Chapter 40 Compensation
On this day, the spring sun is bright and the warm breeze is blowing.
After being locked up in the room for six or seven days due to typhoid fever, Chen Tang could no longer stay in the room as soon as his body relaxed.
After breakfast, Chen Tang took Ginkgo to pay his respects to the old lady.
The old lady hadn't seen Chen Tang for a few days. Seeing that Chen Tang looked much thinner but still energetic, she was relieved and said kindly, "You just recovered from the cold. Why don't you stay in the house for a few more days? It won't cost you three or five days to pay your respects to your grandmother."
Chen Tang said obediently, "I'm sorry to have worried grandma. I've been stuck in the house these days and I'm almost suffocating. I just want to go out for a walk."
After a pause, Chen Tang said, "I heard from Mother Wang that grandma was dizzy that day. Is she feeling better now?"
The old lady didn’t expect that Chen Tang was sick and still worried about her, her face became more kind, “I’ve taken the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhao, and I’m much better now.”
The Third Wife said, "Dr. Zhao is a very skilled doctor. If it weren't for the medicine he prescribed, we don't know when Second Sister-in-law and the others would be able to recover."
If the Second Madam hadn’t told him, Chen Tang wouldn’t have known that it was Doctor Zhao who cured Chen Xi and the others of their diarrhea.
Chen Xian, the second wife and the second master suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. They saw several doctors but there was no improvement. The old lady had no choice but to ask someone to take Shen Sui's note to the Imperial Hospital to invite Doctor Zhao. However, Doctor Zhao did not come. He only asked someone to bring back a bottle of anti-diarrhea medicine. After Chen Xian and the others took it, their vomiting and diarrhea stopped.
Chen Luo couldn't help but look at Chen Tang with curiosity, "I don't know who invited Doctor Zhao to our house. Does Second Sister know?"
...This matter couldn't be covered up after all.
Chen Tang blinked and said, "Didn't father invite you here?"
If it was the Marquis who invited me, there would be no need to ask.
Chen Tang thought for a moment and said, "There aren't many people in Kyoto who care about me. I heard from the little maid in the yard that after I fell into the water, the Jiang family asked her about my condition. Could it be that my grandfather invited her for me?"
Indeed, in such a big city like Kyoto, the only people who care about Chen Tang are the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion and the Jiang family. However, Chen Sui's invitation could not even get Imperial Doctor Zhao to come. He only sent a bottle of anti-diarrhea medicine. Does the Jiang family have the nerve to invite Imperial Doctor Zhao?
The old lady had her doubts in her heart, but she did not refute. She thought that matters of personal relationships were not all about power and status. Perhaps the Jiang family had helped Imperial Doctor Zhao in some way.
Over the past decade or so, due to Shen Yan's disappearance, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion and the Jiang family had almost cut off contact. The Jiang family was worried about Chen Tang and Shen Xi, so they didn't dare to visit them and could only send servants to inquire. Thinking that Doctor Zhao might have been invited by the Jiang family, the old lady felt a little uncomfortable.
Chen Tang saw through it and took the opportunity to say, "Grandma, I want to go to the Jiang family again in a few days. My mother asked me to show my filial piety on her behalf. I went there with an injury last time. Grandma wanted me to have lunch with her, but I hurried back. I feel really bad in my heart..."
Without the consent of the old lady and Shen Sui, Shen Tang could not leave the Marquis' Mansion.
Shen Sui goes out early and comes back late, and Shen Tang rarely sees his father even when he catches a cold, let alone normally. He can only ask his grandmother for permission.
Chen Tang looked at the old lady eagerly, and the old lady did not have the heart to refuse. She also knew that the Jiang family loved Chen Tang, but her grandson was gone because the Jiang family took him to the Lantern Festival. Jiang was too sad and passed away. The Pingyuan Marquis Mansion has been without a mistress since then. The old lady could not help but blame the Jiang family.
Jiang had been dead for more than ten years. She had asked Chen Tang to fulfill her filial duty on her behalf in her dream. The old lady was deeply moved and said, "Whenever you go, tell your second aunt in advance and ask her to prepare some supplements and bring them with you."
