to be after Chen Tang gives birth to the child, one month later.
On the wedding day, Chenxiangxuan was more lively than ever before. The two couples entered the main hall in their wedding dresses, bowed to heaven and earth, to Chen Tang and Xie Guimo, and to each other as husband and wife.
Then they were sent to the small courtyard prepared for them at the back of the palace. Mother Zhou invited all the stewards to drink wedding wine, and the celebration lasted for an hour and a half.
Chen Tang and Xie Guimo ate for a while at the table and then went back to their room. With her and Xie Guimo around, the maids and servants couldn't have enough fun.
As soon as they left, the wedding banquet became noisy, and the noises that Chen Tang heard while sitting there were the same as when he returned to the house.
Si Er followed to serve, and Chen Tang sent her away, saying, "You should also go to the feast."
Si Er said, "But if this servant leaves, there will be no one to serve the Crown Prince's Consort."
Xie Guimo said, "Go ahead."
Si Er, "..."
Forgot about the prince.
Si'er went back happily.
Xie Guimo helped Chen Tang into the house. Chen Tang sat down and poured himself some tea, and then there was a knock on the window.
"Come in."
The secret guards were not allowed to show up in public at will, so they did not sit at the table. Later, Chen Qi and Chen Shan invited these secret guards to drink separately.
The window was pushed open, and the secret guard Chen Jiu jumped in. He just opened his mouth to report, but Shen Tang was choked to death.
The secret guard reported, "Master, the prince is really cheating..."
Chen Tang, "..."
Xie Guimo, "..."
Although they had guessed it long ago, they were still shocked when they heard the secret guard's report.
Chen Tang felt that she was insulting the prince by suspecting that Concubine Jiang was cheating on him, but she didn't expect that Concubine Jiang would actually do such a thing.
Catching an adulterer or a couple, catching a thief and seizing stolen goods, the secret guards would not dare to say it so definitively if they had not seen it with their own eyes.
Earlier, Chen Tang saw the Second Master helping Concubine Jiang and felt that the two were too intimate and did not avoid suspicion. Concubine Jiang also asked the Second Master to help her find a way to protect the Jiang family. She spoke so naturally, just like her and Xie Guimo, so she became suspicious.
But she only had a slight suspicion, and if Xie Guimo hadn't seen that she was guilty, she wouldn't have expressed her suspicion out loud.
Xie Guimo didn't believe it at first, but later when Concubine Jiang plotted to marry her niece Jiang Huier to the Third Young Master, Xie Guimo became a little shaken.
Chen Tang's suspicion is just a suspicion, but Xie Guimo will find a way to investigate it. So he sent the secret guard Chen Jiu to keep an eye on Concubine Jiang.
In Prince Jingyang's Mansion, Concubine Jiang should not have the courage to do anything reckless with the Second Master, but this is not necessarily the case outside the mansion. The princess never restricts Concubine Jiang. Concubine Jiang can leave the mansion whenever she wants and is free to come and go.
However, Concubine Jiang did not often leave the house. The prince did not allow her to attend any banquets in Kyoto. With the title of concubine, she did not want to go out often and be talked about by others, so she would try not to go out if possible.
In the morning, Concubine Jiang went to the second room and met the second master. After lunch, Concubine Jiang left the house. Chen Jiu followed her all the way to an elegant courtyard in the south of the city.
When Concubine Jiang arrived, the Second Master was already there. The two of them were so passionate that they started fighting at the door...
Even so, Chen Jiu still had a glimmer of hope. Until he heard unspeakable noises coming from the house, Chen Jiu accepted the fact that the prince he respected the most was cheated on by his concubine.
On the way back, Chen Jiu couldn't understand why the Second Master was not even worthy of carrying the prince's shoes, and yet Concubine Jiang was having an affair with the Second Master and cheating on the prince.
The prince is her cousin.
Even Chen Jiu couldn't accept it. Chen Jiu didn't dare to think about how angry the prince would be if he knew about this.
Xie Guimo chuckled and said, "You deserve it."
Chen Tang looked at him, "What are you scolding...?"
"Father."
No man can accept being cheated on, no matter how much he dislikes it.
Thinking about the past twenty years, when his father had caused his mother to suffer so much for Concubine Jiang and for the so-called grace of the Jiang family's upbringing, Xie Guimo was looking forward to what expression his father would have when he knew about this.
Chen Tang said, "Don't make your father angry."
Xie Guimo said, "I know my limits. I will ask the imperial physician for some medicine that can make people irritable, and persuade father to take it before catching the adulterer."
Chen Tang, "..."
She thought Xie Guimo was going to ask for some medicine to calm people down for the prince, but he turned out to want medicine to make people irritable. He really wanted to create chaos in the world.
However, she also knew that Prince Xie Guimo was angry with her, and she wanted to vent her anger on the princess since she had such a good opportunity for revenge.
But think about it, the prince is already furious enough after catching the adultery with his own eyes, and if he adds fuel to the fire, the prince might just kill someone out of anger.
Chen Tang was a little worried, "Don't do anything reckless."
Xie Guimo laughed, "I was just kidding you. We waited so long for them to come out once. We don't know when the next time will be."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
