Chapter 45 Preferences
After Qiu Tong reported to the old lady, she returned to Qingyi Garden.
Inside the house, Chen Tang was drinking tea. Even under the thick tea aroma, it could be seen that she was a little absent-minded. She didn't even hear what Ginkgo was saying to her.
Ginkgo called out twice before Shen Tang came back to his senses and looked at Qiu Tong.
Qiu Tong stepped forward and said without waiting for Chen Tang to ask, "The old lady asked me to ask about the gift that the second wife had prepared for the young lady to take to the Jiang family. I told the old lady the truth, and she was very angry and punished the second wife to copy 300 articles of family rules."
There was nothing that couldn't be told to the old lady. What Chen Tang was worried about was, "Then what about the other things..."
Qiu Tong knelt down and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I know that it is taboo for servants to have two masters. Since the old lady has given me to you, you will be my only master from now on."
The second young lady is not a person without sense of propriety. Besides, the Marquis already knows about this matter, so there is no need for the old lady to worry about it.
Chen Tang didn't expect Qiu Tong to kneel down, so he quickly put down the teacup and helped Qiu Tong up, "From now on, you, Ginkgo, and Mother Zhou will be the people I trust the most."
Buddhist temple.
The second wife was sitting there drinking tea.
The old lady punished her by asking her to kneel down in the Buddhist temple to reflect on her sins. The second wife did come, but she would not kneel, let alone reflect on her sins.
She had been in charge of household affairs for more than ten years, and no one in the inner and outer courtyards of the mansion dared to disrespect her and go to complain to the old lady.
Even though she knew that the old lady sent Hongxiu, the second wife didn't intend to pretend.
The way he sipped the tea didn't seem like he was here to reflect, but rather to find some peace and quiet.
Hongxiu really didn't dare to be disrespectful to the Second Madam, and she stepped forward and bowed as if she saw nothing. The Second Madam opened her eyelids and looked at Hongxiu, but her eyes fell on the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone in the hands of the maid who followed behind Hongxiu.
The second wife frowned, "What is this...?"
Hong Xiu said, "This is what the old lady ordered me to bring. She asked you to copy 300 articles of family rules in the Buddhist temple. You can go back when you finish copying them."
Almost instantly, the second wife's face turned pale.
After Hongxiu finished delivering the message, she bowed and took her leave. The maid put down her writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone and followed her out.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the door, the sound of teacups being smashed was heard, and the two maids left quickly without even looking back.
The Second Wife was so angry that her lips were trembling. The old lady asked her to come to the Buddhist temple to reflect on herself. She thought she could go back after staying for two or three days at most and just live in a new place. But it turned out that it was not enough to punish her to come to the Buddhist temple, she was also required to copy the family rules. There were three hundred rules, and it would take five or six days to copy them day and night!
The Jiang family failed to take good care of their child and lost their Prince of Pingyuan Marquisate, leaving the Marquis childless. Doesn't the old lady hate the Jiang family the most? Isn't her being annoyed by the Jiang family exactly what the old lady wants? !
The second wife's fingernails dug into her flesh, and her back teeth were almost loosened.
She really underestimated the second girl!
He was so wary of her that he was worried about the supplements she prepared to bring to the Jiang family and even opened them to check.
No!
Don’t just open it and read it, flip it open and read it!
Those supplements didn't look problematic at all, and even if one was worried and just took a look at them, they could still be passed off as such. They were given to the Jiang family, and the Jiang family felt uncomfortable, but they didn't dare to let Chen Tang know.
But she never expected that Chen Tang would be on guard against her and tell the Marquis about it, forcing the old lady to punish her severely.
The second girl, who used to be as harmless as a beast, had unexpectedly grown sharp claws at some point, causing their plans to fail time and time again!
The Second Wife regretted not getting rid of Shen Tang sooner, but it was not too late now.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in the second wife's eyes.
…
Inside the house, Chen Tang was pruning branches when a maid came in and saluted, "Second Miss, the eldest lady wants you to go to her place."
Chen Xi came to see her, no doubt because of the fact that the Second Wife was punished to copy the family rules in the Buddhist temple.
The Second Wife came to look for her, but she didn't come in person. She only sent a maid to pass the message. What a big deal.
Click.
Shen Tang moved the copper scissors in his hand, and an extra branch was cut off.
Seeing that she didn't respond, the maid called out again, "Second Miss?"
Chen Tang said indifferently, "Can't you see I'm busy? I'll go when I have time."
As for when he will be free, it is unknown.
The little maid also knew that Shen Tang and Shen Xi had been at odds recently. She only came to pass on the message that the second young lady refused to see the eldest young lady, and she could not drag the second young lady away, so she could only bow and leave.
As soon as the maid went out, there was a knock on the window. Chen Tang glanced over, and his eyes were dazzled by the light reflected from the mask on the man's face.
Seeing the man, Chen Tang's ears instantly turned red. It was fine that the man had come before, but now her father knew that he had sent someone to protect her. This was already outrageous. If her father knew that he broke into her boudoir every few days...
Chen Tang didn't dare to think any further. She was on fire. She quickly got off the couch, lowered her voice, and gritted her teeth, "What are you doing here again?"
Every time he came, Chen Tang and his servants were in chaos.
Ginkgo didn't dare to go out to guard the door all the time, so this time he just closed the door tightly and bolted it.
The man looked at Chen Tang, "I came back this time to talk to you about something."
Need help with her?
But she herself needs his rescue, so what else can she do to help him?
But thinking that he had saved her more than once, maybe he could help, Chen Tang asked, "What do you want from me?"
The man coughed lightly and said, "I'm here to ask your father-in-law what he likes."
Chen Tang, "..."
Father-in-law?
The father-in-law he mentioned doesn't mean his father, right?
Chen Tang didn't dare to take it personally, "How would I know what your father-in-law likes?"
The man moved closer to Chen Tang and spoke word by word, "Marquis Pingyuan, your father, my future father-in-law."
There was no way to play dumb now. Chen Tang's ears turned red, and he stamped his feet in anger, "Who is your father-in-law?!"
asshole!
Can this name be used casually? !
If the father's people heard it, they would think that they had secretly decided on their marriage, or even...
Chen Tang glared at him and pushed him out, "Go away now, and don't come here again!"
But Shen Tang’s strength was so limited that the man refused to cooperate, so she couldn’t push him at all. “I have to come. My father-in-law asked me to come and propose marriage tomorrow.”
Chen Tang, "......!!!"
Hearing this, Shen Tang suddenly looked up at the man, “You are lying to me, right?”
The man chuckled, "What do you think?"
Chen Tang was really about to cry. How could her father ask someone to come and propose marriage like this? It was not like she was unmarriageable.
No, she has no plans to get married.
The man said, "Since I'm coming to propose marriage, I can't come empty-handed. I have to please her..."
Before the man could finish, Chen Tang interrupted him hastily, "You are not allowed to come to propose marriage!"
Looking at Chen Tang's eyes, which used to be clear but now filled with panic and anxiety, the man's smile froze.
He could tell that Shen Tang didn't say this because she was shy, she was really afraid that he would come to propose marriage.
The man was in a panic. He looked at Chen Tang and said, "If you don't let me come to propose marriage, who else do you want to marry?"
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