Chen Tang didn't expect that the old lady not only agreed to let her go, but also asked her to bring supplements. This was almost the first time in more than ten years, and she couldn't help but be happy in her heart.
Chen Tang, who had originally planned to just come to pay his respects and leave, stayed a little longer and went to the flower hall to watch Chen Ran and Chen Luo embroidering.
Although it is called embroidery needlework, the workmanship is really mediocre and cannot be praised.
After watching for a while, it was really boring, so Chen Tang wanted to go for a walk in the garden and said goodbye to the old lady.
As soon as she left the flower hall, she saw the second wife coming in. The third wife smiled and said, "It's hard for the second sister-in-law to run around again for the eldest son of the Wang family to marry the eldest daughter of the Yongning Earl's Mansion after she has just recovered. This is the fourth time today, right? And the Yongning Earl's Mansion still refuses to give in?"
The second wife said, "The Yongning Marquis's Mansion has approved the marriage."
The third wife said, "Then we must congratulate the Wang family."
With the character and reputation of the eldest son of the Wang family, it was a great fortune for him to marry the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion. Otherwise, with the second wife's temper, it would be impossible for her to come to the house again and again.
The second wife sat down and said to the old lady, "Although the Yongning Marquis' Mansion finally agreed to marry their daughter, they are not satisfied with this marriage. Marrying my nephew did make Miss Li feel wronged. She didn't bump into the second lady on purpose, but was dragged into it by the second lady. Our Marquis' Mansion should make some compensation out of both emotion and reason."
The word "compensation" made the old lady frown.
Chen Tang was even more furious. She walked over and asked, "Why should our mansion compensate Miss Li? She bumped into me, and I dragged her into the water in a hurry. I went to celebrate Princess Roujia's birthday, but she was punished for nothing. I didn't hold her accountable because of Second Aunt's face. I thought that Miss Li would marry the eldest young master of the Wang family, and we would be related in the future, so it would be difficult to tear our faces apart. May I ask Second Aunt, what exactly did I do to Miss Li that I need to compensate her?"
Chen Tang knew where the word "compensation" came from. The Second Madam wanted Chen Xian to push her into the water so that Young Master Wang would save her. Chen Xian was probably afraid of being punished by the Old Madam, and it just so happened that Miss Li didn't like her, so she simply used Miss Li's hand to do the job.
But no one expected that she would drag Miss Li into the trap, and that she would be able to swim well. In the end, it was Miss Li, not her, who fell into their trap.
There was a quarrel among the sisters in the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and Miss Li was dragged into it, risking her life. How could the wife of the Earl of Yongning and his wife agree to this?
There is no way not to marry off her daughter, so she can only ask for more compensation for her daughter. She can't suffer this loss in vain. The second wife dare not let the wife of the Yongning Earl come to the house. Even if the old lady loves Shen Xi, she will never let her off easily if she knows that Shen Xi is plotting against her.
Without telling the real reason for the compensation, you want the Marquis' Mansion to pay for it?
No way!
The Second Madam didn't expect Chen Tang to be in Songhe Hall, and her reaction was so intense. She said with cold eyes, "Miss Li didn't mean to push you into this. Doesn't the Second Madam have any sympathy at all?"
To say that someone who has done so many evil things has no sympathy is anything more ridiculous than this?
Chen Tang sneered in his heart and asked the Second Madam, "Did Second Aunt take the initiative to give this compensation, or did the Yongning Earl's Mansion ask for it?"
With just one sentence, the second wife was rendered speechless.
It cannot be said that she offered to give it voluntarily. No one is so stupid. It is obvious that the Second Wife wants to take this opportunity to support her own family. The Old Lady will never allow the Second Wife to dig into the Marquis' Mansion to support her own family.
As for what the Yongning Marquis' Mansion wanted, the Marquis' Mansion would be even less likely to give it. They knocked the Second Young Lady of the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion into the water and caused her to catch typhoid fever, and they still want compensation. If they really gave it, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion would have no place to stay in Kyoto.
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