Chapter 46: Honesty
There was a hint of anger in his voice.
Pingyuan Hou asked him to come to propose marriage tomorrow, and he dared not not come. However, he also knew that if Pingyuan Hou knew it was him, he would not say this, let alone agree to marry his daughter to him again. He came to find Chen Tang to test Chen Tang's attitude first. If Chen Tang passed this test, he would go directly to the house tomorrow. As a result, Chen Tang rejected the marriage proposal before he even took off his mask.
Noticing that the man's eyes were always on her face, Shen Tang said in a muffled voice, "I don't want to marry anyone. I don't want to marry anyone."
Not wanting to marry another man, the man's expression softened a bit, "Are you still mad at me for breaking my promise to come to your house to propose marriage at the Lantern Festival?"
Why is this person so stubborn? She said she doesn’t want to get married, okay?
Chen Tang said, "I had forgotten about that a long time ago!"
The man believed this. Who would remember what a "dead" person said?
His grandfather arranged a wrong marriage for him, so he couldn't go to see her as someone else's fiancé. He tried every means to marry her, but she just treated him as if he were dead.
Thinking of this, the man lost his temper. He looked at Chen Tang and said, "Are you sure you don't want to see what I look like first before rejecting me directly?"
This bastard still has the nerve to say that.
How can someone who doesn't even show his face have the nerve to say he will marry her?
He had already fooled her once half a year ago, could she trust him a second time?
It's just a face, who would care to look at it?
Besides, it’s not like she hasn’t rejected someone with a pretty face before.
Chen Tang snorted and said, "No matter how good-looking you are, can you be better than the Prince of Jingyang?"
man,"……"
It really looks good.
No rebuttal.
The man didn't say anything, so Chen Tang asked, "Why don't you say anything?"
The man touched his nose and said, "It's more beautiful than anything else."
Chen Tang, "..."
"You are quite honest."
"But I don't look worse than him."
These two sentences are almost in unison.
Chen Tang, "..."
Chen Tang wanted to bite off his tongue.
How can this person be honest?
He's almost boasting too much.
Although the Prince of Jingyang has a bad temper, his face is impeccable. There is no one better looking than him in Kyoto, no, in Daqi.
There are so many children of noble families in Kyoto, but none of them are half as good-looking as Prince Jingyang, and some of them look no worse than Prince Jingyang...
No wonder he always wears a tattered mask when he goes out. If he didn’t wear a mask, he definitely wouldn’t be able to brag so much.
Chen Tang was complaining in her heart but didn't say a word. However, the man could see what she was thinking and said, "You don't believe me? I'll take off my mask and show you."
As he was about to take off his mask, Chen Tang hurriedly stopped him, "No need to take it off, I trust you."
She wasn't marrying him.
What he looked like was none of her business.
Even if she is a little curious, she has to hold it in today, otherwise it would seem like she is sulking and not getting married because she doesn't like him.
Thinking about how in her previous life she married Xie Guimo, the man never showed up again, even after he saved her once. Now that he refused to marry her in person today, they probably won't see each other again in the future.
Thinking that they would never see each other again, Chen Tang felt a little disappointed again, but she didn't take it seriously. She was just that kind of person. When the Jingyang Palace broke off the engagement and the Pingyuan Marquis's Palace sent the betrothal gifts back, she felt a little disappointed, but she soon got over it.
Chen Tang suppressed his disappointment, smiled and said, "I hope you can find a woman who suits your heart and spend your life together."
The man pursed his lips tightly, anger rising from his limbs to his heart, "I think you want to piss me off to death."
As soon as he stretched out his arm, Shen Tang threw herself into his arms uncontrollably. At the moment she threw herself over, Shen Xi's voice came from outside the door, "Why do you close the door so tightly in broad daylight?"
Chen Tang was hugged tightly by the man, and she blushed and said, "Let me go."
The man gritted his teeth and said, "From the moment I decided to marry you, don't even think I'll let you go."
This bastard hasn't stopped bragging. If she hadn't refused to marry in public that day and had become the Princess of Jingyang Prince, would he still be able to steal the Prince of Jingyang's girl?
However, since the other person was angry, Chen Tang did not dare to say this. She was more worried that Chen Xi would barge in.
Ginkgo was standing by the door, wanting to look back through the beaded curtain but she didn't dare. The girl was a lady from a wealthy family, and someone broke into her boudoir and hugged her. What was even more terrible was that the girl refused to let him propose marriage. What was the girl doing?
Shen Xian couldn't push the door open, and she knocked hard, but the man didn't let her go, and hugged her tighter and tighter. Shen Tang was furious and angry, "You will kill me!"
Chen Tang was about to cry, and the man let her go. Even through the mask, Chen Tang could feel how ugly his expression was.
Shen Tang took a few steps back defensively. The man's eyes lingered on Shen Tang's face for a few moments, then he turned around and jumped out the window and left.
Seeing the man leave, Shen Tang said coldly, "Open the door."
Only then did Ginkgo open the door.
Chen Xian came in angrily. Seeing Chen Tang sitting there drinking tea, she looked at him unkindly, "Why are you and the maid sneaking around in the house when the door is locked in broad daylight?"
Chen Tang glanced at Chen Xian and said, "You can guess boldly, I am having a secret meeting with a man."
ginkgo,"……!!!"
