Chapter 47 Half
Chen Tang had made up her mind not to marry again in this life, so this matter did not bother her. No matter what the man's purpose was, at least he had saved her twice. He was not the kind of person who would pester others in his previous life. Perhaps he acted like this because he was hurt by her firm rejection and his face was hurt.
She should have taken his face into consideration...
Shen Tang reflected on himself and continued to read to pass the time.
The next day, as usual, after breakfast, Chen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.
She ran into Shen Xie at the gate of the courtyard. Because she was kicked out of Qingyi Garden yesterday, Shen Xie looked at Shen Tang as if she wanted to eat her alive. When she saw Shen Tang again with a faint smile on his face, she was so angry that her internal organs seemed to be burning.
Neither of them said hello to each other, and as if they didn't see each other, they entered Songhe Hall one after another.
But when she got to the old lady, Shen Xian pretended to be an elder sister who cared about her younger sister and said, "I went out to buy jewelry a few days ago, and I heard from my second sister that she had more than a thousand taels. It hasn't been a few days, why do you need to borrow a hundred taels from father?"
The concern is fake, the complaint is real.
That day, Chen Tang said in Songhe Hall that he had more than one thousand taels on him, and he borrowed money even though he had money. It was obvious that he wanted to attract his father's attention and complain in a roundabout way.
The facts were exactly as Chen Xian said, but Chen Tang was not panicked at all. She said, "How much money do I have? Isn't it clear to me, elder sister? The more than one thousand taels I mentioned are converted from the gold peanuts and gold melon seeds that my grandmother and father gave me during the holidays. I can use the money to pay off the debt of Wancui Pavilion to the public, but I can't go out of the house and buy things directly with the gold peanuts..."
Chen Xi didn't expect that this was how the more than one thousand taels that Chen Tang mentioned came from. She thought that Chen Tang had asked Chen Sui for it behind her back, and she was annoyed in her heart that her father was too partial.
Golden peanuts and golden melon seeds are money and can be used to buy things, but they are generally not used directly as money and are not counted as part of your savings.
Chen Xi said, "You can also exchange silver with Gongzhong before leaving the house."
Chen Tang raised his head and stared at Chen Xi in a daze.
Her reaction made Shen Xi feel uncomfortable, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Chen Tang lowered his eyes and said, "I won't borrow money from my father anymore."
The low voice, with a hint of crying, immediately attracted everyone's attention to Shen Xi.
Shen Xi's expression changed again and again, and she suddenly felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. She gritted her teeth in anger, "That's not what I meant!"
It would be strange if that wasn't what you meant.
Chen Xi argued hastily, "I just think that father is usually very busy and it's rare for him to have a day off at home, so I shouldn't bother him for such a small matter."
Chen Tang said, "My elder sister is teaching me that I was so angry yesterday that I only wanted to go back and forth to Qingyi Garden to get money, and then ask Manager Li to exchange the money, which delayed my trip to Jiang's house and made my grandparents wait for a long time. It was unfilial. It happened that my father was on leave in the mansion, and I hadn't seen him for a few days, so I wanted to ask for his condolences and borrow money at the same time..."
"I won't go to the study to disturb my father anymore."
The more I talk, the more aggrieved I feel.
Chen Xian felt so aggrieved that she wanted to strangle Chen Tang to death.
However, Chen Xian wanted to strangle Chen Tang even more, and she only heard Chen Tang say, "Eldest sister, I really didn't complain to father, but I also thought a lot about what you said to me yesterday. You are right. Father has no children. If we can't find my eldest brother, the Marquis' Mansion will be inherited by the second branch. I really shouldn't offend Second Aunt for such a small matter. No one will support me in the future..."
Chen Xian, "……!!!"
Chen Xian wanted to rush over and cover Chen Tang's mouth.
Although everyone knew about this, they sisters could say whatever they wanted in private but they could never bring it up in public. Their father was still alive, and they thought that they would have no one to rely on in the future. Isn't this just curing their father to die early?
As long as my father is alive, he will have the final say in this marquisate and it will never be the turn of the second branch.
Sensing that the old lady was looking at her with cold eyes, Shen Xian wanted to deny it, but the words could not come out. If she had denied it in the past, it would have been fine, because except for Ginkgo, everyone around Shen Tang was the second wife's people. But now Shen Tang had Qiu Tong by his side. Qiu Tong was given to Shen Tang by the old lady, and Qiu Tong could testify that Shen Tang did not lie. Moreover, many maids knew that she had gone to find Shen Tang angrily yesterday because she failed to invite him, so she could not deny it.
