Chapter 4 Selfishness
He confessed before he even got on the board. Is this what you call being tough?
Chen Tang sneered in his heart.
Before she could say anything, Mr. Ginkgo got angry, "Doukou! When did the girl ask you to drug the older girl?!"
"You gave the girl such a bad idea, and she got angry and slapped you. The girl told you to learn a lesson, and that's how you learned it?!"
But if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext.
Doukou lay on the bench and shouted, "Old Madam, please understand. I have no grudge against the eldest girl and will not harm her. It was the second girl who asked me to drug her. She didn't want the eldest girl to marry the Prince of Jingyang tomorrow to bring good luck. She was afraid that the eldest girl would be a widow..."
Doukou had just said this when her face suddenly changed and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
She looked at the second wife in horror, then fell on the bench with her eyes wide open. Needless to say, she died with her eyes open.
Chen Tang was still thinking of finding an opportunity to sell Doukou out of the house, but she didn't expect that she only slapped Doukou once, and the Second Wife treated Doukou as an abandoned child, and used her life to silence her, leaving her no chance to defend herself.
It's really cruel.
The Second Madam looked at Chen Tang with a cold look in her eyes, “What else do you have to say, Second Miss?”
Chen Tang chuckled, “It seems that Second Aunt believes Doukou’s words.”
The second wife frowned and said in an unhappy tone, "Didn't you instigate Doukou?"
Chen Tang said, "I don't want my eldest sister to be a widow, but if one of my eldest sister and I has to go through this, do you think I'm so magnanimous?"
The Second Wife didn’t expect Chen Tang to say that and was stunned.
People are selfish.
Chen Tang's direct admission that she was not magnanimous enough actually made it easier for people to believe that she was innocent.
Chen Tang said, "The bridal sedan of Prince Jingyang's mansion will come to pick someone up tomorrow morning. My eldest sister is ill and can't get on the bridal sedan, but we can't delay the wedding. What if they force me to marry in her place?"
"If I really had the magnanimity to sacrifice myself for my elder sister, I could just stand up and come forward. Why would I have to drug my elder sister? It is said that medicine is three parts poison, let alone poison. What if I fail to control the dosage and poison my elder sister to death..."
At this point, Chen Tang stopped, looked at the Second Madam and said, "I'm really not as magnanimous as Second Aunt thinks. If Second Aunt insists on believing that it was me who instigated Doukou, I have nothing to say."
"But I have to be frank. Second Aunt wants me to marry in her place, but I cannot do it."
The second wife's face was livid, and her eyes were as cold as a dormant poisonous snake. She didn't say anything, but the maids in the yard had already believed that it was not Chen Tang.
No one would jump into a fire pit knowing that there is one in front of them.
The old lady frowned, said nothing, and walked into the house. Chen Tang came to see Chen Xi and followed.
Inside the room, Shen Xi was lying on the bed with her eyes closed and her face pale. The doctor was taking her pulse.
Seeing the doctor, Chen Tang's eyes instantly turned cold. It is said that family disgrace should not be made public, but in the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, before the doctor even left, they couldn't wait to interrogate her maid in the yard, fearing that others didn't know that it was her fault that Chen Xi couldn't get married.
The old lady walked over and asked, "Doctor Li, is my granddaughter okay?"
Doctor Li said, "The poison in the young lady's body is very severe, but it is not fatal. She will just be unconscious for three days."
"Is there any way to wake her up as soon as possible?" the old lady asked hurriedly.
Doctor Li shook his head.
The old lady was anxious, "She has to get married tomorrow, what should we do..."
Mother Wang comforted the old lady and told her not to worry.
Chen Tang was also filial and brought a cup of tea over, but when she reached the bed, she accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and fell forward. She managed to keep her balance, but the teacup in her hand flew out and happened to hit Chen Xi who was lying on the bed.
The tea splashed on her face.
"ah--"
A man who was poisoned and would be in a coma for three days as described by a doctor screamed.
Not only did he wake up, he also sat up.
Very energetic.
The old lady was startled at first, and then her face turned green.
The fact that the old lady felt sorry for Shen Xi didn't mean that she would condone Shen Xi to play such a trick under her nose and pretend to be poisoned to frame her own sister.
Shen Tang looked at Doctor Li with a harmless look on his face.
No one can wake up a person who is pretending to be unconscious.
But spilling tea is okay.
Doctor Li, "..."
Awkward.
"Goodbye."
Doctor Li picked up the medicine box and ran away.
No one stopped him. No one was stupid enough to fail to see that Doctor Li was bribed by the young lady.
Chen Xian sat on the bed, looking extremely embarrassed. The look she cast upon Shen Tang's face made her wish to eat him alive. She quickly got off the bed, knelt on the ground and cried, "Grandma, please calm down. It's not that Xian'er doesn't want to bring good luck to Prince Jingyang, nor is it that she's afraid of being a widow. Xian'er is just worried that the fortune drawn at the Jokhang Temple will come true, and instead of bringing good luck to Prince Jingyang, the Prince Jingyang will die..."
Even the hypocritical Shen Tang felt disgusted.
If she had just said that she was afraid of being a widow and didn't want to get married, Shen Tang wouldn't have been so disgusted.
She is unwilling to marry and even makes excuses saying that she is doing it for the good of the Prince of Jingyang. She is treating people like fools.
What’s even more disgusting is that there are people who chime in. The second wife said, “Old lady, don’t get upset. It’s normal for the eldest lady to have such concerns…”
The old lady scolded, "What are you worried about? Prince Jingyang is seriously injured and wants to get married. We, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, know that marrying our daughter will risk widowhood, but we still send our daughter to the bridal sedan. Is it possible to get married? Prince Jingyang can't be saved. Do you dare to blame my granddaughter for killing their prince?!"
"Prince Jingyang and Princess Jingyang are not such unreasonable people!"
The second wife knew she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly corrected herself, "I know the Jingyang Palace is reasonable, but can you bear to see Xian'er become a widow after she gets married?"
The old lady couldn't bear it.
It was the Imperial Observatory that was effective in bringing good luck, and Prince Jingyang believed it and came to visit her in person. What could she do? Prince Jingyang would not force their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to marry their daughter off, but if she didn't marry off this time, the marriage would have to be cancelled.
The Prince of Jingyang was injured while trying to save the Second Prince. A happy marriage is his last hope. If the Marquis' Mansion is unwilling to hold a happy marriage, the Emperor will be angry and cancel the engagement. Will anyone dare to ask for Xian'er's hand in marriage in the future?
I’m afraid no one would dare to marry any of the other girls in Pingyuan Marquis’s Mansion.
No matter how much she loved Chen Xi, she couldn't ignore the entire Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for her alone.
The old lady said with pain, "Whether the wedding is successful or not, the Jingyang Palace will not treat Xian'er unfairly."
"grandmother……"
The old lady closed her eyes and said, "Stay still and wait for the sedan chair from Prince Jingyang's mansion to pick you up."
After saying this, the old lady turned and left.
Chen Xi burst into tears.
Her tearful appearance was truly heartbreaking, but Shen Tang, who had experienced being framed and married off, and then being accused of stealing her marriage, could not feel the slightest bit of sympathy for her, only disgust.
Not wanting to pretend to have a deep sisterly bond, Chen Tang turned and left.
But as soon as she turned around, a maid ran in from outside and reported, "Second Madam, someone from the palace has sent a message that Concubine Ye wants you to come into the palace..."
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