Ginkgo's heart was frightened.
The girl is really brave enough to say it.
But the more Chen Tang said this, the more Chen Xian didn't believe it. "If you say something like this, you don't want Qingyu anymore, but I still want it?!"
As long as she wasn't meeting a man in secret, it wouldn't be a big deal for her and Ginkgo to dig the house upside down.
Chen Tang put down the teacup and said distantly, "Eldest sister, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Chen Xi sat down with a slump, "You actually complained to father, causing grandmother to be scolded, and also caused Second Aunt to be sent to the Buddhist temple by grandmother to copy the family rules!"
When Chen Xian was punished, the Second Wife protected her. When the Second Wife was punished, Chen Xian became anxious and angry.
What a deep love between mother and daughter.
But Chen Tang would not be moved. She said coldly, "It was not me who caused my grandmother to be scolded, but Second Aunt. I did not complain to my father."
Chen Xi said, "What's the difference between you going to borrow money from your father to buy supplements and filing a complaint?"
There is really no difference, and it may even be more effective than filing a complaint directly.
Even if she denied it, Shen Xian wouldn't believe it. Shen Tang didn't bother to deny it either. She sneered and said, "So the eldest sister is here to fight for the injustice of the second aunt?"
Chen Xi did come for the Second Madam, but she could not admit the words "standing up for justice", otherwise it would be like the Old Madam wrongly accusing the Second Madam.
Chen Xian said, "I know Second Aunt is wrong, but Second Aunt is also speaking up for Father and our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. If it weren't for the Jiang family's poor care, Big Brother wouldn't have gotten lost at the Lantern Festival, Mother wouldn't have died of depression and hatred, and we wouldn't have lost our mother at such a young age. Second Aunt doesn't want us to get close to the Jiang family..."
Chen Tang said, "Eldest sister, be careful with your words! I may just listen to what you said, but if it gets to Grandmother's ears, she will think you are saying that she and Father are ungrateful. Second Aunt will speak up for them and will be punished by Grandmother to copy the family rules."
Shen Ying's face turned green after hearing this. She didn't expect Shen Ying to misinterpret her meaning. She said she was worried that the old lady would hear her, but her voice was not small and the room was not quiet, so the maids in the yard would definitely hear it.
Chen Xian suppressed her anger and said, "I know that my second sister has always been willful, but you should know that my eldest brother has been missing and there has been no news since then. My father doesn't even have a bastard son. If my eldest brother can't be found, the second branch will inherit the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion in the future. It will not be good for you to offend my second aunt like this!"
Since the soft approach doesn't work, I'll just use the hard approach on her.
Chen Tang laughed when he heard this. "The title of Marquis's Mansion hasn't even fallen into the hands of the Second House, but Second Aunt is already bullying me like this. How can I expect that if I get married and get wronged in the future, Second Aunt will help me out?"
She should be thankful that no one would kick her when she's down.
Chen Xian didn't expect Chen Tang to be so eloquent. She said, "Are you determined to punish Second Aunt?"
Chen Tang said impatiently, “It’s not me who punished Second Aunt.”
If she had the ability, would Chen Xi still come to her and threaten her?
I had already asked the mother and daughter to go to the Buddhist temple and kneel down to copy the family rules.
Of course, Shen Xian knew that it was not Shen Tang who punished the Second Wife, but the Second Wife was punished because of Shen Tang. As long as Shen Tang helped to plead for her, the Second Wife would not have to be punished, at least she would not have to copy three hundred family rules.
But no matter how Chen Xian persuaded, Chen Tang refused to listen. Chen Xian clenched her fists in anger, "We are sisters, the closest people in the world. I am doing this for your own good, but you misunderstood that I was on the side of Second Aunt. Okay, I won't persuade you anymore! I hope you won't regret it in the future!"
If Chen Xian hadn't said this, Chen Tang might have been able to tolerate her for a few more seconds, but once these words came out, Chen Tang could no longer tolerate it.
"Gingko, send her out."
Chen Xi was so angry that her lungs almost exploded.
She walked away with stomping feet, and the bead curtain was hit roughly by her, making a crisp and pleasant sound.
Chen Xian didn't need Ginkgo to send her off, so she didn't. She walked back to Chen Tang and saw Chen Tang looking at the open window. Ginkgo said, "The Marquis has asked him to come and propose marriage, why don't you want to marry him?"
Chen Tang retracted his gaze and said, "The Changping Marquis' Mansion is looking all over Kyoto for the person who kicked the Changping Marquis' son off the hillside that day. He came to propose marriage. Even if the Changping Marquis' Mansion can't guess who he is, they will still suspect him."
"I don't want to get married, so why should I put him in danger? Besides—"
"He won't really come to propose marriage."
Ginkgo was puzzled and asked, "Why not?"
Chen Tang smiled but didn't say anything.
If you wanted to propose marriage, you would have come earlier, not waited until today.
The marriage of children has always been arranged by parents and matchmakers. It was his father who asked him to propose marriage, which was equivalent to agreeing. He was to come tomorrow. At this time, he should be preparing the betrothal gifts at home instead of coming to see her.
He came here just to get her to object.
But Chen Tang couldn't understand. If he didn't want to marry her, couldn't he just ignore it? Why did he want her to refuse?
Apart from being bored, Chen Tang couldn't find any other reason.
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