Before Shen Xian could figure out how to make amends, Shen Tang said, "Grandma, I don't dare to plead for Second Aunt. Please allow me and my eldest sister to go to the Buddhist temple to help Second Aunt copy the family rules."
The old lady said coldly, "You don't have to go. Your eldest sister is enough to go alone."
Shen Xi turned pale and begged, "Grandma..."
The old lady glanced at her coldly, and Shen Xi didn't dare to say a word.
The Third Wife said at the right time, "With the help of the eldest girl, the Second Sister-in-law can finish copying the 300 family rules before Concubine Su's birthday..."
The old lady said, "It's not just the second wife who can go to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate the birthday. You should take them to Concubine Su's birthday."
The third wife's lips curled up in a triumphant arc.
Although the third house could not inherit the title of the Marquisate before the second house, she could represent the Marquisate to celebrate the birthday, and others would look up to her and the third master. More importantly, if she went, she could bring her daughter with her.
Shen Luo couldn't help but get excited.
Chen Xian didn't expect that she just wanted to expose Chen Tang's true face of complaining so as to plead for Second Aunt, but before she could say a few words, she was punished to help Second Aunt copy the family rules. She was so angry that she had no place to vent.
The old lady punished her to go, and Shen Xi didn't dare not go. But just when she was about to get up, the second master, the third master, and the fourth master came in.
The old lady saw it and asked, "Why didn't you go to the government office today?"
The second master said, "When I was leaving the court, I heard from my eldest brother and General Wu that he would not go to the military camp this morning. There was something going on in the mansion. I didn't know what it was, so I came back."
Chen Tang, "..."
Shen Tang's heart trembled when he heard these words.
Isn't father going to wait in the house for someone to come and propose marriage?
You are so serious. If I don’t come, won’t my father be extremely disappointed?
If she had known that her roundabout way of complaining yesterday would get her into this trouble, she would not have complained to her father.
Even so, Shen Xi still wanted her to plead for the Second Madam and exempt her from punishment. She even thought that the punishment of three hundred articles of family rules was too light!
The old lady's curiosity was also aroused, and she asked, "What could have happened in the mansion? Didn't you ask your eldest brother?"
The second master said, "I asked, but when the eldest brother was about to speak, the emperor sent someone to call the eldest brother to the imperial study to talk, so I came back first."
The emperor wanted to discuss something with Chen Sui, but they didn't know how long the discussion would take. They couldn't wait for Chen Sui in the palace, so they returned home first.
The second master asked the third and fourth masters if they knew, and then the third and fourth masters came back together.
A group of people sat and waited for Chen Sui, and Chen Xi did not go to the Buddhist temple.
I thought I would have to wait a long time, but after just quarter of an hour, Shen Sui arrived.
When she saw him, the old lady asked, "What's going on in the mansion?"
Shen Sui said, "It's all right now."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Everyone: "..."
The old lady frowned, and Shen Sui sat down and said, "If anyone comes to ask to marry Tang'er in the future, I will refuse them all."
The old lady asked, "Have you arranged a marriage for Tang'er?"
Chen Sui glanced at Chen Tang and said, "It's half settled."
Chen Tang, "......???"
Everyone in the room was like, “……???”
If you want to get engaged, then get engaged.
How can it be set at half?
The old lady asked anxiously, "Is it settled or not? Who is it promised to?"
Shen Sui's head hurt, "I don't know either."
Old lady, "..."
A room full of people, "..."
Everyone was confused and had no idea what the Marquis was saying.
The old lady asked, "Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Chen Sui said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just really don't know. I also wanted to see who came to the mansion to ask for Tang'er's hand in marriage today. As a result, after the court session, I was about to leave the palace, and the emperor called me in and said that someone asked him to tell me that he couldn't come to the mansion to propose marriage today, and he would have to wait a few days before coming. He was afraid that I, the future father-in-law, would be angry and not marry his daughter, so he asked the emperor to pass on the message..."
Chen Tang, "..."
Old lady, "..."
A room full of people, "..."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Tang.
Shen Tang's face turned red and his neck became thick.
The old lady took a deep breath and asked, "Your Majesty, please tell me who is asking to marry Tang'er?"
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